While still missing my camera, I had an interesting Saturday.
The morning started out by waking up at 11am (I take forever to get out of bed here, cos it just sucks to get out from warm covers into the not-as-warm room), and then heading out to Mich's place for apple and cinnamon pancakes! Well the organic and very healthy pancakes tasted exactly as what healthy food is expected to taste like (i.e. not much taste) but with the help of raisins, maple syrup, yoghurt, nutella, and berries the whole situation was salvaged. Hurrah!
After this, I decided to head down to Covent Garden to check out the area (while old friend and "true" friend headed down to the library together). And DESPITE comments about being apparently friendless (since I was going alone), camera-less (okay not true because I still have my hp cam -I forgot how good it was), and money-less (since I chose to walk instead of taking a bus) I quite enjoyed my little walk.
Covent Garden is a REALLY nice area! Or more specifically, I really like the lanes radiating out from the Seven Dials. Many things I really really liked (weird books -e.g. a jotterbook like thing that was already doodled inside so you didn't have to doodle yourself, nice clothes) but couldn't afford. This is really an upmarket area! And I really enjoyed the entertainment on the streets, they are REALLY funny (e.g. targeting random audience members to tease)!! (:
This man was going on about the recession. That bag contains the money he just emptied out of the dog-dish hahaha.
This man is juggling a CHAINSAW (which was on), a baton and a ball. Notice that he is only wearing pink underwear (well he was wearing a shirt but he stripped at some point in his show) and shoes in this weather!! 
And really nice lighting as the sun set (:Had a really good dinner with Heather at Green Note in Camden afterwards! We ordered some tapas which all tasted amazing (and was vegan so Heather could eat) -1) Ministrone soup (okay not a tapas), 2) Marinated mushrooms, 3) Spring rolls with mock duck, onions, cucumber etc -I was trying to figure out why the sauce tasted so familiar and midway through dinner I realised it tasted like CHEE CHEONG FUN sauce so it was quite a surreal experience, 4) Greek dip with pitas. I concluded that even though the portions were small the taste was just SUPERB. Green Note also features Live Music (not free though), so Heather and I sat on the outskirts of the cafe to listen -and it sounded good! We'll definitely be going back (and bringing more people along so that we can try more tapas) whee.
More exciting adventures with Weirdos/Interesting people today! Except this time it was really one-to-one conversations with 2 random people on the street (somehow male again...)
Interesting guy #3: Okay this one could easily fall into Weirdo but he really was quite nice. I was at Tottenham Court Road looking at cameras (though I still hope to retrieve mine), and I think he entered behind me in one of the shops. So anyways I left the shop and was about to go to the bus stop to get a bus back to Camden, when he came up and asked if he could ask me a question (and said a lot of random stuff before that).
Anyways in the process of introducing himself he said he did a Masters in music therapy, had a supervisor in UCL and that he used to be in the cast of the Lion King (musical ongoing in London) -and asked me to go watch it in end March/April cos he was changing his role to the main evil hyena, and that he did backup vocals for Alicia Keys, and that he also did a commercial for Motown Records on radio (and then sang a few lines for me -and thats why I believe he really can sing). Okay all this sounds very creepy but he really sounded very earnest when talking bout himself so I quite enjoyed listening to him. Haha. And he sounds damn cool la (i'm guessing he's in late 20s early 30s?). I mean of course I wonder if he actually did all this stuff but either he does it or he's got to be a pretty damn good liar (or just plain crazy) to lie about so many things?
So anyway again he said he was doing some writing and wanted to ask me something, a question that sounds quite dumb but just wanted to know what I thought- did I think that everyone in this world has problems (err yes?). Haha. Then it went on to what do I think of people who have problems -would I negatively stereotype them, what do you think of people, e.g. teachers/psychiatrists who can teach other people but cannot teach themselves or solve their own problems. So anyways once again application of Winnie's (haha mentioned you in my blog so many times) there-is-no-such-thing-as-normalcy theory came in handy (which I agree with anyway) -and he goes "oh that's so sweet" when I say there's nothing wrong with these people.
He seemed really earnest and genuine about everything he talked about (okay maybe the eccentric sort of thinker who goes around thinking about issues all day long and then finally cannot stand it and asks a stranger their opinion) so I THINK he might actually be telling the truth about himself? And afterwards he gave me a tip-off on how the electronic shops along Tott Court Rd might actually be ripping you off with traded-in cameras being passed off as brand new, so err he can't be that bad right? Haha. Quote from him "We don't meet strangers, we meet people. We just choose to see them as strangers!"
Next,
Weirdo #4: I was walking back to my hall after dinner, and was waiting to cross the road and this cyclist beside me suddenly commented that it was really cold (same conversation opener as Weirdo #1 - I must be more wary of such conversational openers). This guy is middle-aged, says he's from London (but not-so-much of a Brit accent, thats the only reason why I asked if he was from London) and says he is visiting his friends living in the area.
So anyway as I walk up the road back to my hall he walks alongside me and chats to me about normal stuff, how old am I (which Interesting guy #3 also asked -except interesting guy #3 apologised before asking cos he said it was a personal question -and both guys commented on how much younger I looked) how long have I been in London, I should make the best of my time in London, why am I going back so early I should be out enjoying London etc. So anyways I reach my hostel gate and I assume we will go our separate ways right? But he says oh no let's stand around and chat for 5 more min, I really enjoy talking to you (and I mean it's nice meeting and talking to seemingly friendly people -which doesn't happen very often, but this one really seemed a bit dubious by now). So I really didn't know how to escape so stood around for a little while longer (okay la cos at my hall gate, and quite a few people going in and out).
Then later he asks me for my number cos he said he comes to this area quite a bit, so maybe we can hang out and all. The good thing about only having being here for a month and leaving in June is that you can get away with pretending that you don't own a phone (all the while hoping hard that nobody would ring/msg at that moment). I just said I'll leave my email with him -Okay stupid me should have given a fake email address, but I guess it'll be interesting to see what he emails and I DEFINITELY am Not going to reply.
Can someone tell me is it normal to have such "friendly" people in London??
I wonder if tying my hair up makes people want to talk to me hurhur. This is the first time I've sported a pony-tail since I got here, cos I woke up with really messy hair.
Okay such a long post. Going to zzz and enjoy Columbia Rd Flower Market tmr!! :)
More exciting adventures with Weirdos/Interesting people today! Except this time it was really one-to-one conversations with 2 random people on the street (somehow male again...)
Interesting guy #3: Okay this one could easily fall into Weirdo but he really was quite nice. I was at Tottenham Court Road looking at cameras (though I still hope to retrieve mine), and I think he entered behind me in one of the shops. So anyways I left the shop and was about to go to the bus stop to get a bus back to Camden, when he came up and asked if he could ask me a question (and said a lot of random stuff before that).
Anyways in the process of introducing himself he said he did a Masters in music therapy, had a supervisor in UCL and that he used to be in the cast of the Lion King (musical ongoing in London) -and asked me to go watch it in end March/April cos he was changing his role to the main evil hyena, and that he did backup vocals for Alicia Keys, and that he also did a commercial for Motown Records on radio (and then sang a few lines for me -and thats why I believe he really can sing). Okay all this sounds very creepy but he really sounded very earnest when talking bout himself so I quite enjoyed listening to him. Haha. And he sounds damn cool la (i'm guessing he's in late 20s early 30s?). I mean of course I wonder if he actually did all this stuff but either he does it or he's got to be a pretty damn good liar (or just plain crazy) to lie about so many things?
So anyway again he said he was doing some writing and wanted to ask me something, a question that sounds quite dumb but just wanted to know what I thought- did I think that everyone in this world has problems (err yes?). Haha. Then it went on to what do I think of people who have problems -would I negatively stereotype them, what do you think of people, e.g. teachers/psychiatrists who can teach other people but cannot teach themselves or solve their own problems. So anyways once again application of Winnie's (haha mentioned you in my blog so many times) there-is-no-such-thing-as-normalcy theory came in handy (which I agree with anyway) -and he goes "oh that's so sweet" when I say there's nothing wrong with these people.
He seemed really earnest and genuine about everything he talked about (okay maybe the eccentric sort of thinker who goes around thinking about issues all day long and then finally cannot stand it and asks a stranger their opinion) so I THINK he might actually be telling the truth about himself? And afterwards he gave me a tip-off on how the electronic shops along Tott Court Rd might actually be ripping you off with traded-in cameras being passed off as brand new, so err he can't be that bad right? Haha. Quote from him "We don't meet strangers, we meet people. We just choose to see them as strangers!"
Next,
Weirdo #4: I was walking back to my hall after dinner, and was waiting to cross the road and this cyclist beside me suddenly commented that it was really cold (same conversation opener as Weirdo #1 - I must be more wary of such conversational openers). This guy is middle-aged, says he's from London (but not-so-much of a Brit accent, thats the only reason why I asked if he was from London) and says he is visiting his friends living in the area.
So anyway as I walk up the road back to my hall he walks alongside me and chats to me about normal stuff, how old am I (which Interesting guy #3 also asked -except interesting guy #3 apologised before asking cos he said it was a personal question -and both guys commented on how much younger I looked) how long have I been in London, I should make the best of my time in London, why am I going back so early I should be out enjoying London etc. So anyways I reach my hostel gate and I assume we will go our separate ways right? But he says oh no let's stand around and chat for 5 more min, I really enjoy talking to you (and I mean it's nice meeting and talking to seemingly friendly people -which doesn't happen very often, but this one really seemed a bit dubious by now). So I really didn't know how to escape so stood around for a little while longer (okay la cos at my hall gate, and quite a few people going in and out).
Then later he asks me for my number cos he said he comes to this area quite a bit, so maybe we can hang out and all. The good thing about only having being here for a month and leaving in June is that you can get away with pretending that you don't own a phone (all the while hoping hard that nobody would ring/msg at that moment). I just said I'll leave my email with him -Okay stupid me should have given a fake email address, but I guess it'll be interesting to see what he emails and I DEFINITELY am Not going to reply.
Can someone tell me is it normal to have such "friendly" people in London??
I wonder if tying my hair up makes people want to talk to me hurhur. This is the first time I've sported a pony-tail since I got here, cos I woke up with really messy hair.
Okay such a long post. Going to zzz and enjoy Columbia Rd Flower Market tmr!! :)
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