i'm off to taipei for a 6-day jaunt with some of my medicine friends! shiok. this holiday took waaay too long to come, and i'm so glad that it's here at last. and tmd i just know that it'll be over before i know it. so better enjoy it while it lasts. 

the trip to the airport was pretty suay. my mum's car broke down right in the middle of the PIE! i was driving when suddenly the car lurched (i thought my mum had accidentally pushed against the gearstick) and to my horror, the rev-meter (whatever it's called) suddenly plunged to 0. and the car just continued rolling.. heng there was enough roll left in the mazda to roll to one side of the expressway.. ergh. waited till my mum called AA before i called for a cab.

flying alone for the first time today, since i'm flying on an award ticket on SQ (big thanks to my uncle!) while the rest of them are flying on jetstar. i'm using the free internet at the transit lounge of terminal 2 now cause its so damn boring. after a few times in t2 u realise that the shops never really change. there's a new chain of luxury fashion stores but well, being luxury and all that haute couture entails, i'm priced out! haha. well. so other than pretending to be a snob and walking into the ferragamo and hermes shops, there really isn't anything much to do.. ESPN is showing baseball now and everyone basically looks bored... being alone doesn't help matters as well. got no premier lounge access as well. also no one to help me take photos or to talk rubbish with. yawns.

but well, i guess flying solo is a brand new experience for me. i hope it turns out fine (hope no one sitting next to me on the flight later!! or if there is, pls let her be a nice person. preferably pleasant on the eye as well heh) and taipei summer weather wun be too rough on me. mouth ulcers galore now no thanks to the late nights and late suppers and late pubbing i've been putting in since ortho posting ended last friday (hooray and thank god THAT'S over).. wonder how i'm going to stuff myself with the famous taipei street food when my mouth is basically screaming pain now.

will be back on the 11th june, so i'll see you all then, and hopefully got loads of nice taiwan stories to share!

p.s. to my friends who are travelling (or going to travel) to london, new york, LA, cambodia, vietnam, hongkong, tokyo, australia: you guys have a great time too!!