It was a full weekend but definitely memorable.
For the whole day, Kate was bugging me to listen to this Philiphine choir. I heard it online and it didn't interest me at all. I could have rejected the suggestion but I wanted to give myself a try. Alhtough I was a little annoyed that she wanted me to do what she couldn't do. She was using words like, ' If I were you, I would...' I can just simply said that 'too bad you're not', but I don't see the point doing it. Since it is not the matter of life or death.
I invited Amadeus for lunch on Saturday. I had to do some preparations for the wontons a day ago. I had fun wrapping them. It was a pity that it didn't came in to my head to take a picture of my wontons. It isn't that hard to wrap a wonton, as thought. Kenric came by for dinner and a sleepover. He helped out wrapping 2 wontons. He is a really nice guy but 'verpeilt'..haha. My mother was in the Philharmonie with her Abo tickets. She didn't know that Kenric was coming, neither did we plan about it. Kenric and I were actually planning to listen to a Philiphine Choir peformance in the evening in town. Unfortunately the tram had to stop working dued to an accident around Wienerplatz. I was really annoyed with it and I lost interest to make an effort to get there. I didn't even expect that Kenric will be joining. I asked him 2 hours ago and he wasn't sure. It turned out in the end with a total different plan. He came to me, had dinner, spent a night and had breakfast together. I discovered that he plays piano well, but he doesn't know how to analyse music. The type of music or musicians that he likes are also really different from mine. Anyways, Friday night was really unexpected, for him to be there with us.
I am really sure that I dislike travelling with the buses here in Köln and Leverkuesen. I am totally unexperienced in the bus systems...although it is actually really simple. I was 'forced' to board off the tram a station before Berliner str. The passengers and I had to walk to Berliner Str., using the bus to get to our destinations. After I decided to return home, (obviously by bus), I had to make sure that I am going to board the correct bus near home. Berliner str. is the last station and also the first station of the bus's route. So, the bus arrived. It stated to on the electronic sign that it will stop at some stations around where I live. Just to be on the safe side, I wanted to reconfirm with the bus driver. Eventually, I overlooked the bus plan. It was eventually going to stop at the station that I am supposed to board off. However, I didn't knew about it. I asked him and he nodded. After a few seconds, he grimmed and gave me a really awful sarcastic look. He continued, '' Ja, natürlich...Kannst du nicht lesen? Es steht im Fahrplan. Nicht faul sein...'' ( Ya, of course. Can you read? It is stated in the busplan. Don't be lazy...) ...I smiled and place my ass on one of the seats in the empty bus. Obviously I wasn't really happy with his service. I felt like shooting him. I wanted to complain and request for his name. Nope, I didn't do it. If he does it again (so happen if I see him AGAIN)...perhaps I might. Obviously not.
Maybe I just need more experiences.. :P
Monday, September 26, 2011
My summer holidays
Hey guys,
The summer and the summer holidays here are over. It is already Fall now in Germany. It is really saddenning to say that I have only four months left. I have to somehow utilise my time to do whatever I want. I can't guarantee that I will be back in Germany. I would really like to come back, but I still have to wait for another 2 years. I have to be determine to acheive my goals and time will tell.
Obviously, I have to apologise for not updating my blog for such a long time before the summer holidays. I decided to take a break for the summer holidays but eventually I almost forgot about it until Aces and Mun reminded me about it.
Before the sommer holidays, my host sister Gong Joo came for a month and Jamie stayed here until the second week of the summer holidays. Just before I depart to Schöneberg with my mom and Joe, I realised that Jamie made me think about the things that I have never though of. I learned a lot from him. I can't believe that I even felt a little sad that I might not be able to see him again for the rest of my stay. To think about ti, I can't actually put a statement on Jamie that he is spoiled. I figured out that he grows mature as time passes by. He is anyhow just a child and still learning through time. I have to really be careful to not be harsh on kids. They just need time and I have to be patient. Children are pioneers in picking up adult's habit. Now I think that it is not such a big deal if Jamie is a picky eater, he just can't choose. What is done is already done, unless my sister would really want him to change.To change a child's lifestyle is as equal for me to tell the parents to change. Unless if the child thinks differently and thinks for himself.
Everytime when I think around this topic, it reminded me of me myself from a few years back then. I wasn't a really bright person, to be honest. Through experiences and exposure, and of course luck (that Dear God gave), I learn and change. I started to figure things out. I think more before I act.(most of the time) Through the years, I have learned that to obtain my own happiness, I have to be positive no matter how heavy the rain is, I even made myself enjoy the wet and cold days. 'Catastrophes' that we have encountered in life perhaps are just puny ridiculous obstacles that we later laugh at.
Forget about Jamie's 'picky eating habit', I feel that I am getting more nutrition concious after the arrival of my Aunt. I started 2 months before summer to take the initiative to know what nutrition I am supplying to my body. Every processed food I am eating are first anaylised. Not to blame my 'healthy' Aunty eats really healthy, it just feels good to know that every bite I take in is nourishing every single cells of mine. Not forgetting to mention that it is a healthy way to lose weight. I have succesdully loosed 3 or 4 kg for the past few months. Now aiming to loose more than my initial weight. I gained 4kgs shortly after my arrival and obviously was really depressed. As a result, I decided to loose it. After all my hard work, I lost the 'extra' weight and now aiming to loose more just to have a better Basal Metabolic Index. It makes me feel better and healthier.
My mom Kate once told me that I will learn and know more about the person who I am travelling with. I agree to it. After the trip to Iceland and Copenhagen with my Aunt during the last 2 weeks of summer holidays, I have to accept that everyone have their own weak spot. I started to be annoyed when she started to question about my decisions. Sometimes I prefer to adapt to this culture because I think it is better and there is no right or wrong. I was even suprised to find out that she has the habit of making sure that she is correct. She is exposed to many different culture and she accepts it. I had to actually use a really strong or rather harsh tone to convince her about the reason why I prefer things done this way instead of another. Just for a really clear example, I use this toothpaste that the tube is designed upwards to make sure that the toothpaste flows down to the cap, so that we can save all the fuss in squeezing the last bits out, for economical reasons. I told her that I prefer and it is better to place the toothpaste upwards with the head facing downwards. I had to give a reason, which was it is easier for the paste to flow out. Then the next day, she told me that she still has to press the tube to squeeze it out. And started questioning me about my 'stupid' theory.(to show me that I make no sense...she didn't accept the reason I gave and it seemed to me that she really wanted to put the tube her way). I got fed up of things like that from her. To avoid complications, I just told her to do what she wants.
Anyhow, I am really glad and I find her really sweet for bringing me along to the Scandinavians for the holidays. The things there are extremely expensive. Everytime we buy food or souveniers, I have thank God that I am in Germany, with food sold in reasonable prices, so that people in Germany are able to afford, at least they will not starve. I can't imagine how am I going to survive (and especially, my parents) if I am really sent to Scandinavian countries as my host country. Back to the topic, my Aunt talked to me alot and told me much about my family conditions. She bought me lots of stuffs and brought me to lots of places. She shared her opinion and even listened to mine. We had a really great time together.
I thought about women who are ageing and not married. The disadvantages of being old and single as a woman are that they start to develop their own quirks through the years. Being old and single for a long time make a person think really different. It is okay to be young and single, but I have to at least have a relationship to know and learn how to share and care for others. Not to say that those who have not gone through a relationship don't share or care, it just a general statement. My Aunt cares for others, just in a different way and from a different perspective. I wanted to be an independant person, not planning to rely on my husband if I am going to have one. To tell the truth, I don't even want to be married in the first place. However, after discovering about the pros and cons, I decided that I have to at least have somebody to be with. And nonehtheless, it is not necessary to get married.
to be continued...
The summer and the summer holidays here are over. It is already Fall now in Germany. It is really saddenning to say that I have only four months left. I have to somehow utilise my time to do whatever I want. I can't guarantee that I will be back in Germany. I would really like to come back, but I still have to wait for another 2 years. I have to be determine to acheive my goals and time will tell.
Obviously, I have to apologise for not updating my blog for such a long time before the summer holidays. I decided to take a break for the summer holidays but eventually I almost forgot about it until Aces and Mun reminded me about it.
Before the sommer holidays, my host sister Gong Joo came for a month and Jamie stayed here until the second week of the summer holidays. Just before I depart to Schöneberg with my mom and Joe, I realised that Jamie made me think about the things that I have never though of. I learned a lot from him. I can't believe that I even felt a little sad that I might not be able to see him again for the rest of my stay. To think about ti, I can't actually put a statement on Jamie that he is spoiled. I figured out that he grows mature as time passes by. He is anyhow just a child and still learning through time. I have to really be careful to not be harsh on kids. They just need time and I have to be patient. Children are pioneers in picking up adult's habit. Now I think that it is not such a big deal if Jamie is a picky eater, he just can't choose. What is done is already done, unless my sister would really want him to change.To change a child's lifestyle is as equal for me to tell the parents to change. Unless if the child thinks differently and thinks for himself.
Everytime when I think around this topic, it reminded me of me myself from a few years back then. I wasn't a really bright person, to be honest. Through experiences and exposure, and of course luck (that Dear God gave), I learn and change. I started to figure things out. I think more before I act.(most of the time) Through the years, I have learned that to obtain my own happiness, I have to be positive no matter how heavy the rain is, I even made myself enjoy the wet and cold days. 'Catastrophes' that we have encountered in life perhaps are just puny ridiculous obstacles that we later laugh at.
Forget about Jamie's 'picky eating habit', I feel that I am getting more nutrition concious after the arrival of my Aunt. I started 2 months before summer to take the initiative to know what nutrition I am supplying to my body. Every processed food I am eating are first anaylised. Not to blame my 'healthy' Aunty eats really healthy, it just feels good to know that every bite I take in is nourishing every single cells of mine. Not forgetting to mention that it is a healthy way to lose weight. I have succesdully loosed 3 or 4 kg for the past few months. Now aiming to loose more than my initial weight. I gained 4kgs shortly after my arrival and obviously was really depressed. As a result, I decided to loose it. After all my hard work, I lost the 'extra' weight and now aiming to loose more just to have a better Basal Metabolic Index. It makes me feel better and healthier.
My mom Kate once told me that I will learn and know more about the person who I am travelling with. I agree to it. After the trip to Iceland and Copenhagen with my Aunt during the last 2 weeks of summer holidays, I have to accept that everyone have their own weak spot. I started to be annoyed when she started to question about my decisions. Sometimes I prefer to adapt to this culture because I think it is better and there is no right or wrong. I was even suprised to find out that she has the habit of making sure that she is correct. She is exposed to many different culture and she accepts it. I had to actually use a really strong or rather harsh tone to convince her about the reason why I prefer things done this way instead of another. Just for a really clear example, I use this toothpaste that the tube is designed upwards to make sure that the toothpaste flows down to the cap, so that we can save all the fuss in squeezing the last bits out, for economical reasons. I told her that I prefer and it is better to place the toothpaste upwards with the head facing downwards. I had to give a reason, which was it is easier for the paste to flow out. Then the next day, she told me that she still has to press the tube to squeeze it out. And started questioning me about my 'stupid' theory.(to show me that I make no sense...she didn't accept the reason I gave and it seemed to me that she really wanted to put the tube her way). I got fed up of things like that from her. To avoid complications, I just told her to do what she wants.
Anyhow, I am really glad and I find her really sweet for bringing me along to the Scandinavians for the holidays. The things there are extremely expensive. Everytime we buy food or souveniers, I have thank God that I am in Germany, with food sold in reasonable prices, so that people in Germany are able to afford, at least they will not starve. I can't imagine how am I going to survive (and especially, my parents) if I am really sent to Scandinavian countries as my host country. Back to the topic, my Aunt talked to me alot and told me much about my family conditions. She bought me lots of stuffs and brought me to lots of places. She shared her opinion and even listened to mine. We had a really great time together.
I thought about women who are ageing and not married. The disadvantages of being old and single as a woman are that they start to develop their own quirks through the years. Being old and single for a long time make a person think really different. It is okay to be young and single, but I have to at least have a relationship to know and learn how to share and care for others. Not to say that those who have not gone through a relationship don't share or care, it just a general statement. My Aunt cares for others, just in a different way and from a different perspective. I wanted to be an independant person, not planning to rely on my husband if I am going to have one. To tell the truth, I don't even want to be married in the first place. However, after discovering about the pros and cons, I decided that I have to at least have somebody to be with. And nonehtheless, it is not necessary to get married.
to be continued...
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