I'm going to be ambitious and try to summarize my first few days in Cardiff. ت
I've been in Cardiff since 25 June 2013. Mama and I took a 2-hour train ride from Paddington Station to Cardiff Central, where Aunty Shyam picked us up. ت
We were famished anyway so the first thing we did was to get some food. Aunty Shyam brought us to this place called Happy Gathering. We had dim sum (craving satisfied!) for £19! There were 5 side dishes and 1 rice dish which made £19 really affordable and worth it. The food was splendid. Run by some Cantonese people, authentic Chinese food and lovely staff member. Thumbs up to that one!
After that, we went grocery shopping. You wouldn't believe the different places you could go for groceries! We went to M&S's first to stock up some food (we bought these lovely fish cakes made of real salmon and cod). I also dropped by a pet store to buy treats for the babies. ت Finally, we went to Aldi's to get even cheaper groceries.
Thank God Aunty Shyam drives! So we were home at about 5PM and I met the boys for the first time!
The black one is Cody. He's a cross between a Collie and a Cocker Spaniel. And the smaller one is Charlie. He's supposedly a pure Papillon but I see some traces of a Chihuahua in him. Anyway! They are sooooooo adorable! Cody keeps asking for rubs and he gets so jealous when I call Charlie over. He's so good at putting his head on your lap and pawing you to get your attention. He listens to commands and loves playing! Charlie is the opposite really. He never plays and is food-motivated. He barks at almost nothing and everything and he always pee and poo inside the house! Aunty Shyam's place has got a garden/backyard where Cody diligently does his business there but Charlie rarely does it outside unless we force him to.
We had an early night because we were worn out from doing nothing. Either way, Aunty Shyam had to work the next day.
26 June 2013, Wednesday
Woke up just before Aunty Shyam went off to work so that I could send her off. ت
Mama and I were then deciding if we should go to town (Cardiff Central). My initial plan was to just slack and laze around at home but for some reason, I changed my mind anyway.
Delicious macaroni cooked by Mama. ت I realize they eat a lot of beef here so even their meatballs are not chicken. The ones in my macaroni were pork balls and I hated it so much but I had no choice. (I've been trying to stay away from pork.) Still a splendid lunch, nonetheless! ت
Then we took the bus to town!
My outfit for that day! The winds blew too strongly and I was constantly cold anyway but the weather is still much better than that in Singapore.
It was a 40-minutes ride to town. A bit too long for me but I managed somehow. We were in town at about 2PM and Aunty Shyam said she would fetch us at 430PM so we didn't exactly have a lot of time.
Still, we walked into a couple of places like Primark (the one in Cardiff is so much more neater and decent!) and Dr. Martens (too expensive even in £) and H&M but I didn't get anything yet because I was gonna wait for the sister to rejoin us then we can have some real shopping. ت
Walked into Cath Kidston where Mama bought some stuff for her colleagues and by then, we had to rush to Next (departmental stall) because we were running out of time. Mama wanted to get this photo screen she saw in Aunty Shyam's living room and she was pleased when she got the last piece. ت
Aunty Shyam picked us up and we headed to Aldi's again. Got a whole lot of items as usual before heading home to the boys.
I think we had some chicken curry that night. Mama has been cooking since we came. تت
So this is the view from my room. ت The sun doesn't usually set until about 10PM and rises at about 6AM. That was the sun at almost 8PM! Felt like it just reached the hottest of the day.
We had some personal time that night when I caught up with episodes 9 and 10 of 'Heartless City'. ت Things just got even more exciting I'm so glad today is Monday because they're gonna air episode 11 and episode 10 didn't even have a preview of it. So I'm really, extremely excited.
27 June 2013, Thursday
We explored the department stalls nearby!
Mama ordered the same kettle Aunty Shyam has in the kitchen and we went to Matalan to collect it. After that, we drove around but couldn't go too far because Aunty Shyam was supposed to be sick that day.
Thursday was a really short day. I came back to the subbed version of episode 10 and couldn't stop replaying the same episode because I couldn't wait for the next one.
We retired early that night since we were gonna pick Aunty Su up from the airport the following day.
I've been in Cardiff since 25 June 2013. Mama and I took a 2-hour train ride from Paddington Station to Cardiff Central, where Aunty Shyam picked us up. ت
We were famished anyway so the first thing we did was to get some food. Aunty Shyam brought us to this place called Happy Gathering. We had dim sum (craving satisfied!) for £19! There were 5 side dishes and 1 rice dish which made £19 really affordable and worth it. The food was splendid. Run by some Cantonese people, authentic Chinese food and lovely staff member. Thumbs up to that one!
After that, we went grocery shopping. You wouldn't believe the different places you could go for groceries! We went to M&S's first to stock up some food (we bought these lovely fish cakes made of real salmon and cod). I also dropped by a pet store to buy treats for the babies. ت Finally, we went to Aldi's to get even cheaper groceries.
Thank God Aunty Shyam drives! So we were home at about 5PM and I met the boys for the first time!
The black one is Cody. He's a cross between a Collie and a Cocker Spaniel. And the smaller one is Charlie. He's supposedly a pure Papillon but I see some traces of a Chihuahua in him. Anyway! They are sooooooo adorable! Cody keeps asking for rubs and he gets so jealous when I call Charlie over. He's so good at putting his head on your lap and pawing you to get your attention. He listens to commands and loves playing! Charlie is the opposite really. He never plays and is food-motivated. He barks at almost nothing and everything and he always pee and poo inside the house! Aunty Shyam's place has got a garden/backyard where Cody diligently does his business there but Charlie rarely does it outside unless we force him to.
We had an early night because we were worn out from doing nothing. Either way, Aunty Shyam had to work the next day.
26 June 2013, Wednesday
Woke up just before Aunty Shyam went off to work so that I could send her off. ت
Mama and I were then deciding if we should go to town (Cardiff Central). My initial plan was to just slack and laze around at home but for some reason, I changed my mind anyway.
Delicious macaroni cooked by Mama. ت I realize they eat a lot of beef here so even their meatballs are not chicken. The ones in my macaroni were pork balls and I hated it so much but I had no choice. (I've been trying to stay away from pork.) Still a splendid lunch, nonetheless! ت
Then we took the bus to town!
My outfit for that day! The winds blew too strongly and I was constantly cold anyway but the weather is still much better than that in Singapore.
It was a 40-minutes ride to town. A bit too long for me but I managed somehow. We were in town at about 2PM and Aunty Shyam said she would fetch us at 430PM so we didn't exactly have a lot of time.
Still, we walked into a couple of places like Primark (the one in Cardiff is so much more neater and decent!) and Dr. Martens (too expensive even in £) and H&M but I didn't get anything yet because I was gonna wait for the sister to rejoin us then we can have some real shopping. ت
Walked into Cath Kidston where Mama bought some stuff for her colleagues and by then, we had to rush to Next (departmental stall) because we were running out of time. Mama wanted to get this photo screen she saw in Aunty Shyam's living room and she was pleased when she got the last piece. ت
Aunty Shyam picked us up and we headed to Aldi's again. Got a whole lot of items as usual before heading home to the boys.
I think we had some chicken curry that night. Mama has been cooking since we came. تت
We had some personal time that night when I caught up with episodes 9 and 10 of 'Heartless City'. ت Things just got even more exciting I'm so glad today is Monday because they're gonna air episode 11 and episode 10 didn't even have a preview of it. So I'm really, extremely excited.
27 June 2013, Thursday
We explored the department stalls nearby!
Mama ordered the same kettle Aunty Shyam has in the kitchen and we went to Matalan to collect it. After that, we drove around but couldn't go too far because Aunty Shyam was supposed to be sick that day.
Thursday was a really short day. I came back to the subbed version of episode 10 and couldn't stop replaying the same episode because I couldn't wait for the next one.
Aunty Shyam gave me this pair of lovely studded peep-toe shoes! (Okay, I paid £1 for it but the original price was £75! Imagine the discount. ت)
We let the boys up after dinner and Charlie had a go, really. It was so funny watching them get all excited at nothing!
Lazed around in the living room and the boys were just happy to be around us. Cody let me rub his stomach and he wouldn't let me stop!
We retired early that night since we were gonna pick Aunty Su up from the airport the following day.
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