CAMden Town Market .....a must VIsit London

Camden Town Market......
.......ok let's .... know something.........................................................

Why ...looking for market .......... in LONdon .. ?????

Why ...market places ... are sooo ..popular...????

 ........... yes.... Uuu can easily answer ...............................................

.............like .....A ...B ...C... or  ...... 1...2... 3.....................................

Namely TWO popular ...markets ..... U ...know d' Names.... !!!

Have uuUU been to .... LIVerPool Street ..... market here...

...... called ...PETTicoat Lane Market.....

Liverpool St .... ONe of LONdon's BUsiest commuter station at d' heart of FInancial London.....................................................................................

............ this is a world FAMous market with over 1200 stalls selling a wide range of goods including clothing... leather..fabric  ...... as well as ..laces ...fine jewellery ..... nn .... many .... many....................................

Another ONe.... WEMbley Market.... OOohh Yess.. all names ....connected famous names..... football ..tennis... games...................

                                                ...................................... so ... lots........

...a large SUnday market with over 500 stalls .... nn ..variety of fashion items .... household items .... nn ... eletrical goods.....................................

.............LArgest Sunday ..Market in England .... drawing HUge crowds for over 30 years.... the place is held at d' car park in front of d' NEw Wembley Stadium complex.... nn easy access by ...... bus ......tube............................

                                                      ...............nn huge parking ..of coz.....

so... Camden Town..Market....

.........learn ... nn ..see.......................................................................

.........might  ... many ....similarities ...or.. something ....Vast different .... 



Camden .... is now FOURth MOst popular tourist attraction in LOndon ...UK .......................................................................................

....... attracting almost 100,000 people each weekend......................

The Camden Town Market .....   a number of adjoining large market in Camden Town near the Hampstead Road lock of the Regend's canal........ this area specialising in alternative fashions.... vintage ... emerging designers .... funky ..... ??? 

Camden ..........  so popular that congested Camden Town tube street operates special Entrance ... nn .... Exit Rules .... on Sundays for safety reasons ...... on d' narrow platform .......................................................... 

D' market originally operated on SUndays ....still d' main day... with much activity on Saturday.....but increasingly number of traders ...mainly in FIxed permises operate throughout d' week .......................................................

................ the shops were NOt allowed to trade on Sundays until ..... the SUnday TRading ACt 1994  .............................

..well .... have to  learn trading in UK ......most probably Asian provoke changed .....  ACt took parts ... to allow ... to force work ......permit ..... nn .... sooo ...... many shops in our country practising 24 open-hours ............. ignoring something in d' West had done ....................................................






Buildings............... U like to see.............
Hard to ............... unless U ... appreciate d' LOOks ...... d' fashions ........
Here ...... d' glass building... see carefully ... U'll find d' sewing machines each block of d' windows ........ really ...............................................................

AMSterdam of LONdon ................. wwooow ...............................
          ......................................another borrowed Famous Name..............


 ............... mixtures of ...WEst ...... East.......................... .......combination make Views  Good.... Nice feeliings..... sort off.................
......... like common names ......Dragon...... Fairy DArk Angle ..... Shoes .......
...all put on d' wall .................. nn ......... mmany....................................


 Looking at d' crowd ...d' people ...........
               .........................this place is a thriving shopping area .............
               ........................ all year round ..............................................
NIce DAy .... Nice weather ....... BUT ......a sudden cloud .........this typical UK climate .....changed ..... U would also fOUnd here .....................



  RAINning heavily ............ so sudden ...... a surprice indeed...........

                                  .........GOt ...Uu..... here..............................
Most unprepared....... so deserted street leaving few with umbrellas...........
But ..NOT too worry ............ a few minutes ..people come back ................
Actually ...... people took covered............. inside d' shops .......................

Not too ..........worry..........about food............ U'r choice..............
Trying something different......................... use  the scooter's seat  .........
Just d' design.......... mainly ....... anybody seats ....................................
          .....................sitting nn eating.... while facing d' canal ..................


Large selection of Fast Food Stalls ..........................................
............. can still .... have d' option.................. finding......light medium price food  ............... while U walk around......... shopping ................... 

.............. bLack is beUTIFUL ..................................................
yES..... MATCH ..... d' design U like........... most.......................................
                     NOt all ...........................for young .............. people ........
All................. T Shirts............. are selling here............BEst .............


STalls........ built next ........ door to door...............................................
                                  ......................... open market.... outdoors..............
..... 5 pounds considered .............. bargain .........cheap ........... yyyeeh
CaMden Lock Market was originally a Craft Market.... occupying some outdoors areas by canals....... nn various exisiting building..................
Attract large numbers of visitors partly .....................................................

  

 .......... indoor market opened in 1991 .........................................

.........................................on d' site of outdoor market ........................



A large indoor market hall was constructed between Camden lock market .....nn the STables Market previously used opened air stalls ....................................................................................................

.....November 2007 .... Stables Market was demolished as part of long term redevelopment plan for d' area ...rebuilt dedicated market areas ...................

Buildings .......... built of brick with a large amount of CASt IRon work in traditional style .......................................................................



 .......... Visiting here......... could NOt be compared ............. visiting other markets..... of coz .............. Uu would amaze ......................
......... found ........more eccentric ..............................


 ........... outside shops............. displaying ......... curiousity .......... to know more inside.............. d' Arts most unique.......................................


 ............. window shopping ............ or ................................
              ................................just looking .............................


 Leaving ...Camden Town Market ............ was something ........
 .................. to remember.......... to bring back memories............home .....

ONCe .....Looking back   ........... d' pictures ............ wow... U thought going back ..... coz .... missed something ........................................................

         But ..........sorry ....U could't reverse d' times..................................
               ..........next time wouldn't be d' same ......................................

 
 

 

NOVEmber BABies 2011... at HOuse No 14 Anggerek DEsa..

Babies ..... of coz......

.....................................when Uuu 're FIRst ......BORn...................

Some ..... few decades ...... ago..............................................................  

........others ....... ok ... " Setahun Jagung " ........ eeeh ...hee .........

Dates .....yes, mum.... host ... 13th ..... Hjh Lela ...17th ....
            .....Hj Yaza.... 19th ..... Dr. Toyah ... 3th .................
            .....Iman ... oh  missed date  .... Azim.... 20th ..........

.............another boy also missed date ....

.............sorry ......forgot to ask .............. forgot to NOte .......................... 

BUt ........... prior to  call ....... all .....

      ............NExt of Kin... sort....... closest ....
      ............brothers sisters .......in laws ....nephews..nices...... all .............

........ FiRSt ....................
WE had OUrs.................. personnel matter......  ?????

 ................ here.......... favourite...... SEa FOOd............ at Jerudong  beach restaurant................... as often as used .... visiting here ............
..............good specilities ...............................to eat outside home ........


 ........ at  that time  Yaza ........ was not home ....still in JEddah .............


Saturday 19th November ...........

............... nn  ..all those ... born this month .... joined...

LEt's  celeberate.............. here at d' HOuse No 14 ........

............ here Uuu're ........... a quick pose .........................................
............ d' babies to celebrate .................................................................

Unformal gathering .......... but d' reponse ......... sooo Good...........................

Boy... Mathair .........(Yaza's cousin) ...... read d' recital pray .........................
..........................DOa ... so ...all in Good health........................................ 
Sellamatttt.....  so nn so ........ dunia ......akhiratttt ....................!!!



Somebody from MEkah ..Mecca ....................................
                 ..................................should be GIven d' chance as well..........

So.... with heart ........ sentimentally ...  an Haj ......  YAZa ..............

A Special .......DOa ...... to all ... to dad to mun to parents ........... to to ownself ..himself ..................... nn ..........................................................
..........................a Looong.... prepared text ....... just DId in Mecca..............

Looking .... at  Malik...... bro in-Law....... so serious ......... nn daughter Freedah ......still unknowingly pose with sweet smile ....... seemed all meaning took for granted d' DOa.......... understood .............. was something touching............





 ................... Families ............... POse........... cheerrr.... cheeesss

.......... d' good...... side..... d' HOst ............ prepared fews ........................

Others............... had to bring along ...any recipes ........... favourite FOOd .... children's adore ............MOst to help...........................................
d' mOuths this  evening.............today ..........just make a call ....................
somebody wiith bikes would come to ur door..............................................

SATay..... or SAte ..... mine.............. easy to eat .... easy to book ....... everybody ........ NOt all but....... Most like  ...... SAte..............................




Time to serve .......Uu'r own .............. grapes Not to Forget .......... seedless





Yaza 's FRiends were also.......... welcomed ............ at this time .... especially.....after a long break ............away   nn....... nOt at home .............



 Ok ..... this was supposed ..... THird Agenda .................. yessss......
...........children mOst ......... but............................................................
soo ...worth WAiting for.........................................................................
Candlles...................... light d' candle please.........................................
Sing along............ Panjang Umur nya....... happy birthday ... 
............ to Uuuuuuu ......................................................
Well............... only TWo......................... b'day cakes...... enough...!!!  

 Something .............. funny eeeh..............................................................
At this time ............ young kids ..... were MOst....... excited........................
.............................. BUt ............. might be wrong..........................


 

LOOk  .................. here............... d' FAces..............................................
.....mOst ...children.................. expecting MOst   .......................


.........Funny BIg red ...Bird ............... U'r NOse...............................
                      ...............................as children said ................. d' ....beak
Sorry ...BIg bird ......... u'r head...... to be sacrified ......
So everybody can eat Uuuuu................................
                      BUt NOt ......least............ KISS ME.... eeehh............
                                It's MY BIrthday.............................

Busy with B'DAy .....Cake.....................
.......... also busy ............ with sing along .................. wiith TV ..........

Yess .......... this CAke ........... nice........... ice cream........ cholate ............


BUT....rED head turned U'r mOUth............ REd............Pe Eee................... 
wow..........Nice ....name ......But .......difficult to spell ................................
OK............Pe EEee   ..........nIce colour of U'r   ....LIPstick............................
So............ good offer ....BUt NO one dare........... to eat ..RED Cake..............

 
 


................ leave alone................ everybody ........................................
just NIce Day............... BUt Not everyday................................

See ...Uuu all................ NExt Month ...............

......... an all families' POse .............
                                 ............to remember..........

YAZA ..... AL Hajj

 Billboard ... sort off ..... WARM welcoming home.............. 
.....something make used ... in a way .... reused previous large poster (uncle) ...........   additional make up needed ....
NAMe nn PICture to look original  ....nEW.............
.........ok ...... well DOne enough .....
.........a month past................ TODay ..... 15 November 2011

.........my last blog about Hajj's Departure was  15 October 2011.............



.......... d' house commonly decorated .... flags around ..... small colourful lights .... greeting billboard to say good words ..... of welcoming Hajj Mabrur..... Insyallah ...... a change for BETTer ... ALL d' goods ... accepted ALLah ALmighty ....... 
BE home  nn accepted ........ Let it be looked ..... more cheerful .....

............ Fellings GREat to prepare things.............. to OUR LOVed One ... a welcoming home  ...... 
...........   Foods to serve ........... varities .......... menu ... good nice taste.. .... of Coz .......ah ha ..............................................................................

........... probably  ....dzikir to follow once arrival  ............prepared good smell perfume ... plus cut chopped ...sclices colourful flowers ....... BUNga Rampai ..... Malay Traditional used to be .... MORe .... but changed due to be more accepted in Islamic Way of LIVe..........................................
                                ......................MIB ...... our Ideology ...................



............. d' story .......  
AS....scheduled............. flight arrival supposed ........... time a few minutes delayed.................. But d' timing was still perfect ............ people were here to welcome the THIrd Hajj Flight from Jeddah.....................


LOOking at d' Brunei International AIRPort ... at arrival Gate ......
 ............... just started Hajj arrival  ..... a few just walked past ......
 unpatiencely ......between d' iron's barrecade being prepared to wall d' crowd to come closer  ......to d' main entrance... till .... exit to d' road................... Waiting ....Familes ...loves' ones watch with smiles....................................
Me .............couldn't wait any longer ............
.........just swang d' hands ...nn ...call d' name..........
........ hug of happiness .............. why NOt..............
NO   words ............ but ...Feelings......God  knows .............. could't even describe a single word ...............................................................
BUt my heart ................. (cut ..... scencored)

........ it's d way of life once separating....... loved ones even we do parted for goods willingly................
......HUg ... embrace of possinate ........like a thousand years ........ mom nn son................ brother......................................................
......................................... sisters .....................(But  .......unseen here)
........................................... nn ...... Uncles........ 


 ........... family reunion................. Yaza as Al Hajj.................
 ................alhamdulilah......................................................................... 
A LOt ............. to hear ..........................................................................


.............a trip  drove home ......... sweet HOMe.............................
NOt least............. d' people at home waiting ........................................
Family crowd could tell ............ Ur home from MECCa Pilgriamage


 .......... couldn't wait.....
NOt least .....spraying ........ sprinkling d' best smelt of scented flowers .... Bunga Rampai ........... used to be ..... YEllow rice ..... coins .... or gold if ur rich ....... or .......white cotton cloth along d' way in ........ once after Ur step somebody would grap nn cut ........... to bring home ...... may be more .......

BUt....... here..... d' Haj Agency ..already gave guide lines .... ONce .... before enter d' house.......... DOa.... a special prayer .... to be brought in together into d' house .......... read d' texts ......... so everybody said ........
                         .............AaaaaMIiiinnnnn ..............................


 ............ so to remind d' younger genaration.... to follow .... d' tradition .......
Better way............. dzikir ............ remember Allah Almighty ...........
............nn Mohammed d' Propet .................................................
................... another round of............... welcoming .....embrace ........... NOt to miss all related people here to attend d' warm welcoming home from Mecca ..........


 ............ Ur must be felt ............ hungry after a long journey ... or d' one who had been LONg waiting.................................................................
.....here prepared GOOd meals ........... uncles ... aunties ....... nn so ... some elders families donated ...... foods to share ...................................... anywhere ............ to say thank Uuuu..... without U all ..............................
So........DINNer ready..............  dinner was being served ...............
..................................... help ur selves............ please .......................


 .............. times to share d' jokes ............... stories..................
............ a good story teller could perform ..............................................
Anywhere .............. easy way using IT ........ modern way of life more appropriate ............... to younger generation to imagine d' truth................
............. so somebody were listening ......... that was positive ............ 


 ............ different gRoups ...were doing DIfferent performances .............. well just watch here ...........
Which way Uuu accepted ............. traditional .................... using sign languages ................... eeh ................................................................
or .... Media..... IT ...Way......... with pictures ........  ??????

Once UPon a time .......... bla ..... blaaaa    ........... eeeehhhh .........



 ............ here UU're.............. NO different ..........
             ................................except ....... ????


The Brunei TIMEs ...Wednesday 16 November 2011



BANDung Riders..INdonesia .... here in BSB

 ..............PEMODA ............  needed assistants to escort............... Bandung Riders......... so receving SMS ......sound inviting any FRee
......... members to join............ d' RIde................................................
                      ....... greatly  ................Welcome............................


............ members'.............. FEElings.......... as bikers...........................
... IF couldn' t join...... just show Uur FAce ......... nnn GIVe MORAL support ..
....here............. Haji Jam....................... of coz..................................

Morning refreshment First................ this is voluntary.... MISSion............

PEMODA.............. one of the  prominent Biker Club ...............with largest members...... old - young .... to assist any foreign guests........ Bikers ..of Coz ......... just contact us.......................................................................

Our TARGEt ........ to RIde to Sungai Tujoh............ Brunei / Miri Border .............. to Wait BIKers fron BAndung ..........................................

Like FAther........ like SOn.....    WHHoooo ???????

........Ok Haji Khairol............... U're d' BOss today........................... 

...Organizer Man .... Marsal Man too.............  Good Young Man....... eeeehh..

Readyyyyyyy ......On U're Marks SET ........................................................ 




................... Haji Salleh........................
 .......................our man likes Fasssssst BIke..... eeeh....like ....... R1



............ my bike..... oooh... Goldwing..........
.........sudden ................. THREE............ STOps..... failed to zooooommm
..... NO way ......  MAn  ......................................................................
...sorry  ............NO Gooo...... AJi..... Gwing.............. owner too..............

.... wow.... another surprise..... 1313....... it's mINE....... oh...
 ............................... couldn't claim........................ it's QAR ...... ??????

NOw.........GOOOoooooooo...................................
................to Jerudong FIlling Station.......................................................
                                 from               ....................Jalan Gadong..............

At Filling Station.................... enough Fuel.............. for ONe Go............... refuel later............................ 
......................... WHO is d' NINJA............... man.............??????
.......... see next.... its URs ....NOW......................   ok         ...................

............ another............ Hero.......... young like FASt bike too.................
......... Thumb's UP............................ I'M Good........ wish to see.... MEee ............... nn whAT .......... Ngian would say ..........??? ......eeeee 

....... still ..... bachelor ........ young man ........ eeeeee............................. sorrryyyyy.......................

WE're ............ here ......at 1.00 ....... HOT noon........................
Waiting..................... wait....................... wait ...................................
                                  ...............................wait a minute.................... 



.............. Casulties.....................  of coZ........... about 90 minutes ride from Bandar.................................................................................................
Hottt..... tired....... thisty................. hungry..................... yes.................. empty stomach......................................................................................
BUT .... don't worry................... just have a nap........... still have shaded walk way for us to  rest..........................................................................
             .....at Sungai Tujoh Immigration Check Point.....





 At last.................... registered a lot of BIkers promising to come alone.......

..... as INFO ......... back Up hired M'sia's car .............. ONe  BIke downed..... nn ......ONe support M'sian's BIke .........  to replace broke down bike at Kuching .......Sarawak..............  all nn all........... only six...!!!!! 



 .............. label border's Name............ good place for this..........  POse........ arrival at Brunei's  soil..........................................
Motors....... all 3 Harleys................ nn 2 Goldwing's new model 1800cc....... Kawasaki........ hired M'sian Motor....................




BIkers' .......... all worn T-Shirts .....by our guests..................................
BUT ............ NOt all REBeLLION RiDDers .........................
..................... TOP left............................. our......PEMODA..............




 ................ Mid journey........... refill............. NOT only FUEL..........  this hOt  day........... U need something COOL..... refreshing.......................... 
AT KK KOYA................................ rojak... if U still remember......!!!

Here................ our veteran nn NOT only as a role model soldier bUt biker.... Major (R) Haji Daud ............. with us..................................as an inspiration to nEW Bikers........................................................................




.................... continued.............. till a stop at Berakas Traffic Lights............. Choice  to enter junctions ..... eiher WAy to a motorbike deALER'S aGENT ....



..........proud to present.......... OUR Harley dealer .......................... at least a small country ..........bUT............. like hOT cakes................ every Harley's motors ...... unavailable to Grap..................... even d' light GREEn motor at d' showroom is belonging to somebody ...... our neighbour
.. next HOSt ..... SIBu BIkes' WEEk.......... next coming 4-6 December 2011.................. bE ..Aware...... alert ..................................

......... NOt all ......taken......... still have........these............... helmets ...... belts.......... t-shirts......... many............... eeeh... COme nn VIsit......
..........at Industrial Berakas................. complex areas..............................



 ............. viewing from inside............ d' building..............................
Visitors were ............. given refreshment drinks.................. help Urselves...
..............d' FIVE motors were clearly..........seated at d' main front door...... a special privilage to our FOReign .......... long journey Guests..............
.....times to mingle round .......... chance at times ....U're nOT riding............




.......... clearly............ foreign owners .....................................................
                   ........................................... except plate number BAF257





 ..............bikers of Harley's Owners were informed nn....... so they were here..................... to take d' opportunity meeting d' guests ...........

Last............. to remember a group picture ......... so ready ........... 1..... 2 .........3333 .................................................................................



 .................. here .......d' pose..........................
Group picture infront of d' HARLEy's building ....... only Brunei dealer's agent..... at Berakas Industrial Complex ..................................................


          d' end..........................................................................................

THE BRUNEI TIMES Monday 14 November 2011