欧洲游后记 - II

看着照片很后悔没有try“绑紧跳”。。。应该很难有机会try吧。。。可是当时是有
点害怕，没有勇气尝试。。。也挺遗憾没有try paragliding。。。是挺贵的。。。
CHF290，大概是新币365。。。不到半个钟头就花掉S$365，有点舍不得。。。可是
回到新加坡，你愿意花S$400都不能做到。。。不只是舍不得，也可能是因为会担心
安全吗。。。会想到可能会危险，所以就没再多想。。。现在后悔来不及了。。。
下一次，我一定要去para-glide，也要去坐hot air balloon！！！难得有机会，我
一定不要再错过！！！

欧洲游后记 - I

旅行回来的感觉总是怪怪的。。。Jet-lag 是one thing。。。Another 是心情。。。不管旅行再怎么累、怎么cock-up，也比蹲在Singapore有趣。。。就好像Perhentian的名言：“The worst day diving is better then the best day working” similarly，“The worst day travelling is better then the best day working”。。。哈哈。。。 这次有点不同。。。因为很想念一个人。。。很想和他分享每天的点点滴滴。。。在欧洲时一边想着假期不要这么快过、另一边想着他。。。想早点回新加坡。。。回来后，我并没有她们那么想念欧洲。。。可能这不是第一次到欧洲吧。。。怀念的是无须烦恼工作的每一天。。。怀念的是度假的心情。。。回来后没有时间休息也让我更怀念度假的每一天。。。一到办公室我特别想再放假。。。那也许是为什么我会对你发脾气。。。因为说好了要一起旅行的，后来又不能。。。不是你的错，可是我还是很upset。。。希望很快能再放假。。。能松懈身心。。。真的需要RECHARGE。。。我好累啊。。。

九月二日

登上飞机，踏上第二次欧洲之旅。。。坐在我旁边的是个有口臭的洋人。。。还好
我以好累不然不知道该怎么过。。。QF 真的好挤。。。看了两部戏。。。终于到达
伦敦的Heathrow 机场。。。T4在装修，要搭shuttle bus到tube stn 转tube 到 Kings
Cross (45 mins)，den 火车到York (2hrs)。。。

到了酒店，不能chk in，三点才能。。。把重重的背包放下，上了厕所， 我们便到
处走走。。。雨开始下。。。很冷。。。走到了York Minister，其他的人想去别的
地方，剩下我和bj。。。在里面很温暖就决定留下。。。刚好有人在那举行婚礼，
入门费打折。。。


和很多欧洲的其他教堂一样，York Minister became another addition 2 my collection
of cathedrals。。。比较有趣的是它的Undercroft。。它其实是建在很久以前的建
筑。。。有Roman、Norman 和 Vikings 的遗迹。。。有audio-guide不过听到很闷。。。
YM 比其他的cathedrals大。。。这回我没有象以前那么enthu，爬上 tower。。。
Anyway，那个salesperson dun recommend gg up 因为天气不好，很朦。。。


走完了YM，走undercroft。。。bj 说她要晕了。。。她好饿又累。。。于是我们就
去找lunch。。。雨下的好大。。。风也好冷、好强。。。找到一家有set lunch的
hotel restaurant。。。2 course meal 9。90英镑 (大概新币30)。。。好好吃的
炸蘑菇。。。外面脆脆，里面多汁又热呼呼。。。好吃！！！可是吃了那碟炸蘑菇，
结下来的beef stew wif yorkshire pudding & potatoes吃不完。。。Yorkshire
pudding 其实不是pudding。。。是一个空的pastry上面淋了sauce。。。Doggy-bagged
了beef stew，本来想晚上可以吃。。。可是hotel rm 没有microwave。。。

吃了lunch，开始往hotel走去。。。可是有点lost。。。Anyway，很巧的经过了一
间“One pound” shop。。。bj 买了水，我们re-orientate，往hotel回去因为说
好3点大家一起chk in。。。回到hotel，其他人都还没回， 我们就先回去wash up。。。


一整天没有刷牙冲凉了。。。wash up 后好舒服。。。好累。。。可是如果睡觉一
定jet-lag。。。开电视看，可是都是很无聊的戏。。。其他的人也chk in。。。约
好7点dinner。。。在床上laze了 一下。。。准备出去吃饭。。。很多店都关了。。。
5点它们都打烊了。。。好无聊。。。终于找到一家在brochure里有advert的一家餐
馆。。。不是很饿。。。决定‘ve kids meal不过必须below 12years old。。。侍
应生问我：“Are you below 12？” _ _||| Obviously。。。可是她还是问了她的
经理，so i got e kids meal。。。

After dinner，走了走，看了看。。。回到hotel。。。bj 很快的睡着了。。。我
很累，可是还是managed 2 写了一点“travel diary”、看了点电视。。。Nites。。。

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tt was on her blackboard...

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2 wks...i wonder wat went wrong...

dun try 2 b strong...it only makes urself weaker...lousier...it wldnt make u any stronger...

dun try 2 b rational...cos there is no nd 2 b rational...

dun....

no matter wat it is....things will eventually b alrite...it doesnt seem so now...but it will b...sme1 above promise...

it's alrite 2 b tired...it's alrite 2 ignore pple...it's alrite 2 ask pple 2 fuck off...it's alrite 2 juz slp...cos slping really makes ur soul stronger...cos emotions nd not b rein in...

slp it off....everything will b alrite...

九月一日...

和平常一样做工。。。坐在电脑前发呆。。。在过几个钟头就要飞到地球的另一边。。。Print 了一些York的map。。。做最后的准备。。。十二点半，收拾好回家。。。Dear supposed 2 meet me but long queue @ ICA。。。自己先回去。。。

到家，吃了午餐，看了点电视。。。有点累。。。拿了本杂志，躺在床上。。。睡了半个小时。。。又开始re-pack backpack。。。Dear 终于来了。。。好不容易pack 好。。。Showered。。。吃了dinner。。。是时候去机场。。。妈妈送我出门。。。有点舍不得。。。不是第一次出远门。。。可是还是有点舍不得。。。

计程车很快就截到。。。常常坐德士都会晕，这次也不例外。。。握着Dear 的手在沉默中接近我们将分离的地点。。。这是我们交往500多天以来第二次分开那么久。。。第一次是他到Penang attachment， 一个月没见面。。。这次只是16天。。。很快的吧。。。希望。。。

大约花了一个钟头才到机场。。。Chked in。。。还有两个多小时才要进去。。。不长也不短。。。

我们走到viewing gallery。。。他将会一个人在这看飞机。。。

忘了带lipbalm。。。跑到T2去买。。。顺便吃了Mac。。。

很快的时间到了。。。我们又回到viewing gallery。。。最后一个拥抱。。。不舍的心情。。。不听话的泪水。。。不想分开。。。红红的眼睛。。。很快回来的。。。很快。。。

haizzz...smetimes i wonder if i'm juz a perfectionist...

i kp emphasizing...i'm e most junior o e lot...& i've 2 do e most work...& i dun understd y i nd 2 spell things out so clearly...

i tink my "yu qi" wasnt tt gd...but really...u r a grown up loh...e word is "fed-up"....

i know u r under a lot o stress....but stilll....m i not under e same stress???? but my rank is lower...u cant really expect me 2 teach u how 2 speak rite??? wah lau...really loh...i shld deserve sme additional monetary reward isnt it...

europe 01092006-17092006 part 1...

1st Sept - 17th Sept 2006

i flew on e 1st...rc london on 2nd early morn ard 5+...took e tube 2 king's cross, den e train 2 york...cab 2 hotel, dumped our luggage & walked ard...

i was @ e york minister most o e time...& walked ard a little...got bk 2 hotel 2 chk in..showered..rest...dinner...most o e places close @ 5...so bored...bj serious jet-lag...she said she was gg 2 faint...my god...(shake head)...she didnt really make an effort 2 get rid o e jet-lag..i feel...

after dinner..went bk hotel, slpt...

3rd
early morn...had master class...lost our way...had 2 walked wif heels...argh...

we left after lunch cos it was so boring...bj still jet-lag...she was slping most o e time during e master class...

we walked ard e city centre...bj was hungry again...s 1ed 2 put her conquest in her rm..while ct was mtg his prof...rh was long gone..half way thro' e master class he went off...he went 2 meet his friends...& got wasted there...

so i went alone walking ard e castle walls...took pics...when i got bk bj was in e shower...i went out 2 've dinner wif s, bj 1ed 2 rehearse her presentation so we left...


when i came bk, bj was sound aslp...she was really not making an effort 2 "cure" her jet-lag...

4th

1st day o congress official...went 4 e early morning session which starts @ 730am!!!!!!who e hell tot o putting tis time slot???anyway, both speakers were v gd...1 talked abt e reliability o a child's memory, e other talked abt sexual abuse by staff in institutions...

1ed 2 go 4 a talk on child homicide..but e place was quite far...dunno y e organisations put e talks in all e different places...how m i supposed 2 walk >500m in my heels???? & w/n 15mins or less...so stupid...anyway, i went 2 listen 2 1 which was related 2 my study...young pple's view on a "good childhood"...i was really comforted after hearing e study...cos i realise i'm not e only person having problems measuring "well-being"...& i tink i'm doing a pretty fine job...hahha...

had a short coffee break...btw english coffee really dun taste v well...they r 2 bland 4 my taste...their expresso taste like a mild version o our kopi-o, juz imagine their daily brew...it's coffee-flavored hot water...& we only had cookies & coffee 4 e break...

den i attended another few presentations on internet child abuse...quite interesting..& i'm rather surprised tt e indians & pakistan talked so readily abt e problems they face...

e lunch workshop was really gd...but 1 o e presentation, on post traumatic disorder 4 children, they played an actual call made by a 7 or 8 yr old child 2 911...my hair was on their ends all e time when i was listening...my god...it was so nerve-racking...i was pretty disturbed hearing tt...i juz cannot imagine e trauma e child had 2 go thro'...i'm only listening & i felt so much fear...imagine e child...witness her father violently attacking her mother...

e rest o e sessions were really boring...& i was so tired...met rh & we decided 2 go bk 2 e hotel earlier 2 wash up, cos there was a congress dinner, & it was pretty near e hotel...

dinner was @ e rail museum... i was almost dying o thirst, & guess wat, they charge 2.50 pound 4 a bottle o water!!!!!!!!! @ e congress dinner leh!!!! they dun serve plain water!!!!!either u have orange juice or wine...damn stupid...

anyway, i took loads o pic o e trains & had a look @ e royal carriages...e dinner ended v late...11pm...so we decided 2 skip e breakfast session presentation e nx morn...

5th
attened a session on how 2 handle toddler tantrums..quite funny..wonder if it really works...got e dvd (4 free) will pass 2 my sis c if e technique works...

den i rushed off 2 attend my poster presentation...there was hardly any1 who looked @ e posters...i spent damned fucking how many nites trying 2 get e poster out...there were less den 10 pple who looked @ e poster while i was standing there...& only 3 who asked any qns...

anyway, cos i stayed later...i went 2 e nearest rm 4 e nx session..e rm was full!!!! no chairs...& e rm was so stuffy...1 o e presentation was fr spore...& fr tt ministry...my god...i really felt like digging a hole & hide my face...she was like selling s'pore...telling e whole world how gd a job spore had done...but she never tell us wat she had done...duh...stupid...waste o my time..

i went 4 1 o e lunch workshop again...& again it was a v gd presentation...both talked abt how doctors shld b aware o e signs o child sexual abuse...& how e doctors cld aid in e diagnosis o CSA...

2 lazy 2 move...i sat in e same rm...& i was glad i was tt lazy...e 1st presentation was by a lady who survived CSA...it was a really powerful presentation...it clearly illustrates e gap btw victims & those who r helping...y victims do not disclose...& e vicious cycle tt follows...it was a gd presentation..

again i skipped e other sessions...cos i haven really toured york & i wld b leaving tmr...so i took down my poster & went bk...put my things down & changed into my comfortable trainers...bj came bk wif me...she said she 1ed 2 practise cos her presentation was e nx morn...

i walked ard e city...walked across e musuem gardens...walked...walked walked...went 2 e shambles...e shops there were closed but i had a look thro' their windows...& they were all so nice...i basically covered e whole o york city centre on feet...

went bk 2 hotel 2 meet bj 2 go 2 e castle museum where we a reception....

walked ard...& spent at least 2 hrs there...picked up a few gifts...den we left 2 get dinner...most shops were closed & we had subway...

6th
last day o conf...both rh & bj were presenting in e 730 slot...we had 2 get up @ 530...

there was a pathetic no o pple who turned up...there was only bj, rh, s, ct, me, & e other 2 presentors...rh went 1st...his presentation was kind o boring...i expected more fr him...bj was nx 2 present, & there were more pple turning up...surprisingly bj presented really well...i wld say i was really proud o her & o cos myself...cos i prepared e presentation...

i went 2 e nx session on fabricated & induced illness...again i was smacked wif a horrific video clip...a father was smothering a baby...e baby's legs were fratically kicking...it was really hard 2 swallow...really scary...

i decided 2 go off after tis session as there was an accident @ e train stn & there were delays...i was supposed 2 go 2 paris 2 meet e rest...so i took a cab wif sme other delegates who were also leaving...

thk gdness e train 2 london was not affected...rc in time 4 eurostar 2 paris...

& by tis time, e weather was starting 2 turn rather warm...it was freezing when i 1st got in london...

rc paris ard 7+pm...met tcc, swing & cl...went bk 2 e hostel...e shower was e most interesting..will post it when tcc comes bk wif her camera...

e rm was so noisy...cos juz outside e window was a cross jn...e other 3 were wasted...cos they had a 16hr flight all e way fr spore...my nite was long....

hello...

it's been a long long time since i've blogged..

busy busy busy...wif 2 projects on hand & e York Congress...finally congress over...& i spent 10 days touring western europe...i walked alot...saw a lot o things...

juz came bk on sun evening..

not much jet-lag...but still a little spaced out smetimes...

started work immediately...i'm still stuck wif e 2 projects...i tot i cld wash my hands clean o 1 o them cos they employing another RO...but in e end i got stuck 2 do e report...haizzz...

so many things 2 b completed by end o e mth...

i haven really started my engine after coming bk...