Annecy, France
29th September 2012

me: yeah in two weeks they have a festival called "Retour de l'Alpes" where the cows and sheep and all the animals come back from the mountains for winter, so they're paraded through the city center
gus: oh really? but how do they know
me: know what? they have it every year
gus: but how do the animals know to walk to the city

laughed for 10 minutes or so

gus: yeah during the concert (big bang) lu's friend was in the standing area, and GD was singing right in front of her, and she shouted "GD FUCK ME! FUCK ME!"

laughed for 20 minutes

korean/french friend: sorry we cannot cook ddeokbokki tonight, i will be going to a dance lesson of rock !

in annecy we visited a contemporary art museum and there was a pile of sand on the floor.
it is a lovely place and it would be so perfect to go back in summer.
honestly thinking about it honestly it would look so so good minus the clouds and drizzle and plus beaucoup, beaucoup de ensolleile

i have been wanting to take all this time to read as many books as i can, but everytime i want to reach for my kindle, i feel guilty and reach for my french book instead. when my parents come in december i want to impress them and make them feel like their money has not been wasted.

on friday i will take a train to paris and meet Bert, which makes me happy, thinking about it. while i love meeting new people from all over hte world, there is a special delight reserved in indulging in a little Singaporean flavour in the form of another Singaporean who can understand and share my humour, & who is literally a little slice of home in an otherwise unfamiliar place. am excited thinking about it. we are going to disneyland.