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my impression of south africa
you know, the sights and colors are just amazing about south africa. the colors of the sky, the plains, the mountains.. the skies are ‘bluer’, the trees, plains and shrubs appears in an amazing spectrum of colors, the stars at night (sorry, i have no pictures for this) are so beautiful. and yes, when the say the stars in africa shine brighter, it really does feel so! this entry is not going to document my journey, but to share some of the amazing landscape colors of the country. i do have some issues (hard disk and memory limitations) right this moment, so I have to find a way to convert…
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[26 Sep 2009] Day 1 in South Africa.
This had to be one of the most tiring day of my life. Having worked a full day at work, heading to the airport at 11pm and jetting off at 2am in the morning, 10 hours of flight time, and I started my day at 7am on a Saturday morning in South Africa. My day didn’t end till 1am (SA time) or 7am (Singapore time – Sunday). My first impression? This place looks pretty much like the U.S, say 10 years ago? I landed with my uncle and we pretty much took our own sweet time exploring the airport, getting a prepaid phone line and data packs, and hunted around…
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The journey to Africa
11 days, 6 flights, 5 different airports and 8 passport stamps later, here I am back in Singapore. and gone through a long day at that. touched down this morning at about 5.30am, did some duty free shopping and headed home at 6+. Unpacked, bathed and headed for work. so imagine surviving the past 36hrs with just less than 2 hours sleep on board the plane. Here’s the rough gist of where I went: Singapore > Johannesburg > land transfer to Nelsprit/Kruger National Park > Johannesburg > Zimbabwe > land transfer to Zambia > Johannesburg > Cape Town > Singapore quite a bit of travelling for a 11 days trip…
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sleepy..
the sun just set at where i am, but it’s way past midnight now in singapore. had a tiring and adventurous day, but would love more of such stuff if i had the moolah and the luxury of time. holidaying sure makes time pass really fast. it’s like… what?! i have been away for 8 days already? where did all that time slip to? i know i should be soaking up more in the sunset, the waterfalls, enjoying the hotel room, snuggling myself up in the comfortable beds or out ‘hunting’ the animals and take more pictures. instead, here i sit in front of the terminal and read up on…
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sitting around in the sun
the sun is finally out. have been experiencing many days of cold weather which is a tad unusual at this time of the year. oh wells. not complaining since all i have packed in my bags are shorts, slippers, tank tops and bikinis. i wanted to go for the white river rafting, but am not game to do it alone with a whole bunch of strangers. decided to go for the jet setting instead so that my uncles can join me. aunt and uncle just had shoulder surgery and is really not up to the rafting activity. contemplating on the helicopter ride, but uncle think it’s too expensive. so here…
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south africa safari trivia
I’m out of south africa for now. Boarded a plane to Zimbabwe and did a land transfer into zambia. Victoria falls! it’s gorgeous and fabulous, and totally amazing. shall do detailed blogging when i get back. am tapping on the free internet at the hotel’s business centre (after so many hotels that has no internet connection or expensive internet connection). Anyway, here’s some trivia of south africa safari for general knowledge! The Big Fives: – Lion – Leopard – Rhino – Elephant – Buffalo The Small Fives: – Ant Lion – Leopard Tortoise – Rhinoceros Beetles – Elephant Shrew – Red Billed Buffalo Weaver The Ugly Fives: – Hyena –…
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perfect timing or bad?
at 4.30am this morning, i packed the boy off at the airport again. and while it’s the last day of the long weekend, it’s the start of a month of ‘independence’ and missing the boy. our flight schedules couldn’t have been more perfect (or not!). our schedules: HIM: 21 – 25 Sep – China HER: 26 Sep (2AM flight!) – 7 Oct – South Africa HIM: 7 Oct – 18 Oct – Italy, France, UK and so, we technically can meet and chill at the airport for a few hours on the days we are flying in/out. i cannot decide if i should be happy (YAY! we at least get…
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in half envy..
reading about the trips that my family members are going to make.. my uncles and aunties specifically.. i could only dream and drool about it. later this month, they are going on the alaska cruise!!! it’s one of those must-do things that i want to achieve in my life.. but i guess now is not really the time. there is a time and thing for everything i guess.. maybe der will bring me one day. and i cannot help but dream about that bali trip in sept.. and that germany trip in october/november.. of which, i will all be missing. it’s ok. south africa is good for now. i just…
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entering a new reading phrase..
there are like tonnes of books waiting to be read in my room, but these will be my priority in the next few days. have been surfing non stop on south africa these days… there’s just so much to know? i think i mentioned some time last year that after all those trips that i have taken, the next country that i’ll like to visit is south africa. and so… YAY!! i’m inching towards my dream.. 26 Sep – 6 Oct – 10 GRAND DAYS of fun.. i am so so looking forward to it even though it’s more than 2 months away.
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south africa..
been trying to read up about south africa for the past hr and a half and it seems like greek to me. totally cannot relate to the places and the names and what nots. this is by far the hardest research i have done for any trip. i reckon it’s the fact that i cannot remember the names of the places.. so i keep reading back and forth to refer. have anyone gone to south africa that can provide some tips for reference? from the list, what would be worth covering? johnnesburg, south africa safari, victoria falls, chobe (botswana) & cape town. on a side note, i cannot seemed to…
