Unglaublich (which translates to 'unbelievable')! Yesterday, I said I will leave some room for weight increment because I believe, with great conviction, that it is worth trying the different kinds of Deutsches food. It will be a pity if I were to return to Singapore without much knowledge on how typical German food tastes like. So da.
Since I am less preoccupied with putting on more weight now, I feasted, binged and gobbled down lotsa food that Ive always wanted to try in Münster since day 1. It is coming as a shock to me now that I am recapitulating it.
Food intake on 29/6/06:
Breakfast: 1 Banana (I feel constipated here!) and 1 cup of coffee. (saving 'space' in the stomach for more yummilious food consumption later during the course of the day)
Lunch: Shelled and unshelled rice, salmon (I took half from this really huge portion), some kind of fish, bagette and curry sausage.
Dinner: 3 pieces of Herring in olive oil, fish and chips (lotsa, lotsa chips), 1 bottle of coca cola lemonde, 1 medium sized portion of pizza.
Mind you, thats hell of a lot lah. I am so gonna put on weight lah. But whatever lah.
I dont know what came over me to indulge in so much good food. The salmon was oh so good that I thought I was in heaven. Secondly, Ive been wanting to eat chips since I was in Italy. Everyone in Europe eats chips and ice cream like nobody's business. Its such a lovely sight to see old men and ladies holding a cone of ice cream and enjoying the sweetness and the coldness of it. It just brings to mind how seemingly carefree and happy these old people are. Im starting to think that an ice cream holds the connotation of freedom. It is a joy to watch them eat. It is so wonderful how an ice cream can be so closely associated with young children and their brightly litted smiles.
Okay. I was disgressing. So I allowed myself a packet of fish and chips. I wouldnt have bought the cola in normal Singaporean circumstances. But it was Cola Limonade here. Different. Also, I was really thirsty and yea.. I decided to heck about weight for that moment.
I ate, and ate, and ate. Binged, and binged and binged. I know I am gonna suffer for this. I think I am truly at the mercy of good food! Its ridiculous I tell you. I promise myself to eat lesser tomorrow. But oh schade! The family is cooking Klopse for me. Schade! I cant diet tomorrow. Ah but oh well. Its okay. I will just eat whatever I wanna eat.
My stomachs really fat now. Some people say its not okay to put on weight. Some say its okay. Hmm. Is it really ok? Or not? Perhaps my justification to the allowance in weight increment is only for self-consolation. (after being in such a pitiful state)
But. The important thing is- I felt really happy today. It has been a long time (with the exception of the picnic under the eiffel tower) since I ate so freely. Trust me, it IS a great feeling when you eat whatever you want to eat. Haha!
Enough about food.
We had a new teacher today. He is A GAZILLION times better than that stupid first teacher. At least I get to learn interesting stuff about the language today lah. I had a fun time in class. He'll be taking us tomorrow as well. Haha! So I guess I wont be dreading school tomorrow morning. Sehr gut! I love lessons which are productive! In all honesty, I understood only about half of the things he said. The class was equally clueless as well. His entire lesson was in German. Haha! But it was a great pleasure listening to him speak and ask questions. I always give a really blank look and expect the teachers or my host family to explain to me in English. Haha!
As the days go by, I am starting to speak more German. This evening, I was communicating with the fish stall lady in German cause she couldnt understand English. We had lotsa problems understanding each other (Naturally!).
But oh well. I really love speaking German to the Germans. Imagine their puzzled look when I speak to them! Haha! But I am slowly but surely learning how to speak more fluently (I think).
People only understand me when I ask for directions in German. I am often lost.. (yes, even after walking in the city for days!) So I ask the people there for directions all the time. That is the ONLY time when there is NO communication breakdown between both parties.
Anyway, I wanna turn in soon. I wonder why there are so many mosquitoes in my room. Argh. I need to spray the insect thing now. So goodnight people of Singapore! Thats all for my day and my mad weight increment after tonight.
I will be home in 15 days' time. Really sad about that though. Im starting to love my lessons, my temporary family and this place. And of course, the food.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Münster:
Im slowly but surely yielding to temptation after 4 long weeks of struggle. I dont know if I have resigned to fate, or perhaps I have utterly NO self discipline. I cringe at the thought of how fat I will be in 3 weeks' time (or 17 days to be exact) after eating and stuff like that. Despite such possible notions, I still welcome German food (and all other possible types of food) with wide open arms.
So much happened today.
First, I told my family that I wont be back for mein Abendessen (dinner) cause I intended to go shopping. Instead, I went to the strawberry farm to pick strawberries! They were yummilious! It was a brand new experience for me. I was plucking the berries and eating them simultaneously! I know many have already done such stuff before.. But I havent.. So I was really quite fascinated. Being gay, glee and happy is an understatement to describe how Im feeling now! Yea. You get my drift.
After that, I walked around the city with Liz and decided to take the late night bus home. (Their night rider starts around 8pm)! I expected the night rider to go by the same route (20 min) but in the end, it took another turn instead of the regular one. I took an hour to reach home! I felt quite bad cause I told my family I will be home by 9 odd. I only reached home close to 11!
That aside, I was actually quite scared when the bus took a different route (it passed through cemetries and campsites). So I rushed to the driver and asked him if it actually goes to my place (in English). But that old retard replied me in German! Absurdism! I didnt even understand a shit. So I tried, at full intellectual capacity, to speak to him in Deutsch. Mein Gott! It sounded totally horrendous and hilarious! But good.. And to my surprise.. He actually understood. He gave this really long, long, complicated reply.. And I caught only the 'ja' word (which means yes in german). I got quite irritated actually.
In order to clarify, I asked him again... 'Dieser Bus goes to Otto Hersing Weg. Ja oder Nein'. (this bus goes to Otto Hersing Weg. yes or no?) And he gave the same long reply. What the hell. I walked away and asked the passengers instead. Anyway, the bus did go to Otto Hersing Weg in the end. Thank God, thank God! Ive never felt so alone and lost in a foreign country before. But thank God everything went well and I am back home safely.
When I came back, I had every intention of going down to change, blog and sleep. I think I really need lotsa energy for school. The lessons are hell boring. It takes more energy to pay attention during lessons than think (I sometimes feel). Anyway, I thought since I didnt get much shopping done today, I will probably do it tomorrow. So, I went up, after changing, to tell the family that I will be back late and will not be having dinner tomorrow as well.
At the same time, I asked them for the recipe to cook Deutsches curry with Wurst (so that I will be able to cook for my fellow Singaporeans when I am back). The topic of food really interest them. The father, the mother and I ended up in this whole long discussion about typical german food.
Incidentally, I was learning about German food today in school. I absorbed almost nothing in the 4 hours. Yet, during the half hour talk with the family, I thought I learnt so much, so much more than what was being taught in school.
Okay. Back to the conversation. They started to introduce me to the different kinds of german food. They were saying that its really hard to cook german stuff for me cause I am seldom home for dinner and that I eat really little (haha, what rubbish. I am being weight conscious. that doesnt mean i cant eat). So I told them I will definitely be back when they decide to cook to a Deutsches meal. Yum.. And being the hospitable them, they said they will cook Klopse for me on Friday during the German match against Argentina and some Schnit (er..) on Sunday! Marvellious! I am damn happy about that! Oh btw, the Schnit thing is full of fats. Youre basically eating pork with fats.
Anyhow, after much thinking and pondering, I decided to extend my weight allowance to 5kg. I am allowing myself to put on 5 kg before returning to Singapore. My rational being... If I dont eat free german food here, then when will my next chance of eating pure german food be? No one in Singapore will be able to cook german food for me. And the thing is- I really love german sausages and stuff like that! So yea. I had better make use of these last 17 days.
Not *too* long ago, I felt really bread-sick. So, I went to eat a piece of white bread and half a piece of my favourite Deutsches bread . Then, I went to the wine cellar and ate my kit kat Peanut butter Chunky. I finished the entire bar! I am feeling really full and guilty, and above all... feeling FAT now!
Peanut Butter Kit Kat was given to me (free of charge) in London. It is newly introduced in Europe and I suppose they were distributing it to the masses to create some sorta awareness. I loved it! Brilliant. Singaporeans, please try. Its damn nice.
I decided to heck about my weight as long as I am here. I dont think I can be truly happy if I were to be so concerned about my weight all the time. I guess as long as I LOSE them when Im back in Singapore, I will be okay with it. But one things for sure, 5kg is definitely not easy to lose. Oh well. The joys of eating come with a heavy price.
Thought about the 5kg thing before eating my Kit Kat today. After much consideration, I decided that I am willing to pay the price. You know, I dont get to travel to Germany all the time and live with a host family (and get free food) yah? Since I am here, I think I will just make full use of the opportunity.
Will be going to eat more fish tomorrow = more oil = more fat = more money = more weight. Haha! But well, I am going anyway. A lover of the Deutsches bread, I think I will really miss it if I dont try it. Lunch today was sehr gut! Two kinds of bread stuffed with mayo, onions, new and old Herring. There was so much cream that I will put on 1 kg cause of it.
My project for this immersion is about the Beer and the Bread in Germany! How cool is that?! I hope to be more familiar with the different kinds of beer and bread asap. It would be a pity if I dont learn their names! Realistically speaking, I dont think I will be able to master most of their names, but oh well. I just wanna learn a small minority of them. I dont even know any names right now.
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Singapore:
Me: I wont be coming back for dinner tomorrow cause I will be back late.
My Host Family-Mum: You will be back late?
Me: Er ya. Cause I wanna get some shopping done.
Mum: Do you want the house keys?
Me: Oh no. Its okay. I will be back around 9 odd... When the shops are closed.
Mum: Okay, sure!
Given the Singaporean context..........
Me: I wont be coming back for dinner tomorrow cause I will be back late.
My real mum: What time? Where are you going? Who are you going with?
Me: Friends la. I dont know what time. Probably before 11 la. Anyway I also cant come back after 11 right.
Mum: You better come back before 11. Everyone is tired and the maid needs to sleep. We cant be waiting for you. We have to work the next day.
Me: Ya. (walks away with absolutely nothing to say)
Haha, but still, I love my real Singaporean family!
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This is a damn long post, eh? (:
Im slowly but surely yielding to temptation after 4 long weeks of struggle. I dont know if I have resigned to fate, or perhaps I have utterly NO self discipline. I cringe at the thought of how fat I will be in 3 weeks' time (or 17 days to be exact) after eating and stuff like that. Despite such possible notions, I still welcome German food (and all other possible types of food) with wide open arms.
So much happened today.
First, I told my family that I wont be back for mein Abendessen (dinner) cause I intended to go shopping. Instead, I went to the strawberry farm to pick strawberries! They were yummilious! It was a brand new experience for me. I was plucking the berries and eating them simultaneously! I know many have already done such stuff before.. But I havent.. So I was really quite fascinated. Being gay, glee and happy is an understatement to describe how Im feeling now! Yea. You get my drift.
After that, I walked around the city with Liz and decided to take the late night bus home. (Their night rider starts around 8pm)! I expected the night rider to go by the same route (20 min) but in the end, it took another turn instead of the regular one. I took an hour to reach home! I felt quite bad cause I told my family I will be home by 9 odd. I only reached home close to 11!
That aside, I was actually quite scared when the bus took a different route (it passed through cemetries and campsites). So I rushed to the driver and asked him if it actually goes to my place (in English). But that old retard replied me in German! Absurdism! I didnt even understand a shit. So I tried, at full intellectual capacity, to speak to him in Deutsch. Mein Gott! It sounded totally horrendous and hilarious! But good.. And to my surprise.. He actually understood. He gave this really long, long, complicated reply.. And I caught only the 'ja' word (which means yes in german). I got quite irritated actually.
In order to clarify, I asked him again... 'Dieser Bus goes to Otto Hersing Weg. Ja oder Nein'. (this bus goes to Otto Hersing Weg. yes or no?) And he gave the same long reply. What the hell. I walked away and asked the passengers instead. Anyway, the bus did go to Otto Hersing Weg in the end. Thank God, thank God! Ive never felt so alone and lost in a foreign country before. But thank God everything went well and I am back home safely.
When I came back, I had every intention of going down to change, blog and sleep. I think I really need lotsa energy for school. The lessons are hell boring. It takes more energy to pay attention during lessons than think (I sometimes feel). Anyway, I thought since I didnt get much shopping done today, I will probably do it tomorrow. So, I went up, after changing, to tell the family that I will be back late and will not be having dinner tomorrow as well.
At the same time, I asked them for the recipe to cook Deutsches curry with Wurst (so that I will be able to cook for my fellow Singaporeans when I am back). The topic of food really interest them. The father, the mother and I ended up in this whole long discussion about typical german food.
Incidentally, I was learning about German food today in school. I absorbed almost nothing in the 4 hours. Yet, during the half hour talk with the family, I thought I learnt so much, so much more than what was being taught in school.
Okay. Back to the conversation. They started to introduce me to the different kinds of german food. They were saying that its really hard to cook german stuff for me cause I am seldom home for dinner and that I eat really little (haha, what rubbish. I am being weight conscious. that doesnt mean i cant eat). So I told them I will definitely be back when they decide to cook to a Deutsches meal. Yum.. And being the hospitable them, they said they will cook Klopse for me on Friday during the German match against Argentina and some Schnit (er..) on Sunday! Marvellious! I am damn happy about that! Oh btw, the Schnit thing is full of fats. Youre basically eating pork with fats.
Anyhow, after much thinking and pondering, I decided to extend my weight allowance to 5kg. I am allowing myself to put on 5 kg before returning to Singapore. My rational being... If I dont eat free german food here, then when will my next chance of eating pure german food be? No one in Singapore will be able to cook german food for me. And the thing is- I really love german sausages and stuff like that! So yea. I had better make use of these last 17 days.
Not *too* long ago, I felt really bread-sick. So, I went to eat a piece of white bread and half a piece of my favourite Deutsches bread . Then, I went to the wine cellar and ate my kit kat Peanut butter Chunky. I finished the entire bar! I am feeling really full and guilty, and above all... feeling FAT now!
Peanut Butter Kit Kat was given to me (free of charge) in London. It is newly introduced in Europe and I suppose they were distributing it to the masses to create some sorta awareness. I loved it! Brilliant. Singaporeans, please try. Its damn nice.
I decided to heck about my weight as long as I am here. I dont think I can be truly happy if I were to be so concerned about my weight all the time. I guess as long as I LOSE them when Im back in Singapore, I will be okay with it. But one things for sure, 5kg is definitely not easy to lose. Oh well. The joys of eating come with a heavy price.
Thought about the 5kg thing before eating my Kit Kat today. After much consideration, I decided that I am willing to pay the price. You know, I dont get to travel to Germany all the time and live with a host family (and get free food) yah? Since I am here, I think I will just make full use of the opportunity.
Will be going to eat more fish tomorrow = more oil = more fat = more money = more weight. Haha! But well, I am going anyway. A lover of the Deutsches bread, I think I will really miss it if I dont try it. Lunch today was sehr gut! Two kinds of bread stuffed with mayo, onions, new and old Herring. There was so much cream that I will put on 1 kg cause of it.
My project for this immersion is about the Beer and the Bread in Germany! How cool is that?! I hope to be more familiar with the different kinds of beer and bread asap. It would be a pity if I dont learn their names! Realistically speaking, I dont think I will be able to master most of their names, but oh well. I just wanna learn a small minority of them. I dont even know any names right now.
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Singapore:
Me: I wont be coming back for dinner tomorrow cause I will be back late.
My Host Family-Mum: You will be back late?
Me: Er ya. Cause I wanna get some shopping done.
Mum: Do you want the house keys?
Me: Oh no. Its okay. I will be back around 9 odd... When the shops are closed.
Mum: Okay, sure!
Given the Singaporean context..........
Me: I wont be coming back for dinner tomorrow cause I will be back late.
My real mum: What time? Where are you going? Who are you going with?
Me: Friends la. I dont know what time. Probably before 11 la. Anyway I also cant come back after 11 right.
Mum: You better come back before 11. Everyone is tired and the maid needs to sleep. We cant be waiting for you. We have to work the next day.
Me: Ya. (walks away with absolutely nothing to say)
Haha, but still, I love my real Singaporean family!
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This is a damn long post, eh? (:
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Münster:
Full and bloated, I made my way to the dinner table (willingly, as always) to two helpings of warm italian spaghetti. For once, I blocked out how much weight I will put on, and how much I have already eaten during the day. My stomachs really so much rounder now (as compared to the one I had 4 weeks ago), and I am so dead sure Ive already put on lotsa weight. I helped myself to another serving after the first because I really wanted some warm food on this cold, chilly day. Hmm. I must have put on another few hundred gramms cause of that.
The worst part is- I am actually quite tired even though I didnt do much during the day. Let me sidetrack. I walked around the stupid city this afternoon just to find answers to some historical questions. I wasnt even half interested in it! Yawn. There isnt any reason to explain my disinterest. I suppose I want and am expecting something more up and going, instead of walking around aimlessly looking for some spastic answers. Okay.
Anyway, I said I am tired. I wanna sleep. But I just finished eating. I will put on even more weight if I jump into bed right now, I tell ya. Sigghh! I think I will sleep in half an hour. Dont think Im giving my stomach sufficient time to disgest all the food, but ahh whatever goes... My eyes are closing.
I chose to return home early to watch the football match over Kaffee trinken (coffee drinking) with my friends today. I love my host family.. The parents are absolutely great, and the warmness that the family exudes is priceless. Moreover, I love watching football with people who take sides, people who are informative and stuff like that! (: I always look forward to going home after a long, mindless day at school. Today, I came home as early as 530 to join the football enthusiasts in watching the match.
Haha, I dont suppose I will ever do something like that in Singapore. Socialising over going home anytime haha!... Thats odd.
I dont fancy german lessons here! They are oh so boring. Oh gosh. Tomorrow, we'll have to decide on our project topic and stuff. I am quite thankful that at least I get to CHOOSE my partners. Glad to be with Liz (haha!) and this other guy.
Its gonna be another long day at school AGAIN. + 2 hours of German film about Bern thereafter. Eewl.
Things that keep me alive in this insane world of Deutsch lessons:
- Blogging at night to lament about dinner, lunch and how FAT I already am
- Being able to return home after each damn stupid day
- Bread with Herring tomorrow for lunch in the city
- Shopping with Liz, and if possible.. I hope more people come along!
- Socialising??????
- German food!
- Mass this sunday with a few friends!
Singapore:
I booked my ticket to Frankfurt on 14.6.06. Will be leaving Münster on Friday at 6 odd in the morning cause the train's leaving at 725. I took the cheapest alternative. So... My ride is 6 hours long and I have to transit about 4 times?!! Ahh heck lah. I would rather save the money so I can buy more stuff in the city! So far, my budgeting is going really well and I am "financially stable".
Glad to learn that things in Singapore are going well for the people there. Miss attending english masses though! I wonder if I will make it in time for choir on Saturday, but I highly doubt it. Haha! Yea. But by and large, oh well, hmm I miss the Singaporean flavourrrr.
I wonder what I will be having for dinner on Saturday. Maybe I will fast and have a scrumptious meal on Sunday. Yummy! Haha! I cant believe this is true.. But I have been dreaming so much about Singaporean food for at least 5 days in a row! Unglaublich!
It will be tuition, and more tuition when I return to Singapore. Poor students of mine! Anddd... Start on my car buying plans. Yahoo!
Then.. It'll be back to school. (Ah but thats a long time more, you see!)
Love all my Singaporean friends and family! Take care! Gute Nacht!
Full and bloated, I made my way to the dinner table (willingly, as always) to two helpings of warm italian spaghetti. For once, I blocked out how much weight I will put on, and how much I have already eaten during the day. My stomachs really so much rounder now (as compared to the one I had 4 weeks ago), and I am so dead sure Ive already put on lotsa weight. I helped myself to another serving after the first because I really wanted some warm food on this cold, chilly day. Hmm. I must have put on another few hundred gramms cause of that.
The worst part is- I am actually quite tired even though I didnt do much during the day. Let me sidetrack. I walked around the stupid city this afternoon just to find answers to some historical questions. I wasnt even half interested in it! Yawn. There isnt any reason to explain my disinterest. I suppose I want and am expecting something more up and going, instead of walking around aimlessly looking for some spastic answers. Okay.
Anyway, I said I am tired. I wanna sleep. But I just finished eating. I will put on even more weight if I jump into bed right now, I tell ya. Sigghh! I think I will sleep in half an hour. Dont think Im giving my stomach sufficient time to disgest all the food, but ahh whatever goes... My eyes are closing.
I chose to return home early to watch the football match over Kaffee trinken (coffee drinking) with my friends today. I love my host family.. The parents are absolutely great, and the warmness that the family exudes is priceless. Moreover, I love watching football with people who take sides, people who are informative and stuff like that! (: I always look forward to going home after a long, mindless day at school. Today, I came home as early as 530 to join the football enthusiasts in watching the match.
Haha, I dont suppose I will ever do something like that in Singapore. Socialising over going home anytime haha!... Thats odd.
I dont fancy german lessons here! They are oh so boring. Oh gosh. Tomorrow, we'll have to decide on our project topic and stuff. I am quite thankful that at least I get to CHOOSE my partners. Glad to be with Liz (haha!) and this other guy.
Its gonna be another long day at school AGAIN. + 2 hours of German film about Bern thereafter. Eewl.
Things that keep me alive in this insane world of Deutsch lessons:
- Blogging at night to lament about dinner, lunch and how FAT I already am
- Being able to return home after each damn stupid day
- Bread with Herring tomorrow for lunch in the city
- Shopping with Liz, and if possible.. I hope more people come along!
- Socialising??????
- German food!
- Mass this sunday with a few friends!
Singapore:
I booked my ticket to Frankfurt on 14.6.06. Will be leaving Münster on Friday at 6 odd in the morning cause the train's leaving at 725. I took the cheapest alternative. So... My ride is 6 hours long and I have to transit about 4 times?!! Ahh heck lah. I would rather save the money so I can buy more stuff in the city! So far, my budgeting is going really well and I am "financially stable".
Glad to learn that things in Singapore are going well for the people there. Miss attending english masses though! I wonder if I will make it in time for choir on Saturday, but I highly doubt it. Haha! Yea. But by and large, oh well, hmm I miss the Singaporean flavourrrr.
I wonder what I will be having for dinner on Saturday. Maybe I will fast and have a scrumptious meal on Sunday. Yummy! Haha! I cant believe this is true.. But I have been dreaming so much about Singaporean food for at least 5 days in a row! Unglaublich!
It will be tuition, and more tuition when I return to Singapore. Poor students of mine! Anddd... Start on my car buying plans. Yahoo!
Then.. It'll be back to school. (Ah but thats a long time more, you see!)
Love all my Singaporean friends and family! Take care! Gute Nacht!
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
As you can probably expect, I always begin my post with some lamentations about the yummilious fattening food that Ive eaten during the course of the day. I just finished dinner with my family, and have obviously committed the sin of gluttony once again. I tried white aspagrus that the father got from the farm that day. Yummilious Bubbilious! Sehr gut. Its really fresh and juicy. I thought I would really hate those green things, aber nein... The white stems arent that bad at all! Gut!
Gobbled down one potato, three different kinds of ham (never had so many different kinds of schniken in my entire life!), half a piece of toasted bread, scrambled eggs (and more leftover scrambled eggs), and sigh a bigggg biggg bowl of soup.. Which is of course, not bad. Not too thick nor thin. Just to my liking. But Im sure it was really fattening. Ja! Given the Singapore context, it would have been a DEFINITE no-no for me. After dinner, I couldnt resist an orange, and I am feeling so full right now. It is as if I have eaten three days' worth of food.
Had lunch at the Mensa today. It sucked terribly! But nonetheless, all the fattening stuff (inclu half a portion of the cinnamon rice pudding) slid down my gullets, throat, intestines and whatever. I didnt really want to waste the money. So oh well, decided to eat those fattening food.
I have never had so many potatoes in my entire life as well! I must be a ton heavier now. The most dreaded part is.. I think I will have to eat breakfast tomorrow cause the family will be down early and stuff (and school starts early). So its not quite nice to exclude myself... If you get what I mean. More food now. More fats on the way.
The day was somewhat okay for me.
The teacher thought I was 'astonished' to learn that we'll be having 4 hours of lessons tomorrow. She even questioned me on that! Thats basically absurd! I wasnt even 'astonished' to begin with! What the hell! Anyway, her german is too complicated for me and I dont understand what she is trying to say half the time. So I kinda ignore her and just look even more astonished. Wth.
German lessons are similar to those in Singapore. Theres nothing really extraordinary today. We had to (as usual) introduce ourselves and our friends and say what we've done over the weekends. Okay. Crappy and boring. Its something that I will never choose to attend. The reason why I am here for the immersion, I guess, is because I really want to delve deeper into the German culture and get to live with a german family for some time. I guess Ive already gotten my wish, and that is why I am complaining about the price of what I have to pay in order to experience this - The lessons!
I cant believe lessons will be 4 hours tomorrow. How am I to survive that? I have 18 more days to go. Isnt that a really long time? Tomorrow, I heard Ive to walk down the streets to ask the residents questions about Münster in german.. get their reply and write it down. Alright. Sure. On wednesday, its even more ridiculous. Theres gonna be a film. What a stupid thing.
And of course, more GERMAN projects. More writeups in GERMAN. I have nothing against this. In fact, I really love the language. Its just that I think I am bored exploring and stuff. And the lessons are not hyped and engaging enough for me. No frau Verry. No entertainment.
Ive never expected this, but strangely, I am looking forward to the games and sports (and a grill thereafter) on thursday. I dont know if I am looking forward to the grill or the sports. But whatever goes.
And of course, I love Friday.. Cause the afternoon is free (for shopping) and Deutschland will be playing in the evening. So, I will definitely be home to drink beer and watch the match again.
Saturday sucks cause we'll have to explore Bremen. I dont wanna do more exploring. I am sick and tired of visiting the cathedrals after cathedrals, museums after museums. These cathedrals here cannot be compared to the magnificent ones in Italy and France anyway. So well. I hope the day will be done and over pretty soon.
Sundays free for me. Hope somethings nice is in store for me. Keeping my fingers crossed there.
Sigh. So fat. So fat. How? Sigh. I wanna go back to Singapore now. How? Sigh. I dont wanna visit more museums. How? When will the 18 days be over? In 18 days? Really? Or will it be in 81 days?
Gobbled down one potato, three different kinds of ham (never had so many different kinds of schniken in my entire life!), half a piece of toasted bread, scrambled eggs (and more leftover scrambled eggs), and sigh a bigggg biggg bowl of soup.. Which is of course, not bad. Not too thick nor thin. Just to my liking. But Im sure it was really fattening. Ja! Given the Singapore context, it would have been a DEFINITE no-no for me. After dinner, I couldnt resist an orange, and I am feeling so full right now. It is as if I have eaten three days' worth of food.
Had lunch at the Mensa today. It sucked terribly! But nonetheless, all the fattening stuff (inclu half a portion of the cinnamon rice pudding) slid down my gullets, throat, intestines and whatever. I didnt really want to waste the money. So oh well, decided to eat those fattening food.
I have never had so many potatoes in my entire life as well! I must be a ton heavier now. The most dreaded part is.. I think I will have to eat breakfast tomorrow cause the family will be down early and stuff (and school starts early). So its not quite nice to exclude myself... If you get what I mean. More food now. More fats on the way.
The day was somewhat okay for me.
The teacher thought I was 'astonished' to learn that we'll be having 4 hours of lessons tomorrow. She even questioned me on that! Thats basically absurd! I wasnt even 'astonished' to begin with! What the hell! Anyway, her german is too complicated for me and I dont understand what she is trying to say half the time. So I kinda ignore her and just look even more astonished. Wth.
German lessons are similar to those in Singapore. Theres nothing really extraordinary today. We had to (as usual) introduce ourselves and our friends and say what we've done over the weekends. Okay. Crappy and boring. Its something that I will never choose to attend. The reason why I am here for the immersion, I guess, is because I really want to delve deeper into the German culture and get to live with a german family for some time. I guess Ive already gotten my wish, and that is why I am complaining about the price of what I have to pay in order to experience this - The lessons!
I cant believe lessons will be 4 hours tomorrow. How am I to survive that? I have 18 more days to go. Isnt that a really long time? Tomorrow, I heard Ive to walk down the streets to ask the residents questions about Münster in german.. get their reply and write it down. Alright. Sure. On wednesday, its even more ridiculous. Theres gonna be a film. What a stupid thing.
And of course, more GERMAN projects. More writeups in GERMAN. I have nothing against this. In fact, I really love the language. Its just that I think I am bored exploring and stuff. And the lessons are not hyped and engaging enough for me. No frau Verry. No entertainment.
Ive never expected this, but strangely, I am looking forward to the games and sports (and a grill thereafter) on thursday. I dont know if I am looking forward to the grill or the sports. But whatever goes.
And of course, I love Friday.. Cause the afternoon is free (for shopping) and Deutschland will be playing in the evening. So, I will definitely be home to drink beer and watch the match again.
Saturday sucks cause we'll have to explore Bremen. I dont wanna do more exploring. I am sick and tired of visiting the cathedrals after cathedrals, museums after museums. These cathedrals here cannot be compared to the magnificent ones in Italy and France anyway. So well. I hope the day will be done and over pretty soon.
Sundays free for me. Hope somethings nice is in store for me. Keeping my fingers crossed there.
Sigh. So fat. So fat. How? Sigh. I wanna go back to Singapore now. How? Sigh. I dont wanna visit more museums. How? When will the 18 days be over? In 18 days? Really? Or will it be in 81 days?
Monday, June 26, 2006
So, I was greeted with a splendid breakfast (half english, half german) this morning. Scrambled eggs, Deutsches bread (bread thats really common in Germany, but not in the other parts of Europe), Salami, Orange Juice, Coffee, Baked Beans, and strawberry milk fresh from the Strawberry/Aspagarus Farm. It was really cool cause the father brought Glory and I to the farm, bought eggs, veg and strawberries and made strawberry milk juice for us right after we're back. There, they allowed us to try the strawberries. My oh my, its hell different from the ones in Singapore. Its so soft, so sweet... You'll never believe theyre strawberries. Im really in love with the red things now.
Didnt really do anything really significant in the afternoon and in the evening, except to meet up with the rest to discuss nonsense. Haha. If you even call that a discussion. Glad to meet Liz and know that shes doing well! I certainly wish Im living with her instead. But I guess there are no complaints about living with Glory as well. Its just a preference thing. Liz looks like she is having a great time with her host family and having a luxurious home to herself! And! Shes so lucky cause her family is almost fat free and weight conscious or something akin to this. So that means she wouldnt be putting on too much weight as of now. Haha! As for me. Hmm. We shall see.
I will be starting school tomorrow. Mondays are always great days cause we only have lessons for two hours!! But on the other weekdays. Man! 4 hours of Deutsch Unterricht! Unglaublich! I think I will fall asleep! Argghh! I hate school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Haha! Right. Its 19 days more before I step foot on Singapore ground. I cant wait.
Actually, I think I wanna go home already. I am starting to miss some people back in Singapore, and I am craving for some of the food quite badly. Moreover, I feel as though the immersion is not 'up and going' for me. I want to be on the move, just like how it was during the last three weeks. I want to visit places. Strangely enough, I want to navigate my way around in more countries (and get lost). Sigh. I miss the joy of travelling. I dont want to study.
Anyway, I have access to the internet as of now. I have a personal computer in my room! So glad about that! Will be using the net till late on Sundays cause I start school late on Mondays. I guess I will be blogging quite frequently, so I'll be able to keep a record of what I have been doing here.
I know this sounds crazy, but I actually keep a record of my diet since umm last night. Haha! I want to remember all the special Deutsch stuff that I ate and what the sure reasons for the exponential increase in my weight are. So yea, it makes things easier when I start on my European Scrapebook.
Rebecca and guys, you wanna come over to my place to take a look at my scrapbook when Im back? Haha!! Youre most certainly welcome ANYTIME! Hopefully, I will be able to cook some german sausages with non spicy german curry for you. I will be asking the father for the recipe just before I leave this place.
Singapore Singapore. Youre only 19 days away.
Didnt really do anything really significant in the afternoon and in the evening, except to meet up with the rest to discuss nonsense. Haha. If you even call that a discussion. Glad to meet Liz and know that shes doing well! I certainly wish Im living with her instead. But I guess there are no complaints about living with Glory as well. Its just a preference thing. Liz looks like she is having a great time with her host family and having a luxurious home to herself! And! Shes so lucky cause her family is almost fat free and weight conscious or something akin to this. So that means she wouldnt be putting on too much weight as of now. Haha! As for me. Hmm. We shall see.
I will be starting school tomorrow. Mondays are always great days cause we only have lessons for two hours!! But on the other weekdays. Man! 4 hours of Deutsch Unterricht! Unglaublich! I think I will fall asleep! Argghh! I hate school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Haha! Right. Its 19 days more before I step foot on Singapore ground. I cant wait.
Actually, I think I wanna go home already. I am starting to miss some people back in Singapore, and I am craving for some of the food quite badly. Moreover, I feel as though the immersion is not 'up and going' for me. I want to be on the move, just like how it was during the last three weeks. I want to visit places. Strangely enough, I want to navigate my way around in more countries (and get lost). Sigh. I miss the joy of travelling. I dont want to study.
Anyway, I have access to the internet as of now. I have a personal computer in my room! So glad about that! Will be using the net till late on Sundays cause I start school late on Mondays. I guess I will be blogging quite frequently, so I'll be able to keep a record of what I have been doing here.
I know this sounds crazy, but I actually keep a record of my diet since umm last night. Haha! I want to remember all the special Deutsch stuff that I ate and what the sure reasons for the exponential increase in my weight are. So yea, it makes things easier when I start on my European Scrapebook.
Rebecca and guys, you wanna come over to my place to take a look at my scrapbook when Im back? Haha!! Youre most certainly welcome ANYTIME! Hopefully, I will be able to cook some german sausages with non spicy german curry for you. I will be asking the father for the recipe just before I leave this place.
Singapore Singapore. Youre only 19 days away.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Im finally at the german home after months and months of preparation and anticipation. Everythings well and good so far. They gave Glory and I a room EACH. Wunderbar (which translates to wonderful, naturally)! Im so glad cause I have this really spacious room, overviewing a miniature garden. Theres a half full length fenster (window), a computer and a television. I feel like Im living in luxury at the moment. Glory and I have the basement (more or less) to ourselves... with a bathroom and a sauna. But um. The host didnt exactly say we could use the suana. So oh well.
The only downside is... Im not able to access my email and log into msn, and access many other important websites. What a dread. Access to all important websites is denied, except to blogger. haha! I think Im behind some firewall or something. I cant even access the nus mail or IVLE for that matter. Bummers. But well, as long as I can surf the net and blog, I dont think I will complain for now.
My afternoon was splendid. See, Im living with some Deutschland fußball fanatics. Today, Germany was playing against Sweeden. Few family friends came over to watch the match. I thought it was really hilarious when everyone had to (literally) stand to attention during the German National Anthem before the commencement of the match. Everyone was singing really loudly and stuff like that. Haha. It is hell of an experience man. Germany scored 2 goals. Each time they scored a goal, the father of the family would play some song on the hi-fi (I think its the anthem) in the background and everyone would cheer. I was quite amazed at how everything went seriously. I will never get to see something like that in Singapore man! It feels so alive here!
Ich habe ein bier getrunken und habe die Füßballspiele gesehen. (I was drinking beer and watching the match). And of course breathing in the smoke from the cigarettes. Yes. Fully immersing myself in the German spirit and culture. To be honest, I am not a beer fanatic. But oh man, the beer in Germany is AWESOME! I love it to bits and I thought one glass wasnt sufficient. But of course, I didnt really want to ask for more and stuff like that.
Dinner was absolutely great as well. Had deutsches curry und wurst and some chicken thing und wurstsalat und bread. Yummilious. I told you I will put on more weight. Oh well. Whatever. The family even said they'll cook some thai and italian cuisine during the course of my stay. Man. I cant wait for it. I havent eaten Thai food in a long long time! Cant wait, cant wait!
I'll be starting school on Monday. Oh bummers and dreads. I have to learn how to speak more Deutsch again. Bummers and dreads. I wish I dont have to study. It should be playday all the time!
I will be back in less than 3 weeks' time. 20 days more to be exact. Im neither looking forward nor dreading it. Im looking forward to more playtime and eating time though.
I wonder how Liz is coping at the other hand. Her family looks like an old one. I wonder what she is having for dinner now, and how her unpacking is coming along. She must be as glad as me to be able to iron ALL the crumpled clothes. Haha! Cant wait to hear from her tomrrow.
Glad to be living with Glory. Shes nice. No complains about that as well. Seems like alls good and fine for me. Hopefully, I will be able to log on to msn real soon. I wanna talk to people. I feel so out of touch with Singapore!
Im gonna sleep early. For all those out there who read my blog, please leave tags. Or maybe, sms me. I will reply when I can. I wanna contact Singapore. I am still a Singaporean at heart. Meanwhile, you take care! I need to sleep now. Its freezing cold here. Im living in an icebox btw.
The only downside is... Im not able to access my email and log into msn, and access many other important websites. What a dread. Access to all important websites is denied, except to blogger. haha! I think Im behind some firewall or something. I cant even access the nus mail or IVLE for that matter. Bummers. But well, as long as I can surf the net and blog, I dont think I will complain for now.
My afternoon was splendid. See, Im living with some Deutschland fußball fanatics. Today, Germany was playing against Sweeden. Few family friends came over to watch the match. I thought it was really hilarious when everyone had to (literally) stand to attention during the German National Anthem before the commencement of the match. Everyone was singing really loudly and stuff like that. Haha. It is hell of an experience man. Germany scored 2 goals. Each time they scored a goal, the father of the family would play some song on the hi-fi (I think its the anthem) in the background and everyone would cheer. I was quite amazed at how everything went seriously. I will never get to see something like that in Singapore man! It feels so alive here!
Ich habe ein bier getrunken und habe die Füßballspiele gesehen. (I was drinking beer and watching the match). And of course breathing in the smoke from the cigarettes. Yes. Fully immersing myself in the German spirit and culture. To be honest, I am not a beer fanatic. But oh man, the beer in Germany is AWESOME! I love it to bits and I thought one glass wasnt sufficient. But of course, I didnt really want to ask for more and stuff like that.
Dinner was absolutely great as well. Had deutsches curry und wurst and some chicken thing und wurstsalat und bread. Yummilious. I told you I will put on more weight. Oh well. Whatever. The family even said they'll cook some thai and italian cuisine during the course of my stay. Man. I cant wait for it. I havent eaten Thai food in a long long time! Cant wait, cant wait!
I'll be starting school on Monday. Oh bummers and dreads. I have to learn how to speak more Deutsch again. Bummers and dreads. I wish I dont have to study. It should be playday all the time!
I will be back in less than 3 weeks' time. 20 days more to be exact. Im neither looking forward nor dreading it. Im looking forward to more playtime and eating time though.
I wonder how Liz is coping at the other hand. Her family looks like an old one. I wonder what she is having for dinner now, and how her unpacking is coming along. She must be as glad as me to be able to iron ALL the crumpled clothes. Haha! Cant wait to hear from her tomrrow.
Glad to be living with Glory. Shes nice. No complains about that as well. Seems like alls good and fine for me. Hopefully, I will be able to log on to msn real soon. I wanna talk to people. I feel so out of touch with Singapore!
Im gonna sleep early. For all those out there who read my blog, please leave tags. Or maybe, sms me. I will reply when I can. I wanna contact Singapore. I am still a Singaporean at heart. Meanwhile, you take care! I need to sleep now. Its freezing cold here. Im living in an icebox btw.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
I will be checking out of this lovely hotel tomorrow morning, or rather.. later this morning. Aw. Im so sad 'cause that marks the end of this absolutely clean, neat, luxurious living. I will be living with another friend and my host family tomorrow. Its both good and bad, if you think about it. Haha! At least I wont be all alone.. having to cook the farewell dinner in the kitchen MYSELF. I'll probably make a mess out of it as well. Its always better to have two heads at this kinda kitchen cooking thing than one.
Also, I realised that this will be my last night living with Liz. Both yays and sighs to that. Hopefully the in charge will allow us to swop partners. But oh well. Maybe its good to have a change once in a while.
I think I will certainly miss lotsa stuff.. things we complain about (like how dirty and yucky the cabins can get), some not too late night bitchings about certain individuals *censored*, lots and lots more. Oh well. It will something that I will always look back on and maybe... smile? but one things for sure. There's really nothing MUCH that I can complain about (in terms of sleeping in the same cabin, sleeping habits, etc) over the last weeks. So two smiles for that!
Just not too long ago, we were looking at the thousands of photos we've taken thus far (and I mean it in the most literal sense). Man. I saw the exponential increase in my weight since Paris. She even testified to that. I was so damn bloody freaked out! Argh. I dont really know what I will do about it. I don't foresee myself losing weight anytime soon. I am on a holiday, and have been enjoying excessively. I dont practice self control over here! Argh. Maybe I should. Argh. I am in a dilemma. But what the hell. I dont get to come for immersion as and when I wish right? I dont get to taste athentic german-germany Kaiserboten and Wurstsalat all the time ya?
Nevermind.
On the plus side. I have never been so happy. The joys of eating FREELY is indescribable. And man, it is some form of a liberation. Its like I cant be bothered about the fat contents, the energy value andthe calories input, yada yada. In short.. nothing. absolutely nothing.
Today, I went bread sampling around Münster with Liz. 'Coping' free bread from the various supermarkets and different bread stalls. Okay, so whats new. Its typically me and its like oh so Singaporean. Haha! I suppose if that whoever learns about it, I will definitely be condemned for such a behaviour. but oh well. I really wanted to taste the different kinds. Yes, who can ever resist the splendid variety?
I bought salmon spread (a damn fattening one), some kaiser bread and some salted vegetables. They taste MARVELLOUS. Took a bite of Kit Kat peanut butter Chunky and gobbled two big Green Granny Smith Apples. They are my favourite!! I havent ate so many apples since Singapore. Now, my stomachs bloated and I can feel myself ballooning again. What the hell.
Okay. I shall stop talking about my weight.
But wah lao. I feel like some clothes of mine are even tighter after today. I have never experienced something like that in Singapore. It can get quite scary! See to believe. Meet me when Im back.
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So. I am pretty excited for my immersion. I wonder what the host family will be doing for us tomorrow night. I wonder whether they will 'whip up a storm' hahah! I had better not get my hopes up too high. Lol. But oh man. I forgot I cant afford any exponential increase in weight. Anyone care to help me out here? But I am really getting too fat. What should I do?
I miss a certain part of Singapore. I miss the food. I miss my family, I miss some people back there. I wish I can fly back and give them a big nice warm hug and hello. I miss my bed and the days that I DONT have to wash my clothes. I miss attending mass. So far, Ive attended a French, Italian and an English mass in a short span of three weeks. Out of which, I dont understand two. I wont be able to attend weekend masses till I reach home cause I will be out of Münster every weekend to explore the various parts of Germany.
*Waves frantically*! Is anyone missing me back home? Wanna see how fat I am now? HahahA! Okay. I am just being corny. Haha. I am in some momentary I-miss-everyone-mode. But oh well. The immersion excites me further. So well. Haha! Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you, Tomorrow, youre only a day away.
Also, I realised that this will be my last night living with Liz. Both yays and sighs to that. Hopefully the in charge will allow us to swop partners. But oh well. Maybe its good to have a change once in a while.
I think I will certainly miss lotsa stuff.. things we complain about (like how dirty and yucky the cabins can get), some not too late night bitchings about certain individuals *censored*, lots and lots more. Oh well. It will something that I will always look back on and maybe... smile? but one things for sure. There's really nothing MUCH that I can complain about (in terms of sleeping in the same cabin, sleeping habits, etc) over the last weeks. So two smiles for that!
Just not too long ago, we were looking at the thousands of photos we've taken thus far (and I mean it in the most literal sense). Man. I saw the exponential increase in my weight since Paris. She even testified to that. I was so damn bloody freaked out! Argh. I dont really know what I will do about it. I don't foresee myself losing weight anytime soon. I am on a holiday, and have been enjoying excessively. I dont practice self control over here! Argh. Maybe I should. Argh. I am in a dilemma. But what the hell. I dont get to come for immersion as and when I wish right? I dont get to taste athentic german-germany Kaiserboten and Wurstsalat all the time ya?
Nevermind.
On the plus side. I have never been so happy. The joys of eating FREELY is indescribable. And man, it is some form of a liberation. Its like I cant be bothered about the fat contents, the energy value andthe calories input, yada yada. In short.. nothing. absolutely nothing.
Today, I went bread sampling around Münster with Liz. 'Coping' free bread from the various supermarkets and different bread stalls. Okay, so whats new. Its typically me and its like oh so Singaporean. Haha! I suppose if that whoever learns about it, I will definitely be condemned for such a behaviour. but oh well. I really wanted to taste the different kinds. Yes, who can ever resist the splendid variety?
I bought salmon spread (a damn fattening one), some kaiser bread and some salted vegetables. They taste MARVELLOUS. Took a bite of Kit Kat peanut butter Chunky and gobbled two big Green Granny Smith Apples. They are my favourite!! I havent ate so many apples since Singapore. Now, my stomachs bloated and I can feel myself ballooning again. What the hell.
Okay. I shall stop talking about my weight.
But wah lao. I feel like some clothes of mine are even tighter after today. I have never experienced something like that in Singapore. It can get quite scary! See to believe. Meet me when Im back.
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So. I am pretty excited for my immersion. I wonder what the host family will be doing for us tomorrow night. I wonder whether they will 'whip up a storm' hahah! I had better not get my hopes up too high. Lol. But oh man. I forgot I cant afford any exponential increase in weight. Anyone care to help me out here? But I am really getting too fat. What should I do?
I miss a certain part of Singapore. I miss the food. I miss my family, I miss some people back there. I wish I can fly back and give them a big nice warm hug and hello. I miss my bed and the days that I DONT have to wash my clothes. I miss attending mass. So far, Ive attended a French, Italian and an English mass in a short span of three weeks. Out of which, I dont understand two. I wont be able to attend weekend masses till I reach home cause I will be out of Münster every weekend to explore the various parts of Germany.
*Waves frantically*! Is anyone missing me back home? Wanna see how fat I am now? HahahA! Okay. I am just being corny. Haha. I am in some momentary I-miss-everyone-mode. But oh well. The immersion excites me further. So well. Haha! Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you, Tomorrow, youre only a day away.
Friday, June 23, 2006
After all the hussle and bussle, my 14day European Wonder has finally concluded with a trip across the English Channel to Dover. I spent two days in London, and am now in Muenster, awaiting the start of the immersion programme. Cant believe I have been away for 18 days. Man. It feels like 5 days. Time really flies when youre travelling. The best part is- I am REALLY enjoying myself with NO curfew, no restrictions and stuff like that. It is really ironic cause now without a curfew, I am actually back earlier than 11pm. Yes. On My Own Accord. (: Its really too cold out there and no shops are open. Would love to drink but my friend over here is allergic to alcohol (of all things?!) and I dont have excess cash to splurge on drinks.
One thing though. Accomodation over the last 18 days really sucked like shit. There was once when I had to pay 1 Euro (2 Sing dollars) for a 5 minute hot water flow in Munich! Thats absolutely ridiculous. The system crashed on me. Its a lousy system, really. I was stuck in the COLD shower for like god knows how long. I thought I almost died. But well. Thank God thank God for Liz.. I survived.
Loved the great food over the past weeks. Man. Some sucked. Thanks to Craig for not 'whipping up a good enough storm'. His speciality, i.e.: Lagasnia wasnt *that* great after all. But nonethess,
I had:
Escargoes from France
Swiss Roll from Switzerland
Florentine Cream Gelato Ice Cream from Florence
Black ink Spaghetti and Home Made Raviolli from Venice (after TWO FAILED tries from the stupid cafes. DONT even attempt to TRY spaghetti from CAFES! They serve microwaved pasta. like who cant cook that right?!)
Wonderful yum yum bread from France and ESP from Venice. Something that you can NEVER taste in Singapore
Cornish pastry, Scotch Eggs and Chilli con Carne from London
Super smooth and not yuckified beer courtesy of an Australian guy (er i dont know his name) in the Biergarten, Munich.
Lovely. And yes, I put on hell a lot of weight. I reckon I put on at least 3kg. Yuppers! In a short span of two weeks. Now, thats TOTALLY unacceptable. Following this, I believe I will be eating a whole load of pork knuckles and sauerkaut and wurst salat. Okay. Like what the hell. I think I may have even put on another 3kg. So that makes it 6kg. Itll seem really tough for me to lose them when I return to Singapore. And itll take lotsa, lotsssaaa time I reckon.
I am craving for local dishes. Those are among the few things that I so badly miss in Singapore. I want to eat chicken rice now. Or perhaps fish ball soup would be good. Anything from holland V? I am sick of bread. Oops. I forgot. I shouldnt be thinking of food. Argh. I can barely fit into my brown pants now. Please dont tell me I put on weight when I am back. I gotta feeling I will get a terrible shock when I step on the weighing machine. Thats the FIRST thing I am going to do when I get home.
I am really very preoccupied with my weight. I am hell so fat. Eeks. I am gonna look horrendous with that balloned face, arms, tighs and whats not.
Okay. Enough ramblings I suppose.
I bought lotsa gifts for lotsa people. People who have helped me in one way or another. People whom I wanna show my gratitude to. Spent a bomb actually. Wanna know if youre in it? haha! We shall see. I am more or less done with the gifts. Dont know if the people will like them.
Anyway. Its really difficult to carry.. and let me tell you.. Carrying a 20kg bag up many flights of stairs and cars and slopes aint exactly the easiest.
So if Ive gotten you anything.. Wah lao. You had better appreciate it lah! Regardless if you LIKE it OR not. hahah.
Bye!
One thing though. Accomodation over the last 18 days really sucked like shit. There was once when I had to pay 1 Euro (2 Sing dollars) for a 5 minute hot water flow in Munich! Thats absolutely ridiculous. The system crashed on me. Its a lousy system, really. I was stuck in the COLD shower for like god knows how long. I thought I almost died. But well. Thank God thank God for Liz.. I survived.
Loved the great food over the past weeks. Man. Some sucked. Thanks to Craig for not 'whipping up a good enough storm'. His speciality, i.e.: Lagasnia wasnt *that* great after all. But nonethess,
I had:
Escargoes from France
Swiss Roll from Switzerland
Florentine Cream Gelato Ice Cream from Florence
Black ink Spaghetti and Home Made Raviolli from Venice (after TWO FAILED tries from the stupid cafes. DONT even attempt to TRY spaghetti from CAFES! They serve microwaved pasta. like who cant cook that right?!)
Wonderful yum yum bread from France and ESP from Venice. Something that you can NEVER taste in Singapore
Cornish pastry, Scotch Eggs and Chilli con Carne from London
Super smooth and not yuckified beer courtesy of an Australian guy (er i dont know his name) in the Biergarten, Munich.
Lovely. And yes, I put on hell a lot of weight. I reckon I put on at least 3kg. Yuppers! In a short span of two weeks. Now, thats TOTALLY unacceptable. Following this, I believe I will be eating a whole load of pork knuckles and sauerkaut and wurst salat. Okay. Like what the hell. I think I may have even put on another 3kg. So that makes it 6kg. Itll seem really tough for me to lose them when I return to Singapore. And itll take lotsa, lotsssaaa time I reckon.
I am craving for local dishes. Those are among the few things that I so badly miss in Singapore. I want to eat chicken rice now. Or perhaps fish ball soup would be good. Anything from holland V? I am sick of bread. Oops. I forgot. I shouldnt be thinking of food. Argh. I can barely fit into my brown pants now. Please dont tell me I put on weight when I am back. I gotta feeling I will get a terrible shock when I step on the weighing machine. Thats the FIRST thing I am going to do when I get home.
I am really very preoccupied with my weight. I am hell so fat. Eeks. I am gonna look horrendous with that balloned face, arms, tighs and whats not.
Okay. Enough ramblings I suppose.
I bought lotsa gifts for lotsa people. People who have helped me in one way or another. People whom I wanna show my gratitude to. Spent a bomb actually. Wanna know if youre in it? haha! We shall see. I am more or less done with the gifts. Dont know if the people will like them.
Anyway. Its really difficult to carry.. and let me tell you.. Carrying a 20kg bag up many flights of stairs and cars and slopes aint exactly the easiest.
So if Ive gotten you anything.. Wah lao. You had better appreciate it lah! Regardless if you LIKE it OR not. hahah.
Bye!
Sunday, June 11, 2006
i know this is gonna disappoint some people who read my blog for travel information. haha. basically i am given this really lousy keyboard. am finding it really a nuisance to type. i typed a paragraph and i deleted it all.
i am not in a mood to blog.
but i just wanna testify gods love. truly and surely, he was with me all the way. i felt him during mass, in the morning, the afternoon, and especially late at night. i felt him when i almost lost my bag, i felt him when i didnt know what to do, i felt him when i was lost. i felt him when he made the wrong go right.
well, um, maybe the only thing ive got to worry about is my exponential increase in weight.
france serves the best kind of bread. nothing beats that.
tell you more about it next time.
im eating and sleeping like a glutton. my stomachs ballooning.
now, im in luzerne, sweiss. that means lucerne, switzerland. finally met the alps face to face this morning. the grandeur, the magnificence are amazing, astounding. as i climbed the mountains, as i experienced the beauty of nature, i immersed myself in gods presence.
spending like a mad pig. im running out of cash. havent gotten souvenirs for lotsa people at the moment. will be going to florence tomorrow. i want to go the churches in italy.
i feel gods amazing love burn stronger as i travel from a place to the next. its indescribable.
i am not in a mood to blog.
but i just wanna testify gods love. truly and surely, he was with me all the way. i felt him during mass, in the morning, the afternoon, and especially late at night. i felt him when i almost lost my bag, i felt him when i didnt know what to do, i felt him when i was lost. i felt him when he made the wrong go right.
well, um, maybe the only thing ive got to worry about is my exponential increase in weight.
france serves the best kind of bread. nothing beats that.
tell you more about it next time.
im eating and sleeping like a glutton. my stomachs ballooning.
now, im in luzerne, sweiss. that means lucerne, switzerland. finally met the alps face to face this morning. the grandeur, the magnificence are amazing, astounding. as i climbed the mountains, as i experienced the beauty of nature, i immersed myself in gods presence.
spending like a mad pig. im running out of cash. havent gotten souvenirs for lotsa people at the moment. will be going to florence tomorrow. i want to go the churches in italy.
i feel gods amazing love burn stronger as i travel from a place to the next. its indescribable.
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