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US Border: hope all is well :)

The hotel :)

Venezia: Land of Love

So, I figured that I better upload the videos here, cause the pictures were already posted in my facebook profile (I'll try upload the videos soon. it keeps crashing don't know why)

Famous landmarks

Let's recall some sweet memories in Venice, Italy.

From:	Milano Centrale	Departs:	Jan 5, 2012 - 12:05PM	EC	#37
To:	Venezia Mestre	Arrives:	Jan 5, 2012 - 2:28PM	Class of Service:	Economy (Seat)

First day at Hotel Ariston:

Hotel ni ada Internet. So banyak syok laaa. Tapi it is not free, though. It costs us like 5euro kot for two nights. Oklah, we thought that it was worth the money, so voila, adalah internet connection. Jadinya, bila dapat internet, perangai biasa muncul la, malas nak keluar jalan-jalan and stuff. Eventhough kami sampai awal kat hotel, around 3-pm, tapi sebab nya 'tragedi' di Milan tu, and also memang rasa restless sangat-sangat, we all decided to stay at the hotel for that night. Nasib baik makanan dah beli. Good plan!

Second day,

Malam tu dah rest puas-puas, so that morning, after complimentary breakfast (YAY INCLUDED) kami pun gerak pegi Venezia. Actually, kitorang macam salah book hotel, sebab it is better to stay at the island, so nak sight-seeing senang. Because from Mestre (our hotel's place) to Venezia (the island, tourist spot) took us about 15-30 minutes kot by bus. But whatever it is, dah sampai pun and travel takla menyusahkan or whatsoever.

macam pasar malam lah ni actually

We bought the day pass that cost around 16 euro for both bus an water-bus. Nampak macam mahal, tapi memang senang and puas hati. Travel kat Venice ni mostly atas air, so waterbus was a great choice. Antara attraction yang dah di-list kan by our travel agent Mr. Zaim are:

• St. Marks Basilica, Piazza San Marco, Doges Palace, Grand Canal, Rialto Bridge& Market, Arsenal.

We managed to go almost all kot, tapi dalam list ni ada miss satu tempat yang tersangatlah best, which is Murano Island. Kat situ ada glass-making souvenir yang famous. So memang our first stop pegi Murano Island, shopinng sikit (sikit je ok :P) and then inilah masanya nak taste Italian food. Sebab esoknya dah nak pegi Barcelona pulak, so ini last chance ni!!

After survey-survey, last-last dapat jugak jumpa satu cafe yang offer 3-course-meals for 18 euro kot. Tak sure la the exact harga. Actually ada kawan dah pesan cuba cari yang 15 euro, tapi memang tak jumpa lah pulak. The meals was fabulous!! Ada pasta, then fried seafood, and lastly fries. Kami tambah lagi satu dessert which costs around 4 euro. Mahal kot, tapi sebab sedap punya pasal Gelato kat situ, sanggup ni. Ala sekali-sekala kan :)

  

So, dah makan, dah shopping, memang puas hati. Sweet memories in Venice memang tak dapat nak lupa lah. If given the chance, I would really love to visit Venice again, but maybe this time with family and the love ones. Dah kata kota romantika :P hehe 

Life is like a movie

I dont know why, but every single day I kept thinking about that one thing. Always in my mind. Sesak minda. Hard to describe, and definitely not easy to hold on to. Kenapa ek? For sure there's a reason, but I just can't understand why. Too much drama is also not good, you know. Kadang-kadang rasa bila lah semuanya nak settle, have a clear pathway in front of me, and pooof, all problems gone. But that is just impossible. Mana ada perfect plans. Mustahil kan?

There's no reason for you not to smile :)

Smile is a language of Love...

Smile is a way to get success...

Smile is to win the hearts...

Smile improves ur personality...

Smile is infact a SUNNAH !!!...

So, keep smiling !!! :)

So I googled Why Men Don't Listen on discovery.com

This is the piece that I found:

9: Men Don't Listen (the Same Way Women Do)

The idea that we use only 10 percent of our brain  is a persistent myth. What's not a myth, however, is that men use just one side of their brain to listen, while women use both sides. When men listen, the left side of the brain, which is associated with language, is activated, while both sides activate when a woman listens [source: BBC ].

Listening is but one task in which women seem to use their interconnected sides of the brain in ways that men don't. This doesn't imply that women are better listeners -- it just indicates that men and women listen differently. Because women are using more language processing centers, they may be able to multitask when it comes to conversing; they can surf the Web and chat at the same time. Men, on the other hand, may need to focus solely on the conversation at hand to process it, which may account for the numerous magazine articles that advise not bringing up a touchy subject during the big game.

Research from the University of Sheffield in England also indicates that men process women's voices differently than they do men's voices, perhaps because the women's voices are more complex and convey more information. When men listen to women's voices, it activates a part of the brain that processes the sound of music, but when they listen to men's voices, it activates a part of the brain that's associated with imagery [source: Epstein ]. Women's voices have more complex sound frequencies, but don't let a man use that as an excuse for not listening. It just means that you shouldn't assume that your guy has heard and understood the exact same thing that you just did.

Source: http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/gender-and-life/10-secrets-male-mind2.htm