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Jun. 7th, 2009 | 12:53 am
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grateful
it's been a hectic past week! now I am tired but happy which means I need alone-time to recharge again but I am happy! I had three final exams from 20-22 may and then had to cloister myself away in the library while my hallmates who were done went out to pretty places like brighton. went out with nyx on saturday and we went to watch hairspray!, and she slept over at night which was fun but unfortunately v short ): finally had my last exam on 3 june :D then went to belgium- bruges and antwerp- from 4-6 june, just got back late this afternoon and just finished uploading photos. happy times, happy times.
I liked belgium, but then again I've liked and will like every single holiday/trip I have been and will be on, even when it involves many extra $$$ to go on it and it rains all the time (spain) or I forget to apply for a visa and get kicked off a night train (romania) :P I'm like...why complain about something if you're already there! find the happy things and focus on them! and I really appreciate all the opportunities to be able to visit many different countries and cultures. it's one thing to be studying overseas, and I am still grateful for that opportunity even though it's been a year, and it's another thing to be studying in europe- so much culture!- and london is a springboard to everywhere. budget flights like easyjet and ryanair go for £5 for a single trip when you catch the right offers, and st pancras where the eurostar runs from is 15 minutes' walking distance from my hall. I feel so well-placed and it would be such a shame not to take advantage of this. I also feel like I shouldn't even be here by right, so like everytime I get to do something cool (like travel) which I couldn't if I wasn't studying here, I am v v happy. haha.
and besides, it could always be so much worse. and it was nice that we were able to go in a group of twelve from college hall- kind of like a final trip before we all start heading back for singapore- and nothing bad happened. I have immense respect for de facto group leaders and navigators, by the way, I think it takes imba leadership-ness to marshall and mobilise and MOVE such a large lazy group hahaha.
I liked belgium; it was...nice. laidback and western european and old and cultural and kinda germanic (?) and peaceful and...very nice! then again, we did take things slow and mostly ambled around eating lots of food hehe.





here be the rest of my photos :)
I liked belgium, but then again I've liked and will like every single holiday/trip I have been and will be on, even when it involves many extra $$$ to go on it and it rains all the time (spain) or I forget to apply for a visa and get kicked off a night train (romania) :P I'm like...why complain about something if you're already there! find the happy things and focus on them! and I really appreciate all the opportunities to be able to visit many different countries and cultures. it's one thing to be studying overseas, and I am still grateful for that opportunity even though it's been a year, and it's another thing to be studying in europe- so much culture!- and london is a springboard to everywhere. budget flights like easyjet and ryanair go for £5 for a single trip when you catch the right offers, and st pancras where the eurostar runs from is 15 minutes' walking distance from my hall. I feel so well-placed and it would be such a shame not to take advantage of this. I also feel like I shouldn't even be here by right, so like everytime I get to do something cool (like travel) which I couldn't if I wasn't studying here, I am v v happy. haha.
and besides, it could always be so much worse. and it was nice that we were able to go in a group of twelve from college hall- kind of like a final trip before we all start heading back for singapore- and nothing bad happened. I have immense respect for de facto group leaders and navigators, by the way, I think it takes imba leadership-ness to marshall and mobilise and MOVE such a large lazy group hahaha.
I liked belgium; it was...nice. laidback and western european and old and cultural and kinda germanic (?) and peaceful and...very nice! then again, we did take things slow and mostly ambled around eating lots of food hehe.





here be the rest of my photos :)

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date: Jun. 7th, 2009 08:06 am (UTC)
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(and er the colours are a combination of the vivid function on my camera and...photoshop :X I say sheepishly)
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date: Jun. 10th, 2009 01:46 pm (UTC)
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Thanks very much for your interesting blog. It's always nice to see how people on the other side of the globe live, how they share the same joys and sorrows, what they do in their free time, etc.
I actually have a question about your blog. Would you mind helping us with a linguistic research project? We're compiling data from various Singaporean weblogs (no worries, the entries themselves will be anonymised so nobody will know it's your blog). If you want to take part and/or have more questions, drop me a note ( hack2301@uni-trier.de RE: Question ) so that I can then send you the 'official' project eMail. We'd really appreciate your help.
Thanks very much in advance!
Best regards,
- Fran
PS: Nice pictures, Belgium looks lovely! SHould go there some time, especially condsidering it's so near to where I live...
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date: Jun. 15th, 2009 11:29 am (UTC)
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It's so cool how London is so central and accessible and everything! Is the main reason why I am considering a semester abroad in the UK haha; more than my wish to study abroad or something. I want to travel in Europe :D
COME BACK SOON <3
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date: Jun. 21st, 2009 11:56 am (UTC)
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also OMG if you semester abroad in the UK it would be very cool! you could use it as a launchpad for roaming the rest of europe hehe.
I WILL! TOUCHING DOWN ON THE 25TH!
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