Backpacker hotels and filled with surprises!

Today marks the end of my 10days worth of A/L. In fact iam so awakened by the sudden streak of "carefreeness" and fun by the flight that ive got tonight! Its like "THE DREADED FLIGHT" of all - make a guess fellas ANS: _______.

Anyway i was in Auckland from the 20th-27th, the best thing bout that trip was? Edda was there with me! The flight up on the 20th was great! i had an awesome set of crew and they were all so friendly towards me :) i really enjoyed my flight up. The time spent there was well worth especially the trip to the Auckland Zoo! the weather was good, shady and chilly and the zoo is huge! not many visitors that day plus there are loads of chickens running around!

I kinda wanna blog bout the "interesting" things that happened instead. Ive never stayed @ a backpackers hotel before and this trip marks my first. Why? you might ask. Well cause its cheap and its an experience! and boy was it an experience indeed! I checked into a room with 4 x double Decker beds! my room mates Daniel and Megan (couple from London) they have been backpacking for the past 5months all the way from the south of Asia, how cools that?! and theres Clair (shees from Ireland and she has been looking for a job for the pass few weeks) Sam (how he hitched a ride on the south islands of NZ and stayed in a farm with this family cause their daughter liked him, he left only after she showed him how to castrate a cow, which really freaked him out when she hold him she was good with a knife) we were all laughing so badly when he told us that! We spent alot of our time trading stories and watching movies in the movie room.

mines to bed by the window

Heres where it gets annoying! on the final night there @ 1am this pair of fellas from the Netherlands came in, they have only got to know each other a few hours ago on flight and decided to bunk in for the night before heading their separate ways the following morning. They kinda hit it off instantly, got changed and went for drinks at the Globe bar that was below the hotel. It was a Wednesday and RnB music was seeping through the walls, i could hardly sleep. 3-4am they came back changed out and looks as if they were ready to retire for the night... NOT! This girl had to step on my foot before getting up onto the bed above mine which woke me up and the next thing i knew the guy came jumping up onto the bed with her! Ok the bed is really flimsy and the base it supported bu springs.

Jason: Hey lets cuddle
Girl: *giggles*
Jason & Girl after 10mins: kissing and sound of removing of clothes
Jason & Girl after 15mins: weird moans and heavy breathing

Jason & Girl after 20mins: WAKES ME UP AS MY BED WAS MOVING! plus the sound of the spring going kweek... kweek... kweek... and it got faster like KwWWEeKKWwwweeKKWwweK!

OMG they were so inconsiderate, look i know it too much to ask for in a hotel where u pay 27NZ/Night but HEY! please be considerate and keep the noise down cause everyones sleeping and Iam right below you. Obviously they didn't give a damn bout it cause i was not the only one awake and @ 5+ another fella came into the room and that didn't stop the piston. It was the worst night ever! and this experience might just mark the first and last time iam ever gonna stay in a backpackers hotel!

Apart from that miserable incident, the rest of the trip was good. Oh and that includes a business class seat back to Singapore :)

Time to get ready for flight! can wait to finish this overnight turn and spend some time with my lill princess before she heads off to Rome.

Amsterdam *will post pics soon* tired...

Behold!

Once again, Amsterdam! if the 1st question that comes to your mind is DRUGS! then hey iam sorry i have still yet to try any and i dont plan to so dont ask me why and how does it feel like getting HIGH on "spacecakes" etc pfff... alright, anyway a few of my colleagues and i decided to pull off a quick one right after touchdown, a quick one as in wash up that is and off we went to this place that holds miniature landmarks of the Netherlands - Madurodam.

In order to get there ull firstly have to take a tram all the way to the central station, grab a ticket to Amsterdam Den Hagg (€19.40 2nd class tickets) and make haste cause if you miss the train, ull have to wait for another 30-45mins for the next one to arrive. The train ride would take you a little out of an hour to get there, after which u can grab a 2way tram ticket (€2.50) which is much cheaper compared to the 1way (€1.60). A few stops and walla! Madurodam! the entrance fee is €14.50 and remember to take your guide book! if not ull never know whats what in there. So welcome to the smallest town in the Netherlands! everything is 25times smaller than reality and its all in the exact replica of the original structures. Here's some of the pictures we took.

Who would have expected to see this here!

MuahahahHAHHahah!

Some kinda "Arty-Farty" feeling got into me when i saw this bumblebee! shees such a sport, minding her own busy bumble bee routine and still being friendly enough to allow me some close up shots of her. So cute esp when it burrows itself into the flower! on a side note, strangely these day iam attracted to taking pictures of things that are non-human.

After a few hours we had to rush back to the hotel to meet up with the fellas for a very special occasion! everyone turned up cabin and tech crew alike! We got a cake and champagne too! sounds like a party? well YES! cause it was our captains birthday! Dinner was fantastic... Ribs, Booze, Cake etc we had a blast, i was so dead beat by the end of it all i skipped the "red light district" tour that we planned, fell dead half way through "Jumper" within the warmth of my fortress.

Day2 was surprisingly chilly, there was this constant breeze in the air. Breakfast was out in the open @ the Sports bar. I rained soon after as we took a stroll toward our next destination: the Van Gohg Museum. Boy i had to queue for like 30mins in the rain just to get to the entrance! thank God Alice and Jes managed to get tickets (€12.50) from the advance counter in the hotel! it could have been a longer wait. Sadly pictures are not allow to be taken in the museum, wish i could show u guys some of the amazing artworks. Its interesting how Vincent Van Gohg's life was lived from dreams of being a pastor to a artist whom committed suicide, dark times indeed.

Next off it was to the Diamond museum, we were in luck cause it was not only free entry but we had a most gracious host to bring us around the museum and to enlighten and delight us with the beauty of those sparkling little stones in a private vault. After asking and hearing what she had to say i was thinking to myself "phew iam glad i picked the right one". Was so close on a wrong pick which could have been disastrous!

a 2 hours journey through Westcoast park.

Mp3: Check, Camera: Check, Running Attire: Check. The plan was to get away from home, away from the urban jungle that surrounds us every single day of our lives. I cant remember the last time i went to Westcoast Park for a run, somehow everytime i decide to work out its gonna be at the Sports Complex. So this time round i decided to visit the park instead, plus i wanted to be alone, and i know going to the Sports Complex ill be no where near that.

I plugged in and off i went, the random though of bringing a camera paid off. Infact i was glad i had my camera with me. Take a moment to think, on how many occasion have you ever seen something interesting from time to time and so wanted to take a picture, BUT you didn't have a camera with you OR you were only armed with a 3mega pixel camera phone, Oh bummer! Yea thats how it feels.

Here are some pictures Ive taken, not while on the run ofcourse! The place has changed quite significantly.

Towards the end of the park theres this open field where dog owners can bring their pets for some doggy interaction. I was fun to be around so many dogs!

3 on 1 ganging the poor black dog for the "squeaky ball"

The winner!

the black dog here tried to irritate the white one haha it was funny to see the both of them wrestle it out!

i was a little too late in getting pictures of the sun set, totally forgotten about it and when i dashed back to the seaside this was whats left :( sad

The condo that was once labeled "my dream home" now its somewhere in the east

My neighbourhood friendly "manja" cat. Love her cause she seems to talk to you when you interact with it! Sadly i cant keep pets at home if not i would bring this sweety home.

back from Male

Only managed a few hours of sleep after my flight
this trip was super laid back in terms of events. Sadly i didnt get to sing grrr...
we talked about many "interesting and spooky" thing. Some issues took me off guard.
Iam gonna head out for a run... need workout and air

later fellas.

Life has been...

Great! for the pass few days back in Singapore ive managed to spent some quality time with Edda. Be it from heading out for crabs from all over the east of Singapore, to a simple loving home cooked meal of Mee Goreng (if you didn't know, Edda cooks the best Mee Goreng & Chicken Curry noodles! i crave for it every time iam over), a 5km run from home to Bedok and back, a stroll in the park after dinner with her loving family, where we would walk hand in hand silent at times just enjoying each other company... or to cycle for hours through the East coast with the wind in our hair, poking fun at each other along the way till we reach the jetty, enjoying the rhythmical sea breeze, watching the amber in the sky retire from a long days work, embracing each other as we look out into the endless sea ahead... feeling complete.

All these could have been done alone, infact HAVE been done alone. Enjoyable, Satisfying, Relaxing yes no doubt about it but its totally different with you have the element of love in the things that you do. Its been a month since Edda and I got together and our friendship is close to knocking on to the door of a year now. Iam never bored of her presence, every day that we meet i would eagerly anticipate. Everytime when i send her off for work, watching her walk through the departure gates of the airport my heart sinks by a little.

a thought on love...

There is a saying "to love is not a feeling, it is an ability" my love for her through thick and thin since we met a year ago has not died out a single bit and never will, cause we choose to love despite the downs in our then friendship and in the present relationship, the arguments we have issues which we dont see eye to eye with. By coming to common consensus with these "down times" and still moving on as a couple it makes us stronger. Have you seen how a sword is forged? through heat and constant punishment of the falling mallet onto the anvil pounding the blade, yes there would be sparks scattered all over pain in his arms and sweat stinging his eye, but the blacksmith never gives up till the sword is forged. Solid steel, shining as light reflects of its body a firm grip, a master piece the product of his undying love and passion for what he does alone and out of sight in his workshop.

When was the last time you have chosen to use that ability of love? to over look all the arguments and pain in your relationship like how the blacksmith endures the pain and loneliness working day and night on his blade, and you on you relationship. Have faith in God and your loved ones, allowing Him to guide you as you bring you hammer down. Forging you blade with perseverance, patience and love. A fruitful relationship awaits you then at the end, priceless and attractive, people will be marveled in awe. A relationship which defies time and space even till the end of your days.