Germany part 1

amazing facts about germany:

1. everyone in class seems to noe wat r those shiny little things shown on the pics above...

2. und? (and?) is like a secret questions among germans... the first thing they see each other every morning is asking this secret question, n the conversation goes on for hours....

3. everyone in germany seems to hav to same handwriting... (since they r all unreadable, so i assume tat they're the same)

4. germany's exam pad is in brackets instead of lines...

5. be very very careful when u took a train in germany... they actually seperate halfway n go different places...

to be continue... (hopefully)

Spring oh spring...

one of the things offenburg offers is the sunshine, which germany really lacks of... but do not equal it with heat, u will still feel cold into the bones irregardless of the brightness outside... this misapprehension leads to less layer of clothes u wear every morning when u r deciding wat to wear to class...

finally we r here...

compare to the jakunness when we first pass by offenburg to frankfurt...

no doubt

no doubt ...
i look oriental
i speak no dialect
i talk differently
i wear t-shirt n jeans
my hair is black
my skin is yellow
i use a dictionary in class
i don understand a thing in class sometimes
and i hav to ask my neighbour everytime
whether there's tutorial the next day...

but i never give up trying to get to noe you...
would u plz be my fren n sit beside me?

base on a true Malaysian story...

one day, in a place far far away covered wif snow...

indian : Tolong! Tolong! (Help! Help)
cina : what happen?
malay : come and see this!
(open the door n went into a room wif 3 cubicles)
everyone : arghhhh!!!
cina : we must do sth!
indian : y shud we? it is not our fault?

nonetheless, everyone walk in together as one... malay took the brush, indian took the water, cina keep the door open and the british took the liquid detergent...

malay : argh!
indian : shaisst!
cina : ewwwwww!
british : hehehe

5 minutes later... maruah malaysia berjaya diselamatkan!

(u don't wanna noe wat happen exactly!)

the unity among the malaysians, irregardless of race n language n skin colour, saves the day... the end...

You make all things new...

Walking, stumbling on these shadowfeet
Toward home, a land that I've never seen
I am changing
Less and less asleep
Made of different stuff than when I began
And I have sensed it all along
Fast approaching is the day

When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you

There's distraction buzzing in my head
Saying in the shadows it's easier to stay
But I've heard rumours of true reality
Whispers of a well-lit way

You make all things new

Brooke Fraser - Shadowfeetpics of sigmaringen...

freundschaft

well, it simply means 'friendship' in german... it is also a short form of 'the principle of conservation of friendship' which consist of ALG10C... all goes well until ppl who don't understand the whole concept of it start to question the motive behind it... well, sorry to dissappoint u (those names whom i shall not name here) there's none! just pure friendship bond among 15 (now 14) ppl... and being part of this friendship, we hav our own tradition, namely birthday treats from the birthtee (if ever such word exists) and sorry if i offended anyone by trying to continue this tradition even in germany... i am greatly distressed by the fact tat there's ppl (who i think from the other class) who try to influence other ppl to go against this friendship... which, in one way of another, stopped me from treating ppl for my birthday as part of the tradition... sorry i could not treat EVERYONE bcoz of financial reason... it's not like i treat ppl because of the present i m going to get, it is merely a tradition...

i.am.dissappointed.fullstop

this is my blog n i shall write whatever however whichever wherever.

settling down

i was always wondering y on earth did i choose offenburg in the first place? usually when ppl ask, i will juz simply giv them the answers which pop ups in my mind during tat time, and to different ppl i will giv different answers, although deep down inside me i doubt whether my 'answers' are real or i am juz giving excuses for choosing offenburg... complicated eh...

but since i arrived here, it all seems so clear... it is a nice place! and seeing seniors graduating really add a bonus to it... if they can do it, sure can i! (of coz got other reason such as free tv and spices from malaysia... haha)

oh... and the senior who will be graduating is performing for a gig this friday evening... those who are free, do drop by n support our very own malaysian performer in a german pub...

p/s : i seriously prefer swäbish than badish...

21

21st birthday

and thanks to facebook, i was reminded again n again tat i m 21 yesterday... and thanks to facebook, i got wishes n blessings from all over the world in a place so far away from home... u guys surely made my day, even those who din actually wrote on my facebook wall but who seen it and thought, 'oh, it's pat's birthday today!' thank you too!

n esp to the sigmaringen group and others, u noe who u are... thanks for the present! not sure whether i will use to frequently but i really like it~

Stuttgart

a very interesting city...

Einkaufstraße - meaning shopping street in english...
- but it's also a place where u see beggers and grand shopping malls...

Mercedes - Benz museum - been there twice, n still learning new things from it...

Hauptbahnhof - meaning main railway station in english
- met the 'Edward' and other ppl from CDC, makes me miss Radolfzell even more

Swabstraße - Got lost on my way to church for nearly an hour in the rain in winter... every building, road, shop etc look the same to me... but only 2 months in Germany, what do you expect?

Weather - it can be snowing in the morning when i just woke up and then suddenly when i'm outside, I see blue sky and white clouds... german weather, crazy!

Woohoo! Spring in Offenburg!

another week to go before i move away from this kampung...

a glimpse of where i will be staying for the next 3 or 5 years...



i will be staying in second floor on the left...
(don mind the posers! they r my coursemate for the next 3 or 5 years... haha)


i got a big window! woohoo!

n a big heater!

n most importantly! a big wardrobe!

kitchen!


finally spring!
(although it's still snowing in sigmaringen)

Malaysian celebrities...

there's no kidding bout this... we are in German newspaper... how cool is tat...



Die Gaststudenten aus Malaysia schunkelten mit den Sigmaringer Narren.

Fasnet für Malaysier
Narren begrüßen Gaststudenten aus Fernost
Sigmaringen – Eine Unterrichtsstunde der besonderen Art erlebten 15 Gaststudenten aus Malaysia am Dienstag, 10. Februar. Die Lehrbeauftragte für Chemie, Marion Hahn, erschien im Häs der Traditionsfledermaus und in Begleitung drei weiterer Sigmaringer Narren. Die Studierenden begrüßten die Kostümierten mit Applaus und verfolgten mit großer Neugier die Erzählungen von Marion Hahn über die Tradition und Bräuche der Semerenger Fasnet. Ein Student nahm alles auf Video auf. Zwar hatten die Asiaten schon etwas vom Karneval gehört oder im Fernsehen gesehen. Wie die Fasnet allerdings hierzulande gefeiert wird, war ihnen neu. Während ihres sechswöchigen Vorbereitungskurses an der Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen haben sie nun Gelegenheit, neben Mathe, Physik, Chemie und Deutsch auch die Kultur ihres Gastlandes und insbesondere die fünfte Jahreszeit ein wenig näher kennen zu lernen. Marion Hahn erklärte die Kostüme der Traditionsfledermaus, der braunen Fledermaus, des Schlossnarro und des Fanfarenzüglers, die mit ihr gekommen waren. Diese traditionellen Sigmaringer Figuren leiten ihre Herkunft vom Schloss ab. Den Ruf der Narrenzunft „Nauf auf d’Stang“ musste Marion Hahn erst einmal auf hochdeutsch übersetzen und dann natürlich erklären, dass die Bräutlinge auf der Stange um den Brunnen getragen werden. Dann gab es noch einen Fahrplan mit den wichtigsten Bällen: dem Hemedglonkerball am Donnerstag oder dem Ball am Fasnetsmontag in der Stadthalle. Die Malaysier waren begeistert und wollten kommen. Sie berieten sich noch untereinander, wie sie sich verkleiden sollten. Vermutlich werden sie in traditioneller malaysischer Festkleidung auftauchen, das wäre dann auch für die Sigmaringer Narren eine ganz neue kulturelle Erfahrung. Zum Schluss stimmten Marion Hahn und der Fanfarenzügler auf seiner Querflöte das Sigmaringer Fasnetslied „Freut Euch des Lebens“ an. Die malaysischen Studierenden und die Sigmaringer Narren hakten sich an den Armen ein und schunkelten dazu im Takt der Musik.
Autor: Arne Geertz	Datum: 12.02.2009

cold~~~

The cold is killing me.
must get use to it as soon as possible...

it has been (counting...) erm... 1 month? or more than one month since i reach germany n i sort of lost track of time... u noe, time flies when u r having fun... going to class has been my only source of entertainment now (see how irony it is) but i really like classes here coz going to class is not only about learning academic stuff but also cultural stuff... everywhere i go, when i eat in the canteen, going for grocery shopping in supermarket, peeing in the toilet etc etc - there r juz so many new things to learn... all so different from where i grew up...

will update more soon... running out of ideas n update this for the sake of updating...

alive

helo,
i'm still alive despite of the cold...
susahnya tak de internet...


glimpse of where i m staying now:

most dangerous place in the world...
better keep ur wallet in a safe place before u go there...

Job 37 : 5- 13

God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.

He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘be a mighty downpour.’

So that all men he has made may know his work, he stops every man from his labor.
The animals take cover; they remain in their dens.

The tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds.
The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.

He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.

At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them. He brings the clouds to punish men, or to water his earth and show his love.

BUT

Sometimes I wish I could juz keep one of eye close to the things around me,

to not let anything annoys or angers me.

Sometimes I wish I could juz let go of my stands,

to not be seen or meant judging others instead of merely voicing out my stands.

Sometimes I wish I could be anybody else but me,

to not be myself while pleasing everyone else.

Sometimes I wish I could do anything emotionally,

to not be rasional and true to myself.

But there is always a ‘BUT’

BUT, I hav a purpose to live for, a purpose which everyone is looking for but can never find it unless…

“BUT if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him. When he is at work in the north, I do not see him. But he knows the way I take when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside. I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasure the worlds of his mouth more than my daily bread.”

Job of Uz

Radolfzell am Bodensee

Greetings from Radolfzell am Bodensee!

This is Radolfzell in 1750... now its like this (see below)... notice how the tower of the church is different...

Winter in Radolfzell is very scenic... its like every click tat u take, the pics all look marvelous no matter how's skill or how good your camera is...

This is Bodensee (which simply means Lake Constance in english) in winter...

Typical jumping shot from Malaysia... haha...

a very long saturday...

at about 12.50am(saturday) in KLIA, i left Malaysia... then after a 12-hour flight, i reach Frankfurt airport at 6.00am local time... so that explains the title of this post... (my fingers r freezing when i m typing this)

first time on an international flight...

first snow in germany... actually it snows everywhere...

first food n water in germany...

view from my room...


on our way to Radolfzell, we see white everywhere...

sidetrack:
wong choon han was in the same flight as us to frankfurt... sorry the pic a bit dark...

yea... tat's it... i guess u can sense my excitement* thru this post... still glad my ears are still secured at the sides of my head, so is my nose...

how on earth...

am i going to pack all this in time!!!!!