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Of all the times that a flu virus could hit Europe, why does it have to be now?!

Of all the times the Straits Times could have featured an article on flu and informed the public that a vaccine has to be administered at least a week earlier, why does it have to be THREE days before I fly off to said infected area? WHY?! WHY?! WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!

I have observed throughout my short life, that when you really want something badly, there is always some obstacle blocking your path to that particular heart's desire. Is it because God wants to make our life more interesting? Or is it because he wants to make us appreciate what we achieved more since if we achieved what we wanted, it's only after overcoming so many obstacles?

Either way, please let me have a good holiday and go and come back safe! I have been looking forward to this for a very, very long time. And we almost didn't decide to go to Switzerland in the first place because my aunt said that it would be freezing cold and my family had a debate on where to go for the hols. After that obstacle was over, there was the issue of too little people singing up for the tour and they having to cancel it all together but since the final number is 29, that has been settled too. AND NOW, this bloody flu virus has to evolve! STUPID, IDIOTIC FUJIAN VIRUS! Stop killing little innocent children and let me enjoy my vacation!!! Why can't you decide whether you're an organism or not first before you start killing people!

I swear that if I don't get to go to for this much longed for holiday, I'll cry my eyes out. It's just horrible to have such high hopes and have them shattered. People say the higher you hope, the harder you fall. But I can't help going ecstatic with happiness at the prospect of going to Switzerland, right? Hello! It's the place where our Ms Alma Mater wanted to be, it's the place usually seen in pretty postcards, it's the place with fair laws and direct democracy, the nation of compromise and accomodation, the country of neutrality and the place of the Alps. If the Swiss people read this, they might say, "Our country's not all that it's hyped up to be..." and think I'm overreacting, but I don't care. Stepping into Switzerland has always been on my list of things to do in life, even before Social Studies began. So I desperately want to get there...

(I suddenly remembered this fic in which the author wrote with the impression that Europe is a country instead of a continent. So when Draco brought Ginny to a Dragon Race that was in Europe, Ginny was described as never having been to Europe before! And she is actually a European. Haha...)

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I watched Love Actually yesterday and I liked it a lot. :) It's a feel good movie and now I get what Cassie meant when she mentioned "sensitive men in sweaters" in her blog. And though Hugh Grant was wearing a suit, he was a sensitive man too. Haha.

It's all very sweet and funny. And I especially liked Colin Firth's bit in which he tried to proclaim his love in Portuguese and got words like "honesty" and "transparency", and "marry" and "marriage" mixed up... so cute! Then there was the Carl guy, who was soooooo gorgeous! I think if he had green eyes under those glasses, he could pass up as an adult Harry. He looked fabulatastic in his sweater. But his love story wasn't concluded properly though... Liam Neeson's part with his stepson was really very adorable - A 12 year-old finding the love of his life. There was a Titanic (Yes, with Leo, Kate and ship) bit in it too. Kiera Knightley's part was really very teeny and her part of the story was quite sad - unrequited love, you see. All in all... it was a great, collection of love stories.

Most girls will love it. There were a bunch of St Nicholas' girls in the theatre and they kept 'squeeing'. They squealed when Carl took off his sweater and that made me slap my forehead in shame of the behaviour of certain girls these days. I mean, I think he's handsome but I don't make it heard and squeal out loud in the theatre! Control yourself, people!

The ending was a bit like an advertisement for Singapore's Romancing Campaign. I felt like I was sitting through a brainwash programme or something... And I was going, "Er...", and kept glancing around at how the other people were taking it. But I suppose the filmmakers were just trying to prove that love actually is all around.

Nice. Go watch it!