9:01 PM
Hey everyone, thanks for all your tags! I will be discontinuing ths blog. All subsequent posts will be posted on my other blog. Its been a great 6 months. :)
Kay Key
Thursday, June 19, 20086:57 PM
Thank you!Thanks for the birthday surprise people! Especially Charlene. Haha. I was really not expecting anything for my birthday this year aside from some sms wishes. But it was a really nice surprise, and I got to spend my birthday in front of the Eiffel Tower. That's something not many people are able to boast of! It was great.
And now I'm back in Bern for the last few days, nuaing around right now. But I will need to start packing everything in since I'm checking out soon, and now all I can muster up strength to do is to write out my packing list for traveling. Just looking at the amount of things I have in the room is giving me a headache loh, have to put all of them in the suitcase again! Die. Hate packing man.
Anyway, for those who didn't know, because I didn't update for a very long time, I just came back from France. Went to Nice, Normandy and spent 1.5 days in Paris. It was quite nice, but I didn't really like Nice, didn't think there was much to see there. Normandy was great, I got to see lots of historical things, and even had a very extreme workout when we walked more than 10km just to see the Normandy D-day beaches from World War II. But it was fun, because I had very good company in the form of charlene and the st gallens people. :D
Well, next stop will be Italy for 12 days, and after that plans are still undecided. I'm sure time will fly, and before I know it I will be back in Zurich airport waiting to board the plane. Half of me wants to go home, but half of me wants to stay here, in Bern, for a longer time. But right now, I probably need to pack my stuff up before I can start contemplating on my feelings. Haha.
Kay Key
Wednesday, June 4, 20086:16 AM
more informationInternational trade exam was a royal pain in the ass. Seriously. I had to think through all the questions that were asked, which resulted in too little time for the questions behind. I came out the exam room with totally no idea how I would do. I didn't even know if I would pass. Zai right? That's why my status was GG. Slang I picked up from the guys. Haha. Means game over in plain english. lol. That exam totally killed my brain cells, and I was so tired after it.
But people on the 12th floor are really great! I love the times I share with them, we now have dinner together almost every night. The configuration might be different, but the atmostphere is always great. Good food (almost too good actually, i'm gaining weight and getting fat) and good friends everyday. I could get used to this, and not even want to travel Europe anymore. The thought of not seeing these people on a daily basis takes some getting used to.
The korean girl will be leaving for London on saturday, and I'm getting really sad! She still has one term here, while we will be back in singapore. Sigh. There will always be a time for parting I guess, and ours with the 12th floor will come very soon. So we are trying to make the most of the time we have left, having dinners with different people every night. Tomorrow will be asian dinner with the French people, and thursday will be a thank-you dinner for my buddy. Suddenly I don't want to leave. :(
But well, before everything happens, I need to go continue reading the multitudes of papers I have found for my pol psych paper. Yes, my work in bern uni is not done yet. And I'm totally sian diao by that. BLEARGH.
Kay Key
Thursday, May 29, 20086:46 AM
Status ReportEcons exam: GG
Current mood: thankful for the 12th floor!
(Short one now, tired!)
Kay Key
Sunday, May 25, 200812:06 AM
我要爱EconsThey always say that when playing mahjong and you get a lousy set of cards, you must always tell yourself that you love the cards you got. Because then you still be able to get some formation out of it, and who knows? Perhaps it would be your chance for a 十三么 win!
This random strand of thought occurred to me while I was (and still is) painfully trawling through my econs notes for the exam next week.
Hence, I came to a conclusion. I must learn to LOVE econs. Repeat after me: 我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs我要爱Econs
HELP.
Kay Key
Saturday, May 24, 20085:34 PM
"But men may construe things after their fashion, Clean from the purpose of the things themselves."
- Cicero, Julius Caesar Act I Scene III
So true. Miscommunication abounds everywhere, especially in an international environment. Loads of problems with locals and among people from different backgrounds man, and sometimes its really a test of patience on all sides to get the exact meaning through without one side exploding and launching into a tirade. Especially when that party's personality makes he/she more prone to such tendencies. I speak from both first and second-hand experience, and I'm sure many in Bern right now will agree.
But oh well, nasty people will be nasty no matter what.
I have come to the conclusion that it is definitely not winter. I don't know if its spring or what, since the temperature likes to play seesaw, going from 20 degrees to 10 degrees in 1 day. (Here charlene will insist that its spring, but I know what I feel - there are certainly times when it feels like winter, even though the months tell us it should be spring)
But still, how would I know that its not winter? Because the BUGS are out! Bloody irritating things are flying around through the open window in the room, and now dozens are settling down happily on the ceiling, occasionally flying around to explore the place, or to find a final burial spot on my desk. Yesterday night we even had a very big one with extremely long legs gliding, yes gliding, around the room looking for a comfortable spot. Both of us were freaked out by it, but since killing it was rather scary, and quite challenging because it did not stay at one spot for long, we decided to just ignore it. Hopefully it doesn't appear again. Stop scaring me, stupid creepy crawlies!
Yes, I have to deal with these while trying to study (and occasionally succeeding) for my exam next week. And obviously I'm not even trying to study now, since I'm sitting in front of the computer typing this blog entry out. Hahah. Its just so BORING. Hate economics. And its especially tedious after I have slacked for an entire term, travelling, playing, watching shows, etc, and generally not doing work like in SMU. But then, I just want a pass. I HOPE i pass. Please pray for me!
And nuha is coming on sunday (tomorrow)! So I should finish studying before she comes so I can be a good host and at least accompany her around for 1 or 2 days. Sigh. The troubles of an exchange student man! :D
I hope the bugs keep out of my way (and sight).
Kay Key
Monday, May 19, 20085:12 PM
Croatia and London
Yes, this is Croatia! The top picture was taken just outside the apartment we stayed in at Zadar, which was along the coast. The second picture was taken in the Plitvice National Park, where there were tons of waterfalls greeting you at every turn. It is seriously such a beautiful country, almost as if it was undiscovered yet by the rest of the world. The waters there are so clear, you can see everything underneath if it is shallow enough, and places there are almost completely unspoiled by pollution. Everyday in Croatia we woke up to the view of the ocean and the sea breeze. Totally amazing.
Sunset, taken from the balcony of our apartment.
I want to go back there again. After so many countries of looking at the effects of industrialization and modernization, its nice to just stare at nature's beauty, and not worry so much about rushing to the next tourist spot and ticking places off a to-see list. I could have stayed on the beach there the entire time, and longer, if I did not have to go back to Switzerland in order to fly to London.
But that other trip was worth it as well. Really. The weather was terrible though, I felt as if I was there during winter, with the strong wind and all. Bah. But still, I got to visit many places, and it somehow reminded me of Singapore, probably because of all the British-inspired buildings we have. Pictures will come later I guess, have not even had time to upload the other pictures from the day trips we had before Croatia.
But it was great to see Nuha again after so long, and she will be coming to Bern soon as well. Yay!
Ok, I know this was rather an unsatisfying post, so I shall post loads of pictures from Croatia below. Enjoy!
Slunj, where houses were built on water
I would love to live here
Small waterfall at the Plitvice National Park
At the beach, with people from Graz
Sunset on our last night in Zadar
Beautiful eh? I definitely did not want to come back to Switzerland. I hope I will get a chance to go back there one day, just lazing at the beach and watching the world go by would be more than enough for me.
Kay Key