Singapore Day And Monocle ‘Takeaway’

[At Hampton Court Palace, where Singapore Day was held this year in London. The trees leading the way in made us feel like Alice in Wonderland.]

On a side note, the editor-in-chief of my favourite magazine, Monocle, came into class as a visiting speaker yesterday. One thing he said that we could take away from his talk was to travel a lot, because travel is education and experience. And I love traveling so of course what he said made me very pleased.

Smooth Sailing

[Watching the boats from Foro Italico. Very, very different feel from London.]

School just started again today. It’s the last term of my first year, which will be over in just 10 weeks. How time has flown. It is going to be more intense than ever and I’m all charged up from the Spring break. Bring it on! It’s going to be exciting to see how much provision there is going to be this term.

Why I Love Traveling

[Easter Sunday lunch at Patrizia's aunt's home at the countryside area of Palermo. The white hair at the bottom of the photograph belongs to Patty's grandfather who is 95 years old and still tends to his own garden of almond trees, peach trees and many other wonderful plants. Spot me somewhere in the middle of the photo.]

The Easter weekend was spent with my wonderful friend Patrizia, whom I had befriended on exchange in Milan in 2006. When we parted ways then, we didn’t know when we would meet again, or where for that matter. But she invited me to spend the Easter weekend with her family in Palermo and soak in the local festive spirit. The Easter celebrations felt a bit like how we celebrate Chinese New Year back in Singapore. We spent the entire day eating and everyone stayed on after just to just talk and catch up with each other. We had so much to eat, I was super full after that.

The Living Is Easy

[Everyone enjoying the views of the Vltava river in Prague, soaking in the sunshine and just relaxing. But mostly, doing nothing.]

The Heart Core

[Walking along the river towards Charles Bridge in Prague, this caught my eye. Reminds me of the Singaporean slang "You're damn hard core leh!" Except in this case, it's heart core.]

For now, my heart says keep traveling and keep sucking in everything. Everyday, my view of the world changes.

To Curb On The Curb

[In NYC, sometimes owners are asked to curb their dogs. This little sign caught my eye and amused me.]

Yay, the days are getting longer and sunset is now about 8pm. Daylight makes such a big difference to me because I really like long bright days. My sleeping cycle is finally back to normal again, sleeping earlier and waking up earlier. I guess it helped that Prague was an hour faster than London.

Looked Like A Movie Set

[We went to Bake Shop in Prague just a little too late on the first day.]