Happy National Day!

Yesterday was an eventful day with waking up late, visiting the parents with the granddogs, checking out a Land Rover gathering and having a mini NDP party at home.

McDonald's Delivery ... or what they call McDelivery has gone 24/7 and it being the National Day holiday and what with the frequent television commercials, the hotline was so jammed yesterday I couldn't get through. And when I finally got through, I had to wait about 10 minutes before I could speak to the order-taking-person.

Wow.

I take it as happy problem for McD's. Aside from the early hiccup of over-demand, I would say...

No minimum order, flat delivery charge of $2.
The food came fresh and warm... and on time as promised. The delivery person was polite as well.

Rating for McDelivery service: Good!

Call 6777 3777

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Originally uploaded by matreshka.

Here's a pic of the cinema screening Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on the day of its premiere in London. They apparently had quite a big do there because Leceister Square was dressed up like Willy Wonka Land.

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Well, we managed to catch it yesterday at GV Grand and I must say that it's good and largely entertaining! Johnny Depp's such a convincing Willy Wonka, both of us found it a little freaky. MUST-GO-WATCH!

http://www.wonka.com/

Tour de France

Tour de France
Originally uploaded by matreshka.

Can you spot Lance Armstrong?

7 July. London gets bombed.
10 July. We fly off from Changi Airport.
11 July. We land in London Heathrow.

Took the Underground from Heathrow in the city - Liverpool St Station (one of the bombed locations). From one platform to another, we walked by a cordoned off entrance with the police tape. Was a little eerie. Cldn't imagine what was inside.

From there, with our backpacks and adrian's suitcase in tow, we bought our tickets for the train to Great Yarmouth (North of London?) where adrian was to take his exam. It was quite a stressful first week actually. On Monday, we walked to James Paget Hospital where Adrian was scheduled for his exam on Thursday... only to be told that the exam was cancelled! We were flabbergasted (wah! chance to use this word). Spending $1.5K per person on airtickets to London and making our way to who-knows-where Yarmouth was no joke. Apparently, they said, they couldn't get hold of enough examiners. Wot logic is that?

After a nailbiting two days... (as if taking the exam wasn't stressful enough. But not even knowing if you could take the exam after flying all the way there was worse) ... Adrian was told that he was scheduled for a place on Friday. Phew! We were supposed to have left for London on Friday, but the exam was more impt!

So Adrian passes!

I passed!
Originally uploaded by matreshka.