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| Page Views: 137 Last Visit to London: January, 2006 | The Stiff Upper Lip by KL-Boy - last update: Feb 16, 2006 |
London at a glance in winter | Big Ben - the grandfather of all clocks |
Surprisingly familiar and yet distant. People drive on the same side of the road as at home. Similar car and vehicle makes. English spoken widely (hehe).
Security cameras everywhere. Bureaucracy and red tape is common but everything is nice and orderly. One of the cleaner places (relatively) in Europe in terms of rubbish on the street etc
Easy to get public transport - you can travel from one side to the next via the underground in a flash (if everything goes well) and they have warm padded seats too. Buses are slower but they offer better views especially double deckers.
Mild winter weather (its like going to Genting Highlands). People are cordial and pleasant but they won't go out of their way to help you. |
|  | London Bridge Well tower bridge actually.. just a hop and a skip away via the tube from most hotels. |
| "Malaysia House" street - new location |
|  | Malaysia House Cafeteria - new location For those Kay Eliens who have been there for far too long and yearn for the taste of familiar "roti canai" and some "rendang" this is the best place to go eat and chat.
Its at basement level beneath the apartment building with the "Jalur Gemilang". |
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| Pros: | "Nice, orderly and pleasant." | | Cons: | "Read the title." | | In A Nutshell: | "The heart of the olde British Empire" |
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hassan_abu Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:13 UTC Hey, I was at Malaysia House a few years back. Had the tasty Satay there. Anyway, have a Great Birthday and Happy Valentines Day to you. Cheers, Abu |
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