AHHHH! Here comes the fart!

11th January in history

The legendary Bing Crosby records one of his first hits – “Ol’ Man River” – with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.

This was the beginning of Amelia Earhart’s solo flight trip across the Pacific. She was the first person to ever have flown across these waters by herself.

China and the United States signed a treaty that ended extraterritorial rights in China.

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and loads of other stuff
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but only one thing that happened on 11th January that really made an impact in my life.








The Legend was born, a.k.a. Choo Geng Qian!








Thanks for being such an amazing friend + expedition mate. I really wouldn't know how to cope with ** without you!!

Eventhough you farted in my face, I still love you. Haha!

Eh, a skype gossip session is in order! Tell me when you free you busy woman. Tried to call you the other day but you weren't picking up :(


And sorry for the late post XD



Lastly,


HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!


祝你

心想事成
买马票，中头奖
青春美丽
天天都开心
白头偕老
不要太想我


还是想我好一点

Marvelous words

Hi readers, what are you doing this Tuesday evening?

I want to share with you something I came across today. Some exceptional writings/poems by Siegfried Sassoon. It got me reading it a few times over. I hope you will like it as much as I do.

'I keep such music in my brain
No din this side of death can quell
Glory exulting over pain
And beauty, garlanded in hell'


' He was a consolation which grew to a spontaneous existance in my thoughts, and remained with me unfalteringly until gradually merged in the human presences which superceded him.'
- Extracted from 'Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting man'.

Have a good day.

Of peddlers, ceilings and tea

We wanted something different, somewhere to get away from the cold, where we won't see another similar looking cathedral. (I don't care if it is claimed to be the biggest, grandest or whatever-est cathedral, they all look the same. Except La Sagrada Familia of course, which looks like a melted wax candle).

So us four girls decided to step foot onto AFRICA. Yeah babeh, we spent 10 days in the Kingdom of Morocco.

First stop was Fez. We arrived late evening and took a taxi straight to our riad. (Riad = Hostel/hotel).

This riad is seriously the most luxurious 'hostel' that I have slept in. All my student travels have been spent in 6 bed dorms. But this is exclusive, only the four of us.


A four poster queen sized bed. Slightly too romantic in our opinion, but never the less, very nice.




Check out the ceiling of our room! This is outrageous.




After we dumped our bags, oogled at our beautiful ceilings, and snapped some photos, we went out to hunt for food.




Staple food for Moroccans - Cous cous. With chicken and vegetables. This is yum.




Pastilla. A savory filling of shredded chicken, nuts, and loads of other ingredients, all wrapped in a crispy pastry sprinkled with cinnamon and icing sugar. It was rather bizarre tasting dish. Didn't finish it.




Lovely kebab with their awesome homemade chips! Moroccan restaurants all sell chips that taste like how mums would make them at home. Lovely.




Washed it all down with a glass of mint tea, another Moroccan tradition.



Quickly walked around the old medina, and headed back to the riad for a good night's rest.



Next morning, had breakfast at the riad.




And headed out to get lost in the huge maze of narrow streets and specialty shops, called the old medina.




The most hazardrous transport in the old medina. Better watch out.




The array of things they sell are too much to handle, carpets, paintings, leather bags, blankets, spices.





The peddlers are often very loud and will try very hard to get you to look at their goods. It was quite a daunting experience.

Morocco is famous for leather goods. This is a tannery, where they clean the skins.






Some finished products for display.




Stopping for tea after walking




The main entrance of the old medina




Voted as photo of the day!