A staring into space day. It's one of those days when your day is completely filled..but u just draw a complete blank. Like you actually exist out of this world. I swear, I'm not on marijuana..

I've also had too much ice cream for my own good... venezia is fake gelato!! I dunno if I've complained about this before...but I feel cheated after having tried the real smooth, creamy, rich tasting, low-fat stuff... venezia gelato has no real taste!! Blue Ice in rome totally rocks!! 3 scoops, as big as ur face, for 2 euros..n it tastes so good! I daresay the bestest gelato in the wuuurrrllld. I also had 3 cornetto minis...one's simply too little to savour man!

I have also decided after 1 hr of tv, that I am in need of an extreme makeover. Why exercise, when there is always lipo.

Italy

Even the throngs of tourists, didn't deter us from taking the beauty of St Mark's square.

It also didn't stop David from taking spastic pics..

But the beautiful surroundings made it all the more bearable.. :)

Next stop, Bologna, beautiful medieval city.

Then to Pisa, where Sirui saves the day..

From evil Mo's finger! Muahahaha!!

but to repent, we decided to save some musicians in Florence.

yes, Florence with its beautiful Duomo..was a happening place for gypsies..

And WANNABEs. :)

We got into the act, and took a few criminal shots of David..at the risk of having our cameras bagged. (Sorry for not providing the best view..from the bottom...)

But then we got out calling, to head to that very pious place...so we could all repent for our sins..

the very serene, pretty Assisi...

To find out if there was actually any good left in our souls, hang on till the weekend..when I'll get back here to upload more pics..hehe Toodles.

P.S. Sorry...all my pics aren't on soft copy yet...so depending on neela's n david's pics for uploading now..mine will tka eeven longer. ;)

The Notre Dame...this picture dun do no justice to it..;) (You notice the jackets in summer time..it was FREEZING in paris!)

From the bottom of the Eiffel Tower, looking up...the best view.

Grass patch in front of Tour Eiffel.

Stopping traffic in the middle of Champs Elysee, with the Arc de Triomphe behind. :)

A glimpse of Musee d'Orsay, on our cruise down the Seine at night.

Place de la Concorde

My fav opera house

Inside the Opera Garnier

My Canova statue in the Louvre. Cupid and Psyche

The port at Marseille..beautiful!

Notre Dame de la Garde perched on the hill in the backdrop

David forever secretly takes pictures of us in the room..

Notre Dame de la Garde...amazing.

Jas du Bouffon...Cezanne's fav garden, in Aix-en Provence

Palace of the Popes in Avignon, can u see us jumping there..that's how gargantuan the place was!

Pic says it all..

And by popular demand, the secret photos Neela took along on her little trip. ;) For your voyeuristic pleasure. :p

So here's the story on how I have somehow ended up the melody-singer a.k.a. a soloist in our acapella grp for float busking (which is this tues at kkh, toa payoh hdb hub and tampines! Haha.) it was completely by default. Through some form of common sense that I understand, but doesn't make sense. You see...it ends up that everyone else amongst our grp of 5 was from choir...n can sing very very professionally, i must add.. one guy, our future class prez, evenarranges pieces for acapella grps professionally..tt guy's talented.. And so I'm the only idiot who can't sideread, or sing in parts, with no proper musical background :(...so I basically can't do anything else. Hence by default, although I really suck i think...the rest of them could just think up smth and perform, n it'd be perfect..i tink i spoil everything. *sobz* But it is fun lah.. :p

So here's one of the songs we r doing- Faith by George Michael...I tink it's really nice n lively and it speaks to me..like this one..

'Well I guess it would be nice
If I could touch your body
I know not everybody
Has got a body like you

But I gotta think twice
Before I give my heart away
And I know all the games you play
Because I play them too

Oh but I need some time off
From that emotion
Time to pick my heart up off the floor
And when that love comes down with-
Out devotion
Well it takes a strong man baby,
But I'm showing you the door

Cos I gotta have faith
I gotta have faith
Cos I gotta have faith
I gotta have faith faith faith

Baby I know you're asking me to stay
Say 'please please please don't go away'
You say I'm giving you the blues
Maybe you mean every word you say
Can't help but think of yesterday
And another who tied me down to lover boy rules

Before this river becomes an ocean
Before you throw my heart back on the floor
Oh baby I reconsider
My foolish notion
Well I need someone to hold me
But I'll wait for something more

Cos I gotta have faith
I gotta have faith
Cos I gotta have faith
I gotta have faith faith faith'

:) Woohoo!

P.S. It's gonna be an interesting yr ahead..guess who's in yr1...u guessed right Gowwee. ;)

Yay...i am officially recovered and no longer under confinement. Whee! I stepped out of the house today. :p Now to live life! I've come to realise how easy it is to simply stay home for your whole life and do nothing. It's actually quite addictive and time passes quite fast (due to the monotony of fixed routines..i know ironic..) contrary to what many pple might feel. But it's so easy to become braindead. Poor housewives. Though so much time at home has allowed me tonnes of time for reflection (provoked by daily doses of oprah, and other things likewise), which will hopefully prove useful. ;)

In other news, t cube was just telling me yest about how the latest spate of bombings was just 2 streets down from where she lived...here I was worrying for her..and there she was saying she found it amusing. *roll eyes* Well, just be safe dearie.

Sometimes I wonder if I expect too much out of people.. like they should even care how I feel in the first place..i decided than one might be much happier if one lived solely for oneself..'cos at the end of the day tt's all you'll be living for. And at least you won't disappoint youself. 'Cos you can stop that..it's in your hands..and at least you'd be honest with yourself...you'd be able to read into yourself and have an open, real, true friendship with yourself. So I have decided to make myself my best friend. :) (One of the several revelations I have had over the preceding weeks. :p)

To live content with small means
To seek elegance rather than luxury, and
refinement rather than fashion;
To be worthy, not respectable,
and wealthy, not rich.
To study hard, think quietly, talk gently,
act frankly;
To listen to stars and birds, to
babes and sages with open heart;
To bear all cheerfully, to do all
bravely, await occasions, hurry never;
In a word, to let the spiritual,
unbidden and unconscious,
grow up through the uncommen.
This is to be my symphony.

(Courtesy of William Ellery Channing, of 'cos.)


I have decided to move to France. Where I will get free health care, contribute to the average person's consumption of 120 gallons of wine per year (hopefull my alcohol tolerance will have increased by then) and make full use of the government's stipulated 5 weeks of annual paid leave to travel to a different country every year. Yea, tt's the life.

"Staying home alone on a Friday
Flat on the floor looking back
On old love
Or lack thereof
After all my crushes are faded
And all my wishful thinking was wrong
I'm jaded
I hate it.

I'm tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here
So tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here.

Searching all my days just to find you
I'm not sure who I'm looking for
I'll know it
When I see you
Until then, I'll hide in my bedroom
Staying up all night just to write
A love song for no one.

I could have met you in a sandbox
I could have passed you on the sidewalk
Could I have missed my chance
And watched you walk away.

You'll be so good
You'll be so good for me."

I lurve you, John Mayer. You speaketh the truth. :)

'Sing to me the song of the stars
of your galaxy dancing and laughing, and laughing again.
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again.'

The typical libra is destined to be a loving wife, a hairdresser, or a United Nations diplomat. Hmmn.

Well, this Libran has been going insane spring cleaning her room for the past 3 days... boy all the rubbish I have managed to accumulate..u can barely imagine all the things i've dug up..but some of them are really nice..like all my all notes and cards and memories from jc and sec sch.. I found Erf's I.O.U. for a voice transformer thingey, and all her lovely sweet notes! Even a letter from Maryam.. Little valentine's day stuff.. Sasha's wedding proposal..hehe..tt's gonna raise some questions. :p Ooh..she wants to go to spain too!

Well, on Sunday I had the greatest time ever when Neela, David and Si Rui came over to my house, risking a shingles outbreak (oops.) Haha. It was really sweet.. except for the fact that they raided my laptop and started reading my message histories. Wah lau!! God, I almost had a heart attack hoping my Mum wouldn't catch on.. They brought me too much chocolate..so I'd get fat..I think tt's their evil wish..It was really fun tho. :) Here's to our next trip to eastern Europe + Greece / Spain, Portugal and Greece! (Hopefully the latter.. *hint hint*)

Oh yes, and Si Rui is on the brink of being disowned as my best friend. He won't tell us anything!! What the... You better think fast.. ;) Evil boy.

The fcuk sale's on..n im still stuck at home. :( *pout*

And bet they're having a wonderful time at medicamp fright night right now..

Good new's is..i'm not that spotty or scratchy. hehe. Hopefully gets over soooooooon!~

Shit..the unthinkable has happened.. I've gottne chicken pox..:( at the ripe age of 19 (i insist. not 20 YET ok!). And now I'll have to miss medicamp, and got know how many other fun fun stuff. This sucks. I hate you cousin! You've tarnished my unblemished record..

In other news..there are so many hot guys in the world that i do not know. :( I am sad. But I also wouldn't mind a beau like Tom Cruise. Who's totally in love with Katie Holmes. (tho she's a million years younger...I just watched Oprah u see).. You can just see how much in love with her he is..n of 'cos one wouldn't mind the rose petals, and motorcycle rides by the beach either! *grinz*

Oh no...everytime I attempt to upload the Europe photos, something or the other goes wrong...aaah...wish me luch...i have exactly 20min to attempt to do so..

one more pic discovered...amazing how many you can come up with, without ever uploading pics. Haha.  

Wah lau...how could ya'll cancel class bbq!! 

And it's never too late for a father's day msg.. 

Farewell to the aussie pple.. 

Stalker takes secret photo of my luvly hair..all gone now *pout* 

Come back t cubeeeeeeee!! 

David felt strongly about doing as the Niceans do at this nude beach.. picture has been taken strategically to protect readers. (P.S. That's Sirui's back...he was too engrossed admiring David's erm..) 

Spot the topless woman in the background... 

And Gowri...the sweetest-looking thing in the world.