I am currently using the hotel internet.

I absolutely LOVE PARIS. OMG.

I absolutely LOVE LONDON AND OXFORD.

Good looking men everywhere.
Good looking babes too.
Style. Fashion. Glitz.

OMG and the grandeur of all those buildings. spectacular spectacular! i love it! i fell in love with them again. irwin was right.

I would give anything to stroll down the lourve or versailles everyday.

I will definitely update you guys on the details of the trip when I get back. It's only 9.30pm but I've been doing one HELLA of walking over the past week and BOY AM I TIRED.

My oxford interview is on 24 oct, 1230pm at RJC. wish me luck guys. this is it!

I absolutely love life right at this moment.

and yes,
it's great to be back.

Paris

I will be leaving for Paris this friday night and for the first time I feel horribly unprepared for the trip.

I am so ready to get lost in Paris.

This week's Newsweek is good. I liked the article on Palin more than the one in the previous week, though it did illicit some pretty strong views for elitism on my part, and I liked the Francis Fukuyama article on Reaganomics. Thought it summarised it pretty deftly. That's what I like about such journalism - i relish the clarity of expression, thought and articulation. Often incisive and at times provocative. It adds colour into an otherwise dull profession. This would never happen here though. This is the reason why I will not do political journalism in this country.

I'm supposed to be giving Shane bro my Being and Nothingness theory but I'm too tired to really mull over existentialist issues now. Will definitely post that up soon.

Meanwhile, all fingers crossed for the financial crisis!

US Vice-Presidential Debates

OK the US Vice-Presidential debates actually went better than i thought! I thought there was a good exchange of ideas in a generally amiable atmosphere. Biden was controlled and yet assertive at the issues and beliefs he held strongly onto, and even Gov. Palin was rather well prepared! Though both did not answer all the questions directly at times, and Palin's certain phrases gave the sense of an overt attempt to score points with the 'hockey moms', there was a sense that the debate did indeed go well. I am too tired to give my detailed analysis of the debate (i read the transcript and re-watched the debate) as of now - probably tml or something - so I'll reserve my judgement as to who won the debate, till later.

MR D.