This morning started out rather sad for me. Because.. Winnie and i had some disputes regarding her excessive shopping resulting in us not being to complete our chocolate museum. But... that turned for the better after lunch when we learnt to respect each otherś interest. So, we splited up for personal time. That is a GOOD practice.
Today, I managed to see a wet market which was quite interesting. I saw huge GREEN eggs, lots of cheese, meat and seafood. We went to the Museu de historic. Where we saw how Barcelona come this far . 2000 years of history. Interesting fact: Snails represent ressuraction. And, the people of barcino wore vines on their hands and a bull design necklace to ward off evil.
The most disgusting thing that i saw in the museum is this.....we saw the bones of this baby that was squeezed into a small urn during the war time.
After the museum, we went by this ancient market that sold old stuff... i din see much of it...as it was kinda boring. but... i saw this busker outside the cathedral de barcelona .. plucking his guitar.. playing the spanish song by jennifer lopez.. I was mesmorized by his playing of the guitar. HE is SOOOOOO good! I would probably get his CD tomorrow.
Ok... then, we went to the beach next....... the sea here is Enchanting! Jiralda and I took of our shoes and went crazy at the beach! when my feets touched the sea waters.. it felt...... goooooood! i enjoyed every mintue by the sea...
then we headed to the travellerś bar for our free drink! Barcelonaś special drink.. it tasted like red wine and beer mixed. It was not to our liking so we headed back to our hostel.
So... now im here at the hostel with 14 poeple behind me. drinking! oh man... gotta run back to my room. because when they get drank... they wiĺl start to wanna take pictures with u... so... dats all folks!
Friday, February 22, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Barcelona rocks!
Guys, i am now in SPAIN barcelona. It is such a beautiful, ancient place. The amazing architect Gaudi has really made barcelona a nice place. today, i went to the casa museu, where Gaudi lived, seeing his famous artworks. he practically designed everything in his home...from his house structure to...his own furniture in his home and the cupboards etc...he is so amazing! We went to the garden around that also showed case his artworks! nice! we saw the famous lizard there...and hisMosiac arts- that is what gaudi is practially famous for.
We went to a hospital which is one of the attractions also. and... the hospital is still in operation.. really cool. gothic hospital.. yes... very different from our usual hospitals in singapore.
We also went to the Sagrada Familla! ...... jir, win and i came out of the metro and went like. WOW!!!!!! though the place is still in construction, but we still went in to take a couple of photos and visited the museum in it. This building is also by Gaudi. What i really liked about this building is that it showcases the bible on the building itself.! Parts of the bible.... where Peter Denied Jesus 3 times before the the cock crowed? meaning... before 5am in the morning. Also,the scene where the 3 wise men presented their gifts... when Jesus was borned? All these ..... are just so interesting and meaningful to me.
Also, my trip here is great, we got to know a teacher from Norway. She is a christian too and she listens to pastor princes messages. she went for his conference! she shared with us how Pastor princes messages has actually touched and impacted her life especially brought her out of her dark days.. oh man... this is God Planned. and she just sleeps right beside me.. hehehehe.
we went for lunch with her today and we learnt alot from norwagienś culture. amazing!
Other than the teacher.. we met an australian guy and a china lady. They were friendly. It s so nice to meet people all around the world. hahaha by the way... the australian guy was so cute.. hated it that he left so early. else i would have gotten his contact! hahahaha.
Ok.. i am just so into Spain now.. and i dun want to go home! I may wanna consider living my life like a ang mo.. Work and travel at the same time. See the world and experience life!
I really think now that Asians are so pampered and closed within our country. The world out there is big and i want to explore it bit by bit with my life....i wish i can just dedicate my life to travelling around the world.(My new founded hobby)
We went to a hospital which is one of the attractions also. and... the hospital is still in operation.. really cool. gothic hospital.. yes... very different from our usual hospitals in singapore.
We also went to the Sagrada Familla! ...... jir, win and i came out of the metro and went like. WOW!!!!!! though the place is still in construction, but we still went in to take a couple of photos and visited the museum in it. This building is also by Gaudi. What i really liked about this building is that it showcases the bible on the building itself.! Parts of the bible.... where Peter Denied Jesus 3 times before the the cock crowed? meaning... before 5am in the morning. Also,the scene where the 3 wise men presented their gifts... when Jesus was borned? All these ..... are just so interesting and meaningful to me.
Also, my trip here is great, we got to know a teacher from Norway. She is a christian too and she listens to pastor princes messages. she went for his conference! she shared with us how Pastor princes messages has actually touched and impacted her life especially brought her out of her dark days.. oh man... this is God Planned. and she just sleeps right beside me.. hehehehe.
we went for lunch with her today and we learnt alot from norwagienś culture. amazing!
Other than the teacher.. we met an australian guy and a china lady. They were friendly. It s so nice to meet people all around the world. hahaha by the way... the australian guy was so cute.. hated it that he left so early. else i would have gotten his contact! hahahaha.
Ok.. i am just so into Spain now.. and i dun want to go home! I may wanna consider living my life like a ang mo.. Work and travel at the same time. See the world and experience life!
I really think now that Asians are so pampered and closed within our country. The world out there is big and i want to explore it bit by bit with my life....i wish i can just dedicate my life to travelling around the world.(My new founded hobby)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Mid term quizes results are Out!
Ok... since i was half hearted in my studying because i was at Paris! i can consider that i did ok. Stats business quiz 42.5/50
Stats Mid Term 81/100
Macro quiz 20/20
French- i heard i passed it!(surprisingly)
I seem to be studying very hard here... maybe because it s a university and there seems to be tons on quizes and mid terms pouring in.But my policy sticks. (No test, No study) opps.
Dad, mum... i did ok rite... dont worry. i'll study harder next time.
Now....
For the past week, i've been really busy planning my trip to barcelona. I will be there 17th feb till 22th feb. and i am so excited! on man.... I was suppose to do the planning this time. but .. i was so busy with the quizes, Jiralda has gone on doing the planning i guess. =X babE i love u. !
My journey here in France has been so blessed! We manage to go for a chocolate fair at At Antibes without our knowledge there was such an event going on.. We just wanted to walk to the market and have a look. but. Ta-ta........ we went to the chocolate fair. There were many exquisite chocolates,carvings of the effiel tower... a nokia handphone , puzzles etc... it was cool!
And... our trip to barcelona is a blessing in itself. Because.... we planned to travel this evening to barcelona... in which Jiralda and Winni have to skip their HRM class on friday.But because Jiralda wanted to go for HRM class becasue the lecturer was going to give a briefing on the Mid Term guidelines, she insisited that she did not want to skip class and so... our planned shifted back our trip till sunday. AND.... guess wad... Because of that..... we are able to travel to Nice for the"Carnival de Nice"for the flower fight event or something. Yes... see... Daddy God is working in ways we cannot see..
So this time.. its Jiralda, Winnie and I....... to Barcelona!
BTW, Rae(I'll miss u), Faizal, V, John, Jage... take care at London.. Bon Voyage!
Mot.... thanks for the Ear Rings! love u!
Valentines day is coming and i am missing my love ones so much..... including my little son LARRY!
Take care my love ones! and... Happy Valentines day!
Stats Mid Term 81/100
Macro quiz 20/20
French- i heard i passed it!(surprisingly)
I seem to be studying very hard here... maybe because it s a university and there seems to be tons on quizes and mid terms pouring in.But my policy sticks. (No test, No study) opps.
Dad, mum... i did ok rite... dont worry. i'll study harder next time.
Now....
For the past week, i've been really busy planning my trip to barcelona. I will be there 17th feb till 22th feb. and i am so excited! on man.... I was suppose to do the planning this time. but .. i was so busy with the quizes, Jiralda has gone on doing the planning i guess. =X babE i love u. !
My journey here in France has been so blessed! We manage to go for a chocolate fair at At Antibes without our knowledge there was such an event going on.. We just wanted to walk to the market and have a look. but. Ta-ta........ we went to the chocolate fair. There were many exquisite chocolates,carvings of the effiel tower... a nokia handphone , puzzles etc... it was cool!
And... our trip to barcelona is a blessing in itself. Because.... we planned to travel this evening to barcelona... in which Jiralda and Winni have to skip their HRM class on friday.But because Jiralda wanted to go for HRM class becasue the lecturer was going to give a briefing on the Mid Term guidelines, she insisited that she did not want to skip class and so... our planned shifted back our trip till sunday. AND.... guess wad... Because of that..... we are able to travel to Nice for the"Carnival de Nice"for the flower fight event or something. Yes... see... Daddy God is working in ways we cannot see..
So this time.. its Jiralda, Winnie and I....... to Barcelona!
BTW, Rae(I'll miss u), Faizal, V, John, Jage... take care at London.. Bon Voyage!
Mot.... thanks for the Ear Rings! love u!
Valentines day is coming and i am missing my love ones so much..... including my little son LARRY!
Take care my love ones! and... Happy Valentines day!
Monday, February 04, 2008
Paris Trip!
I am Back at Antibes! Have been to Paris since Thursday morning and touched down yesterday morning. Though I have lots of test and mid terms coming on, I managed to study a little through my trip and my Macro test was still manageable. Next is French mid term tomorrow and Stats mid term on Wednesday. Don’t worry mum dad, I am mugging like mad. I wun fail u. Have studied most of it before I left for Paris!
Our first day at Paris was worrying because Winnie booked a room in a3 star hotel room for 2 and 4 of us girls are suppose to squeeze in it. But the receptionist did not kind of allowed it. So, it was the WORRY of THE DAY. Rae kept saying she had a bad feeling that we will not have a room to sleep for the next 2 nights and blah blah. She kept grabbing my laptop to search for hostels. But because the hostels were at the outskirts of Paris, it will definitely disrupt our itinerary. So, yah.. but of coz, Jiralda and I felt peace in our hearts right after we prayed and I kept taking my lappy back from Rae and told her to Relax.. we will be fine. Thank God ! and the receptionalist managed to conviced her manager and allowed the 4 of us to stay in the room. All of us squeezed into a king size bed and hahahhaa… horror starts.. u can imagine right. Flying kicks and hands flying.. lolx. Some fell to the floor coz it was too squeezy etc. hahahahaa
Paris- 3 degrees
DAY 1-, we placed our bags at our hotel and went for lunch. Winnie ate the salmon set at a restaurant and Rae ate a burger set .I was feeling unwell from the flight so, I did not eat my lunch. Then, we went on to Notre Dame Towers and the Cathedral. We climbed 482 steps up the tower and the view was scenic.We managed to see Eiffel Tower from there.Freezing cold up there.
The cathedral was nothing special, all cathedrals are the same I guess. Then, we went around walking..shopping. Dinner was nothing but sandwich with tarts and a boisson(drink).
DAY 2- We went to see the Eiffel Tower and the palace nearby. But it was raining heavily and we bet the view will not be good, so we did not take the lift up the Effiel tower. 11.50 Euros. Very Ex. Because it was a rainy day, all of us were freezing cold and did not have the mood to see any other attraction sites. So, we went for lunch at Hippopotamus. I ate a 2 course meal, $15.90 Euros. Starter- French Onion Soup, Main Course- Fine beef. You can eat all the garnishes and side dishes. I ate one big Potato and ordered lots of garnished. The scallot garnish seems to be the famous thing is Paris! Yummy. Then, we went on shopping till evening before we went into the Museum.(FOC) We saw lots of famous paintings. Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Egyptian’s art and jewellerys like the crown of European kings etc…..going into that museum makes me wan to just stop studying and just be an artist. Hahahahaha. Imagine. Da Vinci took 5 years to draw Mona Lisa and yet he did not complete it before he died…. France is a place with rich history. Every building here seems to have a history. Even The Metro(the mrt) is 200 years old. Cool huh.! I love Paris!
I bought a roxy sling cum computer bag for only 9 Euros. It’s a steal man.lolx. hee-
DAY 3- We went to the World’s Largest Flea market. ok. There was nothing to buy. To me, its just old things there. But of coz, there were exceptionally old televisions and radios that we can see. Interesting. We were hungry and headed to Hippo again for our lunch. This time I was not really hungry so I shared my meal with Jiralda. The Hippo was another branch. Crowded but the food and service was not up to standard. There was hair in the food, onion soup was diluted, the service crew was slow, took wrong order of food. Oh man… bad bad bad. Thumbs down.
We went for our afternoon shopping, saw the Cleo Petra’s Needle and then to the Ark at night. 2 Feb 08 was a special night. At the ark, the soldiers at Paris commemorate the deaths of the people who died in the world war 1. There was a marching scene and giving of flowers to the tomb. We went to the top of the Ark and saw the night scene of Paris! NICE! Ok, that’s all I’m writing for now. Hungry. Lunch time! Will post my pictures up soon. After my row of test.
No Chinese new year for me =(
Our first day at Paris was worrying because Winnie booked a room in a3 star hotel room for 2 and 4 of us girls are suppose to squeeze in it. But the receptionist did not kind of allowed it. So, it was the WORRY of THE DAY. Rae kept saying she had a bad feeling that we will not have a room to sleep for the next 2 nights and blah blah. She kept grabbing my laptop to search for hostels. But because the hostels were at the outskirts of Paris, it will definitely disrupt our itinerary. So, yah.. but of coz, Jiralda and I felt peace in our hearts right after we prayed and I kept taking my lappy back from Rae and told her to Relax.. we will be fine. Thank God ! and the receptionalist managed to conviced her manager and allowed the 4 of us to stay in the room. All of us squeezed into a king size bed and hahahhaa… horror starts.. u can imagine right. Flying kicks and hands flying.. lolx. Some fell to the floor coz it was too squeezy etc. hahahahaa
Paris- 3 degrees
DAY 1-, we placed our bags at our hotel and went for lunch. Winnie ate the salmon set at a restaurant and Rae ate a burger set .I was feeling unwell from the flight so, I did not eat my lunch. Then, we went on to Notre Dame Towers and the Cathedral. We climbed 482 steps up the tower and the view was scenic.We managed to see Eiffel Tower from there.Freezing cold up there.
The cathedral was nothing special, all cathedrals are the same I guess. Then, we went around walking..shopping. Dinner was nothing but sandwich with tarts and a boisson(drink).
DAY 2- We went to see the Eiffel Tower and the palace nearby. But it was raining heavily and we bet the view will not be good, so we did not take the lift up the Effiel tower. 11.50 Euros. Very Ex. Because it was a rainy day, all of us were freezing cold and did not have the mood to see any other attraction sites. So, we went for lunch at Hippopotamus. I ate a 2 course meal, $15.90 Euros. Starter- French Onion Soup, Main Course- Fine beef. You can eat all the garnishes and side dishes. I ate one big Potato and ordered lots of garnished. The scallot garnish seems to be the famous thing is Paris! Yummy. Then, we went on shopping till evening before we went into the Museum.(FOC) We saw lots of famous paintings. Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Egyptian’s art and jewellerys like the crown of European kings etc…..going into that museum makes me wan to just stop studying and just be an artist. Hahahahaha. Imagine. Da Vinci took 5 years to draw Mona Lisa and yet he did not complete it before he died…. France is a place with rich history. Every building here seems to have a history. Even The Metro(the mrt) is 200 years old. Cool huh.! I love Paris!
I bought a roxy sling cum computer bag for only 9 Euros. It’s a steal man.lolx. hee-
DAY 3- We went to the World’s Largest Flea market. ok. There was nothing to buy. To me, its just old things there. But of coz, there were exceptionally old televisions and radios that we can see. Interesting. We were hungry and headed to Hippo again for our lunch. This time I was not really hungry so I shared my meal with Jiralda. The Hippo was another branch. Crowded but the food and service was not up to standard. There was hair in the food, onion soup was diluted, the service crew was slow, took wrong order of food. Oh man… bad bad bad. Thumbs down.
We went for our afternoon shopping, saw the Cleo Petra’s Needle and then to the Ark at night. 2 Feb 08 was a special night. At the ark, the soldiers at Paris commemorate the deaths of the people who died in the world war 1. There was a marching scene and giving of flowers to the tomb. We went to the top of the Ark and saw the night scene of Paris! NICE! Ok, that’s all I’m writing for now. Hungry. Lunch time! Will post my pictures up soon. After my row of test.
No Chinese new year for me =(
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