Monday, July 9, 2012 '

Er-hem! Now, ladies and gentlemen, i shall reveal the details of my trip to PARIS!
Alright alright, firstly, i should apologize for the delay. So, SORRY! >.<

Anyway, during the Easter holidays when my housemates were happily enjoying there life back in Malaysia and i am stuck in UK with a sudden cold weather, we kept fully in contact by whatsapp-ing each other almost everyday. And suddenly the four of use decided to go travel on our own. Just the four of us, and a friend of Jocelyn that we are know. Destination? Paris (:

Like i said, the first day and we were rejected by a restaurant owner who obviously doesnt like us dining in her place. So we had to wait for the take away and eat back in the hotel. Oh and i forgot to mention the hotel, it is absolutely BIG enough and comfy enough. They even provide us with cooking places and plates and utensils! :D But, there is no water boiler ._. So two of my friends went to the reception to ask whether we can drink the tap water. Guess what? The french guy doesnt understand 'tap water'. So they walked to the wall, drew up an imaginary tap, turn it on and gulp down the imaginary water, and then okay hand sign. Still he doesnt understand, so they went into the kitchen and showed him. Super frustrating.

Being Malaysians, we were using all the languages we know to our content. All the Cantonese, Chinese, Malay we used to discuss and point out any handsome French guy we saw xD But it was quite unfortunate that we met up with thieves the first day we went around Paris.

We went into this restaurant, and my friend placed her phone on the table and turn back to get her camera out. Then, these three boys came in with newspaper cuttings and placed it on the table. As i was used to having promoter thrusting newspaper cuttings in Malaysia, i was just looking what they wanted to sell us. But before they could've said anything, the shopkeeper angrily shooed them out of the door. Turning back to us, she said they are thieves, and to beware. We were then discussing how they could be thieves when suddenly one of my friends can't find her phone. After confirming she placed it on the table, we realised the answer to our question. The three boys took it, under their newspaper cut out. The few days after this incident, we were chilling at McDonald's, when we realized one guy who didnt buy any food when straight upstairs and circling the whole floor, WITH A PAPER IN HIS HANDS. We kept away all valuables, and observed how he actually looked at every table, trying to find any thing left on top that he can get his hands on, and he went around several times. Finally he left, so we felt relieved. BUT NOT FOR LONG. In that short period, there were actually 4 kids in total that came up looking at tables, each with a piece of paper in their hands. Totally nerve-racking.

Then there is another tourist spot, where we find people with a different kind of technique. They each have a Paris map like all of us do. The first time i saw them, i thought they needed help, then they flipped to the back of the map. And there is this paper that asks for donation. We walked as fast as we could away from her the moment we saw the white piece of paper. We were actually lucky. The next day, at the same spot, I witnessed two of these people sandwich-ing a Chinese girl. Pushing the paper to her face and using their body to stop her from getting away, their hands groping at her breast pocket, where she kept her phone. The Chinese girl pulled it out immediately, screaming 'What are you doing?!' at them. Being awfully close to them, i asked my friends to walk faster, and they ran instead xD I respect how brave the girl was, but was really sorry i couldnt stay to help. For the whole Paris trip, we were all super alert at everything around us, almost too much. They ran away from everyone who tries to talk to them :D

Paris is truly a beautiful place (especially for those who appreciate art), there are still kind people in that place, who were very willing to show us directions or patiently trying to get their message thru with their poor english. But honestly, i would choose to persuade people going to Paris for a trip to join a tour. And also to take care of their personal belongings all the time. As one of the person who chose to go around with map and no guide, we saw mostly the ugly side of Paris. Also many people who doesnt pay for their metro tickets. They used all kinds of way to get a free ride.

Oh and, I dont understand why Paris is romantic, really. And there are quite a few handsome French guys. We girls had a collection, we actually count how many handsome guys we saw in Paris. I only ticked off five of my fingers. -.- There are not much pretty girls too xD

Some people say we are too daring to go on our own, ALL GIRLS SOMEMORE. But i think it is kinda a good experience. (: