Arrived in Singapore yesterday afternoon. It's really felt good when u knew that u were coming home. Everyone just could not hide the anxiety while waiting for the plane to touch the runway. well, it has been a nice experience travelling with Qatar Airway. The service was good although i found the return trip was not very enjoyable with so many situations. The air turbulence was strong at a point of time where you could actually feel the plane taking a plunge down to the a lower height. It kinda feel like taking a roller coaster ride. The photos were not ready yet for uploading. A matter of fact, we did not take many photos. And i am going to invest in one digital camera rather to borrow it from my brother so that i can snap whatever i like since i like to take photos but dun like to appear in the pictures. It sort of run in the family.....

Everyone is asking me if did i enjoy myself? i dun know the answer. To some extent, i get to see what i have planned to see or visit. However, the trip was a rather tiring and stressful one compared to my previous trip. Firstly, i had to cope with my overly fussy mum who claimed before the trip that she could rough it out together with us since i had mentioned that it's going to be a budget trip. No, she could not get used to the fact that we were living in a hostel, the small and cramped room with a dimly lit corridor. The old building just put her off. She complained about the beds and no hair dryer. She wanted at least 3 star hotels with air conditioned, water heater and blah blah. i dun care.... it's stressful comforting her and making her understand that europe tour is meant to be like this. The currency is so strong, with our currency, there's a need to save on whatever we could to survive almost 3 weeks of stay in italy and paris. The weather itself was not helping at all. It felt like summer although summer should have come after we left. the blazing sun is her worst enemy.... we could not really take the metro all the time coz we could visit more places and admired the culture better rather than passing through the tunnels everyday.

well, i just overestimated my mum actually. i did not realise how much she have aged over the four years since the last trip. Her stamina is no longer like before. She has problems keeping up with us. But i must say, she did pretty well just that she feels tired easily. It's a tough trip for her. Next time, i will have to go by package tour if not will have to go really slow for longer period so that she will not feel so tedious. It is meant to be a holiday for her to relax but in the end it seems that it has become a torturing camp to her. There's nothing more but to say i am sorry to subject her to all the sufferings. My brother and i should have consider that before the trip. We tried to slow down our pace for her just that she dun appreciate our effort sometimes. Anyway, glad to be back safe and sound.

Starting work tomorrow.... Hopefully still can remember how to operate the ii machine. =P