chaque jour je t’aime davantage, aujourd’hui plus qu’hier et bien moins que demain

ok, sounds like nx…but email me for the new address.

regular readers like my dear, nx, hl, joo, fab and kelly are definitely entitled to the new blog address.

i don’t really bother to check my stats, but if you’re my friend you can always email me at angele.koh@gmail.com to ask me for the address as well! (subject to approval though)

as for dear, i’ll tell you regarding the arrangements for posting onto the new blog ok? you’re still welcome to post, since you have a bit of time at hand now that you don’t have dance! :)

hmm, there’s no 29th february this year and i forgot to wish my deardear happy anniversary!

not that i count it every month anyway. i prefer to do more meaningful celebrations once a year than shitty insignificant ones every month (plus you’ll seriously run out of ideas!)

also, it’s more meaningful to be extra nice to your partner EVERYDAY, not just on special occasions like Valentine’s Day or something.

hmm, i’m probably one of those girls who actually think this way.

maybe, just maybe.. i’m a guy.

wahahahh!

just kidding!

i hate this stupid yellow light in my room! it’s making me very very sleepy.. i don’t understand why they can’t have white lights over here.. sheesh.

i miss my baby so much, but i know he needs the rest since it’s saturday today and he’s not working, so i shall not sms him for fear of waking him up (because his phone is on 24/7)

ah well.. when you see this post my dear.. TU ME MANQUES BEAUCOUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ah, and i shall welcome a new reader jason, whom we met (with biren) in a random cafe in barcelona! i think he’ll probably die of boredom reading my posts though.. because i’m so lazy to upload photos! :(

i know facebook kind of shrinks the file size and screws up the resolution.. but in any case you can visit my photoblog instead!

since i’m so bored, and am waiting for dear to do voice call. i shall just do this for fun!

10 random things about Belgium

1. they have cheap and good waffles! waffles + chocolate + caramel (or sometimes sugar) costs only 2E! hey, it’s not that expensive ok.. take a look at gelare.. and this is like damn damn good. best one would be at the store just beisde Mannekin Pis.. they will instantly do the waffle for you so it’s warm and nice!

2. I don’t know why the peeing boy aka Mannekin Pis is a famous statue.. i mean, it’s not really that grand and nice, as compared to the Grand Place. oh wait, i actually think i know the story.. but in any case, i think it’s a little overrated

3. You have to try mussels, fries, chocolates and beer when you’re in Belgium! I don’t really like seafood but i’m surprised i actually liked the mussels!

4. Genevivre is is like the best alcohol i’ve tasted! the hard one is 40% and the one with cactus is 20%. oh and btw, jupiler isn’t really nice. no matter how many people offer it to you, i don’t really think you should take it. 

5. If you want a nice quiet place, go to Brugges. Beautiful scenery.. which reminds me.. zhijian still has some of my photos because my camera battery was dying and i asked him to help me take (cos he has a charger). should get it from him soon.

6. Ghents/Gent is absolutely not a university town, and has no bars/cafes (i think, because we walked 3km only to settle at macdonalds because everything else was closed/served junk food)

7. you would have no idea what language to speak in belgium! bruxelles/brussels is a french part.. but when i tried asking a guy in french where is hotel de ville, he stared blankly.. before realising it’s city hall (i thought it translates better to town hall?)

8. one town which is 10km apart from the next has a different “dialect”, hence point #7.

9. Carnival in Aalst is crazily fun!

10. Belgium transport is very clean and nice! the Intercity trains are so comfortable, they’re almost like TGV (except that they only cost like 5,50E instead of 55E!)

10 random things about Barcelona 

1. Gaudi is everywhere. Okay, maybe more like his works are everywhere! Park Guell, Parc de citudella, basa batillo, le pedrera.. just to name a few

2. souvenirs are very expensive! and they’re all like gaudi/picasso inspired. (was picasso even spanish? what’s he doing there?)

3. barcelona is very easy to walk on foot.

4. transport is cheap and good! unlike paris, you do not have to pay 8,40E to come from the airport to the paris central. it only costs 1,70E, as per the normal tickets! also, a ride costs 0,77E if you buy the T-10.. so that’s about singapore’s price.. except that you can change from metro to bus/tram.. so it’s probably cheaper than in singapore!

5. metro is damn damn damn clean! omg! very little seats though :( but they announce ALL their stations, and there’s a tv screen to tell you what’s the next station as well (proxima estacio) unlike in paris.. whereby it’s so easy to miss your stops!

6. it’s not that difficult to understand spanish/catalan when you know french.

7. barcelona people speak catalan.. and not spanish! now that’s a shock right? i thought people in spain spoke spanish!

8. shopping and food here is damn cheap! you can easily get all you can eat buffets for 7E, buy a tunic top for 1,99E! do take note, however.. the smaller you are (ie the shoe size/clothes size)..the cheaper it gets! so i’m thankful for being uk6 for clothes, and Eur36 for shoes! 

9. you can ask for directions in english and the people wouldn’t understand. then they ask “vous parlez francais?” (do you speak french).. and you excitedly shout “OUI OUI!” (yes yes!) and you understand what directions they’re giving you! omg. i never knew french was THAT useful. but that’s because when they were in school.. they had to learn french/german on top of spanish. and most people learnt french because it’s closer to spanish, hence easier to study.

10. everything’s so beautiful, even the shops!

oops. i have to add this one in!

11. GLBT culture is damn strong here in barcelona! we even saw two girls kissing on the plane (and no dear, they’re not hot in case you’re wondering). and GLBT stands for Gays Lesbians Bisexual Transexual

10 random things about paris

1. the most frequent word you hear is “pardon”, everywhere on the streets, in the metro, etcetc. they’re all in a huge hurry.

2. metro stations smell like pee. seriously! and for some places (like the tunnel at gare du nord when you take rer b) smells like poo.

3. graffiti is everywhere! even in the tunnels where the metros are!

4. transport is expensive! (unlike barcelona). a day pass costs 3,20E.. which is why i get a navigo carte instead.. costs 55,10E each month (but only 18E in rome, wth!)

5. food is expensive too! in areas like trocadero, you can pay 15E for a bowl of salad. 

6. the staff wouldn’t care about you if you didn’t know how to speak french. and yes, even for tourist areas/ metro stations.

7. there are wayyy too many Bs and As and Gs around..

8. it’s dirty. really. people here spit as much as in china.

9. grocery shopping is very cheap, however. so it’s always a good thing to eat at home!

10. administration here is very very very slow. you can wait like A MONTH to get your bank card (and it’s not free).. although in singapore, you can just get it immediately. and you have to wait 2 months to get your resident’s stay card.. basically.. never ever hurry them. there’s no point. 

hope this gave you a little insight!

i got sexually assaulted today la!

was walking towards leader price (the supermarket) in gare du nord, and fucking shit, this black guy purposely came up to me and touched my boobs la!

WTF!

ya la im wearing 2 layers and a trench coat.. but still!!!

and i couldn’t even do anything because there was a whole big group there, and i didn’t want to end up getting raped/robbed (even though i only have 2 euros actually)/mugged..

URGHS!

this is worse then being kissed on the cheek as i was walking out of the bar in Aalst la!

wth! 

my right boob is so disgusting now. i need to scrub it clean later!!!

EEEEWWWWW

if someone signed into your account without telling you, even if it’s just something not very important, such as couchsurfing?

The host thought that i was mad, because I replied something, and then there was another reply which contradicted the earlier reply.

and the worst part was.. my password was saved on her laptop. i mean, you need to check the box in order to save the password, because gmail doesn’t do it automatically. she says she didn’t touch anything.. but..

when i wanted to borrow her laptop to use my gmail later at night… she went to gmail, typed in my password in front of me and asked “eh, you’ve changed your password?”

how does it feel, really.. if someone had memorized your password, typed it in front of you when you didn’t ask her to, and that you’re not even close to her?

it made me cry out of exasperation TWICE in barcelona. 

or maybe thrice, i think i cried another time in the shower. 

i mean, there’s nothing extremely personal in my gmail.. but surely you’ve heard of privacy?

and it’s not so bad if it’s like hanwei.. cos i trust him anyway. but for someone who’s not close to me.. i feel really pissed.

i tried to take it in my stride to forgive.. but i can’t do so completely. 

and like the other day, you just came into my room, took my book from the table without even asking, and went to do a search and all, and now you’re pretending that you did the most correct thing in the world? 

and you keep bringing up this “book” issue here and there, i almost feel like slapping you when i hear the word.

but i’m controlling. i keep telling myself it’s no big deal.. and i think i am too nice for my own good.

and it’s not the first time that you took something without asking too. like the other time when i came back home, you just went “oh, i took your coloured pens”. sure they’re not exorbitantly priced and i would lend you.. if i knew about it ok?

just stop taking my things and stop logging into my account without asking!

ok other than that, i had some great fun at barcelona. shopping is really good. i kinda regret not buying the motorcycle leather jacket which costs 6,99E.. but because it’s size 38 and too huge for me even though i’m putting on two layers.. and you know you need to look smart with a jacket like that!

i bought a pair of boots from bershka for 9,95E.. and a cotton tunic for 1,99E.. stuff which you’ll never find in singapore for that price! lol. i know the boots are going to be a bit AA back in singapore.. but hey, at least it’s like ankle boots and not those knee length ones ok! plus they really look nice with jeans la! so heck in, i shall look danm AA back in singapore. hahahahaha

i had a great couchsurfing host too! he’s only 19 but he feels rather mature for his age, and he’s always worried that we don’t have enough to eat or something. hahaha. 

and then i had to stay at the hostel, and i met such great people! from argentina, ireland, australia, england, mexico, france, thailand.. wow.. we chatted and played some pool, drank some sangria, ate some chips, drank some tequila shots (george was the staff so he had access to all the facilites/drinks.. and he kept on going like “oh you must be thirsty, have a drink” and the drink is tequila, which makes you even thirstier. well done)

but at least they were nice.. like when they smoke.. they were like “smoking is bad for health, we won’t offer you one”. so that’s really nice la.. like they don’t force you under peer pressure, not that i will ever take up smoking anyway. 

oh and i found river island!! shit, i want a dress but it’s like 54E!!! hl, can i tell you the code and you help me check what’s the price in singapore? and if it’s cheap, get a size 6 for me? cos it’s about the same price in uk.. i wanna see how much is it in singapore.. lol

the photos are all on facebook, i’m lazy to put them up here.. so my blog is getting very boring. sorry.

btw deardear, can we skype this weekend?