ella's daughter. this pic was taken at philippines. the little is the daughter of one of the women that was taking care of us when we were resting in the rest house. she is so cute. i miss those times when i was there.. the simplicity of life there is such an envy. coming back to singapore means i had to face the stuff that is happening. i really yearn for that kind of life.. for the next week or so i shall write more about my trip.

day 1. we reached manlia clark in the afternoon after a tiring flight in the morning. all 17 of us were in a small van heading to lunch. Joillbee was our first stop. each vaule meal had rice as a side dish. the sun was scorching hot. had to put sunblock before i get darker. then after lunch we went to the place we were suppose to stay at. on the way there, i saw this group of local guys talking to 2 foreigners apparently asking for directions. then they gave some money to them as a form of saying thanks. one other guy who was holding this bag of gule sniffing in one hand walk up towards them to ask for money too.. but the foreigners got on the cab in time to avoid him. it was scary to see how openly he was sniffing glue. i guess its not a common sight in singapore but there its a everyday sight. we reached Shalom Centre the place that we were gonna stay for the week.. the place was much better than we had expeced. the dorms were fully air-conditioned. and the toilets were quite clean.. i was really excited about the trip just looking at the dorms. yipee go go go..