It’s been a while since I wrote something here. I’ve been busy.
In several hours’ time I will head to Shanghai for a holiday. It will be chilly but hopefully fun.
Will write more when I’m there, if the internet connection’s working and we’re not being charged an exorbitant fee.
5 Jan 2008 (backdated post) We arrived at the lovely Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, which is comparable to our own Changi Airport in terms of efficiency and modern facilities. We cleared immigration quickly… and then spent over half an hour waiting for our tour guide, who was at the wrong block and couldn’t find us. We…
We spent the day with Vicki’s old roommate Vanessa, and her mum and sister. We had lunch back at South Perth, and then went back to the main city area to watch a movie, How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days – which everybody seemed excited about except me, since I wanted to watch…
I finally got my hands on a PC with an internet connection. The weather in Paris was more eccentric than what we know to be typical English weather. It was sunny, then suddenly cloudy and a torrential downpour, all in a matter of minutes. Fortunately the Louvre was excellent. Madrid weather was brilliant, sunny and…
The weather is hotttt in sunny California. I have been warned of temperatures that even Singaporeans would melt under. While having lunch today I thought of some new items for my packing list, which was residing as a Word document on my PC. I keyed the new entries into my Nokia phone. When I got…
I’m back from Shanghai! The food was great, we toured neighbouring Suzhou and Hangzhou on day trips, and the other women in the family bought a lot of things. All I chose for myself were a bag, a keychain, tea leaves, and some sweets. I’m a terrible shopper. Oh yes, my parents sent me and…
Greetings from Los Angeles. A few good things worthy of mention during my journey here: Friendly airport staff (SG). I was greeted by the friendliest female security guard (who was incidentally of Amazonian proportions) and another ever-smiling official who inspected my check-in baggage. The new Singapore Airlines carriers. I flew straight from Singapore to LA…