Skiing, La Spezia, Milan & Venice!!

8/4
we went skiing!!! it has always been my dream to do so n i really tot i could only ski in my dreams..until today!! real excited n it was real cool!! had a real hard time trying to fit into the ski shoes n a bit apprehensive at first but once i got the hang of it...i cant stop skiing!! can't wait to go for another ski! it was a real special day for me..skiing on my birthday! n i really want to thank all of you for making it so special! thank you all for the yummy choc cake!! was a real real pleasant surprise! esp after i was super shocked when i found out that the train person was abt to open my toilet door with me still inside erm...haha..=p in conclusion it was a absolute fabulous day skiing! wait for me! i shall be back for more skiing trips! =)


9/4
felt aches all over after my skiing trip..haha cant help but admit tat i haven done sports of any sorts for years..simply too lazy..haha..spent quite some time planning our long trip to italy! was not easy..had to book train tix, check that the time was juz right coz we'll be travelling to 3 places in 7 days!! they are LA SPEZIA, MILAN and VENICE. hee we decided to go pretty last min..so had to settle our train tix today. bought an overnight train to la spezia for me ling yan and alvin. it's going to take us 11 hrs!! with 2 stopovers!! omg..= o went back to settle our accomo in the 3 places..pretty ex..i spent 160 euros for the train tix + 170 euros for the hotels = 330 euros!! but i think it's worth it! right?

10/4
ate a v sumptous fish fillet lunch at Augustiner Keller. heard tat it's quite famous! had bier there. pretty strong. felt a bit giddy. think i drank too fast. hee. =) it was definitely a biertag. drink n drink whole day. shall refrain fr bier after today. we went to hofbrau at night. n know wat..it was snowing!!! yupyup snowing snow!! happy to be outside yet..real cold!!! had bier+lemonade with ling. haha im never going to let ling drink tat again..too dangerous..=)


11/4
did very very last min packing while picking a few italian phrases from callen. thanks cal! =) set off for our nightzug at 8pm. slept on train like a pig..too tired..had to wake up in the middle of the night to change trains..torture lo..n it was darn cold..n the people at the bahnhof looks dangerous..haha muz be me hearing too much bad stories abt italy..im glad we had a safe trip. =)

12/4
we reach LA SPEZIA le!!! it's a place highly recommended by alvin. n i muz say he has sehr gut taste! the place is like..heaven! we were all so excited to see the sea again..it was so crystal clear, the waves r like symphony to the ears n the sea breeze is simply refreshing! all in all..great place! the place we went to is called "Cinque Terre" meaning 5 villages. to me, the most fun part was our Wanderung from the first village "Monterosso " to the second village "Vernazza " i had so much fun climbing mountains n hills n stairs. we apparently climb up n down so many times! haha now i understand how past people have to travel from village to village to sell their goods. xin ku le! =) i cant describe the joyous feeling i felt when i caught glimpse of the second village in words! it was sheer happiness! nv felt so happy for so long.. =) we rewarded ourselves with ice cream there. delicious ice cream! i had ki-nana (kiwi + banane) and ambrosio (choc hazelnut) even the tap water there taste wonderful. simply heavenly. =) we had nice lunch n dinner in restaurants. could not help but patronised the restaurants beside the sea when we can enjoy the sea breeze n eat. the black n white pasta in mussel sauce was super yummy!! wat can i say..italy food is juz so great! =)


13/4
we arrived in MILAN at ard 4pm. cant do anything much. due to unforseen circumstances we had to wait in the lily hotel before they finally got our room ready..by the time we went out it was 5+..leaving us little time to walk ard before it gets dark. we wandered ard. walked to duomo di milano, impressive architecture! cant wait to climb up there n see the whole of milan from there! =) met yao there. n we walked ard tog before settling his accomo n retiring for the night.

14/4
went to duomo, castle n den..shopping shopping n more shopping! yan n ling bought v nice clothes n wore them out on the streets! =) i bought some clothes in h&m where it's more affordable..=) highlight of the day!!! football match at the milan stadium!! ac milan vs intermilan! intermilan sort of impressed me. ac milan wasn't tat gd after all. but they still won 1:0. =) sad to say but the match was not tat exciting. nearly the whole stadium was rooting for ac milan. dunno y. even inter's jerseys were sold at 10 euros cheaper. such is life n fame? had a little miscommunication befor the match. but settled n we were happily watching the match if not for the guy nxt to yan. took my seat n .. anyway one word describes him : disgusting.


15/4-17/4
VENICE!! the not so pretty on first sight..but gets more beautiful as time passes..for me, venice has this charm. alluring. love it. took many many boat rides. enjoy the rides. love standing by the side and enjoy the sea breeze while admiring the archi. it makes me wonder sometimes. will venice really sink someday? coz during high tides the sea level is real close to the ground. did some shopping n had lots of pizzas n ice cream. flavours i tried include: whisky cream, malaga, tiramisu, cassadra, rum...=) haha but the gondolas..erm..no comments. =p n yes! we caught a concert "vivaldi's four seasons" there as well on the first night. not v v gd. but i love the summer n spring movements!! esp summer! the player was sooooo good!! i really felt touched juz by listening to his violin sound..=) lots of pigeons here..n of coz..pigeon shit. haha..all over the place la..


18/4
on the train back to munich. din slp well. met another disgusting italian guy. italian guys. ><" so happy to be back home. n finally we matriculated. went to get my residents permit. today juz not my day. forgot passport went home get. out again. office opens at 2. back home cook. was late others hav to wait. went to get residents permit. pay 50 euros. others dun hav to pay. dun understand how their system works. pissed. forget it. went martkauf. misunderstanding. one good thing is tat..i found my ring!! haha!! heng.....lost 2 rings already...=p finally found my washing machine with khim's help. wash clothes with ling till 11+pm. hang clothes check modules n slp.

19/4
overslept!!!!?!!!! argh.....poor ling had to wait for me...sorry...=( went german class after mia for 4 days. haha. din really miss it anyway. if not for the 45 euros which i've so unwillingly paid..=p had to hand in referat tmr. horrified. we had potluck. i cooked stir fried vegetables. my first attempt k..not too bad la..=p n made some broccoli salad in the afternoon. ling cooked pineapple rice, at first taste like curry rice but eaten tog with pineapples taste good! khim cooked egg omelete n lw cooked ma you ji. such a long time since i had decent dinner. thanks all! =) we den watched nardia. haha the first time i watched it was ok except for a girl in the cinema who kept talking. but today seem v v long. had to munch chips to keep awake. maybe coz was feeling too cold n slpy..but still find the show nice. =)

ok, shall stop here. go bathe upload photos n slp. tmr sld i be sick too? haha..

im loving my life in munich more n more..