2007 recap and 2008 wishes

2007 is counting down!!!

I have never done any recap or new year resolutions in the past. 2007 is a special year for me. I gain some things and I lose some things. I also find myself more mature in handling human relationship issue. The old me is damm fiery and hot...hahah... now I have become more mellow, maybe age is catching??? Nope...its the experiences in life that change my perceptions to a lot of things, but I still get a bit fiery at times...good that the lifespan of per fire is getting shorter and shorter... Hahahahah

If I were to rate the speed of 2007, its neither too fast or too slow. Days passes very fast but the feeling is very slow. There are list of things I hate about 2007 and list of things I like about 2007. Its a year of mixed feelings.

2007 ~ things to be filed and chapter closed

In 2007, my circle of trust shrink tremendously.... a lot of emotional decisions to be made. Some left as it is, hoping that time will settle the issues on my behalf. Face a lot of delima situations. Got that kind of feeling "人在江湖，身不由己"..... A lot of secrets going on... 不能说的事很多..... sometimes I got so confused.... who is in the dark who is in the bright... its no longer a "right" or "wrong" case... its becomes morally and emotionally challenging....

I tend to look back and recalling about past events... I know if WC is reading this, she will say "there u goes again!" Hahahah.... I am trying to erase history lar... but my history damm good one u forget liao meh... I score A1 for history in O level lei... :P...

In the past, my piority in life is relationship, kinship, friendship, work and wealth is never in the top list. Just that a lot of things that happen in 2007 make me change a lot of perceptions and re look at my piorities in life. I am trying to re position where I am and re focus.... To where?... I am slowly discovering...

2007 ~ Things to be cherished and grateful of

In 2007, I learn to look at things from a different perspectives...my life no longer revolve around myself. :) My pig worm has slowly unconsciously influence me into his piggy worm world! My pig worm advisor can be damm crap at times...or rather all the time... :P He is comforting and always there to cushion the impact. Thanks wormy! :P

We have settled one big event in life that leads to a begining of life together as one... slowing accomodating to the martial status of Mrs... kinda enjoyed being "taken care of" by Mr Tan... :P hahaha...I think Mr Tan haven feel the impact of a "responsiblities of a married man"....hahaha... he still happy go lucky.... I think he will soon feel it when we have our home coming and family starting. :)  eh Mr Tan, wake up... ok lar... let u enjoy a little while longer.... :P Hahahah... A lot of ppl ask me "hows married life?" For me, I feel nothing much changes...probably because we are still living the lifestyle as before... look forward to our new home!

2008 is coming!!!

Stepping soon into 2008, which mean everyone birthday and adding 1 more yrs of age, hopefully 1 more yr of wisdom...and not 1 more line on the face!...hahahah...Hopefully of all us still look good! hahaha... I still rem surin comment a pict "whose that chio ger in green" --- referring to herself...but there are a lot of chio ger in the pict...so I replied her, there is a "chio mrs in there too!" --- I m the only mrs hahahaha....  more gals are joining the chio mrs club in 2008... year full of wedding bells! Someone commented that I start the trend....should'nt the govt give me some kinda rewards! Hahahaha....I personally feel that its the biological clock clicking and set that alarm.... Its always good to be with someone who can share your joys and worries.... That someone who comment that hor, its time you start looking for your the other half! :P

And ya ... can someone faster bring that stupid lemon ribena tv adv down... its irritating and sucks big time! From 2006, its 无间道.... into 2007, I think I cheong with "milk"- in hokkien! I must be eating too much prata and mutabuk....Hahahaha....I must cut down on that! and yes! Cut down on curry intake! I know that my working life is going to face to major change, either become better or worse... hoping for better or another way is for heaven to "bo bi" a good opportunity stike for me to leave the "魔掌" of mutabak! I am praying hard! :) I can't imagine what will happen when 无间道 get injected with more and more "milk"! haha... dun know to laugh or cry!

My biggest wish for 2008 is to spend christmas in Corlinus! Our new home! I have never sit down to think what christmas mean... until 2007, I found the meaning of christmas... ...hahahah.... I am hoping that the construction speedy up so that we can get into our new home faster... "yi ba yi ba antelei!"

If financially allow.... I really hope to visit "that place" with pig worm... we have gotten our dream fulfilled to visit Europe in 2007... "that place" is next on our list... I know it might be financially strained in 2008... So I am keeping this last in my wish list...hahahah...May heaven "bo pi" pig worm tio 4D or toto...hahahah...he is a strong believer of 4D and toto! Hahahah! whereas I am not the same religion as him, who believe in more structured and concrete stuff. :P

Last but not least, I wish you guys and gals out there who read this a Happy New Year!

Btw, I cut my hair short for the new year! Check out my new hair style in 2008! :P

 

Wat Xmas means?

A department lunch on tuesday.... as much as I dun wish to attend... I have to go... sian.... I just concentrate on the food.... when it comes to gift exchange, each of us is asked to pick a no... and mine got a ah nei red dot on the number tag! Shit... those with that dot have to tell wat xmas means to them..... sian.....

In my mind I was trying to give a political correct answer...  Holiday loh.... wat else... it not that xmas dun mean anything to me... just that I dun wish to share my ptd life with them... The first few b4 me started on their religion, gift exchange and stuff.... I just tell them "coming from in a traditional family I dun celebrate xmas!" They must be feeling I am the odd ball... well... just let them be... I was partying like crazy for xmas when I am younger... why should I tell them... hahahah....

Then it comes to gift exchange.... then they started singing!!! I hate that.... the worse is when they start shaking hands greeting xmas and hugging is the worse!!!!!! I m not used to it...The lunch ended and more and more sai from work filled up the day... at the end of the day.... when I have some time alone while on my way home... I started to think what xmas means to me.....

Every year I would make an effort to do something for xmas... this yr, my working life messed up my xmas! Cos in early Jan, there is this major event coming up... I alone serve 10 over ppl with each individual different request!!!! I am feeling more and more like a cheap labour!!!! and worse still they cant make up their mind wat they want and now all goes on leave thinking things can be done with a magical tink! Idiot.... Me being me, the type who cant really bo chap when I can forsee disaster coming... was running up and down everyday like some mad woman.

And wat the rest do.... they still bother to come and check on me.... Their own shit already cannot come out stuck in their asshole liao still come and tap on me.... one day or another they will die of shit overload in their asshole.

Ytd...I received a lot of xmas presents from colleagues...as most of them are going on leave! Then I realised I am so stuck with work that I haven even do my xmas shopping... feeling damm pissed that how this xmas mood is being ruin by work.... I am hoping to knock off on dot ytd to at least do some xmas shopping... and last minute some idiot came and step my tail! Giving me trouble! I can no longer hold my anger and he got it! Obi good! U think I weak cat!!! I dun give respect to those who is not worthy of it!

Although I release my volcano, things are not going to change... the deadline of the jan event will still have to be meet.... sometimes I just hope that I can be bo chap and hack care.... but given my character I know its difficult... unless I really give up! I am trying to physco myself to give up... hack care! This is not a diffcult environment if you know the rules of the game and play along with it.... Although I am fully aware of the rules... I am unwilling to change my character for the game sake! One of my very close colleague told me, I am still too young to understand...... why must one change ??? In order to survive? Wat a fake world....

So wat xmas means? It means its time to reflect and review... if its time to change or to get stuck and live with it..... I haven find my answer....

 

Stupid hat DND

Went to my office dnd...the theme is some hat nite... wasnt in a good mood to go for the event... but still went eventually....It was at Merchant Court Ballroom. We left home late... terrible jam and got a big problem with parking! All FULL!!! Damm! The hotel carpark is full, central mall also full...went all the way to MOS carpark also fULL.... I told Nick, the food better be good! In the end after 2 turn back to Central we managed to find a lot... we were damm late.... we left home 7.10, reach the place 8.45... They already started the event...might as well loh,...... I was'nt in a mood to entertain anyway...Had a lot of problem at work recently, that why I am locking this posting to contact only...hahahah....We had 1/2 day early off for work... but that morning I almost vomit blood talking to some idiot prata! I was telling one of my colleague, one day if I were to go crazy, maybe I will act like the ang mo take a machine gun and weck at those idiotic ppl! 

Anyway the theme of the dnd is some hat thing, we just chin chye grab 2 xmas hat from watson, total damage about 5 bucks. Hahaha... we thought we are cheapo... but i saw many more cheapo ppl there, hahaha... most of them in xmas hat also... some got lights, some with colour...stupid.... My table de ppl wanted some arty farty kind of theme...and Ms Teapot actually got the youngest gal to buy a new hat for her....but woh bang! Still wanna act young! Bui tan han! 

They play some stupid games that make most of them loook so damm funny, in actual fact, STUPID.... Anyway I am not the the mood to so call celebrate the dnd....My main purpose there is for the food! So I just eat my food and hack care what they do... anyway only the siao on one is on the stage,esp one prata man. He think he is funny...to me he is just clowns! Foolish clowns! Its not funny at all... in actual fact... it puke to look the way he act like having a lot of fun... real idiots! I think he should go back to his ah nei village!

Luckily draw is good prizes, got 1k kind of best denki and harvey norman voucher, 1.5k de travel voucher, 2k+ de swiss watch! But I din get anything... Never got a luckily draw gift from these 2 years of dnd.. maybe really no "缘分" with this kind of event by the company... the "米田共" kinda "粪" jiu have a lot loh....

Anyway... i think this kind of company and event a lot of "jia jia" de human walking ard... Just got to find your real kaki to make life easier.... This is my group of kaki... 
 
weird combinations...we got as young as 21 yrs old de, and one who is 1 and a half decade older than the youngest one.....and one ang mo who speak with la, lei, li, lor......hahah.... we are the 4 who got involve in the taxi accident! Hahaah... and see wat are we doing?!? We are drinking! Hee hee hee! At the end of the event, just as we are leaving, one of the guy suggest we should all stay and drink on company account.! Great idea! But we only had 2 rounds of beer as the bar counter is closing.... too bad....As we stayed back, we saw some stupid figure, like Mutabak, and her new legs, (which I haven got a name for her) dancing in the dance floor, Just as these terms best describe them.... STUPID, IDIOTIC, they think they are charming? sexy? well....they are super super "chao ji wu di" de big stupid idiotic pig!!!! They can go back their ah nei village to perform loh....Hahahah..... At least some fun stuff out of a damm idiotic environment!  :P

Phew!

Last Friday noon, 3 of my colleagues and myself took a cab from our office to causeway point. It was a short journey. We came to a traffic light and our cab stop behind a sbs bus. Just as we are chatting away and complaining about work.... a loud bang from behind! The 1st shake I knew it was a car that bang us from behind.... I had experienced similar bang before. But this is defintely a serious one. My male colleague seated on the front passenger seat and 3 of us ladies behind. I was right in the middle! My colleague on my left who was seated slanted got her forehead knock againt the head rest of the front seat a few times. We seated in the cab for a while to stable ourselves before we move out of the cab... This is wat we saw after we alight the cab! The saloon cab become a hatch back! The entire boot was gone! Scary sight! We went on to take another cab to our lunch. On our way back, we saw the backside of the cab removed and waited to be towed away. I made a report to comfort as my colleagues wanted to visit a doctor just to be sure. 

Back in office, those who knew we were involved in the accident, told us how serious thing can get if we suffered some unseen injury... keep telling us to go and see a doc and stuff.... I thought I can go back.... but who knows.... some idiot waste my time... and I leave the office at usual knock off time....
I did went to see a doc.... nothing wrong except some concussion... my colleagues and myself just want to see a doc just in case few days later got problem like wat describe by some of the colleagues.... a bit bo liao... but just to be on the safe side. The doc gave me some muscle relaxant which I din take... hahahah....

On sat morning, Nick drove to work... on his way, a new yellow hyundai cab suddenly cut into his lane and force him to sway a bit to his driver side to avoid the knock! His dear front rim instantly "hui rong"!!! Half of it become textured and disfigured! The back rim was no safe from the sway... 1/4 got disfigured!!! He scratched the rims against the pavement! He immediately "hon" the cab and the cab driver switched back to his lane and signal sorry.... Sorry no cure man! Nick was so upset that his rims become "hua mao" now... no choice.... he say he should have just stay in his lane and let the cab come and knock him.... but in the case of emegency, its natural human reaction to swerve to the opposite direction... We guess the cab din check his blind spot, when he came cutting in half of the cab body is againt the head of our car. I told Nick its bo pian loh....  luckily only the rim got scratched... the body is ok.

Ytd noon, my colleagues and myself who involved in the accident on friday got a call from the hamper company cos Comfort has send us each a fruit basket....hahah.... When I told Nick, he thought it was his case with the new yellow hyundai cab on sat... I told him fat dream! The taxi uncle run also "lai bui ji" still come and find u! Hahahahah

Standard Chartered Run

02 December 2007 - Standard Chartered Run
We woke up at 5am on Sunday morning. Nick put on his jogging attire. Me on my subaru cap! ahahah.... All ready for the standard chartered run! .... He run...me no run... :P
He had his water parade while on our way to city hall mrt to meet his fellow colleagues. They took a group photo and we make our way to the start point (infront of esplanade)...Mr Nick got quite some cold feet here....hahahah... I accompanied him to the start point and was shove away by the authority cos I have no number tag on me...hehehe...One look the authority could tell I am not in the race...cos I am in slippers! :P and carry one big bag....
He joined his colleagues to move to the front line. I make my way across the road by the underbridge and within walking distance, I am standing infront of fullerton where I could see the start point. There are too many ppl le...I cant locate him. So after they move off for the 10km Men run...I also make my way...hahaha... to Macdonalds! I manage to settle myself at the Macdonalds at Boat Quay.
While q-ing for my breakfast, I met this ang mo drunkard who insist on paying for my meal...he took out a stack of money! along side was another lady...I faster run upstair and stayed for 10 min b4 I went down to get my breakfast... The stupid ang mo still there...outside the Mac eating his burger with that drunkard look. After I got my breakfast, I settled on the 1st floor....that stupid ang mo come into the counter shouting "I am hungry...wat u have for recommendation" siao de....in case of trouble again...I took my tray and went to the 2nd floor.... Not long later, a group of 4 young ang mo mixed black... 2 gals, 2 guys... not even 20 yrs old...
They starting talking about their sex experience loudly....1 of the guy ( a bit like indian mix ang mo...in his super ang mo slang) say he always do it when he is drunk...if not he is not that easy.... the ang mo gals start calling him "man whore".....*faint.... the guy continues yes...many many different locations! The gal start calling him "man whore! man whore!"
The gal ask him if he bring any condoms with him...he immediately answered "I dun wanna get aids!" The gals goes on calling him "man whore"!
Another gal start asking the other guy if he has done it with many at one go.,... this guys seems a bit reserved said "one at a time"... the gal immediately chipped in "1 in the toliet, 1 in the room, 1 in the mosque"......
OMG....wat are these ang mo kids doing.... I just stayed there to hear their conversation....I think they notice me...one of the threw an ice cube over and say "hey gal"...I did not look at them... I was playing the game on my hp... In my heart I am thinking... "woh sei... i still little ger to them ar...maybe they look at me like super nerdy?" cos it was 7 plus in the morning... they just finish partying and I am there alone for my breakfast dress so casually...hahahha...
I looked at my watch...8.30 am liao... I guess Nick should be back ba... I made my way to the finishing line...on my way I saw many runners coming back... alot of cheer group too...I was thinking...maybe he is walking somewhere behind...hahaha..... cos he din put in much effort to train for this run..... We agreed to meet at the "bananas collection point" hahaha.... so many smelly runner!!! alamak! Not long later, Nick called me...he already come back for quite some time! hahahaha... we met up and he showed me his medal...hahaha.... Not bad sia... he managed to run about 7km and walk run the rest of the 3km... Luckily I am not in the run... :P
At the venue, the runners get free drinks like coke, 100 plus, minerals waters, and lots and lots of bananas! Hahahaha..... We saw the prize awards to the full marathon race. 42km that starts 5am! That black runner break records! The 3rd prize is USD8k , followed by 2nd prize, USD15k and winner at USD25k!!!!! No wonder they flew all the way here to run!
We left the place and now its Nick's turn to get Macdonalds! Hahaha.... went to nearby Funnan...lots of ppl there in blue jogging top too... all from the standard chartered run too! Whole place are crowded.... with smelly smelly......hhahahahaha....

Addiction to 楚漢驕雄

Have u ever seen someone who is so engrossed in watching a drama to the extend of rushing home every night, at least 1 hr b4 the show start. Cos need to get ready, bath and dinner and standby all ready for the show. In the duration of 1 hour of screening of show on Channel U, no one is to disturb and make noise. All eyes glue to the TV set!
Which drama has such an attraction? Its none other than The conqueror story!
Hahaha....and who is the man so crazy over this? Its none other than the Lao Ho's owner, Mr Nick!
Has been chasing after this drama for weeks! Last week, while reading sherry's blog, got to know that she got a version of this!!! Finally.... we can catch it faster than TV! Hahahahaha!
Frankly speaking dun understand why a man who love to soak legs is so well loved by his people. And intelligent ppl willing to serve him and die for him....weird.... and he is such a playboy too. On the other hand, a man who slaughter human as if crashing an ant is so devoted to love.....maybe no human is perfect....hahahaha....
From this drama, got to understand wat is BC and AD.... grow so big, now then understand! Hahahaha....
Updates:We finally finished the drama last night... morale of the story, reality is cruel.
Sometimes one has to do certain things because the situation is not on his side...No matter how unwilling is Liu Bang, he has no choice but to listern to the majority to kill his brother Siang Yu.
And in order to reach a certain level, no matter how kind hearted one is, he got to be cruel... All of the ppl knows Liu Bang is a good man, but in the end he also have to plot to remove his thorns!
Finally one has to go through a lot of hardship and set back in order to achieve "big success". Unlike Liu Bang who grew up in a small village, always have to wag his tail in order to get ppl to help him. Siang Yu on the other hand come from a prestige family and never experience major setback in life. In his most difficult time, given a choice to flee back to his homeland. He gave his life up rather than to be a rat to restart again....

Yao Dao Lao Hoh is in Puroland too!

Someone keep saying I am childish in playing fluff friend in Facebook. Now he is stucked too! Hahahah..... And his pet is a tiger!

Gender:	Male
Location:	I stay in Puroland with O Ba Ka
Looking For:	Whatever I can Get
Favorite Foods:	Anything.

This tiger is dammed picky. He dun like most of the food. Even the most expensive food in fluff does not appeal to him. So Nick keep pumping him with generic food, the only food that he could achieve +6 speed so far. My O Ba Ka is better, most of the food can let it +10 on speed! Hahaha...
Last friday night while on our way home, I told Nick about this funny fluff that the owner feed only cherry, and the owner put in the shout out " I am hungry, feed me cherry". Someone reply him "No wonder you are hungry cos u only eat cherry!" It was so damm funny!
This got Nick interested in the Fluff. He ask me to create a login for him. At 11 pm, I was already on bed going to meet zou gong liao, he still playing fluff. At 1 am he went to bed, the half dreamy me ask him ur fluff how liao, he say my tiger speed is 200+ liao. I was wide awaked by his reply! I scold him "siao de" hahhaa... cos my O Ba Ka took me about 4 days to achieve speed of 200. Somemore my O Ba Ka is every food also good that kind. Can imagine he must be pumping a lot of food on his tiger for that 2 hrs!!!!
Crazy fellow! Sat and Sun he kept thinking of his tiger and feed him whenever he can. Hahaha..... now he cannot say I childish liao! Cos now he is obsessed with his tiger!!!!  :P

My O Ba Ka in facebook

I am stucked with Fluff in Facebook!!! Hahaha.... Here's my cute fluff!
Its name is O Ba Ka....hahahha....

Gender:	It
Location:	I stay in Puroland
Looking For:	(fluff)Friendship
Activities:	I like to sleep, roll around and nuai sai!!!
Favorite Foods:	Strawberry,Cherry, watermelon, milk, cakes!!! and lots of cakes! And Yes! Cheese! Cheese!
Favorite Places:	My bed and my bei bei
About Me:	I am a cute panda

I like to buy a variety of different food for it, it get stronger every time I feed it with food, now my O ba Ka speed is 142fph! It can get to thousand fph de.... hahahha....I wonder will it grow wings by then...hmmm..... heng O Ba Ka is not choosy about food, most of the food can add 10fph..hahahah....unlike WS de fluff is damm choosy! Like only expensive food! Hahaha.....
But I lose a lot of munny on racing...hahaha...cos I anyhow bet... so when I am "leong" then O Ba Ka dun have yummy food liao....hahahaha... dun know why I am such a sucker for game like this, Nick say its childish... But I like cartoon stuff like this.... even till now I still watch Doraemon every weekend morning! Hahaha.... I miss some of the cartoon like "ben ben" the blue body big big eyes car! I still know how to sing the theme song ! :P
Last time used to play neo pets too... pet aquarium which is like a screen saver where you can feed and sayang the fish everyday... but who knows it bring my comp virus and wipe out my hard disk!!! scary! Now no more installation of such stuff. 

Resources for Italy, Switerland and Paris tour

Hi ppl, I have posted my resources for Italy, Switerland and Paris tour, I have done this research online in 2007 between Feb to June. I cannot remember where I copied them from. So please just take it as reference.

 

Attachment: Research on tour.doc

Post Honeymoon thoughts

1 week after honeymoon, trying to adjust back the sleeping time. For the past 1 week, we have been trying to sleep early, but always end up awake till past midnight then we are able to sleep. The next morning, 2 pandas will walk around like zombies! Hahaha... A few occassion, I got so sleepy that I almost fell asleep while driving. Hopefully by this week we are able to fully recovered from the time difference.

Everyone has been asking us abt the trip to europe and are all surprise to hear that we dun have a good impression of the country. I think because both of us are the nuai sai type... we enjoy more when given more time to nuai than to travel (everyday is about 4 to 6 hours on coach to travel from 1 place to another)...hahaha... example like do nothing just nuai in some resort or like go cruise, nuai 3 days 2 nights that kind....Hahaha... But I would say this europe trip is a very good eye opening for us.

It make us realise how fortunate we are staying in SG, so lesser complains now...Hahahah.... Nick is a very chinese food person and always like to hiam this food not nice, that food not nice. He seldom do it now, cos I would ask him "bread, cheese and scramble egg???" It send him cold shiver! Hahaha... cos on the trip, that was standard breakfast everyday for 12 days in a row....kinda scary... In SG, we can still choose to eat beehoon with luncheon meat, kuay tiao soup, or fried carrot cake! Over there, easy, no need to choose, everyday is the same....hahahha....

We also realise SG is not as well known as what we thought. The 1st day when we are in Rome, we meet a german couple about age of 60s... also on holiday in rome, asking where we come from. When we say SINGAPORE, the old german man replied "Is it a small town in CHINA?" We almost fainted... we told him near Malaysia, he gave us a puzzled face. Then he ask "what is famous in SG, wat u all produce?" We were tongue tied.... dun know how to reply... I feel like replying, "SG produce ppl loh....and lot of fines...its a fines country" hahahha... of course I din say that... Hahahah... He is lucky that he met us on the 1st day of our trip... if he met us last day of our trip, I would definetly say, "SG is a racial harmony country!, no racism!!!" Hahaha...

Our tour guide is good in controlling the schedule so that we get a lot of free time on our own in their town, that's where u get to interact with the local. And most of the time, we choose to enter small local shops than the big big meant for tourist shop... so we get more encounter of bad attitude and racism from the ang mos....I cannot imagine, now is quite bad...imagine how bad racism was 10 years ago.....My colleague told me she encounter the same thing few yrs back, when the service ppl ignore her, but she more fierce, she demand they bring the item out to show her, and she walked off when they do it...hahahha....

Now I finally realise why racial harmony is so impt, why our govt keep trying to tell us to maintain that. I have never realise, maybe too take things for granted. Really feel like a mountain tortise after the trip. A lot of friends and colleagues say I think too much, analyse too much during a holiday. But I feel wat make a place nice to visit is not 100% on their scenary or food...its abt human! A very good example would be Japan, I have visited Japan last yr for work, only went for 3 days and din get to tour, just for walk some place for work purpose, din see huge impressive structure, no play trip, but the experience with the ppl there is great! Superb warm and friendly culture!!!! The best thing is their toilet! Super clean and come with warm water spray washer! (for backside) hahahah..Hahahah....I was alone in the hotel room on the trip, the thing I enjoy doing in the room is play with the water spray! :P... can adjust the diff level and angle of spray!!! Even shopping mall the toliet also have!

In Europe, unless we dun buy thing, dun interact, purely see sight, eat in hotel, buy stuff from tourist shop, then it would be good experience....hahah.... But where ever I go, I like to see ppl's cultural, talk to ppl, understand the difference between us and them. So now we understand why ppl keep saying service level for tourist is impt huh.... the tour guide keep telling us, dun be upset if u buy something more x cos tourist is always being carrot de.....hahaha.... so imagine tourist who come so far to our country, being carrot buy x stuff, cant expect them to put up with our attitude rite....hahahha... we should let them be a happy carrot! Hahaha...

We also come to realise that by one day, SG will be like them where everything get so bloody expensive... one normal takeaway meal easily cost abt sgd$50 for a couple, resturant is abt sgd$100 to $200... their normal income is about 3000 euro! Sweep floor de in europe can earn more than a manager in SG.... but their living standard is too high...Quite scary! Although the Euro exchange rate is 2 times of SGD, same as SGD to Msia, but things in SG is not that X as europe! No wonder when the ang mo come to SG, they buy like siao, when they go Msia or Indonesia, they buy till ki siao! When they go China, they already buy till bonkus liao!

Most imptly, in this trip, we could really feel the raise of power in China, nowaday, they are not what we thought they are.. cos they have superb spending power. It might be a good thing, cos at least they show to the world that Asian is no longer weak! Throughout the trip, Nick keep minic Lee Xiao Long, "我们不是东亚病夫"....hahha... he watch too much movie......But the problem is, money come too easy for the this generation of China ppl, so most of them are rich but not really cultured... The next generation will be better and better.

Our tour guide say she always bully the ang mos if she happen to see them in SG, cos she is being bullied by them in Europe. Hahaha.... I think its a bit extreme.... But nonetheless, this trip is a good exposure and good experience. Europe would be nice and fun if you are a shopping person and if you like buildings, structures, arts! But for nuai sai ppl like me, if given a chance to choose again, I would not visit Europe for honeymoon but on a separate trip... so now, I am bugging Nick to visit another place next yr...*evil laughter!!!!!

 

We are back Home!!!

Hahaha.... now we learn to appreciate SG more! The food, the environment...everything! The 1st thing we do when we touch down is to put our down our luggages, change and speedy gonzalas to coffee shop eat breakfast!

Nice kopi, tea, and Guo tiao dang!!!

 

 

 

Hahhahaha.... Last night we just had prata at Jalan Kayu, today??? Hmmm... ikea hotdog, chicken wings!!! Then Lasak..... Food in SG is just amazing!!!! Hahaha

We also packed our stuffs we bought for new home.

 

 

 

 

We also did a count on our photos, 1430 still shots!!! Not inclusive of videos clips!!! More than the photos on our AD!!! Hahaha.....

Hahha.... I guess some of you might be wondering how I managed to do a detail record of the trip... cos I write down daily...hahah... U may find Italy stuff more details cos more free time... Switerland de not so much... cos busy with shopping and viewing scenary! Paris de not much also. I had lao sai in Switerland, got sorethroat and coughing towards the end of the trip.

DAY 12 Last Day in Paris, the city of love!

DAY 13 (09 Oct 07, TUE) : PARIS FREE DAY

We started the day trying to take the metro with our fellow travel mates. Our hotel is on the residential line, so we have to take the RER followed by the city line. We first arrived at Montmatre. The place where many artistes were being discovered! I love the artiste street!!! Very artistic feel! We bought some nice poster for our new home, very Moulin Rouge feel. After lunch at

this nice small restaurant, nice crepe, we took a walk in Pigalle to see the famous Moulin Rouge.

 

While we were at Montmatre, we saw a lot of blackies! They are here to tie “friendship band” on your wrist and ask for money!!! We saw the same situation in Milan too. I gave these blackies a nickname “Kopi O” then Nick and myself will remind each other “beware of Kopi O” whenever we see these Kopi O we will wrap our arms. I made a song out of this using the SBC drama Kopi O

 

咖啡乌，咖啡乌，

这里有很多的咖啡乌。

咖啡乌，咖啡乌，

他们要来绑你的手。

被他绑到就惨了。

要小心咖啡乌。

 

We board on the metro again to Galeries Lafayette. A paradise for branded goods lover. We have to queue to get into LV boutique. Only LV, the rest of the branded stuff need not queue. According to the tour guide, LV is at least a few hundred cheaper as compare to SG. No wonder our fellow travel mates buy LV bags buy until wanna ki siao liao!

Nick insists that I should pick something a small bag or wat. In the end I pick a small pouch which is just nice for handphone and wallet. It’s very much like me! Cos I seldom carry hand bag. Hahah… I like the pouch a lot!!!!

 

As we moved on to look at other bag and clothing, I saw some of their Paris house brand, I thought it would be cheaper than branded stuff that we know. We are wrong! Their house brand can cost double than LV! No wonder so many ppl buying LV, we saw the whole street of China tourists buying tons of LV, some even open up to use on the spot!!!

 

We shopped a while and settle ourselves for high tea in Maxim, it quite expensive, I ordered a full tea set and Nick had his coffee and a sgd 13 chocolate éclair! Hahaha… can tell he feel quite heart pain! Hahaha…

 

We meet the rest of the group and we walk to the Louvre, saw the glass pyramids, the French garden and walked towards the La Grand Roue (Ferris Wheel). Had a nice nutalla waffles outside the Ferris wheel!

 

We took the metro to the avenue of paradise, the most expensive street in the world, Champs Elysees! We din get to walk around in Champs Elysees cos it’s raining but dinner is satisifying! We went to Leon, this restaurant serve nothing but mussel!!!! In a variety of cooking method! Yummy!!!!

 

After dinner, we took a metro back to hotel. It’s a nice night in Paris!!!! Unforgettable too! *wink wink…. Hahaha….

 

DAY 11... Paris.....City of our dream!

DAY 12 (08 Oct 07, MON): DIJON - PARIS

We had lunch along the high way in Autogrill and the food sucks! Hahaha… around 2pm, we reached Paris!!!! City of our dream. Before arriving in this city, the guide told us a lot of ugly and bad experience of Paris. She says the more she visits Paris, the uglier it became.

 

We are lucky! Today Paris is not crowded. The guide says “suddenly she feels Paris so beautiful!” The minute we reach Paris, I feel the love in the city! We arrived at the Eiffel tower. The view is panoramic! Most of the buildings in Paris is short like max 6 floor high, could see the entire Paris on Eiffel towel! It is very windy too! Our local tour guide gave us an onboard guided tour on the coach. In Paris they do not allow coach to stop in any location they like. Due to the crowded city, they even come out with a bicycle rental scheme which their local s are encourage to ride bicycle than to drive a car. They also have separate bicycle land on the road.

 

As there wasn’t much crowd and traffic. We managed to have photo stop at the Jardin du Luxembourg. It a very nice garden! I actually have the intention to visit it on our free day. It’s good that we are here today! Next we have a photo stop at the Invalids. I love the view of the square inside the building! Our tour guide say we are very lucky, cos she lead tour group for so many years into Paris, there isn’t one time that she is able to do so many photo stop cos Paris is always crowded with human and traffic!

 

As the evening approached, we board on the cruise on Seine River! The cruise is great. It provides a great overview of Paris. Except that we are all freezing cold. It about 15 degress with chilling wind blowing and we are not properly dressed for the chilled. We are all shiving while waiting for Eiffel tower to be lighted. I love the river cruise. We saw this ang mo couple kissing from the top of the deck to the lower deck! Hahaha…..

 

The knighted ended with a Chinese dinner in the Chinatown in Paris. Tomorrow is a free and easy day. Paris has given me a nice experience so far. Maybe we haven start the walking tour yet! Hahaha… too soon to conclude.

 

DAY 10 passing Geneva to France

DAY 11 (07 Oct 07, SUN) : ZERMATT REGION - SWISS RIVIERA - GENEVA - DIJON

We has photo stop at a few main attractions in Geneva. Chillon Castle by the Geneva Lake, important buildings like the United Nation and Red Cross Building. We had lunch at this Chinese restaurant. Miss Chinese food so much! Nick start thinking what to eat when we touch down in SG. A final photo stop at the jet d Eau fountain. The coach brings us into France.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We stopped by Djon for one night stay before reaching Paris. We stayed in Holiday Inn Hotel in Djon but the arrangement by the hotel is really bad. We were arranged separately from the main dinning area. The ang mo had their breakfast in the main restaurant. We together with the China group were arranged into a small function room. Worse of all they provide cold bread and Taiwan sausage look-alike for us! They think we dun know how to eat their ang mo sausage! The waitress is the worse waitress I ever seen. When ask for extra plate, she say “Already given u all the exact no of plates, 19 ppl, 19 plates!” and her attitude is also best! When she bring out the bread, she let out a big “pek chek” sigh! I heard from fellow travel mate that the China group is very KS, took 2 serving each! That’s why the waitress thought we are like the china group cos she can’t tell the difference, we all look the same to them!

 

DAY 9 the Toberlone Zermatt

DAY 10 (06 Oct 07, SAT) : INTERLAKEN - ZERMATT REGION

4 hours drive from Interlaken, we reached the train station to catch the train ride to Zermatt. It was a short 15 min ride. The quaint village of Zermatt is filled with rows of swiss cottage looking houses.

 

Zermatt is similar to Interlaken, a gateway to snow mountain! None other but the tobelone mountain, Matterhorn. Therefore its quite a touristy place. Not as remote and quiet as expected.

 

We saw the sausage street vendor as read on internet. We bought a sausage and it nice! We had lunch in this Debby restaurant. We tried the rosti but its not really fantastic. We moved on to buy some souvenirs and I am too tired to walk around. We sit in Tea Room to enjoy my black forest cake and latte while Nick enjoy his black coffee.

 

We catch a train ride back to the Matterhorn station. 2 hours of mountainous ride on the coach, we reach this small town, Leukerbad for 1 night stay.

 

It’s a small spa village which is located near the top of a mountain. We could see the tip of the mountain in the hotel room!. We din get to enjoy any spa facilities, (the hotel has a thermal pool) as we are only here for 1 night. It a bit waste of time to travel 1 hour uphill and another 1 hour plus downhill tomorrow.

DAY 8 ..up up to Top of Europe…

DAY 9 (05 Oct 07, FRI) : INTERLAKEN

We visited Jungfraujoch today! The train ride was scenic! One side is greenery and the other side is ice mountain! Small little cottage looking houses on different level on the hill forming a unique looking view. Cows with cow bells and goats could be seens grazing the grass or simply basking in the sun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top of Europe is a bit higher than Mt Titlis but definitely much colder! It was freezing cold. We stayed outdoor just for a while. The glazier walk was great. The ice scrupltures are more impressive than the one in Mt Titlis. The air up there is too thin and both Nick and myself was’nt really comfortable with the thin air. We deicide to rest and din go and see the huskies. Some of our group mates went. The ride down the mountain was a different route from the one we went up. We experienced a different view from the uphill sight.

 

 

Back into the town in Interlaken, we went back to Bebbis for dinner. Nick had the roast pork while I had this typical Swiss dish (cannot remember the name) its potatoes baked in cheese. Yummy! It was a satisfying meal!

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 7 in a small town call Interlaken…

DAY 8 (04 Oct 07, THUR) : LUCERNE - BERNE - INTERLAKEN

From Lucerne, we arrived in Bern, the capital of Switzerland. It’s a small town which pretty much looks like Siena in Italy, but with its own beauty. Bern looks small in scale than expected. The variety of shops is lesser as compared to Lucerne. Din managed to get any souvenir nor the cuckoo clock. We did manage to buy a small lighting display for our new home.

 

We had lunch at the self serve Migros. Nick had his beloved curry but it is not as good as the one in SG. As we walked back to the meeting point, the weather has cleared (it was raining when we reach Bern). The 2 bears (which Nick claimed that they belongs to him, siao ding dong) in the bear pit has come out! A lot of tourists buy fruits to feed them. Nick bought one portion too. These 2 bears are smart. They sit stationary and catch the food with their mouth open! The smaller bear is quite picky, he purposely give the apple chunk a missed and only catch the grapes!

 

We left Bern and reach Interlaken in the late afternoon. Interlaken is like a mini town! It’s a more touristy town, cos it’s a gateway for people to visit Top of Europe. We had a strolled in this town before we arrived at the Bebbis Resturant for our Swiss fondue combo meal.

 

The cheese fondue is not as tasty as expected, it taste a bit bitter and strong wine taste. The meat fondue is so so… Chocolate fondue is good. The best of this place is Mr. Bebbis! He is very entertaining, playing a very good host with his funny expressions, songs and games!

 

After the dinner, we went to buy our cuckoo clock! Finally found it! It was actually the same design as the first design I saw in Lucerne, but it has more moving objects here! Yeah!!!... Nick also got his swiss army set. A fruitful day!

 

DAY 6….. We are in Switzerland!

DAY 7 (03 Oct 07, WED) : LUCERNE - ENGELBERT - MT TITLIS - LUCERN

I am now lying on the bed in hotel Europe Lucerne while Nick is enjoying his red wine and live telecast of champion league between Valencia and Chelsea. Just finish dinner in our room. Nice roasted chicken from Migros.

 

Switzerland is a beautiful place! The view from the coach into Switzerland is picturesque! I am overwhelmed by the alpine houses! Every single house is unique in its design and they are built on different level on the mountain. There are a lot of cows! I love the sight of mountain water running on the little stone river just in front of every house!

 

Our hotel is situated just next to Lake Lucerne. It’s a very nice lake filled with swans and “yuan yang”! The evening walk towards the wooden chapel Bridge is relaxing…. Unconsciously, the stress level is disappearing…. The pace of footstep amazing slow down.

 

Today we went to Mt Titlis. It is 10,000 feet above sea level! I thought its gonna to be freezing cold! Hahaha… Fully equipped ourselves with thermal wear. Nick say we very KS to wear so many layers! I tell him, wait till he get up to the ice mountain!...Hahahah… It was cable car ride followed by a mass big cable car and finally the Totair. It is a revolving cable car but only the base revolved. The window is stationary….hahahha…we all thought the entire big cable car will revolve.

 

It is quiet cold up on the mountain. The view is indescribable! This is the first time both is us touch snow, or rather ice cos it really hard ice… we had fun playing on the snow mountain. We also took the open top sky rider! It was an awesome view! No words can describe that kind of top on the mountain view!!!

 

 

 

I had always wanted to a snow angel but these are ice and not fluffy snow…Hahaha… in the end, I lye on the ice…. Hahaha… compensate for not able to do a snow angel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was really cold so we went into the self serve restaurant to eat the famous sausage and goulash soup. It’s tasty! The pork chop is delicious too! Haven been eating pork since in Italy… We visited the glacier walk and saw some ang mo kids! hahhaa… we bought a nice cow bell as souvenir too! Haha…. For our new home!

 

Back to the city in Lucerne, after the changing parade into lighter clothing, we went to the shopping area. Everyone is busying looking at watches! It the birth place for watches and Bucherer is the one who make rolex famous. About 80% of our group mate bought a branded watch, rolex, patek phillip, tag heguer, omega!!! There are a lot of China tourists too… they buy watches as if it from pasar malang!!!! Buy until quarrel with their tour guide and the sales people in the shop. Heard from our fellow tour mate got china ppl shout at the sales people saying that “I am here to spend $$$$”….. damm jia liat….. no wonder the ang mo see us Asian like shit and low class!

 

Nick wanted to get their swiss made B Swiss but he is in dilemma to buy or not to buy. We left the rolex building and have tea break in this Tea Room café as recommended by the tour guide. The raspberry tart is marvelous! A cake lover like me sure enjoys dessert like this! I could tell that Nick is still thinking about the watches. I thought maybe he should get a decent piece since we are in Switzerland. We came to this mini shopping mall which looks like our Isetan. Tissot caught my eyes, it’s a swiss made brand and some of the design look good. I told the salesger we wanted to see this particular piece but she asked us to wait. I thought they are so service oriented cos she is serving another customer in front of us. I am wrong! After her customer left, I signal her the second time, she asked us to wait and there she was packing her paper box and browsing the catalogue! Damm it!!!! She practically ignored us! It’s a over 700 sgd watch I want to see, 2 pieces is near 2K liao… ok maybe its peanuts to them! So angry! We left the place and come to this swiss brand fashion shop. I took fancy on this top which is the last piece on the mannequin. But the sales ger simply refuse to take down that piece for me! We left the place with zero purchase also.

 

I did manage to get a nice casual jacket in a shop. There are in fact a lot of nice store in Lucerne but the operating hours is too short! Too little time to shop. We decided that if we cannot find a nice watch, maybe we should get a nice cuckoo clock for our new home. Its all handmade and a signature of German material assemble in Swiss! We could’nt find any nice piece so far but we will still continue our search tomorrow in Interlaken!

 

DAY 5 ….last day in Italy!!!

DAY 6 (02 Oct 07, TUE) : VENICE - MILAN - LUCERNE

Sound like I can’t wait to leave Iltay??? Hahaha….cos we are going to Switzerland!!!! Yeah!

 

It was a 4 hour ride from the town Padova (outside Venice) to Milan. On the way, Nick is tempted to buy lotto at the Autogrill. He has been looking at the driving playing loto at every rest stop… ahahha…. In the end he bought a lotto ticket (10 euro) and won 20 euros….hhaha beginner luck! The tour guide even joke at us, she say “ now u 2 can eat in restaurant already, no need to sit by the street!”

 

It was a 2 hours break in the city of Milan. The Gothic Cathedral is really impressive! It took 500 years to build with 135 sculptures! It the most impressive cathedral so far.  

 

The Galleria Vittorio Emanuela II is equally nice with the glass dome shape in the center. There are star signs made of mosaics on the floor. Everyone would make a turn at the Taurus sign to bring luck…hahha… Nick say its his sign so he must turn! Hahahah....As this is the last stop in Italy, both Nick and myself decided to give ourselves a good treat for lunch. We have been eating those self-serve pizza and sandwiches since day 1 in Italy… we found ourselves a nice restaurant in the Vittorio Emanuela II, ordered a nice coffee and hot chocolate, fried seafood (inside only prawns and sotong) and best would be the lasagnas….The food are great! Especially the ambience. We both agree that this is the best meal in Italy. Hahaha… The portion of fried seafood is a bit too little for Nick. So we order a pizza. Its not common to share food in Italy. The waitress serves the pizza in separately 2 plates. Look at how big is the portion! We spend the waiting time looking at the people walking around…hahha… The bill come up to about 50 euros…. Both of us feel that it was well spent….. at least a nice meal in Italy.

 

Now we are on the coach to Switzerland…. We are coming!!!

DAY 4 .....We r in Venice!

DAY 5 (01 Oct 07, MON) : FLORENCE - VENICE

We are sitting in Macdonald in Venice. The only friendly place I feel in Italy. We reached Venice this morning via the water taxi. Lunch was bad. The overpriced sandwhiches and taste awfully. Even the hotdog bun (3euro) taste bad, Ikea SGD1 taste better! Hahaha....We had 45 min local tour which we barely understand what he is talking about…. The St Mark’s Square is impressive with its big Doges Palace and the whole stretch of building which is currently the museum.

 

After the city tour, we visited the glass blowing which is so so… followed by the long awaiting Gondola ride! The most enjoyable thing in Venice is the gondola ride. The Italian who ferry us is very handsome!...hahhaa… it was a ride organized by the tour guide so the gondola only travel the inner route. We din get to ride pass the bridge of Sigh…so no kisses under the old bridge (there is a believe that when couple kiss under the bridge of sign, they will stay forever in love).

 

We are given 2 hours on our own to explore Venice. Nick and I walked the same streets over and over again, nothing interest us… a lot of branded shops around. We decided to take a coffee break at the café house but the price made us think twice….hahahaha… in the end we eat ice cream, drink beer by the street… Just next to the café house. We move on to buy some souvenirs and bad experience! The street vendor wasn’t friendly. When Nick was choosing some keychain, the vendor speaks in Chinese “你好, if you want to buy, be fast, dun block my other customer”…. Damm bad attitude! But to Asian only…cos I saw him smiling and talking to the ang mo behind Nick… Wat a great country!!!

 

While waiting for the gathering time, we are here in Macdonald with 2 hamburgers, 1 coke and 1 fries for 7 over euros….hahaha…overall feel of Venice? It’s a nice city but not to the extent of romantic. I saw on the inflight entertainment that say Venice is one of the world’s most romantic place. Tell me how a damm crowded place can be romantic???

 

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But …..the ride back on the water taxi leaving Venice is great…. A nice sunset view…..