The Visit to See The Queen Pt. 2

As promised.

So I managed to get a major breather today at work and figure out the upload technicality problem to FINALLY post pictures from my vacation.

Less words. More pictures.
Enjoy! :)

The top notch part of travelling to London alone is the transportation system.

To be honest, the TFL (Transport For London) map got me all topsy turvy the first time. But in a day or two, I got a hang of it, just like *snaps fingers* that.

And of course, Google Maps was pretty much my best friend.

I see 'Piccadilly line' and I'm home free. Lol.

#ActonTown

 

But of course! *grins*

'Cause my birthday fell on a wedding day...

#ToluWedsStephen #NigeriaMeetsGhana

So one of my favorite persons in the world told me about Be At One. 

Luckily, my friends and I found it on the night of my birthday.

Let's just say we had fun, fun, fun!

NB: Apparently, this was my first time in a club...like ever.

Yep. True Story...

The bar tender's signature cocktail...I think

 

#FullOnTouristMode

Good thing that all the spots I planned to visit were in Westminster, a stone's throw away from each other.

And thanks to my sister's sis-in-law who resides in London, I was able to get a London Big Adventure ticket at an ace discount - for 5 attractions! 

Who no like awoof? *hehe*

The queue to get in though *whew*

 

 Taking pictures and video recordings were not allowed during the London Dungeon tour.

So all the fond memories are pretty much well...in my memory.

PS: I got to meet Ms. Lovett #SweeneyTodd *grins teeth*

This experience just made me feel like a little kid again :)

I always seem to Find Nemo though...

Just couldn't resist taking a shot of this cute lil' family :)

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Fanta Lemon and Fanta Orange...apparently.

In case y'all didn't know, that is the REAL London Bridge.

*drum rolls* Aaaaand, my favorite  part! 

Foooood Glorious Fooooood! 

 

Remember the plan to hangout with a friend of mine at Canary Wharf the day before my birthday?

Well, we decided to order in instead, have a glass (or two) of wine and chill at her apartment.

Pretty good call if you ask me.

A visit to my god mum's was a priority as I had never met her in person before.

And boy, was she ready to feed me to stupor! 

Jollof rice never tasted soooo good...

Had a plum for the first time as well.

My reaction? 'Plum! Yum!!'

I had a major target to get me some Ben & Jerry's ice cream when I got there.

#MissionAccomplished 

This Blueberry slush from the Sea Life London Aquarium was so lush!

 I think I found myself a winner!

#FishFilletBurger

 I always make the best choices....

#BBQSmokyJoe #YouCanNeverGoWrongWithPulledPork

It's the Gingerbread Man! *grin*

Shephard's Pie for the win. *licks lips*

LOL. As always...

Sure thing I had to bring some goodies home to the fam...

 

Always, always, always the window seat <3

The Visit to See The Queen Pt. 1

Oh.
My.
Daze.

Finally! I knowwww!

It's been a 'hellova' past few weeks since I got back cause my new boss just resumed and we had (still have) a handful of reviews to put in place.
It's so bad I actually had to come to my sister's today just to get a breather and post this seeing as her wifi is the only other available internet source within my accessibility. (Sigh. Plenty English.)

In other words, lots and lots of paperwork and documentations. Whew!
Trust me, nobody hates paperwork as much as I do.

My trip to London, UK was a very brief one so I had to go on 'Full On Tourist Mode' and make the most of seven days. (Abeg, before my visa expires and I lose chances of ever getting it renewed)

Thanks to God and my weird sense of OCD (which is having an itch to always draw up to-do lists in my memo and put things in place way ahead of time) things worked even better than I planned. And I loved every single second of it!

Luckily, I met this Ghanaian/British guy at the tube and we hung out one day at Westminster - the one place every tourist in London is 'expected' to visit...apparently.
Was a good thing for me cause he knew all the spots. I would have probably gotten lost in the 'excitement' if I embarked on that tour alone.

So the original plan was to make this post more about pictures and less talk. One reason being that I have had somewhat of writer's block for sometime now *sad face*
But unfortunately, I have been having a hard time posting images and it's really getting on my nerves. Urgh.

So plan B will be to upload the pictures on my next post. I am quite certain that by then all the application mumbo jumbo going on with the technicalities will be a thing of the past (Amen to that)

So till then, keep your eyes peeled. *wink*

Music & Lyrics: Vol 6

I just realized this is my first post this year on this segment of the blog. Not that I haven't fallen in love with a few new (or old) songs' lyrics since my last post. There is always that one song among a host of many that hits me in the right way.
I guess I finally found it...again.

But with this one, what did it for me was the lyrics in the chorus...and the beat (love love love it!)

                                 And if you're too smart to love me, dumb

                                                               If you've seen too much to love me blind

                                Can I use my hands to cover your eyes?

                                                               Just for one night, just for one night?

                                And if you're too smart to love me, dumb

                                                               If she was too cold to leave you kind

                                Can I use my hands to cover your eyes?

                                                               Just for one night, just for one night?

For those who can relate, download here and listen.


P.S: Yes, I am back from 'visiting the Queen'. And yes, I do have a lot to share with you guys.
Just give me a few more days to cool off and get my head back in the work game then I will certainly do the honors as is my usual custom *wink*

HeggZited Mush!

For those who are too polished to know what that means, here you go;
'Excited Much!'

Now that's out of the way...Whoopdidooo! Haven't been this enthusiastic in say...about over a year?
Yep. Affirmative (that seems to be my new favorite word)

Reason being because the final wait is over! And right on time!!

Got my passport back yesterday with my UK visa approved so I am pretty much all pumped up for my vacation. So much so that I have literally packed my luggage *covers face*

And to add to my 'heggzitement', a friend of mine from back in 'Uni' resides in London and has already planned my first night out.  

 

Guess I just might stumble into my birthday a liiiittle tipsy (which is on the 4th of August btw *grin*)

The Link: 

www.davy.co.uk/wine-bar/davys-at-canary-wharf

And the menu looks divine...

Lol. I haven't even boarded yet and the fun is already rolling in! Just the kind of hype I need right now.

Seems like I am steady striking out each plan on my 2017 Bucket List.
Hehe *rubs palms together*

A Life Worth Celebrating

A reminder popped up on my phone on 07:07:2017.

It was Bernard Makinwa's birthday...or at least it would have been.

Of course, I threw him lots of  birthday bants on social media (Instagram to be precise. Used to be Facebook once upon a time) as has been my usual 'ritual' since he passed.

And I'm pretty sure he kept looking down on me, laughing and shaking his head like, 'Since when did she get so energetic?'
Lol. Yep. A lot has changed since 2009 mate. Life is too short, isn't it? You sorta kinda taught me that. Sadly in a way I would never have hoped for...

I tried my best to suppress my emotions that day and I did quite well. Here I was thinking I had jumped that hurdle, then his little brother, Thomas (who happened to be my sweet little school son back in secondary school) sends me this last night;

...then the tears started flowing. Ugh.

And he goes on to post this- 

                         

The caption easily took me down memory lane of who Bernard was in a nutshell. 

So gentle but so full of life. Every SINGLE time I remember Papoose, Benny comes to mind. Lol

Saw this in the office this morning. Had to sneak into the ladies' room and wipe away the tears that were already building up. I am such a cry baby *smh*

Life happens...0.0000001 milliseconds of the time. 

You, my friend had a life worth celebrating; 27 years ago and centuries more to come...

On a much lighter note:

The wait is partially over!!!

Whoop Whoop!!

As regards my middle name, don't ask...

Pet Peeve

There is nothing I dread more than waiting.

Waiting for someone to get ready so I can meet up for an appointment or event (the worst is when we are running late already)

Waiting for feedback (another worst case is if it's urgent information)

Waiting for my order to be delivered (and yet again, the worst case scenario being when it's a food order...and I am so darn hungry. A hungry female is an angry female.)

True story...

Urgh.
This is pretty much my situation right now.

After writing my Management Professional Exams in May, it feels like it's taking forever for the results to be uploaded on their website.

Like;

When people?? When??? *rolls eyes*

And then I applied for my UK visa last week Friday. Now anytime I see this email address pop up in my notification, I kinda sorta cringe a little bit;

And to think I have to wait three weeks for this...

So frustrating.

Honestly. I can't take this torture anymore...

But then, I have no choose. :(

Say a prayer for me, will ya?