i kiah

went for Improving Life guide briefing cum opening... woahh. annika the curator is sweet and lovely; annika the embassy lady is pretty and lovely. the swedes are really lovely people, makes me wana go sweden now! some of the exhibits are really cool! one of my faves is the disposable sleeping bag.

hung out with 2 guys and a new guy. Seriously walking in PS is no fun. And maybe cuz it was rainy and guycrowd and we were all getting old (save for the new guy who's having his after-As hols), we quickly settled in at Cafe Cartel to nuah after like 10 min browsing PS.

had on so called "*designer-chic" (mr woo says) =*really non chalant and non dressy) clothes and i tink we were probly refered to as the "non swedish youngsters who kept sitting around". look rather out of place during the media walk as you can see, we dun look very important. The people there were either Very Important People or Very Important Swedes. We were neither. lol. but well there was free swedish food(yums!), live a capella music(The Real Group is great!)!!

Thanks yanwei for the opportunity! (: and oh yeah, the Sweden ambassador pronounced ikea as i kiah. Crushed the urban myth of 'e k yiah' and 'e kiah' huh?

['_']

Things are starting to look up.. finally my visa has been approved just gotta wait for it to be sent over this sunny side.

However, im still stuck regarding insurance. Dutch IPS, AIG, NTUC blahhh. Gotta settle that soon in order to collect my visa.

Sidenote: Opening night for swedish exhibition tml at National Museum! And im a guide! Woot!

"The hurrier you go, the behinder you get."

Was browsing through some websites on budget travel in europe(for the first time) ; finally felt like i need to do some research if not its too late...

Came across an old Dutch adage in one of the websites:
"The hurrier you go, the behinder you get."

which means "If you wait until the last minute you will have to hurry."

Funny english. But how true.

packing sux.

Especially when i havent made a complete packing list.
all i know is im hit by a winterwear craze and cant stop buying jackets.

it feels kinda distant still that i will be leaving everything familiar for 6months.




/can i bring my home with me?

Thou shalt not do what thou dislike to others

i support free design magazines. $93.40 design methodology cards are great but crazy.

lovely things should be shared with the crazy IDiots everywhere 'cheap and cheerful'(to borrow fr someone).

i love flippingbrowsinggawking design stuff at stores but seldom spend. (The "I can make it myself oso wad." mentality hurhur)

That's Why...

IF i ever get famous/infamous/even worthy of mention... your truly shall price my products affordably. a nice little profit but not siao richtaitaimoneyliketoiletpaper prices.

hmmm...

Suddenly Gulliver's Travels to Potatoland and Resident Potato sounds good. Or not. heheh.

food, glorious food

got some essentials from the market near si ma lu today.

6 packets of bak ku teh
1 pack for trial testing. 1 pack per mth for my stay over there. think yay!itstheendofmonthandicanhavemybakkuteh!

some dried scallops
According to my mum, it's equivalent to having pork ribs in your soup. And " if you have pork ribs, no need scallops." Which means i need these dried scallops, ma. Euros = E for Expensive

ok thats abt it so far, but i intend to add on several. Like chicken rice paste or smt. Some magic spring onion or smt...Somewhat feel more secure and contented with these 2 items bought. Like im blessed with good yummy soup that taste like home at least.

oh btw happy 2007! (: