"live" from berkeley

there have been this protest going on in berkeley, about removing oak trees to build a new gym..
the protesters were staying in the trees and so on.. just like in the movies!!!
but yesterday, the police finally came in and removed them from the premises:
http://www.ebdailynews.com/article/2007-2-23-02-23-07-bcn-46-items-removed

and i was actually at that location watching them remove the items yesterday afternoon!!!
i was at the scene!!! wow! it is not everyday that u witness news acting out in front of u!!!
maybe it is just me.. i too country bum...

actually stuff like protesting & police intervention is nothing major in Berkeley... it just happens ..
but as a singaporean... it will be a rare sight if a protest can be last even 1 hour .. ;)

happy chinese new year!

to all my chinese readers,

happy chinese new year!
may u get lots of angpows and eat lots of good food!

cheers!

first photo of spain

this is a photo of Granada, the last muslim stronghold on continential Europe.
this was the best city i visited during this trip, because of the culture experience.
it was wonderful to spend one hour in an arabic teahouse, having an awesome cup of spearmint tea...
a bit of relaxation from the rush of travelling from cities to cities..

more photos will follow soon i promise! :)

long time no see...

some update on side since i did not update this site for more than 1month..

- went spain and back just in time for school to start.. but was trapped in the airport for a day..
- school started.. last sem seems slightly easier.. see how .. :)
- planning a post-grad trip, but cost is running out of control..

will definitely upload the hundreds of photos i have from charlotte and spain!!!

hohoho!!!

merry xmas to all!!! :)
n a happy new year!!!

to those who sent me a e-card..
THANKS!

very touched! :)

nyc part 2...

this is a continuation of my nyc trip's photo... so was taken 1.5 mths ago.. i looked very uncle now.. sob..

hm.. i went past a movie shooting site while walking to the subway... they blocked 4 streets and placed some car wrecks by the road.. maybe they are filming 'Die Hard part 23'... :P 

the wachovia building in nyc.. plain functional buidling.. mok (the other singaporean intern) worked here almost everyday from 9am to 11pm.. 

this is a famous church which was featured in the recent movie "national treasure".. it is located at the intersection of two most famous streets in US: wall st and broadway.. hm.. i did not go in to see if there were really treasures below the compound..

sideview of the church.. 

ground zero of 9/11... the construction in the background.. the panels showed the heros.. "we will never forget..." 

future site of world trade center: the new version... can see that they were still careful abt safety ... 

a swing which had water running down from the top.. nothing much.. just take for fun.. :P 

on recommendation of lonely planet, i went to chinatown to have this famous chinatown ice cream factory's ice cream..
the shop is the one with yellow signboard.. i was holding the green tea ice cream.. 

metropolitan museum of art in nyc.. one of the most famous museum in nyc/usa.. really liked it.. but did not have much time to go thru it.. came here once 5yrs ago.. still very nice.. 

when i was in nyc, i visited some of my classmates' apartment.. this is the main corridor in haochuan, jason and yousef' apartment.. rather dark cos i have to use very high shutter speed.. but the room was also slight dark.. 

jason's room.. er... this is the standard room in nyc... think i might be living in similar place if i was in nyc for my internship... 

a small symphony in the subway... common fate in usa.. busker or perform for the love of it.. 

Time Sq... cold n windy.. not snowing yet.. think it will be back on new year eve... 

wilson and serene... most blissful couple in the world...

i was in nyc one month ago.. and i stayed with wilson... those who dun know him, well.. we went a long way back.. jc classmate, nus coursemate, part of the hjc 94s35 gang... he came here after graduation and currently is a vp with jpm.. he brought me to this authentic japanese yakitori place.. awesome!!!