Preparing for worship at home and in church, attending church, shopping around for christmas gifts with kenny and then with later sue, caroline, phuiyee and yinru - all medics i got to know when i was visting glasgow from jan-jun05. I didn't take many pictures till the 13th of dec when kenny's parents arrived so i guess the photolog'll just start from there :).
Other than all the activities covered here, we were also attending church, window shopping, playing either monopoly or risk, watching tonnes of dvds (crappy shows included), cooking, slacking, shopping for groceries and taking walks.
Sushi dinner ken and i prepared for his family the day they arrived in Glasgow. Preparation took 3 1/2 hours in total.
Car kenny's parents rented. Nicknamed "Kenny Lim 05 - No Xtra Features" - omgosh... so lame.
We woke up early the next morning and headed for Loch Lomond. We stopped along the way to get drinks for the trip and chanced upon a duck pond where we fed the ducks bread. Balloch - a small town near Loch Lomond, with kenny's bro, nicholas, and dad.
Kinda looks like a school though.
Huge Huge lake.
Had lunch here.
Entrance to the Monument.
Ken's dad drove all of us out of Glasgow to Stirling. We stopped by a tourist information centre to get directions to the monument.
We climbed hundreds of stairs to reach the top, stopping along the way to view the exhibits. Handheld sets were provided to aid us in our tour of the place.
I can't remember if this was a replica or not.
We drove to Edinburgh after lunch.
Ken and Nick disappointed that they couldn't get them.
We visited the park mainly to see the Burrell Collection - one that belonged to an extremely wealthy Glaswegian businessman. Nicholas took this pic. heh..
One of the many exhibits
Godma taking a peek in the kitchen while ken and i were preparing our early Christmas dinner.
Ken's flatmates joined us for dinner.
Ken's family left for Singapore the next day.
After the carolling session, the cell group returned to kenneth's flat for a chinese takeaway dinner and a game of Risk.
Ken's flatmates, ken and i headed over to victor and kerwei's place for a Christmas Potluck dinner. Our contributions were peanut butter pie and kenneth's mass (ken's own invention).
Managed to get a group photo after 3 rounds of 'Taboo', which was great fun.
Group Photo of the incomplete English Ministry after the Service.
Christmas dinner that the church provided. Turkey, sausages, Curry pasta, carrots, brusselsprouts (hate them..) and potatoes. Never had such tender turkey in my life!
Ken and i walked home after dinner since the subway was closed. The air was so cold that i could see ice particles shimmering in mid-air. i would say visibility was 80m at most.
Met sheryl (now a JHO) for coffee at starbucks on byres road, near ken's place. She didn't want to have her photo taken so she took one of us instead.
One of the most beautiful places in England. Heysham used to be a small fishing village. well it's still a small village but has developed since then. It now also houses 2 of the few nuclear reactors in the country. There are even tours conducted in the plants and around the estate!
The remains of an ancient monastry.
Anna and i near what used to be a doorway.
Ken climbing down the stairs.
Father Jonathan, Anna and Ken.
Anna and I at Lancaster Castle before we left. Lancaster is one of the 2 Duchy's of the United Kingdom. The other is the duchy of Cornwall. The castle belongs to the Queen and its rent makes up about 20% of her annual income. It still houses about 200 prisoners. The castle is also famous for having the most number of executions in the country (even more than London!). The Pendle witches were executed here in the 1640 (i think... =P).
Had a small gathering at ken's place to celebrate the new year. Had a game of Monopoly after dinner.
Where we caught the bus to the Scottish Capital.
Non-functional Water fountain.
Thanks dear for making this holidays a blast :)
