
Thanks
Adrian! Thanks
Ritchie! Thanks
Szemin! Thanks
Herman! Thanks
Suiying! Thanks
Jasmin! Thanks
Sijia! For coming in the most ungodly hours to send us off! And dear
Geraldine who called to bid me farewell.

And of course, my most generous sponsors
Mom and
Dad, who made sure I had brought enough stuff to keep me comfortable during my stay in
Rouen. Really appreciate all of that! :) Missing you guys right now...
Not forgetting our kind Qatar ground crew who upgraded me to my first Business Class seat (fordie>> if you're reading this, yes... Business class is SHOIK de! see below for pictorial illustration!)

It's not the number of times they serve you food, but the
quality of food! Damn, so
fresh is the strawberry juice that you immediately feel
healthier! The frommage (French for cheese) & the smoked salmon is ooommm... bah.. the only complain i can have is that after we transit at DOHA, we will be back to normal.. squeezy economical class.

THAT toy is fun. It allows you to adjust your seat to fit all your weird bodily shape and comes complete with massage function. It also has 2 quick buttons that pops you up and be ready for the delicious food, or return you to your slumbering position for movie and sleep. And seriously, what jet-lag? Travel once in Business Class and I'm sure none will want to return to Economy Class. No wonder those business execs all want to fly Biz Class.

Landed in DOHA @ about 7+am and the sun is like so bright already. No wonder they need tudung. Most of their buildings are in light colors, mostly white. Interesting country. Watched a documentary in-flight on
"Should the international community accept Hamas as a political partner?". It is part of the DOHA Debate as Qatar as a country sincerely believes that it is in the position to do something for the peace process in Middle East. It also fulfils part of Qatar Foundation’s mission to encourage participatory education in the region, with the goal of creating well informed, engaged citizens. Small country, great ambitions. Extremly contrasting to our highly paid "professional job-finder for Singaporeans".
Another reason why Singapore can never be a developed nation and Mediacorp will always be in the
red. Anyway, it's a great show. The panel speakers are all high profiled people as follows:-
For the motion, "This House believes that the international
community must accept Hamas as a political partner".Stanley L. Cohen, a New York-based lawyer who is best
known for his defense of Mousa Abu Marzook the head of the political wing of Hamas.
Dr. Mohammad‐Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, Associate Director of the Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research.
Opposing the motionDavid Frum, former special assistant to President George W.Bush. He is also a bestselling author and resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Salim Mansur, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He is a regular columnist in North American newspapers and contributor to international journals.
You gotta love this Stanley L. Cohen guy. If this debate is Manhunt 2006, I'll award him the most Intelligent Speaking and Charismatic trophies. And if you ever wonder why Bush sounds so stupid everytime he speaks, you gotta know who he surrounds himself with. That David guy, stutters, "ermm", used wrong examples that kick himself in the balls, and well.. basically, a
bon à rien (good-for-nothing)
Needless to say, the house voted for the motion. No one feels sorry for the 2 dumbasses. I would vote for the motion too, for the love of mankind, but even more so for the price of the damn bloody petrol we're paying.
Back to being "sardined".
Toilet with a view
Our kind host and friend Ellen brought us to the Eiffel!
Replica of the flame on Statue of Liberty marks the place where Princess Diana was killed
I will never forget this fabulous meal and extremely warm family. Thanks.