The wierdest things to bring to the UK

It's my last day in SG. Since I only have at most another 6mths in the UK, my luggage is packed with 10% clothes, 10% toiletries, and 80% food.

Food includes the typical MUST HAVE items such as:
-Bak Kwa (request from my angmoh colleagues. Yes, they LOVE bak kwa! Seriously, we should make this our national food.)
- Chilli sauces e.g. maggie chilli sauce, sambal chilli etc...
- Instant noodles (cheaper and much more variety in SG than overseas).
- Kaya spread.

And some GOOD TO HAVE items:
-Durian flavoured cookies and sweets (to erm.. "educate" my angmoh colleagues).
- Canned vegetarian food e.g. zai pao yu, lou han zai (because they're almost non-existent overseas).
- Cooking seasonings
- Dried food e.g. hei bee (dried shrimps), guava etc...
- Tau Sa Pau
- Kueh lapis

And some items that I NEVER imagined that I'll bring:
- Fresh chinese vegetables!
Yes, vegetables. SGD 0.50 worth of Xiao Bai Chai cost around SGD 3 in the UK! Bittergourd can only be found in Chinatown at an exorbitant prices. So, I guess cheapo me just can't resist the temptation. 2 weeks worth of chinese vegetables was definitely NOT enough to compensate for 1 year's worth of deprivation! Actually, 2 weeks worth of SG food is NOT enough!!!!! It kinda just make me dread returning back to the UK. :(

I hope I don't get stopped at the customs. Else it's gonna be embarrassing... Really embarrassing... :p

I am home!

After a gruesome 13hrs plane ride, I finally touched down at Changi Airport at 5.25pm!

Being born and bred here, I'd think that I can adjust back to the environment within seconds. WRONG! After 4 hours, I still feel that the air is way too humid! I had to put in effort to breathe deeply just to get air into my lungs! The only time when I experienced problem with humidity was in Shanghai, when the temperature was hot hot hot. The weather today was warm, but not hot. Even now, as I type, I can still the discomfort.

Another thing that took some getting used to was the crowd! I'd forgotten how it feel like rushing about with the rest of the Singaporeans. The good thing is, I don't stand out like a sore thumb, unlike in the UK. The bad thing is, I don't fancy rushing about with the rest of the people like a busy bee, chasing after the 5Cs...

Wierd wierd wierd... Those aren't what I'd felt when I returned from US the last time... Once again, I've changed...

Nothing has changed much, except that my wardrobe and most of my cupboard shelves have been officially converted into a family storage area. Where am I going to keep all the clothes I bought from UK? Hmmm....