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It's so troublesome to think of a title for every post, so to keep things simple, shall just name this entry title-less.

CNY came and pass, had steamboat at home with friends from all over the world including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, UK and Netherlands. It was a struggle to have everybody to squeeze into our humble home, but we managed by all standing instead of sitting for dinner. Immediately after the dinner I found myself packing for a short weekend trip to Porto, the last in a series of weekend trips. While Porto was pretty nice and cheap, it din't blew my mind away like Kiruna.

This year din't get to spend V-day with HL, but instead with SH due to her flight schedule (she's a stewardess). A trip to Primark (1st time for me but 3rd time for her already) blew all my previous misconceptions about London away! It's actually possible to shop cheaply in London. You will be hard pressed to find anything that costs more than double digits in the department store, and I must say some of the stuff are really value for money! The only item I could remember selling for more than 10 pounds is a suit which costs 17 pounds, which is still ridiculously cheap! Think I will be making my way down there more often.

The next day we made our way down to Greenwich and it was a pretty enjoyable trip. Surprisingly to find a place in London that does not feel like London at all. In fact, Greenwich feels very much like a quaint, peaceful town outside London, which is just what I like. Nonetheless there are lots of stuff to explore including the National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory,Cutty Sark and Royal Naval College. An over-enthusiastic tour guide gave us a very comprehensive tour that lasted 2 hours when it was supposed to be half that.

On the Prime Meridien Line (0˚ longtitude)

Anyway, I just learnt a new word today - enochlophobia - which is the fear of crowds. Seriously think I have a mild condition of enochlophobia , which explains why I am not looking forward to facing the reality of being cooped up in London for the next 2 weeks after the past few weeks of travelling.