clouds, grey, hill, Italy, Palermo, Travel Photography
In Palermo on June 27, 2009 at 10:57 pm
[Clouds at the hill opposite the hill where my friend's uncle's countryside house is in Palermo.]
This picture is how I feel right now with Japanese electronic music playing in the background and some green tea on the table after tiger prawns for a late dinner. Spent the whole day ironing, tidying, clearing, arranging and putting everything into order. Now I feel like I am ready to take on many things in this calm, collected state of mind. I believe environment/location/space/non-places do make a huge difference.
blue, boats, Italy, Palermo, sailing, sea, sicily, sky, Travel Photography, water
In Palermo on April 20, 2009 at 8:46 pm
[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.
easter, family, food, friend, Italy, lunch, Palermo, patrizia, sicily, Travel Photography
In Palermo on April 18, 2009 at 12:34 pm
[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.
