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okay. alot of things have happened lately and i just have not found the patience nor mindset to type it out. i've been rather lazy lately. -________-

nothing new there. D:

anyways, several weeks back i've been to OCIP - Laos(Luang Prabang).

the people there are AMAZING.

& it made me think, so what if we are wealthier? They have HAPPINESS.

Polite, determined, happy-go-lucky, friendly, hardworking. Those few words only can describe a few out of all those wonderful people i've met in those 8 short days.

i would do ANYTHING to go back there again. yet, urbanization suddenly seems so irritating and mundane.

anyways, picture updates! (:

airport picture with mrs kong.


we just got off the SQ flight. heading towards Luang Prabang from the bangkok airport.


This is our flight! ;D its a cute tiny aircraft with frozen towels!


this bus drove us to the airplane. from the airport. less than a minute drive.


in the plane! thats the Mekong River down there. (:


This is the Luang Prabang Airport. & it marks the official start of our trip.


byebye airplane. (:


on the bus to our guesthouse.


We have reached the Phayphana guesthouse. the entire guesthouse is going to be taken over by our cohort for the next 8 days. ;DDD

the lounge


our room number 4!
Roomies: Jazlyn, Joyce, Lola. ;DD
i'll never forget our endless karaoke sessions with our tv. (:


its ain' that bad. (: there's aircon! ;DD

however, it was so cold that all we had to do was on the ventilator and it is free aircon. it was superly cold in Laos then. (:


top view of the fan in our room.


Our TV! ;D
it is the first thing to be switched on every morning.
kudos to the Princess Pluto.
WE just slouch on the bed waiting till its our turn to use the bathroom.
YES, there is a bathroom in each room. (: With heated water no less.
What did we watch? the occasional cinemax and almost 90% of our TV time on Chinese MTV. ;DD


The front of our guesthouse.


This is Santiphap Secondary. Santiphap is Laotian for Peace, (:

This is one wing of their school. their school has four wings. There are 4000 students at Santiphap. Quardruple the number of our school. ;DD

by the way, Santiphap is a 15minutes walk from our guesthouse. so every morning it is a 15minute walk there after breakfast.


this is their school field and basketball court.


their best class. the students come from the northern province of Laos as well as from Luang Prabang itself.


Sabaidee!! ;D
Group pic in front of ARDA. The Anglican Relief and Development Agency tutors Laos people English. The students range from high schoolers to working adults. ARDA is just next to Santiphap. (:

This is the wonderful banner painted by our wonderful design group. ((:


Lunch that day. ;D sunshine egg, yummy veggie and rice.


We did painting! ;D
my black track pants were doing a Dalmatian imitation. D:


Breakfast the next morn. (:
we always have our breakfast and most of our dinners and lunch at the restaurant next to our guesthouse. i love the doggy there. (: affectionately known to some as Scruffy. ;D

YAY! fried dough sticks are love. (: & the porridge is ichiban!


our first try at conducting an English lesson. Students were superly cooperative. ;D


breakfast the next day. (: still fried dough sticks! ;D & yummy sweet tea and yummy sweet MILO! ;DDD
i LOVE the milo. ;DDD


We had a captain's ball match that day. Santiphap students won. they caught onto the game really quickly and played really well.


The last day of conducting lessons at Santiphap. They had a sort of thank you lunch for us.
with the dancing and stuff.


the special food prepared for the occasion. traditional Laos sticky rice, minced fish, veggie, egg salad and chicken/fish soup.


Joyce reading out her reflections. ;DDD hey there roomie! ;D


BBQ at ARDA. (:

the students are cooking and preparing everything. ;DDD


We helped out too! (:
Spot Ms Koh! ;D


YUMMYLICIOUS FOOD! (:
BBQ kebabs(meat, carrot, potato, tomato), Fried marinated fish, Green papaya salad & of course the sticky rice. No forks and spoons you notice? thats coz we eat with our hands! (: The Laotian way, (:


haha. this lil' fella is real cute. :P


thats Mr Miller the director of ARDA. He's a volunteer. (:
in our free time at ARDA, we spend it playing ping pong and...


the much loved FOOZEBALL! ;D


ELI! (pronounced eee luh aye) ARDA's golden retriever. ;D


Aww..byebye ARDA. :/
we won't see ya no more. final group pic as that wonderful day ended.


The teachers who made this trip possible with two of the volunteers at ARDA and Eli. (:
(Ms foo wasn't there. :/)


R&R day!

This is the royal palace in Laos.


Me & Jess posing in front of a door.


random pic.


Statues and statuettes.


Lunch.


Dinner.



byebye Phayphana. :/ We'll miss ya. T^T


sigh, hello luang prabang airport once again.


group pic! ;D



waiting in bangkok airport's burger king.

There is quite a bit of time in between our flights so we could shop around awhile. (:


Food in the SQ plane. This was dinner. its pasta. (: & apple juice.


Final final group pic. :/ our journey has come to an end. byebye laos.


THE END. i'm too bushed to type anymore. stupid blogger takes so long to upload pictures. D: