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Just like the trip to Tioman and Ophir with Sexy Lady, Jolly Shan and Bro Yiz, Marpigz trip home was met with multiple obstacles... (All time in GMT)

31th Aug, 1:02am
Ah~~~ was simply too xxxcited to sleep... was watching A Chinese Ghost Story and planning wat to do in the morning.

6:35am
Woke up. Looked at the mobile and sleepily xxxclaimed why is it so early and yet the sky is bright. Went back to sleep.

7:35am
Woke up again and went back to sleep.

8:15am
Woke up again and cant get to sleep. Nuaing on the bed. Tossing & turning like a mua ji on a bed of crushed peanuts.

8:40am
Set the alarm at 8:45am but enough is enough. Woke up and brushed.

9:45am (1st Boo Boo)
Went to Bethnal Green to deposit $ into HSBC. Wasted 1 quid and time to discover, on a written note outside the bank, tt itz not gonna open until 10:30am. Wat the...

10:00am
Board bus to go home... looked at watch... itz 10:15am... was having 2nd thoughts bout alighting and take bus back to HSBC... but butt says no.

10:30am
Home, took a shower, dried hair. Ready to go LHR. It was then Marpig horrendously realised tt Marpig has got a heavy baggage, 1 pouch of considerable size, 1 laptop bag almost bursting and a haversack (bursting and weighing like a sack of stones) Was worrying and planning how to carry barangs barang down the stairs until 11:00am.

11:15am (2nd Boo Boo)
Almost had an apple-turnover cum butter-roll fall down the stairs when Marpig tried to carry heavy lugg down the flight of stairs... *whew* tot might just break the neck and never came home!! *choy choy choy*

11:25am
After battling with the weight of a lugg, 1 pouch, 1 laptop bag and a haversack, Marpig finally pull, push and dragged everyth to the tube station (of cos, got like 5 bruises on each knee) A kind black man helped to carry the lugg down the horrendous flight of stairs down to the platform :) Otherwise, Marpig tot she might have either roll and tumble down the stairs or just let the lugg tumble itself down the stairs while full-blooming on the platform... (just imagine how "spectacular it will be!!")

11.30am
Boarded pretty empty tube to Barons Court... Exhuasted... legz and armz muscles ache like Marpig has just fin a triathelon... well... the result of not xxxercising for 11 mths

1:20pm
Been like a refuge but still, managed to reach LHR station... totally lost all form while trying to get lugg onto a trolley tt moves away every time Marpig 1 to put the lugg on... argh... how pai seh... but who cares

1:25pm
Realised Marpig is far far too early to even check in... Q for SQ319 is only going to open at bout 2:30pm... Damn hungry... but walked ard with everyth on the grd and 1st floors for 3 to 4 rounds cos have got no idea wat to do to waste the time (kao, LHR is not passenger frenly) pple must be thinking watz with this refuge... Did a metro Sundoku in about 5 mins... was an easy one this time...

1:52pm
Finally, went to Q up for check-in of lugg... am one of the very 1st few there already!! Guess wat, the 1st there are ang mohs!! So, Singaporeans are not tt KS according to wild legends afterall...

2:05pm (3rd Boo Boo)
Reaslised Q gonna start at 2:30pm... so chat up with a lady of bout 50+ yrs old(?) She was doing a part time masters as well... in Theology... hmm... but shez an aussie... then she got to knew Marpig was doing masters in Mech Engg... and she was like wide-eyed and xxxclaimed "What? Wow~ you looked so delicate to be doing mech engg!!" :D Marpig felt so youthful once again!! Oh~ tolk bout the power of flattery...

2:35pm (4th Boo Boo)
Q starts, Marpig off-load lugg onto scale... kind lady (well, she looked kind), was very scared itz gonna be 40kg or more... but luckily itz only 31kg!! Then again, lady not convinced tt student is allowed 35kg... so she directed Marpig to wait for SQ rep at SIA customer svc counter... *bengz* from 1st few to middle few...

3:20pm
Waited like eternity for Singaporean to come and open the cust svc counter... another lady who looked kind and hey, itz a typical Singaporean look... anyway, told her bout situation and after pretending to look like a frantic student going home she smiled and said everyth is fine :D (Marpig donned a specs prior to tt to look more convincing as a nerd)

3:45pm
Re-Qed... chat up ang moh middle-age guy who is travelling with his 2 teenage children... hez a lawyer!! Asked him if lawyers in UK really still do wear wigs and he said yes, mostly barristers... but under the summer heat, they are allowed to take wigs off in court... hahahaha and hez gonna stay in Sentosa Shangri-La... wow~~~ $ makes wonders... Asked Marpig where is the best place to do electronics shoppings as well as fashion one... told him bout Sim Lim Sq and Orchard Rd

4:00pm
Checked in and went into a duty free shop thinking of getting tea but got 5 tins of authenic english recipe cookies... chat up with frenly sales lady bout home-make cookies to home-make ginger beer... even xxxchanged email as she said will help me find secret recipe... such a nice lady. no wonder Marpig grabbed all 5 flavours of cookies on the shelf.

4:15pm
Looking for makan. *bengz* bread everywhere... give Marpig a break (give me a Kit Kat)!! Nth to eat... didnt even have fast food... so just closed the eyes and bought a tuna melt and latte from *bucks which costs a total of 6 quids...

4:25pm
Sit in front of the departure screen... looking at which gate Marpig should go... hmm... tt 3.85 quid tuna melt is really nice...

5:30pm
Finished nuaing and went loo and departure gate. Nice weather... took lotsa pictures of the nose of the plane.

6:00pm
Boarding... was sitting at the right wing window seat (nice view of wing which is wat Marpig wants cos gonna take pictures) and next to a 3 yr old boy and his Philippino mother. Very nice lady. Hubby is a Jap (!! OH!! :D) who is a Civil Engr working in UK. Shez gonna go the Phillippines to visit her family. Speaks better English than the pilots. Gosh... shall commend on SQ in separate bloggie entry (it warrens a individual entry on itz own) Boy was really shy at 1st but come on!! How many babies and toddlers have fallen in the hands of Marpig?! :P Boy likes Marpig later cos he plays and tolk to Marpig and mimic Marpig, offered Marpig his fd, etc. Grabs Marpigz hand too. So cute!!

6:30pm
Late for taking off... *yawn* continue chatting with tt mother... hmm... think she had a gd impression of Marpig cos:

tt mother: Do u have a bf?
Marpig: *abit caught off-guarded but resumed coolness* hahahaha, I dont have a bf, yet.
tt mother: huh? why? u should have a bf now! (think cos Marpig is gd?)
Marpig: Becos no one wants me u see. (Well of cos Marpig didnt say tt lah instead...) *paused* hahahaha maybe my stds are too high? Or maybe the stds of others are too high? hahahahaha

*heartz pouting*

7:00pm (?)
Finally took off... was arm-chioing occaionally cos really am happy Marpig is on the way HOME!! Resolved to watch every single movie and play games till TD.

1st movie: Ice Age: The Meltdown
Funny and cute. But not as funny as the 1st one. Was laughing at some jokes.

2nd Movie: Basic Instinct 2
Never watched the 1st and wonder why tt time it was such a big hooha. So tried watching the 2nd one to have an idea. Boy, was it explicit!! GOSH!! So quickly switch to another movie!!

3rd Movie: I not Stupid 2
Now Marpig noe why pple praise it. A nice local movie. Everyth is so typical of Asian fmaily and of our time now. Gave Marpig a feeling of home too!! :D Was really funny and Marpig was literally laughing!! Oh no!! Need to keep demure image. A-hem!!

4th Movie: Some sort of Kung Fu Majong 2 or watever...
BORING.
In the end, didnt watch anymore movies. Started playing games!! Super Mario sux BIG time. Why does SQ still keep tt version?!!?!?!? The controls are retarded just like tt game itself. So switched to playing another one... much better and funnier!! So entertaining and easy tt Marpig aims to break all levels... but... too easy... got bored.

Playing trivals, challenge, chess, checkers... just cant get to sleep... so dark cos every1 sleeping oh man!!

Wanted to walk ard and chat with sm air stewardess but could find no one at all... discovered all went to the crew rest... anyway... been dehydrated...

Finally... almost 3 hours b4 TD, Marpig played all time fav game, Reversi. Ah... now no one plays such games with Marpig... hmm... seems like alot of Marpigz frens doenst play chess, 象棋, 围棋, Scrabble, etc... why? They are fun!! *Felt like poor ol' Charlie Brown*

Anyway, TD at 2:40pm, singapore time!! Saw dad and got a shock. Hez got long hair!! *bengz all the way* And hez also wearing flowery kinda shirt!! Looks like a Yippie? Huppie? Yuppie? Watever... just not used to it. *shudders*

And, pleasantly, Beenie was at the airport!! *touched and happy* :D Gd ol' Beenie!! *jumps and attemps to pat Beeniez head but in vain* Felt sooooooooo happy!! Almost given her a big, warm, tight hug if not for the shock Marpig got from dadz new hairdo!! NVM. Shall give her a big hug molo. :D

Felt so nice to be walking with a 1.8m Beenie!! And once again, tolking and looking at Beenie like time stops at 1 yr ago!! Ah~~~ Everyth is sinking in... so nice, so warm... Marpig is already missing everyth now...

Went to visit mom b4 reaching home... cried... overwhelmed with gratitude, love, guilt, missing, etc... felt like returning after a mission... ... ...