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Tate modern, Cracking Safe Code At Bank Of England Museum, River Thames Barrier Day Trip Experience

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Thoughts again? I was living in full of thoughts again for today's outing although I know it is not good to "self sabotage" myself in some way. During the morning, I bought the £8.90 off-peak daily travel card that is usable at 9.30am to 4am and after 7pm onward. The first destination I went to is Holborn to withdraw £50 that cost for RM281.30 (1GBP = RM5.626) and I felt that the rates is getting higher. Anyway, it was my last withdrawal and I left only RM23.59 in the HSBC account as shown below. (can wait die liao when back to Malaysia)
 Somehow I just have so much feeling with the Holborn station because it had left me too much memory.

After that, I took from Holborn underground to Bond Street to go Southwark but it is not working in that moment. Therefore I need to go Oxford Circus and change to Waterloo station in Bakerloo line before change to Southwark in Jubilee line as shown below.
Upon arrival at Southwark, I waited my friend to arrive at the glass building while reading the guide map as shown below.
When my friend arrived after almost 1 hour, we walk to the Tate Modern Museum as shown below.
The music was full of artistic painting and design but I seems to lack of interest in some way.

Then I suggested we go to the nearby Bank Of England Museum at Bank station because I heard that they allow people to touch and hold a real pure gold bar for free market with Switzerland benchmark as below.
Beside, there is a fun activity that you can try which is cracking the safety box code. Well, you need to answer 3 different question and follow the instruction to play the game. We manage to see the answer from another person and it was "10, 40, 70" combination. However, the hard part is turning the safety box because I had tried 3 time and failed. In the end, I was happy to open it and you will receive a badge as their prize as shown below. (sadly no photos is allowed inside the museum)

Seriously the thing that I'm happy was the feeling of success when I able to open the safety box. Next, I quickly took the DLR underground to Pontoon Dock while passing by O2 Arena as shown below.
Upon arrival, we walk pass the park and reached River Thames Barrier as shown below.
There was a French couple taking picture there and she explained some fact about the flood barrier.
Then we took the train again by changing at Oxford Circus to Wembley Central. After we had walked around the area, we went to have fries chicken as our "lunch" as shown below.
Somehow the fries taste not really that nice partly because of the food here was consider cheap.

After we had taken the meal, I went to 99p Stores and Poundland to buy some souvenir. Next, we walked to Wembley arena and I stop by at London Designer Outlet for shopping as shown below.
Well, I didn't buy much of things because I'm not rich and it makes me dwell again out of sudden. This could make me think about people who spend their own hard earned money seems to be more happy. For instance, if you work as a waiter in UK and earn about £1000+ clear profit a month, you will definitely to spend your money in everything that you like. But if you use your someone else or "future money", you will not have the same satisfaction.

Beside, I do agree with what my friend say about the risk working illegally in UK by getting blacklisted or deported. However, it could be true that people who "jump aeroplane" will be able recover from bad name status if they're successful in future. Just imagine that if you could earn a lot of money in UK, bring back to Malaysia and become a successful person, not much people would care about your past stories. Anyway, talking anything further seems to be useless for me as what had past already past. I have used too much money here and this was the main reason why I felt a little depress (没有酱大的头就不要学人家带酱大的帽子) due to own personal capabilities.

During the night, I continue to pack my stuff again and they was around with me. Somehow I get a lot of advice and it seems like everything must follow the rules. For instance, you can't carry 2 hand carry (1 laptop bag and 1 hand carry) if the website rules says that only 1 bag is allowed for economy class. Besides, isn't it funny to carry almost 18KG of books back Malaysia instead of some other better stuff? I have no excuse for not bringing those book bag. How could I say that actually I want to bring a lot of souvenir back to Malaysia instead of books? Anyway, it is so conflicted and I just told myself don't think so much. In fact, there are way too much of thoughts happening on my mind although I know it is useless to dwell so much. At last, it is true that the greatest gift you can give someone is your time. Because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back.
(Self Expenses note: Today £40.40)

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