Sydney, Australia

It was sunny, but the air was freezing! I couldn’t judge Sydney fairly because as I've told you in my previous posts, I hate cold places! It was too late when I found out it was winter. Next time, I won’t forget to check my destination’s weather report.

I didn’t bring a freakin’ coat! Good thing I had this turtle neck -a friggin' turtle neck! I know!!! I don't like wearing them because they choke me, and I don't have much neck to cover anyway. But they always come in handy so I keep them in the bottom of my cabin bag for cases as this. It got a bit warmer as the day went by. It's just that my itty bitty frame could crack so easily from a chilly gush of wind. You know...whoosh... and away my body goes.

All I had for footwear was this Nike ballet shoes. The hell was i thinking bringing ballet shoes?! *sigh* It wasn’t a problem for long though because I bought myself one of those fuzzy UGG boots! Yay! I should have chosen chocolate brown over the black ones though. But who cares, my feet were warm!

I was supposed to meet my cousin here; for some reason she did not contact me in the hotel, and I didn’t have her number! Oh well, I'm in Sydney, might as well make the most out of it.

Our hotel was convenient, being in the middle of the city. I was able to walk around without having to worry about getting lost. And because I was with a fellow crew, Kanukporn, the sweetest Thai girl I’ve met, I had fun going around town. And eerr.. I just love how her name rolls off my tongue like that.

After taking a short sightseeing of the Sydney Bridge and famed Opera house, we headed back to the hotel for a morning snack in this hole-in-the-wall Chinese store. I had bacon and egg sandwich with ketchup and Mayo! Yum! Plus a Gatorade to perk me up. I HEART Gatorade! Moving on, we went to different surf shops and I bought this cute board shorts for my hunny (no Sponge Bob prints). I love shopping!

I passed by the Darling Harbor and we went into this mall where I ate again. Yes, I was pigging out. It is one of the best reason why I am still a cabin crew. I don’t put on weight, maybe that is also one of the best reason why they hired me as cabin crew. hehe. Kidding you.

I took a lot of pictures. Actually, Kanukporn insisted on taking them. She had been here before and she didn’t want hers taken anymore. All she wanted to do then was to buy an iPhone. So I scooted her off to wherever she plans on going and I targeted a bookstore to purchase what I’ve been searching for. Good thing they had a copy – the only one left! I don’t know if it’s even a good read, but it’s been recommended by a fellow crew. AROUND THE WORLD IN A BAD MOOD. Hah! Figured.

All in all, Sydney wasn’t so bad. I just really don't like cold places. And when I’m freezing, I can’t think much because my brain shrinks to a prune. Only ask me questions that can be answered with a shake of a head or a shrill “yesss” through gritted teeth, any more effort and I’d throw ice cubes at you. But surely I’d be looking forward to going back again, uhhmm, come summer time.

Zurich, Switzerland

I know I’ve been gone away for a long time, but there just wasn’t anything good to write about.

I’ve been in and out of some of the most interesting places in the world, and yet I somehow I feel hollow and numb. Maybe fate has another thing up its sleeves, or maybe it's just me. For now, I'll just shrug the feeling away.

I got to fly with my close friend, Chang, from training college. We were thrilled especially that we were flying to Zurich.

We had plans on bicycling around the

trail of the forested hotel, but we were too tired to do it already when we arrived. Instead, we took a shuttle going to the train station and get to the city center from there. The station was beautiful. It reminded me of Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter series. It was everything described in the book, without the platform 9 3/4 of course.

When we got out of our stop, the first picture I took was of this building that looked like the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. If you look for the image of the fictional school in Wikipedia, it has some similarities in architecture. I couldn’t help but admire the resemblance- i’m addicted to Harry Potter! It gave me a sort of entry into Harry’s world even though I was aware we weren’t really in London. Hehe.

Zurich is lovely.

We walked around its nostalgic streets and small cobblestone alleys. It had charming buildings clustered together, with adorable coffee shops and specialty stores. It wasn’t hard to not fall in love with the place. Time flew by and we didn’t even notice our feet hurting from all the hours of walking we did.

We took a rest near this fountain area and played with a cute doggy who knew how to pose for the camera. It made me want to get a puppy again.

After a day’s stroll, we stopped by a supermarket to buy some biscuits and drinks before we headed back to the hotel.