The Europe-France stint

15 Feb-1 Mar 2009

...took a heavy toll on my feet.

This is one trip where we were not in total control, nor did we come to an agreement or conclusion of where we intend to cover in Europe prior to our trip. Boon's course in Amsterdam came as a surprise, and was not wholly confirmed until 2 days before departure. We were pretty much in a frenzied, 'i wanna go here, i wanna go there' state.

After a loooooong discussion, we settled on being practical, practical being taking $ + time into consideration, and not do the impossible, i.e. cover 2 countries in a day? =P.

At the end of this 2 weeks of good fun and scares, we've covered Rijswijk, Den Haag, Amsterdam, Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Vienna, and Paris. We also had a good glimpse of Germany, passing through Hannover, Berlin and Dresden on our 14-hour train ride from Amsterdam to Prague. All in all, we're happy with our choice.

For those we've not been to these places, I've got a couple of pictures to share and stories to tell =)

A Quick Escape

from the routines of everyday life can be priceless. At times, I'm thankful that the laziness in me gets the better of me, before i'm left with no weekends to spare. Lost times are almost impossible to redeem.

So, i managed to steal more than a couple of days off work; no laptop, no outlook, no thoughts whatsoever of what's outstanding... just simply eat, visit, gamble and sleep. What an absolute bliss! I could do with a few more weeks of this, whilst the payroll continue rolling in. I'm a dreamer =)

This Chinese New Year is indeed different. I was home, instead of somewhere else under the sea. I have not visited so many houses since ... I cant even remember when. There definitely is an essence of CNY that i thought i've long lost to feel. It felt good, even just for a moment.

Here are some gorgeous shots of fireworks by Jo-Lim. The 12am synchronisation of firecrackers and fireworks around the kampong was downright amazing and exciting! We were a lucky bunch to be entertained with 50 minutes worth of fireworks in Kebangsaan Lama.

When all this ends, I'm dreaming of a holiday far far away. =)

*Gong Xi Fa Cai!*

Life Crunch

Wow, it has been a month since i last signed in to my blog or read any blogs. I guess there comes a time when we all have to choose, and prioritize our time. My time has come where it is physically impossible for me to juggle between work, life, holidays and blogging. Work has engulfed a big portion of my time for the past month and will continue to do so this month. I must have easily lost a size or two and aged years and more in the past few months. I hope all these sacrifices are worthwhile.

So until i get to have more than 5 hours of decent sleep a day, HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone.