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Werewolves of London

A London tribute video done by my two friends Matt and Josh

posted by ~* An Asian In London *~ @ 1:04 AM 0 comments

Last London post ever...

Sloot Journal
1111 hrs.

So this will be my last London post - especially from my flat.

Tagz left this morning at 8 AM and Mary left at 10:45. Both were tough good byes and we were all crying.

I took a three hour nap last night and woke up at 7. I'm actually extremely awake right now - but it won't last long. Tagz, Mary, and John stayed up all morning. They watched Brokeback Mountain. hahaha

We went to the SnowBall last night and saw (Navi? the) Michael Jackson Impersonator. They looked exactly alike - it was scary. I got to say good-bye to a bunch of people last night and it was weird packing up all my stuff.

These last three months have truly been the best of my life and I don't know how they slipped by so fast. I really miss my family and can't wait to see my parents, but I'm gonna be a wreck in 30 minutes when I say good-bye to everyone.

Hope all is well and talk to you guys from the States!

posted by ~* An Asian In London *~ @ 6:09 AM 0 comments

Last post from the Goldsmiths University Library...

Sloot Journal
1600 hrs.

So this will be the last post from the Goldsmiths University Library - probably not the last one from London (hopefully not the last one from London).

I've been saying good-bye to people, and I don't like it. It's going to be so hard saying good bye to my flat - but we're staying up for the next 24 hrs. Oh dear Lord. I'm gonna be such a zombie when I get home - not to mentional emotional.

I have really enjoyed my time here in London and I can't believe it's over already. I remember waiting in the airport with Matt and Trish to board the plane to get here. I remember falling asleep in the car on the way to Goldsmiths, and then throwing things on my bed in order to get ready to go to WICKED.

I can't wait to see my family - I've really missed my parents - but how do you say good-bye to the best friends you've made over three months?

As I told my friends, this isn't good bye - it's "I'll see you later!"

posted by ~* An Asian In London *~ @ 10:53 AM 0 comments

“Nice one, Aim. I like a thinker (pronounced “thinka), and you’re a thinker!” - John

Sloot Journal
1145 hrs.


Yesterday was amazing. It was the start of my final week – which is really depressing.
What I’ve learned to do was to just get off at Tube stops and walk around – which is kind of what I did. I went to Leister Square to run to the Prince Edward Theatre to get Mary Poppins tickets. I was surprised I could buy them before noon, and extremely happy. I then took the tube to Covent Garden to run to the Adelphi Theatre to get Evita tickets – but I got a little sidetracked on the way. I went into a few stores and the Covent Garden Market before finally backtracking to the Evita Theatre (I got a bit lost, but remembered I had seen the theatre on the way to Homestead).
I stopped in a tourist-y shop and grabbed lunch at rred (yes, double r). That place is amazing. I had potato and leek soup and a jacket potato with chicken, mayo, and sweetcorn. They gave you so much, and I saved the loaf of bread they gave with the soup. Hahaha.
From there I stopped in the Theatre Museum. I’m so upset that it’s closing, but I’m so glad that I had the opportunity to visit it. I bought a poster for 50 pence and then asked where the Jubilee Market was.
I went to the Jubilee Market and bought a really cool ring to remember this day by. I walked around Covent and took a picture of the igloo for Tricia and Krista (yeah Arctic Music).
It was starting to be 1:15ish PM, so I ran to the Prince Edward Theatre. I waited at the stage door to see if I could catch Gavin Creel before the show, but someone informed me he had already gone in to warm up.
I went inside the theatre, bought a bunch of stuff, and anxiously awaited the show. The lights dimmed and once again, I felt like a little kid. Gavin opened as Bert – and if you’re in London, PLEASE see it before he leaves (in May, I believe he told me). He is Bert and he rocks that part – I hope they invite him to reprise his role in NYC. The show was a little darker than I expected – as many of my friends have told me. I think it really successfully portrayed the ideals of society back them – ie mens’ and womens’ roles – and it really illustrated the importance of George Banks and his relationship to all the characters. The thing that depressed me most was the relationship between Bert and Mary. Perhaps I’m just a hopeless romantic, but I really did want them to kiss by the end. It made me sad that they couldn’t. The set was so impressive – but I thought that it was perfect for the show. I’m afraid of what New York City has done to it. The cast seemed really tight and they looked like they were having a wonderful time. The show was actually spectacular, and it is now on my top show list. LoL.
After the show, I went to the stage door to try and talk to Gavin. I wasn’t sure if I would recognize him – after all, I had never met him nor seen him perform in person. I’d only seen him in the Thoroughly Modern Millie CD cover and his head shot in the Mary Poppins program. When he came out, I figured the guy looked enough like him, so I asked, “Gavin?” He signed my program and we took a picture, but then we had a wonderful, insightful conversation about the show, theatre (here in London and in NY), and just being in London. It’s weird, but I just really appreciated talking to another American who really appreciated theatre (not that I don’t get to have conversations with my friends here at Goldsmiths, but just hearing the opinion of someone whom I had never met before). I was probably a babbling fool in front of him because I was so taken back that he would stay and talk to me, but I really appreciated it. It also kind of made me a little more homesick – let’s be real, watching Mary Poppins really made me miss my mom! But in a way the conversation gave me peace that I was so fortunate enough to have this opportunity to see all these shows here and that I would be all right with going home. Is that really weird? Sorry this sounds like such bs, but I guess that’s how I felt. The cast was waiting for Gavin so they could go to their Christmas party, so I shook his hand and said goodbye. That will be one of my favorite London experiences…


So then I walked off on cloud nine and called my mom to tell her about the show and the stage door convo. I got a bit lost trying to get to Covent Garden, but I finally found a tube station. I went to Russell Square to take a picture in honor of Will Morris – because that’s where his flat was when he studied abroad here – and then I went to the Jubilee Market again to pick up something for Jane. I walked around admiring the Christmas decorations again and then went to the theatre.


I waited to go up to the Dress Circle. To be completely honest, I got cheaper tickets for Mary Poppins and had a wonderful seat. My seat for Evita was absolute crap – I missed all of stage right – but it was okay. And to add to my honesty, I was never truly a fan of Evita – until I saw this production. I always thought concert versions of Evita were better, but I thought the sets and staging were extremely fitting – especially the blocking of the last scene. A+ Mr.Director. Elena Roger, who played Evita, truly embodied the character of Evita. This production was a groundbreaking production since Elena is also Argentinean, and she really felt the words she was saying. Sometimes her accent made it a little difficult to understand her singing, but her acting was phenomenal. I thought the guy who played Che was great – what an amazing range – and the guy who player Peron was really great to. The choreography was fun and the cast seemed like they were enjoying it.
So I really enjoyed both shows. I also really enjoyed Avenue Q – and so did my flatmates and friends. The show was a little slower at first, and I felt that sometimes the audience did not pick up on the American humor, but I thought the cast was wonderful. Plus, they had wonderful American accents. I was really impressed with the actress and actor who played Kate/Lucy and Princeton/Rod.


So that’s my London show update. I’m going to see Wicked with Katie on Tuesday – we’re doing rush to get front row tickets. I’ll update you then! TTYS!


Our Flat Nicknames:
Ed – The Pimp
Jade – Indie Kid
John – The Rimmer
Amy C – Pingu ((<~ the animated Penguin on the BBC))*
Mary - Palin
Tagz - Shoe whore
Amy W - Twiggy ((the Crack Whore))
Ruby - The Libertine

*My flat always associates penguins with me since I'm obsessed with Penguin Bars!

posted by ~* An Asian In London *~ @ 5:55 PM 1 comments

If you could shag one celebrity, who would it be and how far would you go?

Sloot Journal
0359 hrs.

“Who the fuck is Will? Who the fuck is Joel?!” – Ed talking to Mary and me as we walk to Sainsburys

Me: “I want to bed pretty late last night. I might take a nap…”
Mary: “Yeah. 4 AM!”
Me: How did you know?!
Mary: “I read your blog!”

So, Mary has a friend who I met and became friends with. We found out that she randomly bumped into Vince Vaughn and proceeded to spend a bar-hopping night with him followed by a casual invitation to his hotel suite. Stuff happened in between those satin sheets and next to the window overlooking the beautiful Budapest city (“everything but sex” – as Ed would say).
So, the topic of last evening was “If you met a famous star, would you shag him? How far would you go and who would it be?”
Mary’s answer was Christian Bale, but she wouldn’t go all the way with him.
I had some tough decisions. There’s Ewan McGregor. There’s Colin Firth. But then, there’s Hugh Jackman. Let’s be real for a second – Hugh Jackman is a theatre man – yet he’s straight (shut up, he’s straight). He is wonderful and is a delightful person to meet (yes, I met him two times, thank you very much). He can SING, he can DANCE, he has a sexy accent, and guess what? HE PLAYED WOLVERINE IN X-MEN. Yeah. Enough said – although, if I had been asked this twenty years ago, it would have been HARRISON FORD ALL THE WAY!
Ruby also voted Colin Firth. A+ Mr.Darcy.

So, six of us are going to see Avenue Q tonight. I am so excited. It’s going to be amazing.

I'm gonna get going. I'm gonna take a nap!

posted by ~* An Asian In London *~ @ 10:58 AM 0 comments

Remember when D7 threw an egg at us as we wished Welshie a Happy Birthday? I have photo evidence!

Sloot Journal
1125 hrs.

So it’s starting to hit me how little time I have left here. Yeah. It’s really starting to get me worried – especially when Jade sends me MySpace messages how I can’t leave in three weeks or when we have all these talks about a going away party. My flatmates are determined to get Mary and me so pissed the night before that we are both completely hung over when we reach the states.
P.S. Can I just throw out the fact that I really appreciate the mornings when Ed walks in the kitchen wearing just a t-shirt and blue and white polka-dotted boxers? But what is really freaking me out is the fact that he is drinking Squash out of a dirty, used cup from last night…I miss his Uggs.
SO the last three nights have been classic. On Saturday night Curtis took me to see Billy Elliot – which instantly became my new favorite musical. If you’re a dancer, you’ll understand why. Then, Curtis went back to the states so I gave him a pink, iridescent gift bag filled with stuff for Jess and all the crazy people at Civic. Well, because the gift bag was so big, Curtis needed to check his other bag…I feel so bad.
On Sunday, our flat pretty much did NOTHING. Legit. I DID go to the library to get my research for my Race and Representation report. Yeah for a paper on transgression in the Star Wars trilogies…!!!! Joel Frank, you better be proud. Then, John got home on Sunday night and just listened to my stories of the two guys I like and how I could never have the guts to tell either one of them. John, I love you and will miss all our late night conversations – and stalking people on MySpace – and threatening to kill people who are mean to people in our flat. I love E6. And I love the fact that John NEVER logs off MySpace!
And finally, last night. It was Sara’s (Welshie’s) birthday. The day was spent reading articles (aka “reading articles”) and shopping for meatless food. Thanks Ruby and Tagz. I’ve unofficially become a veggie. I got hair dye (calm down, it was just for highlighting), and we went to D Block for the party. We had a great time playing ring of fire and singing. We took some classic pictures – including a picture of me kissing a can of Strongbow. Look for that – coming to a Facebook near you. Mary and I stayed until 10 and then came back to the flat to record something (Man, what an experience). Then, Mary highlighted my hair – but what we discovered is my hair is too dark, so they didn’t show up as much as we thought they would.
I spent the rest of the night trying to write my speech for E-Board elections for the MTA. Matt Franzetti looked over it for me, and I spoke to Amanda Johnson for a long time last night. Thanks for all your help Amanda!
And then I went to bed – at around 4 AM. Why? Because I was also talking to Trish online. Why were we up so late? I have no clue.
We’re trying to see Q tonight. That would be so much fun – as long as we get tickets! Pray we do, because it would be the BEST flat outing of LIFE!
Gtg have a meatless lunch.

posted by ~* An Asian In London *~ @ 6:23 AM 0 comments

Families - how can I ever leave E6?!

Sloot Journal
0946 hrs.
((Originally taken from MySpace))

So, according to Tidmarsh, we will have a bunch of families throughout our lifetime.

We start with our family at home, then build a family when we go to school. The school family may shift over the years - and then you go to college and gain a whole new family - not to mention all the families you become a part of when you do shows.

Now, studying abroad in London, I have become a part of the E6 family.

God this post is so corny. I feel like I'm Carrie in Sex and the City...

But as I was telling Ruby and Jade today - and Mary and Tagz every night - I have no clue how the hell I'm going to be able to get up and leave it. Sure there's MySpace, Skype, MSN Messenger, and AIM, but that's not the same as getting up at 10 AM, getting ready, going into the kitchen with your computer, and waiting for Jade and Ruby to come home from Sainsburys or waiting for Tagz to eat breakfast before her and Mary run to Greenwich (P.S. For an hour, my ass!). And how am I going to live without watching Ed drag himself into the kitchen at 1 PM in just his boxes and a t-shirt to go eat a moldy banana (just kidding, he made buttery eggs today).

It's going to be one of the hardest things in the world - but for now I have to treasure my time in London. Tuesday we're all going to see AVENUE Q. As much as I love travelling - yeah Barcelona next weekend! - I want to try and spend as much time with my flat as possible. They are some of the best people in the world (and I mean literally), and it's going to be the hardest thing to close this chapter of my life.

P.S. Ed, go cut down a Christmas tree for us - right now. Seriously. Take JoJo and get us a TREE!

posted by ~* An Asian In London *~ @ 4:53 PM 0 comments

I'm a thinker and I think thinks!

Turkey Journal
…er…
Sloot Journal
1156 hrs.

So, I woke up at 9 this morning and was in the kitchen by 9:30. I started making the “chicken starch” – aka fake chicken broth. I cut up the celery and carrots and put it in the broth. Then, I got ready to stuff my hand down the turkey…
Yeah. So I soon realized I had NO clue what the hell I was supposed to be feeling for….I needed to take out the neck and giblets – yeah DISGUSTING. I was freaking out. Mary tried to help me and she looked up info/pictures on line of what I should be finding in the turkey. When I DID find the neck, OMG, I started screaming. Not only was it disturbing that I was taking the turkey’s neck, it felt scary. 
So after that ordeal, I cleaned the turkey with water, peppered it, and buttered the crevices and the breast. Mary has lots of pictures of all this – don’t worry. I poured in the chicken broth, vegetables, and then Mary added an onion.
I went to put it in the oven and found the first oven – the one I preheated – wasn’t big enough. Yeah. So then I had to put it in the other oven – which is where it is now. It SHOULD be ready around 3:15ish…I hope. It should take 3 hours and 50 min to cook. Hopefully less.
Mary and I sanitized the kitchen from the turkey experience. She’s starting the corn and I’ll probably start the stuffing. We’re cheating and starting to make things now to save time. We’ll re-heat things later – if necessary.
We’re singing Solla Sollew together now. Mary played the Mayor’s Wife in a production of Seussical, so she’s been telling me about it. I think it has some beautiful music (such as Solla Sollew). We’ll be listening to Christmas music later. Mwahahahaha

posted by ~* An Asian In London *~ @ 7:02 AM 1 comments