Malmaison Aberdeen

... Edinburgh soon though..

Anyway, day trip to Ellon, which is just half an hour out of town. Yay! Friend from uni lives here so went round, watched movies etc etc. Nothing too interesting, but it was nice to be away from the dorm for a bit! Leaving for holidays in a few weeks so things will finally get just a little more interesting. Until then, back to the books I go..

... almost, my wonderful father is still covering the plane tickets but that's not me being a spoilt brat, that's me taking advantage of one of his few decent job benefits. Standby tickets for the win. *thumbs up*

But of course, why bother going to the other side of the world and just stay in one place? I have more vacation time than there is volunteering time, so I shall do an unfortunately speeded up tour of the south-east Australian ...

... not really a good time of year up in the Highlands to go aimlessly romping around :P

In December I'll be heading home quickly, nothing special - but then I have 2 big breaks coming up.. So many choices!

So no, I haven't died.. I'm just at university!

[also - having some problems with java because my university internet doesn't like me. sooo pics will come. eventually.]

... all taken care of the adventuring will begin. I'm starting to think Ill hop over to Dublin for a day or two before I start traveling south because I am dying to taste their Guinness! Ill write as soon as I know, but I think Ill be lounging around Scotland for two weeks while I get my ducks in a line. Obviously there isn't much to log yet but i promise it will get interesting soon!!!!

... in a 30 ltr something backpack. The photo here is what I've settled on so far plus the camera (minus the router of course). One really important item i realized i've forgotten till today is toilet paper.Thats in the red and white plastic bag so easy for me to find in case of emergency. The string if you're wondering is in case I need to wash my own clothes so at least I have something to hang the clothes from. Also a mini french dictionary for Syria ...

... I wish I could find in my own city. It's nice that a city this size (roughly 200,000, I'm told) can be so pedestrian friendly. It's a wonderful thing to live somewhere where you don't have to own a car. Also, there're a lot of small businesses downtown, which is a nice change of atmosphere from our big-box store culture.

All in all, my vacation was exactly what I wanted it to be: quiet, simple, easy.

Here are some pictures of the coolest place I've ever stayed!!! That's all I have the energy for tonight. Not much to report other than a meeting filled morning in Reading, England.. then a flight to Aberdeen! So far it is super cool. Hopefully I'll ...

... expect to live not more than 64 years old and the female babies don't fare better than their male counterparts. That is to say all these babies had actually overcame their first hurdle of survival. I am now preparing to see this nation with my own eyes, wanting to see how much I can do and how much we can do to help lessen their sufferings. There is only one reason why I would be strong to face this, that is God loves Us.

... store in Chicago or NY. Turkish owned. Past african services church and chbe other ethnic stores to the house where Julia was busy preparing for a picnic at the park. Subu and Ajanta were coming up as well from their place in Broadstairs, on the coast. A reunion of the Saha clan in the UK. JUlia appeared to have bought half the organic market..numerous shopping bags of food. After a noisy reunion at the flat we all head out into the street towards the park. The ...

... my journey. So in 5 days I went: Car-Tube-Bus-Train-Shuttle-Plane-Taxi-B us-Coach-Taxi-Coach-Taxi-Bus-Taxi-Plane -Airport Shuttle-Tube-Train-Bus. *Phew*! All in all Scotland is a beautiful place. I want to spend more time in Edinburgh, and go to Glasgow as well. I wish i was able to take pictures but my camera was being wierd so I didnt even bring it. :( I managed to snap a few dodgy pics off my camera phone, but it seriously did Scotland no justice.