Backpack Travelling Around Europe! (Getting Into-)

One of the most convenience thing living in Europe is travelling. European countries have the most reliable transportation system. So, it's such a waste if you don't know how to utilize such facilities. Since travelling is such convenience here, i can't afford to get myself missed out visiting cities around the Europe. To think of that, i have visited quite a number of cities.

For a cheap and affordable trip, you need to plan. "The early bird catches the worm" proverb is always true for early planning and booking.Because early preparation will enable you to get cheapest travelling ticket or desirable accommodation and save your money. But sometime, there will be last minute promotion. When i say sometime, meaning it will depend on your luck. So, early planning will still the best.

Today, i am gonna to share a little of my experience on how to plan. Of course it won't be the best way, but i do hope it will bean aid for those who are planning for a trip.

STEP 1:

First of all you need to:

-Decide the locations that you will be visiting. It can be just a city or more than 1.

-Check the available date you wanted to go for travelling.

-Estimate the duration of you travelling.

-Approximate the amount you are afford money to spend for the whole vacation.

*Tips: Flexibility is important here. Give a range on your date, duration, and your budget. Different dates have different prices for travelling ticket and accommodation.

STEP 2:

After you have set a range for above criteria. Now we proceed to transportation.

There will be 5 type of transportation available:

a) Train is the best way for travelling. The seating is spacious and will stop direction at the main train station(located center of the city). The only problem is the price! normally it will be the most expensive travelling option unless you book at least 3 months in advance or the is an ongoing promotion.

b) Airplane will be the cheapest way of travelling within Europe. The problem is, there will be baggage allowance and a lot of restrictions. Further more, you need to be on the airport at least 1 hour earlier. Most the airports are located far away from the city and you need to pay for about an hour bus ticket to city center.

c) Bus will be another option, but it will be the slowest. You will need to sit long hours of bus to your location. Normally it will come it package, where your accommodation or even your food will be included. Depend on the company that provide you the services and the price you pay.

d) Another option will be renting a car and drive yourself to the desired location. Renting a car is not expensive here provided if you are travelling about 4 person per car. Those who are new in Europe, you are allow to use your licence for the first 6 months in European countries. But, bear in mind, the driver seat will be on the left hand side of the car. So, everything will be exactly opposite compared to Malaysia.

e) The last option will be "car pool". Which mean you will be travelling with some random driver who wanted to go for the same destination. It's available in website where the driver will be posting out their vacancy and available seats. And you will be paying a small amount of money for it. Generally, it's safe but not really reliable. Definitely a big NO for destination which takes more than 4 hours.

Ok. Enough of the transportation option. Now we proceed will transport selection. Normally, we will just choose for the first 2 options (train or airplane). There will be a number of flight companies which offer many destinations with affordable price. Check all flight company for the air ticket and list out the price for comparison. For example Rynair, Air berlin or Easy jet. Do, keep an eye for train tickets too. For example in Germany, they train have ICE(www.deutsheBahn.de) and you will able get cheap tickets if you book few months earlier or you book more than 1 ticket in advance.

List out all the price and location for each travelling options which are in your range of the dates available and find the cheapest from it. Don't just list out 1 option, make more variation and give yourself more choices to choose.If you travelling to more than 1 city, list out all the routes. Do not fix which city will be the 1st destination. Just list out all the options available.

Below are the sample of the draft you can do for your destination and location selection with the price listed on each route.

STEP 3:

After drafting the possible routes, we now proceed to route selection. For example, you can refer to the diagramme above. You can see arrows with different colours indicate the routes. Choose the best option that suit you.

There are few criterion you need to take into consideration for the selection:

-number of days for each city. Normally, we spend 3-4 days for each city. If you are travelling few places, do include the time spend for travelling

-the cheapest way to your desired destination

-the most time saving transportation

-transport that comfort you well

**Tips: in case the train ticket is just a little bit more expensive than air ticket, i would suggest you to go for the train.

STEP 4:

Next, you need to start booking! Book the ticket via online. You just need to fix the date and pay with credit card. Booking through website of the train/flight company is easy and well guided.

When you keying your details when booking, make sure you give all the correct information. Double check all you details. Most important will be the name, passport number and the date chosen. After conformation of payment, there will be no amendment is allowed.

STEP 5:

When you done all you transportation booking, now we'll proceed to accommodation selection. For the hostel booking, i am using hostelworld.com. There are a number of hostel/hotel or guest house available. Select the date and city, you will see a list of accommodation available with full descriptions, comments and rating. Choose the best place for yourself.

Tips: for better selection, please refer to the comments dropped by the previous visitors. The comments will be a great help for you. Do take note the distance for city centre and the facilities provided.

Great! with all 5 steps, you will able to get into your desired city with reasonable price. Hope this post able to give you guys rough idea how travelling within Europe countries. Below will be some useful website for travelling.

http://www.hostelword.com

http://www.ryanair.com/

http://www.statravel.com/

http://www.easyjet.com

http://www.airberlin.com

That all for this post. Next, i will be sharing wit you guys how to travel around the city.

365 Days

Today is exactly 1 year i have stayed in Germany.365 days ago, i was in the airport for the first time. Going oversea for the first time, departed from my home country. Leaving behind a lot of sweet memories. Everything was in mess, and wasn't ready to leave. At one point i feel like give up to Germany, but i can't afford to give up my dream. Proceed to what i have planned, keeping the promise to myself.

October 1,2009 is the date where i flew away from Malaysia. Experiencing my 1st Autumn. For the first half of the year, i can't able to settle down. I remembered that i was in high enthusiasm during Autumn, having plenty of plans, goals and aims. I planned everything, but when winter came, all my plan failed. I was demotivated, my studies gone haywire. From attending the classes, i started to skip classes. From studying, i turned to laze around, doing nothing. Thing doesn't turn well during my winter semester. Reason? A lot! But all was just an excuse for me to be lazy!

When winter reached to the end, exams were coming. I somehow gone through 8 exams( including language and non-technical) and 1 project. I was lucky to pass all exams except Werkzeugmaschine. The failing of 1 subject really got me! From that onward, I was having phobia on failing. xD

Exam ended, Spring came. I missed the most beautiful scene of the year, the 1st month of Spring, where all the flowers blooms. Greenery scene accompanied by colourful flowers. It was amazing, but that time i was taking my language class. A private course in Dusseldorf which costed me 400 euro per month. I needed to travel all the way to Dusseldorf everyday. I was tiring because it took me about 1 hour to reach and spending another 1 hour to reach home.

When my summer semester started, i stopped the language class. Went for classes. I only have 3 classes a week. But because 2 of the classes were in the same time, so i basically only attend 2 classes weekly. This semester, i spent most of the time in library. Don't be mistaken take i actually studied in the library. Yeah, no doubt that i studied a bit, but i spent half of the time facebooking, playing online games, playing msn and watching movies. Though my productivity was low in the library, but at least better than "fermenting" and do nothing in the room.

Summer ended, exam over! All the examination results were out. I had my vacation. And now Autumn and going to start my thesis in no time. Though i don't know what i have done for the past 1 years or what i have learnt from German's life, but when i looked back on my stick note filled with my aims, goals and dreams. I realized that i actually achieved most of it! I don't know how to express the feeling. Imagine when you set your goals 1 years ago. In between, many thing happened and forgotten your goals. You go wayward! Deviated from the original plan. In the very last minute, you recalled you goal, and you got back.

Time passes really fast, i can't chase back what i missed. Right now i am appreciating what i have now.

*ps: i am back to blogging life. xD

Disappointment?

Last night i got my examination result for Verfahrentechnik, it was just 2.7 (Germany system, something like cgpa, best will be 1.0) I was rather disappointed with it. After working hard for this subject and i thought i have done well during the exam, but i never thought it will be just 2.7 ( i was hoping for about 1.7 or better). It was really a shock news for me. Just like the whole world fall apart. As if your hard work didn't pay off. To be frank, i never have such feeling before.

I remember when i was in primary school where we must take UPSR. I was merely know what is the UPSR when i took it. I have never been the top students in my batch or even the class. I was basically ranked about 20-30+ among the students. Well, you can consider me as the top among the averege. Back then i was naughty, never do my homework, always get caned by the teachers, and of course never fail to have fight with my fellow friends.LOL! When the UPSR results was out, the list was pasted on the notice board right in front of the school entrance. Everyone ran to it once the announcement was made about the results. And i was in the top list, i scored straight 5 As for it(i was from SK school, so only 5 subjects taken). Of course i was happy and excited because no one will expect me to get such a results(no even me). Out of joy, there was someone in tears. J who was one of the top students broke down and cried. He scored 4 As and a B. That time i was wondering why must you be so sad because of this. It was just another examination out of numerous examinations. I don't understand what is the feeling of disappointed when your hard work didn't pay off. But i realized that Luck always be on my side.

Because of the good results, my dad enrolled me in to RMC (Royal Military College) where the requirement was at least 4 As and above for UPSR. Before i was enrolled into the college i were required to do some minor test for stamina, perseverance, IQ test where i stayed in the military camp for 1 whole week. Later i got the admission into it, and whole new world awaited for me. To think back, it was a total disaster for the 1st year in there. You got punished whatever fault you did, and you also punished for the fault of your friends. i remembered i woke up daily about 5am and sleep about 12am daily. This resulted me sleeping habit during the class ( i am not going to elaborate in detail about my life there). My results was so poor where ranked 30 out of 100 students in my batch. I begin to pick up my studies during the early of form 3, where i need to take my PMR. Luckily i have a group of good teachers never give up on us. They keep pushing us, train us and guide us till to the day of examination. And with their helps and of course again with Luck, i scored 7 As in the examination (again, RMC is consider a SK type school, so just 7 subject were taken).

Right after the PMR, i tell myself, i will make sure my name will be in the 1st sheet of the paper on the notice board ( every time, the overall examination was pasted on the notice board, and normally top 15-20 will be on the 1st sheet, and i was always in the second sheet). So i make an effort to strike since the beginning of form 4. My hard work paid off. I was ranked number 5 in the 1st half of the year and 8th in the final year. Somehow, i didn't manage to keep my perseverance with me and my studies when down during form 5. But i manage to score 9 As in my SPM (not all A1, with few A2). Well, with this results, i was one of the 6 students who scored all As. Well, it seem like our standard was so low where none of use get straight A1 like other ordinary school,but the reality is the life as a military student ain't a easy thing, more over to score a string of As. Of all 6, everyone get a scholarship some went to oversea, and some went to some prestige colleges and left me back to form 6 life. This time i would not say Luck was on my side. Perhaps you can consider me the worst of the top.LOL!

Ok! Form 6, back to my hometown, my old school. Everything seems like have to restart again, i have to get use of the "normal" school lifestyle after 4 years in "extraordinary" life. LOL! Well, form 6 life was ain't easy especially when your class filled with the cream of the cream. Those who scored 11 A1s, 12 A1s..... and you just straight A but not A1. So that was the life. Instead of biology, i have chosen physics class. One thing you should know about me is i am sucks in Physics since form 4. Instead, i hate that subject. BUT, because i don't want to compete with the top of the top for limited places in Uni for the critical course( eg: doctor,dentistry or pharmacy), so i choosen physics class. In the mind that i have wider scope for engineering scope and lesser stress for my studies in form 6. LOL! Well, form 6 life passes with a lot of memorable stuff, where i had my first gf, where i was addicted to DOTA and play at the cyber cafe up till 3am in the morning during my trial exams with CH. CH was my best friend. I was sitting in the 1st row right in the middle of the class and he was next to me and JY just behind me. The funniest thing was, JY and i always fell asleep in the class and got scolded by our teacher CTH.LOL! Though we played a lot, but i never fail to do our revision, everyday and night (except during dota session). Until the last 2 days before my physics examination, i broke down, i was worry i can't make it for the exam. Of course i took a lot of effort to master the subject, but it just don't get into my brain. I remember that night i went to HS house doing revision with HS and CS and in the middle of revision, the fear surrounded me, i went to the back and cried out, never in my life i was so worry about my studies. But somehow that time i was worry to death. That time H came and he accidently found out that i was being a crybabe. And he comforted me. Well, when the result was out, i got 3 As and a B for my physics. Though i have already expected the result, but............

Ok, a another new chapter of my life when i was enrolled into UKM of a degree in Mechanical engineering. As usual, i had a good result for my 1st semester. Since the beginning of my admission into the uni, i was not in the mood to study as hard as i was anymore. I lost my spirit to strive like what i used to be. Moreover the degree i got was the 3rd last choices out of 8 choices i have selected. For the last 6 semester i led my life in "happy go lucky" lifestyle where i don't care much of my results. Thing happened the same as i reached Germany. I have forgotten my resolution and my target to work hard. And........ So for the second semester, i start to dig out my long buried spirit within me and try to strive for the final time. Though the Verfahren result was rather disappointing, but i still haven't give up because i still have 2 more exams to go. Getting back the "spirit" where you lost for years is ain't easy, more over you can't just have the feel, you must do something to show the result. I hope the Luck that has been accompanying me for year be with me again. :)

ps: too long to check for error mistake.

Changes!

I was studying and took a short break. Went to the toilet and rinsed my face with cold water to reduce my tiredness. Then i looked myself in front the mirror and i realized that i look so awful. My face was filled with blackhead especially on my nose, a little bit of pimples, large dark circles under the eyes with horrible eye bag. A little of wrinkles near the edges my eyes. A big forehead with lesser hair. I am having hair loss problem since the day i reached Germany. They told me that this was due to the "hard" water we use daily.

Looking at myself i realized that i didn't care much on my appearance since the day i started my new life in here.

I remembered that i used to wash my face twice a day when i was in Malaysia (morning and evening), but nowadays i just wash it once a day or maybe once every 2 days.
I remember i use to have facial treatment ( with mask) once a month or 2 months once, but i never do that since the day i was in Germany. Even WS who was a typical guy do mask more than me.LOL! i wonder if the world have turn upside down!
I remember each time i went back home, my mum will get me a small glass birdnest every morning(she even woke me up in the middle of sleep to drink it before she went to work), but never for now.
I remember that every time when i was in the study weeks, mum will get me a box of "essence chicken", but not in Germany.
I remember during my revision weeks, i will take care of my meal by taking quality food, but these days fast foods will be my meals.
I remember i used to take supplement foods every morning, but these days, chocolate and junk food replaced them.LOL!
I remember I woke up every morning i used to drink a big glass of plain water, but now coffee and tea will be my new drinks.
I remembered that i use to hate smokers, but now i am one of them.
I remember i used to be shopaholic who shopped a lot, but the last time i went for shopping was nearly 6 months ago. Having limited shirts and pants. Even WS have double of my quantity.LOL!

I wonder if i havechanged that much!

Less than 2 weeks before final 2 exams!

I has been struggling for the last 2 exams of my degree course( excluding the thesis) for the final time i do my revision for my last exam(i hope i will pass all of it). When the exam ended i will start doing my thesis and then balik kampung. I have been longing to go back! BUT before i am going back to Malaysia, there are few places that i must go beside Europe and of course i need $$$$$! hmm... let put aside this thing 1st.

Today will just focus on my on going like. Lately i forced myself to wake up 7am daily. Well it was not an easy task to do because i need to shift time sleeping time and i ended up fell sick twice.LOL! because i can't sleep at night and woke up too early which causes me to fall sick.

Hmm... if you notice, i am writing this blog with really really bad sentences( i know most of the time my blog suck, but this time is even worse).Because i was in rush when i was typing the post. I was out of randomness!

Whole day in the library from 9am-5.30pm(excluding 20 mins out for lunch), productive is not really high, but at least i keep my revision in track. These days, i was in high tension due to 2 examinations on 24th and 26th. Both required you to memorised every since words on the notes plus both will be in Germany language examination! :( with my low level of german, i need to double up my effort compared to others. With my super duper lazy mervin against desperate wanna to study mervin. I wonder who will win! LOL!

we will see how it turn after the examinations. :)

Determination!

Determination! Determination! Determination!

I always fail to keep myself with the books when in come to examination! It's always excuses and distractions when i am suppose to concentrate

and study. The word DETERMINATION seem easy to be uttered out, but i far to be reach! hard to keep myself on track! In in the pace what i have planned.

Examination is coming in no time, yet i wasn't ready. Everyday filled myself with worrisome but lack of enthusiasm to perform my task. :(

I have build up my revision plan, but the execution will be another story. Starting this Monday, i've tried to check myself with sticky note. Yeah, i noticed that it do help, but the progression was just 60%.. 40% of the work will be postponed to the next day. In the end, more and more thing piled up together and i got even more stress or feel like giving up.

Every morning, when i woke up, just before i get out of my bed, i will tell myself "today will be a fine day, i will be happy, and i will finish all my task" But it seem like doesn't work. I recalled that i always convinced my friends never ever give up! But i just realized that not giving up is not sufficient to make my day, i still need D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N!!!

2 habits that i need to cultivate for my whole examination period will be:

No. 1: Clearly identify my missions and proceed to my goals!

No.2: Prioritizing my goals!

We will see how it work! When the exam is over! I will check if those 2 habits are with me or not!

Some how, i feel like praying and ask for favor to the Almighty God in helping me go through this crucial moment. BUT i know, no one can help you, if you can't help yourself.

Just

7 days(23/7) before my German Language examination

18 days(3/8) for my Verfahren examination

39 days(24/8) for my Werkstoff II examination

41 days(26/8) for my Werkzeugmaschine examination

After the examination, i will check this post again, seeing how good i am in keeping my word!

Begin of the War!

Just came back from home after watching the last match of the World Cup, where Spain won over Netherlands by 1-0 during the additional time(110+ minutes). Everything ended! This was the first time in my life watching football matches since the beginning of the World Cup until the very final match. Maybe because of the atmosphere watching football was so different compared to Malaysia. It's really entertaining watching you favorite team winning the game with the supporters shouting, cheering. Especially on public viewing!

It's in the middle of July now. Will be having my first paper next week, German language, followed by Verfahren(process engineering), Werkstoff II and Werkzeugmaschine (machine tool) on 3rd,24th and 26th of August respectively. Which mean, i am starting a war on myself. Taming my mind. Killing my laziness, eliminating my unmotivated thought. Cultivating myself with the virtues i have learnt for the past 20 years. Is my final semester. I don't wish to pick up another semester. I have enough prolonging my degree courses.

Well, it was the 10th month in Germany. Time flies. Struggling to dettach myself from clinging the past. But right now, i must move forward. not to erase all the past, but to carry it with new goal, new inspiration. Overcoming my weakness by utilizing it in beneficial way. hmm.... i would not like to explain what i meant by the "past", because it already the past. xDDD

Summer in Germany isn't as nice as i thought. The hot and dry weather is really killing me. Sweat everyday, even in the room! making me so sticky and unmotivated to do anything. Perhaps, it was just an excuse for myself being lazy. xDBut, it is for sure i will be having lesser time on blogging (though i didn't update my blog about a month).

Hmm... my wish was granted! My thought, my hope has been answered. Mum and Dad finally bought their ticket to Germany this coming September. I can't wait to see them. It has been nearly a year. Though i am not a home boy, but..... i still love them as i always do. :)

Need to stop here now! World cup ended, my laziness end here. Time to fight for myself. Bye bye lazy Mervin!

Here are couple of pictures for June and July.

Taken during the match Germany vs Ghana(June 23,2010)

A day picnic in Essen, Grugapark, and "botaking" Adrian(June 26,2010)

Swimming and riding boat at Wedau,Duisburg (June 27,2010)

Germany vs Argentina(July 3,2010)!

Germany vs Spain (July 8,2010)!

A Wish of A Child from Lower Middle Class Family

I was thinking of calling my parents since last few days, but i could get a chance to do so. Today i finally made a call back home. Telling them my wish, having a vacation with mum and dad in Europe. Well, it sound weird for a guy like me who will be quarter of century old by next year uttering such wish. Maybe because of my background. It might an easy task for some of you, but definitely not for me due to 2 reasons. Firstly, is the family financial status and secondly, dad's personality who always refuse us.LOL!

I was born in a lower middle class family, where both of my parents need to work. Since i was young, i was hardly in my home. When i was a child, i stayed with my paternal grandparents. A family full with rules and restrictions. Where i always been punished for my naughtiness.LOL! When i was 10, my beloved grandma passed away, i moved to my maternal side. By 14 years old (when i was form 2), i has been sent to boarding school in KL. During my high school(form 6), i continued my studies in my hometown,BUT... for the sake of convenience and of course freedom, i stayed most of the time at my grandpa's house instead of my house which is just 10 minutes awayxD. After my examination(STPM), i had my 6 months break, and spent the entire holiday working in Genting Highland. Later, i was offered to UKM to pursue my Mechanical Engineering degree starting July 2010 (by the age of 20) and now ended up in Duisburg-Essen University in Germany.

So, the time i have spent with my family was rather limited. I missed a lot of family trips/outing. You might ask, "if you seldom see them, you should not really close (in term of relationship) with them?" Yeap, i am not very close with my parents, especially when i was a kid. I hardly talk to my dad. As time goes on, i grew up, and every time i went back home, i really feel at HOME. So warm, so relaxing, at peace, and nothing to worry about. I was having fun staying home, having dinner together, watching mum and dad teasing each other, seeing my siblings body language (because the seldom talk).

Since last years, every time i went back, my heart pain seeing my parents. Every time, i see them, i realized that dad and dad getting older, there is more wrinkles on their facse, and more white hairs. But one think never changed, dad still work hard as usual. Running here and there, trying to earn more income for the family. For over 20 years he has been working so hard, and i was hoping that he can taking some break to be here with me in Germany.

So today, i called mum to come over here by end of this year with dad. Mum said that she has no problem coming over, but thetroublesome part wil be dad. And i called dad as well. Well, dad is always busy with his work, so you need a persuading skill when you talk to him. I remembered today when i asked him to come over, he said " Cannot, there is a load of work to do" for the 1st few times. Then i continue to persuade him, then he said " Hmm... we will see how is the arrangement first, but i guess i can't make it" He kept repeating the word " cannot" until i say "Please don't say no or can not when you haven't plan it. If you really want to come, we will figure out the way. But never say NO". Finally he stopped saying the word NO, but he kept saying "We will see how." LOL! Though he didn't say the word "YES" but i am assuming that he that he has agreed. Because it is my wish!

Weekend!

Was out of the city this weekend. Saturday to Rüdesheim and Sunday to Bonn. For the past few days, i was bored of staying in the room. Especially when night reaches. I felt energetic but filled with emptiness. These days i was getting to bed late and woke up late. Thanks to the sun that set about 9.30pm.

For the Satuday trip was awesome. Travelled 3 hours to Rüdesheim, a place that well known for producing wine, Took short tour around the city. Had a german typical lunch in Restaurant. And get some soviniors.The city was rather happened, with a lot of people. The city is covered by hills, where the grapes are planted. The city was also located along the Rhein river, the most popular river of Germany.

By 2pm, we took a tour along the river side from Rüdesheim to Koblenz, 4 hours ship. At the beginning, we were rather excited, taking pictures here and there. Looking at each cities, abandoned castles and forties we passes through. After a few stations, we started to "cool down", no more photographing session. We just sat down, enjoying the sun ray, the greenery, the wind blew through us as well listening to music and chit chatting.

Stopped over at Koblenz for Germany king monument.

The next day(Sunday) went to Bonn, was once the capital of Germany. A small city. Took a some pictures. went to Beethoven birthhouse, paid 4 euro for entry fee, but rather disappointing. And no photo allowed.

On the way home, saw a group for weird people(i guess a family of 6) quarreling to each others. Shouting and scream out loud, until i, the one who fell asleep with earphone on could hear their screams. It was rather funny, when on of them, a fat lady changed her shirt in the train.LOL! People sitting near to me was aslo laughing seeing the "funny " people.LOL!

Summer life!

Right now i am experiencing the 4th cycle of the season-Summer-. I remembered that i was here during Autumn(Oct, Nov) where i started a new life here. Then to Winter(Dec-Feb) where i was so excited for my 1st snow. Followed by colourful Spring(Feb-May) and now sunny Summer.

Things that i dislike during summer:
- the night is too short(no party atmosphere) xD
- too many bugs(flies)
- the weather was too dry and hot.
- my room get dirty will all the cotton flew into my room
- food get spoilt easily

AND

i was happy with summer because:
- i can wear shorts to uni! :)
- more sun exposure (sun light something increases my enthusiasm)
- nice weather for outing(good for sightseeing)
- more energetic
- can say no to jacket ( not applicable during rainy day)
- the city are more happening with nice weather

Well, nothing perfect. You can't get everything you want. But Summer is really a nice season to me. I feel like travelling around the europe in this weather, but..... $$$$$$$!LOL!

ps: summer teaser! that is why people love sunbathing!

Now I Know Why!

Flourance, Italy, March 2010

Today was rather cold and rainy. No more sun bathing. And now i understand why these Caucasians always craved for sun light. Because you hardly get sunny weather here. It's always cloudy and cold. So, when the sun is out, everyone go out for sun bathing, enjoying the "precious" sun ray. LOL!

I was in Düssseldorf last Monday for sunbathing.LOL! For this first timen(i will never do that in Malaysia).LOL! Experiencing the hot sun ray, will cold breeze of air, enjoying the green scenery and of course people in summer wear.LOL! Lying on the grass, "peeping here and there, looking for some hot .....hehe(you know what i mean).

Sunbathing in Düsseldorf, May 24th 2010!

Unknowingly, it was the end of my 8th month here in Germany. I have gone through Autumn, Winter, Spring and soon will be SUMMER! I gonna to love it. Hot weather, and of course HOT.... Caucasians with summer wear surely an eye catching.LOL!

Venice, March 2010

Yesterday i finally passed up me project report. Finally, after 5 months long! I was kind of lost since out of sudden, i lost my direction. Project done, exam done, internship report done. Going to have a nice break this week before i get myself busy again(my break definition is sleep, eat, rest). Will be start preparing for another 3 examinations and starting looking for my thesis title next week.

Sigh, thinking back, there are still many places yet to visit. Paris, Belgium, Austria,UK, Scottland, Swiss, Berlin...... I wonder i able to making it.LOL! Well, i was thinking of going to Paris this June, but the problem is i can't find a suitable partner to the City of Romance. What a pity!

Flower garden in Netherlands, May 2010

Opss, i just realized that my post was too far from the main post. Coz i was so lazy to update my blog and compiled up everything in this post. Anyway, nothing special for today. I just printed out some new pictures for my wall. LOL! some candid pictures that memorable to me.

Holland for shopping, but ended up empty handed, March 2010!

ps: i was so lazy to update the posts i missed, so i guess some photos will do.LOL!

Day after examination!

Yesterday i was worried like hell for my examination. For the first time i need to take an examination verbally. Sort of interview session with the professor. It was rather i bad day for me. After a sleepless night, i went out to catch a street train to the main train station because the exam was in Essen(another city). I was suppose to meet up WS, and taking 12.32 train(intercity train) to Essen. Thanks to the street train for 15 minutes delayed, i missed the train and ended up going there alone. You know,I am always sucks when come to direction part. Beacuse it was my first time going that place and i got LOST! I took more than 30 minutes to get into the examination place. It was a bad omen for me before i start my exam! GOSH!!!

During the exam, i was quite confidence in answering the question, initially, everything was fine. But when it goes further, the questions were too hard to be answer. Anyway, i passed the examination. Happy for that. xD! After the examination, i went back to my room for less than an hour, because i have my German tutorial class. Sigh, i wish i can skip that class.

Back from the class. I realized that my room was really in mess. A mess that i never had before. And i took picture on my ugly side of me. hehe.. and fell asleep about 9pm. I was too exhausted.

Today, i woke up about 7am. Well, i wish i can sleep longer, but the sun light was too bright and woke me up( summer soon, these days, the sun rises about 5 something). And i called home. Talked to mum, dad, and grandma. I was actually wanted to call them last night, but till was too late. so.... about 7.40am, wei sung asked me to accompany him to Flohmarkt ( sort of pasar pagi). Yeap, met him and arian at the train station about 8.32 train. After the walk at "pasar pagi" we went to shopping( i actually don't have the mood to do so). Bought nothing. xD! Instead we went to buy ingredients for to night dinner. Yeap, i am going to cook NASI LEMAK! You know, how we Malaysian always craved for Malaysian food when we were out of Malaysia. hehe...

This is my product! (Al, K,TC,XC,QW helped me a lot in preparing this)

Hmm... it took use about 1 and half hours to prepare the foods for 16 people. Tonight main menu will be Nasi Lemak followed by Pizza! LOL! WS and Ad doing the western food while i was incharging of typical malaysian food. xD! well, thanks to Sinye and Kayin who taught how to cook it. Overall, i am satisfied with my cook. Well, i improved a bit. xD! though some was complaining that my rice a bit salty.hehe... but thumb up for my sambal and curry chicken! yeah!

poser! Malaysian!

Thanks to Ad for such a nice hair cut!

What? I am still free to blog?

These few days i kept hiding myself in the room, thank to my in-coming examination and a bundle of works on my project where the both due on next Friday. Really making me down. Isolation mode executed and i was so bored staying the room. My revision progression was rather slow, as if not moving at all.LOL! Fell sleepy for the whole day. Wake up, translate my note, and study, then sleep back, wake up again, facebooking and the study back. Then went for break AGAIN. Though i was in the room alone, but it seem like a lot of distraction. Looking on the pictures on my wall, reminded me "216" and special number which i used for the past 6 months.^^ Though it was none of my business ,but......(i kept a lot of secret within myself.xD)

Well, lacking of update on my blog, making me failed to jot down my experiences for the past few months. Many thing happened, but as time passed, all those incidents are fading from my memory. Only those jotted down will help me refresh my memories. Well, of course the taken picture do play the same role. That why, i kept looking the pictures on my wall.LOL!


I don't know what i should blog about in this section. too blur d.LOL! so random!

When i am busy....!

I remembered that my friend said "your frequency of blog reflected how busy you are". Well, i admit it. I was busy since February for the examination which ended in the middle of March, then within a week, i flew to Italy for 1 week sight seeing.

By the 1st week of april i started my german class in dusseldorf. Daily classes from 2pm-6pm, but i took me 2 hours for the daily traveling duration. Classes were from Monday to Friday. Woke up early in the morning, work on my on going project in uni, and homework from german class. By 12.30pm leaved the room and headed to Düsseldorf for class and will be reaching home about 7.15pm. cook, dinner and rest. By the time i settled down everything, it was about 10 something at night. Start to feel sleepy and tired, so.... sleep! that was my life for the last month.

This month, i am filled with my project stuff and my incoming examination. which both fall on 21st of May. Rushing to the project reports and translating the examination script from german to english. Which took me a lot of time.


Out of these busy days, i realized that i missed out something. I didn't manage to enjoy the spring season. The missed the scene where the flowers bloomed. The colorful flowers, the greenery scene after winter. I was so cool! Though i realized that since last month, i keep telling myself "i will take some days off and enjoy it". But i was too late. Since last 2 weeks, the weather turned to be rainy, cloudy and cold. I can't imagine that i am experiencing 5-7 degree Celcius during winter. Sigh!


Nevertheless, i manage to squeeze sometime for short break, where i took 1 day trip to Netherlands for the spring season, the flowers and the wind mill.^^ short and memorable.


Well, i guess i will be continue busy until end of this year. Lately i missed a lot of stuff back then i Malaysia. Missed my mum, my dad. feel like hugging them and give them kisses.LOL! miss the family stuff. Though since small, i hardly stay in my home, but somehow i feel like going home.LOL! i missed my life in KL especially few months before i came to germany. It was on the peak! No deny many thing happened.



Well, i am so blur now. And not sure what i am writing now. as if my content deviated from the title.LOL! maybe....i guess today blog was just a summary on what i have been doing for past 2 months!

i will try to update it from time to time! ^^
ps: i was too busy to edit the pictures. So.... it should be look bad!xD

Spring!

Maybe you of you guys still don't know, it is Spring now in Germany. The flowers start blooming, the green earth has come back.

While walking out of the street, you can see trees with various type of colors. The grass start growing. Everything seem like so lively. More pleasant! The day getting longer, sun rises about 5.30am and sets about 8.30pm. Always feel like the night is too short!LOL!

Since last week, i started my German class in Dusseldorf. I was taking the intermediate class. Everything was so in mess, where i need to travel for more than an hour to the class(including the time for waiting the train and train interchange) The class was not easy for me. Feel like i have the lowers German language command in the whole class(though it only consist of 9 students)


Load of home works, with unfinished project, internship report, and next month oral test. Too many to do, to little time to spend. Maybe, i wasted to much time last semester. Wondering what i have done for the past 6 months. Better don't ask me. Coz i don't feeling like thinking. Life is all about moving forward. Now, i know that i must resume all my pending work. Can't afford to continue lazying.LOL!

Guess, at the moment, i had no time to blog out my italy trip. Just have a look on my pic in facebook. almost all picture uploaded except picture in venice.

Need to sleep now. till then......

When the Exam Ended and Autumn Reached

Since my last examination (11th of March) over, i kinda of hibernating for weeks even till today. After the examination, i felt lazy and moody. The feeling is even worst than during the examination period. Just that i no need to face my notes and books.

My days passed unproductively. Woke up in the late morning, online, watch movies/dramas and then took afternoon nap, chatting via msn and play computer games. That's how i passed through my days.

Though examination is over, but basically i still have a lot of thing to do. My project, internship report, german class preparation, bla..bla... It keep piling up more and more and i just don't have the mood to work on it.

I was so down until the day I went to Italy. It was superb. Though 1 week trip(6 days and 6 nights) was freaking exhausting for me but i am satisfied with the overall trip.

I was suppose to post up this section 2 weeks ago, but............ and should be posting about my Italy Trip today, but.....LOL! i really lazy these days.

Ok! I should stop this now. Will be updating my Italy trip tomorrow and I promise i wouldn't left out my blog for such a long period again.

Oh Sun!

These days the sun set later compared to usual time. Normally, the sky turned dark by 1600 or 1630 hour and hardly see any sun. But, now the sun still shines brightly though it is already 5pm.

Though these few days we are still experiencing the temperature of below 0 degree, but it is the sign end of winter. The forecast shows that the temperatures will rise to 3-5 degree in 2 days and will be continue rising bit by bit.

After long period of depression without sun,and finally we have the chance to sun bath a while.^^ I mean having walk around the city. Well, maybe not in Malaysia, but Germany is a nice place to have short walk around the city experiencing the cold breeze until the sun after stayed long hours in the room.

Well, CNY over! Is my time to continue studying and prepare for my examination. With this inspiring weather, i hope it will spirit up myself to strive!

Meaning of Celebration!

Today is the first day of Chinese New Year and well Valentine Day, but it was filled with emptiness.

I am wondering what the meaning celebrating Chinese New Year without family members and what the meaning of Valentine Day when you are alone. Though this 2 celebrations come together but it seem like meaningless to me.

Last night everyone gathered in my room for the celebration. Having steamboat for New Year eve. They played until 3 something. Everyone seem enjoying and happy. I do joined along, but somehow i felt that i missed out something. Can't really enjoy it. :(

Today, woke up about 12pm plus. Had lunch and cleaned up the room. By 3pm, went to an Indonesian house since i promised him to teach him the CAD until 7pm. Went to XM place for dinner as planned. Well, it was just a short dinner. Nothing special. Small chat and everyone dismissed my 8.30pm. And that end of my 1st day of CNY and Valentine Day!

What a day!!!!

This kinda of day really making me down!

Don't feel like blogging now!

Anyway!

GONG XI GONG XI!
and
HAPPY VALENTINE!

When The Semester Near to The End, and Examination Approaches!

Since starting of this month, everyone start to isolate themselves and start studying. That was the time i hate most.

In this period, you will hardly see anyone:

1)online in MSN
2)playing Facebook
3)updating blog
4)chit chatting
5)outing
6)partying

They will say "NO" to everyone you asked! Refusing everything!

And of course me myself is all stress. Stress of exam, stress for being ignored, stress for everything! LOL!

Time running particularly fast. In 9 days, i will be having my 2nd Paper and 3rd paper a day after.

Well, no time for me to blog until these 2 papers is done.

I am now pushing myself to run as fast as i can! Cheer for me!

Proud or Ashamed?

Hmm... i actually didn't update my blog for weeks. Why? well, i don't want to explain in detail. As what IS post on his blog before, " the time spend on the internet/blog proportional to your degree of boredom"
That is not the key point of this blog.xDD

Lately, i have more and more German friends. And the question they surely ask is "where are you from?" at i will just said "Malaysia". From time to time they will ask about the Malaysia's culture, life......

Well, as Malaysian (i take myself as pure Malaysian, though some might disagree) i tried to promote my home country. Letting them know the beauty of "my homeland" (some don't think so). The beached, the cities,.....these and that.... blablabla.....

BUT, i guess what i did is useless.

The perspective of the world toward Malaysia is so bad when it come to HUMAN RIGHT! Cases like human trafficking, child abuse, discrimination, and corruption were known for years! Lately, the case Mongolian girl, the ISA case of Hindraf, Anwar's case.........
AND now, the "name of GOD" issue. I would not like to make any comment of these cases in this blog. Because many people think that voicing out your voice is wrong. And you might ended up in somewhere else!

Last week, again! another strike by our dearly ex-leader, Dr. M who said that "the Holocaust failed as a final solution" by Malaysia Insider. More,read here

I was shock with his statement! Where he think that extermination a race is one of the solution! Malaysia is already in bad situation due the the case of religious building attack, and yet he create another tension!

If more and more of this issue pertaining HUMAN RIGHT happened in Malaysia, i guess, we should just forget about promoting Malaysia to the world! Because when people think of Malaysia, what will people think?

Just stop pointing finger! keep blaming each other when problem occurs! Why don't keep people start solving the problem who remained there unsolved!

*ps: this is not any political view or so whatever related! I am just a Malaysian who feel so sad and helpless to see what happened in my country!

Random!

Here the last week House Party. Feel like blogging, but don't feel like typing.^^

Just let the pictures tell the stories.

A1 explaining the game rule, A looking!

blablabla... no time to go into detail!