Even if you don't watch Scrubs, you'll be singing along to the chorus by the time this ends...and if you don't watch Scrubs, you should.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
It's safe, only the landmines...
My friend Maureen and I are planning a pretty awesome trip to Southeast Asia for spring break. We've got 3 weeks to travel, and we're going to use every bit of it.
When we first started planning, we both had places we wanted to go. I wanted to go to Thailand and she wanted to go to Vietnam, so those countries were on the list of places to go for sure.
After that, we weren't sure where we wanted to go, because there were so many places that sounded good. However, we went to lonelyplanet.com and soon found out many places we wanted to explore were in political unrest and maybe not the safest places for 2 white girls to go alone. We have finalized our list now, but when we were still debating, one bullet point on our list said this:
*Cambodia--it's safe, only the landmines.
Are we going to Cambodia? Well, I'm up for it still, because they say the landmines are just on the unbeaten path so we could try and stay on a very beaten path, right?
Yeah well, Maureen says no...and just in case, I now have to walk in front of her everywhere we go.
Our decided destinations: We'll start out in Singapore, make our way to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and then fly to Chiang Mai (Thailand) from there. We'll probably take a day trip up to the northern border at Myanmar (Burma) from there. After Thailand, we'll fly to Hanoi (Vietnam) and make our way down to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) before returning to Singapore for our flight home.
Am I a little excited? Yes, I am.
When we first started planning, we both had places we wanted to go. I wanted to go to Thailand and she wanted to go to Vietnam, so those countries were on the list of places to go for sure.
After that, we weren't sure where we wanted to go, because there were so many places that sounded good. However, we went to lonelyplanet.com and soon found out many places we wanted to explore were in political unrest and maybe not the safest places for 2 white girls to go alone. We have finalized our list now, but when we were still debating, one bullet point on our list said this:
*Cambodia--it's safe, only the landmines.
Are we going to Cambodia? Well, I'm up for it still, because they say the landmines are just on the unbeaten path so we could try and stay on a very beaten path, right?
Yeah well, Maureen says no...and just in case, I now have to walk in front of her everywhere we go.
Our decided destinations: We'll start out in Singapore, make our way to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and then fly to Chiang Mai (Thailand) from there. We'll probably take a day trip up to the northern border at Myanmar (Burma) from there. After Thailand, we'll fly to Hanoi (Vietnam) and make our way down to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) before returning to Singapore for our flight home.
Am I a little excited? Yes, I am.
"The greatest though often most elusive benefits of travel are, after all, friendship, romance and a first-hand understanding of the rest of the world. Our times are admittedly troubled, so we could do with a lot more of all of these, which might lead to something called wisdom, an attribute lacking in both government announcements and media reports. So browse the warnings before you go, but go."--Jeffrey Taylor
Justin's not bring sexy back, you are!
We saw John Mayer in concert at a small venue in Tokyo and it was incredible. He had a lot of musicians up there jamming with him and all the jazz/bluesy stuff he's been doing is great.
And yes, during the concert I did happen to say, "Justin's not bringing sexy back, you are!"
I also held up a sign that said "I love you" but I probably should have kept that part to myself.
Osaka-jo Castle
This is the most famous place to visit in Osaka, so of course we had to go. It was really beautiful because the leaves were a billion different colors.
The empty moat--and a ladder to make it easy to break in, if necessary
Maureen and I being dorks
The empty moat--and a ladder to make it easy to break in, if necessary
Maureen and I being dorks
Who can resist a giant wheel?
Not me.
We rode not one, but TWO giant wheels (ferris wheel, for those of you thinking, "What is she talking about?") while in Osaka. Japanese people actually love them, therefore, every big city has a giant wheel or two. They're usually placed on top of buildings, or they are just massive, allowing you to see the city from up above.
Giant wheel #1
Osaka at night
Giant wheel #2
We rode not one, but TWO giant wheels (ferris wheel, for those of you thinking, "What is she talking about?") while in Osaka. Japanese people actually love them, therefore, every big city has a giant wheel or two. They're usually placed on top of buildings, or they are just massive, allowing you to see the city from up above.
Osaka at night
Giant wheel #2
Osaka Aquarium
I went to Osaka and Kyoto for Thanksgiving last November. I'm just now getting around to putting up pictures. You can go ahead and give me a hard time about it. Maybe it will inspire me to put pictures up sooner next time.
These are from the aquarium in Osaka. It was the coolest aquarium I've ever been too. Yes, I know some of you are thinking, "Doesn't Jennifer hate fish?" Well, yes I do, but there were lots of other cool things at this aquarium--not just plain old fish.
These are from the aquarium in Osaka. It was the coolest aquarium I've ever been too. Yes, I know some of you are thinking, "Doesn't Jennifer hate fish?" Well, yes I do, but there were lots of other cool things at this aquarium--not just plain old fish.
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