The World Didn't End!

Okay, so I'm still alive and kicking! Which means the world didn't end, unfortunately. :P

Merry X'mas and Happy New Year 2013 to all!

Have you fulfil your 2012 resolutions yet? There's still a few days left!

I'm not someone with a habit of pinning down new year resolutions, one for fear that I'm afraid of being bagged down my disappointments in the event that (what if) I didn't manage to complete them all or most of them? I'll feel like a sore loser, hahaha. Oh well, maybe it's time to think of at least some? :/ At least give me the motivation in life which I am still trying to find. It's like I always have this whole in my heart which I'm dying to fill and figure out what it is. Gosh, certainly sounds like I'm suffering from an extremely early mid-life crisis, how upsetting :(

OH, how I missed Bangkok now that I'm back. :,(

Missed waking up to friends, everything. 

Well, guessed it marked an meaningful and fun chapter in my life. :)

Loy Krathong Festival @ Bangkok, Chulalongkorn University

#4: Chula Exchange

Stayed in Bangkok this weekend, what a pity ;( There's no classes on Tuesday as it's King Chulalongkorn day, which means I have a long weekend! From Saturday to Tuesday! And one of my Wednesday class is cancelled, should I skip the Wednesday morning class, I would have an even longer weekend, till Thursday! :x But no traveling plans, which sucks!

Supposed to go diving at Koh Tao. Wanted to go. But it's a four days course and because I have a presentation on Friday afternoon, I can't leave on Thursday night with the rest. :( How wasted. Sigh. Don't know if there'll be a next time anytime soon, due to the upcoming monsoon season in November and December. :(

Oh well, maybe I'll go to Koh Chang next weekend! :D

Lovely neoprints taken at MBK Center. :P Those were actual props! Kinda cool isn't it? Hahaha.

And YES OHMYGOD! 

I have the BEST burger in my life!!! At Firehouse Pub and Restaurant. The fries were really good too! Plus the meat patty, I ordered beef. It was so so soft and juicy!! Definitely going back there again! It's within 10 minutes walking distance from the Terminal 21 shopping centre. :D

Okay, my phone camera sucks :( I ordered the Mini burger. Trust me, it isn't MINI at all! And it costs like 140 baht with fries! Which translates to less than 6 SGD! :D

Taken from their Facebook page! YUMMY RIGHT! Exactly how mine looks like! :D

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Firehouse-Pub-and-Restaurant/146030775507263 

Picture of our apartment after a party. :/ Such a mess! And the floor was so sticky that we mopped it twice! :S Luckily we didn't get any complaint letter, as compared to the previous party upstairs. Hahaha.

#3: Chula Exchange: Sawadeeka!

Getting used to the Bangkok life, the spicy foods (though I usually avoid them :p), the traffic jams, the hot weather...

It's been more than a month since I've been in Bangkok, it seems like time passes by fast, especially when you're enjoying yourself, traveling around etc. The mood to study is totally at it's minimal.

Pictures of my room and the apartment! :D

We took the 3 bedrooms apartment, it's like a 4 rooms HDB flat in Singapore, 3 bedrooms plus a living room. There's TV in each of our individual rooms and a HDTV in the living room! ^_^

Places that I've been to so far,

1. Attutaya
2. Awphawa Floating Market
3. Kanachanaburi
4. The Grand Palace
5. Alot of temples 

Shall focus on Kanachanaburi, since it's the latest and hence, most fresh memory :p It takes a few hours to get there by the minivan, from Victory Monument BTS. It was nice that when we arrived at Kanachanaburi station, we got picked up by a driver from the VN Guesthouse. :) Pretty cheap and decent accommodation for a day or two, think I paid about ten dollars or so for 2 nights? Sharing with 2 other girls in the room though it was meant for only two. :P


We rented motorbikes to travel around for the 2nd day. Vroom vroom!

Us with the motorbikes!

The Death Railway

We visited the museum for the death railway too. Learnt about how it came about, pretty sad story. Lots of lives were lost in building this particular railway, hence the term 'death railway' came about.

Group shot on the railway tracks :)

Super hugeeeeee BUDDHA!

I love the waterfalls in Kanachanaburi, we went to the Erawan National Park the third day, there are a total of 7 waterfalls. Beautiful! The only thing I regretted was wearing slippers, there was a slight rain and I slipped a couple of times, even had my slippers stuck in the mud. ;(

Okay... Now I have to drag myself to study, midterms are almost here. :( 

I just need to get a pass for all the courses! ^_^ Which is awesome!

Till I update again! 

Sawadeekaa!

#2 Chula Exchange: Counting Down To The Last Few Days

Suddenly, everything felt so surreal. I only have a mere few days left in Singapore that I can count, even with one foot. Though kinda excited at what awaits me when I reach over there, but somehow, not seeing the ones I love for about 5 months or so, makes me sad :(

Furthermore, I have never been away from home for so long before. And this is gonna be my virgin 1st time, not seeing friends/family for so long. Guess I will have to get used to it; get used to missing people etc.

Well, thankfully, there is the Internet available in my residence that I will be staying in. It will be my lifeline to keeping in touch with those I missed. Oh man, seriously, what would one do if there's no Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Mail, Whatsapp, Line, Viber... :'(

Okay, I will be staying at Nonsi Residence! :) Pictures below!

Images taken from Nonsi Residence website, http://www.nonsiresidence.com

Looks not bad! Got swimming pool and gym! Hahaha, don't know whether I will use them anot haha!

Whenever I'm leaving on a plane for overseas, I'll think of this song - Leaving on a Jetplane.
Nice song! Got to know of this song from the movie, Armageddon. Super awesome movie too! 

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go


:(

#1 Chula Exchange: Acceptance of Offer

This came in my email inbox last week. 

I'm going Chulalongkorn University in Thailand! Haha, was in a dilemma pondering whether or not to accept the offer. Eventually I did! Well, below are the reasons that propelled me into accepting the offer.

1. I talked to Stef.

Best time of her life? Wow, I am amazed haha. She went on to share with me her experiences and that the people in Thailand are actually very nice and that it is actually quite safe (contrary to what I thought) and the hospitals in Bangkok are of good standards, not cui (lousy) ones.

2. Went to googled Chulalongkorn University, well, it is the OLDEST University of Thailand and it is actually the top University for some time. 

3. My friends brainwashed me hahaha. Telling me how cheap it is and I would not regret. Aside from that, I have friends that went Bangkok before for exchange or internship and they were telling me how they loved the place. Haha, well I haven't been there myself personally before, I guess it would a refreshing and exciting experience for me.

Well, so after much consideration, I accepted the offer. Surprisingly, on the day itself, Chula emailed all the exchange students, saying that they are in the midst of finding a Thai buddy for everyone and they even provided us with the whole list of exchange students going Chula from all over the world! Hahaha. How nice! :D Then someone from NTU added me on Facebook by searching my name and she is going Chula too. Hahaha.

Kind of having mixed feelings about going, I'm sure gonna miss everyone here, but I want to get out of Singapore at the same time. What an irony haha. 

Aiyah, but anyway, flights to Bangkok are cheap! You all can come and visit me right! :D Then can see me wear school uniform. HAHA, yes it is compulsory for the students in the Universities in Thailand to wear school uniforms if I'm not wrong.

Gonna update more about my exchange experience :) So this is the first of many to come! Most likely I'll be flying over in August if all is well!

Did up the online exchange application by Chulalongkorn, but darn, I haven't map my courses yet! Hahaha.

Shall end off with a video about Chulalongkorn! :)