FADE INTO DARKNESS

Geez, I know I should be writing more often but everything's just been so crazy recently! Hardly even at home and going out every single day; can safely say I'm really living it up and lapping up every moment! Work's been a little messy though; can't say too much in here but there's a lot of issues with my pay recently and my promotion is still going through the motions so nothing's confirmed as yet. Other than that, rosters have been extremely awesome so I'm really satisfied with that; much more overnight allowances because flights are no longer daily trips and thus more time to explore many cities instead of the usual pattern of just staying for one night. 5 DAYS IN OSAKA COMING UP SOON!

Haven't actually mentioned much about my Europe trip so here's a few highlights of that vacation; there's close to a thousand photos so I don't wanna make this blog hang!

LONDON

Off to Emirates for Arsenal vs Villa

By far, my favourite city of the whole trip. Second time in London and it's one of the loveliest places in the world. Vibrant city with so much to do, warm people, great shopping and of course take your pick from the endless soccer games available every weekend.

PARIS

Eiffel Tower

My least favourite city of the lot; people say Paris is a very romantic place full of love and passion. Oh spare me the wishy-washy please, Paris is the most dead city in Europe. People are hardly friendly, the food is just terrible and in a nutshell the whole city is a dead town from dusk till dawn. Don't see myself stepping into Paris ever again.

I was, however, very fascinated by this bridge which housed a huge collection of couple locks. These locks have been put in place by many couples pledging their love for each other with names and dates.

SWITZERLAND

My one and only problem with this country.. it's just way too bloody expensive. A simple McDonalds meal costs $15 and that, my friend, is beyond absurd. Everything is so pricy, you just wonder if it's made of gold. Sad to say, I couldn't fully enjoy myself because I didn't expect things to be that costly and I didn't bring enough with me. But given the chance, I would like to come back here someday when I'm really fully loaded.

freezing in the mountains in Lucerne!

 

MILAN

Milan was simply just a stopover for all of us to load up on our Prada and Gucci for friends and family. It is a branded goods paradise; pity I don't fancy spending so much on such items and that's why I prefer the more casual and chic factory outlets in London.

BARCELONA

Last stop for me and it was one of the highlights too because another stadium visit!

 

NOU CAMP BABY!

All in all - a very memorable first trip round Europe, however I still maintain that USA is much better and hopefully that's where I'm headed end of the year! Vegas, San Fran, LA and New York!

Had a very impromptu BBQ session with a few colleagues on a lazy Tuesday night. Didn't even need to book a pit because East Coast Park is as dead as ever, lol.

The delectable cancer-causing food

 

  









I guess that's just one huge aspect of my life I will find it hard to give up if I move on from this job - the freedom to stay out late on weekdays and sleep in on my off days. Someday I will have to move on but 3.5 years and still going strong, so no complaints here!