A much much delayed post.

I’ve lost count and i couldn’t be bothered to check which part i’m up to on the Italy trip.

But anyway, it doesn’t matter.

Most important is, i shall flood you guys with more pictures before i think of what to write on my next entry.

HA HA HA

So this is Florence.

Basically, walking through the city feels very “ancient” to me, it’s almost as if i could feel how this city used to be centuries ago. Like, men in gladiator suite strolling down the street on horses….women wearing like a goddess walking down the street…@ least they’ve done some pretty good reservation here.

As you can see, people pretty much still rely on their foot or the most on cycles walking through the streets in the city centre. One thing i like about the shops here, they like to exist on a smaller scale…so while walking along the street, you never know what branded you are gonna come across. They don’t have exaggerating big signage telling you oh here is Prada, or here is Miu Miu or Gucci, ( Like what we usually see in Asia). Instead, you have to almost walk infront of the shop to find out what shop it actually is. Interesting.

More views on the streets of  the City centre,

A Romeo & Juliet love balcony ??

More views of the city centre,

And then me, my sis and friends came across an Ice Cream shop, which they call it as — Gelato over in Italy….and man..isn’t it colourful ???

If you haven’t already notice, the ice cream corn actually comes in chocolate and peanut coating !!! Yums!

But then, i’m more focused on the Interior decor of the shop. Look @ the ceiling !! I thk anyone in their right mind, when encounter with a shop like this, who wouldn’t be attracted ???

And ofcourse we bought some ice creams!! But i couldn’t remember which flavour we bought…because we just had too much ice creams when we were there !!!

And then, we arrived in this square.

I seriously couldn’t be bothered by the building surrounding us, my attention is drawn to the Marry-go-round situated in the square!!!

Did i tell you guys before, i am a person who cannot…..i repeat cannot resist anything –THEME PARK-KY ??

So i quickly walk over the the Marry-Go-Round to have a closer shot!! I simply love the colours!! The COLOURS!!!

It’s so vibrant, so lively………..this has got to be one of my happiest moment while in Italy….ofcourse..besides encountering all the branded shops….

Love it ???

One thing i like about Florence is, they are not afraid to reserve the past, and leave everything as it is. People are free to scribble on the floor, exposing their artistic side. Why can’t we have something like this here??

And as i was scrolling through the streets, i saw these yummilicious ~~~

Gosh….saliva drooping ???

And then as i was walking further down the street, i came across this picturesque scene!!

You might not feel it on photos now, but…it was indeed a very amazing view!! It almost seemed as if i’m starring into a painting or some sort.

What about these ???

The scenery is so serene, so calm, with a touch of Autumn pastels.

It’s so beautiful can ?

We don’t have much time to stop and stare, as the tour guide keep on chasing us!! Oh that bloody tour guide. So we continue to walk down the street…..

This is where we came across these artistic people……

A mummy for example,

This, i don’t know what he is trying to portray….but these people…once you put money into their coin collecting boxes..they will start to move!!! Otherwise, they will just pose as a stone statue…..

And this errr……cupid ?

A bit old don’t you think ??

And this…..i really don’t know what he is….

And now, some REAL statues,

Carvings by Michael Angelo,

When i was supposed to focus on the various statues around us, i couldn’t help but notice a shop from the far end of a building……

Yes….my beloved CHANEL !!

Chanel, Chanel, Chanel ~~

Oh well, i didn’t get to buy anything from Chanel this time! But instead i bought it from Singapore!!! Hehehehe

Another statue from Michael Angelo, people are already so muscular during ancient times?? I mean they already know the way to pump up their muscles ???

Im amazed!

More statues around the fountain……

Some more views from around the city square…..

Clock tower……this reminds me of a horrific game called “Clock Tower”, a PS2 game i played a few years back…

The tour guide gave us a few minutes to walk around the area…and then i came across H&M, and that very day, the Jimmy Choo line for H&M was just launching!!

I couldn’t help but to rush to the shop!!!

And see what i’ve got ???

I got a pair of Jimmy Choo for H&M !!!! The paper bag is so huge ok!!!! Will show you guys how the shoe looks like soon!

Yeap…..after i bought the Jimmy Choos, the sky turns dark….i don’t know the connection between these two, but…so…the sky turns dark.

The tour guide, being such a typical tour guide, bought us to an alley where all the so called — good leather goods are situated….and i wasn’t really interested in buying those stuff…so me sis and friends went to walk around the area, and discover another Gothic church.

Nothing special to me…..it’s just another beautiful church.

After everyone’s done with the leather shopping, we then proceed to a hill top, where you can see the beautiful night view of Florence.

But before that, some people just likes to spoil the view.

I know they are trying to make money..but for goodness sake, things they sell……..i was just wondering…will people really buy them ??And it sort of spoils the look of the area…. Anyway, it’s their own choice.

And so here’s the beautiful night view of Florence!!!!!!!

Cantik? Beautiful ? Kirei ?? Ipoh-yoh ??

This concludes our tour in Florence!!

Up next ?

Tuscany !!!

By all the love story drama.

Let it a Korean drama, Taiwanese drama/Japanese Drama.

Why do the writer/producer or whoever wrote the story, loves…i repeat–LOVEs to portray a guy/girl to be so angelic? and it somehow seems like they only got one theory for all these stories — Love CAN conquer all.

Really ??

Its a good thing where they do portray love as such an important factor in life, and we all know what love is. But bear in mind though, reality isn’t even anywhere near what the drama portrays, and most of the time, it will only lead you into another dimension– the unrealistic.

Is it because of all these drama that, some of the “unrealistic” never stops venturing into the woods hoping to find someone just like what they saw in the series?

And so this leads me to another question….

Besides trying to promote their own actors/actress, did these producers or writers ever thought about this question–What would these series lead people into believing ??

1) That love is wonderful?

2) There’s deemed to be true love out there ??

3) All the handsome/good looking guys are actually angels?

4) That when you meet love, it will always be in the most romantic places ?

5)  Poor  girl WILL always meet rich guys & all the rich guys all turned out to be super !gentlemen, super loving and super caring????

6) Poor guy will always meet rich girls, and then there’s deemed to be a big WOOHHAA before they can end up together.

7) All the rich and handsome guys will always become the most decent human beings after they meet the love of their life…their playboy character can just be chucked out the window EASILY.

8 ) Poor girls will always get bullied and the handsome/rich guys will always appeared @ the right moment to rescue her…(talking about a hero with six sense.)

9)The rich & handsome guy will always take the poor girl on the most amazing journey around the world. Because he is rich, he can do whatever he wants, he knows the law around the world, and always someone there to back them up once they get into some kind of violation. Amazing isn’t it ?

10) You can be in the most amazing places, be with the most amazing people, wear the most amazing clothes/shoes/jeweleries  when you meet your prince charming in the series.

Now, reality check.

Tell me, with the 10 items listed  above, how many of them actually existed in our everyday life? Try putting one of the really romantic scenes in the series and put it into reality, ask your boyfriend or husband to perform the same task, i thk they will only succumb to you with — you are insane!!

So if it’s insane, why does it look perfectly normal in a series like that ?

Because it’s only a series, and it’s all fake.

And because it’s fake, it’s easier to portray and write about . Make sense ?? After all they always proclaim the series to be a fake story before they begin anyway?!  And they don’t have to hold any responsibility after the show is over.

But how many of us really treat it as a fake story?

Do we not keep thinking about one day we will be able to meet someone like the prince charming in the series ?? Do we not ??? These series just leave people with fantasies…and because these fantasies are so wonderful…we keep asking for more. And that is why, these series never seems to end. One after another….each with almost the same story line.

Now that im older and kinda use my mind to think about a lot of things…..i somehow feel that, if they keep releasing love stories series like this, does that mean the younger generation will actually think there is someone so perfect out there?? Well, let me correct that , i guess it won’t only influenced the young to believe there is Mr.Perfect out there….i thk it’s more on women of all ages!!

That is not a very good thing now is it ?

Because that will only lead to some problems….problems like,

A) Because guys/girls in the series always come in Pretty/handsome, gentle, caring, fun, exciting, rich, educated, an all in all package..i will call this a 100% perfect lover’s package. When the series started to make us believe that there really is someone like that out there…..do we not compare them with our partner ?? Do we not ?? We will start to imagine, what if my partner is 50% like the guy in the series? What if he is this, he is that….and inevitably, we couldn’t help but to set our bar to an even higher level.

B) So when we set our bar high, what does that mean ?? We keep believing that there is deem to be someone perfect out there…and we keep looking and waiting….try out every opportunity we get…..and in the end..what do we get ?? a 100% lover ?? I doubt.

C) When things doesn’t seem to turn out the way we planned, we then start to get depressed, thinking why is life is so shitty ?? And never realise, a dream will always remain as a dream. For a dream to come true….it’s not gonna be as easy as you think.

The reason i’m harping so much shit about this issue is simply because — i fall into the trap quiet easily too!!! Ha! Ha! Whenever i finish a super romantic series, after switching off the tele,i always feel like the sky suddenly seems to be so much brighter!and Love is definitely in the air!! And then my mind will start to imagine things……things that are –SUPER UNREALISTIC. And i totally hate the unrealistic side of me…..i will just hang onto the issue and hoping that it will happen one day….but experience told me…..IT AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN @ ALL !!!

And so finally i succumb to the reality and stop imagining things for a while. I stop watching all the super unrealistic soapies for God knows how long.

Until one day, i accidentally came across this  series which got all my unrealistic cells up and running again!!!

Boys over flowers. (Korean version of the Taiwanese Meteor Garden, F4…ring a bell?)

Yes, Bloody hell.

Everything was perfect in the series! PERFECT !!

Nice scenery, pretty girls, handsome guys…..everything a girl ever wanted i guess. ..And so, i went head over heels with this series.  And started dreaming after that.

After a while….you know you are just being unrealistic….so back to reality. Stop watching any Korean/ Japanese/ Taiwan drama, and switch to my usual American soapies….have you heard of  the Gossip girls ?? @ least their drama are not so mushy mushy love oriented.

Just when i thought i was on the correct railway track back to reality…….i came across yet another Taiwanese drama, as the news claimed that the actor really stood out in this series….so i was thinking of just having a glimpse how great his acting skill was…..and then i just got hooked up with the series!!!

Gosh ??

Oh btw, the guy who really stood out with his acting skills is,

Vanness Wu!!!!

Surprised!?

I really dislike him when he 1st appeared in Meteor Garden as one of the member of F4. The reason for that is because, i think he likes to act cool, action filled but non of these are related to what he is supposed to perform…expression is too over the top…..bla bla bla…….

But,

In this particular series, i’m glad he toned down on his exaggerating facial expresssions, more like a guy next door now.

Bravo.

Autumn’s concerto,

Can i say this is one of the very few series that is worth watching ??

The story is not so ” over the top”, it can be related back to the reality, and it’s some how — believable. It makes people believe love stories like this do exist!

Go watch it, and you will know what i mean.

And so, just because i wanted to have a glimpse of how great Vanness acting skill is, i tried watching the 1st episode…and then the 2nd episode…and all the way now!!!! HELP!!!! I have a feeling the unrealistic side of me is going to surface again!!!

That is why i’m writing this post to remind myself about the reality and hoping to cease fire between the realistic and unrealistic side of me.

Oh how complicated.

Anyway, it’s ok if you do not have any idea on what i’m talking about….because the person writing  is feeling the same way too!!!

I know i’ve been really slack these days….i didn’t even bring my camera around anymore!! Yeap….i gotta go find it somewhere between the spiderwebs….and then……..

Begin to take pictures again!!!!!!!

Stay tune alrighty folks ???

All images courtesy of Google image

For one second, i really thought of giving up blogging.

I don’t know if it’s really the aftermath of my operation, or somehow i just got bored, tired…depress for some reason.

They said no matter what kinda operation you went through, there’s deemed to be an aftermath. Like, you will start to feel your body is behaving in a different way…the feeling is kinda odd, and you just don’t know how to put them into words.

And because of that, i got like really tired and uninspired with things i use to love doing.

But this am, i came across a blog which got me all inspired again.

Won’t reveal who’s blog is it @ this moment….but i guess it will be a blog that i will continue to get inspiration from…let it be spiritually or physically…….whatever that may mean @ this moment.

Well, all i can say now is stay tuned…..guess i will be gearing up and start blogging pretty soon again!!!

I guess this has to be my 1st official post in year 2010. Happy New Year everybody!!

If you ever wonder where I’ve been since my last Venice post; no, i didn’t go back to Venice. Instead, i had 2 balls from my throat removed.

I know, it’s hard to imagine.I didn’t know how the doctors did it ….but the balls did get removed and there’s proof!! ( Well, just incase ur wondering…..they didn’t open my throat from the outside…it’s from the inside!!)

Yeap, times have changed, the only thing they need to do is to stick some kinda equipment down my throat ( while i was asleep) and scooped my 2 tonsils out!! No stitching required. And that is the no no part. Imagine you have an open wound…. in the throat where liquid will be passing through it all the time. Can you imagine the pain ??? Like even just a little bit ??

1st thing after i woke up from the anesthesia, was the enormous amount of pain i have in my throat, like instantly. And 1st thing that came into my mind? ~~ Yes…my tonsils are gone.

The good thing about this verdict is, i won’t have chronic tonsillitis like forever more. ( Unless it grows out again!! Which is very unlikely.) And the cons of this verdict ?? I have to suffer the pain post operation even until today.

When i 1st consult my ENT doctor in Singapore, he told me the pain will be enormous. And i think to myself, since i always have chronic tonsillitis like every now and then, with the “well-trained” pain level it has given me, i guess i will be able to endure the pain. Oh yes…..i was so naive to think that way. The pain to me was actually UNBEARABLE.

I don’t think anyone around me during my post operation period will be able to understand what kinda pain I’ve been enduring. A pain that is so huge to take that makes me in someway would like to require some sort of pain-killer like morphine for example from the doctor, something great to stop the pain for a while. You would just wished the pain is something that you’ve been imagining and it’s not real.

Take drinking water for example, it’s such a normal thing to do, i mean what’s so complicated about drinking water? But, for me, especially days after operation, even drinking a sip of water will trigger tears, so imagine i had to force myself eating something that has a little more texture than water, for example, soup or porridge? I was being encouraged to take ice creams!! Isn’t that a privilege?? I mean how many patient you know after operation are being treated to ice creams ?? But even ice creams seems like a hurtful food to me during that time. Like every food or liquid are being armored with thousands of swords which are ready to pierce through my throat. So, can you somehow imagine the level of pain by now?

I wanted so much to take photos of my room during my hospitalization in Mt.E Singapore, or even my bed to give you guys some idea of how a post operation patient looks like. But i was really in so much pain and agony that my emotions just didn’t allow me to do so. Even my sister suggested it, and all i gave her was a snug.  And i don’t like the feeling in any hospitals, and so taking photos in my own interpretation, was being prohibited.

But i have to say, rooms and services in the hospital was indeed 1st class. ( Of-course, considering the amount that i had to pay!! ) Doctors and nurses really do portray an angelic face, and i’m not kidding !! And i think that’s a very useful thing. Considering a patient like me who has never really gone under the knife, except for some stitching on some wounds when young. Seeing an angelic face before operation really does give you some sort of emotional boost. Remembering the time where they had to wheel me into the operation theater….my heart was pounding real real fast…..and i can hear it loud and clear through the heart-beat monitor or whatever you call it. Doctors and nurses around me are getting ready for the operation, my anesthetic doctor is busily trying to find my vein, and he stuck the needle into the wrong vein for the 1st time!! For goodness sake! And then after a while, he speak into my face ~ “Ok, i’m gonna put you to sleep now.” Straight after  that, an oxygen mask came covering on my mouth and before i knew it, it was 2 hours later.

1st thing when i woke up is to feel the urge to vomit. I guess i was somehow allergic to the anesthetic. And in between waking up, the feeling is damn drowsy! Nurses were forcing me to react in someways….telling me they are gonna wheel me back to my room now…and even asked me to climb onto the bed in my room myself. Hey! they should have carry me onto the bed or something ??? hehehee……

And when i made myself comfortable on the bed, i don’t remember how many nurses exactly were next to me, it just seemed a lot !! And i don’t know what the hell they are busy with. Let me tell ya, you really cannot rest properly when being hospitalized. Nurses come visit you like once every hour, it’s damn irritating! But then again, they are in a way taking good care of you. Yes ??

I don’t know if you will call this “experience” an “experience”, but i guess there are many ways to me an eye opener.

And so i had a Christmas in agony this year, a little less agony for the new year, and now on the road to recovery.

Well, i do hope my throat will be able to recover quickly so that i will be able to stuff myself with lots and lots of —-FRIED FOOD!!!! hehehehe……

Well, here are the 2 balls that got out from my throat…..

Be warned…it’s PG Rated…..or is it ???

Judge for yourself then…..i don’t think it’s that scary is it ???

Yummy ???

Happy New Year everybody!!!

I know i’ve been MIA=missing in action for quiet sometimes……and ever wonder where i’ve been???

Well, answer will be revealed soon….and till then….Have a wonderful new year !!!!!

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