feelings...

well, time to do some blogging since it was a long time since i can just sit down, and not care about the having to mug for my exams... and since i will be leaving germany after the last 5 months, think this will be an appropriate time to talk about my feelings...yeah, all those studying for the past one month has got me all cranky once again...

things that i appreciate:
- efficiency of everything... the punctuality... be it transport, or classes or the number of days it took for my atm card to be replaced by the bank...

- the structure of my study plan in TUHH... there is always an objective to every class... the well-defined structure of workload... the technical modules...

- my 4 roomies... staying with leandro in portugal sort of spolit me... in the sense that we do not just leave unwashed utensils in the sink for days... and everything was so clean, tidy and so...me... it feels like i am with family... however, staying with fellow students made me understand the difficulties of having to cope with the habits of people from various upbringing... not to complain about my roomies... they are absolutely lovely people... great fun hanging out with them... the beers, beers and more beers... of course, i did steered clear of the smoking part... remember the first weekend i got here, i was so irritated by the state of the kitchen, that i picked up a mop and a bucket and the rest is history... ha~~~ thats the last time i cleaned the kitchen... =p
over the next 5 months, i learnt and understood how each individual behaves... and then i customized my behavior to suit everyone... ha~~~ well, put it this way, i still cannot stand the unwashed utensils, but i learnt the art of "digging" out usable utensils for my own usage every now and then...

- the fellow SINHAs - SINgaporeans in HAmburg... always have the belief that in order to fully enjoy the studying-overseas experience, i should minimize my contact with people from singaporeans... remember how once the coordinator at my summer university 2005 once mentioned that singaporean students tend to stick together too much... looking back now, i realized that she was right, we tend to stick together too much that we tend to "ignore" the rest of the exchange students around us... that's why i told myself to learn to be more independent, and not hang out too much with fellow singaporeans... however, it's with these people (namely kelvin, dave, cailin, and ching weng) who reminded me that no man is an island... sometimes, it's nice to be able to connect with people who understand what you are trying to express...

- fellow exchange students... everyone from various countries... everyone was new, but yet, at the end of the 5 months, tears were shed and laughter was shared together... the essence of studying overseas...

- weekly ultimate frisbee games... have to admit, training/games are tough... everyone has to speak english because of me... but everyone is so nice to me... even though i will never be able to remember the names of everyone, i will definite remember them... oops, not to mention my "baptize" to the liberal behaviors of germans... topless chicks, naked chicks... you get the idea...=)

- numerous kebab stalls and the unbelievably-delicious pastry... know something? my first conversation carried out in german was with the assistant in the kebab restaurant... and whenever i was there, i would get a huge portion... well, eventually he was promoted to a cook, and that's the end of our "friendship"... never seen him again... ha~~ but i am building up a rapport with the new guy... still along way to go before i get that kind of generous servings again... ha~~~~

- the many kinds of beer... never finished a single bottle of beer in singapore, but here, i am exploring the option of walking into the exam hall tmr with a bottle of beer in my hand... oh, know what? i've learnt the art of removing a beer cap with my spoon... cant tell you how proud i was when i first did that...

armed with all the lovely memories of my stay in hamburg, germany, it's time once again for me to bottle up these feelings, and to hide them in one little corner deep down within my heart... and on this friday, i will have to open my mind to a totally new culture, since i will be moving to aalborg, denmark...

for once, a promise to myself... i will not compare what i had experienced so far to the next adventure of my journey...

(PS: where is the list of things-that-i-dont-appreciate? well, what's the point of remember unpleasant things?)