I haven’t written or posted any photos recently because I’ve been too tired. Day after day, there’s lessons, and then going to visit places, and then when I get back, it’s being grilled by my host on where I went. Alone time has been scarce.
To make it worse, I haven’t had the energy or will [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 30, 2008
Update from Paris
June 17, 2008
Chamonix
Quick post ’cause I have to leave in 20 min.
Last weekend, I went to Chamonix, a town/city in the middle of the Alps. It’s ~1km above sea level and the view is amazing. Went up to one of the peaks which has an elevation of more than 3000m and just kept taking photos.
Also went paragliding, [...]
June 14, 2008
Commentary
Summer is slowly making itself felt, but the cold weather still persists for most of the day. At night, the sun’s heat, gathered over the course of the day, loses it’s effectiveness. Time is relative, daylight stretches for more than 16 hours until it loses it’s grip.
So far, all the locals I’ve met have been [...]
June 7, 2008
In Macs
My McChicken tastes exactly the same. The things I do for internet access. Dinner party in less than an hour and I spend S$12.30 on a meal here. Won’t have time to upload photos I think, not if I want to finish all my goals for the half hour I have left.
I’m staying outside of [...]
June 3, 2008
Summer 2008 – Paris Pre-Immersion
Paris was everything I expected and more. Old buildings subtly calling for attention with it’s architecture and infused with a history you can only guess at. The city is a blend of old and new that can never be experienced in Singapore, with it’s clean roads and everything sanitised. The wide bridges across the Seine [...]
June 3, 2008
Summer 2008 – Getting There
The plane ride, at least the first long haul one, was a little scary, I sat next to this guy who kept drinking and asking for more vodka, throwing a little fuss at the flight crew in the process. He was perfectly respectful to me, but it was nice that the crew seemed concerned for [...]
