Malta; Summer break.

Malta was so much fun especially with the company. Now its back to the reality of Final Year and hospital placements. If only time passed slower on holidays and quicker on placements.

xoxo, elvyna.

Brunei.

Visited Brunei for the first time ever for a week just before I came back to UK. It was definitely an experience and a very 'different' country but I didn't find it as boring as most people were warning me about.

There wasn't much to see there and it took just about 2 days before I saw and visited most places.

Sultan's palace.

Fluffy clouds. It was scorching hot in Brunei though (I got a shorts tan line)

One and only McD's in Brunei.

Beautiful scenery at the Empire Hotel beach.

Us on the carousel at the Jerudong Park amusement park/playground.

Picture perfect shot of the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin mosque and the boat.

Sat in air-conditioned places every chance we got.

Kampong Ayer river cruise.

Beautiful sunny day with clear skies. Awesome view of the water villages and schools on water.

Tried the local Bruneian food- Ambuyat (some tree sap thing with a gluey texture).

Hated it. Couldn't even swallow it.

Tried tonkeng (chicken ass) at the night market. Different texture than I'm normally used to but delicious marinade.

New found favourite fast food chain that's only found in Brunei - Jollibee. Awesome spaghetti.

Toy Proboscis monkey to make up for the fact that I didn't see a real one in Brunei.

Goodbye Brunei.

Thanks for having me. It was fun!

xoxo, elvyna.

Amsterdam.

Quick update of what I did during the Easter Break.

Went to Amsterdam for 4 days with friends (:

The kitchen of the apartment we rented.
Stairs to go upstairs. All the stairs in Amsterdam were really narrow and scary :/
Main mode of transport in Amsterdam. So many around!
A cafe we chanced upon while walking in the city. Had one of the best Red Velvet cakes I've ever tasted.
Canal cruising (:
Before I fell asleep for a while from the 1 hour long ride -_-"
Dam square.
Essentials. Bought the guidebook from the book flea market (:
Cool stuff on sale in the flea market.
Yummy Indonesian food for lunch before going to Keukenhof. Gado-gado.
Delicious satay chicken with peanut sauce.
With JiaXin and Jason! (:
Petting a dragon in Keukenhof park (:
The pretty tulips. Most weren't blooming yet cos the weather is still too cold. *bummer* :(
So excited when I saw this. How cool is this? A tulip breed named after my country! Too bad the weather back home is unsuitable to grow tulips.
100 over breeds. Like a flower heaven :D
My favourite thing about Amsterdam- The AMAZING Stroopwaffle (that's a waffle sliced thinly in the middle stuffed with caramel sauce)
Heineken's from Holland. I DID NOT know this before the trip.
Housemate and his free beer!
Delicious chocolate tart in a random cafe (: Everything seems to taste good.
Lastly, the boy enjoying his Dutch french fries. The fries in Holland are actually really really yummy!

And that's the end of my short, but extremely fun and memorable trip to Amsterdam. Back to the labs tomorrow :(

xoxo, elvyna.