mirage

Dilemma of the East

2010-11-26T14:30:00.002+01:00

As how we wished for a place where peace and harmony are what that persist;

As how we wished for a place where manipulation of the human mind cease to exist;

As how we wished for a place where bombings and shellings are just in the comics;

As how we wished for a place where love ones don't undeservingly perish;

It is all but a myth..a far fetched hypothesis..

As what we hoped for a perfect world;

It's never going to happen.

This is life.

The world's last remaining Cold War battlefront....remains firmly in place.

Sunday's Random

2010-09-26T13:11:00.000+02:00

Hi guys!

Here's a small collection of pictures I decided to post up here.

It's random, it's cool!

I like them!

Enjoy!

Mummy and I =)

Mummy's looking elegant here!

From left : Me, Uncle, Jo Yee, Aunt

Yeah, that's me =)

That's uncle! He looks so happy!

View of the circuit.

The cruisers! Check out the caps!

Hehe =D

Little doggie and me!

Losers! Oh yeah, the fella on the left got terribly sick the next day. Look at him stoning in the pic. How could you lose to a cocktail and a Heineken la....

Look! Check out the Petronas Twin Towers in the background too!

Escape to Bukit Tinggi

2010-09-13T14:28:00.000+02:00

So I was at this very tranquil place in Pahang.

It was really breath taking.

View of the golf course(although I don't play golf >.<), the mountain range, and it's heavenly clouds..

It's just the perfect way of relaxation.

Hello! =)

Morning View. Nice.

Durian!

Little path leading to a resort.

Malay house.

Look at this big fat creepy insect!

I din't know there was a French town in Malaysia!

Hehe!

The view!

The Lion City

2010-09-07T13:20:00.001+02:00

Welcome to one of the smallest city states in the world!

It's clean, it's developed, it's magnificent!

But it's small. Haha!

It was a good adventure there. We did crazy stuff... and bullied a penguin!! The penguin got pissed! Heehee!

But too bad, casino was out of bounds.

So, this is our story. We had fun!

I'll be back for more!

FCK YOU!

It's burning!

Sands Hotel in the background!

The Lion City.

The trio! Dammm.. big sis is not here..

The Ion.

Weeee!! =)

Nice lots!

Me!

Hello Woody! You are heavy!

Scene of Universal Studios.

There is a reason for this pic! >.<

Yeah! =D

Yas Marina Island

2010-08-16T09:40:00.000+02:00

Here's a few pictures of Yas Marina Island and it's F1 circuit.

Built by a Malaysian Engineering firm, it is a prominent landmark of this island.

I went for a night stroll at this island, which is not too far away from Abu Dhabi island itself.

Let the pictures describe the island;

Yas Marina Circuit at night.

The fountain.

The flagship hotel, Yas Marina Hotel

Hotels in the surrounding.

Dubai Round 2

2010-08-14T21:27:00.000+02:00

So we went to Dubai again for more sightseeing.

This time it was a little bit different.

We checked out the Burj Khalifa(828m).

It was really breezy up there.

The wind was blowing like crazy.

The view was really breathtaking and it is nothing like the KL Tower.

The 124th floor was almost twice KL tower's observatory deck.

And more shopping.

I bought stuff! ;)

For food, we went to a very small secluded shop in Deira, the old town of Dubai.

Typical China food was served.

The shop looked very shoddy and shabby but the food was way better than Hotel food.

We also had Chinese food prepared by a Hong Kong Chef near the Dubai Creek.

He gave us complimentary coffee and desserts.

And I think I know why he did that. Haha!

Somehow, hotel food in Dubai tastes unexpectedly not so good.

Daddy at Starbucks Coffee.

Look at all the dates! It's the dates season!

Entrance ticket of Burj Khalifa.

Model of Burj Khalifa.

Look at the roof of Dubai Mall. Even the roof has such a funky design.

Mummy and me At The Top.

View of a section of downtown Dubai.

Me posing for a photo!

The Address on the left. Look at the glittering lights below!

Mummy and daddy!

This picture was taken during check in. Nice pic!

Mummy and I at Grand Millennium Hotel.

View of the Hotel lobby. Quite nice.

A Few Days in Dubai

2010-08-10T09:19:00.000+02:00

Hallo.

So mummy, daddy and I went to Dubai for holiday.

An hour's drive from Abu Dhabi, not so tiring after all.

It was quite a different experience, looking at our previous holiday destinations where it's always non but beach resorts.

For a change, we decided to stay at some place at the very heart of Dubai city rather than some beach resort.

Anyway, it's pretty useless to stay at beach resorts now, looking at the weather conditions where temperatures can soar up to 45 degrees Celsius.

My stay at Shangri-la Hotel was quite fun though.

Bird's eye view from the 35th floor of the tower is quite breathtaking with views of busy Sheikh Zayed Road, iconic towers of Dubai such as the Emirates towers and not leaving out the tallest building in the world; the Burj Khalifa.

If I'm not wrong, Burj means tower in Arabic right?

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

The 5th of August was a special day.

It was daddy's birthday. =)

We bought 2 slices of cakes of different flavours (1 whole cake would have been way too much to finish) but we did not have candles though..no big deal larh..hehe.

To satisfy daddy's, mummy's and my appetite for food, we went to China Sea(authentic Chinese food), Bento-ya(Japanese), Shang Palace, and a couple more places.

The food was great.

The service was great, though a little pricey.

Food in Malaysia and in Germany is way cheaper.

Nevertheless, it's good experience.

By the way, I swam at the pool.

I think I am suffering from sun-burn.

My back is excruciatingly itchy.

Bugger.

It's the chop-stick paper casing. Nice pic.

I like candid pics! For the first time daddy and mummy did not pose formally which they always do. I took the pic without them realizing though.

A view of Sheikh Zayed Road from the left side of the room.

Here's another pic from the right side of the room window. It extents out like a cantilever.

Me!

Japanese restaurant.

Japanese cuisine.

Mummy =)

Me! Darn, I look so red. I'm on fire! Where's my food?!!

Dimsum

Daddy and me at the hotel corridor at the 35th floor.

Mummy and daddy at the lobby reading the papers.

Hotel lobby pic. Quite a nice one.

What did I do On A Sunny Day

2010-07-27T12:02:00.000+02:00

So I went to Dubai city after all.

The city's great.

But A little dusty.

Kinda expected it.

It's hot, it's humid, and it's so freaking bright that you need sunnies everywhere you go.

Here's a nice picture I took of Burj Khalifa.

Fascinating structure.

Hey! I see this in Germany too! Kiki ^^

So proud! 누나 ! Kiki ^.^ So special ! =D

The Dubai Mall interior. Really posh.

Mami and dadi!

Yeah, that's me...hehehehe.

Me and mami having a sip.

Skyline of Dubai Marina.

It's me driving in Dubai..cool! But hot. =S

Picture of me and dadi at Da Shi Dai. We ate dim sum.

Here I Am

2010-07-22T22:14:00.008+02:00

Hello Abu Dhabi!

Here I am in first at Frankfurt airport taking some random pictures.

Was a little bored.

Travelling alone in a plane is not my cup of tea.

Reminiscing the days when I was young, I could not forget how badly I wanted to get into a plane so badly to feel the force of acceleration in the plane as well as the feeling of looking down on earth from the sky at 29000ft.

Now it's...when am I arriving my destination???

Spot my flight!

Yeah, it's kinda advertising for them huh..I know that.

See the building in the background? I think it's The Wave. It's suppose to be one of the futuristic buildings in Abu Dhabi.

Arrival in Abu Dhabi.

Oh oh!

No jet lag!

Kiki ^.^

Anyways, to my surprise, I am able to use my O2 number in Abu Dhabi.

Previously, I was not able to use it here back in 2009.

Probably they had finally decided to link up with Etisalat.

Good!

Ada orang tidak ingin panggil sama saya ke?

To My Friend

2010-07-19T14:28:00.004+02:00

It all started when I came here.

It all kept going till inevitability changed things.

Today, we part ways.

But we shall meet again.

Hey Bob!

We shall meet again!

Tourist Avery

2010-07-16T09:33:00.009+02:00

I'm going to Abu Dhabi!

Mami and dadi!

Wait for me!

I'm going to Dubai!

For holiday!

I'm going to Doha, Qatar!

Dono for what larh..

Maybe Hong Kong too?

But I know I'm going to Kuala Lumpur!

Home sweet home!

I'm gonna stuff myself with all the local delicacies!

I'm gonna drive!

I'm gonna enjoy!

I'm gonna miss someone special...

Musings

2010-07-15T16:20:00.003+02:00

You see..as much as how we want things to be in our direction, the force of nature is just too big and intense that we get the opposite results.

Why?

Is it suppose to be all about magnetism?

Mind boggling.

I guess that's life.

Happy Birthday Mami!

2010-07-13T08:53:00.003+02:00

Happy birthday to you!

Never I thought I would have such a loving and caring mother like you.

How could I miss this date...

No way... I couldn't.

It's the 13th of July.

I messaged you.

You called me.

I sang happy birthday to you.

How I wish I were there by your side now.

To celebrate.

I am counting the days till we meet.

And till then we will cherish moments together.

Love,

Your son

Deutsch

2010-07-12T14:19:00.003+02:00

Heute probiere ich auf Deutsch zu schreiben.

Trotz schlimm glaube ich, dass meine Grammatik 100% perfekt ist. Oder?

Ahh..screw it. I give up.

Anyways, something so stupid happened today.

Go to the library and not bring one of the most essential tools for studying.

Guess what?

Yeah, my pencil case.

Komischerweise habe ich mit meinen Freunden zufaellig getroffen.

Vielen Dank fuers Lineal!

Vielen Dank fuer den Bleistift!

Vielen Dank fuer den Stift!

By the way, Jie Jie Ong!

Thank you for the wonderful tip!

You Rock!

I owe you one!

No!

I owe you big time!

Kiki!

Hot

2010-07-11T20:44:00.003+02:00

Hello world.

Not at all did it cross my mind that it could be this hot in Germany.

Fekking 39 degrees!

Who's to say??

Goodness..

macam oven aje la.

Hmm..good for sotong Paul!

Hahaha!

I'm gonna feast on you Paul!

You predict stuff against me???

Sotong goreng! Sotong bakar! Whatever you wanna call it.. ;)

Anyways, I consider it preparations for Dubai.

It's gonna be burning.

Yeah.

BURN BURN BURN

Hello to Satuday

2010-07-10T13:01:00.002+02:00

At this very moment, this vey place, I ask myself...
what am I doing..
what am I doing..
what am I doing..

I am..at the library..studying. Yes. Studying. Crashing all the important information for the exams all into my head..like a big fat well absorbing sponge.

ELA1 is next.

Way to go Ave!

Is it true?

2010-07-07T16:31:00.001+02:00

How I wish it's true.

For eternity?

Really?

I'm counting on it.

Excruciatingly Painful Exams.

2010-01-16T11:49:00.002+01:00

Hello world.

Term exams are just around the corner.

6 papers to tackle.

Trying to dodge NB.

Hope I succeed.

Bleh.

Christmas in London

2009-12-29T18:50:00.005+01:00

Hmmm.....so, how was X'mas for me?

In a nutshell, AWESOME!!

The interesting part was, entrance fee for most of the museums in London were Zero Pounds!

So, where did I go....where did I go......

National Art Gallery
Victoria & Albert Museum
Science Museum
Natural History Museum
Imperial War Museum
Greenwich Royal Observatory
National Maritime Museum

All were just impressive! Best was the Imperial War Museum. To all my war fanatic friends, I recommend this museum to you guys. Spending an entire day there is what you need. Seriously.

Besides that, I went to Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Downing Street, and Saint Pauls' Cathedral. Snapped losts of cool pics.

Kensington Palace was also part of the itinerary. It's okay.

River Thames Cruise was fun too! The ferry took me to Greenwich.

By the way, going to Ripley's Believe It Or Not would be a rip-off. 22.50 Pounds for a student.

Want to find out about some interesting incidents during my trip there?

I burnt 25 pounds on clubbing. By the way, I've never before used this amount of money on a very single occasion like this.

Spotted 2 Malaysian made cars in London. A Proton Savvy and an old year 1985 Proton Saga whisking through the street of Victoria. Cool ey...

By the way, I noticed that there are many 'Squares' in London. Something intriguing.

Missed the bus to the airport. Wasn't so bad as it seemed. I took the next bus and arrived at the airport at a fairly early time. The gate for my flight was not open upon arrival.

Owh! Chinese food was nice! Ate roasted pork, roasted duck, crispy duck(crispy version of cooked duck eaten with pancakes), char siu, char kuay teow, lontong, hokkien noodles, yin yong noodles, singapore noodles and a couple more which I do not recall. Owh yeah, teh tarik was good too. ;)

Food at typical british pubs was just ok. Nothing spectacular. Go if you want to enjoy the atmosphere. Don't go if it's all about the food. I had fish and chips and roast of the day. It was chicken. Mind you, I shared these two meals with my cousin, Jo Yee.

This trip is fun, it's memorable, and it's just worth the time there.

;)

Pictures? Visit facebook! Lazy to upload... =.='

White

2009-12-13T11:58:00.002+01:00

Owh ! Owh! It's finally snowing! Hmm...just about time anyway.

;)

Saxony's Dresden

2009-11-30T03:23:00.015+01:00

This is the latest update of the cities I've travelled.

Here's some sneaky peeks:

Friday night(27/11/09) ;

Travel with City Night Line to Dresden. It wasn't so fun after all. Not as what I've expected. The bed was small, though clean. The journey took 9 hours, that's longer a journey from Frankfurt to Dubai by air for sure.

Saturday (28/11/09) ;

Arrival at Dresden Hauptbahnhof at 9am. Nice train station, and clean.

Bought doughnuts at a bakery in the city. Yeah, it was for breakfast.

Places visited :

Zwinger Palace(German baroque architecture), Semperopfer, Frauenkirche/Church of The Lady(but viewed only from the outside), Hofkirche, Kreuzkirche(walked up to the bell tower..breathtaking view by the way) , and paid an excruciatingly painful 10 euros for The Green Vault.

Frauenkirche (Was completely destroyed in WWII and rebuilt by 2005).

Some monument. Did not pay attention..haha.

Semperopfer at night.

Zwinger Palace at night.

Saturday evening ;

Visited Striezelmarkt(some really old X'mas market in Dresden). Nice and bright X'mas lights glittered the night.

Captured breathtaking shots of Elbe River. Scenic scenic scenic.

And called big sis! Talked for just 20 minutes, because she had a concert to attend.

Drank Gluehwein at another X'mas market. It's sort of the must drink wine during X'mas.

Hit the sack at 1am after two episodes of Friends. Yeah, the headache I had did not bother me. And I don't pop pills!

Scene of a X'mas market.

Another scene of the X'mas market.

Sunday (29/11/09)

Alarm clocks aside please. I'm on a blady vacation! Which meant that I woke up at 10am..haha.

Checked out from Hofgarten 1824, and headed straight for Frauenkirche again. This time, I entered. I was among the first in the queue. Visiting hours were short; Only from 12.30pm till 1.30pm.

Take a look at the queue.

The inside of the church.

More inside pics.

More inside pics.

Pipe organ.

Packed church.

Then, I made a stop at the old fort of Dresden city. Nothing much except an old Fortress.

;)

Next comes the best place of visit of the day, the VW Glass Factory! This factory assembles only Phaetons, the best of it's range..top of the line. Paying 2 euros for the tour was totally worth it. Too bad that no pictures were allowed to be taken in the factory itself.

The gate.

The glass factory.

Here's the Phaeton. It comes in many variants with the cheapest at 66k euros.

Another pic.

Another section of the factory as seen from the outside.

Zwinger's Gallery was the last stop. Art art and art. It's so fascinating that the Renaissance painters ant artists were so fond of painting nude woman pieces. Almost 1/3 of the exhibits were of naked women.

Tower of Babel.

It's Bacchus!

Read it!

Below are some random pictures which I've taken. Take a look!

That's Albertinum.

Nice river cruise boat.

Cool building.

Me :)

Bruehl Terasse.

Elbe River.

Frauenkirche in the background.

Night view's good.

Yah...that's about so much of Dresden. Too bad Albertinum is closed till next year. Nontheless, it was worth the trip! Thanks to the Mauerfall-spezial and Mitfahrtgutschein !

Next stop, LONDON! *Cheers*

What A Revelation!

2009-10-17T18:07:00.003+02:00

Finally, after so many weeks... I've found MARMITE!!!

My my my, the place where I thought would be the last place to search for, is unfortunately the place I should be looking for.. ---KAUFHOF---

Bio shops, Asian Shops, Rossman, DM, and not to mention all the regular German supermarkets have been a let down..

And thanks to Sean, haha! A wild but accurate guess! I'll seek your wisdom when it comes to food!

Hee hee hee....

Hello Autumn

2009-09-17T18:07:00.004+02:00

Owh owh.. something so extremely exciting just happened on my message box.. :S

Gee...how do I get them off... $@$%#&!!!!

Ahh..what the hell... don't really care anyway..

By the way, today's GREAT FOR ME!!! So sad to say that I am done with german class..yeh..so sad..so sad.. hehehehehe.... din't see that coming nyeh nyeh nyeh...

Erstens moechte ich sagen, dass ich sehr zufrieden bin und kann alle Sachen, die mit Deutschkurs zu tun haben, wegschmeissen!!

LOL..so lame...

Bah.. wut da hell..it's still german...muahahahaha!!

Anyway, technically speaking I'm still free for 18 days..wohoo!

More movies, more sleeping, more booze, and more booze!

By the way, here's a little trivia; The smell of steamed chicken makes me now nauseous. That's right. It does.

Anyway, see you soon cheh cheh Ong, see you soon Ah Yap, and see you guys, everyone else...soon... ;)

That's right, it's me in Munich :)

Cheers to the new semester!

blah blah blah

2009-03-06T10:26:00.002+01:00

SO...

Exams are long over....

Term break is reaching it's end...

In other words..

~ Need to wake up at 6.10 am everyday ~ Urgh..so early..

And so...

I did what I have needed to do...

Cleaned up my room, tried to read a book, made phone calls to a few relatives, made phone calls to a couple of friends, travelled, and that's pretty much it.

And not forgetting,

visiting big sis!

Bought new Kleidung because I don't buy them myself. Yes, I know, I am very dependent on making choices when it comes to buying stuff like that.

And cheh cheh..if you are reading this..

Thanks to you for not allowing me to eat your korean noodles... :S

But thanks to you for bringing me to this FANTASTIC dim sum restaurant in Dusseldorf! Really.. it's by far the best in Germany and actually beats many dim sum shops hands down back in Malaysia. It's a fact.

So, to those dim sum sellers back in Malaysia, seriously.... you've got lots of room for improvement. And don't be too 'generous' with dough while filling the dish with a measly piece of meat or prawn or whatever that is meant to be in there.

Exams

2009-02-06T20:32:00.001+01:00

Hello everybody,

I am the the midst of my exams.

Physics and Electromagnetic Fields to go.

Let me weather these hurdles before I start sleeping soundly again...

Ha ha ha...

:)

The German Version Of Chinese New Year

2009-01-26T17:48:00.003+01:00

Precisely short,

it's like any other day besides a festive day.

And to those back in Malaysia nicely cherishing this moment, enjoy to the fullest...

while I await my exams in 1 week time! Yay! :s

So,

I wish everyone a prosperous and happy Chinese New Year ahead!

Good luck in the year of the ox!

GONG XI FA CAI!

Opera

2009-01-14T18:57:00.004+01:00

Gian Francesco de Majo

Alessandro

On this very day.....

the evangelicals..........

congregate..............

to enjoy every moment of it!

But I did not comprehend a single crap of it

besides the very phrase.......

dann lebt sie weiter!!!

Nevertheless....

The music good!

And therefore,

I conclude.....

no regrets having 9 euros less from my stash!

Every Moment To Cherish.

2009-01-09T22:40:00.010+01:00

Ok here I am writing this post on this very day with just exams around the corner. Ah who gives a shit. Life’s more than just ridiculous exams..don’t you agree? Well..it doesn’t matter. I agree.

Here are some memorable pictures of my lovely trip to Abu Dhabi. Yes. Abu Dhabi. Not Dubai. But yeah, I went there too. Went to Al Ain too. It’s some city in Abu Dhabi.

Well..it was quite an enjoyable trip with cheh cheh ong there too..haha! :D All the nice dinners, the shopping, camel riding (unfortunately, I accidentally deleted them..dam.. :( ), and family togetherness! Yes! That was the whole idea. Gosh..it’s been 2 years since we as a family got together. So it was a really meaningful 13 days besides a day or two of laying eggs in the villa..

Ohh Ohh! The weather was perfect! Good timing to go to the UAE. Not a good time visiting in August unless you wanna get baked even in the night.

Shopping is awesome there..so for those avid shoppers..yeah, Dubai’s the right place. Just name the brand, you will find it there. From Giordano to Louis Vuitton, from Lacoste to Manolo Blahnik, from Swatch to Rolex..

Sandstorm! It was something new to me. Didn’t really expect it.

Skyscrapers. Those tall buildings. Just take a look at Dubai 20 years back. Nothing but an empty desert with just a few shacks. Oil oil oil. Now it’s nothing but a concrete jungle.

Yes..as you observe..there are lots of pictures. I’m making up for the past empty and dry weeks..wohhoo!! 44 pictures!

Pictures will do the talking now. :)

And to my suave sister, I’m coming to visit you soon!

Night view of Abu Dhabi City.

Huhu.. GMC's 6.8L V8 muscle engine!

View of Dubai City(during our trip to Dubai).

Burj Al Arab in the background.

A Souk. Apparently some traditional arabian marketplace.

Hmm..nice river. I have this feeling that it is man made.

Another view.

Heheh..that's me :)

Look at the shisha bottles!

Family picture :)

Yay! Xmas tree!

Cool view.

Yeah, the two spunky ones :)

Is it for real? Or it's a fake? Beats me.

Yeah, the 7-star hotel.

Air conditioned bus stop!

Mall of the Emirates.Really huge.

Yeah, the sandstorm.

We had dinner at Wasabi(Japanese restaurant).

Beef.

From left: daddy, mummy, me.(Xmas)

A little booze in Le Meridien.(Xmas)

Al Reem Island.

Nice gold feeling :)

100% arabic architecture.

Burj Dubai.

Night mode. The picture looks rally grainy.

On the way to Jebel Hafeet, Al Ain.

This pic is random :)

Another 'Karak Highway'!

Scenic view....but a little dusty though..

Look at the grid system development...

Lets stretch!

Sunset.

Looks like a studio pic.

Scenic view number 2 :)

Scenic view number 3.

Yehh..at the real desert..not the city.

Wohh..the little one lying down just got delivered.My my, she looks so helpless.

zurückkam

2009-01-07T20:30:00.004+01:00

It has been four seconds since I last blinked my eyes. It has been four minutes since I peeped through my window. It has been forty minutes since I had my dinner. It has been four hours since my last class of the day ended. It's been four days since I've came back from visiting mummy and daddy(ahh..I'm missing the days.). It has been four months since I have left for Germany. Yes. This is how I lived my life. This is it.

I miss you, holidays.

I, Mr. Procrastinator would wish to announce that I am too freaking lazy to upload pictures of Christmas and New Years' holidays to my diminishing blog. The what you call unupdated blog.

Yes.

Soon. Soon.

I was on TV!!

2008-12-16T00:07:00.003+01:00

Wooohhoo!! I was on german television!! ZDF! ZDF! hahaha!! cool heh! Ueber Thema Spende! Audience only larhh..but so what?!! Cool wehh!! haha!

:)

2008-12-08T22:02:00.000+01:00

Visiting mummy and daddy in 12 days!! Yay!

It's Snowing!

2008-11-23T20:09:00.002+01:00

Woohhhh!! LOOK! It's snowing! Brrr..... something different to experience. It kind of looks like a studio. No matter what, it's all white! And Christmas is just around the corner..so... holiday mood! Haha! Unfortunately, there's not enough snow to make a snowman, maybe mini snowman larhh..

Wheeee!

Look look!!

=D

Vrrooommm ! !

2008-11-20T23:55:00.013+01:00

Yeah yeah… I know, it’s been a while. MIA for a month. Total silence. Blame the weather! It’s so erratic! Today it can be three degrees outside.. and the next day seventeen degrees. Isn’t it ridiculous? I mean, what is wrong?? Owhhkay.. I should really stop belaboring on this pointless issue. But I just can’t help it. It’s making me sick. OK fine.

Last weekend I was at Stuttgart. Visited Mercedes Museum. It was quite cool. All the old cars and stuff.. you know..the vintage cars. Owh owh..Lewis Hamilton was there! But too bad I’m not a fan of that dude(although he won this year’s championship by just one point to Massa, and I’m not trying to lampoon Hamilton. No saw losers around.). Kimi rules! Haha.. it was quite coincidental. Hamilton’s teammate was there, and David Coulthard was there too doing F1 car demonstrations. And just so you know, entrance was free..yay! But headphone audio guides were not distributed..bleahh. Bah..who cares..it’s still free! Let’s save Euros!

So, we walked all around the museum, exploring each and every corner possible, saw old stuff, took some pictures, and watched some drifting! There was some demonstration by Mercedes on some Mercedes drifting cars. It was quite cool. The sound and yeah, the burnt tyre smell from all the drifting but it was cool. Those engines roared so loud that I thought I was going to get my ear drums burst..goodness. This really reminds me of this year’s F1 race at Sepang. Hmmm.. miss those days..reminiscing..

We kind of spent the whole day there Looking at exhibits, then adjourned for Schnitzel somewhere one hour away from Stuttgart. It was huge. Seriously huge. Luckily I finished my portion although a couple of my friends did not and had to ‘bungkus’. Lol. This is the first German restaurant which I have gone to that is cool with taking away unfinished food on the table. Yes..Uncommon sight.

Oh yeah oh yeah! Missed out one thing. Before the Schnitzel, we went to a TV tower. Apparently it is the first concrete TV tour in the world. I don’t know. Not too sure about how true it is. Too bad we did not go up to the tower because it was already kinda late , so we just hanged around the tower, starring up at it, blankly. Haha.

So below are some pictures and two short clips I captured at the museum (which took me so long to upload into the blog..) !!! Nice place to visit. =D

Main train station in Stuttgart.

Yeah, train station.

Buildings within museum vicinity.

Mercedes museum.

I like this pic!

Interior of museum.

Nice lift..haha. It has only one level selection which is the highest level (simply because the museum tour starts from the top floor).

One of the earliest motors.

Early inventions of motoring industry.

Hmm.. antiques.

Vintage cars.

More vintage exhibits.

GOLDEN CAR! Not really, it's the lighting.

Limousine.

Whooh..Pope's car.

Check out the Pope's cool seat! This car was specially made in order to be seen by the people as well as for protection.

Vintage exhibits.

Idea of the airbag system mooted a long time ago (decades).

Cool car/ truck. I don't know..haha.

Arnold Schwarzeneggers' car during his tenure as Governor of California till he changed his vehicle.

A little description of his car.

Blades..

Yeah..it was the future car of that time..

Cars in the 70s

Sports cars!

Notice the trucks behind??

This is a hybrid engine for Merc S Class.

A little clip on the hybrid engine. Quite interesting tho. The illumination is cool.

Concept car.

Solar powered car.

This car has no steering wheel. It is maneuvered by a joy stick.

Engine of an F1 car.

Yeah, the crowd watching Hamiltons' demonstrations.

Heheh..

Yeah, I loaned them my car. I'm generous..haha!

More F1 cars.

Meant for drifting??

Some smoke..that was all I could see.

TV tower.

Schnitzel fest..man..good that I was famished.

=)

Spine-chilling

2008-10-15T22:04:00.003+02:00

Hmmm…today was quite an interesting day excluding the hectic study routine obviously. Today’s special event was the visit to the National Theater. As you all know, this is the place where operas, plays, and so fourth take place. So, the guide took us for a little tour around the theater as well as the dressing rooms and the store where all the costumes are kept. According to the guide, there are approximately 1 million pieces of costumes (including hats, headgear, etc.) in that store and that was crazy. There were so many costumes ranging from the early Roman Empire days, Gothic, Renaissance, and the modern days. Haha..cool heh.

Then, we proceeded for a play entitled ‘Heimgegangen’ . It means pass away literally. This play was about some man whose wife was his mother and he had no clue about it till his wife’s last breath(well, she told him at that moment). There’s a little irony where his wife died of cancer and he, a smoker (he smoked as part of the play and it stunk) had no cancer. It was kinda spooky because there was a coffin with a picture of his Mary Jones, smacked right in the middle of the stage. Really gives me the creeps. It’s just an extremely short summary. There is more to it but I’m lazy too type..hehe.

Sorry got no picture la. Audiences were not allowed to take pictures as it might irritate the performers.

By the way, again, here are three pictures of a place where grapes are grown for wine production. (You call wine Sekt in German)

Grape trees.

Nice view.

Place where wine bottles are stored. Some are really old (more than 40 years old).

Volksfest

2008-10-10T23:19:00.003+02:00

Guten Tag. Today’s class was sooooo boring… Guess what, we had C programming…yay.. :s . We had four 45 minutes sessions of this subject today. Learning about the computer language (which I have no clue at all) is definitely not my cup of tea. Having to do all those special commands and stuff…urgh..is really killing me. Well, at least there was no homework but I will still need to comprehend them or else, I will be dead meat.

I foresee really tedious weeks ahead and I envisage more homework piling up. Therefore it means less time spent on blogging. Currently, I still take a very long time to post blogs because I am still not really familiar with the blogging system and all. I still need to explore more on the functions in the site. Darn, I just suck with computers except for Starcraft(which I have not played since coming to Germany) and CS haha!

By the way, I’ve just came back from a ‘Volksfest’ a couple of minutes ago which is not far from where I stay and here are some pictures. There were fire crackers but they were nothing as compared to the ones in Malaysia but it was nice with all the beer and sausages and the lively atmosphere. We played bumper cars and I was on the verge of puking after having had a large glass of beer.

Argh dammmm…I’ve just spent 30 euros! Shit..

A beer for everyone. The guy on the far right is from Singapore. Cool heh.

This is 'Volksfest'.

So..here are some pictures of Mannheim Wasserturm which I’ve been to a couple of weeks ago. And again, I am posting these pictures really late. Sorry I am a lazy person and procrastinating is just part of me.

Wasserturm in the background.

Enjoying beer at a German pub.

Nice glasses..heheh.

We adjourned for beer again at night(It was 3am then.) with some loud music in a mini so-called disco..haha. Everyone was groggy.

Wicked day.

2008-10-08T23:26:00.004+02:00

Hallo hallo hallo. Cold. Cold. Burrhhh..

Looks like Wednesday is going to be the heaviest day of the week. Classes are from 8am till 5pm. Blehh.. This reminds me of college. Classes from 8am till 4pm in the evening and technically in the schedule, there are no breaks at all except for mini breaks between lectures. No time allocation for lunch at all. Crazy huh..

Below are some pictures of a place I went on the 20th of last month. This place is called Schwetzingen . It’s another castle with lots of greenery surrounding the castle. You need to pay to enter this place .Don’t worry, it was just a nominal fee of 2 Euros. Take a look at the pictures and you will know that the maintenance is not going to be cheap especially when autumn is approaching. Some small plants need to be changed if they wilt.

This place is very breathtaking. Coincidentally there were a few couples taking wedding pictures in the castle. Yeah nice landscape and all.

We were in a friend's car heading to the destination and we got lost along the way..haha.

Wooooo..nice limos!

That's my friend from Malaysia studying in Germany too. That's me on the right.

The entrance of the castle. Doesn't look as ancient as the one in Heidelberg yeah?

Nice garden.

A large pool with mini fountains smacked right in front of the castle.

A mosque within the boundaries of the castle. It actually caught me by surprise.

Description of the mosque.

Interior of the mosque(It was the dome).

Ahhh..so nice....

Yea...another cool view.

The geese look so white eyy...

What a grand promenade..

Did the king played golf?????

BYEEE :)

Day 1

2008-10-07T22:26:00.003+02:00

So today was the first day of the semester. Everything turned out normal. The whole university was no doubt packed like a market. There were students at every corner of the university. Today’s lecture started off with physics. Oh yeah, I had a problem finding the class room (was at the wrong building) and so, I was late for class but it was just five minutes. The lecturer was a German and he had really weird accents. It was hard to comprehend his lectures but after some time through the lecture, I got used to it.

Next was my electrical engineering lecture that lasted an hour and a half. And so, the lecturer started off with basic electrical components and circuits. It was owwhhkkaayy. And he had a different slang too, which I had to adapt and not to mention his hand-writing which was cursive that I have to guess those words..haha. Well, I guess everyone have their own quirks and twists.
Finally was the inter-cultural competence class where we learn about err…cultures?? Yeah. As well as learning to ‘live’ in Germany. Haha..do I sound very general? Imprecise? I can’t really describe it. Anyway, this was the class that was livelier as compared to the previous two lectures. So, it kinda ‘woke’ me up from day dreaming. LOL.

The pictures below were taken at Heidelberg. There was a trip to Heidelberg organized by the university on the 18th of last month. I know it’s a little late that I am posting the pictures up now but it doesn’t really matter right??

View from the foot of the hill.

Tram or Bergbahn leading to the summit.

A view of the city below. If I'm not wrong, its Heidelberg itself.

Another picture.

Picture of a part of the Schloss.

This is a wine cask( actually I can't remember whether beer or wine was stored) and it's really big and apparently, one of the king's men drowned inside this cask. As you can see, there is a stairs on the right side of the cask. So, use your imagination.

View of the river from the castle.

There is a 'story' behind this.

This tower contained gun powder but was accidentally blasted by the...French? Ah..I'm so forgetful.

View of the castle.

Another view of the castle( background).

The Weather.

2008-10-03T23:01:00.007+02:00

Hello there, I’m back. So, as time passes by, the days seem to be getting shorter. Well, probably it’s because autumn’s kicking in. It used to get dark at 8.30pm but now it starts to get dark at 7.00pm. Trees are getting yellow and they look very pretty..hahah.. like the ones in the calendars we see. I’ve uploaded 2 pictures of my room. It’s not too big and not too small. I guess that’s what you should expect from 225 Euros a month with heating, electricity, water, and internet (mind you, it’s sometimes slow). Just don’t convert the Euros back to Ringgit because if you do so, you’ll feel the pain :s . Well, this place I’m living in now is called a Wohngemeinschaft. So it’s six people(each having their own bedrooms) to one kitchen, two toilets, and one bath. And guess what! There’s this German gal next door! She lives in room 215 and I’m in 214..haha! I sound like a perve..lol!

Darn..I am so lazy to cook. I have to admit that after all these years of having a maid, I feel so awkward cooking for myself..blehh. So yeah, I go out and eat. But after some eating out, home cooked food is still the best. Somehow, it just tastes different from the outside food. And fortunately, I don’t miss Malaysian food till today. No cravings..nothing at all. Phewwhh. It’s mostly pork here and not to mention, beer. The standard dish which you can find in most of the German eateries is Schnitzel paniert. Sorry I don’t have a picture of the dish but it’s mainly deep fried pork and French fries and maybe salad; the pork version of fish and chips. There are many types of beer and I only remember Koelsch and it’s from Aachen. I just order the beer and I just drink it. It’s generally lighter than beer in Malaysia. So drinking a glass of beer here is nothing. It just makes your bladder more filled up. Im sorry, I don’t really know how to appreciate beer, but I drink. It’s ok.

So this is my room. The door is quite thick though.

My bed. See the white heater behind the chair? Looks like a huge condensing unit..haha.

Cute doggie picture.The dog was so small and white..

Typical fruits in Germany you can find in every supermarket. The bottle in the middle contains 'new wine' which means it has very low alcohol content. It tastes nice though.

This is about it for now.
Chao.

Sorry, I'm late.

2008-10-01T14:15:00.004+02:00

Heya everyone! Just so you all know, here I am in Germany. Urgh..I miss Malaysia. Well, I arrived on the 8^th of September, but couldn’t get access to the net till last Friday..blehh..blame the internet tutor. Anyway, the air is dryer here, sunny, and yeah, COLD. Still not used to the weather, but I think I will just need some time to get used to it, I hope. Coming here is kinda different for me. Food's different, weather's different, people walking on the streets are different, and the language, yeah...language is different. People here can speak English but they somewhat refuse to. Their style. But the younger generation Germans here are ok. They speak to you in English. Probably more open? Liberal? I don’t know.

So, I’ve just got my room, the administration stuff is almost settled, and I’ve got a telephone number too from O2. Apparently O2 is good but I don’t know why. Probably the coverage in Germany is good. I did some grocery shopping and noticed that shops here close by 8pm. That’s early as compared to Malaysia. Another thing is that shops are not open on Sundays. Sigh. Eateries, petrol kiosks, and boutiques are the only shops open on Sundays. Well I guess the people here are rich enough to not open for business on Sundays. This is how things go in Germany, which I will have to get used to.

By the way, here are some random pictures of Abu Dhabi. Well, I was at Abu Dhabi for a couple of days (4th-8th of September) visiting daddy. And mommy joined daddy. So the house in Malaysia is now occupied by my cousin, his wife and his little kid. Anyway, Abu Dhabi is a fekking hot city. Seriously hot. Just step out of an air conditioned building and feel the heat wave. It’s bad. I thought I was about to get a sun stroke while hailing a taxi under the scorching heat and during the night, it’s still hot and humid till it’s difficult to breathe. Oh by the way, taxi rates here are far cheaper as compared to the rates in Malaysia. That's probably because buying a car in Abu Dhabi is not too expensive.

Picture of Burj Dubai . Yeah its blur, because it was dark and the camera's shutter speed was really slow.

Highway with five lanes.

A random picture of the city.

Another random picture of the First Gulf Bank.

Century Hotel Apartment. This was the place where I stayed.

Familiar eyy? Yeah, Chilis in Abu Dhabi. Chili's here is better than the Chili's in Malaysia. I don't know why, but yeah, somehow it is.

If I've not mistaken, this is Khalidiyah Mall. Another random pic. (Mummy and daddy on the left)

Construction site.

Another construction site picture.

Feel the HEAT?? *swt*

Sales office.

Notice the cranes in the background? It's kinda blurry, but there are fekkin many of them, if you pay attention.

That's all for now.

Hey Giju, heard you are going to Russia? All the best and see you at Red Square!

EXCUSE ME!

2007-12-27T18:11:00.000+01:00

Hello there! Proudly presenting the two gorgeous women on PLANET EARTH!!
Die zwei Mädchen sind die hübschte Menschen!

What do you think?

2007-12-27T17:10:00.000+01:00

Somehow somewhat this picture rawxxxxx!!!!
I don't know why but the bright beige sand....the scorching HEAT.....the people walking!!...makes it so errr...different?

This sux but....this IS this

2007-12-27T15:37:00.000+01:00

Can't life be more interesting besides blogging??

hello to blogging

2007-06-12T12:33:00.000+02:00

My first day ever blogging. Let it be an interesting!