'Happy' Holidays...

Here's my customary post to give you some cause for cheer during the hols. I know this isn't much of a hols but do press on 'cos it's going to be over soon (hmm...I'm not sure whether this is much of a comfort but I'm trying to be encouraging...).



Work hard and don't waste the hols...but do take time to relax, exercise and read the newspapers :) Keep yourself healthy too...drink water, take your vitamins etc etc...starting to sound naggy again.



Anyway, here are some ways to relax:
http://stickgal.blogspot.com/: This blog is quite cute...the writer documents her life through drawings of stick figures
Click on this (you need to save it then open it, otherwise it's not very effective) : A nice soothing face to look at haha


Take a trip to Japan: Here are some interesting photos I took when I went to Japan in June. Wanted to show you all some of these but had no time...

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1. The legendary Japanese toilets...If you press the musical note, there will be a flushing sound that will hide any 'interesting' noise that you emit while doing your important business
2. You can be injured sometimes but not all the time....
3. Recognise this man? Wonder whether our PM will allow his image to be used to sell cookies
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4. Yes, I've a fondness for toilet pics. I'm no Hello Kitty fan but was amazed to see all the details in Hello Kitty world...everything was Hello Kitty and friends...down to the toilet signs and doors!
5. And S'poreans complain about uniforms...wait till we make you wear the same hat and carry the same school bag!
6. Another sign of Japanese efficiency...neat queues outside the lift door
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7. Cosplayers in Harajuku. Got quite a shock when I saw this cosplayer...it's a HE...with stubble on his chin and all. Too bad I was too 'paiseh' to take a pic of his face
8. The usual 'self-obsessed' youth of this generation, tsk tsk...
9. The anomaly of cosplayers...dressed up as scary looking characters (see pic 10) with 'kawaii' Lilo and Stich bags...

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11. 'Women only' cabin on their trains to protect women from molestation on their super crowded subway trains
12. Can't help but take this photo. See the resemblance? They were having some kind of baby dedication ceremony
13. The Japanese are still very religious (mainly Shintoism and Buddhism) although many of their shrines and temples are rather touristy and commercialised. This is one of those wooden blocks that people write their wishes on

Anyway, if all else fails, watch Ratatouille...it comes highly recommended by, erm, Sebastian, haha... anyway, I heard it's really pretty good. But only do this if you've finished your revision ok.

Till we meet again...when I return your prelim papers :)