life is starting to suck here in europe
my beloved canon digital camera is now locked in a non-usable mode!!!!
i cannot take anymore pics :(
paris holds no more appeal...
and brussels´mussels do not seem to make me drool...
anymore...
yesterday was a damn suay day...
my camera broke..
wp´s got stolen...
2005 coming to an end...
stay in madrid almost over...
but i dun feel happy abt the new year...
i just want my digicam to work....
i want to take pics..
travelling without taking pics is sucky...
i want to go home...
and repair my camera!!!!!!!
sssssiiiigggghhhh....
pple back home...
no need to be jealous anymore...
and also...
i will only have pics of spain to show u all...
sorrie....
gotta go...
counting down to 2006..
to going home...
to starting work...
i´m depressed....
okie...now that i am more rested than yesterday...
but still jet-lagged cos in the middle of dinner, i suddenly feel damn tired.
*yawn*
oh well, since i have internet access now, i better post some pics up...
arriving at stockholm's airport (Arlanda). was hiding inside the terminal waiting for wp...this pic is taken abt 2 mins after i came outside...and it was freaking cold...
outside the royal palace in stockholm. as usual, my hair is out of control...
'God Jul' = Merry Christmas...
McDonald's in Stockholm...and my first dinner in Europe. Fillet-O-Fish taste better in singapore...but choc milkshake was yummy
Breakfast? Swedish instant noodles with swedish meatballs
snow here...
snow there...
snow EVERYWHERE!!!
cycling on snow...slippery and wet...when falling over is not an option
exhausted from the bike ride? well...first a cup of FREE hot coffee/chocolate/tea, courtesy of wp's 'magic kopi card'
...and then, how about a game of pool? well, we played 3 games..and i lost all 3. clearly i am not good at this game :P
and then, riding the bike back to wp's hostel...still slippery and still wet...and still, not a good idea to fall down
and finally, back to wp's room. which is so well heated, i can actually wear shorts and not feel cold muahaha
so, 10 things i learnt in the first 2 days in europe??
1) layering up on the top doesn't keep the legs warm
2) food here in sweden is ridiculously expensive
3) need to pay to use most public toilets (and the cost is about SGD$1!!!!!)
4) swedish meatballs taste like any other normal meatballs
5) cycling on snow takes alot of skill
6) if there's no wind, temperatures below 0 deg is actually tolerable
7) christmas trees are not as well decorated here compared to singapore
8) swedes speak like they are singing...
9) hej=hi, ja=yes, nej=no...
10) day doesn't start till 9am...and night starts at about 3pm
okie dokie, back to packing for tomorrow. setting off to barcelona tomorrow...and i have to wake up at like 2.30am to catch the 4am shuttle to the airport. makes me wonder if i should even sleep in the first place...
ooh..muscles aching...why didn't i exercise more in singapore!??!
but still jet-lagged cos in the middle of dinner, i suddenly feel damn tired.
*yawn*
oh well, since i have internet access now, i better post some pics up...
arriving at stockholm's airport (Arlanda). was hiding inside the terminal waiting for wp...this pic is taken abt 2 mins after i came outside...and it was freaking cold...
outside the royal palace in stockholm. as usual, my hair is out of control...
'God Jul' = Merry Christmas...
McDonald's in Stockholm...and my first dinner in Europe. Fillet-O-Fish taste better in singapore...but choc milkshake was yummy
Breakfast? Swedish instant noodles with swedish meatballs
snow here...
snow there...
snow EVERYWHERE!!!
cycling on snow...slippery and wet...when falling over is not an option
exhausted from the bike ride? well...first a cup of FREE hot coffee/chocolate/tea, courtesy of wp's 'magic kopi card'
...and then, how about a game of pool? well, we played 3 games..and i lost all 3. clearly i am not good at this game :P
and then, riding the bike back to wp's hostel...still slippery and still wet...and still, not a good idea to fall down
and finally, back to wp's room. which is so well heated, i can actually wear shorts and not feel cold muahaha
so, 10 things i learnt in the first 2 days in europe??
1) layering up on the top doesn't keep the legs warm
2) food here in sweden is ridiculously expensive
3) need to pay to use most public toilets (and the cost is about SGD$1!!!!!)
4) swedish meatballs taste like any other normal meatballs
5) cycling on snow takes alot of skill
6) if there's no wind, temperatures below 0 deg is actually tolerable
7) christmas trees are not as well decorated here compared to singapore
8) swedes speak like they are singing...
9) hej=hi, ja=yes, nej=no...
10) day doesn't start till 9am...and night starts at about 3pm
okie dokie, back to packing for tomorrow. setting off to barcelona tomorrow...and i have to wake up at like 2.30am to catch the 4am shuttle to the airport. makes me wonder if i should even sleep in the first place...
ooh..muscles aching...why didn't i exercise more in singapore!??!
i am typing this entry from wp's comp in linkoping, sweden.
linkoping, FYI, is pronounced as lin-shoer-ping
and FYI again...
there's snow outside..yes...just outside
in fact, the first thing i saw today when i landed in stockholm is snow...snow...
and more snow...
at least it wasn't snowing....
but it was still b*****freakingCOLD!!!
four layers of top prevented me from freezing..
but silly me forgot to wear thermals under my jeans..
so my legs were exposed to extreme cold they did not expect...
BBBRRRRR!!
stockholm is a beautiful place...
took pics...but right now, too jet-lagged to even post them up...
cos according to my body, it's 6.05am, 22 dec 2005
but according to the clock, it's 11.05pm, 21 dec 2005
argh~
and did i mention that food and stuff is expensive here?
a teeny hotdog cost us SGD$6 each
arggghhh~
and of course, i must mention again the coldness of this country...
it's so freaking cold, that fingers become completely numb and lifeless
so wp and i seek warmth in the shops...delaying our exit as much as we can
breakfast, lunch and dinner consisted of bread..bread...bread
bleah~
but, i had fun...
alot of fun trying to keep myself warm...
and awake...
and looking at the beautiful buildings...
and little alleyways which reminded me of JC's new album pics
muahaha~
oh well..
enough for today...
gotta rest...
long walk tomorrow..and believe it or not..
i am going to try and cycle with snow around me...
oh yeah~
suddenly, i am not too confident about my cycling skills...
but that's tomorrow...
right now..it's time to ZZZZZzzzzzzzzz
concuss~
dunno whether got chance to post again tmr...
in case i dun...
people in sg and melb
or anywhere in the world with sun and warmth...
please please...
treasure the sun rays shining down upon u...
cos right now...
sun tanning on sentosa's not-so-impressive beaches
sounds like a fantastic idea
bleah~
then again...
it's not everyday i get to experience such cold...
so...i will treasure every moment of teeth-chattering-bone-numbing cold...
but for now...
i will go into dreamland....
ZZZzzzz~
linkoping, FYI, is pronounced as lin-shoer-ping
and FYI again...
there's snow outside..yes...just outside
in fact, the first thing i saw today when i landed in stockholm is snow...snow...
and more snow...
at least it wasn't snowing....
but it was still b*****freakingCOLD!!!
four layers of top prevented me from freezing..
but silly me forgot to wear thermals under my jeans..
so my legs were exposed to extreme cold they did not expect...
BBBRRRRR!!
stockholm is a beautiful place...
took pics...but right now, too jet-lagged to even post them up...
cos according to my body, it's 6.05am, 22 dec 2005
but according to the clock, it's 11.05pm, 21 dec 2005
argh~
and did i mention that food and stuff is expensive here?
a teeny hotdog cost us SGD$6 each
arggghhh~
and of course, i must mention again the coldness of this country...
it's so freaking cold, that fingers become completely numb and lifeless
so wp and i seek warmth in the shops...delaying our exit as much as we can
breakfast, lunch and dinner consisted of bread..bread...bread
bleah~
but, i had fun...
alot of fun trying to keep myself warm...
and awake...
and looking at the beautiful buildings...
and little alleyways which reminded me of JC's new album pics
muahaha~
oh well..
enough for today...
gotta rest...
long walk tomorrow..and believe it or not..
i am going to try and cycle with snow around me...
oh yeah~
suddenly, i am not too confident about my cycling skills...
but that's tomorrow...
right now..it's time to ZZZZZzzzzzzzzz
concuss~
dunno whether got chance to post again tmr...
in case i dun...
people in sg and melb
or anywhere in the world with sun and warmth...
please please...
treasure the sun rays shining down upon u...
cos right now...
sun tanning on sentosa's not-so-impressive beaches
sounds like a fantastic idea
bleah~
then again...
it's not everyday i get to experience such cold...
so...i will treasure every moment of teeth-chattering-bone-numbing cold...
but for now...
i will go into dreamland....
ZZZzzzz~
as promised in my last post, pics from the dinner at The Chevrons
Alicia in her killer heels...how come she looks good in everything she wears??
Me in..ermm..insignificant heels. haha...
Alicia and friend, Mark...who invited her to the dinner
Eugene, who invited me to the dinner, and me
and last but not least, Alicia and Me!
okie dokie, hope these few pics can keep people entertained for a while cos i am flying off to europe tonight!! which means that sadly (or luckily...?) i will not be posting stuff up for awhile...will try and post something when i am at sweden...otherwise, no chance to post anything up liaoz.
darn, feeling damn sleepy now. *yawn* but no time to take a nap...oh well, there's plenty of time to sleep on the plane...
16 hours from bangkok to stockholm...OMG....
Alicia in her killer heels...how come she looks good in everything she wears??
Me in..ermm..insignificant heels. haha...
Alicia and friend, Mark...who invited her to the dinner
Eugene, who invited me to the dinner, and me
and last but not least, Alicia and Me!
okie dokie, hope these few pics can keep people entertained for a while cos i am flying off to europe tonight!! which means that sadly (or luckily...?) i will not be posting stuff up for awhile...will try and post something when i am at sweden...otherwise, no chance to post anything up liaoz.
darn, feeling damn sleepy now. *yawn* but no time to take a nap...oh well, there's plenty of time to sleep on the plane...
16 hours from bangkok to stockholm...OMG....
4 more days to leaving for europe...i am still not packed. wth is wrong with me? hmmm..usually i'll be all packed and rechecked my luggage for the nth time already. oh well..i guess studying in aussie for 4 years has influenced me to take things easy. as the aussies like to say 'it's all good...'
met up with quite a few people over the last few days. interestingly, these people are from my past-past, my past and my present. wat do i mean?
well, there was yonghan and shuli...from my HC days - my past-past
then there's yuanpeng, and long-ge...from my HC teaching days - my past
and eugene...from my early melbourne days - also my past
finally, there's wing ki, alicia and germaine...from my recent melbourne days - my present
it was kinda weird meeting all these people consecutively. from talking about the good'ol studying times in HC...to teaching those naughty/sleepy/chatty students in HC...to dai-di and potluck sessions in melb...and to losing weight and physio stuff...
ahh..it's FINALLY raining!! it's december, the monsoon season, yet it hasn't rained since i arrived back from melb.
no matter who i was meeting, it was great fun just catching up on old times..good times...bad times. though i must say it feels kinda weird knowing that i will actually be here for at least the next year or so. not gonna be crying and upset about going back to melb. strangely enough, somehow i feel that even if i still do have to go back to melb, i wouldn't be half as upset as i was.
one less attachment, one less tear...
ahh...back to packing. will post pics nex time. blogger is going berserk and refusing to let me post pics. *hmph*
met up with quite a few people over the last few days. interestingly, these people are from my past-past, my past and my present. wat do i mean?
well, there was yonghan and shuli...from my HC days - my past-past
then there's yuanpeng, and long-ge...from my HC teaching days - my past
and eugene...from my early melbourne days - also my past
finally, there's wing ki, alicia and germaine...from my recent melbourne days - my present
it was kinda weird meeting all these people consecutively. from talking about the good'ol studying times in HC...to teaching those naughty/sleepy/chatty students in HC...to dai-di and potluck sessions in melb...and to losing weight and physio stuff...
ahh..it's FINALLY raining!! it's december, the monsoon season, yet it hasn't rained since i arrived back from melb.
no matter who i was meeting, it was great fun just catching up on old times..good times...bad times. though i must say it feels kinda weird knowing that i will actually be here for at least the next year or so. not gonna be crying and upset about going back to melb. strangely enough, somehow i feel that even if i still do have to go back to melb, i wouldn't be half as upset as i was.
one less attachment, one less tear...
ahh...back to packing. will post pics nex time. blogger is going berserk and refusing to let me post pics. *hmph*
Picture time!! to sum up my life in the last 2 days...
meeting up with shuli (trudy) in singapore. yummy vegetarian horfun!
yonghan, shuli and me. haven't seen yonghan for...5 years!
my bday present from yonghan: Fujiwara Tofu Shop's Toyota Trueno AE-86 - stuffed toy version. so cute!!
meeting up with alicia and wing at Mos Burger West Mall. i haven't eaten Mos for...6 years!
miss ni and her 2 students: long-ge and long-sao *smirk*
alicia and me!
meeting up with shuli (trudy) in singapore. yummy vegetarian horfun!
yonghan, shuli and me. haven't seen yonghan for...5 years!
my bday present from yonghan: Fujiwara Tofu Shop's Toyota Trueno AE-86 - stuffed toy version. so cute!!
meeting up with alicia and wing at Mos Burger West Mall. i haven't eaten Mos for...6 years!
miss ni and her 2 students: long-ge and long-sao *smirk*
alicia and me!
today while shopping at Daiso the $2 shop at IMM, an announcement was made which sounded something like this...
"Goo afternoon ladish and gentleman, may i have your attention plish? Would the owner of the car 'ess-eff-wee-tree-gero-tree-tree', plish move your wehicle? Tank kew."
just like how my father who is english-educated cannot understand the aussie accent, i wonder if an aussie can actually understand the announcement...*hhhmmm*
busy busy busy days ahead....
i am getting stressed...argh!! why am i always stressed when i am about to go for a trip? *argh*
"Goo afternoon ladish and gentleman, may i have your attention plish? Would the owner of the car 'ess-eff-wee-tree-gero-tree-tree', plish move your wehicle? Tank kew."
just like how my father who is english-educated cannot understand the aussie accent, i wonder if an aussie can actually understand the announcement...*hhhmmm*
busy busy busy days ahead....
i am getting stressed...argh!! why am i always stressed when i am about to go for a trip? *argh*
9 more days...
it feels like i have been counting down to something for the whole year...
to various holidays during the year...
to exams...
to family vacation...
to graduation...
to europe trip...
and so...i decided that i should stop counting down
and just live in the moment...
which means i should be sprawled on my sofa and reading a good book..
or go shopping for alot of stuff i need...
or go makan yummy food...
but, instead..i am sitting in front of the comp...
too bloated to eat anything...
too lazy to library to borrow book...
and waiting for the painter to come and repaint the wall in my house
which has started fading less than a year after it's painted...
so the shoppping has to wait...
and lunch is something which i can't even begin to contemplate
my life has been turned upside down...
somehow, it just doesn't feel right that i dun seem to feel hungry anymore...
it feels like i have been counting down to something for the whole year...
to various holidays during the year...
to exams...
to family vacation...
to graduation...
to europe trip...
and so...i decided that i should stop counting down
and just live in the moment...
which means i should be sprawled on my sofa and reading a good book..
or go shopping for alot of stuff i need...
or go makan yummy food...
but, instead..i am sitting in front of the comp...
too bloated to eat anything...
too lazy to library to borrow book...
and waiting for the painter to come and repaint the wall in my house
which has started fading less than a year after it's painted...
so the shoppping has to wait...
and lunch is something which i can't even begin to contemplate
my life has been turned upside down...
somehow, it just doesn't feel right that i dun seem to feel hungry anymore...
i am coming down with i-dunno-wat.
instead of salivating at all the yummy food available just 5 mins walk away, i feel nauseated at the thought of any food. *sobsob*
so instead of stuffing myself with food like i do in melbourne
and earning myself the title of dua CC ("big CC", in reference to cars which consumes alot of fuel)
i am actually eating about 1/3 of my usual consumption in melbourne.
which basically means i am eating like a normal 23 year old female now.
yes, i was a big fat pig...and i still am cos u dun lose so much weight so soon...
my room remains in a mess...
but at least, i now have a brand new wardrobe
(as in the thing u keep ur clothes in, not my collection of clothes)
and my room has a new furniture arrangement
and most of my stuff are in my room...
while those which are not mine are...well...3 steps away from my room door
so the 'storeroom' has been temporarily relocated to the area outside my room.
mum's incessant nagging continues day-in-day-out
but my nausea is keeping me from being as efficient as i was at packing stuff
looking at photos is further slowing me down...
especially those that brings back alot of laughter...
and those that brings back that familiar ache in the heart...
as time relentlessly slipped through my fingers..
and i realised i only have 10 days left to pack for europe...
i know..
that nausea or not...
today is the day my room would be packed completely..
and tomorrow...i have to start packing for europe
and then over the next 10 days...
alot of shopping has to be done
instead of salivating at all the yummy food available just 5 mins walk away, i feel nauseated at the thought of any food. *sobsob*
so instead of stuffing myself with food like i do in melbourne
and earning myself the title of dua CC ("big CC", in reference to cars which consumes alot of fuel)
i am actually eating about 1/3 of my usual consumption in melbourne.
which basically means i am eating like a normal 23 year old female now.
yes, i was a big fat pig...and i still am cos u dun lose so much weight so soon...
my room remains in a mess...
but at least, i now have a brand new wardrobe
(as in the thing u keep ur clothes in, not my collection of clothes)
and my room has a new furniture arrangement
and most of my stuff are in my room...
while those which are not mine are...well...3 steps away from my room door
so the 'storeroom' has been temporarily relocated to the area outside my room.
mum's incessant nagging continues day-in-day-out
but my nausea is keeping me from being as efficient as i was at packing stuff
looking at photos is further slowing me down...
especially those that brings back alot of laughter...
and those that brings back that familiar ache in the heart...
as time relentlessly slipped through my fingers..
and i realised i only have 10 days left to pack for europe...
i know..
that nausea or not...
today is the day my room would be packed completely..
and tomorrow...i have to start packing for europe
and then over the next 10 days...
alot of shopping has to be done
back into tshirts and short, with hair up in a ponytail...
background is the sound of grasscutting downstairs...
and my mummy packing up stuff in my room
(which has been converted into a storeroom...)
as i sit here...
sweating...
(and wondering abt the feasibility of installing a/c)
i feel...lost
because my home is no longer the same home i remembered
after the renovation works in december last year...
i dunno where things are kept...
and while i am packing my room/storeroom
i have to keep shouting "MA!!! where is the XXX??"
but...but...but...
there is still that familiar sense of belonging...
when i fell asleep in my queen-sized bed last night...
and as i woke up this morning
to the sounds of bustling and chatting
coming from the aunties and uncles at the void deck...
i know...
that i am finally...home
'diga' roti prata kosongs for breakfast
and yummy chicken rice for lunch...
costing my family a total amount of less than SGD$20
compared to one meal in aussie for AUD$30 at least
yes...i know...i feel...and i totally understand
that i really do belong...
that this is indeed MY HOME
background is the sound of grasscutting downstairs...
and my mummy packing up stuff in my room
(which has been converted into a storeroom...)
as i sit here...
sweating...
(and wondering abt the feasibility of installing a/c)
i feel...lost
because my home is no longer the same home i remembered
after the renovation works in december last year...
i dunno where things are kept...
and while i am packing my room/storeroom
i have to keep shouting "MA!!! where is the XXX??"
but...but...but...
there is still that familiar sense of belonging...
when i fell asleep in my queen-sized bed last night...
and as i woke up this morning
to the sounds of bustling and chatting
coming from the aunties and uncles at the void deck...
i know...
that i am finally...home
'diga' roti prata kosongs for breakfast
and yummy chicken rice for lunch...
costing my family a total amount of less than SGD$20
compared to one meal in aussie for AUD$30 at least
yes...i know...i feel...and i totally understand
that i really do belong...
that this is indeed MY HOME
119 weeks of lectures, practicals and clinical placements...
37 theory and practical/clinical exams...
finally...
today has come.
3 Dec 2005...
in 6.5 hours time...
i would become a full-fledged physio...
in 3 hours time...
i would put on a graduation gown...
for the first time (since graduating from kindergarten :P)
any excitement?? yeah...starting to feel it...
the strongest emotion i have now...
or rather, the strongest craving i have now...
is to lie back in bed and sleep...
this is what 7 consecutive days of travelling and navigating...
and having to deal with a hyperactive 8 year
does to a otherwise healthy adult...
sleep-deprived is an understatement...
*yawn* but...for the sake of picking up brother...
i have to tahan...
and have to tahan till end of today...
before i can fall back into bed...
and sleep sleep sleep...
37 theory and practical/clinical exams...
finally...
today has come.
3 Dec 2005...
in 6.5 hours time...
i would become a full-fledged physio...
in 3 hours time...
i would put on a graduation gown...
for the first time (since graduating from kindergarten :P)
any excitement?? yeah...starting to feel it...
the strongest emotion i have now...
or rather, the strongest craving i have now...
is to lie back in bed and sleep...
this is what 7 consecutive days of travelling and navigating...
and having to deal with a hyperactive 8 year
does to a otherwise healthy adult...
sleep-deprived is an understatement...
*yawn* but...for the sake of picking up brother...
i have to tahan...
and have to tahan till end of today...
before i can fall back into bed...
and sleep sleep sleep...
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