Sunday 26 July 2009
Late afternoon yesterday, we went for a walk at the Royal Parks. I have always been amazed at the green lung right in the middle of the city that has been preserved and maintained for the city dwellers to go back to nature. Reminds me of the song...Saturday in the Park.... it was a refreshing outing for my family considering we would be leaving London Sunday 26 July 2009. We walked along the River Serpentine, stopping by for a bite of sandwiches and muffins at one of the restaurants there. Children were seen feeding the ducks in the river, whilst the adults were seen on their skateboards, gliding through the crowd. Everyone was enjoyng the English weather today.
We passed by the Prince Albert Memorial, and across the Park was the Royal Albert Hall. This is the place where some of our Malaysian artistes performed to get international exposure, the late Sudirman Arshad, followed by Datuk Siti Nurhaliza. We were also surprised by the news that Yasmin Ahmad passed away after an operation. I have always admired her films, Sepet...and of course the advertisements she did for Leo Burnett which were aired nearing Hari Raya, Deepavali and Gong Xi Fa Chai celebrations in the country. Those advertisements revived our nationalistic feelings for our beloved country and certainly touched our hearts viewing them. We shall always remember Yasmin for her creativity and her unique approach in all her productions.
Today, we leave London with a heavy heart because we are leaving our son who just graduated from University to look for a job and fend for himself in this big city. Deep in my heart, I know he can make it here, InsyAllah, God Willing....he can make it here.
Late afternoon yesterday, we went for a walk at the Royal Parks. I have always been amazed at the green lung right in the middle of the city that has been preserved and maintained for the city dwellers to go back to nature. Reminds me of the song...Saturday in the Park.... it was a refreshing outing for my family considering we would be leaving London Sunday 26 July 2009. We walked along the River Serpentine, stopping by for a bite of sandwiches and muffins at one of the restaurants there. Children were seen feeding the ducks in the river, whilst the adults were seen on their skateboards, gliding through the crowd. Everyone was enjoyng the English weather today.
We passed by the Prince Albert Memorial, and across the Park was the Royal Albert Hall. This is the place where some of our Malaysian artistes performed to get international exposure, the late Sudirman Arshad, followed by Datuk Siti Nurhaliza. We were also surprised by the news that Yasmin Ahmad passed away after an operation. I have always admired her films, Sepet...and of course the advertisements she did for Leo Burnett which were aired nearing Hari Raya, Deepavali and Gong Xi Fa Chai celebrations in the country. Those advertisements revived our nationalistic feelings for our beloved country and certainly touched our hearts viewing them. We shall always remember Yasmin for her creativity and her unique approach in all her productions.
Today, we leave London with a heavy heart because we are leaving our son who just graduated from University to look for a job and fend for himself in this big city. Deep in my heart, I know he can make it here, InsyAllah, God Willing....he can make it here.
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