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Written on: Saturday July 25th, 2009
A journal entry from: Kuala Lumpur
Hey all...still in singapore. I've been stealing internet all week and thats why I haven't updated. I'm staying in a swanky hotel (actually swanky, not like the fake swanky hotels we have in the US). The rooms are beautiful, the food is AMAZING. But the internet is expenssiiivvee. So I've been stealing, but I just found out that I got 3 free hours wifi in the cafe. Oops. I check out in 45 minutes, so I will only be able to use a bit of it. We also get a free drink so I am sipping on an Amaretto Coffee way too early in the day.
This week has been amazing in so many different ways, and I can't wait to write about it. I'll be writing and writing and writing the whole week trying to remember everything. I promise to give a detailed account upon my arrival in KL tomorrow night.
I have to move to my hostel (called The Hive, if you want to know) in a bit and then I am meeting Eloisa for Lunch and activities afterwards. I have been living very lavishly since IPPF gives WAY TOO MUCH PER DIEM. They gave us 225 USD for a week in Singapore. That's about 25 USD for a meal, but you can get a plenty nice meal for about 20 singapore dollars which is about 16 USD I think. This is an NGO, people. Chill out. The conference should not be this nice.
I also met the Director General of IPPF and literally almost wet myself. I've never really felt that star struck before, and since she came up TO ME to talk, I didn't even have time to get up on an adrenaline rush. Luckily I didn't curse or anything incredibly embarrasing, and I will be posting pictures later.
Okay, well, the time to check out is fast approaching. I can't wait to be in contact with you all again!
Clara