a week or two

the email came out of the blue and here i am back again in birmingham.

good to be back without the lag from propagation delay. can't say much.

the trip here was mostly uneventful. having a plane that wasn't too full was a bonus. got off the plane, made my way to the heathrow express into paddington, and managed to catch a train out of euston to birmingham. the decision to not sleep on the plane finally became a bad idea when i arrived in birmingham new street station. i was cold, tired, and aching. i had strangely sprained my finger too. checked in without much hassle.

got a nice room from the holiday inn this time round. almost as big as the room at the IC tokyo bay, comes with a proper desk and the wifi connectivity's been improved as well. not sure if it's cost cutting, but there's no more complimentary chocolates or wine, but the water is still there.

was only supposed to be here for a week, but it ended up becoming two. not knowing how to spend the weekend, i paid a visit to the birmingham museum. it was an interesting experience, learning about birmingham, the bull ring, looking at stained glass up close. they have real mummies too! creepy.

well, since i'm back here, it was time to go stock up on bodyshop products. bought quite a fair bit. thankfully i'm not going to incur excess baggage charges this time round. the wii sports resort happened to launch here too. got myself the game and two motion plus add-ons. can't wait to give it a go back home. :D

when i'm back, it's time to continue shopping for a new place. getting a house in singapore is really difficult. and expensive. :(