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My Serpentine Pavilion sketches from 2021
London, United Kingdom, Sketching Alvin Cheng 13/06/2025 London, United Kingdom, Sketching Alvin Cheng 13/06/2025

My Serpentine Pavilion sketches from 2021

Since coming to the UK for my new life, I have been following Serpentine Pavilion every year. If you don’t know what it is, it is a meanwhile public space designed by the architects invited by Serpentine Gallery. Available usually between June and October.

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Crystal Palace Park revisited
United Kingdom, London Alvin Cheng 11/06/2025 United Kingdom, London Alvin Cheng 11/06/2025

Crystal Palace Park revisited

I have visited Crystal Palace Park many times. This time, I needed to show my new friend around. Although I am already familiar with the park and its history, there were still new discoveries during the revisit.

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Bethlem Museum of Mind, Psycho Killer, and speaking of seeking professional help
London, United Kingdom Alvin Cheng 07/06/2025 London, United Kingdom Alvin Cheng 07/06/2025

Bethlem Museum of Mind, Psycho Killer, and speaking of seeking professional help

Bethlem Museum of Mind is located in Bethlem Royal Hospital, which is believed to be the world's first psychiatric hospital. The hospital is still running, while the museum shows the change in the treatment of patients over 800 years, including the therapy through art creation since the 19th century.

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Apps for exploring London
London Alvin Cheng 02/06/2025 London Alvin Cheng 02/06/2025

Apps for exploring London

There are some apps when you travel and even stay in London. Here is my list.

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My longest run ever: 32km
Running, Life, London Alvin Cheng 28/05/2025 Running, Life, London Alvin Cheng 28/05/2025

My longest run ever: 32km

Last Friday, I ran for 32km, breaking the previous three records of 30 and 31km which were done in 2022 and 2023.

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The Secret app — the most meaningful and authentic travel guide created by doers and creators
London, travel Alvin Cheng 29/04/2025 London, travel Alvin Cheng 29/04/2025

The Secret app — the most meaningful and authentic travel guide created by doers and creators

I am pleased to become one of the doers/creators of The Secret App, which is composed of amazing people curating nice places in cities where they are based in.

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Drawing the sky view of London in Horizon 22 again
travel, London, Sketching Alvin Cheng 24/04/2025 travel, London, Sketching Alvin Cheng 24/04/2025

Drawing the sky view of London in Horizon 22 again

There are a lot of viewing platforms in London, and some of them are free. Of them my favourite is Horizon 22 which is now the highest in the city. I made the second visit and sketched the same view again.

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My sketches of Crystal Palace Subway
travel, London, Sketching Alvin Cheng 16/02/2025 travel, London, Sketching Alvin Cheng 16/02/2025

My sketches of Crystal Palace Subway

I have two related sketches now. One is the imaginative cross-section showing the whole picture of the subway. Another one was done during my second visit as the session was purposed for photography and sketching.

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