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We found out last Friday night that the Singapore Embassy was doing their annual event to celebrate Singapore's National Day and even though we were not on the mailing list, Chris sent me the email the day before, so I contacted them and expressed our interest to attend.  They were really nice and said both K and I could go as long as they have our names. Never been to the embassy before, we found ourselves in the posh neighbourhood of Belgravia and outside we saw the Singapore flag flying high.  The building is really nice, and when we stepped in, wow it posh.. it was full of Singaporeans and the smell of food.. the smell of home.. mmm... The ambassador gave a speech and right after that we had to sing Majulah Singapura, followed by reciting the pledge.  Oh gosh, when was the last time I sang the national anthem and recited the pledge?  And then before we all could tuck into the delicious local fare, there was a cake cutting ceremony....

The problem with me is that once I settle back in London after a trip, the desire to blog about the trip goes away!  Now Croatia seems like ages ago and I have been sitting here recalling what we did and the names of the places we went to. As mentioned before, I have always wanted to go to Plitvice National Park.  Also known as Plitvicka Jezera ("Plit-vich-ka Ye-ze-ra") in Croatian, this is the first national park in Croatia covering almost 300km square of land area.  In 1979, the park was inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage list for its outstanding natural beauty.  The park harbours a grand collection of waterfalls, gallery of lakes, forest and diversity of animal life. The lakes are renowned for their distinctive colors, ranging from azure to green, grey or blue. The colors change constantly depending on the quantity of minerals or organisms in the water and the angle of sunlight. The sixteen lakes which are formed by natural dams of travertine are...