Their So-Called Last Day

18 April,2010. I tried to persuade my parents to visit Birmingham, a ‘big’ city next to Staffordshire apart from Manchester... but with no success! My parents preferred to hang around Staffordshire, which I found weird considering there was not much more to see at my place.

I wondered why my parents were reluctant to visit Birmingham. Was it because it was a stranger’s place? I had never truly been there before so I was not able to give them detailed guides, like I did for Manchester. Or was it because I made it clear I would not join them if they go? Again, I used Essay 6 as an excuse. Besides, I had a plan to go there in May. So selfish of me! Or was it because they just had enough of shopping? Mama said this was the reason, but I still doubted it.

That day was supposedly their last full-day in Staffordshire. They hopped on and off buses, idly wondering around Staffordshire.

Newcastle under Lyme: Spring would be perfect, if the flowers are blooming while the weather remains cold.

Tunstall: Beautiful but Quiet on Sundays