Day 26 - "Snow and the City", live in London!

Turns out the snow from the previous night didn't stop. Indeed, forecasted heavy snow till today. All the buses in London were put out of service. 10 out of 11 lines of the London Underground were taken out of service as well. Contrary to popular belief, many parts of the London Underground service, especially those outside Central London are exposed (something like Bishan MRT Station). Hence, they were affected by the snow as well. No surprise the only line that worked, Victoria Line, is the only line that is fully underground and covered.

Many couldn't make it for work, thanks to the transport shutdown. Schools were close. King's College was closed too. But despite repeated checking of my email, my Restoration and Management of Freshwater Ecosystem lecture was still on. So yeh, I trekked on to school, stupidly wearing canvas shoe. Had to walk in small steps, as though as my legs were binded.

It didn't stop snowing even at 12pm.

So many UCL services were cancelled, but lessons went on.

Portico in snow. A bunch of Hong Kong-ers were having a snow ball fight.

I had to trek down to Chinatown to get some dark soya sauce and chilli to prepare tonight's dish. Seems like whichever direction I go, the wind will still blast the snow against my face.

snow covered coat.

Russell Square in white.

We were supposed to meet at Heather's for dinner and then watch "Wicked". Janelle couldn't make it due to the shut down of bus services. I volunteered to cook a dish rather than buying everything from Sainsbury, as originally planned. Hope it proves to them that no pre-cooked meal beats a freshly cooked dish.

What did I cook?ผัดกะเพราไก่ (Pad Krapaw Kai), or Thai Basil Chicken. Hence the need to buy dark soya sauce and chilli earlier. It's one of my favourite Thai dishes, and most overlooked and under-rated dish, after Som Tum.

My China flatmate, Yu Ming, commented that it smelled really fragant - Until I revealed to him that it required a whole bowl of basil.

Final Product. Packed and ready to go!

I decided to wear my newly bought trekking shoes to navigate through the snow. A timely and worthy investment - I walked so fast without any feeling of slipping!

The theatre was closed for the day. Guess like most of London, they couldn't get to work. Anyhow, we still met for dinner.

The mostly-Sainsbury-bought spread

The gang. By the end of the dinner, we were educated how bad the processed food are, especially when there is this Sugar-inverter thing as a main ingredient in the pies.

Look at the amount of snow that has accumulated!