28.6.06..Spain lost..

watched the match of Spain vs France ytd.
it was painful.
now i finally know wat it's like to go all out supporting a team.
wanted n believed so much tat they'll trash France.
it was awful.
the French r filthy fellas,
the referee was blind,
the Spain therefore, lost.
i can't say it's entirely not the Spain team's fault..
but becoz i'm blind too..by my support for them.
well, now hope that England will bring football home this time.
jiayou.

England into final 8!!

hee this is an entry entirely dedicated to the two matches ytd..might be boring so..skip if u have no interest in football k! =)

YAY! watched the england vs ecuador as well as portugal vs holland match ytd. on TV.
hee ur muz have found me slightly irritating but still i have to repeat..Beckham saved the day!! both England's n my day. =) haha coz if not for him, england wld have tied with ecuador. it was not qt a good match as most of the players r not v on form..but Beckham really went all out ytd. I was feeling slightly disillusioned after the first half, esp when i'm not in a v good mood. but..at the 60th minute, Beckham gave me hope with his awesome free kick!! i dun care how the others criticise him n stuff..i juz think he's one good leader + teammate to have. maybe i haven been watching football long enough ba..but it doesn't really matter. footballers generally look good when they score a goal, u can genuinely feel their joy! tat feeling is real..u can feel for the team..this is sth i treasure when i watch a match. =)

N i definitely din regret watching the portugal vs holland match too!! it was real exciting n aggressive!! every single minute of the game! much much prefer the portugal coach to the england one..well, some things juz cannot be perfect. the russian referee issued a total of 16 yellow cards n 4 red cards (2 for each team)!! we were all laughing when he kept issuing cards consecutively within min!! =O but the match was good. u can see that both teams are doing their best to try secure a place in the final 8. it was a tough match for both i suppose..though i tot portugal played better. was looking forward to watching ronaldo play but his thigh got cut n he was forced to leave the field..can see the reluctantness in his eyes as tears swelled up..he was apparently trying hard to stay in the game, can see the agony on his face as he ran. get well soon ya? =) after watching the match, i realised how violent a game of football can turned out to be..with lots of injuries n stuff..maybe tat's y it's more of a boy's game ba..=)

i feel like im such a fool..never shall i be one again. never ever.

19.6.06..Spain VS Tunesia!

hallo all!
finally found time to blog abt my World Cup experience at Stuttgart on mon! =)
i was really shocked +happy to receive news tat we have gotten the tickets on sat as i did not dare to pin too much hope on it..hate to be disappointed. i was not! =) took a train to Stuttgart the morning i came back from Berlin.


This was my second time to Stuttgart, the first was during my immersion two years back. so it feels so familiar..the streets, the shops, the castle..seems like nothing has changed..except now it's much more crowded n lively due to the world cup. spanish supporters can be seen almost everywhere!! makes me have this sudden urge to go grab a jersey n join them in cheering n singing! =) we walked ard a bit, pinic at the park, went bmw museum to look look n ate 麻辣火锅 at this taiwan restaurant lw's frens recommended. it was good!!! one of the best meals i had so far in Germany! though the 珍珠奶茶 can be better...=) it was a spread, with seafood (prawns, crabs, shells, sotong, cuttlefish), pig's organs (pig's liver, kidney!!,stomach), meat （beef, pork meatballs), tofu n veg!! hope i din miss out anything...=p there was so so much food! haha eat till the four of us full full! love esp the chili n 麻辣汤!! drank till i choked! haha..好吃好吃! =)


reached the stadium at ard 8.30pm. the stadium was like WOW!! there were so many pple!! 52, 000 pple in all..all cheering for their team! wat a scene! we were sitting on the spanish side, behind the goalpost, where we witnessed 4 goals in all! =)


Being there at the stadium n watching the match live is v v diferent from watching it on tv, u get to have a more thorough view of the field n all the players. they seem so close to u..yet so far. n they look more human. haha not to say they dun look human on tv but..it's really different..to me they appear more human, maybe coz on tv they tend to retard the scenes n their actions a little..hmm..dunno if ur know wat i mean..coz i dunno wat im trying to say too..haha..but really..totally different experience..something good. =) i really got involved in the game..like we'll automatically stand when the ball comes rolling to our side n press our thumbs real hard! there isn't a second to feel bored at all! absolutely exciting!! =) haha..Spain won in the end!! wat a match..n we all went crazy dancing n singing n screaming..=p




N last but not least..loads n loads of thanks to our spanish frens: Inigo, Josu n Amaiya for this wonderful experience! mucha gracias..=)

Berlin, Berlin..wir fahren nach Berlin!

Here're my berlin photos!!
love the place..it's the place where most of the modern world history lies. pretty disappointed tat i din get to visit the jewish memorial exhibition esp when i've passed by tat place for at least 4 times. =( but all in all, berlin is really an interesting place to be at, be it now or back in 1918. sehr "happening" place. it's a place where the SS and SA have marched, where Hitler has once lived and died. there's always so much to learn, so much to explore, so much to ponder abt..therefore resulting in me cant help but feel overwhelmed. the capital of germany indeed.
haha enuf of my ratterings..Enjoy the photos! =)

First of all..the BERLIN WALL!!
doesn't look as impressive as we tot isn't it? But imagine the helplessness of the many pple trapped on one side of the wall..while their loved ones n family are on the other side..for 28 yrs!!!! i've heard pple say.."oh, berlin wall is just a wall, nothing much to see."? is it really so? definitely not.

The BRANDENBURG GATE..
with the football exhibition in front n worldcup fan fest at the back.
dunno to love or hate the worldcup..haha..=p

The JEWISH MEMORIAL
under the evening light..

The REICHSTAG

sunset..

haha..BECKHAM!!
used to dislike him..but now tat he has become more mature..hmm..=p

A cute little go-kart i saw..n in i hopped! =)

We went cycling for a good 7+ hours on the second day! it was physically straining as the both of us suffered from muscle aches here n there on the third day. but it was fun! cycling ard Berlin and stopping as n when we like. the weather tat day was however not too good..rained a little. cool. =)

CHALOTTE CASTLE
me n one of the performers of a play they're staging tat night. the costumes they wear r so pretty..i also wan..=p

On the third day, I went to the pergamon museum, the third reich tour (info overload!!) and jewish museum, leaving me with no time for holocaust exhibition..*grumbles again* =p haha it definitely was a mentally exhausting day! =)

ISHTAR GATE
in the pergamon museum. spectacular ya?

another remaining section of the BERLIN WALL!
nicely vandalised.



us stepping on where the berlin wall was..

time-out

guess wat..i should be rushing my tutorial now as immer so on tuesday night..but i realised how long i haven been updating my blog! have been away in Berlin from last fri-sun and stuttgart on mon. so it was apparently non-stop travelling! pretty crazy..but definitely worth it! =) will be back for more updates n pictures on the trips k!!
now it's back to tutorial... ...=p

>.<

Guotie in Summer

Summer is finally here in Munich!!! =)
seems like the sun is here to stay this time..
haha I can feel the heat in my room esp during the evenings when the sun sets..sehr warm!
really dunno to love the sun or to hate the heat..now i'm beginning to miss the cool weather.. =p
it seem only ytd tat we were experiencing 'ice rain' and 0 degrees weather..when suddenly one fine day it turned warm, reminding me tat yes, it's already mid-June. Summertime. n it's near to 3 months since i've been here. time flies.
haha i kept reminding myself tat it's high time to start some serious studies! but..always fail to do so..i seriously need more discipline! =p more travelling coming up..me n ling will be travelling to Berlin this weekend n Cologne+Bonn next weekend before Freiburg to visit my Gastfamilie. After which i'll try to stay in Munich to study before my Sweden trip in August!! really looking forward to it!! =)
haha i was really craving hard for guotie tat I tried to make them on Sunday. It really was not easy..a lot of effort involved.. from the dough to the meat filling to the wrapping up to the cooking part. all in total took me 1.5 days in all. but im pretty satisfied la, though it could have been better i guess judging from my 'guinea pig's' faces as they ate them..haha! =p still fail to make the ones i had in rv years ago..tat was the best guotie i've ever tasted. now i really appreciate those guotie stalls. real time-consuming. but it's good to make guotie when u dun feel like doing or thinking abt anything. at least it works for me. =)

**TA DAA**!! my masterpiece..=p

...hate it
...some things r juz not within my control.
..am confused again..........

Brussels+Amsterdam photos!!

Brussels (3,4,7/6)
Due to my sore throat during the trip..i din get to taste any belgium choc..but..we ate belgium choc waffle! sitting by the streets enjoying the red indian music in the background! =)
the Grand Place was magnificent! we spend most of our time in brussels walking ard it. guess it's the most crowded n happening place in brussels. for instance we saw this tall guy dressed in pink dress taped up like a mummy going ard asking pple to poke the balloons attached to him!?! believe it's some kinda dare or sth. n the nxt moment we see a guy pretending to be a dog crawling here n there. hmm..happening ya? =)
and the Manneken Pis..has such a well..not too glamorous story behind it tat made us all go "... ..."

Grand Place

Manneken Pis

A fountain in the garden

Amsterdam (5-6/6)

A very very happening place indeed!! like this place a lot..or rather, i simply love holland! =)
reason being..there's good food, beautiful sights, pretty flowers, 'interesting' night sights n juz walking on the streets feels 'happening'! a slight disappointment though..tat i did not get to see the tulips bloom..the tulips fields were already bare at this time. the tulip season is over. i can only look at the postcards depicting the colourful tulip fields. i shall be back! for my tulips. =) however..i saw my windmills!! plenty of them along the river. dunno y but i juz like to watch them turn round n round n round. i can never get bored of it..find it a pretty sight. =)

Where r my tulips..

Us+windmills!!
typical holland houses

n the food!! i had dim sum buffet n thai tom yam soup there! as well as century egg pastry! yummy yummy!! =) shh..we also tried space cakes n gummies there! coffeeshops r scattered all over the place. n no they dun juz sell kopi n toast. =p the red light district was indeed an eye opener. literally showcases. interesting interesting. =)

fresh yummy oysters!! =)

harmless cheesecakes they may seem to be..=p

"happening" night

haha it had certainly been a crazy night for all of us: non stop drinking n dancing at 4004.
we were back only at 5+am on the first train. n i fell aslp while showering..come to think of it..it was really crazy!!!

short update on wat i've been doing since holland trip:

7th june ..Me, ling, yan n lw were back here on the 7th. we were all suffering from either sore throat/ flu when we got back. think it started coz of me..guess i passed the virus ard us pple. really glad we r all fine now..really in bad shape for our thursday class. walking zombies. n i have to declare..after 3 weeks of non-stop travelling..i've had quite enuf of travelling. juz wanna stay here for good n rediscover the thrill of travelling in me. tried to live life peacefully n tried to study like i sld..until......... ........... ............

9th june ..opening of the world cup 2006!! wow!! the opening match's here in munich!! due to communication breakdown, i ended up alone at the olympiazentrum gates, it was then that i realised national day parade in singapore was not tat bad after all..they really squeeze u like sardines here..dun care if u're a gal/guy, juz squeeze to get in!! pretty horrible those pple. i almost gave up hope..long stopped struggling when some guys pushed down the barricade and started to rush in!! wat a sight..tot i will only see this in singapore..this ugly scene..alt+ctrl+delete pls..so in the end i managed to get in. it was another WOW inside..there're sooo sooo many pple in there!! made me feel tat all those squeezing were worthwhile after all..n there was a big screen to watch the match Germany VS Costa Rica. =)

some photos:
10th june ..we watched the match England VS Paraguay!! I was very much impressed by Beckham..to my surprise. he look much much older, those eyes..but still charming enough as he step onto the football field. used to dislike him..as tot he only has the look but no ability..but i was proven wrong. haha hope to buy him over to my team now! =) really hope England will make it to the top 8..jiayou!! finally got all the london photos today! haha some of them really look funny..but still, nice shots. we were really photo freaks!! took almost 500 photos!! =O haha cant believe im missing london already..tower bridge i'll be back!! =)

i plan to travel Germany the whole of June. Places on my "muz go" list: Cologne, Bonn, Berlin. not too ambitious ya? sort of given up on Barcelona..way beyond my reach..=( yinky may be coming over in july..looking forward to her arrival! =)

it's 7..i sld retire..get some slp..i seriously need to detox..stomach groaning eyes closing.

i'll be back for updates on my holland+belgium trip! after i get enough slp k..=)

very cold in munich..

haha i'm just here to complain..so it's ok to ignore this post ;)
after being under the sun for 1 week, it's now back to the cold again!!
it was really v v cold ytd. 0-3 degrees! *shivers* n when i got back to studentenstadt, it was raining ice! haha reminds me of ice-kachang..=)
was v happy to be back to class finally..i really miss having lessons..when the bad news came. nvm.
haha dear yinky called when i was waiting for the train n i was soooo excited tat i think my voice got a bit too loud..coz the other pple was like staring at me..so ps..=p but i was really happy to hear her voice..though it's only for 2 minutes. =)
had a great time eating dinner..there's teriyaki chicken + tofu + patata + miso soup + kang kong! n we had choc wine + ice cream + tau suan (v gd attempt by xl!) for dessert! haha maybe i ate too much..tat's y..sore throat strikes!! =( n it's such a bad time to have sore throat..coz tmr i should be in Belgium enjoying chocolates..can i still?