Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, now 23, when he was a Harvard student in 2004.
I wish I could do that. I have 2 years more. argh.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Hi everyone,
today was an exciting day haha. besides the going-to-school-on-a-no-school-day-for-project. I went to carrefour and bought (i) an air heater, (ii) a bathrobe and (iii) a packet of rice, produced by carrefour.
my roommate came into my room and we tried the heater. I bought the small, cheap, plastic one. I din want to buy the big, long metal one cos i think i m very clumsy and may burn myself on the metal piece. I haven't tried the bathrobe yet. today is warmer than yesterday.
and now to the RICE. the picture of the rice on the box was white rice, but it seems like it is yellow rice. argh. I certainly hope it tastes good. I m going to fry it as usually. with fish fingers, sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes and veg. probably some tuna too.
tmr is another day in sch for project! and it is saturday!! but we really have to rush this out, cos next weekend is holiday and everyone will be out of barcelona. at least songjie is coming :)
time to go back to my yellow rice!
today was an exciting day haha. besides the going-to-school-on-a-no-school-day-for-project. I went to carrefour and bought (i) an air heater, (ii) a bathrobe and (iii) a packet of rice, produced by carrefour.
my roommate came into my room and we tried the heater. I bought the small, cheap, plastic one. I din want to buy the big, long metal one cos i think i m very clumsy and may burn myself on the metal piece. I haven't tried the bathrobe yet. today is warmer than yesterday.
and now to the RICE. the picture of the rice on the box was white rice, but it seems like it is yellow rice. argh. I certainly hope it tastes good. I m going to fry it as usually. with fish fingers, sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes and veg. probably some tuna too.
tmr is another day in sch for project! and it is saturday!! but we really have to rush this out, cos next weekend is holiday and everyone will be out of barcelona. at least songjie is coming :)
time to go back to my yellow rice!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
me doing a Cartman in front of the Eiffel Tower
Let's go to New Zealand in 2011 to catch the rugby world cup!!! We managed to befriedn 2 NZ frens, who stayed with us at SJ's place over the weekend. They are my frens from Barcelona, who could not find accommodation in Paris, due to the world cup haha
us in front of the eiffel tower. sorry a bit cold, so hair flying, hands shaking and wierd angle pictures
me and handel haha. at the opera theater
key d'orsay. see the bridge and the river behind?
here is the stairs. no joke. we had to climb up and up and up. and it doesn't help there is a monster SJ chasing you behind
finally reached the top and still manage to smile. nice sky ay? I am the sunshine girl! so it did not rain much in Paris when I was there. Heard it has been raining quite a bit before I came.
and this was taken at the photographer's request. I will show you the prelude to this picture soon
here is the ferris wheel. like the london eye?
here we are, at the chinese buffet, with spring roll, fried chicken. see the wide grin on me!
Hi everyone!
I am back from cold Paris (9 degree celsius) to nice sunny barcelona (20 degree celsius). I could almost go swimming here! Paris was really fun! despite the cold weather, we breathed the winds with our down jackets (SJ got kinda sick, maybe the cold and lack of sleep caught up with him)
Day 1
I managed to get on the crowded metro to Porte Dauphine, where SJ is studying. Remember that day the drivers were still on strike. There is one metro every 30 minutes. So when I needed to change the train at Place de Clichy, I had to literally push my way out. we were packed like sardines. literally. even in singapore, we don't squeeze like that!
SJ's sch is kinda like a NUS or NTU. it is big, crowded, a little run down but nonetheless filled with student activities. We took a nice stroll down to Arc de Triomph, where we climbed plenty of stairs up to the top to get a bird's eye view of Paris. Really beautiful. will post the photo.
Arc de Triomph marks the start of SG-equivalent of Orchard Road, otherwise known as Champ Elysses. There are plenty og shops lining this street, with restaurants. There is this building with a flag on it, and guess what? Welcome to Louis Vuitton. We went in. the prices were exhorbitant. I guess ppl are willing to pay for quality. they had their bags, clothes line, watches, shoes, children wear etc. really eye opening. unlike the LV boutiques, here, ppl throng through as if it was a flea market. and business is brisk!!
we walked down the entire street and reached the Ferris Wheel. Beautiful. I will take the Eiffel tower when I next come to Paris. Think by then, it would be even colder.
Then we took the metro to The Lourve. I am not a fan of museums, but this museum is great. i love it. it is free for students on friday nights and it was not very crowded. it is free every first sunday of the month. the paintings were awesome, and if u remember, here is the venue for the shooting of The Da Vince Code. We saw the Triangles and the Mona Lisa. Da Vinci is a genius, but two of his paintings spook me, as SJ tried to explain to me.
We went back to SJ's place. it is not bad. for 350 euros per person (he is sharing with my sec sch fren), his room is spacious and it is self-sufficient. cold, but there is heater. we try to save on electricity, cos the rent paid only includes water bills; he has to pay electricity and internet and what not. I did not feel like bathing at times, cos it was cold, but i guess i m still a clean freak.
Day 2
Saturday morning. we started off really late, but cos we were all geared up for a CHINESE FOOD BUFFET!!! I was really looking forward to it. SJ had managed to discover the chinatown of Paris and recee this restaurant. There was sweet and sour pork, steamed and fried chicken, plenty of rice, fried prawns, nice green COOKED veg (not raw salad), spring rolls. We ate so much we were very full and had to go back for a nap. but it was wonderful. SJ had been telling me over msn abt it, and made me really look forward to this meal.
in the evening, we did the unthinkable. we went to the eiffel tower, and stood with thousands of english fans and a handful of south african fans to watch the rugby world cup finals on a big screen behind the eiffel tower. boy the scene was chaos. ppl bought tons of beer and champagne to 'celebrate'. when england scored a try, ppl were spraying beer and sj got some on his hair, his jacket and his bag when he tried to cover me from the beer. haha. it kinda stink when u leave it to dry. oh well. i had smoke in my hair. i think europeans smpoke a lot cos the weather is cold. they smoke as and when they have a chance man. but i think they are considerate. like smoking in open areas and not in air con or enclosed areas.
day 3
sj cooked a sunday lunch. it was great. we had long bean,s pork, muchrooms and chicken cooked in honey! of cos with good old rice. SJ says any food placed in his fridge has soapy taste cos the cleaning lady used soap to wash the fridge. any suggestions how to remove the soapy taste?
and we went out, first to the opera theatre. It was beautiful (isn't my vocab limited?) here were statues of mozart and handel and inside was cold plated decorations in the hall. we could not enter as it was closed for a performance. nontheless, i could imagine royalties gathered in the hall for musicals and dances. relaly royal and rich
We walked down along key d'orsay and reached notre dame cathedral. there were many tourists taking the boat trip on key d'orsay. and there is a musee d'orsay, which i will go in january. apparently it is beautiful as well. there were stalls along the ricer selling interesing stuff. and the streets were generally lively.
We entered the notre dame. we borrowed the audio guide. apparently it houses the nail used to nail jesus and the wood from his cross. it was sunday and there were ppl in the church. choirs, prayers. there were plaques and statues from few hundreds years ago, some donated by napolean. and this place became famous cos of victor hugo (he has a metro station named after him) who wrote The Hunch Back of Notre Dame.
after the notre dame, sj wanted to have dinner at one of the french restaurants along saint michel. so we walked up and down the river, till we found a nice little restaurant, that had foie gra and set menu. we ordered a foie gra with egg for starter, Duck Confit, Bass poisson, and a tiramisu for dessert. I din know what to expect, except maybe the food will be Western style, small quantity, and too expensive for our liking. Guess what? The bass was a whole fish, with salt on it to remove the fishy smell. it was like how we cook at home! with a scoop of rice! and some salad (which carnivourous SJ ate it all up) and the duck confit was nice too. comes with potato and egg. I thought the portion was generous, for both of us were really full. The tiramisu was nice as well, haha i could feel a little high after eating the alcohol in it (just kidding)
after dinner, we made our way to out final venue - moulin rouge. i din know what to expect. SJ said there would be plenty of ppl asking to put a band ard ur wrist, as if it would be cool to do so. and once u wear it, they will extort like 50 euros from u to remove it. otherwise their gang will crowd ard u. we walked. there was the famous windwheel, plenty of shops and restaurants ard. and shops that were offering shows. hmmmm. it was safe, cos there was plenty of police and tourists ard. there is a church round the corner, can't spell the name, but it was closed when we reached. will try to visit that place again.
and now for some pictures after all this description!!!
I am back from cold Paris (9 degree celsius) to nice sunny barcelona (20 degree celsius). I could almost go swimming here! Paris was really fun! despite the cold weather, we breathed the winds with our down jackets (SJ got kinda sick, maybe the cold and lack of sleep caught up with him)
Day 1
I managed to get on the crowded metro to Porte Dauphine, where SJ is studying. Remember that day the drivers were still on strike. There is one metro every 30 minutes. So when I needed to change the train at Place de Clichy, I had to literally push my way out. we were packed like sardines. literally. even in singapore, we don't squeeze like that!
SJ's sch is kinda like a NUS or NTU. it is big, crowded, a little run down but nonetheless filled with student activities. We took a nice stroll down to Arc de Triomph, where we climbed plenty of stairs up to the top to get a bird's eye view of Paris. Really beautiful. will post the photo.
Arc de Triomph marks the start of SG-equivalent of Orchard Road, otherwise known as Champ Elysses. There are plenty og shops lining this street, with restaurants. There is this building with a flag on it, and guess what? Welcome to Louis Vuitton. We went in. the prices were exhorbitant. I guess ppl are willing to pay for quality. they had their bags, clothes line, watches, shoes, children wear etc. really eye opening. unlike the LV boutiques, here, ppl throng through as if it was a flea market. and business is brisk!!
we walked down the entire street and reached the Ferris Wheel. Beautiful. I will take the Eiffel tower when I next come to Paris. Think by then, it would be even colder.
Then we took the metro to The Lourve. I am not a fan of museums, but this museum is great. i love it. it is free for students on friday nights and it was not very crowded. it is free every first sunday of the month. the paintings were awesome, and if u remember, here is the venue for the shooting of The Da Vince Code. We saw the Triangles and the Mona Lisa. Da Vinci is a genius, but two of his paintings spook me, as SJ tried to explain to me.
We went back to SJ's place. it is not bad. for 350 euros per person (he is sharing with my sec sch fren), his room is spacious and it is self-sufficient. cold, but there is heater. we try to save on electricity, cos the rent paid only includes water bills; he has to pay electricity and internet and what not. I did not feel like bathing at times, cos it was cold, but i guess i m still a clean freak.
Day 2
Saturday morning. we started off really late, but cos we were all geared up for a CHINESE FOOD BUFFET!!! I was really looking forward to it. SJ had managed to discover the chinatown of Paris and recee this restaurant. There was sweet and sour pork, steamed and fried chicken, plenty of rice, fried prawns, nice green COOKED veg (not raw salad), spring rolls. We ate so much we were very full and had to go back for a nap. but it was wonderful. SJ had been telling me over msn abt it, and made me really look forward to this meal.
in the evening, we did the unthinkable. we went to the eiffel tower, and stood with thousands of english fans and a handful of south african fans to watch the rugby world cup finals on a big screen behind the eiffel tower. boy the scene was chaos. ppl bought tons of beer and champagne to 'celebrate'. when england scored a try, ppl were spraying beer and sj got some on his hair, his jacket and his bag when he tried to cover me from the beer. haha. it kinda stink when u leave it to dry. oh well. i had smoke in my hair. i think europeans smpoke a lot cos the weather is cold. they smoke as and when they have a chance man. but i think they are considerate. like smoking in open areas and not in air con or enclosed areas.
day 3
sj cooked a sunday lunch. it was great. we had long bean,s pork, muchrooms and chicken cooked in honey! of cos with good old rice. SJ says any food placed in his fridge has soapy taste cos the cleaning lady used soap to wash the fridge. any suggestions how to remove the soapy taste?
and we went out, first to the opera theatre. It was beautiful (isn't my vocab limited?) here were statues of mozart and handel and inside was cold plated decorations in the hall. we could not enter as it was closed for a performance. nontheless, i could imagine royalties gathered in the hall for musicals and dances. relaly royal and rich
We walked down along key d'orsay and reached notre dame cathedral. there were many tourists taking the boat trip on key d'orsay. and there is a musee d'orsay, which i will go in january. apparently it is beautiful as well. there were stalls along the ricer selling interesing stuff. and the streets were generally lively.
We entered the notre dame. we borrowed the audio guide. apparently it houses the nail used to nail jesus and the wood from his cross. it was sunday and there were ppl in the church. choirs, prayers. there were plaques and statues from few hundreds years ago, some donated by napolean. and this place became famous cos of victor hugo (he has a metro station named after him) who wrote The Hunch Back of Notre Dame.
after the notre dame, sj wanted to have dinner at one of the french restaurants along saint michel. so we walked up and down the river, till we found a nice little restaurant, that had foie gra and set menu. we ordered a foie gra with egg for starter, Duck Confit, Bass poisson, and a tiramisu for dessert. I din know what to expect, except maybe the food will be Western style, small quantity, and too expensive for our liking. Guess what? The bass was a whole fish, with salt on it to remove the fishy smell. it was like how we cook at home! with a scoop of rice! and some salad (which carnivourous SJ ate it all up) and the duck confit was nice too. comes with potato and egg. I thought the portion was generous, for both of us were really full. The tiramisu was nice as well, haha i could feel a little high after eating the alcohol in it (just kidding)
after dinner, we made our way to out final venue - moulin rouge. i din know what to expect. SJ said there would be plenty of ppl asking to put a band ard ur wrist, as if it would be cool to do so. and once u wear it, they will extort like 50 euros from u to remove it. otherwise their gang will crowd ard u. we walked. there was the famous windwheel, plenty of shops and restaurants ard. and shops that were offering shows. hmmmm. it was safe, cos there was plenty of police and tourists ard. there is a church round the corner, can't spell the name, but it was closed when we reached. will try to visit that place again.
and now for some pictures after all this description!!!
Friday, October 19, 2007
Bonjour everyone!
I am blogging from Paris. Action packed day yesterday. when I arrived in Paris, he taxi and bus workers were on strike! congratulations. and apparently, it made to world news!
Weather here is COLD. brrr. like 10 degrees celsius. i wanna go home. argh. i feel my skin peeeling. sj is in sch now. so i m blogging on his laptop. i'm gonna bathe - i dunnohow, in this cold weather. then go find him and we will kick start our paris weekend!
saw the eiffel tower yesterday night. beautiful even from a distance. cos i landed at beauvais domestic airport, it took abt 1 hour car ride to paris. and the country side was dark, but u could really see the stars. really beautiful stars. and the moon seems to hang very low from paris. maybe paris is very close to the moon?
went for a walk with sj to the metro station. traffic jam, ppl riding bicycles and metro was free entry, cos of the strike. argh. and sj got squuezed out of the metro. too fat la.
but ya, hoipe i make it to dauphine safely to meet him. cold cold cold. i switched on the heater, but it seems to be taking forever to work.
k everyone, let's hope pictures coming up today!
I am blogging from Paris. Action packed day yesterday. when I arrived in Paris, he taxi and bus workers were on strike! congratulations. and apparently, it made to world news!
Weather here is COLD. brrr. like 10 degrees celsius. i wanna go home. argh. i feel my skin peeeling. sj is in sch now. so i m blogging on his laptop. i'm gonna bathe - i dunnohow, in this cold weather. then go find him and we will kick start our paris weekend!
saw the eiffel tower yesterday night. beautiful even from a distance. cos i landed at beauvais domestic airport, it took abt 1 hour car ride to paris. and the country side was dark, but u could really see the stars. really beautiful stars. and the moon seems to hang very low from paris. maybe paris is very close to the moon?
went for a walk with sj to the metro station. traffic jam, ppl riding bicycles and metro was free entry, cos of the strike. argh. and sj got squuezed out of the metro. too fat la.
but ya, hoipe i make it to dauphine safely to meet him. cold cold cold. i switched on the heater, but it seems to be taking forever to work.
k everyone, let's hope pictures coming up today!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Hi everyone!
I have lessons later on from 7pm to 10pm. and i m in no mood to study. i haven't finished packing my bag to paris. maybe after i cook my lunch cum dinner. tonight is the first derivatives class. let's hope all turns out well.
looking forward to going to paris, where weather is colder. and we will probably go to eiffel tower on sat to watch the rugby world cup finals screened on the big screen. let's hope not too many ppl turn up, otherwise can't see anything. will be meeting my sg frens in paris, as well as my nz fren from esade, who is going to paris this weekend as welL!
i m still waiting for my citibank card. hmmm. a month overdue now. when i return next week, i will go down to the bank again (for the second time) to tell them ih aven't gotten my card! last monday when i went, they said last weeek or early this week. well, still non-existent. hmph.
today is a sunny day. i think i may want to go buy my metro ticket. from the metro station. don't travel much. usually walk. so i buy the tickets for 10 trips at 6.90 euros, instead of the 50 trips in 30 days for 29 euros. actually, as long as i use up 40 trips, it will be worth it. mb i will buy when i return to barce? mmmm why m i planning such silly things?
k back to cooking my lunch. byebye
I have lessons later on from 7pm to 10pm. and i m in no mood to study. i haven't finished packing my bag to paris. maybe after i cook my lunch cum dinner. tonight is the first derivatives class. let's hope all turns out well.
looking forward to going to paris, where weather is colder. and we will probably go to eiffel tower on sat to watch the rugby world cup finals screened on the big screen. let's hope not too many ppl turn up, otherwise can't see anything. will be meeting my sg frens in paris, as well as my nz fren from esade, who is going to paris this weekend as welL!
i m still waiting for my citibank card. hmmm. a month overdue now. when i return next week, i will go down to the bank again (for the second time) to tell them ih aven't gotten my card! last monday when i went, they said last weeek or early this week. well, still non-existent. hmph.
today is a sunny day. i think i may want to go buy my metro ticket. from the metro station. don't travel much. usually walk. so i buy the tickets for 10 trips at 6.90 euros, instead of the 50 trips in 30 days for 29 euros. actually, as long as i use up 40 trips, it will be worth it. mb i will buy when i return to barce? mmmm why m i planning such silly things?
k back to cooking my lunch. byebye
Monday, October 15, 2007
Hi everyone, last Monday, I was having my Emerging Economies class, when the dark clouds gathered. and guess what? there was thunder and the whole class was wondering how to get home and whether their windows were open. guess what? a lightening bolt struck i think and there was a moment of black out. and the computer my prof was on had to restart. it was really funny. here is one of the best business schools and they have black outs like this. the whole class of international students were really restless.
and this week, i finished 20 episodes of The Unbeatables 1. Sad. i dunno what is the ending. in abt 20 min before i go bathe.
and i m going to paris this thursday! very exciting! yesterday i went to the shopping centre near the beach. quite an adventure. today i went out for coffee with my new zealand fren. it was cool haha.
kk monday! here we come!
and this week, i finished 20 episodes of The Unbeatables 1. Sad. i dunno what is the ending. in abt 20 min before i go bathe.
and i m going to paris this thursday! very exciting! yesterday i went to the shopping centre near the beach. quite an adventure. today i went out for coffee with my new zealand fren. it was cool haha.
kk monday! here we come!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
the sunset from my room's balcony/terrace is beautiful. maybe it is just an ordinary sunset, but well, it sets a orange tinge in my room. been reading reading materials from my motivation class and emerging economies class. can't start reading on portfolio management. diversely different.
tmr i m gonna go walk walk. haven't walked to las ramblas in a week. and next week, i m going to paris. it is colder there. surprisingly, in barcelona, weather is still kinda warm (meaning air con temp), except when it rains. it is like a paradoxical weather haha. still good enough to go to the beach i believe. my swedish roommate says this weather is warm for ppl from up north haha
well i m very anti-social here. haha. i like my motivation class. its aim is to make us reflect. and since i have so much time, i like to day dream a lot. haha.
time for some photos? till i come back from paris!
tmr i m gonna go walk walk. haven't walked to las ramblas in a week. and next week, i m going to paris. it is colder there. surprisingly, in barcelona, weather is still kinda warm (meaning air con temp), except when it rains. it is like a paradoxical weather haha. still good enough to go to the beach i believe. my swedish roommate says this weather is warm for ppl from up north haha
well i m very anti-social here. haha. i like my motivation class. its aim is to make us reflect. and since i have so much time, i like to day dream a lot. haha.
time for some photos? till i come back from paris!
Monday, October 08, 2007
Hola everyone!
sorry i haven't been updating my blog. well i m typing this as i wait for my pizza in the oven to be cooked haha. lazy to cook. plus light in the kitchen is spoiled. think the landlord will come tmr to fix. not to worry. my roommate placed her table lamp in th kitchen. it is pretty powerful. but it made me think that i used to take such things for granted. like in sg, my dad will go buy and fix everything. here, we ask the landlord to do everything haha.
well kiwii and betta, both of u r taking intermediate spanish? ask olger to teach u how to speak really k? the only thing i can reply to is como estas haha. muy bien muy bien. well the language centre ppl called me when i was in barcelona whether i want to take up intermediate spanish haha. i replied saying i m in barcelona. then she quickly hung up haha. waste my phone bill.
well this weekend i din do anything much. today i din even bother to go out, cos i know shops are all closed. seriously, i prefer to stay in my room. i m not an adventurous person haha. spent the day reading my materials. and u know when i m here, i m forced to read, cos there is nothing to do. well well. i read and read. it is interesting. i doubt i will read so much when i m in singapore. i even went back to sch on fri to print my readings so i can read over the weekend. and there is so much i can read haha.
haven't been posting photos now. this afternoon the apt downstairs had their meals outside. they switched on their music, had a meal in the garden, played with the toddlers. now, the old couple next door have some nice music on as well. i thot it was irritating initially, but later i felt it was really relaxing. like sundays are the days when they are at home, dancing to music, playing, chatting. right now, it is dark and there are 2 ppl in the garden downstairs chit chatting. in singapore (or san francisco), where do u find the time to chat? haha
k that is all for now. pizza beckoning me!
sorry i haven't been updating my blog. well i m typing this as i wait for my pizza in the oven to be cooked haha. lazy to cook. plus light in the kitchen is spoiled. think the landlord will come tmr to fix. not to worry. my roommate placed her table lamp in th kitchen. it is pretty powerful. but it made me think that i used to take such things for granted. like in sg, my dad will go buy and fix everything. here, we ask the landlord to do everything haha.
well kiwii and betta, both of u r taking intermediate spanish? ask olger to teach u how to speak really k? the only thing i can reply to is como estas haha. muy bien muy bien. well the language centre ppl called me when i was in barcelona whether i want to take up intermediate spanish haha. i replied saying i m in barcelona. then she quickly hung up haha. waste my phone bill.
well this weekend i din do anything much. today i din even bother to go out, cos i know shops are all closed. seriously, i prefer to stay in my room. i m not an adventurous person haha. spent the day reading my materials. and u know when i m here, i m forced to read, cos there is nothing to do. well well. i read and read. it is interesting. i doubt i will read so much when i m in singapore. i even went back to sch on fri to print my readings so i can read over the weekend. and there is so much i can read haha.
haven't been posting photos now. this afternoon the apt downstairs had their meals outside. they switched on their music, had a meal in the garden, played with the toddlers. now, the old couple next door have some nice music on as well. i thot it was irritating initially, but later i felt it was really relaxing. like sundays are the days when they are at home, dancing to music, playing, chatting. right now, it is dark and there are 2 ppl in the garden downstairs chit chatting. in singapore (or san francisco), where do u find the time to chat? haha
k that is all for now. pizza beckoning me!
Monday, October 01, 2007
I wanna go travelling. and when ppl go travelling, of cos they find hostels to stay and book air tickets. am i inapt to go travelling? i really wonder what is the purpose of an exchange. and what is my purpose of choosing a European country for my exchange. cos i wanna travel ard europe! it seems like i m gonna spend my weekends in my room.
i don't even go clubbing or pubbing or return after 8pm in cosmopolitan barcelona. i just feel so juvenile. but i m comfortable just staying in my room with my internet. but i want to travel. i think i will never be able to grow up. not if i can't even be independent so many thousand miles away from my home.
i don't even go clubbing or pubbing or return after 8pm in cosmopolitan barcelona. i just feel so juvenile. but i m comfortable just staying in my room with my internet. but i want to travel. i think i will never be able to grow up. not if i can't even be independent so many thousand miles away from my home.
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