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5/31/2005 08:28:00 AM
finally get to internet... Paris was good... haha... a french navy guy by the name of michael brought us ard. heee.. he's very friendly although he looks like a super beng on our terms. he's on a 2 months holiday before he sail again. we met him on the train to marseilles. then we ended up playing dai di and he happened to be in paris when he's visiting his family. so well we met him at the effiel tower. then he took us ard in his car. so nice to be in a car for once not on the metro or train. going to swear off trains or MRT for a month man. we had a fantastic BBQ dinner on a horse ranch on which his sis work as a jockey trainer for kids. so cool right? went back really late so decided to sleep the morning away the next day then the lourve in the afternoon. it's really freaking big with the main entrance underneath the pyramid. yes the one u read in da vinci's code. saw mona lisa, it's really small slightly bigger than A4 but it's in a new room. saw lotsa famous paintings too. well we din have time to finish looking even one floor. it was freaking ex 8.50 euros. anyway well i was jus glad to be in to witness the grandeur and how rich these french are. was jus saying if they sell everything in one room, they can feed the whole of africa for like a year. met michael for dinner. traditional mussels with fries french style. there was a whole pot of mussels like they never ever finish. but well completed the mussels challenge. then we went for a drink. alcohol aint tat cheap in france. =( haha.. but well got back at 1am. got to catch our eurostar the next morning. will miss michael. and no.. not in the romantic sense. haha... oh ya forgive the whole para thingy cos the enter dun work here. before we met michael in paris we actually got round to some sights. notre dame was alright not as fantastic as vatican. sared crote however u spell it. not too bad the big fresco of christ was impressive enough. arc de trouimph not too bad and the streets spiralling out from the arc was impressive and can see the lourve directly. the street planning during charles de gaulle's time was amazing. caught effiel in day and night. it was sparkling lights. damn pretty. michael said cos they bidding for olympics so waste electricity to do it. but the lights off at 1am. before tat in madrid, our last 2 nights, got 4 american room mates and last night one argetina guy. the 4 american boys as we call them, quite shy but the one called josh was really cute. showed us his pics but they really damn nua. we go out they zzz we come back they nuaing on the bed. but they already drove ard south of spain so i guess they are almost at the end of their journey. give it to them they are tired lah. chase, the youngest but the most whiney, was the butt of our jokes. ooppss.. oh ya the argetina guy called chino. really cute. surfs, joins trialathon, worked in hawaii, know 4 languages. even cang was drooling. haha.. bet he was jealous when chino gave me a good bye hug. haha.. surprise surprise. madrid was boring but the people we meet made up for it. jus got to london. burned a hole in the pocket and watched chicago the musical. was good. money well spent although brook shields hrmm.. haha not as good as the girl who played velma kelly. next dream holiday come to london and watch muscials every night and jus watched til i broke jus enough to get back to singapore. haha.. alright cang cang wans to use com already. take care ppl. 1 more week b4 i'm back and tmr results. all the best. dun need to worry, can make it one. to cher, i can't help me the guys here are too gorgeous. jus saw a gay waiter. damn drop dead lah. i feel sad for all the straight women in the world. alright adios. blog again...
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