i kind of put off updating so long that i don't even know where to pick up from.

i think it was the shanghai trip in dec08. the one where we had one clear day there and some of the crew decided to head to qi pu lu to shop and i kinda froze while waiting for the taxi back coz i wasn't expecting it to be that cold. but one of the girls lent me her newly bought coat.

amritsar trip was surprising good. i mean save for the fact that i had to worry about bed bugs and the cleanliness of the sheets. was thinking that i'd prolly die from boredom but it was not to be.

our flight landed in delhi due to unfavourable weather conditions. and it was like they brought us up to heaven before the hell later on. u'll see.

and this was how bad the weather was. when i first drew open the curtains in the morning, it was just a blank. thought it was some privacy technology. but no. it was just the fog.

took an empty aircraft to amritsar. watched some bollywood show, had lunch and read magazine.

it doesn't look half that bad in the photos right. and so what am i complaining about. that's only cause this hotel is considered to be one of the best in the city. i think about all the poor businessmen having to stay here.

but all is not lost with great crew who actually plan to go out. after all we would never get to go there in the future. had all our meals in the restaurant there which i think only set me back by less than 20 bucks for about 4 meals.

went to visit the orphans at mother theresa's orphanage in alvin's car.

came back for lunch before heading out to catch the changing of the guards at the pakistani border.

the girls and guys were split into two lines. lucky for us, we were a total of 4 girls and 2 guys. so we weren't isolated.

in the far corner is the pakistani side with very much lesser crowd as compared to the india side. we were also trying to spot if any of our crew would be there.

we followed the crowd into the ladies area until our guide came to let us know there was a "vip" area for us aka tourists. but some of the locals still managed to climb over to our area anyways.

as much as it was a respected ceremony, there was much cheering and dancing in between. and these guards had such a way of marching where they kicked their legs really high. totally comical looking.

visited the golden temple next. very ornate with all the gold and marble.

got a tour of the cooking and washing area.

don't they look like they're discussing matters of national security over chapatti?

had a mini birthday party for one of our pilots in the lounge.

went out the next day with two other colleagues to tailor made a punjabi suit for myself which i'll probably never wear. it is just sitting in a corner of my wardrobe now.


kl turn following that. pretty easy and fun. i think it was light load.

and a bali night stop. went for a much needed massage with two other girls. must be the bed in amritsar.

quite pretty aint it?

would prolly consider it for a short getaway when the weather's better there.

met up with shawn for tanning. and supposedly celine too. not much sun there but we still had to try. km8 will therefore be my new tanning spot. then to vivo for dinner and shopping. followed by desserts at 2amdessert bar with terence, celine and mel. and a midnight walk for the five of us at ecp.

a final meet up with yanwan the next day before she left for jackson hole or no hole. headed to marina barrage with all the girls of 306. weilun was somewhere overseas for training. some random shots from my handphone and yanwan's cam. should have done a picnic there.

then headed to suntec for dinner before i had to rush off for work while the rest went to pick up yanwan's winter jacket.


moscow houston trip was pretty awesome too despite the cold weather.

ok think i should continue later. gotta head back to godma's now.