the art of conversation 02
went off to malacca
headed to starbucks

m = me
s = starbucks guy

m = do you have chai tea latte?
s = we use to, but no longer at this outlet
m = i see, can i get a green tea frap then

s keys in my order and collects my money

s = so are you from around here
m = no, i am from singapore
s = ah, on holiday
m = kinda
s = so what promotions is starbucks singapore having
m = erm, the same?
s = when we had the caramel latte promotion, singapore was promoting something else
m = erm, this time its the same

super on starbucks guy....

the art of conversation
back in sunny humid singapore
it takes a while for me to get use to home
perhaps i have been away for too long and everything seems unfamiliar and yet all so familiar

slowly catching up with friends...
and it is all always over food...
from satay...bak ku teh ...to glutinous rice ball cakes...

beats sandwiches...but i cant have too much of a good thing either ...

worldcup madness
the world is different for the past few and next few weeks to come
they are united in watching the telly
screaming and shouting
frankfurt was pleasant in the world cup mode...lotsa fans from across the world, later shopping hours to cater to tourists and lotsa fun under the scrotching sun!

from left clockwise:
leonie + andrew - our "tour guide" in frankfurt...many thanks...despite your exams

strawberry cake + ice tea - divine in the shade...the only german i can speak is...bill pls..

dusseldorf water front....i swear i saw this in some aki mag...

mega structure at dusseldorf..very cool...

stall selling sweets at frankfurt botnical gardens...

frankfurt skyline + me

frank gehry at dusseldorf

church in mainz...lovely

pack pack
it is strange to be in a room that use to belong to me
it still does, but it is dead
happily dead

when i walk in, i sometimes think that i have entered the wrong room....i will remember it

manic
back from sheffield for manic packing....feeling the physical aftermath of all that shopping...8 cartons no less..not including my luggage + tubes

liverpool is a tad old..alittle rundown but there are lotsa regeneration programs ...

from left clockwise - liverpool metropolitian cathedral - the detailing somehow reminds me of woha's church of st mary
- st georges hall
- chinatown arch from shanghai
- one part of liverpool cathedral
- weird alsop like thingys
- tate in liverpool...it is amazing how there are so many famous works spread out all over europe...every corner i go...rodin, picasso...

liverpool
it is strange to be stepping on the land where my great grand dad migrated to...stranger to imagine the docks where he arrived and where my grand dad was born

imagine me growing up here....and having danny's liverpool accent.....weird

the time i imagined is approaching
it is over
the conflict, the struggle, the few hours of sleep that come along with each project is finally over

time to get on with life..time to recollect what i have learnt and move on

i started packing my room the day i finished my portfoilo....sleep for 40mins and then started dusting and sorting my things out..what to leave and what to bring home

i started writing...my hand is too used to the mouse now and using my pencil was a tough change...welcomed and painful...

visitation
i had three guests bearing gifts last sunday..i brought them for dim sum and back to take a look at my room...

dinner from m+s...we looked jap eating on the floor...and the manic background reminded them of vibrant tokyo...

dinner and dance
more pics from the event

from left:
friends from hall...
medic from JB ...
the poodle on my back

massoc dinner and dance
malaysia + singapore society dinner and dance
15 tables
14 tables - malaysians
1 table - singaporeans
we were out numbered ...

pic 01 - singaporeans
pic 02 - more singaporeans
pic 03 - jess [vice president]
pic 04 - hwan cui
pic 05 - sha sha
pic 06 - eric [ex president - future house mate]
pic 07 - choon + brandon
pic 08 - max [english brought up in spore]