I am back! I've been back since Monday, just that I was a tad too lazy to update. Its been almost a full month since I've posted an entry, gosh. In all, I did enjoy my trip in Europe though it got pretty tiring (and draining on the pockets) at times. Basically I covered quite a number of places and that's why I'm feeling so damn broke now. London, Nottingham, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, Zurich, Milan, Florence, Rome, Paris, Geneva, Manchester, Frankfurt and back to London. I've soooooo much to say about these places that I've been too, but I'm too lazy, and I don't know how/where to start, so I prob wont be writing alot about my trip. Pics are almost all up on Facebook.

Just some observations:

1. There are really ALOT of beggars and homeless people in Europe, even in large cities/capitals like Paris, Frankfurt, London. I remember vividly this lady who went up to this guy who was having his meal outside an eatery to ask him for a slice of pizza, while I was in Paris.

2. Europeans are big on pets, or rather, dogs/puppies. You see people walking along the streets with their canines, and that explains why there is dog poo all over the streets in most places in Europe. Walking along the streets is like playing mind-sweeper, cos u really gotta watch out for dog poo.

3. Train/metro stations usually smell strongly of pee. I think it might have sth to do with having to pay to use public toilets (how dumb right!). Alternatively, might be the doings of the homeless, since most seek shelter at train/metro stations at night.

4. ALOT of spit on the roads. yucks.

5. I spent 3 nights in airports in total. London-Gatwick, Paris-CDG, Frankfurt-Hahn. I nv saw myself doing that, but I did. It wasnt all too bad, just tt it was damn uncomfortable, and in Paris, there were other homeless people sleeping in the airport too. Like what Lenny said, they're harmless (probably), but it just scares me. This just contributed to my insomnia.

6. You have no idea how much I adore Changi Airport (at least we can get food all night round, I think?) after having been to so many airports in Europe be it budget or international.

7. I finally appreciate our 'no gums' and 'no spitting' and 'no littering' and whatnots rules.

8. Our MRT trains are damn clean!

9. Singapore is cheap food-wise (in fact, VERY VERY cheap), but the sales here are nth compared to Europe. 20% here and they think its a great deal. Just check out the sales in Europe, man! They have like 40-70% off in many places on many items including Jimmy Choos, Loewe, Prada, Chloe, Marc Jacobs, and even the non-high end brands like HnM (LOVES) and Uniqlo and all tt stuff. Then again, maybe it was just cos I managed to catch their Summer Sale.

10. I actually like moving from one place to another! I thought it'll be damn tiring to always be on the move, but I realised it can be quite boring to stay in a particular place for too long, so I was usually looking forward to the next destination.

So many more thoughts, but I can't recolllect them now. oh wells. I missed Singapore when I was there, but now I kinda feel like going back to buy more stuff cos the prices of bags in Singapore are really marked up by a few hundred dollars almost a thousand! so crazy right! hahah. IF only I'm rich enough, I'd make it an annual thing. I really shld stop day-dreaming.

Oh yeah, Italians and Danes are HOT. They're damn chic.
Lenny told me to limit the amt of clothes to bring cos we'd be doing it back-packing style. Hence I felt under-dressed for almost the entire trip. =(

Brussels didnt seem too nice to me at first, but I was gradually won over by their waffles, chocolates, mussels, and last but not least, the awesomely fabulous Grand Place. Was at Amsterdam before Brussels, and Amsterdam is alot about sex and canals. The red light district didnt disappoint, it certainly was an eye opener for us. The canals were equally beautiful-----almost postcard worthy. Will be heading to Zurich tonight, and YAY finally we'll be putting up at a hotel, not hostel. Totally looking forward to Swisshotel!

hejhej!

Currently located at my hostel in Copenhagen, we were forced to retreat back to our hostel so early at 4pm cos of the bad weather. Strong winds traveling at the speed 3x that of yesterday made our umbrellas flip every few steps, it was a struggle just to maintain the grip on our brollies and to walk against the wind. Its seriously like a typhoon man. You see pple along the streets with their umbrellas flipped upside down, inc ours. But most danes are cool. They can go w/o umbrellas and still cycle in the rain. Btw, the majority of the pple here get their way around on bicycles. So its sorta like a bicycle town, its pretty cool. But still, the weather was/is really bad, we couldnt go to many places. Doesnt help that it rains non-stop! argh. even though the air temp is above 10 celsius, I am pretty sure the wind temp isnt! I bet its below 10 celsius la. And cos my shoes were wet from yest's rain, I wore slippers out today, cos they dry way faster than my shoes. The downside is that I look like a totaly fashion disaster with jeans and slippers. Surprisingly my toes didnt feel as cold and frozen as I had expected them to be!
Basically Copenhagen is a nice and beautiful place, but the bad weather the past few days just spoiled it all. Hopefully Amsterdam will be wayyyyyyyyyy better so that I can wear slippers and shorts out!

hello! greetings from Nottingham! Its freezing here at 10 degrees celsius, well, at least for summer. It feels more like winter to me, esp since I'm barely equipped w cold wear!
Touched down at London yest clad in cardigan and shorts (hey its supposed to be summer!), and was met with cold bitter wind, heavy rain, and was forced to get a thicker jacket (not qt winter wear but still its better than my thin as rice paper cardigans haha) from H&M. H&N seriously rocks la I went trigger happy when I saw 2 huge mega H&M stores within extremely close proximity of each other in London, which by the way, is awesomely beautiful.
Arrived at Nottingham after a long journey, and by then my toes and fingers felt almost frozen ( cant be bent!), my face almost stiff as cardboard whenever the wind blew past.

It rained a little this morning but I was kinda soaked through cos we went out early in the morn to visit some of Lenny's SEP mates in their rooms cos halfway the rain suddenly got heavier and the winds got stronger it was HORRIBLE. For an instant, I actually missed Singapore's weather!
And so cos of the rain we had to stay indoors after tt, and I used the opportunity to catch up on more sleep before heading out again in the late afternoon to explore the campus. The place is really qt pretty and peaceful, the weather slightly better with the sun finally out (though the occasional wind was kinda crazy as usual).

My fingers still feel kinda stiff despite typing so much in an attempt to warm them up =(

Post-Korean dramas withdrawal syndrome! =( Fly me to Korea right NOW!

Here's a random pic, taken quite some time ago but I like it though I look like I've slitty eyes =( !!!

A short update in a long while!
After 2 wks of pure bumming and slacking, I finally got to meet Vicki and Claire yesterday, so it was good. Its been a whole semester! Feels good to just catch up, share stuff, and blah blah blah. I totally love hanging out w my BFFs! (I'm sry if this sounds really bimbotic hahah).

TRY butsometimesitsjustsodamnnitdifficult

its so cliche that people always say once a trust is broken it can never be replaced, but there can't be anymore truth to that.

I don't know how I can ever trust again, and how things can ever be the same again.

it was once heck of an emotional exchange, right now, I just need a pair of humongous shades to hide those swollen and puffed up eyes, to hide those emotions, and pretend nth ever happened. dont know if the decision was right.

exams are over. so where do I start?

I've been gorging on durians (yum!) these days. Cos my Dad literally bought a truckload of 'em, I have them for breakfast and lunch. Finger lickin' good. Lip-smacking yum yum! Then, the pangs of guilt haunt me thereafter. lol. And I go to bed feeling really bad about stuffing myself with durians. And THEN wake up the next day to a breakfast of durians again. Gosh, and I bought myself two bars of dark chocolate cos I was craving for them. (maybe was tempted upon seeing Master Huang's vast chocolate collection few days back! HAH.)

No prizes for guessing whats for lunch again later! DURIANS!

1 more paper to go and I'll be free!!! Oh well, I'm already in the post-exams-holiday-celebratory mood (not that first 3 papers went well but at least they're over and done with).

I ought to be studying, BUT I just spent alot of time looking and gawking at these lovely pictures of the Santorini Island!

Santorini is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful, its beyond description. If I could, I'd love to visit it!

Kelly's last academic week! =(

zomg it was like deja vu, it totally felt like 2104 all over again! I feel so mentally-drained, it feels like I've read 26491635184 journals this sem!

Anw, so it was the last Human Pharmacology lab today and they suggested we take a pic tgt. I look pretty much messed up, but oh wells, I just realised that this is the first pic I've taken in my lab coat in a proper lab (after 3 yrs of lab!), so its post-worthy haha! No prizes for guessing, these are my lab mates!

ZOMG too much work!
A random post of a very random picture from a very random album titled Dessert Day?!

hey hoo haa

I'm actually not that free, I just needed a break from the 195621840 journals that I've to read to do my 1856198457 assignments. Ok, not that many, but still!
And when I'm bored I do funny things:

Presenting, the GEEK in the PINK

My hair cut turned out horrible!
It was totally on impulse, I was sititng right before my laptop happily wasting my time away and I was like 'I'm so bored I think I'll go do bangs', and off I went to the hairdresser's.
Ah, the spontaneity of life. Good or bad thing? Not too sure either.

Ok, I think I need to sweep it to the side, if not I'll truely become the geek in the pink, as u can see from the second picture.

Totally loving this song!

Food galore last night at Newton where we had a smorgasbord of local dishes and that marked my virgin encounter with gonggong! Dinner was lip-smacking, it certainly feels good to indulge!

I'm so bored!
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