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Paris, France (9/9)

2008-11-30T09:59:00.006+08:00

Arc of Triumph.

Eiffel Tower.

Below it.

We are going up to the TOP of the WORLD.

At Level 2.

One Word, ' Stunned'.

TOP of the WORLD.

Breathless.

Took around 3k stairs down.

Up-close.

From afar.

I am so so far away from Family & Friends.

Miss all of you!

Marseille, France (8/9)

2008-11-30T09:39:00.005+08:00

Right Outside the Train Station.

Mezzo di Pasta.

One Word..'Jeng'.

Tze Khee's 'V' trademark.

These two buildings once heavily guarded the prosperous port.

It is still an important port now.

Night view. (9pm, still freaking bright)

Final stop...PARIS!!

Monte-Carlo, Monaco (7/9)

2008-11-30T09:20:00.006+08:00

Second Smallest Country. (after Vatican City)

Around twice the size of NTU. (maybe even smaller)

Streets of Monte Carlo.

Playground for the SUPER RICH. (Ferrarris & Lambos are common here)

The tunnel for F1-Monte Carlo.

F1 Racing Strips.

There is even a beautiful beach.

Outside of Grand Casino.

Vroom..next pit stop at Marseille, France.

Nice, France (5/9-6/9)

2008-10-27T02:30:00.009+08:00

'Nice' Streets

Tze Khee said the Baguette look like our leg wor...(baka..)

Cote d'Azur (the so-called nude beach)

For untrained eye, you can never see what we saw! (muahaha..)

'Nice' beach really nice...!

Dash for sea....(gogogo..)

Wah, so big wave meh?

No worries.. we are tough!

Eh...Seng and Joe ler?(wondered Tze Khee)

Muahaha..cant even make it through the 1st wave..

" Go again.."(said Seng)

"I do the kung fu horse stance first!"

"Eh, Joe ler?"

"I give up lar..So BIG ger the WAVE" (Seng)

"Seng ler?" (Me)

"TADA"

" Very Syokzzz ar...."

"Lets do it again.."(the waves were freaking big..)

"Yes...the 1st wave.."

"Here comes the 2nd one.."

After a few tumbles and spins..I still managed to flash the 'V' sign..(muahaha..)

Lose already..the wave just too big and strong.."DAMN"

Drank a few mouthfull of sea water tim..

I gave up already.

Bloody Beautiful.

Nice is a really nice place for summer.

Another place that I want to come back.

Next Stop, F1 Monte Carlo.

Pisa, Italy (4/9)

2008-10-27T01:37:00.003+08:00

'Leaning Tower'

' I too heavy ler...'

Both of them said wear shades 'cool' wor..

Act 'cool' again.... (speechless..)

The leaning tower is really leaning outwards.

Strozzapreti speck e funghi..

'NICE' beach, here I come.

Florence, Italy (2/9-3/9)

2008-10-21T05:37:00.008+08:00

Florence Market

No more being an engineer..(setting up stall)

Florence Street

The symbol of the city look like the scout logo.

Risotto ai Funghi Parcini

Local Pizza

Gelato Cuppa (creamy and rich)

'Malaysia'

Duomo

'David' (scultpted by Michelangelo)

2 mad people...

Such calmness.. (even the reflection is crystal clear)

Sunset in Florence

Seng's beer bottle..

Rome, Italy (1/9)

2008-10-15T06:25:00.008+08:00

Vatican City
St. Peter's

St Peter (managed to touch the feet..)

God's calling..? (Nah..)

Castel Sant' Angelo

Trevi Fountain (every year, thosands of euro is gathered from this fountain)

After a 3-cents wishing (One must toss at least 3 times to wish here)

Pantheon (temple of all gods)

Colosseum (Gladiatorial Combats Ground)

Hopefully one day, SMRT or SBS trains will be as colourful!

Insane! ($2-toilet entrance fee)

Rome, Italy (30/8-31/8)

2008-10-14T20:55:00.007+08:00

Strike/Riot at Roma Terminal (Over a few thousands of them)

Shots heard ( Running for life....)

Ancient Rome (aerial view)

Colosseum (from Tomb of Unknown Soldiers)

Spanish Steps

Tomb of Unknown Soldiers

Italy....(muahaha..)

Pizza Again...

Venice, Italy (29/8)

2008-10-11T01:38:00.005+08:00

Boat Station

It is so sophisticated..

I saw a boat that specialize in taking coffins too..(being respectul, didnt take a snap of it)

There is basically zero vehicle.

There are over a thousand of bridges..

and canals.

Who needs a road when you have canals.

Gondolas (it is freaking expensive to have a ride)

Strongly Recommended for A Romantic Getaway

Milan, Italy (28/8)

2008-10-11T00:56:00.008+08:00

Duomo (Scene in 'Marry A Rich Man')

Side view of Duomo

Glass Dome

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

Classy McDonald's (in black & gold instead of red & white)

Pizza-rie

Street of Milan

Castello Sforzesco (palace of Visconti family)

Stary-stary castle

Remains of the Outer Wall

Freaking hot (hotter than Sg...)

Very very Old trams...

Mount Titlis, Swiss (27/8)

2008-10-02T18:28:00.010+08:00

Engelberg (Foot of Mount Titlis)

Cable Ride (To 10000 Feet Above Sea Level)

Mid-way

At 3020 Meter!

Notice the Right Top Corner.

Does it look like sitting Buddha?

Speechless...(stunned!!) Ice Cave (was very very cold and moist)

Experience like No Others

Coolest (coldest) day of my LIFE!

Cont. Mount Titlis, Swiss (27/8)

2008-10-02T04:40:00.007+08:00

A Guy from Hong Kong who went up with us.

Hanging in air (SkyRide)

Snow or rather Ice?

A meaningful step forward of my Life!

Tiny steps but great length in Life!

Overwhelmed!

On Cloud Nine.

Getting dark and super misty.(low visibility)

I will be back!! (That's my promise)

Luzern, Swiss (26/8)

2008-10-02T04:35:00.003+08:00

Had These for Lunch and Dinner

Luzern Lake

Snow-capped Mountains Await!

Munich, Germany (25/8)

2008-10-02T03:43:00.004+08:00

The Max Speed Was 306km/h

Wombat Hostel (6-persons Drom)

Olympic Stadium of 1972 in Munich

Olympic Village

One of the Grestest Football Teams, Bayern Munich (Allianz Stadium)

I Will Get One before My 33rd Bday

Currywurst

Magical Mushrooms!(Not Magic Mushrooms)

Frankfurt, Germany (24/8)

2008-09-30T00:13:00.005+08:00

14-person Dorm in Czech

No Place to Sit (Sit beside carriage door)

Paradise (Room in Frankfurt)

Frankfurt Street

I Want More Money!(Euro)

Beutiful!

Creepy...(wuhuhu...)

Prague, Czech (23/8)

2008-09-29T07:31:00.007+08:00

Enroute To Prague, Czech

Street of Prague, Czech

Climbed Up to Prague Castle

View from the Prague Castle

Czech Bread (5cm Diameter)

Prague Castle from Afar

City Square

Evening Shoot from Charles Bridge

Berlin, Germany (22/8)

2008-09-29T07:09:00.005+08:00

Jews Memorial (Maze-like)

Trying Hard to Act 'Cool' (haha..)

Trying Again to Be Artistic

How Berlin (left) and Germany (right) Was Divided (History Lessons)

Charlie Checkpoint (The Last to Be Abolished)

How It Used to Be

The Last Few Meters of Berlin Wall

Trails of Abolished Wall

Kebab Doner (Yummy beyond words...)

Berliner Dom

Fernsehturm aka Toothpick (Broadcast Tower)

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche (Old vs New Church/Damage Roof as Symbols of Postwar Berlin)

Cool Hostel!

Strongly Recommended.

Berlin, Germany (21/8)

2008-09-29T06:58:00.004+08:00

'Cold'

On 'Titanic'

Jetpack City Dorm

Once divided East and West banks

Brandenburg Gate (Once overlooked the divided city.)

Night Shoot

Reichstag (German Parliament)

Deutschland (How locals call Germany!)

Malmo, Sweden (20/8)

2008-09-29T06:39:00.005+08:00

True Brew of Copenhagen

'Carlsberg'

Beers' aromas guide

Aromas Test Room

'Carls Ale Brown'

Another Shot

Typical Hooligan (He so happy!)

Freaking Red! (I am a good kid!)
Malmo Festival

Food Fair in Malmo

'Langos' (Hungarian)

'ALG' (Swedish/Antelope Meat)

'Mini Donut'

There are rides too!

Fun!

Copenhagen, Denmark (19/8)

2008-09-19T21:08:00.022+08:00

Dorm in Copenhagen.

Centre of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Royal Palace with Marble Curch behind. (Queen of Denmark is a cousin of queen of England)

Little Mermaid.

Ang mo-nised chinese packed lunch.

Fort.

'Fire-in-the-hole.'

Eating ice-cream at 18 C.

Madness.

Copenhagen, Denmark (18/8)

2008-09-19T21:08:00.016+08:00

Enroute to Conpenhagen, Denmark.

The whole train is in a ferry for a 40-min ride.

Cars and train below!

Faster snap lar Seng, cold ar....

It takes a 'Titanic' to fit in a 15-20 coach train.

Wind Generators slicing through the air.

Harbour Street.

Sexy lady, are you ready to party?

Night streets of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Burrrr...cold ler, back hostel.

Amsterdam, Holland--Hamburg, Germany (17/8)

2008-09-19T21:08:00.011+08:00

Our hostel (Over 30% land is below sea-level, so buildings are thin to save land)

Our 40-euro per pax dorm (luckily breakfast is included)

Stair that could kill.

Hamburg, Germany train station. (2nd largest city in Germany)

Over 100-200 stations in the city. (by far, the most advanced in Europe)

' I am no ugly duckling anymore.'

Do, Re, Mi...follow mummy!

Beautiful.

More to come!!

Amsterdam, Holland--Harleem, Holland (16/8)

2008-09-19T21:08:00.006+08:00

Cold but freaking sunny (over 600k bicycle in Amsterdam alone)

Morning market in Amsterdam

Cans of Tulip flowers being sold

You can plant a Tulip directly from these cans (It is the symbol of Amsterdam too)

Drug Shop (Drug is legalised in Amsterdam)

All kinds of drugs and pop-erm pills

Let try Smartiez sweets.(Ops..kinda high now!!)

Magic Mushroom (Shall numb the body and make one high up in sky!)

For beginners, please read the guide provided.

Nice!

Wind mill in Harleem.

Gorte Market in Harleem.

Survived on this burger for the entire day.

Pitty me, sad!

Brussels, Belgium--Amsterdam, Holland (15/8)

2008-09-18T16:14:00.015+08:00

Park

My house..(Royal Palace of Belgium)

Brussels Streets

Parc du Cinquantenaire (Celebrate Golden Jubilee of Independence)

Closer up (Inspired from Arc de Triomphe in Paris)

European Union Parliment

Frites (Twice-fried Fries/Local delicacy)

On train to Amsterdam..(the backpack is killing me)

Canals..(Important transportation here)

Cargo-van for dwaf like me.....

City Hall of Amsterdam

Canals again......

Streets of Amsterdam

I am not that short after all...(lolz)

Expressive art.. (Something that is lacking in My/Sg)

I wonder how long these taxi need to get me back to the hostel.

Zi Lian at one of the main streets of Amsterdam.

Red-Light District

Quick shoot (Taking pictures is prohibited in red-light district)

The 'ladies' are inside the windows illuminated in red (watch carefully)

What a view!

Brussels, Belgium (14/8)

2008-09-16T21:16:00.016+08:00

In Nottingham train station, prior to the start of our 1-month Europe trip.

Our 2-pound lunch at St. Pancras Station.

Grand Place (City Hall Square of Brussels)

Hotel de Ville (City Hall/left side)

Tip of Hotel de Ville

La Maison du Roi (former tax hall/jail)

Its peak (magnificant craftings)

Guild Houses (guild=trade society/eg:boatman, baker etc)

Afica Evpopa Justicia Asia America

Manneken Pis

Shame of you for relieving in public.

Freaking bright although it is 830pm already.

Coldnye.

Brussels Waffle (local delicacy)

Yummy....

Seng, are you sure you can finish it?

Night Streets of Brussels.

Gosh, what a beauty!

Cathedrale Sts-Michel et Gudule

Up closer.

Geez, what a day!

1st Day in Nottingham

2008-08-11T21:47:00.022+08:00

After 17-hours of flight, Seng fell asleep in train.

A 30 pound ticket to Nottingham...(freaking expensive)

1st morning in Nottingham,UK.

I am honoured to have breakfast with PRINCESS XIN XIN

Roti prata, sausages, flakes...yummy

It is freaking cold even in the summer(22 C), it is colder outside..(17 C)

Apple tree..

Unripe apple

Took these pictures during a stroll around the neighbourhood

Fine weather

Typical cute little bristish houses..

Cute little dog + beautiful view..

Blueberries..

Relative's place

In Dubai Airport

2008-08-10T09:41:00.008+08:00

After 6-hours of flight without much sleep in the plane. I finally reached my transit airport, Dubai at 430am. It is intimidating at first to set foot on a total strange place, 5K miles away from home. Although the airport design and architectual are not that impressive as I always imagined for an oil-rich nation, Dubai is indeed an important transit point at present and will be in future. You will notice people from all over the world are hustling bustling here to be transited to another place. A true sensation of a world without boarders, a place of multinational and multiracial. Update next time, off to catch sunrise in Dubai.

Far3well Wish3s

2008-08-05T10:47:00.003+08:00

Farewell wish is an act expressing goodwill at parting. Most of the time, one would ask the one leaving to take care and have a safe journey followed by a handshake, a hug or even a goodbye kiss. It is supposed to be warm and touching. It never occured to me that farewell wishes can be funny as well untill recently.

Some of the funny wishes I got;

1. "Enjoy your trip to UK and dont return to Singapore if you are still a virgin."

2. "Dont waste SG air lar, fast fast go breath UK air lar."

3. "Hopefully your plane wont crash into South China Sea."
4. "Safe journey and dont be intimidated by tall people."
5. "Instep only mar, next sem I will get Instep too." quoted from failed instep applicant wai hong

6. "Dont get lost in the 'tall crowd'."

7. "Dont be 'fan shu' there."

8. A friend of mine actually drew a 'ba gua pai' (an eight sided yin yang plate) for protection.

For all others who wish me luck and safe journey, thank you very much. I will surely miss you all very much.

Sianz-ness VS Excitement

2008-08-04T15:52:00.005+08:00

5 more days before flying off to UK for a 6-months exchange programme. I am getting quite alot of farewell wishes nowadays from friends followed by this million-dollar question "Are you excited?"Well, I am supposed to be but have been super busy with administration issues recently. Dont really have the time to settle down and feel excited.

Listings on what I have done for the month.
1.Visited the UK Visa Application which is located at Tanjong Pagar 4 times before successfully obaining my visa.
2.Visited HSBC at Vivocity, Tanglin Road, Orchard Road and finally Jurong East just to open an account and apply an atm card.
3.Visited Jurong East HSBC 4 times to transfer funds and to buy travellers' cheques.
4.Visited AIG main office building at Rivervalley to purchase insurance.
5.Been to Jurong Point post office twice to courier packages to UK.
6.Visited Bristish Council to help liase with host university in UK to enquire about our admission letter which take ages to reach our hands(and I still dont have it yet!)
7.Been to Student Travel Agency in Bugis 3 times to enquire about air ticket and to purchase Eurail Passes
8.Been to IRO and SAO numerous times
9.Sent out tonnes of emails
10.Hours of research

and......spent a lot of money topping up my EZ-Link card.
Sighz..Sianz.

Folding T-shirts

2008-08-02T23:51:00.008+08:00

How long does it take you to fold a t-shirt? 5 seconds? 10seconds? or a minute?
I can do it in 2 seconds flat.

I was packing my clothes the other day and I cant helped but felt fustrated because folding t-shirt was such a tiring task. Moreover, I have like over 20 t-shirts. Irritated, I tried google on how to fold t-shirt for dummies. Guess what, now I can fold a t-shirt in just 2 seconds flat. Amazing right? Watch the clip below and folding t-shirt will never be the same again. Enjoy.

Fri3nds

2008-07-29T23:39:00.015+08:00

How do I live without them in nTu..

Sam T3T Gang:

(from left: yee siang, me, wai hon, inhong, ray, jiao,

seng and jia lun)

3er Gang:

(from top left: wai hong, kim, me again, wei jian, hui ling, wee ping, yi zhen,

wan xin, pey shan, sai lei, she weay and yen yah)

Supp3r Gang:

(from top left: me, min ruey, boon ming, christopher, hong giap, shu cong,

ping ren, shi ern, ren fong, yen yen, connie, beng, yan houng and yen suan)

Wark3ting:

(peizhi and gen)

Impresario Liasons:

(me, rui xiong, sinli and priscilla)

Programmer 07/08 Gang

and many more..(for those I missed out)

You all made my life colourful.