The end of this journey to the... (Europe = West?)

Met a friend in school. he was also leaving home soon~ and when i asked him why he's going back so soon, he said...

"No reason. it's just time to go."

Hahaha... for me too! though i go back early becos there are so many things and so many people i miss, part of the reason is also tha i feel that i've done enough traveling and it's "time to stop".

it's been a teary 24 hours. Went to dinner with my Spanish classmates, Chris, Vivian, and Nina at a rather posh restaurant... where poshness is defined as how few pictures you take when i'm there... muhaha! i realised how much i miss talking to them... like just sitting down at dinner and TALK instead of walking by, stopping and just blabbering a few words then walk on by....

When we left the restaurant and realised that it's the last few minutes with them, it all came... the tears. though it didn't flow down... until i reached the metro... then i looked like an idiot trying to hold back what was forcing its way through the tear ducts.

DAMN.

But luckily my eye redness was gone by the time i reached him, (if not my housemate will be like "what happen" then i will explain = I WILL CRY AGAIN)... when i reached my room, i got the shock of my life!!! this big piece of orange colour paper lying on my bed, with a photo smack in the middle.

with me, Maria and Georgina.

it all started again. this time it's like Nigeria Falls... non stop watering my face. although it most prob costs less than 50cents eur, it meant the world to me.

Small gifts DOES matter. and it matters A LOT.

Packing = Hell when you're trying to squeeze whatever was remaining into ur backpack (since your luggage is alrdy filled to the brim). Couldn't sleep much too... and perhaps that's the reason why i WOKE UP ONE HOUR LATE. never felt so hot early in the morning.

Was frantically rushing to the airport (though i jolly well know i wont be late at all) cos i was too kan chiong to do the GST refund~ which shall i say is like damn irritating process? shan't mention it...

the 15 hours on the plane was kinda teary too.. not becos i was missing Barcelona but cos of the movie "PS I love you". whoever NEEDS to cry, please feel free to watch that movie. cry from beginning till end. -_-

And that marks the end of this blog!!! who reads anyways? -_-

-THE END-

I´m feeling it.

I can feel it now. The feeling of last minute wanting to see everyone and realising that i might not see what i am seeing for a few years or even for the rest of my life.

I received a call from this friend who i haven´t talked to for at least 1.5 months. He heard that i´m leaving tmr so he´s calling me to say bye and all... was kinda touched. like... i mattered to him enough for him to call me.. it´s just a simple call but.. it´s so warm.

I have just a few friends in this exchange program. I am not really ashamed that i´m not like the rest of the exchange people who knews everyone and anyone.. all i need is a few nice people who i can really talk to...

and i´m glad i found all these people.

Although i might complain about them and say how irritating they are, they made the difference for these 3 months. It´s them who made me go out when i´m lazy at home, it´s them who traveled with me, it´s them who coloured my exchange program. =)

Last dinner with them tonight!! LOOKING FORWARD!!! =D

Lunch with housemates @ La Fonda

After 3 months of being here, i have only went out with my housemates ONCE. and that's for like clubbing, which wasn't exactly THAT exciting considering i was there smelling smoke being bored seeing too many ppl kissing most of the time~

But since i'm leaving, they went with me to LUNCH!! there's this nice restaurante in Barcelona called LA FONDA which whips really good PAELLA (a.k.a fried rice? with a bit of "JUP/Sauce"?? this is like a Barcelona dish but i've nv tried it.

Until NOW.

PAELLA MIXTA. (fried rice with seafood and meat)

For me, i really liked it. mayb it's the JUP tt makes it so yums~ First time in Barce that i felt so full yet still wan to keep eating cos it's so good. then after that DAMN FULL still wan to eat dessert.

dessert was CREMA CATALAN. (so tempted to dig into the dessert until i forgot to take pics~)

this creamy pudding like cream that has melted and toasted sugar on top~ with a strawberry in the middle~ was SO SWEET. kinda too sweet for after-a-super-full-meal dessert u noe~ but i still finished it anyway. MUAHAH!!!

did i mention we had...

SANGRIA?

the Sangria wasn't that fantastic but this restaurant puts apples too! instead of only orange and lemon in red wine~ hohoho! shall try making Sangria in SG (but then again, wine is so freaking ex. -_-)

NO DINNER TONIGHT KELLY. eat too much liao.

Bang BANG!

是我想太多 你总这样说
但你却没有 真的心疼我
是我想太多 我也这样说
这是唯一能 安慰我的理由

我想我没有 错怪了什么
虽然你不说 都是错在我
太晚我才懂 爱了你太多

Pain. Really pain...

Cooking and Last Visit to H&M!!!

Jingyi and her friend OJ came over to my place to whip up some fattening lunch! it was really horribly fattie with those ready made pizza and fried potatoes... shan't elaborate futher~ kinda weird that i'm meeting up with not-so-close Sgreans and new friends when i'm leaving... i should be meeting up with those that i always talk with right?

but everyone's got their plans and sigh... guess i'll be back without a nice farewell dinner~ on that topic, i'm supposed to have one!! but in the end, another girl is going back to her "hometown" on the very same day la!!! then she org a farewell dinner before i do and reserved all my friends.

and i am so amazed i got invited as well when i haven't even seen her in person and never spoken to her before~ (you know those mass emails...) wanted to go along BUT a farewell dinner is like a farewell dinner.. like a mini bday celebration kinda feel.

how the hell do u share a birthday celebration? with someone u've nv spoken to?!?!

they keep saying "just come! she's really nice..". YA. NICE. like who cares if she is nice or not when all i know is that she chopped all my friends for the last dinner!?!?

but well as long as i'm gg back SG, i don't care! 29th April is only like 4 days away... that's like...

sleep, wakeup -> 3 days left
sleep, wakeup -> 2 days left
sleep, wakeup -> 1 day left!!!
sleep wakeup -> Departing for airport~

so fast right!!

Went to H&M to do the tax refund... realised i spent like 224.35eur on shopping in H&M alone... beginning to love that place more and more! wonder why it didn't appear so gd when i was in Shanghai... but i managed to accumulate enough for 20 eur tax refund!! that's like 40++ SGD... can buy me ard 2 good meals in SG!!! yay!!!

Looking forward!!!

i really love Barcelona.

Sometimes when i'm really irritated with people or sch work, i ask myself why i even come all the way to torture myself, rather than just slacking with the rest of the world in Singapore... but recently, i realised i really love this place.

although Spaniards love to party and it's not really my cup of tea, and although their so called coffe which is espresso + milk is often too strong and it makes me feel ill after drinking, although the food is not as appealing as the yummies in Singapore, although everything here is so expensive i can't really enjoy,...

i still love this place. and i just realised i love this place so much, as i walk down to get fruits from the fruiteria i always go too... and on the way down, people living in the same block would smile at you and say "hola" though i've nv spoken to them before, the staff at the fruiteria would be like "hola"ing as if they are welcoming you back~ as if they remember me~

well of cos they do, since i go there at least once a wk... was talking to one of the staff the last time i went there~ thot he would forget my name like the moment i left the shop... but when i walked it, i heard a "hola Kelly!"

it might seem silly for people reading this, but it really feels nice to be remembered. Barcelona feels so warm.. sometimes, one hello from an almost-stranger feels so much more intimate than talking to a friend.. it's just... incomparable.

i really love this place. just can't say this enough. and if my dera is here, i'm sure he'll feel the same and i'll definitely stay longer if i don't miss sg that much~ =) Hope next time if i have an overseas assignment, they'll post me to Barcelona. Let me meet this beautiful city once again.

i love Barcelona.

and i'm beginning to feel sad that i'm leaving... Oowww~

Sant Jordi day!!!

Today's Sant Jordi!!! a.k.a Valentines' Day with Latin twist, when guys give girls flowers and girl to guy, books! i got a bookmark from my housemate!! haha~ + i read this on the net...

"Love is definitely in the air, but even if you don't have a novio (boyfriend in Spanish) to smooch on a park bench there are still plenty of things to see and do."

--> YA. like doing essays and studying for exam -_-

does Sant Jordi means drowisness day too? wonder why i keep wanting to sleep~ sigh.