In the midst of studying, I have things to be glad about!
Ya know, there are so many things that could get me down, but those are mere choices. And since I'm still capable of making those choices, I am!
Ruth and Calle are so warm! Went to their place today and as usual, Ruth is a fabulous cook and both of them are so thoughtful! I have my english-swedish bible today! yay! They've got a new computer so I was showing calle a trick or 2. pretty amazing. i love widgets. USE! of weather widget in Sg though. Oh well. U shld've seen calle when i showed him my house on google earth! Amazing programme. Grace and her bf went too and her bf has great english! i'm impressed. And their trip to Eygpt sounds absolutely awesome! But no travelling for sometime for me. I'm flat out tired from planes, packing and pictures. The narcissist in me has died. Anyway I can't bargain, so eygpt must be done with a super good bargainer. josh? wanna go eygpt?
I haven't said anything about my trip to Spain-Ireland-Bath-London yet. Let's have a concise summary yah, Spain is a goregous country which I must visit again. I love the people and the atmosphere. Christmas eve and the town is packed. people were singing along with carolers! U'd never get that anywhere else! Met a dude who works for ryan air and flew from stockholm-giron-dublin with me. He was pretty cool. LOVE for sweden though. Well, he's spanish and swedes are usually a little shy so he was upset about how difficult it is to make swedish friends. Met a Jewish-American girl-Katie on the flight to Dublin. Hari helped give her instructions on how to get to the Spire. Nice gril. Hari!!! It was so good meeting him! I realised how great he is! :) Damn good leader, he can gently push us into doing what he wants! Sounds scary eh.. haha..
Had Guiness in a pub on boxing day, an awesome christmas dinner the night before and a freezing time every night! Bath had the best accomodation hands down- 2.50pounds a night at a hotel? How good can life get?! Anyway, Gill packed a full itineray, saw Stonehenge- UN -6 degrees! AH! happy. But I got some great shots! Anyway, We had a flat out good christmas dinner with her folks. Mulled wine is SUPER! So 2 turkey dinners. Fiona her sister is super easy to talk to too. Bath is the most charming English town, and I loved it.
London was a bloody riot. 7 people in 2 dorm rooms is o so fun. You could say that w had some group dynamics. Shopping- new GAP pants!, musicals - I saw 2!! Fame and Phantom of the Opera. We had totally great seats for Fame, but I don't have to tell u this, but even though we saw Phantom from Upper circle seats, it was so amazing. I loved the songs, the set!! OH MAN! Superb. Phantom could've been better but Raoul was super! And christine. damn good!
Portebello Street was quaint, a bit bangkokish at some points, my Ender's series is now complete! Woo hoo! I have copies of enders series from all editions now i think.
Yes I know...obsessive about my sci fi.
I think I like England's music scene. Their CD shops have so much George Shearing. Why doesn't Singapore have him? He is jazz.
Anyway, got chocolates for the masses, presents for family and friends, DAD! I still don't have urs. Any requests?
Oh yeah, New Year's. After a truckload of meeting up with so and so and so and so, like Alan and Kenny from VJ! It was so bizzare. One minute, we're walking along Chinatown, and I look up, hey? isn't that alan? Oh my goodness! And everyone starts talking at once and poor Gill's parents look like 'WTH is going on?!'
Anyway, after being squished like pancakes in thr throng to the London eye, with amelia latched onto my arm, we make it there and the fireworks are amazing! :) Better than the one at the Esplanade Open.
Getting out was a problem though. I can't believe those stupid parents who brought kids to the fireworks. What were they thinking?! Oh my kids need to be with a trillion other people on New Year's to feel the festivities? To feel the bottom of a boot as they're trampled on? There were even babies in strollers! Epitome of idiocy.
Anyway, the last few days in London were nice and easy going- which was ok for ash, ainie, amelia and i. We were all tired out by then. The flight back was.. amusing. I met an Italian lady on the bus to victoria station and she was going to the coach station too, so I just tagged along. She's a riot! I just met her and she was telling me all this stuff about herself. Very Italian thing to do. Anyway, at Stansted,the airport, it's this massive refugee camp. Already prepared for that, so I whipped out my excuse of a sleeping bag and fell asleep in front of the money changer. Oh man, I was so wiped out. I didn't wake up till people started milling around it as it was about to open. I can sleep anywhere now.
Sweden was a winter wonderland upon arrival. Be green. It was white all over.
But now, I shall refrain from going on as I must finish Cholinergic receptors and transmitters tonight! later!