cockroaches in Germany!

Actually, i still cant manage to find any cockroaches in Germany. Probably they r scared of the weather here. cold cold cold...

The "cockroaches" that i mentioned are actually us Malaysian students who are living abroad. Cockroaches are notorious for their ability to survive despite tough conditions. Back in Msia, it's rily troublesome to kill a cockroach. No matter how many times u whack it, it still moves!!! Taken from Soon Lee's blog: A cockroach can live up to 9 days w/out its head!! No wonder ppl say u r a 打不死的蟑螂 when referring to guys who r persistent in their effort to win a gal's heart.

So y do i say dat we msian students abroad r like roaches? well, imagine having to listen to lectures in a foreign language, learning things that u haven seen b4 but are easy to the germans, having to sit for exams in german, and handing up assignments that u cant imagine that u have to do it all by urself. By the way, im not trying to brag or boast about how great i am or wad. But it's pretty cool that malaysian students can do many things.

I was given an assignment to construct a bearing-testing maschine. U might ask wat on earth is that stuff.. to b frank, i was asking the same question as well. Despite not knowing what that thing is, through help of frens and lecturer, i still manage to draw and hand up my drawing which looks pretty satisfying... (SPM and A-levels never taught me how to draw technically.)

Besides that, we will have every fortnight a so-called lab test. It's actually a test to evaluate wat we have prepared for the upcoming lab experiment. Many germans failed that. We malaysians so far all pass. strange huh?

This is the semangat of the cockroaches! We take watever that are thrown on us. Whack us, and we still move!

Hopefully i still can say this after my exam at the end of my sem. :b

The day when it started to snow...

This post can be a bit lame, cos im not in a really good mood. yup, it has started snowing... although it was only 4 a short while, but hey, outside look really white... i tried to go out w/out wearing long pants, just shorts on... grrrr.... *shiver*.... My housemate say i better stay indoor, cos ppl might think im crazy... haha.. who cares... the cold was unbearable... my housemate wanted to start a snowballfight. He was all wrapped up in jacket and long sweatpants while i was practically wearing only outfits that are common in Malaysia: T-shirt + shorts. wat to do? cabut lari la!!

Reason 4 foul mood = Arsenal F.C.

Chelsea 0-0 Newcastle
Liverpool 0-0 Fulham
Aston Villa 0-0 Man utd

If u think that Man City vs Arsenal would have the same scoreline as well, u're wrong!!!

Man City 3-0 Arsenal!!!

Which team on earth can still win the premier league title after losing to Hull City, Stoke, Fulham and Man City? Only Arsene Wenger thinks that his team can. Watching Arsenal play was always pleasing in the eye. Attack non-stop, dun defend at all... But lately, the fluency of play has gone, no more goals scored, backline leak goals more than Tottenham Hotspurs(zzzz...)in recent games. The feeling of losing is bad, and gets worse when we lose to teams who had just been promoted. ARRGGHHH!!!!

Now, the captain has been stripped of his post 4 critising his own team, our main striker adebayor is injured, our speedy Walcott is out for 3 months... our only hope of silverware: Carling cup.

Life 4 Arsenal can't be any worse than this. It really irks me to see Jia Jin every week with his sickening smirk on his face. "what happened to your Arsenal, lost again? look how good Man Utd are playing" =.=!!!!

At least it's snowing now... christmas is coming as well... i shud cheer up...

Never judge a book by its cover...

This is a clip of "Britain's got talent". Paul potts, a mobile phone salesman with ordinary looks, stunned the crowd and judges. The judges looked uninterested when he 1st appear on stage, but then when Paul began to sing,....



Never ever look down on ppl whom u think is inferior to you!

And this 6 year old girl, she can sing better than me! :b

The reason...

Rewind back a few posts ago, i did mention about not having the chance to use internet at all. The reason: Pindah Rumah!


Autumn ending soon... barely any leaves on tree...


My new room: still under "construction", very untidy! :b


Enter at your own risk!


Bathroom with bathtub


Toilet


Really dun like this so called "Toilet rules": 1st rule: Please sit while peeing, no one is watching you... zzzzzzzzzzz


My hair, getting long again!!!!

German food in Malaysia!

A hearty meal with the right company in the right place is always memorable and can draw customers back.

The Bavarian Bierhaus is one such place.

The good food that come in generous portions make dining here enjoyable.

The German outlet now has regulars coming in to enjoy the German beer and meaty meals.

Due to the good response, it has opened a branch at the Wisma UOA II in Kuala Lumpur.


Generous portion: The Mixed Sausage Platter

Although adopting the same concept of excellent food and drinks, this outlet exudes a slightly different ambience.

Still cosy with German wall hangings, the new place has a bit more colour with the choice of sofas and brighter lights. Like the other outlet, it also opens out to the outdoors.

Restaurant manager Catherine Soo said the outlet served the same food as the one at The Curve in Petaling Jaya but it also has some new offerings on its menu.

“Here we have slightly different customers from the other outlet as there are more offices and walk-in customers from the nearby Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre,” she said.

The all-time favourites are still topping the charts and pork knuckles is one example.

There are a few types to choose from and new at this outlet are the Crispy Knuckle with Pineapple Gravy and the Crispy Knuckle with Thyme Infusion.

While the former comes with potatoes served with German mustard, the latter comes with roasted Parisienne Potatoes, German mustard and Red Wine cherry sauce.

Soo said part of the knuckle preparation was about boiling them for about three hours before they were prepared upon order.


A must-try: The fresh and aromatic pretzels.

The boiling tenderises the meat to a point where the meat easily separates from the bones while eating.

“The best part about the knuckle dish is the crispiness. Listen to the fresh crisp when you run your knife through it,” she said as she cut a portion of meat from the knuckle.

Each knuckle can weigh between 900g and 1.2kg and an average of 25 pieces are prepared in a day. However, over the weekend it is increased to 50 pieces.

Pork lovers’ must-try at the outlet is also the Pork Ribs, which is another hearty meal like the knuckles.

Customers can opt to order half the portion. This dish, garnished with slices of juicy pineapples, gets better with each bite.

Those who like sausages can try the Mixed Sausage Platter or the Foot Long Sausage.

The Pork Escalope is another option at this outlet. The meat is charred with Hickory Pepper and served with Mashed Potato, Sauteed Zucchini and Honey Mustard Dressing.

The oulet also serves excellent Pretzels.
The pretzels are fresh and aromatic.

The pretzels can also be eaten with Odatza, a savoury dip made from soft cheese, garlic, cream and pepper.

The outlet also has an interesting snack menu to go with its crisp and smooth Paulaner beers.

Some of these are Chilled Melon with Honey Cured Ham, Sauteed Tiger Shrimp with bacon, garlic, chilli and parsley and Boursin cheese crackers, pine nuts and tapanade.

It also has an interesting offer of set lunches at RM19++. It comes with a main course, soup of the day, iced-lemon tea or a soft drink.

BAVARIAN BIERHAUS, No. 8, ground floor, Wisma UOA II, Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur

Taken from The Star 10/11/08

Frens in Msia, if got time n money(im sure it will b quite expensive), do try some german food available at this outlet, especially the sausages!!

Food that i eat until sien ady is being treated like delicacies in Msia. Whereas food like nasi lemak or bak kut teh which are common in Msia are treated like imperial dishes here in Germany.... zzz...

爱上一个人的８个预兆

1.当你正在忙时，却把手机开著，等著她/他的短信

2.如果你喜欢和她/他两个人单独漫步

3.当你和她/他在一起时，你会假装不注意他，但是当她离/他开你的视线 时，你会急著寻找她/他

4.当她/他受伤或生病时，你会很关心她，替她/他著急

5.当她/他和别人要好时，你会感到吃不知其味

6.当你看到她/他那甜美的笑时，你的嘴角会扬起一丝得意的笑

7.当你看到这篇文章时，心里想到某个人，你已经喜欢上他/她了。。

8.爱上一个人是美丽而没理由的

Got this from one of the bulletins @ frenster. Hmmm.... is this rily true? By asking ppl who r currently in a relationship or seeking one, the answer shud be obvious. However, the last point: loving someone has no reason at all. Is there no reason at all? Is it true that we humans are prone to being CRAZY or MADLY in love? No logical explaination at all to this so called LOVE feeling?

Dunno la... i leave this topic open... =)

I'm back...

After weeks w/out internet, i'm finally back. Reason of w/out internet will be explained in my next post.

For now, just let me "hao lian" in this post. My previous post was about snapping right? I was busy writing my report when i tot of the connections btw the topic n love. Well, guess wat? my report was the best in class!

The prof praised me in front of the whole class leh! dun play play! Apart from some little, tiny, very not obvious errors in the german language, everything in my report was well done! That feeling of being praised -- awesome!! i hope u all can let me shiok sendiri 4 a little longer... =)



See the red, tiny + on the top right corner? muahaha...

Engineering and love II

Writing a lab report regarding a particular topic can be brainwashing at times. To derive some excitement out of the boredom of writing german reports, i let my mind wander a little and.... below r the results of doing so...

I rmb the last time connecting love and Stress-Strain Graph together. Well, today's topic is a little different. It's about "Knicken" or "Snap" in english. When we let an object whereby its length is a lot larger than its width and height( a stick or a rod) experience a Push-Force, there is a high possibility that it would snap before reaching its maximum tensile strength. The pics below illustrates the "snapping" process of an iron rod under a force. The rod will bend suddenly towards its sides.




Such a phenomenon is something that engineers would like to avoid, especially in buildings and structures. So, as future engineers, we had to do some research on this phenomenon, to check out what factors influence snapping.

Well, factors like length of rod, surface area of the rod and the type of material strongly influences the occurence of snapping. The longer rod suffers snapping a lot faster than a shorter rod. An aluminium rod with a less Young Modulus than a steel rod snaps earlier. Diff surface areas, be it square, ring, triangle or circle have diff snapping force (Force which makes the rod snaps).

In our daily lives, there are many factors which can cause a relationship to come to an end, and in this case, an abrupt end, since snapping comes w/out warning. Does a strong relationship "snaps" easily? of cos not. Sadly, many relationships are like the aluminium rod, weaker than the steel rod. When trouble comes (Force applied), it just snaps. To achieve the toughness of a steel, one must go through many trials together. A steel has to go go through many heating processes before it can achieve its optimal condition. As a couple, do not run away when a problem arises. Face it, together, hand in hand!



Try and guess which type of surface area of the rod snaps the earliest... The circle or the ring profile? both have the same outer diameter...



The answer is: Ring-profile. The calculation is very complicated. But it is proven experimentally. In chinese, the rod with a full circle profile is called 实心 while the ring will be called 空心. 空心 means empty heart if we address each word individually. Well, if someone doesn't give his/her heart in a relationship, results means === SNAP!! We often come across phrases like "this love is a one-way-traffic". Meaning one party likes the other but not vice-versa. Love cannot be forced upon. If we cant sense anymore "heart" in this so called relationship, i guess it shud b time dat we take a serious look into matters. Do not wait until it snaps. Cos if it does snaps, it hurts!

Like the field of engineering, love relationships can be confusing and hard to explain. Ppl wan to become engineers so that they can build and create things, while earning lotsa money at the same time, but then they are afraid of long study years and unlimited projects and assignments. Ppl also want to love and being loved, to start a romantic relatonship whereby everything is sweet and wonderful but at the same time they are scared of being hurt. Haiz... this world has never ending problems...

But, there's always Someone to turn to. =)

Snapshots of Esslingen

Hmmm.. i guess i have to update my blog a bit after a whole week of occupying myself with Lab test, reports etc. I was on my way to Stuttgart 4 a bowling session with my members from my care group/ bible study group. Felt bored during the journey so took out my cam to snap some pics of the town im currently in: Esslingen

Esslingen is one of those town which were lucky to escape air bombings during WW2, unlike Heilbronn. So many buildings here still has that "old" style. Typical old european style houses. The river Neckar flows through this town as well. Together with the hills filled with grape plantation for wine production, Esslingen can be a very beautiful place for sight-seeing. But hey, dats stg attractive 4 the older generations n those who appreciates arts a lot. 4 someone like me, i'd rather exchange those sceneries for Starbucks, a shopping centre or maybe McD. =)

Alright, Lange Rede kurze Sinn. Long talk brings less meaning. Below are some shots from my town, my 2nd home.

Railway station:





See the hills behind? dat's where grapes are grown 4 wine production.


Bahnhof means train station. =)



It's autumn now. Leaves are getting yellow and are starting to fall.


Bus stop. Buses here r super punctual.


Rmb that i said i went 4 bowling while taking those pics? hmm.. guess wat, despite being a lousy bowler, i manage to score 113 pts, higher than all the germans! muahaha!
Malaysia Boleh! =)

Volksfest part 2

Went to Volksfest again yday with my german frens this time. Well, they certainly did show me how crazy germans can be.




My coursemates. Together we r triple D's! Daniel, David and David!



One of the beer tents here at the Fest.

Ever wonder how much beer do the germans consume during such an occasion? Well, see below:


This is a beer coupon which entitle the user to get a mug of beer (1 Mass Bier). One mug cost abt 8 euros after adding tips(RM 40). Oh btw, students can get 2 mugs of beer 4 the price of one.


This is the mug. 1 LITRE!! Btw, most germans will tend to drink more than 2 mugs.



While drinking, they will dance and sing along with the live band. They even have their own version of "Yamseng"!



Such a celebration is also a good time to make new frens, no matter u r a german or not. Above is the pic of ppl whom i got to know there. Too bad the gal is his gf. :b



Wan2 have a ride on this thing la!! It's the largest mobile ferris wheel in the world! Too bad no one wants to pei me... sobs...