We woke up from a nice sleep and knew today was the day we had to return back to UK. Looking out the window I could see the sun shining and thought its a nice day to go home. I had a nice long shower, washed my hair, shaved etc etc. Breakfast was dumplings, pan fried mind you, and they were really tasty. Dad & Uncle had gone out, prob to eat at Chinatown again. They returned around 10am with some take out. Fresh Beef Cheung fun and congee. Although I had a few dumplings I love eating fresh cheung fun and finished a bag myself! Pig I know! We finished our breakfast and got ready to head into Union Sq, just to see if there was anything we could buy with our remaining dollars, surprisingly I still had $400 left, and Yee had $200. We took the bus and it was a quick journey, it was around 11.30 now and the place was already bustling with people. Walked to the sports store to see if I could grab a few more clothes but coudlnt find any t shirts that fit. Once again only Large was on display and no Mediums :( Annoyed Yee wanted more clothes so we headed to a store and bought some jeans and some K Swiss trainers. Pretty good deal and we savoured our last memory of Union Square before jumping on the bus downtown. We had pre booked a cab to pick us up at 3pm and it was aready 1.30, we arrived home and did last minute packing. Everything was ready and we locked up our bags placed them in the living room. Auntie had prepared lunch. Rice, Steamed fish, veg and some fresh crispy pork. Time does fly when you having fun and time was ticking away, I cant believe a week has passed by and we were already finishing our short break. Lunch was tasty, even though I was semi full from breakfast and we took our time eating, chatting. We finished our meals and watched tv, chilling whilst waiting for the time the buzzer went and we had to go downstairs to say goodbye. It was sad, but recapping the week. My family had a great time and knew we would definatly come again. Played with the Cat, Bebe. She was chasing her pet mouse around and was not giving up. I miss having a cat, but even though with my allergies it wasnt that bad. I was expecting sleepless nights, constant coughing etc.. but I suppose the cat was old and didnt moult as much as Chiku did. I made a small video of the house, but forgot to include my Uncle & Aunt...hhaa. Then the buzzer went. It was time..... We all hurried around panicking and checking if eveything was packed. Dad & Uncle had already gone downstairs with some pieces of luggage. I made a last minute sweep of our room and kissed Bebe bye bye. Gave her a hug and grabbed my things to the lift. The cab was a people carrier, driven by a chinese dude. The guy looked like a Triad lol, but we said our goodbyes, hugs all round. Uncle was welling up, could see his eyes red, poor guy. First time hes seen my dad for over 35 years! Thats some time. Was a sad moment to say our goodbyes, but hey!! Im planning to come back for Steve & Cher's wedding next year! Our trip to the airport was pretty smooth, the sun was shining and we headed over to Brooklyn. We mad good speed untill we hit the highway. Traffic was slow, I decided a nap was in place. I probably napped for 30 mins before I woke up and realised we were still in middle highway. Although signs were posted for JFK Airport I knew we were some time away. I stayed awake and around 40 mins later we arrived. We grabbed our stuff and paid the driver, checked in and threw our luggage into hauling. Their departure lounge is weird, its quite small considering. Dad bought 2 bottles of Brandy for a good price and we walked around checking out bits and bobs. Then we headed over to our gate. Security check is silly there. I found them quite rude but who cares. I was going home! Our plane was a small airbus, but didnt seem too busy. We boarded the plan and noticed lots of free spaces. The staff seemed nice and we were soon ready for take off. The worst part was the preparation for take off. Even though JFK has 9 terminals it seemed they only had one runway!! haha. We had 35 planes in front of us. It was a good photo oppurtunity. After 25 minutes we were airborn and heading home. I didnt sleep much on the plane. My family caught some ZZzz's. In flight meal wasnt too bad, Yee managed 2 meals! Where does it all go? hahaha I watched a bit of the departed and Jackass 2, I burst out laughing a few occasions and decided its best watched at home and not while the whole plane is sleeping haha. We arrived in UK. Sunny day, weather was mild and we headed for passport control. I have never seen the queue this long before! It was crazy, but luckily there was 4 queues for British holders so it was only a 20 minute wait. We grabbed our bags after and waited for our cab. He drove us back to Victoria and dad got off to take the tube home. It was around 8.30am We got home, tired, exhausted, jetlagged but knew we had to head to work :( I unpacked, washed my face, brush teeth and had a nice poo :P Yeh..... nothing better than your own home. Stunk the place out and hoped Sammie would discover the smell whilst she woke up. Headed on over to work and it was nice to see everyone. Spent the morning chatting about my holiday. Checked my emails and replied to a few. Lunch was round the corner. I was tired. Luckily my boss wasnt around and my Director saw me really tired and told me to go home!!! result! I had lunch with Emma at Wax Bar, grabbed a chicken burger. Chatted, ate and headed home. I unpacked a little before tiredness hit me in the face. It was only 3pm, so I decided to have a nap......... Yee came home around 5pm and we napped till 10pm hahaha. I was so tired but it was so good to sleep in your own bed. Its good to be back home. I missed UK. |