Scaredy Cat

I was already sulking when i thought that no one invited me to any activities or trip before the end of 2010. LP went to Hong Kong with her family and planning to go to Singapore with her colleagues- didn't invite me along. Boohoo..~~ :(

I never thought that when i was thinking of places to go and things to do- that i would be going to England with G, Paris with me & possibly Scotland with G!!

My initial plan was going somewhere local / doing something adventurous. This normally means that i'll be spending my day alone in IOI mall watching movies with a bunch of strangers with bad B.O.

Been preparing all my tickets.. i've found out that i have to book everything early- bus/ coach tickets, train tickets, hostels. The train tickets (return) to Paris jumped from BPD 72.00 to BPD 102.00. Fudge me..!!

Hostel price also jumped a couple of Euros.


Gee.. PAris scared me man.. suck to find out that the hostel that i have booked is somewhere near Pigalle in between Blanche metro (near Moulin Rouge- Beware sex workers on the prowl~) and Abbesses metro. But from a another girl's blog. It wasn't so bad. But i guess it's because she travelled in a group.

I can't wait to get the Paris trip over with and get back to G in Newcastle. By then i would think that i have tons of laundry to do. Haha..~

My french is bad..never learn the language before.. but here goes nothing.. Let the lessons begin..

Excusez-moi. Parlez-vous anglais?

me pardonner vous fait parle l'anglais

(pronounced like this: me=may, pardonner= pardoughnay, vous=vu, fait=fay, parle=parlay, l'anglais= long glay)

English	Pronunciation	French
Do you speak English?	par-lay voo zon-glay	Parlez-vous anglais?
Excuse me/sorry	ex-koo-zay mwah	Excusez-moi
Fine thanks and you?	bee-ehn mer-see ay voo?	Merci et vous?
Glad to meet you	on-shohn-tay	Enchanté
Good-by	oh ruh-vwar	Au revoir
Good evening	bon-swar	Bon soir
Good morning/good day	bon-zhoor	Bon jour
Hello	sah-loo	Salut
Here	ee-see	Ici
How are you?	kom-mohn tah-lay voo	Comment allez-vous?
I don't understand	jhuhn kom-prohn pah	Je ne comprends pas
I'm sorry	day-zoh-lay/pahr-dohn	Desolé/Pardon
My name is	juh mah-pell	Je m'appelle
No	nohn	Non
Ok	dah-core	d'accord
Pardon me	pahr-dohn	Pardon
Please	seel voo play	S'il vous plaît
Pleased to meet you	ohn--shahn-tay	Enchanté(e)
Please speak slowly	par-lay lehn-ta-mohn	Parlez lentement
So-so	kum-see, kum-sah	Comme ci, comme ça
Thank you	mare-see	Merci
That's ok	dah ree-ehn	De rien
There	lah	Là
Very well	treh bee-ehn	Très bien
What?	kom-mohn	Comment?
What is your name?	kom-mohn voo-za-peh-lay voo	Comment vous appellez-vous?
When	kohn	Quand
Where	oo	Où
You' re welcome	dah ree-ehn	De rien