CNY!
Monday, February 19, 2007
Finally got some mood to blog again... It's been one whole week, so there are quite a few things happening actually.Firstly, the CNY reunion dinner with all the Singapore people in Paris. It was last Sat nite, on the 10th. They made it 1 week earlier because the resto will be fully booked on the CNY eve. Before the dinner, I went with some friends to see the church at a hilltop, Sacre-Coeur, it overlooks the heart of Paris. From there, we went to see Moulin Rouge which is closeby. Since it's located along the Red District, we had quite an eye opener there. It's really blatant the way they show it. Quite amusing, really...
The dinner was nice, there were around 20 of us. The food was not bad. Met lots of new people there :D From there, we wanted to go to a pub but since there were 20 of us, none accepted us. The already very crowded pubs couldn't accomodate us. So we settled ourselves at a typical French cafe. Some of my friends recommend me 'vin chaud' (hot wine), they said it's the typical famous drink the French takes during winter. So I just follow their recommendation. It was ok only, too bitter in fact. We stayed til quite late, but it's ok, since we've missed the last bus anyway, so we had to walk up the hill. They decided to take a different route this time, from a different station. Well, it's just a different side of the same hill. The slopes were gentler, but longer, we walked around 1 hr from the station. It was a tiring day, we reached home at 2 plus, but I didn't mind the tiredness. :)
I was sooo tempted to skip church the next day. Besides, I didn't know where the church is. But, I already missed 2, so I forced myself to go. I had no choice but to trust my map reading skill which only sumtimes work. I used google earth to trace the way to the church. Luckily that time it worked! It's abt 40 min walk down the hill. I didn't get lost and arrived at the church pretty on time. Ok... except for this minor glitch. OKlah, quite major actually. I forgot the name of the church and mistook it for another! LOL... So I was walking and walking and walking rite, until I reach this building I thought was church but I couldn't see the name or any cross. So I asked the person guarding the entrance, "Is this the church St. Mitchel?" He looked confused for a while, then said "I'm not sure where that church is, but this is the church St. Matthieu" I think I stared at his face pretty long, cudn't really believe myself, then gave him a sheepish look ,and said, "ah ok... I meant that... It's a church..." He just looked at me confusedly. Then I quickly went inside. Ever since then, he remembers me already!!! So, he'll know when I skip church and when I come. LOL
Last Friday, we had a smaller CNY dinner again. This time with the closer people. Around 10 of us only, at SUPELEC. We had a steamboat, lots of springroll, chinese dessert, and wine as usual. After that, all of them came to my room, since it's the biggest, to play cards and chat. Apparently we made too much noise coz it's alr midnite that my neighbour (the unfriendly one) came out and protested. By 1 am, one by one they left to sleep. I can't sleep yet, since some of them still want to play, but I wasn't sleep anyway. So we played til 3 am. I can't believe it. We played hearts, and even though the guys kept helping me, I still lost. LOL. But they're damn good! I'm just a beginner...
Lastly, yesterday! I went shopping with Ding ying in Paris. It's the last week of sale season. There were soooo many people there. And I don't know why everytime we go together, we always get lost somehow.... But it was a successful trip! Unlike the previous one. I managed to buy boots and a few other small things. Feels good to shop!! :D It was really fun to shop with her...
