I was asked earlier on this week: How do you know when someone stops loving you? Or loses interest in you? Being the women that we are, we all sat down and picked apart every conversation, action and reaction between two people. The analysis went on for a while and in the end, we decided that the best course of action was for both parties to talk it out. Han came up with an interesting view at this point - honesty is the best policy when it comes to relationships. That got me thinking. It wasn't that I didn't agree with her for if someone I was attached to started lying to me, they'd lose my trust. But then again, what about those little white lies that everyone claims you're better off not knowing? And how does one decide whether it's worth telling? The answers obviously depends on each situation so let's take a common example. Say two of your friends are going out and one cheats. Do you tell the other? Where does your loyalty lie then?
Most I know would approach the cheater first and give them time to come clean. But what if it was a one off. So called "drunk happenings." If I was the oblivious party, I would prefer not to be told because once I did, nothing could ever be the same again. Unfortunately, I'm not as forgiving as I'd like to be... Maybe it's the fact that being a woman makes it harder to let go once an emotional attachment has been formed.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Venice briefly
It has been such a long while since I've updated my blog that I really have no idea where to start. Nonetheless, let me just say a very belated Happy New Year to one and all out there. I hope your winter holidays were as good as mine.
We spent Christmas in Venice. I was in awe... and perhaps slightly sea sick towards the end of it. I haven't had the pleasure of spending that much time on a boat before so it got to me a little. Guess it didn't help that our hotel was 10 mins away from the main island by vaporetto. :) That minor detail aside, I had a magical time. From the shopping to the walking in empty streets, Venice was beautiful. Absolutely freezing but still beautiful. My favorite part of the 5 day trip was the Gondola ride. Our gondolier was awesome - easy on the eyes too! He even started singing towards to end of our tour. Dave was really pleased about that.
In all honesty, I was in Venice for the food. Most of the historical sites were churches and while I wasn't so keen, we still visited a fair few. Apparently, our gondolier told us that there are more churches than islands in Venice. How crazy is that? Talk about devout to the extreme huh? The food was amazing. We found a lot of the restaurants listed in the guidebook despite the confusing streets and dark alleyways and most of the recommendations were pretty sound. The scariest alleyway we ventured through was to Corte Sconta. The food there was amazing. The seafood was incredibly fresh and while neither of us ordered a main dish, I ate so much I could barely breathe by the end of it. Didn't even order a Tiramisu by the end of it. (Oh the shock!) See, I was stuffed! All in all, it was a wonderful trip. The only downsides were the weather (which wasn't so bad, just a little too cold for my liking) and the Treviso airport. But then again, you can't really complain about that since they are budget airline caterers.
My conclusion? It was beautiful. I loved it. I think I can wait to visit it again. After all, there's much more to see before a second trip to Venice. If it were up to Dave, we'd be flying to Egypt already.
We spent Christmas in Venice. I was in awe... and perhaps slightly sea sick towards the end of it. I haven't had the pleasure of spending that much time on a boat before so it got to me a little. Guess it didn't help that our hotel was 10 mins away from the main island by vaporetto. :) That minor detail aside, I had a magical time. From the shopping to the walking in empty streets, Venice was beautiful. Absolutely freezing but still beautiful. My favorite part of the 5 day trip was the Gondola ride. Our gondolier was awesome - easy on the eyes too! He even started singing towards to end of our tour. Dave was really pleased about that.
In all honesty, I was in Venice for the food. Most of the historical sites were churches and while I wasn't so keen, we still visited a fair few. Apparently, our gondolier told us that there are more churches than islands in Venice. How crazy is that? Talk about devout to the extreme huh? The food was amazing. We found a lot of the restaurants listed in the guidebook despite the confusing streets and dark alleyways and most of the recommendations were pretty sound. The scariest alleyway we ventured through was to Corte Sconta. The food there was amazing. The seafood was incredibly fresh and while neither of us ordered a main dish, I ate so much I could barely breathe by the end of it. Didn't even order a Tiramisu by the end of it. (Oh the shock!) See, I was stuffed! All in all, it was a wonderful trip. The only downsides were the weather (which wasn't so bad, just a little too cold for my liking) and the Treviso airport. But then again, you can't really complain about that since they are budget airline caterers.
My conclusion? It was beautiful. I loved it. I think I can wait to visit it again. After all, there's much more to see before a second trip to Venice. If it were up to Dave, we'd be flying to Egypt already.
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