I’ve been back for a while now, but work had just been so crazy I didn’t get time to sit down and write properly.  Also, being jolted back to reality has been absolutely depressing *growwwwlll* The trip was fantastic despite the chilly winds which constantly blew our faces (what’s up with winter this year?! It felt like spring in Vienna around the same time 3 years ago).  The 2.5 weeks felt awfully short, although at 41,285 square kilometres, Switzerland is a relatively tiny... [Read Post]
14 Mar 2010, 10:15 | flag share on facebook twitter
As much as I loathe the bureaucracy that comes with these (or rather, before I lay my hand on them), these pages serve as a fond memento of my travels. My 2007 Schengen visa, issued by the Austrian Embassy My 2010 Schengen visa, issued by the Swiss Embassy Alors, à vendredi! Ci vediamo venerdì! Bi...
25 Jan 2010 23:17
SINGAPORE : American alternative rock band The Killers have cancelled their shows in Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Manila, Tokyo and Seoul due to “unforeseen circumstances”. - Channel NewsAsia, 22 January 2010 Thank God I didn’t join the mad rush to see the band, what with tickets...
22 Jan 2010 20:57
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? - Langston Hughes Tivoli Gardens, Copen...
12 Jan 2010 22:00
I do think New Year’s resolutions can’t technically be expected to begin on New Year’s Day, don’t you?  Since, because it’s an extension of New Year’s Eve, smokers are already on a smoking roll and cannot be expected to stop abruptly on the stroke of midnight wit...
02 Jan 2010 21:15
Me?  Not jostling thru’ the throngs of people who are flooding town as I type this, obviously.  Maybe I’m just getting old, but the mere idea of swimming in human currents just to catch a glimpse of firework grandeur instantly fatigues me. On the other hand, I don’t mind squeezin...
31 Dec 2009 22:56

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