Sunday, July 29, 2007
i realised i am pretty strong. i could carry my nephew for more than 15 mins and i had to climb up and down, walking briskly!
hrmmmmm
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Sunday, July 08, 2007
hi pple!
it has been a long time since i last blogged!!!
time really flies!
i am now back from my 1 month trip in europe and i have learnt so much so much from the trip.
seen things i have never thot so beautiful.
met new frens and pple that i never knew i could open to.
it is an amazing trip as i have to deal with some cities alone.
at first when i knew i had to do them alone, i was apprehensive and i was tellingmyself
i am in fear.
but as time goes by, with my family getting angry with it, i have decided to prove myself and give myself time to be with myself outside the comfort zone, singapore
and here i am sitting back home in sunny humid singapore, i dunno how much i have changed, but i cna tell u, this trip has taught me a few valuable lessons, which i will keep in heart and practice always.
when u r outside your comfort zone, you are forced to practice what u cant when u are in one.
i wonder if i can put everything down in a nut shell while deleting those not so great photos from my alsmot 3k collection over the month.
however, i have been writing and got tired of writing and ended my writing about only my feelings and seeing in Nice, France.
putting the cities i have been in the following order
1) Zurich/Winterthur, Switzerland, 10 june 2007
2) Innsbruck, Austria, 11-12 june 2007
3) Salzburg, Austria, 12-15 june 2007
4) Vienna (Wien), Austria 15 june 2007
5) Milan (with jo), Italy, 16-17 june 2007
6) Venice (Venezia, with jo), Italy, 17-19 june 2007
7) Florence (Firenza, with jo), Italy, 19-21 june 2007
8) Rome (Roma, with jo), Italy, 21-24 june 2007
9) Winterthur, Switzerland, 25 june 2007
10) Lucern (Luzern), Switzerland, 26 june 2007
11) Nice, France, 27-28 june 2007
12) Paris, France, 28-29 june 2007
13) London, UK, 29 june-1st july 2007
14) Zurich, Switzerland, 2-4 july 2007
ah. tat took some time for me.
hahaha. yeh, i have travelled mostly ard 5 countries, major cities. seemed little but i think it is a good starting point. and of course, has further inspired me to continue my travelling sometime in the future.
however, i would say, the languages i have been exposed are mainly Swiss german, german, italiano and french. amazing hur.
and i barely spoke them. Learnt the greetings and thank yous.
Christohper has his tag on msn qutoing from the movie, "the greatest conversation you'll ever known is one with a stranger"
and i really find it really true and fascinating.
throught the mouth of strangers, pple u meet on the streets, hostels, restaurants and trains, i find the most interesting part is to tok to them, wat they do, y r u there!
it adds alot of flavour to your trip.
it is even ebtter when u chat with the locals.
it amkes it so memorable, that even when u cant speak the language thus the breakdown of any form of communication, u just uses gestures! and most of the time, it ends off with the most beautiful smiles, with warmth and frenliness.
soemtimes, the surroundings, the nature beauty that comes from mother earth, makes nothing ebtter than just stiting down there, sit and listen.
when u r up in the mountains, alone, foggy, u heard nothing but just ur own breathing.
and ahead of you, just range of mountains. massive mountains. just in front of your eyes and under your feet. the feeling is, time stands still, just u and the mountains, and then u melt into their embrace, their serenity. at that instant, you feel your insigificance. they have lived thus longer than any1 has, yet they just sat there silently, watching your every breathing.
tat's when u know, the bigger things in life, just aint about you and only you.
the bigger things in life, arent just the bigger cars i drive and the bigger house i have, but the making the small you, as big as the mountains. and i am talking about your soul, your thoughts your actions.
not your possessions, not your LV bag or porsche (thouhg i admitted i indulged myself in a salvatore ferrgamo wallet and shoes) but u, being u there, naked, with nothing. and for the guys out there, i am fully clothed with a top, a cardigan and a wind breaker with a pair of jeans and sneakers. of coz, beneaht are my undergarments.
leaving the mountains after being the 1st on top tat day, u feel a sense of calm
u are calm. great, but hunger strikes you coz it was damn cold up there. hahaha.
and tat was my 2nd day of my trip, alone. feeling the same me, alittle worried still, but still in a good shape, excited.
moving around alone, looking for signs, and thank god pple do speak english.
jsut smile girl, as i remind myself.
usu pple take me as a local or watever. coz i am alone, and started to speak their language to me. smile and go, i dun understand. english?
heehee.
sometimes, it is hard for you to extend ur stay at more popular hostels.
however, i have learnt, do not worry till it happens. do not worry about things that are sometimes beyond your control.
learn to let go, enjoy the beautiful things and u will be happier.
and i truly learnt to practice it and applied tat.
got my stuff cleared in the room (notmy luggage) then was angry.
then later, found myself not point getting angry while chatting with a hongkong guy.
oh well.
also, i have found the very interesting y angmoh have good hot bod, they walked so much, they cycled so much! hahaha..amazing. i lsot alot too...due to insufficient nutrients hahaha...c'mon expensive sandwiches leh hahaha.
by the way, men in switzerland are pretty hot. italian men are the most charimatic and good looking lot. they may not be extremely good looking, but they have amazing charm and it grows with age.
hrmm
men.
hahahaha..
walking around europe, is like a place you want to fall in love.
where u wish u have some 1 there with u, falling in love together, crazily.
ahaha...yesh, europe has also make me want to fall in love randomly. no i din find a man in europe YET hahaha but i wish i could.
amazing place, though weather was capricious. the only bearable ones were in Venice (near the sea) and Nice, near the sea.
getting tired hahaha..
started out with conviction but i am getting tired.
and i only started editing the photos!!! deleting which means only deleting unwanted ones! hahaha.
i will continue on my adventures in europe and my strongest emotions felt.
but all in all,
i am indeed happier, freer and my colleague insisted i have grown up.
hahaha..but the child in me is growing bigger too!
things i have gained
1) age
2) frens
3) amazement (which u lose as u grow older)
4) travelling alone experiences
5) the dun worry the unwanted and unrequired
6) enjoy wat u have and appreciate your time.
7) weather in singapore is just not for al fresco unless right after the rain
8) myself
ciao!
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