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“For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)  listen to chapter  (Read by Max McLean. Provided by The Listener's Audio Bible.)

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Sunday, August 17, 2008

London Day Five

Day Five [Grand Finale]
Location: Holiday Inn, Camden Lock, 30 Jamestown Road





It's shopping again, this time with Dad in tow as I brought him down the well-trodden streets of Oxford, Mayfair, and Piccadilly Circus. A little father-daughter bonding while shopping. Thankfully we didn't get lost, and I know I've heard it many times, but I must say that the male species generally dislike being told directions to a certain place, preferring to wander there on their own even if they do not have the slightest clue which direction to head. Anyway, I managed to introduce Dad to the joys of shopping at Primark. There's always room for one more person in my haven. Now he knows why I come back to the hotel each day with a big Primark paper bag choked full of the day's treasures.



Once more I have to say that I'm certainly warmed to the friendliness in London. I was walking along Bond Street with my Primark bags when this lady stopped me in my tracks because she probably wanted me to sign something or buy something or donate money to something, and normally I avoid these people like the plague [not that I'm selfish but sometimes too much of a good thing is not good] in Singapore but this lady stopped me with:

Lady: Hello lovely! Have you got a minute?
Me: Sure
Lady: [looks into Primark bags] What have you got there?!
Me: Some shopping..clothes..shoes
Lady: Wow! [looks into my blue contact lensed eyes and does doubletake] Are those your eyes?!
Me: Oh no no! Their fake..haha.
Lady: I see! So what are you doing now?
Me: I just finished my studies.
Lady: Oooh. So how long have you been living here?
Me: Oh no! I'm just here on holiday.
Lady: Oh I see. Wow! Holiday. Alright, you take care and have a nice day!
Me: You too! Nice meeting you!
Lady: Nice meeting you too!

And then just add 'big smiles' before and after every line and that's basically the gist of our short encounter. Very pleasant and if I was a Londoner, I would sign whatever she asked me to sign, turn her down nicely if I have to buy whatever she asked me to buy, or donate money to whatever she's helping promote. If I'm not wrong it's some 'Save the Environment' thing judging from the vest she was wearing. Anyhoo, I like friendly people.

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