Inspired by Yan Kay Kay, I have decided to give thanks to those whom I think have made an impact in my different phases of life, in one way or another.
To Laopa, Mummy and Shuqi
Thank you for being the unspoken pillars of support at ANY one point of time. The care and concern I receive from each and every one of you is silent and I feel it. We hardly voice out our concerns but it's present and I know it.
To PH, PJ and Steph
Thank you girls for being the awesome, awesome, most un-judgmental non-kin-related friends I can ever have. The kind I know I can ring at 4am and sob into the phone without saying anything. 'Nuff said.
To Tex
Best friend, fiance and future husband. For all the love, care and devotion that you have given me. Thank you.
To Wee Kian
For introducing Tex, that's your first awesome godly credit. And being the person you are.
To Nicole
For being who you are and sharing my fun at times when I need. Thank you for your trust in me when you share your problems with me too.
To Dellia, Lai Meng and Yuet Wei
Thank you for making my university life interesting and enjoyable with your companionship. You all made spending $18,000 on that piece of paper wayyy easier to stomach.
To Kit Leong
For being that silent silent friend I'll never get to meet often.
To YF
For being the one SNAG I can always confide in.
There are more, but I'll stop for now. Too much on my mind.
To those two.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Upcoming Engagementmoon
Absolutely stoked that I will be visiting Europe, nope, wait for it, EASTERN Europe this coming September! I never imagined that 26 would be the age for me to do it. I always thought I'd be 35 when I finally have the money to.
With The Fiance, no less.
Thankful for my counterparts in my HQ who emailed me this amazing promotion form Finnair. With a base fare of $228 and Singapore as a departing city, you could choose ANY destination city and just pay the accorded surcharges. What's more, they gave away a free stopover in Helsinki on either your departing leg or return leg of the journey! Why Helsinki? Finnair, duh.
So I sent the email to Tex as like what I normally do if I see anything interesting. That night when we met for dinner, he brought the topic up and asked if I wanted to go. I gave the usual fast response "No money lah."
He frowned and said "$228 as base fare leh. The most you pay another $600 taxes? $800+ to go to Europe is a crazy deal. You'll never ever get another chance at it."
Heart waned. Hmmmmmm. He's sooooo right. My dream city, Prague. So near right?
We debated on where we should visit and of course, my first choice is Prague. Tex wanted Sweden but Scandinavia is soooo expensive and I doubt we could afford to spend our time in two Scandinavian cities. He gave in and we chose Prague, much to my amazement! Besides, we are aiming to visit other eastern European countries while we are there! Like Austria, Hungary or maybe Slovakia.
Next day, we selected dates and I called up the Finnair agent, Zilla. She was so helpful and advised us on how many days in Helsinki we should spend and how best to make use of the flight choices. Our flights are now confirmed and look to be like this:
12 Sep - Singapore to Helsinki; DEP 2335 ARR 0635 (+1)
16 Sep - Helsinki to Prague; DEP 0935 ARR 1045
22 Sep - Prague to Helsinki; DEP 1930 ARR 2240
Helsinki to Singapore DEP 2355 ARR 1635 (+1)
All timing in the respective departing and arriving cities' timezones.
And so far, I've bought a pair of cheap flat boots, ready to conquer any cobbled street. We've yet to decide on accomodations; which is something we need to do really soon. And of course, train tickets if we do want to visit other cities.
Aaaaah, can't wait to spend real good quality time with Tex doing our favourite hobby together, traveling and exploring!
"Adventure is out there!"
With The Fiance, no less.
Thankful for my counterparts in my HQ who emailed me this amazing promotion form Finnair. With a base fare of $228 and Singapore as a departing city, you could choose ANY destination city and just pay the accorded surcharges. What's more, they gave away a free stopover in Helsinki on either your departing leg or return leg of the journey! Why Helsinki? Finnair, duh.
So I sent the email to Tex as like what I normally do if I see anything interesting. That night when we met for dinner, he brought the topic up and asked if I wanted to go. I gave the usual fast response "No money lah."
He frowned and said "$228 as base fare leh. The most you pay another $600 taxes? $800+ to go to Europe is a crazy deal. You'll never ever get another chance at it."
Heart waned. Hmmmmmm. He's sooooo right. My dream city, Prague. So near right?
We debated on where we should visit and of course, my first choice is Prague. Tex wanted Sweden but Scandinavia is soooo expensive and I doubt we could afford to spend our time in two Scandinavian cities. He gave in and we chose Prague, much to my amazement! Besides, we are aiming to visit other eastern European countries while we are there! Like Austria, Hungary or maybe Slovakia.
Next day, we selected dates and I called up the Finnair agent, Zilla. She was so helpful and advised us on how many days in Helsinki we should spend and how best to make use of the flight choices. Our flights are now confirmed and look to be like this:
12 Sep - Singapore to Helsinki; DEP 2335 ARR 0635 (+1)
16 Sep - Helsinki to Prague; DEP 0935 ARR 1045
22 Sep - Prague to Helsinki; DEP 1930 ARR 2240
Helsinki to Singapore DEP 2355 ARR 1635 (+1)
All timing in the respective departing and arriving cities' timezones.
And so far, I've bought a pair of cheap flat boots, ready to conquer any cobbled street. We've yet to decide on accomodations; which is something we need to do really soon. And of course, train tickets if we do want to visit other cities.
Aaaaah, can't wait to spend real good quality time with Tex doing our favourite hobby together, traveling and exploring!
"Adventure is out there!"
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Travelogues
Taking a small break away from work after, well, taking another small break away from more work, to read up on some of my friend's blog posts about travelling.
I'm so glad I met Tex who induced me to admit that I am a true travel-whore. I can be poor, but I must travel. I come back from each trip, telling myself "Okay, it's time to save money, work hard and stop thinking about travelling". No sooner than one month later, I find myself scrawling through and trolling after airlines websites, tripadvisor and just randomly picking up itineraries from travel agencies to satiate my indefinite hunger to see the world.
As such, I did realise that after being together with Tex, I've gone on many more trips. From the once or twice a year frequency, to three to four months once kind-of frequency. Listing what's at the top of my head:
2007
June - Malacca, Malaysia
November - Hong Kong
2008
February - Bintan, Indonesia
April - Bintan, Indonesia
June - Malacca, Genting, Malaysia
November - Perth, Australia
2009
August - Perth, Australia
October - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2010
March - Hong Kong
March - Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, Japan
May - Malacca, Malaysia
May - Perth, Australia
September - Bali, Lombok, Indonesia
2011
March - Perth, Australia
May - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
September - Tioman, Malaysia
October - Taipei, Taiwan
2012
February - Borocay, Manila, Philippines
February - Bangkok, Thailand
April - Guangzhou, China
September - Helsinki, Finland & Prague, Czech Republic (coming soon)
Not including the countless JB trips and Malacca trips in between to visit my sister or for haircuts.
Of course, it's not much, but I'm on it. With Tex being away next (few) year(s), my holidays look to be scheduled in Australia, haha. I'm happy about it by the way, I love Australian holidays!
I will die a poor but happy traveller. =)
I'm so glad I met Tex who induced me to admit that I am a true travel-whore. I can be poor, but I must travel. I come back from each trip, telling myself "Okay, it's time to save money, work hard and stop thinking about travelling". No sooner than one month later, I find myself scrawling through and trolling after airlines websites, tripadvisor and just randomly picking up itineraries from travel agencies to satiate my indefinite hunger to see the world.
As such, I did realise that after being together with Tex, I've gone on many more trips. From the once or twice a year frequency, to three to four months once kind-of frequency. Listing what's at the top of my head:
2007
June - Malacca, Malaysia
November - Hong Kong
2008
February - Bintan, Indonesia
April - Bintan, Indonesia
June - Malacca, Genting, Malaysia
November - Perth, Australia
2009
August - Perth, Australia
October - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2010
March - Hong Kong
March - Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, Japan
May - Malacca, Malaysia
May - Perth, Australia
September - Bali, Lombok, Indonesia
2011
March - Perth, Australia
May - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
September - Tioman, Malaysia
October - Taipei, Taiwan
2012
February - Borocay, Manila, Philippines
February - Bangkok, Thailand
April - Guangzhou, China
September - Helsinki, Finland & Prague, Czech Republic (coming soon)
Not including the countless JB trips and Malacca trips in between to visit my sister or for haircuts.
Of course, it's not much, but I'm on it. With Tex being away next (few) year(s), my holidays look to be scheduled in Australia, haha. I'm happy about it by the way, I love Australian holidays!
I will die a poor but happy traveller. =)
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