Happy Ever After - Julia Fordham

Don't ask me why I'm running out of laughter
There's tears in these eyes, not happy ever after
And I thought it was plain to see
And I thought the whole world could be
And I thought we'd be happy ever after.

You could say that I'm living in a pipe dream
It's just looking back, things are never what they seem
And I hope I can safely say
And I hope most things go my way
And I hope they'll be happy ever after.

Down in Southern Africa no happy ever after
Not now, but soon forever
While they're sitting comfortably
In that white winter city
How can we be happy ever after?

Um by yay
Est ce le South Africa

So don't ask me why I'm running out of laughter
There's tears in these eyes, not happy ever after.
And I thought it was plain to see
And I thought that maybe you and me
And I thought we'd be happy ever after.

Um by yay
Um by yay
Um by yay
Est ce le South Africa

Whats next???

it seems like so long ago that I was working for something that I wanted so badly in my life (then), and now that i have got it, I can't help but to feel a little aimless as to what is it in it for me next....

You see, I have a dream when I was in pri school, and then another dream in sec school, and another in jc and another in army and then my last one was just before I started uni. Now that Im (actually) moving onto the next phase of my life, I need to know what is the reason of my existence in this world.

had a very interesting conversation with my friend yesterday, and slowly I have discovered what is my next goal. I suddenly felt so inspired and hopefully this will continue be the light that carries me thru the darkness....

i pulled myself out of the bed today and get on my NEW daily rountine to run everyday. Today was the first time that I ran in the rain since my army dazes and it seem so refreshing. It just freshen me up quite abit and i think I will go all the way. To work hard for something that I strongly believe in the cause of it.

had a great chat with my mum last nite. great to share about everything. it just make me feel that hey, i will definitely have my mum (at least) that I can depend on. and is so comforting to know that.

next week is the start of my official first job in singapore, i'm feeling excited and can't wait for it to start, the only problem is that i have quite a number of exams that i need to take in the next few weeks too. think im gonna be super busy for the month of march...argh!!!

now, i seriously enjoy hibernating at home, because it just make me remember how much I miss home when I was touring all over the world.

Last weekend, met up with the CSers and it was really fun. It was my first time and I hope there can be more to come. Got to know some awfully awesome people from CS that have since brighten up my days and fill my life with love and warmth, and i'm so thankful for what CS has given me thus far.

Yesterday, I visited my buddy in Leader Course when I was in army. I hated it so much that the unexpected reunion is always at BAD places, this time is in the hospital when he was diagnosed with a 3rd stage cancer. However fortunate, there seems to be hope, and I pray that he and his family will be watched over in this period of trial.

Easy come easy go, but this few weeks have taken a toil on my state of mind, with so many things happening around me, is hard to feel RIGHT. I must say is in fact quite mentally taxing, given the fact that people around me are not having their best time of their lives. I feel for them and my prayers will always be with them.

At least one greatest consolation was the "hug" that I have gotten from Mark on Sat. Well, it is not just a normal hug. I just feel so connected, and that all these years of prayers did eventually come true. God does reply to my prayers like he always does. As the day awaits, my books are calling, betta go do the bit of mugging that I OUGHT to be doing now.

"Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow,That I shall say good night till it be morrow."

Breaking Free (High School Musical)

We’re soarin’, flyin’
There’s not a star in heaven
That we can’t reach

Gabriella:
If we’re trying
So we’re breaking free

Troy:
You know the world can see us
In a way that’s different than who we are

Gabriella:
Creating space between us
‘Til we’re separate hearts

Both:
But your faith it gives me strength
Strength to believe

Chorus #1
Troy:
We’re breakin’ free

Gabriella:
We’re soarin’

Troy:
Flyin’

Both:
There’s not a star in heaven
That we can’t reach

Troy:
If we’re trying

Both:
Yeah, we’re breaking free

Troy:
Oh, we’re breakin’ free

Gabriella:
Ohhhh

Troy:
Can you feel it building
Like a wave the ocean just can’t control

Gabriella:
Connected by a feeling
Ohhh, in our very souls

Both:
Rising ‘til it lifts us up
So every one can see

Chorus #2
Troy: We’re breakin’ free
Gabriella: We’re soarin’
Troy: Flyin’

Both:
There’s not a star in heaven
That we can’t reach

Troy:
If we’re trying
Yeah we’re breaking free

Gabriella:
Ohhhh runnin’

Troy:
Climbin’
To get to that place

Both:
To be all that we can be

Troy:
Now’s the time

Both:
So we’re breaking free

Troy:
We’re breaking free

Gabriella:
Ohhh , yeah

Troy:
More than hope
More than faith

Gabriella:
This is true
This is fate
And together

Both:
We see it comin’

Troy:
More than you
More than me

Gabriella:
Not a want, but a need

Both:
Both of us breakin’ free

Chorus #3
Gabriella: Soarin’
Troy: Flyin’

Both:
There’s not a star in heaven
That we can’t reach
If we’re trying

Troy: Yeah we’re breaking free
Gabriella:
Breaking free
Were runnin’

Troy:
Ohhhh, climbin’

Both:
To get to the place
To be all that we can be
Now’s the time

Troy: Now’s the time
Gabriella: So we’re breaking free
Troy: Ohhh, we’re breaking free
Gabriella: Ohhhh

Both:
You know the world can see us
In a way that’s different than who we are

Bop to the Top (High School Musical)

Sharpay:
I believe in dreamin’
Shootin’ for the stars

Ryan:
Baby to be number one
You’ve got to raise the bar

Sharpay:
Kickin’ and a scratchin’
Grindin’ out my best

Ryan:
Anything it takes
To climb the ladder of success

Both:
Work our tails off every day
Gotta bump the competition
Blow them all away

Sharpay:
Yeah we’re gonna

Both:
Bop, bop, bop
Bop to the top

Ryan:
Slip and slide and ride that rhythm

Both:
Jump and hop hop ‘til we drop

Sharpay:
And start again

Zip zap zop
Pop like a mop

Ryan:
Scoot around the corner

Both:
Move it to the groove
‘Til the music stops
Do the bop bop, bop to the top
Don’t ever stop
Bop to the top

Gimmie, gimmie
Shimmy shimmy
Shake some booty and turn around
Flash a smile in their direction

Sharpay:
Show some muscle

Ryan:
Do the hustle

Both:
Yeah we’re gonna bop, bop, bop
Bop to the top

Ryan:
Wipe away your inhibitions

Both:
Stump, stump, stump do the rump

Sharpay:
And strut your stuff

Both:
Bop, bop, bop
Straight to the top
Going for the glory
We’ll keep stepping up
And we just won’t stop
‘Til we reach the top
Bop to the top

When There Was Me and You (High School Musical)

It is funny when you find yourself
Looking from the outside
I'm standing here but all I want
Is to be over there
Why did I let myself believe
Miracles could happen
Cause now I have to pretend
That I don't really care

I thought you were my fairytale
A dream when I'm not sleeping
A wish upon a star
Thats coming true
But everybody else could tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
When there was me and you

I swore I knew the melody
That I heard you singing
And when you smiled
You made me feel
Like I could sing along
But then you went and changed the words
Now my heart is empty
I'm only left with used-to-be's
And once upon a song

Now I know your not a fairytale
And dreams were meant for sleeping
And wishes on a star
Just don't come true
Cause now even I can tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
Cause I liked the view
When there was me and you

I can't believe that
I could be so blind
It's like you were floating
While I was falling
And I didn't mind

Cause I liked the view
Thought you felt it too
When there was me and you

What I've Been Looking For (High School Musical)

Ryan:
It's hard to believe
That I couldn't see

Together:
You were always there beside me
Thought I was alone
With no one to hold
But you were always right beside me

Sharpay:
This feelings like no other

Together:
I want you to know
I've never had someone that knows me like you do, the way you do
I've never had someone as good for me as you, no one like you
so lonely before I've finally found
what I've been looking for

Sharpay:
So good to be seen
So good to be heard

Together:
Don't have to say a word

Ryan:
For so long I was lost
So good to be found

Together:
I'm loving having you around

Ryan:
This feeling's like no other

Together:
I want you to know

I've never had someone that knows me like you do
The way you do
I've never had someone as good for me as you
No one like you
So lonely before, I finally found
what I've been looking for

Together:
Doo Doo DooDoo
Doo Doo DooDoo
Do Do

Woa-ah-ah-oh

Start of Something New (High School Musical)

Living in my own world
Didn't understand
That anything can happen
When you take a chance
I never believed in
What I couldn't see
I never opened my heart
To all the possibilities
I know that something has changed
Never felt this way
And right here tonight

This could be the start
Of something new
It feels so right
To be here with you ..oh
And now ... looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
The start of something new

Now who'd of ever thought that
We'd both be here tonight
And the world looks so much brighter
With you by my side
I know that something has changed
Never felt this way
I know it for real

This could be the start
Of something new
It feels so right
To be here with you
And now looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
The start of something new

I never knew that it could happen
Till it happened to me
I didn't know it before
But now it's easy to see

It's a start
Of something new
It feels so right
To be here with you
And now looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart

That it's the start
Of something new
It feels so right
To be here with you
And now looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
The start of something new
Start of something new

Roller Coaster trip

Last week was one of the roller coaster week for me. A mixed of happiness, as well as saddness and disappointment. I can't seem to pinpoint the feeling that i had, but i guessed the best feeling that I felt at any point of time was confused (even in the midst of feeling all of these).

Just within one week, so many things happened. Didn't really work out with someone, and I also got a job offer of something that I would perceived it as a stepping stone for me in my career.

There is nothing sour about losing something, i guess the experience of having it and eventually losing it is something that I wish it would never happen but i reckoned the best way to face it, is to embrace it.

Moving on to my job, i guess im going to take a route less travelled. Of course the pay is not really that attractive, but i think the overall training is something i think that would value-add me in the next few months, and it will definitely give me enough time study for my CFA. Hopefully.

This week, many of us were sadden by the passing of our friend Stephen who was an extremely gifted Artist. He was definitely one. It just remind us how fragile n unpredictable our lives are. Sometimes people only remember you when u part from this world, during peace time, everyone (!almost) assume the role of the society to be BUSY.

If I haven't tell you how important you are to me, do know that everyone who is reading is important to me and if I never tell you this, but you have definitely make a +ve difference to my life, if not, u wldn't be reading this blog at all.

Sometimes I joke too much (not for the liking of many), but I believe life shouldn't be all serious and no fun. And we should celebrate being able to live EVERYDAY. Being a little less serious doesnt mean that i'm not serious. =p It only means that I would go the extra mile to make sure u feel at ease being with me. =p

Lets not forget about those who are important to us and show our love whenever possible to those who MATTERS. Even a simple hug will do the job well. Gosh, i'm being a little sentimental here, oh well, go celebrate LIFE and spread the LOVE.

Help grads who do as well as foreign talent

Wed, Feb 20, 2008
The Straits Times

RECENTLY, I befriended a group of scholars from China studying at my alma mater, Nanyang Technological University (NTU). They were in their late teens and were attending foundation courses in English and maths before starting their undergraduate studies. In their five-year sojourn at NTU, they will be given free lodging and a monthly allowance of $500 each. Needless to say, they do not have to pay for their tuition fees. When they graduate, they must work in Singapore for six years as part of their 'payback'' bond.

A highly conservative calculation of their five-year tenure at NTU suggests that each will cost the Government or NTU some $70,000. That is, $30,000 for their five-year tuition fees, including the charges for their foundation courses, and some $40,000 for hostel accommodation and their monthly stipends. I graduated from NTU five years ago, with a good honours degree.

I was in the top 15 per cent of my cohort - and performed better than some of these scholars. While studying at NTU, I had to work as a pizza delivery boy to earn my allowance. Upon graduation, I had to start paying off a $24,000-student loan.

Why are Singaporeans like me not treated as considerately as such scholars? My study loan took five years to pay off after I started working. The China scholars receive financial support, a free education and start their working lives debt free. Their six-year bond is seen as a contribution to Singapore.

Am I not contributing as much, if not more? Non-scholar Singaporeans are not treated in quite the same way as foreign talent, regardless of how well we perform. The disparity is disheartening.

Don't Singaporeans like me who have done well deserve some relief? True, local scholarships are available. But not every Singaporean who graduated well, gets one.

Can the NTU or the Education Ministry tell me why graduates like myself don't deserve some relief or reward for doing as well as, or better than, some of the foreign talent?

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Well, finally, more and more Singaporeans are seeing the light. What make them think so long that there is a possibility that we are a 2 class citizen in our own country. ????

S'pore loses 1,000 top talents yearly: MM Lee

SINGAPORE is losing about 1,000 of its best and brightest every year and the numbers are growing, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said, sounding the alarm on the severity of the brain drain.

And the main magnet for these talents is not regional powerhouse China, but the United States and other developed English-speaking countries, he told the United Press International news agency in an interview earlier this month.

Citing figures of Singaporeans who gave up their citizenship and took out their savings and CPF funds, he said this meant 'losing about, at the top end, 1,000 a year, which is about - if you take the top 30 per cent of the population - about four or five per cent'.

Mr Lee believes this exodus could only grow because 'every year, there are more people going abroad for their first or second degree'.

Some of these Singaporean talents head for China, but return eventually because, at the end of the day, they do not want to compete with the Chinese, he said.

'You go to China, you're going to compete against 1,300 million very bright fellows, hardworking, starving. Do you stand a chance to be on top of that pole? No.'

'But if you go there as a Singaporean with a different base, speaking English which they can't, with connections to the world, then you've got a different platform.'

In comparison, the pull of US is difficult to reverse, he said, noting that American firms recruited bright Singaporean students straight out of universities there.

After acclimatising to life and work in the US, 'if they decide to take the Green Card and settle in America, then I think we've lost them', said Mr Lee.

Singaporeans who do not want the stiff competition in the US go to Australia and Canada, he added.

The brain drain has been a regular issue addressed by MM Lee, who has repeatedly said that this is Singapore's Achilles heel.

To stem this loss of talent, Singapore has wooed many top professionals from China and India here, he said.

The draw for the Chinese is that their children can learn both English and Chinese, while the Indians like Singapore because it is close to home, yet a step up in terms of First World infrastructure.

'The trouble is many of the Chinese then use us as a stepping stone to go to America, where the grass is greener.'

'But even if we only keep 30 to 40 per cent and lose 60 to 70 per cent, we're a net gainer,' he said. He said, however, that the Chinese would cease to come in 20 to 30 years' time, when China's living standards rise to match Singapore's.

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If you are taking brains from elsewhere, do you think the brains here will stay? come on... lets be realistic. It is a chicken and egg proposition also, how can you say bcoz pple are leaving thats y u need to get more brains. I seriously think that another alternative is that when u get too many brains into sg, more local brains will want to leave. I think this make sense too.

European Route

Singapore – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden – Jonkoping, Sweden
Jonkoping Sweden – Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark – Montpellier, France
Montpellier, France - London, England
London, England – Bath, England
Bath, England – London, England
London, England – Manchester, England
Manchester, England – Liverpool, England
Liverpool, England – Manchester, England
Manchester, England – Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland – Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland – Sterling, Scotland
Sterling, Scotland – Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland – Inverness, Scotland
Inverness, Scotland – Loch Ness, Scotland
Loch Ness, Scotland – Inverness, Scotland
Inverness, Scotland – Ben Nevis, Scotland
Ben Nevis, Scotland – Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland – Brussels, Belgium
Brussels, Belgium – Bruges, Belgium
Bruges, Belgium – Brussels, Belgium
Brussels, Belgium – Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland – Chamonix, France
Chamonix, France – Lyon, France
Lyon, France – Nice, France
Nice, France – Marseille, France
Marseille, France – Toulouse, France
Toulouse, France – Rennes, France
Rennes, France – Mont San Michal, France
Mont San Michal, France – San Malo, France
San Malo, France – Rennes, France
Rennes, France – Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg, Germany – Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany – Cologne, Germany
Cologne, Germany – Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg, Germany – Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany – Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Lund, Sweden
Lund, Sweden – Jonkoping, Sweden
Jonkoping, Sweden – Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain – Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain – Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain – Marrakesh, Morocco
Marrakesh, Morocco – Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain – Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal – Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain – Milan, Italy
Milan, Italy – London, England
London, England – Manchester, England
Manchester, England – Cork, Ireland
Cork, Ireland – Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland – Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast, Northern Ireland – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Oslo, Norway
Oslo, Norway – Jonkoping, Sweden
Jonkoping, Sweden – Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden – Kiruna, Sweden
Kiruna, Sweden – Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden – Paris, France
Paris, France – Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Vienna, Austria
Vienna, Austria – Innsbruck, Austria
Innsbruck, Austria – Venice, Italy
Venice, Italy – Pisa, Italy
Pisa, Italy – Florence, Italy
Florence, Italy – Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy – Athens, Greece
Athens, Greece – Thessaloniki, Greece
Thessaloniki, Greece – Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria – Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest, Romania – Bran, Romania
Bran, Romania – Brasov, Romania
Brasov, Romania – Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest, Romania – Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – Amsterdam, Holland
Amsterdam, Holland – Riga, Latvia
Riga, Latvia – Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia - Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki, Finland – Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Singapore

Stockholm, Sweden

I'm back in Stockholm for the 3rd time and finally have a chance to really visit the place. Just the last time when I was here, the bus that I took to the airport caught fire and causes us to be late for the plane. We were there like 15mins before take off, then we have like express pass to skip everything, is damn cool la. This is the picture of the burning bus.
This is the center of the city.

This is the twin tower in the middle of the shopping street.

Had an opportunity to try some swedish food. Ate grilled chicken with potatoes and tomato soup.

This is the Castle in Stockholm which houses the Royalty and I think the bloodline belongs to the french. Apparently this guard is guarding the house opposite the castle. The night view of the Castle. Do you know Stockholm is made up of 14 islands? It is also a very good seaport. One of the famous clock towers in Sweden.
And now, I'm rushing to catch a flight to head home to Singa land...bye Europe.

Helsinki, Finland

The moment I arrived from Tallinn, the weather took a change from a good day to one with snow storm. It was quite an experience walking the the snow storm, though I do not wish to do such a thing again. =p

I stayed with 2 hosts in Helsinki, one is Paula and the other is Tiina.

This is Tiina and she prepared one of the best food ever.
She spend so much time in making perfect meal for me. Look at this... Lemon Pasta...
This is Breakfast....
She took me to a coffeeshop and we tried Laskiaspulla. Bread with whipped cream and almond cream. gosh, awfully sinful.
She totally spoilt me.

Took a walk in the city and I was so lucky to get a bright day which was like a rare weather in Helsinki. I feel so blessed in this trip. So as I began my journey, I saw a few guys sitting out in the winter cold weather and I was wearing like 4 layers and I still feel cold. Guess what were they wearing??? This...
This is one nice Lutheran Church which is built at a hill top.
Then finally we arrive at Uspensky Cathedral.
Went to an island that is called Suomenlinna that is 20mins off Helsinki. It is somewhat like Fort Siloso, used to be a military fort. And the perfect weather came to a perfect ending by snowing. Can you believe it? Then took a walk in the snow, and did some funny thing to the car. =p
Build a mini igloo and set it on fire. :)

Choice?

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: 'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection.. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?'

The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued. 'I believe, that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'

Then he told the following story:

Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.'

Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first! Run to first!' Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!' Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball ... the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the way Shay'

Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to third! Shay, run to third!'

As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!' Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.

'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'.

Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

Tallinn, Estonia

On my way from Riga to Tallinn, I took the first bus in my life that has wireless. It is so cool. I get to surf and chat whilst on the bus. Damn cool la. I still cannot believe it. There is also a vending machine on the bus. I think I got the most expensive bus ever. There is a even a table at the rear of the bus.

Had a little bit of a wild goose chase with my host as I arrived earlier, so she suggested that we change the meeting location, and we did all these on MSN, when I was on the bus. Really cool!!! Nevertheless, she seems like a nice person, and she ‘tries’ to cook a meal for me. It is so funny, because, she cannot really cook, so she bought pre-cooked food and prepare dinner for me for 2 nights. It was really funny.
But there is one cool thing about her. She knows the creator of Kazaa and Skype. It is the same person. And do you know where the person is now? Happily scaling the mountains in the Himalayas. So now, those who purchase the skype-credits, you know where your money is heading? =p
Tallinn is quite a mystical city. It has a beautiful Medieval Town. And some of the people in the town are dress in medieval style, something like a tourist trap. But I think many people appreciate their effort, because it really makes us feel as if we were in the medieval time.

There are many nice shops and streets, and you must stop to admire it. The weather was so extreme, there was sun at first, then it started snowing, and then the sun came out and then, it snowed again. This is their famous town hall square. And this is their town hall at night. The view is really worth dying for.
Then this is one of the night streets that heads up to the castle.
This is the garden just below the castle.
This is an aerial view of the medieval town.
I met two other girls, Juta and Courtney, and they offered to help me do up the forms if I intend to spend another 12 months in Europe. =) It is like a chance of a lifetime. Basically, you just need to do some form community service. Then I was thinking of spending a year in southern Spain. And I have to do all these before 30. Looks like in less than 4 years time, I will have to go back to Europe. =p Totally no choice.