inter-varsities!

After International Night, we had IVs (inter-varsities). For badminton. At Belfast. So, after reaching home and cleaning up it was about 1am. And our bus to Belfast was at 5am. And to shower and get ready before heading to the bus required about an hour and half. That left us with about 2 and half hours of sleep. No way the ideal preparation for an IV! Nonetheless, we dragged our sleepy heads onto the bus and fortunately managed to squeeze in another 2hours plus of sleep on our way there. Made our way to Queens University and started playing. Don't ask about the results tho'. ;) We had fun! And we'll do better next yr! (at least I hope we will!)


Our very very delicious meal at Lee Garden, Belfast! The food here is simply scrumptious! Seriously! If you're ever in Belfast, do try this!


A shot of a random tower in Belfast.


Another shot. As you can see, there's really nothing much to see! :(

And that was our first IV experience! Let's just hope next yr will be better for RCSI! ;) Owh, before I forget! Another highlight of this trip was our dinner at Nando's! Damn it was good! Can't believe dumb Dublin doesn't have one! ****!

a whole lotta stuff in one post! :P

Aloha!

Greetings everyone! How has everyone been all this while? All good I hope! It's been awhile, a LONG while actually, since we last posted. A lot has happened since then; friends moving abroad to study, my sister passing her driving test, baby dancing for International Night!!! and tons more! There's simply too many to list! Hence, you would now understand our exile - YET again, I'm SORRY! :(

Anyway, here are some photos of us while we were away...

This is our group of friends in Dublin.

From left : GinPeng, Choon Keat, Derrick, Stephen and baby!

This pic was taken around CNY! Steamboat! :)

And baby baked cornflake cookies! Yummy!

They're really really good! Trust me! ;)

Us! At Jimmy Chung Restaurant for CNY buffet lunch by PMCSA!

I look soooo Chinese! =.= *I'm a proud banana you know!*

Cornflake cookies! But this time with frosted cornflakes!

Baby says it looks like it has dandruff!

Anyway, we had "sio bak" and roasted duck for V'day lunch!

Can't help it! We've kept off them for too long! And it coincided with CNY 1st day! :P

Red box of chocolates and a cute cute card!

Valentine's from me to her!

And we move on to mua birthday! My 20th!

I was totally stunned! At the stroke of midnight, I got this yummy yummy brownie cake from baby! We, as in our group of friends, were watching a Chinese movie.

Then baby said she needed to use the toilet. So we paused the movie.

I got up to make coffee and all of a sudden, baby emerged from her room with this!

So did not expect this! Anyway, thank you baby! I appreciate it!

And many thanks to the rest who planned the surprise with her!

Birthday breakfast! Sausages, eggs, ham, toast and a TINY bit of vege!

Now THAT's what I call a breakfast!

This is us again. This time in Kingfisher Restaurant, for my b'day dinner!

Baby mimicking my smile! Apparently I always smile like that when being photographed! :/

All our friends who joined us for dinner!

From left : Choon Keat, Stephen, Derrick, Eng Keat, Eleanor, Chung Lee, me, baby, Gin Peng, Strahan and Alyson. Thanks a bunch!

International Night! It's a night where RCSI students from all over the world showcase their tradition to the rest. Baby wore make-up!

Baby! Right in front! Trust me, you'll love this part even more if you see it live!

We had lion dance too! Guess who's beneath it? :P

Tadaa! Yours truly! Surprised? Me too! Sadly Team M'sia did not win.

Probably my fault :(

The very next day, at 5am in the morning, we left for Belfast, Northern Ireland for our first Inter-Varsities. Badminton. More on that in the next post! And that's coming right up!

Signing off,

Kitching! With our new haircuts! :D

Southern Ireland.

After almost going mad preparing for exams, we took a well deserved break. We went on a short 3-day tour of Southern Ireland, more specifically Galway and Killarney. Both towns much quieter as compared to Dublin. A great escape from crazy uni life. Very relaxing I must say! Enjoyed it very much! Here are some shots we took of amazing Ireland!

* Some pics are in because they look nice! Sorry, some might have no captions!

First stop! The Papal Cross. Located within the immensely huge Phoenix Park! The Papal Cross was specially erected for Pope John Paul the 2nd's visit. 100 000 people attended the service!

Free-roaming deer inside Phoenix Park!

Clonmacnoise Monastery!

Us! Under the Whispering Arch at the Clonmacnoise Monastery!

Green? Red?


Galway.

Another one of the many castles all over Ireland.




Ah Girl making her wish at the wishing well! For the wish to come true, one must hold a coin in his/her right hand. Then, facing forward, throw the coin over your left shoulder. If the coin lands inside the pool of water, your wish will apparently come true!

The pool of water where the coin must land in for the wish to come true!

Can you spot the face of a smiling Goblin? Try!



Baby! Standing on what was the sea bed 270 million years ago!

Me!

Us!


The Irish countryside. Calm and quiet!

The breathtaking Cliffs of Moher! You have got to see this in person one day! This is a must-visit! Must must must! Simply magnificent!

Baby!

Me!

Another shot of the Cliffs of Moher!

The Cliffs of Moher from the other end!

Another one!

A closer look!

From atop the Cliffs of Moher!

Last one! :P

Gypsy! On our third morning, we went on a horse-carriage tour to the
Killarney National Park. Park was a disappointment but this was our first horse ride!

At the Park.

Small castle within Killarney National Park.


I like the reflection on the surface of the lake!





Blarney Castle! Once you make your way all the way to the top, you'll get a chance to kiss the Blarney Stone which supposedly gives one the gift of the gab for 7 years! None of us did it! Imagine the number of ppl who have kissed the stone already!

View from atop Blarney Castle!


Group pic atop Blarney Castle!

The Rock of Dunamese!

View from atop peak where the Rock of Dunamese sits on!

Likewise! And so are the following pics! So calm and soothing!

My personal favourites are the shots of the Cliffs of Moher! In my opinion, those are spectacular sights! A must-see-for-yourself! All in all, a great trip. Short, but great! If there was gonna be a complaint, it would definitely have to be the lack of variety in food. By the third day, we were so so sick of bar food. Damn I miss Penang! Hope you enjoyed this post! Cheerio!