day number 2 in London

was allowed to wait up late today cos we didn't have much planned!! was on a mission to finish my book also!! Got ready, went downstairs, had breakfast...then realised we had invited the random cousin, T. She hadn't got ready so we waited for her....i didn'tmind. I spend most my time waiting around for people...seems like no-one else in the world is quite as obsessed in time keeping!! Then came the moment of saying good-bye to my adopted family for the weekend. It wasn't that emotional but it was really sweet cos i did feel like i was the daughter in-law. F's mum wanted to give me some kind of jewellery set. She cudn't find it though!!! Will be expecting it in the post very soon inshaAllah!!(hint hint)

Cant remember where we went in the morning but we then went to Camden Market. Had been before when i was younger and im sure it was alot bigger!!!! Didn't buy anythig cos now that Primark exists nothing seems worth buying! Paid an extortionate amount for one slice of pizza(im sure i cudav bought a whole pizza for the same amount in Manchester!!?!!) then left to go trek it to Central to go to some Muslim Environmental talk. The group was called LINE(London I... N... Environment). There were only about 10 people but did stay for the sake of F. Before we started the meeting( which happens every month) there was the recitationof Surah Fatiha, then one minute silence to focus or some crap! At this point i wish we did leave but cos there was only a few of us...would have been noticed!!

We did end up leaving early though...not as early as F had hoped! We made some excuse about me having to catch my train...which technically wasn't lieing cos did have to catch my train...just not until later on!! F then wanted to go on the London Eye. Which i really dont recommend cos theres not much to see in London...all you can really see is Westminster. Plus it was a miserable day so cudn't get a tan or anything!! Plus it goes so slowly...did sit there and wonder that the rest of the people with us must have thought we were terrorists...and were thinking if only the pod had emergency exits on the side of the River Thames. Cos on the side it does have emergency exits is the side of the entrance and if you jumped you'd just splatter on the floor!!

After that we then ran to get the tube to Kennington, i think. To go meet F's friends., and to eat at Nandos. We made it ON TIME alhamdullilah. Was there for about 1 and a half hours. Her friends were really nice...we didn't talk about make-up, clothes or marriage. Actually, just for one minute...cos they did ask me what i was gonna do after i graduate...that when the topic of marriage came up...and quickly dissappeared!!! Then had to get to Euston...didn't wanna miss my train. Had work the next day at 9am. Got there on time but then the train got delayed...the train also got to Manchester really late. Btw the time i got home it was bout 2am...did tel mum it was 12 though. She was still worried cos i was going to an empty house...lived on my own before , dunno what she worried about?!! That copmpletes my trip to London...did miss out huge bits cos otherwise id go on forever!!!