purpleshadow@barcelona, cant believe not even half e race

HOLA~!!! (greetings)







in barcelona Backpacker's Den BCN hostel now. 10am.
my last day in this city, we havent seen any Gaudi yet! will do so today after cup noodles brekkie...heee..i lurve eating bread in ang-mo countries by the way, and it is the staple here...

barcelona is not scorching hot or makes me sweat like SG, it is sunny but cooling sort, close to SG weather. Eugene n I got along fine. but i am not too excited abt this city. dunno why.
most likely london had filled my mind already.feel tiring, can feel sian at times here, not that I miss home or Spore. imagine walking ard/playing everyday, transisting from each city. It is demanding physically, urgh!

i will hang on with my turtle shell=backpack.
thanks for concern all e while, for those who have msg-ed me.

purpleshadow@barcelona first morning

hey all,
frens... i am in barcelona now, 10am with pal. London was fantastic, blown away by the galleries and Stonehenge (but i lost my pix cuz CF card spoilt)....and met new frens who were working/studying in London. I LUV LONDON!!!

Waiting for barcelona to take my breathe away :) gtg now.. gg to our next hostel. day one! new start of the journey.

btw, i got lost yest, ended up in Girona instead of Barcelona town.. quite freak, but i managed to find my way back..My 1st hostel stay in my life :P more to blog abt. tata~!!!

purpleshadow @some London-ness to share

When I first step into London city, I feel like Alice in Wonderland.I was astounded *gawp* When I got out of the tube at Covent Gardens and saw London city for the 1st time, the narrow streets, cutesy London taxis and cartoon-dreamy buildings gave me a surreal feeling! That was my first instance of falling in love. The second reason is... I lurve the weather, the clothes and surburb clean n lush landscapes!

here are the meadows n impressive English landscape that most likely inspired William Turner and John Constable :) lurve it!!

Stonehenge--i lost this set of pix cuz CF card spoilt.... captured by HG. my fav daisies!!!

me in front of Round Pond/Kensington Palace... many swans there, lurve it ! in fact, i lurve every minute of london, river cruise down Thames river to reach Greenwich/British Museum to see eygptian mummies/art galleries that are free n has all the big names ptgs...

On leave

From 23 August to 12th Sept, returning on 12th noon,
will be back in office on 13th Sept.
See everyone when i'm back. Pls. work hard :) and I will have to take care!!

Love,
SH

I am fine, thank you

Dear all,

I am well. alive n kicking.
I din do work at night for Fris n Sats, just slept earlier than usual (like 1a.m.)haha... and I recovered! fatigue...dat insomnia night after blogging (due to chinese tea I took in e day, yah i am caffeine-intolerant) slept at 5am.

Yest (Sun) had an extremely productive day...sense of satisfaction n more 安心now... I have a nice sup who told me I have stored enough "grains" and can worry less now :) keke.. dat is if I dun gorge sinful/heaty food for today...

终于

我终于还是生病了。今天吞了2颗药，我只想好好地睡一觉，当很久没有时间当的睡美人，这样才会恢复美丽。prevention is better than cure, just symptons now...ah, have to suppress it.

first half of Aug

I'd like blog about what a party animal I have been e week before, the artistes I have worked with last two weeks, the fun things I did and ate or tried......but I have been extremely busy. When you have 10 odd articles in your workplan/bag/folder, stress is inevitable n compelling. Hmm, I guess I also spent my free time catching some great Jap dramas as well, heee... hence no time/mood to update here :P

Every minute is precious to finish the work due, as I count down 7 days to the trip. A trip in a mess-- neither have I collected my backpack from Jo nor planned any itinerary(plan to do so during the flight), I think I will scurry to the airport!haha :P Can U imagine how "suay" I am, chose this time to go the IT place when I have to bring ziplock bag cuz no handcarry is allowed onboard. There have been some setbacks for this trip: two friends couldn't host me......so I was blessed two other kind souls are willing to host me for now. Still, I am going against all odds! There had been a point when I tot of giving up n feeling super down. I need to enjoy my youth for once, with myself =) so romantic 呢!

here's a picture collection of the happie moments I had:
1."My Club" MY STYLE launch party@ ZOUK on 2.8 (wed)

They are: babes Andrea, Eejin & Rae from Marina Mandarin; Glenn :P (so cute right); Amy from Orchard Hotel; Charles who call me xiao_hua from Arcadia; the cute stylist for the night.(ok, I can't resist cute guys as apparent) ~BTW Julian Hee came, and I saw he gave a peck on the cheeks to a teenage girl fan who requested for it, so sweet of him~

2. 和美女艺人一起拍照，讲的是自信
(1) Posing next to Denise Keller the new Olay girl is kinda stressful, and I am in my highest 3-inch already :S
(2) The sky was nice n crisp after a shower @ Boat Quay dat afternoon.

(3) Jeanette Aw 欧萱 goes shopping with me @new Raffles Marketplace--Anthropology's mirror, I like!!! =) she is gorgeous...saw her 3 yrs back when we were in NUS during the same period. Sheesh... I went for audition for her Dance Ensemble where she led us in dancing, but I CMI (cannot make it) for the ECA !
(4) Jamie Yeo as the new ESPN sports broadcaster @ Starhub Cable grand roadshow.*eyebags* dat night, Jo and I went The Jewel Box to chill, e last time I went was...Martell event!

3.紫色烟火
Fireworks and more fireworks over 3 nights... I happen to watch all 3 with photog ZY.how boring =P
(1) 5.8.06 /Sat @ One Fullerton, Merlion. (2) 11.8.06/Fri@Oriental Hotel by the Pool. (3) 12.8.06/Sat@Suntec Summit's 44th floor

这年，在盛夏的夜里，薛尔思桥夜空不寂寞。
紫色在喧嚣，
喧嚣着你我的喜悦，为你我的岁月留痕。
那年那夜的烟花是最后。
年初台南那一场烟花是最美。
黑暗中期待光线，生命中有一种绝对。
等待着……等待着……

4.FM 100.3 popular DJ 坚文@ interview
(1) Look how green the trees are @ new Macau restaurant in Cineleisure.
(2) Posing in iShop's display, such an innovative & cutesy idea from me right? :P I went to pose as a "mannequin" as well n "force" ZY to take pix for me...Not everyday I get to be behind the glass windows put up "for sale" =)


5.In the Mood for RED nails
(1) my new hair :P (2) ice cream @ MOF Marina Square Centre Stage (3) Red nails from Shu Uemura (I painted myself, got standard ;) )


(4) @ Goodwood Park Hotel w Vivien (5) Bob @ VENUE V-BOX with Alex (6) the oldest lift in Singapore.......guess where is it? (Ans: New 7th Storey Hotel@ Bugis area)

6.enchanting Siem Reap
some pix to entice everyone 1st :P The moat around Angkor Wat temple is nice. We had to climb steep steps of about....the height of 5 storey building before we reach within the sacred temple compound, and I did a dance up there in the square for fun la.. and got HS to video it for me. At Bayon, I got carried away with performing amongst the statues n domes as well :P


明镜，清澈。心呢？


在天涯的高处看世界，记得微笑，我们是幸福的。


肃静的古庙，迎来后世人的践踏和嬉戏玩闹。看见活灵活现的神像那神秘的笑容吗？他们的轻蔑眼神，宛如看透这个俗世。