My Che Che : )

if there's someone i love the most. It's her. We used to quarrel a lot. She used to get angry with me over small little things like lending me the paper to trace out some alphabets. We used to fight over even a bag. We used to tease each other about our potential gf/bf. Actually more like i getting teased most of the time. Those good ol' days.

We left each other when i was only like 15? I cried that day... and i cried some more when she left to aussie. Since then we didnt really spend long time together... at most 1 month? So here is a post dedicated to her and i think she influenced my life A LOT. And i love her :)







Che Che!! i really miss you.. seriously.. u should come back quick.. i havent seen you for more than a year.. the wine and beer's waiting for you :)

Signs

I guess sometimes little things excite people when they are in foreign land. Was looking through the memories that i've collected over the past one month and i noticed what i took in the first few days. i mean, it's all over the world but it's always different. i've seen diff ones in china, in aussie and of course, in malaysia. BUT, here they are: the little humans we all know too well, from a land far far away call Deutschland.

You kinda noticed that Germany has very cute human signs. Usually in Singapore or in Malaysia, it's just a human standing there either in running positions or walking ones. But there's some kinda 'hip hop' feeling about the humans in Germany... well you can see it rite?


And if you go down to Ludwigsburg which is not far from where i live there, you get cuter ones like these...

I'm bored lar basically.

Shit Happens

Sometimes when things are tough, there really isnt any other way to settle it. Guitar, music, friends, busyness, stone, road trips, beers, wine... It's just Him and that's it. He promised us to be there for us every single day and sometimes we just choose to ignore him and find our own solutions.

When we were young and well, notorious maybe, fairy tales come true in our hearts. Perhaps i've grown up now and when you are left alone sometimes, the eyes that are washed by tears see clearer. Things are not like fairy tales, and i suppose it's part of growing up: to realise that, and to go through that.

Some people just need a tight slap across the face before they learn that something is wrong. I have to learn it after getting one hard punch. Good thing is, it's not fatal. Bad thing is, it hurts. And i want more than anything to get it over and done with.

Had a good night sleep last night. Like FINALLY. Thank God.

Wild Hogs

When u have nothing better to do on a 6 hour + another 8 hour long plane ride, u watch funny movies which u dont usually watch in the theatres because they aint worth ur money. so i watched this comedy. Actually i wanted to watch it in the cinema but didnt have the chance so this was a great chance as they showed it on emirates. Anw, the show's about mid life crisis and how these 4 people went on a biking trip to discover themselves. not too bad.. not too good either... 6/10

Singapore

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTT ARRRRRRHHHHHHHH WAHLAU EHHHHH!!!!!!

Deutschland

Last day in my host bro's room.. sigh.. time really flies. didnt have the chance to send michelle and co. off at the hauptbahnhof yesterday but heard that she cried until swee foo had to dry his shoulders. well. Sent Charmaine off today and she looked kinda sad too.. guess it's just the great time that we had here, and the great fun that we had. The music, the beer, the schnapps, the beer garden, the schlossplatz, the titisee, the bodensee, the freiburg, the jia jie's house, the joyce's house... too many things with too little space.

i miss the weather. i miss the castles. i miss the food. and above all, i miss the people and the companionship. think that i really never wasted any time here doing nothing. It's such a great experience and i totally love it. Ein bisschen traurig.

perhaps Germany was a point of realisation as well, and i think that a lot of time in my quiet little room, things seems to be clearer. the heat has be blamed in singapore.. WAHAHAHA.. and i've already decided where to go when i come next year - Karlsruhe.

enough of mushy mushy stuff. Leaving in 24 hours. arriving in another 24 hours. How langweilig. Guter Nacht Leute, und träumt was schönes.

Please Pray

Life is short. My grandma was diagnosed for cancer a few weeks ago. Went for an operation and now she just made it through. Thank God.

Heard from my dad that she already accepted Christ in her heart and she wasnt hesitant when asked to go for operation. Thanks for all those who've been praying.

Heidelberg

okay pple.. i know that it's been short of updates in germany.. haha.. so now here's some pics. i couldnt get the nicer pics becoz i've saved it into my host son's computer and now i'm left with the pathetic amount of pictures i have in my camera.. nevertheless, they are from heidelberg, which i think is over-rated for being the chioest town in Badenwurtermberg. Or maybe it's just the weather.

This is the most significant view of Heidelberg - die alte Brücke, or the old bridge.

This is the gate from the bridge :)

We also went up to one of the old castles and took some nice pictures. But at this stage, everything is getting a bit boring - castles castles castles and more castles... haha.. but still chio.

The view from the castle across Heidelberg.

And my fav picture of the day - a wall in the castle with windows and the blue sky behind. :)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Alrite, i just found out that due to some mistakes, i'm coming back on 19th 1245 am. Previously i've been telling people that i'm coming back on 18th 1245 am and that is WRONG. i'll be leaving deustchland on 17th 2220 local time and reaching singapore at 19th 0045. Just a notice on my blog... tata :)

Ocean's 13

Ok due to some cock ups i havent been able to watch pirates.. and now it's really been kinda late and i dont know whether they will be showing it in sing when i go back : ( BUT. i get to watch this show. Not bad a show but i've never been an ocean's wadeva fan. Didnt watch ocean's 11 even though they said it was quite good. Watched ocean's 12 on a plane: and u noe they say that you only watch the shows you dont wanna watch on the plane. But now i'm watching ocean's 13. Not bad, and i quite like it. Funny and interesting. 7.5/10

Bad Boy...

Alrite.. Before i post anything else on the blog about the places of interest or anything like that, i'd wanna post something quite interesting.. haha.. my new hairstyle. Due to horrible hair cutting prices here and also the cold weather, my hair has grown to about shoulder length? slightly shorter... i was told that singapore is frigging hot and when i go back, i think i'd just melt in my room which has got no air con.. but oh well, should always enjoy things when we can.. ahha.. so here's a picture of me...

ready?

In U2 Jacket, my fren's aviator specs and first time in my life: my ponytail. WAHAHAHAHA..

Lack of Updates...

yes yes i know that there's been a lack of updates.. well that's becoz there's a lack of going to sch lately.. have been to a few excursions and didnt have time to really update the blog.. haha.. but anyways, i'm going to sch on monday so expect something more interesting until then.. tut mir Leid Leute....

Why Stuttgart

A lot of ppl ask me why i chose Stuttgart as immersion and not Darmstadt, since doing immersion with Stuttgart will mean that i'm bonded to the university in the Baden Wurtemburg state when i do exchange. But oh well, this is why i want to be here, not just the musuem, but the fact that i'm standing on places where 200 years ago, a species call homo sapien drove their first car.

Yes that's the brand name that everyone knows around the world. Do you know that it comes from the name of the daughter of a enthusiastic 'gentlemen driver' who drives his own car, since at that time, ppl who have cars usually hires chaffeur.

And i must tell you, this is the most high tech museum i've ever visited in my entire life. everyone in the musuem is given a small audio device, where you can listen to the guide and explanation through the headphone wherever you roam, eliminating the need of tour guides.

A very fierce Merc. It's a concept car, and this one here, i have no idea if it will come out in the market.

My aboslute fav Merc. Yes i'm not a Merc fan but this one is breathtaking - the McLaren SLR.

Some random shots of old cars in the museum. It's really too much things to see, too little time.

So in the end, i have to go back early. But i did manage to visit their showroom and guess wad.. A new C class Merc costs about 40,000 Euro. That's about 80,000 Sing dollar which cant even get you a Camry i think. LOL.

Die Blumen aus Deutschland :)

The flowers from Germany, just in case you have problem understanding the title. enjoy :)

I just love how their colour is so saturated in the bright sun. Something different from Singapore.. haha..

Postcard pics

Here are some pictures which, in my humble opinion, looks like post card pictures... i took them with my cam.. all of them, and i just love them a lot.

I secretly coped a picture of this kid playing frisbee on the beach in Rugen. Artistic enough.

That's the castle square or Schloßplatz in Stuttgart. Yesterday's weather was superb and this is one of the view from a nearby shelter.

The harbour view from Hamburg. We were there for one night before setting off to Rugen. A very chio city really, more than Stuttgart i think :)

The flower market in the morning near the Hamburg main station. Very artistic i think.

We set off on a choo-choo train from Binz in Rugen to arrive in Gohren in Rugen and this is one of the nicest picture there. Nothing else. LOL.

And finally, this is my favourite picture in my whole collection. It is not drawn, and not taken off a postcard and they are swans, swimming in the cold north sea. They came up for a while and we fed them with bread. This is the nicest picture taken i believe. :)

Manchmal...

ich glaube, ich bin sehr dumm. Ja das ist wahr, weil ich nichts weiß. Have you felt like a barrier sometimes? if you do, and you do not know it until vielleicht ein halbes Jahr später, you'd probably understand what i mean.

It's just a normal ranting for me to express some discontentment over the blog becoz i just felt like Scheiße. i find it extremely hard sometimes? to balance a lot of things... and here is a song which aptly describes my feelings:

Under the Bridge

Sometimes I feel Like I dont have a partner

Sometimes I feel Like my only friend

Is the city I live in The city of angel

Lonely as I am

Together we cry

I drive on her streets

cause shes my companion

I walk through her hills

cause she knows who I am

She sees my good deeds

And she kisses me windy

I never worry

Now that is a lie

I dont ever want to feel

Like I did that day

Take me to the place I love

Take me all the way

Its hard to believe

That theres nobody out there

Its hard to believe

That I'm all alone

At least I have her love

The city she loves me

Lonely as I am Together we cry

I dont ever want to feel

Like I did that day

Take me to the place I love

Take me all the way

Under the bridge downtown

Is where I drew some blood

Under the bridge downtown

I could not get enough

Under the bridge downtown

Forgot about my love

Under the bridge downtown

I gave my life away

P/S: of course it does not represent my feelings literally. it just describes most of it. And those who dont bother to translate, dont bother to read the post :)

On a happier note, i met Kim Jong Il on Rügen. LOL.

I was at Rügen...

Ok here is an explanation of my disappearance which caused a lot of commotion, some which i regret... i have been to Rügen, an island north of Germany. In case you havent notice, i live in Stuttgart which is like south of Germany and Rügen is the red dot on the Germany map.. Becos it's very northern, it is frigging cold... but we do have some nice weather on the second day that i'm there and here are some photos..

The Map of Germany with Stuttgart down south nearly at the border. We travelled 10 hours to get to Rügen...

The view of the pier in Binz, a place in Rügen near the eastern sea.

Some random picture of the beach - that's why i went to Rügen. i love beaches.

That's me again with the pier.

Sorry i'm out of time and i need to go now.. tata ppl.. til next time i'll upload some other nice photos.

Biking trip

Yesterday i had i think one of the most wonderful day in my life. School started off at 800 am and we had kinda dry lessons whole day long. But it's good.. as i'm learning new things and it's good for German 3 when i go back.. HAA HAA...

anw, the day really began at 630 pm local time. we (me, Mr Kicherer and our neighbour Mr Gerald) went out on a biking trip which was about 2 hours long. it's not a trip through towns but a trip through the countryside from my area of residence (Kornwestheim) to the river Neckar before riding along the Neckar to a Bier Garten and having dinner there with them.

I really couldnt and didnt imagine the beauty of the countryside with the wineyards and the river by the side with a little mist and lotsa greeneries beside me. It's like riding in air con temperature in a picture. i think that's the best way to describe it: an oil painting on canvas which we always see in some magazine or something.

Unfortunately i couldnt take any picture on the way because we were in a hurry, sort of. The sky was getting darker as we arrived at about 8 sth at the Bier Garten. It was a great journey and even though it hurts (cycling for 2 hours can be costly, which is why i need to get cycling pants end of June), i'll take it up anytime to do it again. Absolutely gorgeous.

That's us at the Bier Garten as you can see from the sign. Time was about 900 pm local time. Not dark huh.

The Bier Garten at 830 pm. It was cosy with lotsa ppl drinking and just talking cock. Great place to socialise.

That's us with Mr Gerald on the left and Mr Kicherer (my host parent) on the right with the Hefe Hell beer: a type of murky beer which is not too bitter.

Us again on the way to the Marbach station. We cycled from Kornwestheim all the way to Marbach before taking the S Bahn back from there. Reached home at about 1000 pm?

Our bikes on the train station waiting for the train to arrive : )

This is the night view of the historical town of Marbach. Went there to take some pictures and they gave me a tour around the town.

That's them in front of me. It's so bright and unclear because i was using night vision, but it's really kinda dark already at that time : )

The trip is simply amazing. i cant describe everything here but somethings just cannot be explained. It has to be experienced. Going to Ruegen tomorrow so i dont think i'd be blogging anytime soon. Bis Dienstag Leute. Tschus.