*Yay!*

Last exam today... Yay! Always glad to come to the end of the semester even though I still have to work on a paper for one more module... but will be done tomorrow...

Travelling around Switzerland this coming week... Interlaken and Geneva from tomorrow night to Saturday. Rheinfalls on Sunday. Tuesday to Lugano and Bellinzona...

My term in Switz is coming to an end soon.. Gosh!

bzz... bzzz... bzzzzz...

There has been a housefly buzzing about in my room since yesterday... and it is just plain annoying. Guess this is what summer and spring brings... insects.

Have opened my window to let it fly out, but it's not taking the bait! Darn!

And I feel that my reflexes are so slow compared to that lousy, miserable, puny fly. Everytime i try to smash it, it would invariably escape... and I can sort of see my hands moving in slow-motion (as compared to the fly's motion), clapping or slamming an empty spot. Sheesh. why do I even bother?

Lunch is beckoning... Hungry!

Update Update!

I was asked for an update.. so here I am...



Heh.. as you all can see, I didn't grow much taller...



but I've been eating well... Jap food!





and ice cream...



and cake! This is a Sacher Torte, one of the specialties of Vienna.

Hahaha.. yeah.. these were the photos taken almost 2 months back when I visited dear Yishan in Vienna.



I have been drinking well... Nice cup right? This is a nice drink called Bellini. It's alcohol with peach syrup/flavouring.



And I went to a winehouse? called a heuringer... where they served wine in cups! instead of the wine glasses. Had something fruity and light!

And here is a picture with Yishan... :)



And now, two months down the road... I am busy with projects, and papers and studying for exams. Time flies... this whole exchange is going to be over way sooner than I expect... I know I will miss St Gallen, my cosy room up the hill...

In addition, have been planning for my end of semester trip... Made some last minute changes to the itinerary like removing Budapest, spending more time in Greece and making plans to head out to Milan and Venice after that.

The scale of this trip is slightly daunting as I would be travelling for close to a month... but I'm looking forward to it. To the many wonderful cities I know I am going to visit. To wonderful adventures, to learn new things. This is beyond my wildest dreams... Anyways.. looking forward to a safe trip...

And of course.. looking forward to going home after that. :) Although I can safely say I will definitely not welcome the heat. But it would be nice to be home. To not have to do laundry, or think of what I have to cook although I do enjoy cooking. To be home with family. To hang out with friends... especially after hearing about your new haunt and of course KTV! Will be home on 4th or 8th Aug depending on whether I can get on the 3rd August flight. Wah! See I so patriotic.. rush home before National Day! :)

So now.. more Vienna photos...


a random clock tower


remnants of the castle gates


heh.. a nice fountain. I always have a soft spot for water features. Likes how the pigeons seem to be part of the sculpture. But yeah.. the birds are pretty much alive.


A random zebra painted car which I thought was quite cute


Sunset in Vienna


St Stephan's Dome. It looked like a cardboard cutout when I first saw it.


I found a hanging traffic light quite amusing!


Horse Carriages


Dinner with Taina and Yvonne, Yishan's friends


The summer palace grounds. I want to go up the hill to that arch the next time I go to Vienna!


Took this train to Buchs for my connecting train to Vienna at night... The words look blur ya... I always thought my eyes were playing tricks on me... until...



I took a closer look and discovered that they painted the letters in varying shades of grey to produce that effect. Those sneaky designers!!!

Ok.. and that's all folks! Heh.. so this is one bumper post down.. many many more to go... There's still Berlin - with loads of photos and stories, my visit to Heidiland, Yishan's visit on my birthday, excursion to Engelberg and subsequent trip to Lucerne and of course my one week getaway to UK and Spain. and Cheryl's visit!

Think I can finish posting before I leave St Gallen?

Busy Busy Busy...

After all the travelling, chilling and fun for the past 3 months, it's time to take a break from all that and move back to work. Yep.. have been busy with writing papers and doing a presentation this week. Well, at least my brain gets kicked into gear before I go back to Singapore.

Speaking of which, I realise I'll be leaving my cosy home in St Gallen in less than a month's time. But I'll only be back in Singapore 2 months from now. Needless to say, I'll miss this place.

So.. that's the end of my quick update.. Cheryl's coming tomorrow! Yay!!!

Hola!!!

That's 'hello' in Spanish. :)

Back from UK and Spain... Glad to be back @ St Gallen... yet, i enjoyed almost every minute of my trip...

Loved UK cause
1) I met SHWEN!!! Woohoo!!!
2) Everything was in English
3) I had good chinese food! - think dim sum, egg tarts and roast duck!!! *drool*

Didn't like the weather that much though cause it rained everyday I was there... it was miserable... :) But overall... nice! :)

Spain... or rather, just Barcelona. Mango factory outlet... i didn't shop much though... Other than that, Barcelona is a 'chill' city to me. Spent one afternoon at the beach - but it was quite cold. Hmmm... went to a fresh food market where I love the fruit juices. Nice just walking around and having fun. :)

And after a short plan ride, and a 4 hour train ride, I am back in the comforts of my room in St Gallen. Tired. Sleepy. Updates soon.