Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Hyde Park - London in 90s Winter

 I still have one more boring post of my recent China's trip and decided to dig up some antique 
photos for some good laughs. I looked like a skinny nerd when I was younger. 
The photos below were taken over 20 years ago when I flew to London from United States 
for my Christmas and New Year countdowns with my cousin and best friends by the Thames River.




Does it look like me? This was taken in the beautiful Hyde Park, in Central London 
during the Christmas Winter. The whole park was very cold and deserted! 
My photos were so dull and greyish as usual during cold seasons.




 

I went to a Christmas party and boozed until I collapsed drunken & high 
inside the toilet of a gay couple's posh apartment near Chelsea Harbour. Months earlier, 
that cousin had visited me in US and we both had the greatest holidays to visit California, Arizona and New York City. 
Let me go dig those photos if you wanna see them.




 

This is my cousin and we were like dogs & cats when growing up in Penang. 
We often fought using neck breaking punches and flying kicks almost killing each other. 
He has married & migrated to Melbourne after a working stint for Robert Kuok's Group.



 

London and Hyde Park is truly a lovely & very happening place to visit. 





I shall take my honey there next Spring to see the beautiful flowers and singing birds on trees.


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84 comments:

  1. HayleyJune 19, 2013 at 2:35 PM

    I think I heard about this Hyde park before, very beautiful and is a perfect place for a walk, also for couples, hehe...

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    1. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 4:50 PM

      Yes it is a romantic Royal Park since King Henry The 8th. You should bring your hubby and son there.

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  2. Somewhere in SingaporeJune 19, 2013 at 2:36 PM

    Good afternoon Twilight Man...

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  3. Somewhere in SingaporeJune 19, 2013 at 2:36 PM

    London, have not been there before...

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    1. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 4:52 PM

      SIA flies direct from Singapore to London 4 times daily!!

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    1. linaJune 19, 2013 at 2:49 PM

      Iyer... Ini mana punya kutu come invade ur blog, Anay?

      Do like me and quickly delete it! LOL

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    2. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 4:53 PM

      Eh! Mak Lina, how come I could not delete this spammer? He jinxed my blog with his HTML.

      Delete
  5. Small KucingJune 19, 2013 at 2:49 PM

    Aiyo...me kucing bawah longkang....never been there...only through story books where the people always get killed there lol

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    1. Small KucingJune 19, 2013 at 2:50 PM

      Anay so glam....everywhere also been too

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    2. linaJune 19, 2013 at 2:53 PM

      Me too la Meow.

      Only visited Hyde park when read book, watch tv or dream. :-D

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    3. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 4:53 PM

      I think it is cheaper to visit London that Japan lah!!

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    4. yvonneJune 19, 2013 at 6:24 PM

      Ah Hua lagi katak bawah tempurung. Never been to Europe nor read about Hyde Park.

      Now I know there's a park called Hyde in London.

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    5. linaJune 19, 2013 at 7:49 PM

      Japan is only a 6 hours flight away from KL.
      London is sooooooo far. My old buttock cannot stand sitting down for so long. xD

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    6. [SK]June 19, 2013 at 7:57 PM

      now AA no more fly to London, the air ticket itself can be enough for a trip to Japan already..

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    7. Twilight ManJune 20, 2013 at 5:18 PM

      AA going to fly to US soon!

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  6. Small KucingJune 19, 2013 at 2:51 PM

    Read say the placs always rain and foggy ...is it true ah...soli ah dumb dumb questions

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    1. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 4:55 PM

      Yeah it drizzles everyday and you might only see the sunshine twice a month. Everyone carries an umbrella and they only talk about the weather everyday. LOL

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    2. yvonneJune 19, 2013 at 6:26 PM

      This place looks like a good hibernating spot for white mushroom. Now I know where annay 'imported' the mushroom, muehehehe.

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    3. yvonneJune 19, 2013 at 6:28 PM

      Wah, annay's post today is really eye opener! I learned about the beautiful park and where white mushroom originated from.

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    4. Twilight ManJune 20, 2013 at 5:17 PM

      Ah Hua is so naughty! Phiak!

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  7. Small KucingJune 19, 2013 at 2:53 PM

    Yes yes yes pls dig up those photos for yhis longkang cat to "kin sik"(get knowledge)

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    1. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 4:55 PM

      Now I am so shy cos SK called me Chicken Little! Muahahahaha

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    2. [SK]June 19, 2013 at 5:34 PM

      Chicken Little lah, not Little Chicken lah.. why shy?? Chicken Little so cute leh~~ :D

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  8. linaJune 19, 2013 at 2:55 PM

    Anay,
    Show photos of you getting plastered with miss Malaysia la.

    Photo at park do innocent looking where got fun to see. Lol

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    1. Small KucingJune 19, 2013 at 3:34 PM

      I sokong dengan sepenuh jiwa raga ku!!!

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    2. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 4:56 PM

      Wah! 2 ladies so nakal arrr... I scared nanti she sue me lah.

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    3. yvonneJune 19, 2013 at 6:30 PM

      I sokong the girls! SHOW! SHOW! SHOWWWWWW!!

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  9. angeline ongJune 19, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    Never know about this park.

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    1. linaJune 19, 2013 at 3:31 PM

      OMG!!! How can you not know about this famous park?

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    2. angeline ongJune 19, 2013 at 3:31 PM

      Hmm, post long long time photos ka Anay? wanna like SK and STP huh?

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    3. angeline ongJune 19, 2013 at 3:33 PM

      Nope...

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    4. [SK]June 19, 2013 at 3:34 PM

      oh, i am surprised Angeline has not heard about this famous park in London?? hmmm, Anay has posted his old photos since long ago lah, only STP is following Anay and SK~~ :p

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    5. Small KucingJune 19, 2013 at 3:37 PM

      Anay is the pioneer lah posting old photos.

      Yup...the park very famous...all those romance movie all those murder movie and was written up in many books and mag. Must visit if got the chance...

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    6. angeline ongJune 19, 2013 at 3:44 PM

      Famous Park in London - got chance must visit there right?

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    7. angeline ongJune 19, 2013 at 3:59 PM

      2nd photo: Anay owned a glamourous specs back in the 90's...

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    8. angeline ongJune 19, 2013 at 4:02 PM

      Wah, gonna dig some more antique photos from California, Arizona and New York City. Good lar, Angeline here also want to "kin sik" x2 like meow.

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    9. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 4:59 PM

      Aiyo! You guys make me tickled and laughed so much today over lame old photos. I am now shy to post some more Chicken Little photos.

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  10. [SK]June 19, 2013 at 3:37 PM

    fuyoh!! 20 over years ago in Hyde Park!! that time Thambee was only playing seesaw in the playground near his school.. haven't even been to overseas back then.. BTW, in what year that was exactly?? must tell us lah~~

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    1. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 5:00 PM

      Yeah lo, Thambee still played see saw while Anay looked see at the bimbos in the park. I feel so damn old lah.

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  11. [SK]June 19, 2013 at 3:38 PM

    fuyoh, Anay was so gaya and still so bergaya now!! so skinny and so young and so handsome back then lah.. but that was Miss Malaysia really?? she looked so boyish in the photo, Thambee thought that was Anay if you did not mention it's her in the photo.. :p

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    1. [SK]June 19, 2013 at 3:40 PM

      because she's wearing a cap and specs and then pose and smile exactly like Anay likes to do!! are you siblings or cousins or even twins?? :D

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    2. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 5:01 PM

      My idiot Thambee lah. Where got Miss Malaysia photo there????? You pulling my legs again Kutu SK!!!

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    3. [SK]June 19, 2013 at 5:35 PM

      oh, that was Anay in the second photo really?? cis, i thot you mentioned the former Miss Malaysia then that's her in that photo~~ KNN!!

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    4. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 5:49 PM

      Why you so sotong like anay??? Okay lah i will delete her name lah.

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  12. [SK]June 19, 2013 at 3:46 PM

    i heard about this Hyde Park lah, just like Central Park in NYC.. but Thambee must confess he has not been there before.. i studied in UK but not in London, and when i went to London i didn't choose to go to Hyde Park, haha!! how terrible.. maybe the next trip to London, i shall consider going there~~ :D

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    1. linaJune 19, 2013 at 4:21 PM

      Thambee Ah Boy,
      Me ah, got paper cert from university of Wales tp tak pernah set foot there *sob sob*

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    2. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 5:05 PM

      You 2 jokers! I am grossly shocked that Thambee went to West End and SOHO instead of Hyde Park!!! That's where you got all your kutus from.

      Wow! This Lina got cert from University of Wales which was being signed by the Prince of Wales?

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  13. [SK]June 19, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    that photo Anay took with your cousin.. your cousin's hair was so trendy lah, that time already mohawk hairstyle like the ultraman?? haha.. and Anay's face looked so fair, and the specs so huge, looked like Chicken Little~~ :D

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    1. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 5:09 PM

      Chicken Little!!! Wakakakakakaakakaka...

      My cousin is a very handsome macho lah...........his hair kena blown by wind.

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  14. [SK]June 19, 2013 at 3:52 PM

    the last photo Anay took by the river with a duck nearby.. Thambee was imagining what's gonna happen next.. the duck climbed up to the land and chase Anay all over the place!! and Anay was so frightened that he screamed like a crazy woman, and everyone in the park was stunned looking at him but couldn't do anything~~ :D

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    1. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 5:10 PM

      Luckily I didn't post the photo where all the ducks and birds flew up!!! Maybe I should post.

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    2. [SK]June 19, 2013 at 5:36 PM

      all the ducks and birds flew up!!! oh, i have already imagined another story to tell~~ quick!!! POST THAT PHOTO!! :D

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    3. Twilight ManJune 19, 2013 at 5:49 PM

      let me look at the ducks photo again ok.

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  15. suituapuiJune 19, 2013 at 6:36 PM

    90's? When were you there? I was there in autumn 1994...

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    1. Twilight ManJune 20, 2013 at 5:09 PM

      I was there much earlier at the wrong season. You had fun?

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  16. BananazஇJune 19, 2013 at 7:02 PM

    Your specs then very geng one groovy baby hahaha

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    1. Twilight ManJune 20, 2013 at 5:09 PM

      I thought I looked like Raymond Wong but now someone said I looked like Chicken Little and chipmunks!! Adoi...

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  17. BananazஇJune 19, 2013 at 7:04 PM

    Huh Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde taking photos in Hyde Park kakaka

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  18. TZJune 19, 2013 at 8:14 PM

    Is this Hyde Park the same Hyde Park that have a speak corner? I been to the speaker corner and it was an interesting experience to hear people's mind :p

    Finally we gotten the chance to see how Twilight Man looked like 20 years ago :p

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    1. Twilight ManJune 20, 2013 at 5:11 PM

      Yeah that's the same park. What vulgar words did you swear in the corner??? Horrors!

      You can see my photos over 40 years ago in my older posts.

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  19. wennJune 19, 2013 at 11:07 PM

    Yes, London is beautiful. I would be there again..

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    1. Twilight ManJune 20, 2013 at 5:11 PM

      When are you going again?? You should visit China too.

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  20. WilliamJune 19, 2013 at 11:18 PM

    Like chipmunk cheeks le :)

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  21. Mr LonelyJune 20, 2013 at 3:54 AM

    wah, 20 years ago de picture~ thanks for sharing, hopefully i can visits there soon~ XD

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  22. Yee LingJune 20, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    Can't wait to go day someday with HB.

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    1. Twilight ManJune 20, 2013 at 5:13 PM

      HB can go there anytime!!!! What's the delay, quick ask him!!! You will love the place very much.

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  23. Yee LingJune 20, 2013 at 3:52 PM

    I can't remember when was the light time I travel with my cousins. Kind of miss them now.

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    1. Yee LingJune 20, 2013 at 3:52 PM

      **Last time**

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    2. Twilight ManJune 20, 2013 at 5:14 PM

      Time flies so fast and we get wrinkles all of a sudden. We cherish our happy memories as we age.

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  24. Choi YenJune 20, 2013 at 3:57 PM

    my hubby wore such big specs too when he was at secondary school which really like a nerd as described by you , wakaka XD

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    1. Twilight ManJune 20, 2013 at 5:17 PM

      It was so fashionable then. Your hubby must be handsome like ME!!! Wakakakakakaka

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  25. 小影June 20, 2013 at 8:31 PM

    Nice place!!! Already added to my travel list!!! =]

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  26. RuroushaJune 20, 2013 at 9:52 PM

    "I looked like a skinny nerd when I was younger." You did! :D

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  27. YanJune 20, 2013 at 10:41 PM

    I didn't look at the Hyde Park. Yannie only looked at Anay.

    Anay was really skinny and tall. So cute lah the face. Muahahahaha!

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  28. HenRy LeEJune 21, 2013 at 1:49 AM

    please show me ur drunken photos! Looks like a pretty awesome place despite the freezing winter :)

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  29. Shirley TayJune 23, 2013 at 3:40 PM

    Miss shopping in London, & of course chilling out at Hyde Park!

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  30. Coffee GirlJune 26, 2013 at 3:20 PM

    Sigh... Always wanted to go to London, but too expensive liaw... ticket alone costs a bomb! Airasia dont fly there anymore. Sigh...

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  31. LifeRamblingsJuly 3, 2013 at 3:48 PM

    London is always full of wonderful surprises. i love everything about the city. Hyde Park is indeed a perfect place to spend the day with your darling. wah you looked absolutely innocent but nice dainty poses.

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