Actually, the trip was originally meant only to get a baking tray from Marks & Spencer. But somehow, I found myself at the entrance of this huge Primark store! Before I knew it, I was loaded with some 30 pounds of clothes and stuff. All necessities, mind you. But without sufficient funds in my Current account (I absolutely hate their Current vs Savings system), I had to make do with the most necessary items - 2 sets of thermals, a set of PJs, a black long sleeve top (2 pounds only!) and a set of dishes.
My 7 km journey to the shopping mecca brought me first to IMechE (The Institution of Mechanical Engineers). It's strange how life can throw you curve balls sometimes. I was really focused and looking forward to becoming a Mechanical Engineer when a depression (small fry compared to the one we're having now) came along and engineering jobs dried up. The interesting ones in R & D which I was interested in were dried up, leaving only the boring ones at QA (Quality Assurance) and QC (Quality Control). It was no easy task to find a job when you throw everything you have learned in the past 12 years out of the window. With the threat of retrenchment hanging over my dad (the sole breadwinner back then), I decided to go into teaching. At least I have a year of 'sleeping' on the job while at NIE.
Time past real quick and before you know it, I'm in the middle of another major change in my life. I have quit my teaching job for the insecurity of being a student, and waded into completely unknown waters by spending my entire life savings into a MA in another country! Yes, as a new friend mentioned, it's absolutely SCARY but THRILLING!
Before I end, these are the photos of Hyde Park before the sky opened and heavy rains fell. Another reason to stay longer in the sheltered warmth of Primark, don't you agree?
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