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Grey London.

Finally I am back online! Managed to borrow an XP setup disc from the hotel reception to do the recovery. My laptop had been displaying the blue screen of death for a past week ever since I shut it down abruptly at the Changi T3 security check.

Oh, forgot to mention I am in London right now for a conference!


All has been well so far, 'cept for my laptop which crashed and some weird incidents at the hotel. But all that is fixed and the conference is over. So I'll be enjoying a short break over the weekend. =)

Before I start working on my trip report, I have some spare time to show you some photos of the places I visited in the past week after the daily conference itinerary. The winter day is short, so we only went to a few places...

This is the venue of the conference, QEII Conference Centre. It's in the heart of Westminister, where you can find the Big Ben and Abbey...


A lil' silent protest against the war near the conference centre... This is certainly a "culture shock" for me. Wow, freedom for speech!


The London Eye...


Watched Les Misérables at Theatreland. Bought the tics at half-price. As expected, the seats were two rows from the back. But I totally enjoyed it.


The Tower Bridge. It's magnificent!



The British Museum...


Saint Paul's Cathedral...



The Arsenal Emirates Stadium! Well... only at the outside. Perhaps I'll visit it again on matchday, or maybe I'll visit the other London clubs.


More updates tomorrow! Btw, I miss everyone back in Singapore badly. Especially you and you and you. You(s) know who you(s) are... =p
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