Le voyage d'une vie

Thursday, April 10, 2008

ciao ciao,

i'm now in italy. hols ending soon le... a little sad... never knew i enjoyed traveling so much. but also happy 2 go back, to somewhere stable, not having to move ard every few days, not knowing whether the night will be good.
n if u've heard pd's snores, u haven't heard the rest of the world's... heehee...

jus arrived in milano today. previously was in venetia, firenze, and roma (venice, florence, rome). don't worry i haven't forgotten u guys man... i miss u all like sooo much. wish i could pack u all into my bag n bring u along. but i have a 15kg limit, so too bad. lol.

will update my blog with tons of stuff real soon (after i return to leeds on sunday). probably upload millions of photos on facebook or wat. will let u noe then.

so keep a lookout!!!

ciao ciao =P

Labels: reflections, travels

Thursday, February 28, 2008

i can't believe it, i'm halfway through the semester le... now is week 6... basically about 6 more weeks of school. except i have a month of holidays in between. muahaha... time really passes fast though... jus gotta accept it. it's been fun so far... :)

Labels: reflections

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

today has an extra special meaning 4 me. i mean, yeah, valentines is special. but today also marks the 1st month i've been away. can u believe it? haha... i left on 14th jan, n it is 14th feb over in SG as i'm typing this post. time has passed quickly enough. :) 5 more months now! dun dread my returning k? muahaha...

in celebration of valentines day, i'm putting up one of my favorite sonnets (no. 116). specially dedicated to louis. :)
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, everyone! :D

SONNET 116
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

Labels: reflections

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

have a feeling this is gonna b a rather long post... hehe...

recently realised alot of things i gotta be thankful 4 back in SG. i guess going overseas, away from family n friends makes ppl learn this... haha... SO u guys back home better be thankful! lol
1) i have never walked so much in my life b4, i'm really thankful 4 my dad driving me ard. u wouldn't noe how reliant i am on my dad... heee... thanks dad!

2) i am thankful 4 POTABLE drinking water right at home. here i have to buy, and buy IN BULK. so imagine, no car, too ex to take a bus, lugging 9KG of bottled water about 1km uphill back 2 my hostel. *sweat* YES sweat in 5 degree weather!!! (so this is also related 2 point 1)

3) i am thankful 4 the cost of transport back in SG. those who r NOT in secondary n primary n r constantly complaining about the cost of public transport, take joy in the fact that i'm paying loads more than u X3. for a month on bus only, i paid GBP45. which makes it SGD135, more ex than student concession of bus PLUS train. (also very much related 2 point 1)

so, be happy! i'm in a innocent state of bliss presently, unaware of my state of finances (rather, consciously avoiding trying 2 find out) pls remind ur parents 2 包红包 for me k?? :P

well, i was also thinking about how i've changed since i've been here. not much yet, but i wanna be conscious about my changes, n not suddenly find myself a different person. so here r some:

1) related to the earlier part of my post: i've walked so much more than i ever have. not that i will start enjoying it, but i think it's good...

2) as u all noe, i can't cook. rather, i couldn't cook. but now, i find myself thinking not "wat should i eat today", but "wat shall i cook today" hehe... not that i really love cooking, but it beats spending a bomb on outside food, and eating out gets really sick sometimes... u noe...

3) i go grocery shopping regularly now, n like seriously look at prices n offers b4 buying. start thinking, do i really need it, instead of "ooh, this looks pretty". that's y i love morrisons, plenty of offers, buy 1 get 1 free, buy 2 for 2 pounds etc. makes alot of difference.

4) i do laundry regularly, iron my clothes, clean up my room etc... which i used 2 do like *ahem*... once in a blue moon would b overstating. lol. i'm such a good girl!!! :P

parts of me haven't changed, i'm still a procrastinator, i still enjoy watching asian dramas, i still like reading...
parts of me i wanna change, but found myself resistant: my a-social personality. i've been trying 2 go out w friends n all, meet new ppl, but sometimes find myself giving excuses 2 stay in my room n b alone. but i'm going 2 YORK this sat with 2 of my flatmates! :D *pat on the back*

very reflective day, on the whole...

oh yeah, we're having like a CNY dinner tmr nite, my HK flatmate invited her HK friends who invited Japanese friends, n my SG friends r coming, plus my American flatmates. WOOHOO!!! will take pics n upload :)

as PD says, adios, amigos, michachos :D

Labels: reflections