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Tmr got lab test. Study until sien ady. haiz... duno if i can still rmb wat i have studied today. How i wish dat tmr the lecturer will come into class n tell us dat it's April fool's day n the test was a joke. Dream on... haiz...Studies of materials... seeing the title is ady enuf to put me to sleep. Crystals, dislocations, Brinell n Vickers hardness test.... *yawn* But tmr's test is rily imp. Nid to pass. My 1st test in Germany. yet, im procrastinating here... cham lah...

Anyway, Poll results is as follows:

Q: Shud i go bek Msia during my summer holidays?

Result: 5 for, 3 against

Thanks to those who voted. I got a great feeling dat i will be in Msia during summer. Missed everyone bek home, missed home cook food, missed everythg...

Songs which i find meaningful: 为什么寂寞总是那么多？by 张栋梁
TiaMo Te Queiro ( I Love u in spanish ) by 飞轮海

haiz... 好想见你噢......

Easter- Mannheim, Metzingen, Sindelfingen, Heilbronn...

1st of all, wan to say dat im still fine, still fighting on bravely, n still surviving despite the tough challenges ahead... Hooray... 2 weeks have passed n im still alive... :b

The reward 4 "tahan-ing" 4 2 weeks is 4 days off from Uni due to the celebration of easter. Fri to Mon. Xiang Yu n Pau went to Munich w/out me... zzz... so my plan was to go Mannheim n visit my frens there, Yee Tong n Yen Zhao together with Qi Hao.

Mannheim, the 2nd largest city in the state Baden-Wuerttemberg. The so called City of Entertainment. I dint bring my camera along, so dun have photos... paiseh ya... It's ntg oso actually... haha... Mannheim is nt as splendid as wat i 1st tot.

2nd day, went to Metzingen. Wahaha... i broke my promise last time. I tot i could resist the temptation of not purchasing 4 more than 100 euros in Metzingen. sigh... i couldn't...




Adidas Pull-over: 35 Euros (RM 175)



Levi's Jacket: 80 Euros ( RM 400)



Reebok's shoes: 50 Euros (RM250)

My another "leng zai" look: priceless

All paid using my EC card. Dun wan my wallet to be lighter. A good way to deceive myself since i cant feel the lost of money until i check my balance online.

Went to IKEA as well. Will elaborate on this point in my next post. Btw, i spent more in IKEA than in Metzingen. ;b

Next stop - Heilbronn. Spent 2 nites here. Played lotsa Dotas... with Heilbronn seniors summore. Pawned them shiok shiok... haha...

Thx to my frens- Yee Tong, Yen Zhao, n Qi Hao 4 ur hospitality. Managed to destress a lot during this trip. Haha... Although i dint sleep well 4 those nites (thanks to snoring from sumone), i had lotsa fun n had lotsa great food to digest.

Today, Tuesday, reality check-- Bek to uni again. Woke up 6.30am. Snowing like mad outside. zzzz.... the urge to ponteng surfaces... so cold n windy outside n yet still have to go 4 lectures... Got lab summore... unwillingly, i dragged myself to uni. Wad greeted me in the morning was chemical bonding. haiz... felt sleepy... very... 3 nites w/out gd sleep is certainly 2 much 4 me. I hate Snore. Very. No offence to ppl out there who snores. I hate snore bcos i dun have the ability to ignore it. My ears r too sensitive, stg which i dun like. I can hear things, no matter hw soft it is. I do hope my future partner will be sumone who doesnt't snore... lol...

After hectic lectures, tot i could finally get sum well-deserved rest. Who knows stg worse awaits me. "Big bird ar, help me to carry my stuffs from Diakonie." Pau. 4 ur info, Diakonie is a place where 2nd hand furnitures r sold. So the "stuffs" dat Pau meant was furnitures, huge n heavy furnitures!!!!! Cupboard, tables, chairs etc.... To add salt to injury, he's living on 2nd floor... gosh.... Thanks Pau 4 saving my time to go gym... zzz

Reward 4 being a "carrier", free dinner in KFC. Celebrated Xiang Yu's birthday as well... nw it's ady 11pm while im writing this post. Haven touch my books yet... haha... n tmr got Construction class, taught by a prof who likes dialect so much dat i cant even understand 10% of wat he said...

救命呀！！

p/s: My english seems rotten in this post. paiseh ya... ;b n do pls vote in my poll section. thx!

1st day in uni - help...

1st day in uni. Duno hw to describe. Feel foreign n weird. Ish...

Uni in Germany got stg quite similar to Malaysia. Baca Doa b4 the sem starts. Haha. But nt islam doa la of cos. This is a voluntary service 4 christians in Germany, catholic or protestant. Weird huh... But attendance very low. Germans nowadays doesnt care abt religion anymore.

9am: Welcome event 4 all newcomers. Everyone on stage was telling us dat we have made a good choice in choosing Esslingen as our Uni, the best 4 blah blah blah...

10am: Free food!! Haven eaten breakfast yet n they served bread n coffee 4 free!! Took plenty of it! There's a meeting with the dekants( Head of faculty) at 12pm. Decided to ponteng. Haha... Turned out to be a very BAD decision. Haiz... watever la...

Second day, start lectures: =.=!

1st thought on my mind: Y did i choose to come to Germany to suffer??!!

Reason 1 : professors speak like bullet train. "Oi, im a foreigner leh!!! HELLoooooooo!!!!!!" Some speak dialects as well. zzzz... i cant even understand cantonese or hokkien, n yet u speak to me using german dialect.... zzzzzzz....... Even our class-rep speaks like an alien.

Reason 2 : Professors think dat we know everything. come on la... wat is S325, H123 etc...??? If u dint tell us dat that is sum steel beforehand i tot is car plate number ar.... zzz.... n dun tell us jokes dat we duno leh... seeing everyone laugh except me makes me feel like an idiot... haiz...

Reason 3 : Germans seem to know everything.... esp those who went 4 practicals in companies like Bosch or Daimler. Keep putting up their hands to answer questions. Even if prof dint ask, they always want to share their own opinion. Terima kasih atas cadangan kamu... zzz.. Stg like this wont happen in Msia.

Reason 4 : Test, Test, Test. Can u imagine dat 1st week ady got test?? Maths got. Technical drawing got. Worst of all, b4 entering the lab got test oso... zzzz... N it's counted in the finals. vomit... Heard from seniors dat it's ONLY 15 mins. 3-5 questions. essay style. Gosh....

Haiz....


Books i borrowed from the library. cham ady lah... so much to read... n all in german summore...

University of applied sciences of Esslingen- best in automotive n mechanical engineering, n oso best in torturing students. =.=

Seniors say it's onli tough in the 1st sem. After dat it will be much easier. Hope so lo... seniors oso told us dat they used to eat ice cream when feel stress. haha. nice way to relieve stress leh. =)

My way to destress? Bread + Nutella. yummy!

If u can view my next post, means dat i can still survive! haha... Go Daniel go!

From "hotel" to "hostel"

After 6 weeks of stay at my "hotel" in Reutlingen (see my 1st post), i am now here at my final study place -- Esslingen. Im currently staying with 2 german guys. I cant speak chinese, english or even malay anymore!! Onli german!! sigh..... my german so lousy... everyday is gonna be a german lesson 4 me... haiz... hope i can cope with it.

My room is quite small oso. The most 12 m*2. A far cry compared to my hotel in Reutlingen. Thank God the rental per mth is onli 220 euros. Pau got a room 3 times bigger than mine but costs 310 euros. Watever la... mine still considered ok... but a little too far from uni... haiz...

Going to start class on Monday. THE REAL ONE. Haiz. Stress will come my way soon. The best university 4 Automotive n mechanical engineering in Germany leh...dun play play... but... stress stress stress!!! But it was my choice anyway. I have to live with it n i will do so. I wan to improve myself n this is my chance to do so!! Gambateh Daniel!!!

Do wish me luck n pray 4 me. =)

Anyway, there's still one more question on my mind. Shud i go bek Msia this summer? sigh... Hope sumone can give me sum suggestions... thx!

Crazy weather in Germany...

The title says it all. Few days ago i tot the season is going to change from winter to spring. There was one sunday where the temperature was 18 deg celcius. Stg like the temperature in Genting Highlands. I could jalan jalan outside with onli my T-shirt n shorts on. Then comes the unpredictable a few days later. HAIL.

I took this pic from inside the train to Stuttgart. It looks like rain but it's actually ice. Hard, solid ice falling down from the sky. Sounds crazy huh? Due to the bad weather all trains in Stuttgart were delayed. I could hear the sound of ice hitting the roof of the train clearly while waiting 4 the train to move.

This pic shows the weather a few hours after the hail. Like normal. Told u lo, the weather's crazy here!!

Today, 4 March 08:

Me: Hey look, it's raining again!

Pau: (chewing his food)Ya lo... sien... dun feel like going to class ady...

Me: Wait a minute, it looks like snow!

Pau: (still chewing his food) it can't be la... It shud b spring soon...

Some distance away, there were 2 german gals talking to each other.

German gal A: Im draussen gibt es Schnee, oder? ( There's snow outside, rite?)

German gal B: Ja.. (yup...)

Pau: (Stunned) walao eh!! is it rily snowing??!!

It's my 1st time seeing snow falling from the sky. What i saw the last time was onli snow on the ground, but it wasn't snowing dat day.

Those white spots r snow. The building is my current hostel. Going to shift away soon. =(

Star-shape snowflake on my pull-over. Haha...

Snow... snow... n more snow....

Talking about snow makes me think about the name "Michelle". Michelle, if u happen to read this post, i've got a surprise 4 u. There's a train station with the name of "Michelau" in Germany. The way to pronounce it is abt the same like how ppl pronounce ur name..... Mi-chel-au... Anyway, hope u r doing well nw in Korea...

Forever Love~

Shining right before our eyes,
The glittering sunset.
Inside my chest, a profound love
Like nothing I have ever felt before.

If I say to myself that I'm fine on my own,
I'm telling a lie...

I've been passing time like this,
But from now on,
You're the only one I'll never part from.

Time and time againI'll send it to you,
what you're looking for.
All your hesitation will melt away,
Let's live and FOREVER LOVE.

With shadows inching closer on a steep path,
The feel of your clasped hand.
It seemed like that gently, tenderly erased the pain.

What kind of a future are you painting?
The image of your young self.
Finding the first star of the evening.
Now, I'll give it to you.

Time and time again I'll sing for you, my precious one
The single most undeniable treasure in this world,
BELIEVE IN LOVE...

You're the only love forever

No matter when.
I'm confident that I'll protect you forever.
The thorns stuck deep within your heart,
If they're pulled out,
I'll hold you close.
An endless dream.

Time and time again,
I'll grant it for you,
Everything that you wish for.
The single most undeniable brilliance in this world,
BELIEVE IN LOVE
Time and time again I'll give it to you,
What you're looking for
All your hesitation will melt away
And let's live, together

You're the only love forever

Metzingen--shopping paradise!

Quoted from one of my professor:

"I went to Metzingen with the intention of buying a jacket, but i went home with a jacket, a pull-over and a pair of shoes."

Never ever underestimate the temptation of Metzingen, the city of factory outlets. It's actually quite a small town but what makes it so attractive has to be those factory outlets. One might ask " Factory outlets onli wat, wat's so special?!" Ok, just imagine the following:

Nike, Adidas, Puma, Hugo Boss, Swatch, Levi's, Marco Polo, Esprit, Reebok, Camel Active all gathered in one place and evrything are sold with a factory-outlet-price.

Sounds crazy huh? If there's such a place in Malaysia im sure it would be rily crowded until that place can be called a new"Wilayah persekutuan". Well, Metzingen is a place where all branded stuffs come together.

Imagine getting a pair of genuine Nike shoes for onli RM40 or a Adidas jacket for onli RM 50. Impossible rite? If u r a german who works in Germany n earns Euros, shopping in Metzingen is like going to supermarket. A german engineer earns about 4700 euros per month, roughly around the same amount like how much a malaysian engineer get to earn per month IF we dun convert the currency. Btw, 1 Euro=RM4.90. When one have 4700 euros per month, spending 100 euros in Metzingen for branded stuffs is ntg. But for us malaysians who always tend to convert the price to RM, shopping can rily be a "torture".

Torture? Did i say "torture"? Today i have spent about RM 400. If i was still in Malaysia, im sure my dad will slaughter me. 80 Euros onli mah... still ok rite? haha... I guess i have slowly got used to the currency here. I still rmb the 1st day when i arrived in Germany. Buying a bottle of mineral water was a struggle 4 me. 2 Euros = RM10. Walau eh!!! One bottle of mineral water costs 10 ringgit!!! Lesson 1 in Germany: DUN CONVERT! Just imagine that 1 euro is like RM1.... Then evrything will turn out fine... haha...

My new Nike cap: 10 Euros

My new swatch watch: 60 Euros

My new Esprit shirt: 15 Euros

My new leng zai look: priceless

Haha.. juz joking la... My hair is quite long ady nt dat nice. Anyway, bek to main pt. Before coming to Metzingen muz be ready to face the consequences of spending money. I rily admire those ppl who can go to Metzingen n come bek empty handed w/out spending a single cent.

Btw, im not the biggest spender today. Got ppl bought stuffs 4 more than 100 euros, a record which i would never try to break. I hope. ;b

Bon voyage!

This pic is kinda small... but anyway, i tink it's clear enuf to show a Malaysia Airlines' aeroplane. I took this plane b4 (to Germany la of cos!)... In a few days time, the wonderful, fun-loving group of korean- gals r going to board this plane as well to their destination --- 한국 ( south Korea).

To fly away from home is a new challenge for many. One can only go back home only once a year. Home-sick, depression, etc will eventually strike. What is rily important is to always trust God that He will always take care of our needs and we can always trust in Him wherever we go. Im sure tears will flow at the airport (surprisingly i dint).

Anyway, wish all of u a pleasant n a safe trip to Korea. Korea is rily a wonderful place to be in. Mayb will visit u all when i got enuf money...

To Michelle, u still owe me stg oh~ rmb? haha...

Get well soon, Eduardo...

Shocking... rily shocking...

Today, 23 Feb 2008, is indeed a sad day 4 all Arsenal supporters from all over the world. Arsenal, who was winning 2-1, conceded a last-minute penalty against Brimingham City n the final score was 2-2. The decision from the referee to give the penalty was dubious. There was contact with the ball. However, the worst news of all has to be the injury to Eduardo, the player purchased by Arsenal at the start of the season.

A broken left leg. I cant imagine wat thoughts that were going through Eduardo's mind when he saw his left leg in such a condition. The pain he suffered muz be so excruciating to a point where he had wished dat he never ever played football. The Brimingham captain, Martin Taylor, who made this horrendous tackle got a mere red card n 3 matches banned, while Eduardo faces a possible career-threatening injury. He might not get to play football again. Mind u, he's only 24 n he had planned to celebrate his birthday this coming Monday.

What rily made me flabbergasted was the post-match words from the Birmingham manager.
Blues boss Alex McLeish responded: "Martin's not a dirty player. He's distraught over Eduardo's injury." "I've seen the challenge and, yes, the studs land on Eduardo's ankle. In slow motion these tackles always look bad but he's not a malicious player - Eduardo was just too quick for him," he explained.

Too quick? So is it Eduardo's fault that he got himself injured because he was a gifted footballer?! To say stg like dat to defend his own player is rily ridiculous. Imagine someone did the same act to our loved-ones...

I wish Eduardo all the best 4 his future. I rily do hope that he will recover soon n play football once again. And i do hope such a violent act would not ever appear again in the beautiful game of football.

Germany, thru my eyes!

Before creating this blog, i've been to many places in Germany. 2 of them r Stuttgart, the capital of the state Baden-Wurttemberg, n Friedrichshafen. Below r pics from there. Enjoy!

Friedrichshafen:


The Katamaran. The fastest boat/ship at Boden-See (Lake of Constance). Our mean of transport to Friedrichshafen from Konstanz.


On board the Katamaran.



In Friedrichshafen there's a zeppelin museum. Rmb the famous "Hindenburg" Zeppellin that exploded, burned n crashed in USA?
Inner view of the museum

My 1st time seeing swans!

Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart:

Display of old....
And new cars... cool huh...
And also the famous F1-racing car!

In front of all Mercedes-Benz's cars got dat symbol rite? Here's the collection of it.