Maldives (15-19Dec)

We went for our Maldives trip booked during the recent NATAS fair.

So, we flew off to Maldives Angsana Ihuru (there're now 2 Angsana resorts in Maldives) for 3 days.




Expensive place. Orange juice is US$7 per glass!! But very relaxing place. Got a deluxe villa with jaccuzi (see video).



SG missed out on diving to Manta Point :-( Heard from another Singaporean who did that he saw one huge manta while diving there... Went for 3 dives, including a good house reef dive (wreck & lots lion fishes).


But the snorkelling is good. Must say they have a good house reef.




Interestingly, there's no TV in villa. Fortunately, we came prepared & brought some CDs, including SG's fav William Smith. We spent quite some time reading & praying too.

Food-wise, 'cos it's full-board, all meals are taken care of. We are very impressed with the excellent service. For example, we have the whole speed boat to ourselves when we arrive!



We're assigned the same guy (Hassan) for all the meals. He even know when is our last day!! And every afternoon, they'll make up the room & put petals on the bed!



Overall, a good relaxing trip.

Here are some photos (more on http://public.fotki.com/sooguan/maldives)

Back from Maldives..

Just back from a short holiday @ Maldives. Spent $$$ on the villa to relax. Here's a video of the outdoor toilet ;-) More pics coming up...

When a Child is Born

And all of this happens, because the world is waiting.
Waiting for one child; Black-white-yellow, no one knows...
but a child that will grow up and turn tears to laughter,
hate to love, war to peace and everyone to everyone's neighbor,
and misery and suffering will be words to be forgotten forever.

A ray of hope flickers in the sky
A tiny star lights up way up high
All across the land dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born

A silent wish sails the seven seas
The winds of change whisper in the trees
And the walls of doubt crumble tossed and torn
This comes to pass, when a child is born

A rosy hue settles all around
You got the feel, you're on solid ground
For a spell or two no one seems forlorn
This comes to pass, when a child is born

It's all a dream and illusion now,
It must come true sometime soon somehow,
All across the land dawns a brand new morn,
This comes to pass when a child is born.

Parachute Band 18Nov07

SG & Karen attended their "concert" today. Really cool...

They will be in Singapore till Wed 21 Nov. Details are at http://www.integrityasia.com.sg

Freeware Genius

Got this good stuff from Galvin. Check it out!!!

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