we had a lovely weekend trip to warwick this weekend:) The companion was great..i really enjoyed the company of the people who went on the trip with me:) We visited Warwick university, Coventry Town Centre with the coventry market and cathedral, had yummy fudge (esp the rum and raisins ones), a delicious dinner at Nandos (which is a portuguese restaurant and Jo & me topped up our dinner with a yummy mango sherbert), a chilled out time at Glasshouse, a local bar which turned into a club eventually, "interesting" (*grinz) TV shows in the hotel room, ending the day with a comfortable sleep :) On the second day, we visited Warwick castle (yes a castle!!! I was so excited..haha), a small town called leamington and went back to Warwick uni and home sweet home:) I really really enjoyed my trip!! The places we visited were not say fantastic, the castle was rather small and not as grand i've imagined it to be, but the companion was what really mattered!! I could talk comfortably with anyone on the trip and it was really a rather chilled out trip, no rushing, but just taking our time and really enjoying the scenery. Warwick university is so so so different from LSE!! It's a self-sufficient campus university and I would love to study ina place like that..away from all the hustle and bustle..and hectic london:) The towns we've visited are all so laid back and it just made me felt really comfortable. Our hosts are really warm too and they really treated us very well:) As i've visited three universities and towns out of london, the feelings they give me start to get repetitive and maybe it is now time to venture out of UK! But I wouldnt mind taking more trips to other parts of UK too..hee just give me a break from busy London.
I've really enjoyed myself! A lovely midlands weekend, with great companionship, a chilled-out trip and a refreshing treat for myself:) I'm looking forward to more weekend trips!:)
Of cos...How can I go anywhere without all these...
The sad trees..aren't they?
last week was a really memorable week for me as i had rehearsals every night for excess baggage the musical and last thursday and friday were the actual performance nights..until now i still cant believe that it's over so quickly..and six mths have actually passed since we first met for rehearsals in singapore. It was really a dream come true for many of us esp gerrard and kelvin who came up with the idea and wrote the songs and scripts respectively..it was a dream come true for the main leads esp yangwen who cried at the curtain call..and i was there to witness the scene when she and kelvin, with tearful eyes, hugged each other. That moment was so genuine and touching..i guess i will never forget that moment...it was a dream come true for the swing casts, the sets, the director and us the musicians to be playing in such a wonderful musical. I guess most of us are probably suffering from withdrawal syndromes right now..haha..no more rehearsals and no more beng chye, shimin and elden...i missed the times when we were jamming in the jazz and rock rm in imperial college, when we sang alone with the music as others were playing their parts..every now and then, i still cant stop singing the tunes in the musical.:)We celebrated the end of the musical with a late night supper at chinatown and a overly priced dinner at a singaporean restaurant called Kiasu. I heard that they are going to make a video of the musical..and i really cant wait to get the videos and the cast photos...i guess it's time to move on..but im sure everyone of us will remember excess baggage the musical.:) Here are a couple of photos taken before and after Friday's show:) Will put up more photos when i receive them:)
clockwise: florrine (the flutist) and me , yangwen and me (the female lead), xinwei (the male lead) gerrard and (the composer and pianist), natalie and me
gangwei (the guitarist) me and ivan (saxophonist) , florrine justin (my partner) and me
florrine and me, guansin and me, me and ian tan, me and shimmie
yiwen and me, ian tan yanneng me and ian cheng, winston and me, me and xinwei
me and yangwen, yanneng guansin and me, yanneng david (the bassist) and me, me and justin
next few weeks wont be free for me either as i have to do the decor stuff for hc nite..and yeah next weekend i'll be going warwick!:) hee..looking forward to the castle and shakespeare's birthplace:)..take care my friends!:)
