Some songs really hit me hard..
I wish there really was some way to make it all better, to fix it, to bring colour in again.
If only I was a better man some years ago.
I think I need some quiet time, amidst all the bustle of this trip..
Mel
Tuesday 21 July 2009
Monday 20 July 2009
SMRT munchers
We interrupt our regular program for a special telecast.
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.
Well, one of the stupidest.
Friends, here's a question for you. If you see a mother feeding her baby from a milk bottle, will she get fined?
Of course not!
It was the baby who was drinking milk. Fine the BABY $30. The mother is innocent.
Duh.
How can anyone NOT know the answer to this?
Backward.
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.
Well, one of the stupidest.
Friends, here's a question for you. If you see a mother feeding her baby from a milk bottle, will she get fined?
Of course not!
It was the baby who was drinking milk. Fine the BABY $30. The mother is innocent.
Duh.
How can anyone NOT know the answer to this?
Backward.
Thursday 16 July 2009
Las Vegas
Continuing the story, we move on to Vegas..
Not called Sin City for nothing, Vegas offers MANY forms of entertainment. (Heh heh heh) In fact, you can even start gambling the moment you touch down in Vegas, before you even leave the airport.. That says a lot I guess..
We stayed at the Stratosphere.. Its not really expensive, but its comfy. If you intend to put up there, you should try to check in early. We got a smoking room, and it was pretty horrible..
The buffet was amazing, as you can see below.. heh..
In Vegas, the food isn't that expensive. The rooms aren't pricey either... Not in our hotel, at least.. I came to the conclusion that the entire industry is focused on one thing.
Entertainment.
Everything else is created JUST to support that focus.
It made me think about school, and how some people have to fight for housing, and worry about CCA and whatever not.. It made me think about church too..
Wouldn't it be easier if we just stopped for one minute, and thought about how everything fits into the entire system?
We also did some shopping in some premium-outlets place.. Basically its some place that has tons of factory stores, and we just went around grabbing cheap stuff.
Get this.
15 USD Levi's jeans.
=)
Mel
Not called Sin City for nothing, Vegas offers MANY forms of entertainment. (Heh heh heh) In fact, you can even start gambling the moment you touch down in Vegas, before you even leave the airport.. That says a lot I guess..
We stayed at the Stratosphere.. Its not really expensive, but its comfy. If you intend to put up there, you should try to check in early. We got a smoking room, and it was pretty horrible..
The buffet was amazing, as you can see below.. heh..
In Vegas, the food isn't that expensive. The rooms aren't pricey either... Not in our hotel, at least.. I came to the conclusion that the entire industry is focused on one thing.
Entertainment.
Everything else is created JUST to support that focus.
It made me think about school, and how some people have to fight for housing, and worry about CCA and whatever not.. It made me think about church too..
Wouldn't it be easier if we just stopped for one minute, and thought about how everything fits into the entire system?
We also did some shopping in some premium-outlets place.. Basically its some place that has tons of factory stores, and we just went around grabbing cheap stuff.
Get this.
15 USD Levi's jeans.
=)
Mel
Thursday 9 July 2009
More of San Francisco
Continuing the story after Day 1 and 2, this is more about San Francisco..
We walked around a bit in the morning, exploring San Francisco, and then we went north to Fisherman's Wharf.. Fisherman's Wharf is THE place for seafood. San Francisco is also the place to go to for sourdough bread.
We also had Ghirardelli ice cream!
Ghirardelli is the name of a chocolate maker and the ice cream is SUPERBLY good. (But I'm guessing its due to the chocolate..)
The important part of the day was the trip to Alcatraz Island!
Alcatraz island was the super maximum security prison of its time. Basically, from a quote I think I remember, written on the wall,
'If you messed up outside, you got sent to prison. If you messed up in prison, you got sent to Alcatraz."
So you can imagine what kind of super crazy place it was.. (That's where they filmed The Rock, by the way)
The place is absolutely freezing. The currents are insanely strong and I can only shudder at the kind of desperation it must have required to even dream of escaping.
By the way, the slamming sound the doors make when they shut is really very spinechilling.....
Mel
We walked around a bit in the morning, exploring San Francisco, and then we went north to Fisherman's Wharf.. Fisherman's Wharf is THE place for seafood. San Francisco is also the place to go to for sourdough bread.
We also had Ghirardelli ice cream!
Ghirardelli is the name of a chocolate maker and the ice cream is SUPERBLY good. (But I'm guessing its due to the chocolate..)
The important part of the day was the trip to Alcatraz Island!
Alcatraz island was the super maximum security prison of its time. Basically, from a quote I think I remember, written on the wall,
'If you messed up outside, you got sent to prison. If you messed up in prison, you got sent to Alcatraz."
So you can imagine what kind of super crazy place it was.. (That's where they filmed The Rock, by the way)
The place is absolutely freezing. The currents are insanely strong and I can only shudder at the kind of desperation it must have required to even dream of escaping.
By the way, the slamming sound the doors make when they shut is really very spinechilling.....
Mel
Thursday 2 July 2009
New format
Since I screwed up the daily report for my trip ages ago, I have decided to change the format of my trip updates and start writing about whatever place I want to...
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