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my big, fat greek affair...[ 1:56 PM ]

still revellin in my greek experience... nope, i din go to mykanos, n nope.. not even santorini.. but, we did go fer e 1-day cruise to 3 islands off athens.. but let's be chronological okie? so, e flgt took 4 hrs plus n we finished service in like record time.. coz all of e girls were pretty much seniors in economy n evrythin went witout a hitch.. no lazybones n no bitchin.. if only all flgts were exactly like dat.. as in havin nice crew n nice flgt time n nice destination part.. =)

so, we checked in n took e met downstairs to take e shuttle to e city centre, called plaka... e shit thing wuz dat i wuz late so e bus left wit peter (capt) n em (gr2) who went ahead to acropolis... where i wuz so dyin to go!! e rest of us, 6 in total, had to take 2cabs down n simply wasted e day wonderin down e streets n attemptin to shop.. attemtptin bein e keyword coz u noe when u're in a big grp, u're on e clock n not many ppl are too keen on waitin fer u.. which is why i totally prefer to explore by myself but i din wanna be rude coz dey waited fer me anyways.. =/ den, we split into 2grps, simply becoz we juz lost each other n me, bassint n ann ended up in a cozy greek cafe.. i had moussaka.. been dyin to try e authentic dish n i hafta to say, it wuz gobsmackin delish!!

even e grilled zucchini wuz nice n i'm absolutely not a fan of veggies to begin wit.. den, some more wanderin ard, stopped by e quaint HRC b4 we caught e shuttle back..

had to haf an early nite coz we were doin e cruise thingy e next day.. but of coz my screwed up body clock refused to co-operate n i ended up sleepin only ard 1am!!

came down to e lobby ard 7.15am, waited ard fer e sleepin beauties n finally made our way to e tour agent e concierge had picked fer us.. had such high expectations coz e word cruise made me imagine those big ass cruise-liners but in e end, it wuz juz a lil ferry, sthg like e one we took in cairo fer dinner.. sigh~ when will i eva get onboard e cruise ships proper??!

still, it wuz nice, 4 floors, wit 2 lounges fully air-conditioned which wuz such a relieve coz e weather wuz so freakin hot... in fact, i reckon i'm definitely 2 shades darker now... add dat to e venice tan i got, it makes 5 shades fm wat i wuz previously? even tho i slathered on e sun block, it din really do any gd.. it's juz me!! coz evryone else were not affected but there i wuz cookin to a burnt shade under e merciless sun!!!! hmmph!! so newayz, had some entertainment on board as well, greek band performin, greek traditional dance thingy.. n i hafta say, e guy playin e traditional 'guitar' instrument wuz rather cute.. nice green eyes, perfect golden skin n not to mention his big-build.. swoon~ it felt like he wuz playin e music juz fer me.. n he definitely had magic fingers to give Slash a run fer his money.. heee....

first island wuz poros..

landmark bein e clock tower n we all were like a herd of sheep, climbin up e steps to e vantage point where e tower wuz.. took loads of nice pix up there.. n wuz totally breath-taken by e beauty of e place... it wuz so serene, clean n soothin to e eyes n senses.. kept fantasizin livin there... dat wld be e life!! took pics fer pete n he returned e favour by takin mine.. hopin dey turned out nice!! hahaha!!! he's sucha sweetheart.. dunno if he's taken coz he did mention sthg abt an ex-gf whom i so remind him of.. hmm, is dat a compliment?? or not?? newayz, he's sucha happy spirit n it definitely rubs onto u n it's these kinda ppl dat are so worth yr time to be ard wit coz their happiness spread like a bug.. a nice bug u wun mind bein bitten by.. anyhoos, went back to e ferry n were served lunch.. it wuz rather nice coz i wuz actually expectin sthg lesser but it wuz a nice surprise dat e food wuz actually decent..

next stop, e island of hydra.. a lil bit more commercialised, all e cafes along e pier n e big brand names ard.. but e water wuz as clear as newly manufactured glass n as blue as blue can be... went thru e alleys, explorin once more n den headed to e 'beach'..

e 'beach' in question is simply a rock face where there's a flat area to sunbathe in n den there's e pool-steps kinda thingy attached to e face of e cliff.. really interestin coz i had e impression dat it wuz wit sandy shores proper but i guess different ctries, different idea of beaches.. u make do wit wat u haf hey? so tempted to jump in but besides e fact dat i din haf my bikini on, i dunno how to swim.. so there! i muz really do sthg abt it.. damn......

an hr plus later, we were on e island of aegina.. paid 24euros to go fer e classic tour of e island n were driven up to e st.nektarious (aka saint nectar coz he wuz e miracle healer n he's oso e one n only saint to be cannonized fm greece) cathedral.. went in but sadly, it wuz under renovation works so not much of a beauty.. went into e tomb area where e body lies n got kinda freaked out.. juz e freaky feelin i had.. apparently, if u pressed yr ears against e coffin's lid,

u'd be able to hear e saint still breathin.. did i try? no way, jose!! dat's like a sure-fire way fer me to run far,far away fm greece n i'm not abt to do dat yet.. not b4 i reach santorini.. not b4 i get my greek god... muahahah!!!
den went further up to e temple of aphaia..

way older than e famed parthenon.. here's a rough guide to wat it's abt:

came back to e hotel n me, pete n em headed out to plaka again fer authentic greek food.. no way i'm gonna order rm svce.. after all, it is my first eva athens after like 19mths?!? i'm gonna savour evry single moment of it.. make e most of it! had gyros n tzatziki (yoghurt wit sliced cucumber n herbs dip).. wuz simple yet fantabulous!! tinkin of e warm pita bread makes me drool rite now.. din hurt dat e company i had wuz great as well so a great end to a great day i muz say..

next day, went out at 1pm to haf a quick rush to e acropolis but ended up on a chop-chop tour ard athens.. visited e olympics stadium.. yupz, e original one.. where e first eva olympics game wuz held.. den, to e government house (nope, not in satwa.. =P) n wuz juz in time to catch e changin of e guards.. it wuz so cute.. sthg i'd neva thot i'd see but it wuz definitely an experience.. felt so lucky dat i managed to catch it.. it's all on vidz btw so i wuz defintely at e rite place at e rite time.. (kinda reminds me of my moscow trip...=)) e big-rankin guy in charge of e guards wuz sooo hot! n he wuz so nice.. asked me if i liked his country n i wuz like singin praises of it like a big-time fool... wateva happened to bein aloof n actin cool?!? sheesh.. put me in front of a hot guy in UNIFORM and all u'd get is a big mush of droolin n blabberin-gibberish-spoutin fuckwit... arrrrgghhh!!!
tankfully, my cabby saved me further embarassment n took me to e acropolis.. din go all e way up coz i needed to be back by 2.30pm so he wuz so nice, he led me to socrates' prison..

which is rather hidden n i'm guessin not dat many ppl actually even noe of it's existence.. it wuz juz a short walk fm e parthenon but it's kinda hidden away fm view unless u really walked into e trees.. it blew my mind juz tinkin dat generations ago, a rather important figure in history spent his final days there b4 dyin of poisoinin at e place where i wuz at.. i mean, juz walkin along e streets, any streets in any part of e world fer dat matter, makes me imagine how it wuz like centuries ago, when greece, rome, wat-haf-yous wuz like civilisations ago.. but dat's juz me.. i tend to let my mind run wild.. too much.. too often.. i den checked out e church juz across e prison but too bad, it wuz closed.. really quaint lil building but i'm sure it muz be rich in history as well... well, ran outta time so had to make my way back to reality n back to e hotel.. really wished e layover wuz much longer than it wuz.. din feel like leavin at all.. =P

but dat's my job.. u try to appreciate e ctry u're in but dat's not always possible.. granted, i'm lucky to even be there in e first place but it's rather cruel when u tink of it fm my perspective.. i mean, yes, i am there but do i actually get e chance to fully absorb e ctry's presence? it's culture? it's history? n of coz, it's cuisine?? nope! coz wat u get is a mere 24hrs stay in dat place.. n dat 24hrs starts fm e moment u land.. so, minus e time u need to go thru customs, take e transport to e hotel, n not forgettin e 4hrs u need to prepare b4 headin off fer e return sector, u're down to a gd 18-19hrs.. if u dun need sleep like any normal ppl wld, u're pretty well-off coz in dat 18-19hrs u can do loads, trust me.. but, after bein on e beck n call of 300plus ppl in a pressurised cabin on such an altitude, even 8hrs sleep feels like mere minutes.. so, u can definitely say dat it's a touch-n-go kinda affair fer us.. wun even be able to scratch e surface of e town much more e country.. it's sucha cruel joke i tell u.. esp when u get flgts which transits in yr own ctry, wit u not even bein able to step off e aircraft.. how cruel can dat be?!