First few nights in Paris

Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. But damn you metro stairs!!! Made the grave error of packing too much.. grrr. (that's the hogger in me i guess) and packing all my stuff into a suitcase. Should have gone with the big ugly backpack instead. Lugging that thing up and down flights and flights of stairs is just NOT FUN! :(

And now the bloody thing broke. Going to scour for a backpack tomorrow. I totally forgot shops close in Paris on sundays! Hopefully globalisation and tourist revenue will be my saving grace tomorrow - going to the Champs-élysées (pronounced "shawnce-eelizay").

Had dinner with my couch surfing hosts last night. A very nice gay couple. Interesting dynamic :) Let's see how my first CS experience goes.

Going to have dinner with Marion, Julien & (hopefully) Audrey (good friends from two SMU semesters ago) tomorrow night! :D:D:D Miss all of them very much.. Too bad can't bring durian for them to reminisce. Hehe. Looking forward to that too.

And as I mentioned on facebook: Ice-skating à Hôtel de ville. Mixed reactions. The feeling is lovely (to be in an outdoor rink and the parisian sky & sights), downside: Tourists, rental skates that bite you when you do anything except skate forward and little kids that seem to like your crotch or butt.

Very excited to reside in the Résidence Concordia also. The street and the street next to it, albeit a little touristy, is amazing! Everyone, even the staff handling the accommodation registration at Dauphine, said it's a beautiful street and that I am really lucky! Mmmm... Can't wait to cook up a storm in my little studio kitchenette. Fresh produce ftw.