The Overall

Yes, i promised I would blog about my trip, every single destination and every single silly funny incident (ok, maybe not all funny incidents).

But I'm tired.

So I wil start by telling you why this trip is a -everything-also-bao-ga-liao-

We travelled in all aspects.

air - Singapore airlines, MALEV Hungarian Airline, Olympic Airways
water- Lane Lines, lots of smaller ferries
land- ATV (all-terrain vehicle) cross country, Bus from Athens to Istanbul, rented car of our own in Crete.

I will like to say that we went underwater as well, but whether submerging oneself in the clear water for 10 secs count as underwater is debatable.

We covered:

culture,
city-tours,
food,
shopping,
mountain trekking,
sea swimming,
clubbing,
tea-sipping,
sexual tours (not as explicitly stated, i'm cleaner than u tot)
historical understanding,
friendships-building (go Ios and shout "Team Singapore" in the street and u'll know wat i mean)

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you know abt the MasterCard style of advertising?

Singapore Air - $1185
Travel Insurance - $140
Opportunity cost of income - $5000
Overall Expense - $4500

Loss of a loved one (not death) while you are away.

sigh.

Singapore Girl - A great way to fly

Why I love Singapore Air

From Istanbul to Singapore (stopover at Dubai)

- 5 movies (Big Fish, External Sunshine on the spotless mind, Men in Black 2, Hitch, Sideways)
- and 1 interactive french lesson.

- From Istanbul to Dubai, when I asked for red wine to go with my lunch, the air stewardess "confirmed" that I'm above 18.

- From Dubai to Singapore, when I asked for red wine to go with my dinner, another air stewardess "confirmed" that I'm above 18.

Do i look that youthful and boyish? *hah*

- the air stewardess gave us Singapore Airline playing cards as souveniors for our travels even without us asking.

man, 5 movies, no sleep, alcohol (plus 1 big can of coke) in 14hours.

plus we reached Singapore at 7:35am sharp. (it said on our flight tickets that we will reach at 735am but I have no idea they are *that* accurate)

Singapore girl, you're a great way to fly.

The Path of the Flight

Prague (Czech Republic)
Crete (Greece)
Satorini (Greece)
Ios (Greece)
Athens (Greece)
Istanbul (Turkey)

6 more days till the return of the fugitive.

Changi Refugee

hihi.

the airlines are all overbooked, but i've finally managed to buy a SIA tix to Istanbul on the black market.

the girls are chasing hot on my heels. they have already went through my parents' house. its scary.

the ammonia smell seems to be wearing off, the Singapore Girls are looking at me, and I'm uncomfortable. First thing I'm doing after reaching Instanbul is to douse myself with a thick shower of ammonia....

if i failed to update soon, please. pray for my dear soul.

The Fugitive

UPDATE!: For the slower readers, you should click the links in this entry and explore the websites. then you will hv an idea what I'm writing about.
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I have to rush this entry as it is no longer safe.

I'm hunted.
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they all flocked to me...
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A few weeks ago, I saw the website. I laughed at it. And as a joke, i ordered some online.
It was delivered to my place barely 3 weeks ago.

it came with a warning letter. In bold.
that i was to spray very lightly and 4 hrs before venturing out of my doors, for the effects to be diluted.
there is even an axe-wearer handbook.

but nooooooo, i choose to laugh at it.
i sprayed it all over.

now i regret it deeply.
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it started off innocently enough. 3 models sharing an appartment in my area approached me and asked me out.
they said they wanna know more abt insurance and investment.

obviously, men were created with enough blood ONLY for 1 head.

so i failed to think why in the world 3 models would approach me.
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so i went to their place, with my forms and laptop for work.
then they suggest a movie.

before long, it was a dream came true.
for 2 days.


EXACTLY how many models, air stewardness, "unemployed" friends who "need a place to crash" do these chicks HAVE?

i really need to sleep. and it's too tired to function anymore......
but they just bought a box of viagra....
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I've only barely escaped, by climbing down the windows from the 12th storey.

they're still in the kitchen preparing for a hen party. I heard that food is prepared for twenty.
TWENTY!! I HAD TO ESCAPE.

And so i'm packing my bag, and rushing to the airport, doused with tons of ammonia to cover the Axe effect. Hopefully, I will get a tix to a place far far away....
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if only i read the handbook earlier


how to run away from girls...

and so the primary aim is there.

Flu Shot = $20
Typhoid Shot = $17

Combined Hep A & B Screening = $35

Combined Hep A & B vaccination shots = $75 EACH.
(1 dose now, 2 more doses at 1 mth, and 5 mths later)

Subtotal of medical expediture so far (ignoring 2nd and 3rd Hep shots) = $147

After a hefty amt of "investment" in these kiasu medical precautions, the only way I can justify them is when one of my travel mates get sick and I get to laugh at them.
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WaRpEd thinks that my doctor is just being plain guai lan for suggesting typhoid

warped: typhoid? we're going europe leh, not some 3rd world countries...
cherub: we are eating street food mah.
warped: still i don't think can get typhoid easily there lor
warped: don't say first, scarli later i tio [translate: later i get infected by typhoid]
cherub: exactly, so let's keep quiet till the trip is over.
warped: i still think your doctor is guai-lan.

oh please oh, let me get my money's worth.
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my friends were stunned that I actually bothered to take medical precautions.
cherub leh, the "come-what-may" guy.


many think that I am getting extremely paranoid due to the nature of my job.
I can't agree more.

I've actually prepared all my life insurance, travel insurance, paper documents of all my savings accounts, deposits and other investments neatly in a large folder.
to repay my parents, if something happens along the way.

i'm becoming such a wuss.
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the good old days. when we don't hv to worry abt money. nor exams. nor love. just my SNES and me.
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And so the series end.

to the guys at CNA, thank you for featuring me on last mth's program.
thank you mr david.

i have an unexpected pleasant result.
my primary school classmates found me.
:)

its been almost 12 years, and a small group of them have made contact and gathered now and then, but apparently, i've been untraceable.

and then, one fine day, someone was watching CNA, recognised the face (makes u realise how little i changed since primary school) and decided to search friendster for my name.

maybe i shld broadcast all my schools here.
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Ai Tong Primary School 1992
Catholic High 1996
Anderson Junior College 1998

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why its expensive to hv a car

1) 1 tyre = $95 (ok, i know i hv been harping on this for toooo long. but hey, just wanna highlight my contribution to the fledging rubber plantations up north u know)

2) bus lane $130

3) speeding fine (20-30 km/h excess) $150. courtesy of redundant.

4) $70 fine for parking next to white line, outside your OWN home. Courtesy of warped.

5) now and then u get a sis that scratched off the paint over a massive area of ur car. exposed metal. paint job = $1000 (Estimated)

6) loose bumper. from same accident. costs = unknown yet.

nowadays, parking is getting more challenging.
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i've just witnessed some incredible bending of rules and power-play.

i'm genuinely impressed. an influential character has opened doors, cleared paths, and guided me to the dark side.


and they all succumbed to the lure too

witness the power of the dark side, and let Lord Vader reads your mind.
NB, he really read my mind, i tried 4 times liao.
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now i truly believe that in success, you need a "gui-ren". or what MM Lee refer to as "guanxi" (connection)

And so the emperor made me Lord. Lord Cherub.


Lord Cherub was born, and all is good.