where thoughts materialise.

So we're into the sixth version of my blog after the last version hung around for a year or so.

Now, a bit of info on this image. This photo was taken one lovely spring afternoon, featuring the iconic Old Well from the UNC Chapel Hill campus. I would like to think of this image as a tribute to my time in UNC Chapel Hill, the awesome friends I made and the memories I now hold dear.

A milestone in my life indeed.

I've dropped the tagboard cos its useless and taking eons to load. But thanks to Angela who helped me set it up, I still do like and will miss the pink interface.

So yeah, it's the sixth one you fellas!

Yours.

27 April 2008

you know you miss my older entries

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Friday, April 14, 2006

This is probably the longest hiatus I have taken. Ten days? Okay, nine.

And the best reason I can give is the uneventful days at the YIH study room, furiously trying to mug for the exams. Operative word here, trying. A good amount of time is however, spent on surfing the net, talking cock to Vic, heading for teabreaks, watching Mariah perform at the Grammys, talking cock to Vic, staring into space and then watching Mariah do the same thing at the Grammys again.

I would not say that the past nine days had been unproductive. Afterall, work DID get done. But just not to the level where I am confident to walk into the examination hall.

I wonder if I have enough time to work out the details for the SEA trip after my last paper on the 2nd. I am reading horror stories of a friend's journey to India being stalled by maxed out flights and overbooked train services. And worst of all, I have to compromise sending Vic off to LA because I will probably still be in the middle of Laos while she jets off for summer school.

But thank goodness we can pack light, cos the weather's mild and not cold. I have no idea what goes into a backpacker's bag, but I am sure I will figure as I go.

I am trying to live on less than SGD30 a day, which includes decent food and accomodation. Comfort is not an issue for me, I wonder about Jon, but I am just praying I do not fall ill of food poisoning of sorts.

Besides that, I am utterly prepared for the world that I am about to see. The myriads of cultures and the reality of the lifes I have never known or experienced before. The overnight train rides, the long bus journeys, the decent sunrise, the simple life and the beautiful people that I am sure will teach and touch me in more ways than one.

I intend to come home with a better perspective of life. To get out of the comfort zone, battle the unknown and emerge with a better sense of my place in the world.

That's travel.

And travelling through five countries, thirty odd days and thousands of miles with your best friend cannot be better.

But for now. I have to get the exams done. And make sure we get our train schedules right.

nimgnoy let the night fall at 5:47 PM

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