if you think singapore is small, think again. if you think europe is big, think again. :P
1) janet and i were waiting for our overnight train from madrid to barcelona, we barely made it in time, was panting from lugging our luggage n rushing like mad. suddenly i hear this scream. no, make it 2 screams, n i see janet rush toward 2 asian people (1 guy 1 girl). she hugs the girl. the guy n i stare at each other (like, huh??? question marks dancing around our forehead). he jokes, "maybe we should hug each other too" lols. turns out janet has met her school friend who's in northern ireland on exchange. who just happens to be traveling with the guy hongkonger (friend, not bf...) who's also on exchange la. so, turns out they are traveling from madrid to barcelona too, on the same train and carriage as us. :) so of course we spent the next few days in barcelona having fun together.
which was a relief for us, as having spent one week with janet only, we two were about to go mad... you know, janet's a really nice gal. i'm sure i'm not a monster too (maybe some beg to differ... hmmm... =p) but really, traveling with ONE person for an entire month is not a joke. seriously get conflicts which you have to resolve cos there's no other choice... haha... you can't walk off and travel alone since you've already paid for the deposits of hostels together (and it is NOT safe to travel alone)
left to right: ginny, janet, me
left to right: me, ginny (we paid to get this photo taken!!!)
2) while waiting for the train from venice to florence, there was another group scream. ok, this time might have been me. janet n i (together with celia) met meghan, our american flatmate, traveling with 3 other friends. turns out, yeah, same story: going to florence, same train, same carriage. we totally did NOT plan this... yeah. :) when we arrived there, kinda realised, hey, we're staying the same hostel! lols. didn't visit places together, but kinda bumped into each other here n there cos the city of florence isn't really that big...
but that's not the end of the story! after florence we went on to rome, while meghan n co went to pisa. 2 days later in rome, 3 of us went into a korean store (to buy korean instant noodles. lol) walked out of it, and... no prizes for guessing. we went like, hey, that group of 4 gals looks familiar, n they went like, hey, those 3 asian gals coming out of e store look familiar. lols. :)
left to right: amanda, meghan (my flatmates. oh i miss them so much...)
in conclusion: europe's small... and singapore? even smaller... =P
janet and i were in dublin, and we walked into a souvenir shop. there was a chinese girl working at the cashier n we started chatting up. she comes from china, and is currently studying in dublin, working part time.
we were about to leave when she insisted we buy something at a discounted rate. janet had already bought her st patrick's day kelly doll, though... and though it was very nice of her, we really didn't want anything. she kept insisting n insisting, so finally i thought i'd just get a pack of cards, which cost 4.85 pounds per pack (or something like that).
she made me take 3 packs, and then asked me to give her like, 5 pounds, grasped tightly in my hands (cos there was cctv!!!) and she returned me like... 3 pounds. so we basically got 3 packs of cards for 2 pounds. janet n i couldn't stop laughing after that. feels like we were stealing something... lol. n the way the girl insisted, though it was well-intentioned on her part, was a bit too much. didn't really feel good about it. but anyways, we already did wat we did... so i gave 2 packs to janet n kept 1 for myself. =p
and that was day ONE of our month-long trip around europe.
i long i long for i longed i am longing i am long i want to be long i want to belong i belong i want to be longed for i long for...
a word speaks a thousand others. it can say one thing about you and so much more; it can say what is not you. use words sparingly- don't let it fall off your mouth and your keyboard just because it feels good (to you, at that moment, for that effect)
thanks Louis for helping us take these nice photos.
yay it was so fun at east cell on fri :) we had a great time cooking together. so happy to be an eastcell-ian. lol photos below:
spaghetti =)
spaghetti sauce. Louis's own recipe, using Campbell soup, mushrooms, chicken fillet. yum! mashed potato. great team effort! this was like so fun, and i'm so glad i had help or i would've screwed it up...
attachment's over. kinda miss it. miss miss kaur! lol. if you ever read this post. haha... dun forget my middle name. *pinky* snigger... (in orange, to the memory of miss kaur)
haha... after posting on london i realised i haven't posted on scotland too! oh my... backdate almost two months man... ok i'll post still. so pls take note i posted 3 times today with loads of pictures. dun miss out on my racial harmony day in sch post too! :)
Edinburgh:
taking e train from leeds to edinburgh. :) nice n comfy. exciting! cos it was my 1st trip away alone. after 1 month w janet, it felt a bit strange 2 b alone. but i enjoyed it. i'm asocial after all. lol. the museum in edinburgh. it's cool. n it's free! machine spelling out my name. haha...
you know dolly? the cloned sheep?
bonnie scotsman! ain't he cute? =P
royal botanic garden or something like that. pretty place. exotic plants as u'll see below.
squirrel! haha...
edinburgh castle
nice car? :) oh my, my vocab appears to b made up of e word nice only... hmmm...
nice, hmmm... scenic view. :P
again nice 2 see ppl enjoying e day in e sun on e grass
wanna ride a bike e rite way? learn from him! haha...
isn't he the cutest ever? aww...
palace of holyrood. queen elizabeth comes here in e summers.
the garden area can rival the palace, seriously...
view of edinburgh train station n new town area. sights mostly in e old town area
Inverness:
lovely. :) hottest day n place in europe apparently. whooping 25 degrees. oh how i miss that weather... again...
went hunting for Nessie next day. didn't manage 2 catch her though... :(
urquhart castle (actually, ruins la. ancient old castle)
Glasgow:
hopped on e bus for a tour. not bad if u're there 4 only a day.
the "armadillo". rivalling sg's "durian" :P
glasgow cathedral.. met a madman there. lol
people's palace. cool name. nice place.
hey i bought u guys sweets from here. :)
got back 2 edinburgh at nite n there was this CRAZY fog. haha... love e weather.
local product. potentially more powerful than redbull. haha...
mashed potato. great team effort! this was like so fun, and i'm so glad i had help or i would've screwed it up... 
taking e train from leeds to edinburgh. :)
nice n comfy. exciting! cos it was my 1st trip away alone. after 1 month w janet, it felt a bit strange 2 b alone. but i enjoyed it. i'm asocial after all. lol.
the museum in edinburgh. it's cool. n it's free!
machine spelling out my name. haha...
