hellos!
Looking at my last post... it has been almost a month! wow... time flies. can't believe that I am now back in wonderful Japan and on top of it, classes have begun..yucks! haha...
The winter semester is always business and business and business. The lecturers just don't care that students are trying to recover from 2 months of idling... Can't believe that I even had an exam at the end of the summer hols! Darn my faculty for their weird tastes.
Good news for me: less classes this sem! yippie! but more work...boo! well, must be a balance somewhere. At least technically, I now have more time to work, more time to procrastinate, more time to.... no ideas.. maybe I might actually make more effort to go out, if the weather agrees with me. haha!
Speaking of new sem, new students! The yearly cycle for the exchange students. Seems that there are some rather interesting people this time round. I've only met the French speaking people (typically me, lolz. Gotta practice all the time now!).
And lastly, happy belated birthday Su! I know that it's a week late..sorries about that! hope it was great ^_^
signing off, J
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
The last leg of the race
I think I deserve to take part in the Amazing Race, I am sure that I will be able to compete in that without much problems. Heck, might even win!
Can't believe that I am almost at the end of my travel, 7 long glorious weeks of wandering (almost) around Europe. Just the other day, I realised that I've actually taken all possible modes of transportations! Planes, trains, subways, trams, funiculars, boats, cars! You name it and I would have done it already. I even managed to use all 3 of Paris's airports! Crazy. Yes, indeed when I look back at what I have done, I can't believe I actually did them.
Am now in England. Can't even remember the time I started wanting to come here. It is like a dream to be here. Visiting monuments and areas of names that I know so well but yet have never been to is just a fantastic experience. I only wished that I had enough time, energy and money to visit Stratford-upon-Avon, Stonehenge, Oxford etc. I will have to come back here another time. For now I am contented to be just in London, to see the Phantom, to visit Madame Tussauds (absolutely amazing!), the British Museum. The best part? NO language problem, yeah! lolz... brilliant!
Photos of Venice below, check it out!
cheers, J
Can't believe that I am almost at the end of my travel, 7 long glorious weeks of wandering (almost) around Europe. Just the other day, I realised that I've actually taken all possible modes of transportations! Planes, trains, subways, trams, funiculars, boats, cars! You name it and I would have done it already. I even managed to use all 3 of Paris's airports! Crazy. Yes, indeed when I look back at what I have done, I can't believe I actually did them.
Am now in England. Can't even remember the time I started wanting to come here. It is like a dream to be here. Visiting monuments and areas of names that I know so well but yet have never been to is just a fantastic experience. I only wished that I had enough time, energy and money to visit Stratford-upon-Avon, Stonehenge, Oxford etc. I will have to come back here another time. For now I am contented to be just in London, to see the Phantom, to visit Madame Tussauds (absolutely amazing!), the British Museum. The best part? NO language problem, yeah! lolz... brilliant!
Photos of Venice below, check it out!
cheers, J
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Norway 25th-30th Aug
Norway.... land of Vikings and of trolls... of terrible tales and heroic voyages. Also a land of fjords and wonderful sceneries that only New Zealand can rival with.
Bergen is Norway's 2nd largest city, after Oslo. But it is so different from Oslo. It seems that Bergens to not consider themselves to be part of Norway.... or so the tour guide said as we took a quick bus tour around the city's attractions. Must be the region thing, which is not at all uncommon in Europe.
So here are some photos to titilate your senses... and a quick note to the last few photos on food... in order... whale meat, reindeer, and moose. Yes, you have read it correctly... those 3 are Norway's specialities... ^_^
Yours trolly.... J
Bergen is Norway's 2nd largest city, after Oslo. But it is so different from Oslo. It seems that Bergens to not consider themselves to be part of Norway.... or so the tour guide said as we took a quick bus tour around the city's attractions. Must be the region thing, which is not at all uncommon in Europe.
So here are some photos to titilate your senses... and a quick note to the last few photos on food... in order... whale meat, reindeer, and moose. Yes, you have read it correctly... those 3 are Norway's specialities... ^_^
Yours trolly.... J
Friday, September 08, 2006
Ciao!
ITaly... Venice... canals... gondolas... After a month in Paris, and a quick tour or Norway, I finally made it to Italia....
Venice is gorgeous. And why shouldn't it be? With great sunny weather that reminds me of home, and after the coldness of France, what a welcomed change. 7 of us, a small house to ourselves for 3 days 2 nights. What wonderful liberty!
Between riding on the vaporatti (water buses), strolling down the well trodden and narrow streets of Venice, being part of the 20 million visitors that come to Venice each year, can't say things aren't great. However, one must be highly aware of pigeons (+ pigeons poo) at St Mark's square!! Standing still/ seating still regardless makes one perfect pigeon's poo's target... as yours truly have discovered.
The downside of Venice? IT is sinking... and amongst all its beauty, there is an air of fatiguity that one cannot not miss. Being back in Florence, and having to choose between the Italian cities that I have been to (which is not a lot, just Rome to make it 3), I must say I like Florence the best.
BUt other than that, I was in good company, a wondeful guide and friend who made my short trip excellent and memorable. Thanks Marc!
Venice is gorgeous. And why shouldn't it be? With great sunny weather that reminds me of home, and after the coldness of France, what a welcomed change. 7 of us, a small house to ourselves for 3 days 2 nights. What wonderful liberty!
Between riding on the vaporatti (water buses), strolling down the well trodden and narrow streets of Venice, being part of the 20 million visitors that come to Venice each year, can't say things aren't great. However, one must be highly aware of pigeons (+ pigeons poo) at St Mark's square!! Standing still/ seating still regardless makes one perfect pigeon's poo's target... as yours truly have discovered.
The downside of Venice? IT is sinking... and amongst all its beauty, there is an air of fatiguity that one cannot not miss. Being back in Florence, and having to choose between the Italian cities that I have been to (which is not a lot, just Rome to make it 3), I must say I like Florence the best.
BUt other than that, I was in good company, a wondeful guide and friend who made my short trip excellent and memorable. Thanks Marc!
Friday, August 11, 2006
Bonjour!
Hey guys...
sorry for just not writing... don't know what I do with my time but it is definitely not enough. I need 48hrs a day, seriously.
Oh well, not to waste more time, just a quick update for the last 4?5? months.
Third year 1st semester came and gone in a flash. Met lots of great people, studied a bit, partied a bit, had exams and stuff. Farewells. The usual usual. A difficult year as I am just seriously was to lazy but will havta buck up now.. just a bit...
And now moving on to August!!!! Recent new.. finally..
Am back in France....YEAH!!! Still hating the french keyboard, seriously, y can't the world just use one same keyboard... drives me crazy with all d typo errors i make.
Enrolled into language school... this time in a university in Paris... it's nice here. I like Paris. I think I wanna spend a long time here... Anyways, classes r so-so cos they r just a bit too easy due to some disputes over class organisation... darn the office... but am just gonna take it as revision...
Photos will be posted soon... when I find more time... it's cold here for summer, kinda like Japan autumn. I'm very much busy freezing myself atm ^_^
If u need to get hold of me, leave me comments or email me.
until next time...
sorry for just not writing... don't know what I do with my time but it is definitely not enough. I need 48hrs a day, seriously.
Oh well, not to waste more time, just a quick update for the last 4?5? months.
Third year 1st semester came and gone in a flash. Met lots of great people, studied a bit, partied a bit, had exams and stuff. Farewells. The usual usual. A difficult year as I am just seriously was to lazy but will havta buck up now.. just a bit...
And now moving on to August!!!! Recent new.. finally..
Am back in France....YEAH!!! Still hating the french keyboard, seriously, y can't the world just use one same keyboard... drives me crazy with all d typo errors i make.
Enrolled into language school... this time in a university in Paris... it's nice here. I like Paris. I think I wanna spend a long time here... Anyways, classes r so-so cos they r just a bit too easy due to some disputes over class organisation... darn the office... but am just gonna take it as revision...
Photos will be posted soon... when I find more time... it's cold here for summer, kinda like Japan autumn. I'm very much busy freezing myself atm ^_^
If u need to get hold of me, leave me comments or email me.
until next time...
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Update: Skiing
Well, I know I promised these photos a long time ago...but once again, being the busy me... sorries! Well, anyways, photos from my skiing trip in Kita-Shiga, Nagano!
Went with a bunch of people, first time skiing, fell so many times.... luckily the bruises weren'T that bad... if not, no one would want me anymore.... sob!*chuckles*
Here you go! BReathtaking scenes.....................
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