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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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good bye!
setting my out of office assistant and i’m outta here! Have a great weekend everyone!
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never thought of this.
i never thought that i’ll say this, but after the month long anticipation of the africa trip… i suddenly have no desire to go at all. it’s like i’ve lost interest, too tired, and suddenly it seems more like a dreary thing than something that i’ll anticipate. guess it was a prolonged case of anticipation, or that i am too tired with everything that’s going on right now. there’s just so much to be done. the mind is racing but the body is in a trance. argh. i just want to push everything away, curl up in bed and wish no one would bother me for a while. there’s just…
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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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*screams*
10 more (working) days and i am OFF to south africa! I CANNOT wait! but wait, there are tonnes to cover (at work) and yikes! SO SO LOOKING FORWARD! i really really need a nice long break!