ah, i finally have the time to sit down and blog (i would have a lot more time if i could blog from work, but i thought i shouldn't risk it. rare moment of foresight i know)

anyway i am listening to this song, which i really love. it's called 一个像夏天一个像秋天 . listening to this song brings back bittersweet memories, somehow. it's about how two girls become best friends, and this part in particular resonates 如果不是你我不会相信朋友比情人还死心塌地,就算我忙恋爱把你冷冻结冰你也不会恨我只是骂我几句... it reminds me of my time back in jc and how i had my friends around me at precisely the time i needed them the most. no matter the number of times i cried or was silly or just said the same times over and over again, no matter that i committed the same mistake, and then ended up as hurt as i was before; they were always there. truly remarkable, and truly remarkable also that i do not recall even saying thank you.

and now, rather belatedly, i am thanking every single one of you, zk, yileng, kaisiang, jo, sara, ruomei, weixiang, yuhui, jean, huixin, and countless others i know i must have forgotten. i am sorry, and i thank you again. gratefully though i hope, keeping my fingers tightly crossed, i will not need or want to act in the same way again.

anyway, on a more uplifting note, i had a lovely time in greece. it's a place i strongly encourage everyone to go to. i suppose, after a stressful trinity term anything that was mildly relaxing will have been really welcome, but greece beat all hopes and expectations i had for it. a day in athens was probably a little too short, but i enjoyed my time on the greek islands. it truly was a holiday in the full sense of the word - slacking on the beach, taking a tip in the deliciously cold, slightly salty but oh so clear sea, having good meals and just doing things as we liked. night entertainment, drinking games, bridge, dai-dee, taking a dip in the swimming pool (i was unfortunately dumped into the pool fully clothed, kicking away, twice, by abiel, that imp) but anyway i will let the pictures do the talking (all courtesy of abiel)

the Parthenon. for artifacts however, one should go the british museum.
the sunset at andros, a quiet greek island.

group jump. this was taken in one shot! the caucasians were so amused, they kept snapping away at this crazy group of asian kids.
a stunning sunset view from our restaurant at mykonos. we called it the say say say island, after hardo gay. one of the guys got picked up twice!
reputedly the best place in the world to watch sunsets - santorini. as you can see, words simply cannot describe the sheer breathtaking beauty of greece.

visit it if you can! one thing to note though, life on the islands is languid, so when the locals say 5 mins, you know they actually mean 30!