day 2 was a shopping and photo day! woke up to the complimentary breakfast, eggs and sandwich and ham~! went to the Cathedral and soaked in the solemn atmosphere of the church. even though i'm not a christian, stepping into a church never fails to amaze me. we shopped at H&M and there's this shopping mall which is similar to taka. managed to buy a denim cap and a pair of gloves at quite a bargain haha. it's rare that i buy stuff for myself so..hmm..lol. strangely it feels cold in helsinki although the temperature is above 0 deg cel. must be the wind. we passed by the central train station and saw this outdoor ice skating rink! cool man. there were a big crowd skating and the xmas spirit was strong. we ended the day by reminiscing at photos from lulea days. sweet memories.
today is ah kai's last day in helsinki as he's leaving tomorrow morning for barcelona. sad. he'll be able to take care of himself though, tough guy. the weather was not very good so we went bowling! the bowling alley was very cool but we had to rush for time because it was per hour rate! haha. went to search for presents for the guys and friends back home. rummaged through shops and xmas market. i bought a pin for 2eur but...when i reached home then i realised i paid without taking it back. well done. i shall go back to sg and buy the pin then=p it's just a pin of the finland flag. lots of japanese tourists encountered. rich man those people.
had dinner with eva and fiona and we exchanged presents. early xmas gifts haha. after that meng, alan and me went to try and get my pin but the xmas market was closed already sob. last day some more. kai and me got presents for all of us so alan and meng were shocked haha. so they went to buy something for us too. i got a rubik ball from kai! haha. milk from alan. erm..waiting for xiaomeng still...? haha.
had late night supper and in a few hours time ah kai will be leaving us. safe journey bro and catch u back in sg!!
