Thanks to Tina for sharing this song. The singer's voice is very sweet and very pleasant to listen to.
郭靜 <心牆>
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Easter - Count My Blessing
This year's Easter is indeed special to me. It's the first time I had a couple of days off as Easter is not considered a public holiday back in Malaysia. Not only I did not need to work, I had the opportunity to go for a short vacation. Sweet.
Instead of taking a flight, Tina (my colleague) and I travelled to Germany and Czech Republic via train. It may take a little longer but it was quite an experience. It's indeed a good way to admire the scenery, take a good rest and to have more time spent with your travel companion since you would probably spend hours staring out at the window, eating, sleeping or reading. Apart of time, it did give me time to reflect and count my blessings.
I may not be the luckiest person on Earth. Nor am I the unluckiest. Thus far, I am thankful that I am given the opportunity to meet great people and to grow as a person. Once being naive and gullible, I am fortunate that all the people I met in my first job are sincere to teach me, guide me and nurture me in any way they could. I could not thank my previous supervisor and manager(s) enough. Also, my lovely bunch of fun colleagues. They taught me a lot of things whether work wise or personal wise. I, now, may not have the luxury to be surrounded by your warmth (some of you) but I will not forget the good times we shared.
Though I cannot confidently say I am a much better person now, I did grow from what I was. I am not the kindest, sweetest, friendliest, noblest and the smartest person but I am touched that people around me treated me with much care and kindness. Thank you for accepting my weaknesses, thank you for offering advice when I needed one, thank you for listening to my endless rants, thank you for feeding me well, thank you for being there for me, thank you for your patience, thank you for your kindness. I reckon God sent all of you to me to fill up the gaps left by my weaknesses =D
The only way I could thank you is to continue to grow and strengthen my weaknesses.
Instead of taking a flight, Tina (my colleague) and I travelled to Germany and Czech Republic via train. It may take a little longer but it was quite an experience. It's indeed a good way to admire the scenery, take a good rest and to have more time spent with your travel companion since you would probably spend hours staring out at the window, eating, sleeping or reading. Apart of time, it did give me time to reflect and count my blessings.
I may not be the luckiest person on Earth. Nor am I the unluckiest. Thus far, I am thankful that I am given the opportunity to meet great people and to grow as a person. Once being naive and gullible, I am fortunate that all the people I met in my first job are sincere to teach me, guide me and nurture me in any way they could. I could not thank my previous supervisor and manager(s) enough. Also, my lovely bunch of fun colleagues. They taught me a lot of things whether work wise or personal wise. I, now, may not have the luxury to be surrounded by your warmth (some of you) but I will not forget the good times we shared.
Though I cannot confidently say I am a much better person now, I did grow from what I was. I am not the kindest, sweetest, friendliest, noblest and the smartest person but I am touched that people around me treated me with much care and kindness. Thank you for accepting my weaknesses, thank you for offering advice when I needed one, thank you for listening to my endless rants, thank you for feeding me well, thank you for being there for me, thank you for your patience, thank you for your kindness. I reckon God sent all of you to me to fill up the gaps left by my weaknesses =D
The only way I could thank you is to continue to grow and strengthen my weaknesses.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Czech : Prague Easter Holiday 2nd April - 5th April 2010
From Berlin, we took a train to Prague and arrived at Praha Nadrazi H.l.n (its central station). Night had fallen by the time we arrived. We intentionally arranged for such so that we would spend the whole o the following day exploring the city and town while we had a good rest that night. It worked out pretty well.
Below are some snapshots of the hotel we stayed in for 3 nights - Grand Evropa Hotel, located at Wenceslas Square (Old Town Square), Praha 1, which is one of the tourist hotspots and all of them are within walking distance from the hotel. However, if you would like to get a ride on their public transportations, the train and tram services are rather convenient.
We headed to the famed Karlovy Vary town, known for its variety of hotsprings and beautiful scenery.
Prague is indeed a city of historic and art. You would not pass by any streets without seeing at least one or two shops or stalls that sell puppets and cups for tasting hot spring water. There were also a lot of handicrafts such as colorfully painted wooden flowers (we could not resist camwhoring with them!)
In the midst of our journey, we met this cute, adorable white dog. Her name was Amy. I was attempting to snap some shots of her. As though knowing someone was paying attention to herself, Amy looked right at the camera and at times, shying away. Though I am afraid of dogs, I couldn't resist Amy!
This is where we had our first lunch in Prague (at Karlovy Vary town. It took about 3 or 4 hours of train ride from Prague to this town.
Karlovy Vary is renowned for its captivating scenery and hotsprings.
Tasting time! It was awfully salty @_@ and be cautious, the temperature of the water varied depending on which hotspring you drink from.
Camwhored in the train with the hotspring cups bought in Karlovy Vary while waiting to arrive at Praha Nadrazi (Prague's central station).
We finally arrived at Prague again! Before dinner, we decided to capture the beautiful night scenery. Above is the National Theatre.
The National Museum.
Mmm...which way?
Cute cafe!
There were a lot of stalls on the streets selling skewers or grilled sausages. They do make your stomach rumble especially when you are hungry! However, you may end up smelling like food if you stay there for a little longer as the smoke from the grills will find its way to your coat/jacket and hair.
Night view of Wenceslas Square. It was rather happening and crowded during the night.
A local restaurant which we had waited for about 20 minutes before we were being seated. It was full and we did not make any reservations. We agreed to wait because the restaurant seemed good and most importantly, was claimed to serve authentic Czech food. It was Easter. Hence, it's comprehensible restaurants will be crowded.
One of Czech's specialty - roast duck.
Pig trotter, which was one of the restaurant's specialties
We were given a bunny chocolate in conjunction with Easter celebration. It was too cute to eaten. So, we decided to camwhore with it ;)
The wooden flowers were simply lovely!
This is a must try local sweet snack. It may not be suitable for diabetics as the outer layer is coated by white sugar. It's made of dough, cinnamon and sugar. If you eat while it's hot, you will find it amazingly crispy.
Skewers with bread! Prepare some CZK currency. Else, you may end up paying EUR10 for one, like us =.="
Crossing the bridge to reach Prague Castle. It was crowded with people. Saw some photos and the bridge looked exceptionally romantic when covered with snow.
Our journey to the Prague castle started here.
Almost there....
Yay! We had finally reach the top and the Prague castle. Phew....
Below are some snapshots of the hotel we stayed in for 3 nights - Grand Evropa Hotel, located at Wenceslas Square (Old Town Square), Praha 1, which is one of the tourist hotspots and all of them are within walking distance from the hotel. However, if you would like to get a ride on their public transportations, the train and tram services are rather convenient.
We headed to the famed Karlovy Vary town, known for its variety of hotsprings and beautiful scenery.
Prague is indeed a city of historic and art. You would not pass by any streets without seeing at least one or two shops or stalls that sell puppets and cups for tasting hot spring water. There were also a lot of handicrafts such as colorfully painted wooden flowers (we could not resist camwhoring with them!)
In the midst of our journey, we met this cute, adorable white dog. Her name was Amy. I was attempting to snap some shots of her. As though knowing someone was paying attention to herself, Amy looked right at the camera and at times, shying away. Though I am afraid of dogs, I couldn't resist Amy!
This is where we had our first lunch in Prague (at Karlovy Vary town. It took about 3 or 4 hours of train ride from Prague to this town.
Karlovy Vary is renowned for its captivating scenery and hotsprings. 
Tasting time! It was awfully salty @_@ and be cautious, the temperature of the water varied depending on which hotspring you drink from.
Camwhored in the train with the hotspring cups bought in Karlovy Vary while waiting to arrive at Praha Nadrazi (Prague's central station).
We finally arrived at Prague again! Before dinner, we decided to capture the beautiful night scenery. Above is the National Theatre. 
The National Museum.
Mmm...which way? 
Cute cafe!
There were a lot of stalls on the streets selling skewers or grilled sausages. They do make your stomach rumble especially when you are hungry! However, you may end up smelling like food if you stay there for a little longer as the smoke from the grills will find its way to your coat/jacket and hair. 
Night view of Wenceslas Square. It was rather happening and crowded during the night.
A local restaurant which we had waited for about 20 minutes before we were being seated. It was full and we did not make any reservations. We agreed to wait because the restaurant seemed good and most importantly, was claimed to serve authentic Czech food. It was Easter. Hence, it's comprehensible restaurants will be crowded.
One of Czech's specialty - roast duck.
Pig trotter, which was one of the restaurant's specialties 
We were given a bunny chocolate in conjunction with Easter celebration. It was too cute to eaten. So, we decided to camwhore with it ;) 
The wooden flowers were simply lovely! 
This is a must try local sweet snack. It may not be suitable for diabetics as the outer layer is coated by white sugar. It's made of dough, cinnamon and sugar. If you eat while it's hot, you will find it amazingly crispy.
Skewers with bread! Prepare some CZK currency. Else, you may end up paying EUR10 for one, like us =.=" 
Crossing the bridge to reach Prague Castle. It was crowded with people. Saw some photos and the bridge looked exceptionally romantic when covered with snow. 
Our journey to the Prague castle started here.
Almost there.... 
Yay! We had finally reach the top and the Prague castle. Phew....
Bird's eye view of the Prague city.
Krizik Singing Fountain. It wasn't as impressive as it was shown on pictures. Maybe I had set my expectations too high. Did not see any performances that night, which was rather disappointing.
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