after hearing all the horror stories, i am so thankful for my boring and monotonous life as a full-time student and part-time housewife. waking up in early in the morning making myself some nice hot breakfast, pile on layers of clothes, scarf, boots, gloves etc. walking to school, going home just before the sun sets to cook dinner, and back to my room where i'm suppose to study. dinner's probably the highlight of the day, sitting around the table together for some simple, delicious and healthy home-cooked food with a lot less oil than outside, and no msg. although our home is not the best in terms of furnishing and renovation, and it gets really cold at night even though all the windows are closed, i'm loving this homely feeling.
school's been hectic though it's just mainly classroom lessons now. apart from the boring theory lessons which we can't escape, it's quite exciting poking needles into ourselves and friends, getting free massage by practising tuina skills on each other. what else can i ask for? life sounds great so far doesn't it?
ok, it's getting late and really cold now. time to hide under my layer of blanket and quilt with 2 layers of clothes hugging my little hot hand-warmer. nights get as cold as close to zero degrees celcius now and i can't wait for the central heating to be switched on.
Sunday, 26 October 2008
原本可以睡懒觉的星期六早晨，我们却比平常更早起床，太阳还未露出它温暖的笑容我们已收拾好了东西出门了。目的只有一个，那就是尽早抵达香山欣赏秋天的红叶。经过了近两个小时的城铁与公交，穿过了拥挤的车龙和人群终于到达了目的地。以为可以看到满地布满红枫叶的我们难免有点失望。一眼望去香山还是绿色的，只是多了点红色的点缀。我们一路走一路照相留念，轻轻松松一路上有说有笑地走到了山底。上山的路更是挤满了人，大大小小老老少少都是为了目睹这秋天的美而来。我们也只能跟着人群慢慢一步一步地往上走。终于在中午走到了山顶，找了一片空石头坐下来歇息，并欣赏眼前的风景。下山时我们选坐缆车，体验一下高高在上的感觉。但高处不胜寒，一点儿也没说错，冷风迎面而来入骨而吹，冻得我们手脚冰冷，连照相都难。就这样我们下了山，完成了这次的香山之旅。
登山队伍
远方的红叶
冷风
终于到了山顶！
人山人海
我试着体会诗人曾说过的霜叶红于二月花，更是因为可以远离污染和喧哗而感到心旷神怡。但红叶也不过是掉落前短暂的光彩，一种另类的美。
星期天我们到了北大，观赏了那儿的文化节，也参观了那古色古香的校舍。
在图书馆前面
未名湖
已经习惯这季节的变化，也爱上了落叶的美。
也终于领悟了不是你的东西终究不属于你。
登山队伍
远方的红叶
冷风
终于到了山顶！
人山人海
我试着体会诗人曾说过的霜叶红于二月花，更是因为可以远离污染和喧哗而感到心旷神怡。但红叶也不过是掉落前短暂的光彩，一种另类的美。
星期天我们到了北大，观赏了那儿的文化节，也参观了那古色古香的校舍。
在图书馆前面
未名湖
已经习惯这季节的变化，也爱上了落叶的美。
也终于领悟了不是你的东西终究不属于你。
Friday, 24 October 2008
it was finally over, the horrible exams. and it was time to chill on that chilly night.
we walked down the shopping street, had dinner at a small restaurant, walked down the small dark street with shops selling everything needed for the ill, injured and dead. finally reached the lake. but that was just a lake (or sea) and we were not there to fish. so we braved through the rain, trying our best to avoid puddles of water but our jeans were still wet and toes were to numb to be felt. then we finally heard music and saw lights. wanted to chill at some atas-looking pub with liveband playing english songs, but it was so noisy, smoky, expensive and the minimum per table was 400yuan. obviously we just wanted to chill so we walked back and found ourselves in a nice cosy pub singing emo chinese songs.
we were there a month ago in tanktops and skirts. now we're all wrapped up.
upstairs beside the windows overlooking the sea so dark at night. even the beer's called 'chill'
we walked down the shopping street, had dinner at a small restaurant, walked down the small dark street with shops selling everything needed for the ill, injured and dead. finally reached the lake. but that was just a lake (or sea) and we were not there to fish. so we braved through the rain, trying our best to avoid puddles of water but our jeans were still wet and toes were to numb to be felt. then we finally heard music and saw lights. wanted to chill at some atas-looking pub with liveband playing english songs, but it was so noisy, smoky, expensive and the minimum per table was 400yuan. obviously we just wanted to chill so we walked back and found ourselves in a nice cosy pub singing emo chinese songs.
we were there a month ago in tanktops and skirts. now we're all wrapped up.
upstairs beside the windows overlooking the sea so dark at night. even the beer's called 'chill'
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Monday, 20 October 2008
and so my adventure in this city continues, yesterday i took my new toy out to explore the CBD area and to enquire about the cali fitness here. first time on the road wasn't too bad. here in BJ everyone has a right of way. the cars don't stop for pedestrians when turning even when the green man is on, the pedestrians cross even when red man is on, bicycles weave in and out of traffic, and even against the flow, and i hear the cars honk every moment even though i stay on the 18th floor and i'm not beside a major road. so the golden rule of getting anywhere is: just go.
alright, so i managed to find the place (and the building is really called 'the place') after about half an hour. it was a sunday and CBD was very very empty. one word to describe the area: awesome! architects are really cool ppl when then can make all the buildings look so good and unique.
the big apple!! haha. they were having some apple fair and the whole big apple is made up of real apples. cool right?
managed to find the gym without much difficulty and it's awesome! and very empty. it's really better than those in Singapore, maybe cos it's newer and very few ppl go there. i wonder how's the crowd during peak hour cos yesterday almost all the 2 rows of treadmill were empty and the class has less than 10 ppl. and half were not chinese. they even have a medicine ball abs machine where it's like those basketball game you find in arcades just that you throw medicine ball and you can lie back and do crunches each time you throw a ball. they even have a basketball court (cos its endorsed by yaoming) and a room for taiji and yoga etc. not to mention the changing rooms with big and pretty chairs in front of the mirrors and shower cubicles with soap, shampoo, conditioner and surprisingly, doors! (even those in s'pore only have shower curtains). now comes the sad part. they don't have records of international members in their system so i can only use the gym upon producing my membership card, which i lost!! bleah!!! and membership is damn freaking expensive! since they are so secretive about the price, i shall just say it's about 10 times (or even more) than the any normal gym around my house area. and i will definitely wear mask next time i go out on wheels again.
say 'eeeewwwwww' but that's the amount of dust i get EVERYDAY in my room (and i love magic-clean though it's so hard to find here) now just imagine what i've inhaled. won't be surprised if my lungs turn black soon.
meanwhile i shall just go run in park on days with good weather and i'm going to get that set of dumbbells.
teach me how to convert back to healthy lifestyle when munching on junk is inevitable, beer's cheaper than water, i need stimulants like caffeine to get me studying, and i concuss unknowingly on top of my bed almost every night, waking up in the middle of the night by the cold, and the list goes on..
alright, so i managed to find the place (and the building is really called 'the place') after about half an hour. it was a sunday and CBD was very very empty. one word to describe the area: awesome! architects are really cool ppl when then can make all the buildings look so good and unique.
the big apple!! haha. they were having some apple fair and the whole big apple is made up of real apples. cool right?
managed to find the gym without much difficulty and it's awesome! and very empty. it's really better than those in Singapore, maybe cos it's newer and very few ppl go there. i wonder how's the crowd during peak hour cos yesterday almost all the 2 rows of treadmill were empty and the class has less than 10 ppl. and half were not chinese. they even have a medicine ball abs machine where it's like those basketball game you find in arcades just that you throw medicine ball and you can lie back and do crunches each time you throw a ball. they even have a basketball court (cos its endorsed by yaoming) and a room for taiji and yoga etc. not to mention the changing rooms with big and pretty chairs in front of the mirrors and shower cubicles with soap, shampoo, conditioner and surprisingly, doors! (even those in s'pore only have shower curtains). now comes the sad part. they don't have records of international members in their system so i can only use the gym upon producing my membership card, which i lost!! bleah!!! and membership is damn freaking expensive! since they are so secretive about the price, i shall just say it's about 10 times (or even more) than the any normal gym around my house area. and i will definitely wear mask next time i go out on wheels again.
say 'eeeewwwwww' but that's the amount of dust i get EVERYDAY in my room (and i love magic-clean though it's so hard to find here) now just imagine what i've inhaled. won't be surprised if my lungs turn black soon.
meanwhile i shall just go run in park on days with good weather and i'm going to get that set of dumbbells.
teach me how to convert back to healthy lifestyle when munching on junk is inevitable, beer's cheaper than water, i need stimulants like caffeine to get me studying, and i concuss unknowingly on top of my bed almost every night, waking up in the middle of the night by the cold, and the list goes on..
Saturday, 18 October 2008
the past week has been spent hiding at home, in our rooms, cramping as much information from the textbook into our brains as possible for the first exam here in BJ. and it was horrendous. the late nights almost made me doze off in the middle of the paper, and it certainly didn't help by sitting next to the window, listening to the workers singing as they work downstairs. oh well, just hope the next paper won't be as bad.
Now i don't mind being a permanent housewife. my mom will be never believe me when i tell her i really do enjoy cooking and cleaning up the house, that coming from someone who does absolutely zero housework back at home and always leaves her room in a mess.
and we are all turning super auntie by spending our lunch breaks doing grocery shopping, going to class after lunch break with bags of vegetables, comparing how much money is saved by buying things on sale in supermarkets, where to buy cheap and good stuff, and discussing how often we clean the house, etc. etc. speaking of food, i really miss sambal kangkong, curry fishhead, fish soup, horfun, economic beehoon, peanut pancake, botak jones, aston, fanciful pasta, yong tau foo!! ben and jerry's, GOOD COFFEE!!! mom, quick come and save me!!
SGD keeps dropping, the sun sets at 5.30pm, the weather is ever-changing, usually around 10 degrees at night, and goes as high as 26/27 degrees during the day. things i do everyday without fail: clean my room floor, think about what to cook, check weather forecast, exchange rate, horoscope (just for fun)
now should i convince myself that people change?
Now i don't mind being a permanent housewife. my mom will be never believe me when i tell her i really do enjoy cooking and cleaning up the house, that coming from someone who does absolutely zero housework back at home and always leaves her room in a mess.
and we are all turning super auntie by spending our lunch breaks doing grocery shopping, going to class after lunch break with bags of vegetables, comparing how much money is saved by buying things on sale in supermarkets, where to buy cheap and good stuff, and discussing how often we clean the house, etc. etc. speaking of food, i really miss sambal kangkong, curry fishhead, fish soup, horfun, economic beehoon, peanut pancake, botak jones, aston, fanciful pasta, yong tau foo!! ben and jerry's, GOOD COFFEE!!! mom, quick come and save me!!
SGD keeps dropping, the sun sets at 5.30pm, the weather is ever-changing, usually around 10 degrees at night, and goes as high as 26/27 degrees during the day. things i do everyday without fail: clean my room floor, think about what to cook, check weather forecast, exchange rate, horoscope (just for fun)
now should i convince myself that people change?
Sunday, 5 October 2008
can't believe one week of golden week has just passed like that! what constructive things have i done? none, really.. only destructive ones and the list will just get longer.
yesterday was quite a long and dramatic day. left home early in the morning to go shopping at the wholesale centre behind the zoo, cos they close at 4pm! and i'm such a fast and efficient shopper, just went there to get what i needed. bought a coat, 2 pants, 2 boots, and some other things which couldn't escape my temptation along the way. and as i was choosing and trying on the boots at my last stop, i lost my wallet!! some damn pickpocket stole it!! tmd! had to go through all the trouble of canceling and replacing my credit cards etc again! luckily i didn't bring my IC here, and luckily i took out most of my money, so i guess that thief must have been quite disappointed to find less than 100yuan inside (and a fifty dollar SGD note, if he's smart enough to change it). and the drama doesn't end here. we were lazy to cook so i decided to buy back some dumplings from the market behind the busstop where i had to alight. and there my dearest housemates called to say that we're out of electricity! it wasn't a blackout, it's just that we forgot to top-up our electricity card (yeah electricity is pre-paid here) and best thing is all banks were closed by then. so we knocked on the glass doors of the bank since there were people inside still. and thank goodness they don't operate law-by-law here, this friendly guy came out from nowhere and asked if we need help. he managed to get us into the bank and asked the people there to switch on the machine so that we can buy our electricity. if not we had to walk even further to a 24hour place or enjoy candlelight the whole night, without hot water to bathe. phew!
now i'm finally more or less settled in my new house, and here's some photos of my nice little corner..
that's my bed, with bedsheets brought over from home (that doesn't fit perfectly) and 2 big ikea cushions, and a small and simple bedside table from ikea too
that's the place where i'm suppose to be studying, luckily it's long enough for all my junk (which is really minimal)
my wardrobe, and that's almost all the clothes i have, including the first drawer of clothes (so much less than what i have back home), and i pasted the mirror myself (from ikea too)
my cute little bedroom slippers, so soft and comfy!
a place to gather when the hungry stomach growls, love the water dispenser, getting hot water can't be more convenient
living room, with our new and pretty purple sofa. very nice to sink in too.
kitchen. where all the yummy food comes from!
and here's photos of our first 2 attempts at cooking:
first home-cooked meal of egg and tomato, chicken with capsicum and fungus, potato and carrot soup.
our second attempt of egg and chives, mushroom and tofu, and pork ribs and lotus soup.
see we can cook!! and we just found out that the little eatery downstairs do provide delivery. looks like we won't starve in winter anymore!
brrrr... it's raining now and tonight's a cold night...
yesterday was quite a long and dramatic day. left home early in the morning to go shopping at the wholesale centre behind the zoo, cos they close at 4pm! and i'm such a fast and efficient shopper, just went there to get what i needed. bought a coat, 2 pants, 2 boots, and some other things which couldn't escape my temptation along the way. and as i was choosing and trying on the boots at my last stop, i lost my wallet!! some damn pickpocket stole it!! tmd! had to go through all the trouble of canceling and replacing my credit cards etc again! luckily i didn't bring my IC here, and luckily i took out most of my money, so i guess that thief must have been quite disappointed to find less than 100yuan inside (and a fifty dollar SGD note, if he's smart enough to change it). and the drama doesn't end here. we were lazy to cook so i decided to buy back some dumplings from the market behind the busstop where i had to alight. and there my dearest housemates called to say that we're out of electricity! it wasn't a blackout, it's just that we forgot to top-up our electricity card (yeah electricity is pre-paid here) and best thing is all banks were closed by then. so we knocked on the glass doors of the bank since there were people inside still. and thank goodness they don't operate law-by-law here, this friendly guy came out from nowhere and asked if we need help. he managed to get us into the bank and asked the people there to switch on the machine so that we can buy our electricity. if not we had to walk even further to a 24hour place or enjoy candlelight the whole night, without hot water to bathe. phew!
now i'm finally more or less settled in my new house, and here's some photos of my nice little corner..
that's my bed, with bedsheets brought over from home (that doesn't fit perfectly) and 2 big ikea cushions, and a small and simple bedside table from ikea too
that's the place where i'm suppose to be studying, luckily it's long enough for all my junk (which is really minimal)
my wardrobe, and that's almost all the clothes i have, including the first drawer of clothes (so much less than what i have back home), and i pasted the mirror myself (from ikea too)
my cute little bedroom slippers, so soft and comfy!
a place to gather when the hungry stomach growls, love the water dispenser, getting hot water can't be more convenient
living room, with our new and pretty purple sofa. very nice to sink in too.
kitchen. where all the yummy food comes from!
and here's photos of our first 2 attempts at cooking:
first home-cooked meal of egg and tomato, chicken with capsicum and fungus, potato and carrot soup.
our second attempt of egg and chives, mushroom and tofu, and pork ribs and lotus soup.
see we can cook!! and we just found out that the little eatery downstairs do provide delivery. looks like we won't starve in winter anymore!
brrrr... it's raining now and tonight's a cold night...
Monday, 29 September 2008
Friday, 26 September 2008
i locked myself out of my own room today and my hands are so dry they're cracking! help i really need hand cream now..
furniture shopping has never been so fruitful, although we had to brave through the drizzle and chilly air to find the place, which wasn't exactly directly next to the subway station. looking forward to seeing all the furniture being delivered, especially the pretty purple puffy sofa. from the standard of the toilets, i guess that place is definitely not for tourists. well, you're wrong if you think olympics has brought an end to the 'traditional' china toilets. we saw it and used it yesterday. it wasn't the worst i've ever seen but definitely the worst so far on this trip. there were cubicles, just no doors, and there were people happily doing their business and even reading at the same time!! now i know how they train their leg muscles haha.
and we've come to realise that everything is 10 minutes away according to the locals. the answer we get when asking for directions is always "前面拐个弯儿，走十分钟就到了。" either they walk super fast, or their watches move super slow, their 10 min is at least half an hour la!
temperature's dropping fast and everyone's falling sick!! shoo germs shoo!
furniture shopping has never been so fruitful, although we had to brave through the drizzle and chilly air to find the place, which wasn't exactly directly next to the subway station. looking forward to seeing all the furniture being delivered, especially the pretty purple puffy sofa. from the standard of the toilets, i guess that place is definitely not for tourists. well, you're wrong if you think olympics has brought an end to the 'traditional' china toilets. we saw it and used it yesterday. it wasn't the worst i've ever seen but definitely the worst so far on this trip. there were cubicles, just no doors, and there were people happily doing their business and even reading at the same time!! now i know how they train their leg muscles haha.
and we've come to realise that everything is 10 minutes away according to the locals. the answer we get when asking for directions is always "前面拐个弯儿，走十分钟就到了。" either they walk super fast, or their watches move super slow, their 10 min is at least half an hour la!
temperature's dropping fast and everyone's falling sick!! shoo germs shoo!
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
autumn has finally arrived. if only the weather can remain like this everyday, walking in the midday sun to get lunch, yet feel the nice cool breeze... but it's starting to get dry too. after a long day in school being one another's patients, the auntie selling bing tang hu lu outside our hostel gate simply made my day! cheap sour sanzhas coated with sweet and crunchy sugar. yummy!!
tonight's the coldest night so far, and being crazy enough, i went jogging in t-shirt and shorts, in the 15 degree celcius drizzle. but it felt good. the track was more or less empty, and the cold just makes you run faster, without sweat! was watching the local news when i got back to my room after dinner and it says it's going to be cold tomorrow.
我用寂寞来惩罚我
看着你走过
要什么当时不说
此刻能有你倾听我
轻轻的转着
那是种感觉以后让人想哭的快乐
tonight's the coldest night so far, and being crazy enough, i went jogging in t-shirt and shorts, in the 15 degree celcius drizzle. but it felt good. the track was more or less empty, and the cold just makes you run faster, without sweat! was watching the local news when i got back to my room after dinner and it says it's going to be cold tomorrow.
我用寂寞来惩罚我
看着你走过
要什么当时不说
此刻能有你倾听我
轻轻的转着
那是种感觉以后让人想哭的快乐
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
when the temperature drops a degree or two each day, when the sun sets earlier and night falls. when darkness and cold surrounds,yes i know, olympics is over, and fall's coming and so is the traffic jam. and that means waking up earlier, reaching back later, more time spent on buses moving about 10m every minute, and can forget about cabbing cos walking is probably faster.
so this weekend was pretty exciting saying goodbye to 21. met up with friends and checked out the other parts of this city, the night life..
if there's anything special to do on the special day, i did, i stayed in the whole day and went in and out of sleep. the rain wouldn't stop, the ground was wet and it was cold
so this weekend was pretty exciting saying goodbye to 21. met up with friends and checked out the other parts of this city, the night life..
if there's anything special to do on the special day, i did, i stayed in the whole day and went in and out of sleep. the rain wouldn't stop, the ground was wet and it was cold
Friday, 19 September 2008
things are getting less and less exciting here. no more sightsee-ing and carefree shopping. although we did still go shopping after the whole morning of a series of unfortunate events. it first began with our super blur agent not knowing what documents were needed and the operating hours for us to make our residence pass, resulting in us having to pon lessons just to find our way to a super ulu police station, which the first 2 cab drivers didn't even know how to get there, and the third one had to use the map for help. the officer there wasn't very friendly and nobody ever mentioned that we needed another document which we had to get from another office. luckily it wasn't that far away. and so all these took up the whole morning, and totally ruined our moods for the day. not to mention a super boring afternoon lesson. but we did go shopping after that for winter clothes, and i wonder when is winter coming..
i guess i still quite like it here though, hostel's fun but i am quite excited about moving into a new house that i can say it's mine (though it's just rented). it's fun having friends staying just beside, going to school, going out and for dinner together. and the nights are perfect for jogging. emo i know, and i know i shouldn't, but i can't, because every step brings me further, every sweat brings out my fear, and every song brings back memories..
i guess i still quite like it here though, hostel's fun but i am quite excited about moving into a new house that i can say it's mine (though it's just rented). it's fun having friends staying just beside, going to school, going out and for dinner together. and the nights are perfect for jogging. emo i know, and i know i shouldn't, but i can't, because every step brings me further, every sweat brings out my fear, and every song brings back memories..
Saturday, 13 September 2008
I survived the first week of school!! ok, barely..
so here's an account of my daily routine as a student:
morning, first alarm rings at 6am, reluctantly gets out of bed at around 6.10, wash up, change, pack bag, clear dustbin, 6.30 second alarm rings, time to get ready to get out of the room, switch off aircon, check everything's in order and leaves the room. go downstairs for breakfast, which consists of porridge, 2 paos, 1 egg and milk or coffee everyday!! so boring! and i will die of high cholesterol if i eat an egg a day la! then about 7am walk out to the road to take the school bus to hospital. lessons start promptly at 8am and ends at 11.30 (with a half an hour break in between)and then comes my favorite part of the day: 2 hour lunch break!! just enough time to go out and search for good food and walk around, do grocery shopping etc. oh do let me mention the hospital canteen, it's at the basement of one of the old buildings and there's only 1 stall selling dumplings and another selling rice. and you have to bring your own lunchbox and utensils. feels like a prison there! and so we venture out to the nearby foodcourt or those finger food selling at the basement of the supermarket. and then comes 1.30 when we have to sit at our desks again for the afternoon lessons which usually ends at around 5. and there's the school bus again to send us back to hostel. i feel like a primary school kid la!! ok, i'm quite a morning person so i'm not complaining about having to wake up early, at least the weather's good. afternoon lessons are hell. imagine walking back from lunch in the hot midday sun(yeah it's still damn hot now!!) sit in a damn stuffy classroom with no fans. it feels like an oven!!
i thought i came here to learn tcm, but apparently i'm taking a medicine crash course in chinese! if memorizing anatomy in english wasn't bad enough, try re-learning it in chinese, all the terms and names of diseases, enzymes etc.. without notes. i feel as if i've learnt a month's worth of info within 1 week!
let me continue with my day.. reach back room, time to nua, or maybe go for a jog and then it's time for dinner. after which time just passes very quickly.. attempt to study, bathe, wash clothes, figuring out my computer and before i know it, it's time to sleep! and the cycle just repeats. boring right?
well, finally the weekend is here! just went shopping after class this evening and going for more tomorrow. monday shall be spring cleaning day for our new apartment. yeah, monday is midautumn holiday here. mid-autumn my foot la, it's still summer la, as hot as singapore!! why didn't i bring my shorts, skirts and sleeveless here!!
have i mentioned that i can't find decent foolscap paper here? and i found banana nut crunch and other flavours of post breakfast cereal at a super atas supermarket going for RMB60!!!!
so here's an account of my daily routine as a student:
morning, first alarm rings at 6am, reluctantly gets out of bed at around 6.10, wash up, change, pack bag, clear dustbin, 6.30 second alarm rings, time to get ready to get out of the room, switch off aircon, check everything's in order and leaves the room. go downstairs for breakfast, which consists of porridge, 2 paos, 1 egg and milk or coffee everyday!! so boring! and i will die of high cholesterol if i eat an egg a day la! then about 7am walk out to the road to take the school bus to hospital. lessons start promptly at 8am and ends at 11.30 (with a half an hour break in between)and then comes my favorite part of the day: 2 hour lunch break!! just enough time to go out and search for good food and walk around, do grocery shopping etc. oh do let me mention the hospital canteen, it's at the basement of one of the old buildings and there's only 1 stall selling dumplings and another selling rice. and you have to bring your own lunchbox and utensils. feels like a prison there! and so we venture out to the nearby foodcourt or those finger food selling at the basement of the supermarket. and then comes 1.30 when we have to sit at our desks again for the afternoon lessons which usually ends at around 5. and there's the school bus again to send us back to hostel. i feel like a primary school kid la!! ok, i'm quite a morning person so i'm not complaining about having to wake up early, at least the weather's good. afternoon lessons are hell. imagine walking back from lunch in the hot midday sun(yeah it's still damn hot now!!) sit in a damn stuffy classroom with no fans. it feels like an oven!!
i thought i came here to learn tcm, but apparently i'm taking a medicine crash course in chinese! if memorizing anatomy in english wasn't bad enough, try re-learning it in chinese, all the terms and names of diseases, enzymes etc.. without notes. i feel as if i've learnt a month's worth of info within 1 week!
let me continue with my day.. reach back room, time to nua, or maybe go for a jog and then it's time for dinner. after which time just passes very quickly.. attempt to study, bathe, wash clothes, figuring out my computer and before i know it, it's time to sleep! and the cycle just repeats. boring right?
well, finally the weekend is here! just went shopping after class this evening and going for more tomorrow. monday shall be spring cleaning day for our new apartment. yeah, monday is midautumn holiday here. mid-autumn my foot la, it's still summer la, as hot as singapore!! why didn't i bring my shorts, skirts and sleeveless here!!
have i mentioned that i can't find decent foolscap paper here? and i found banana nut crunch and other flavours of post breakfast cereal at a super atas supermarket going for RMB60!!!!
Tuesday, 9 September 2008
hello world from the city of olympics 2008 and welcome to Beijing! and hurrays blogspot can still be seen here. one week has passed and so many things to do in the past week, and i'm too lazy to blog.
at least now i FINALLY get to use internet in the comfort of my own room with my own macbook which is running on windows IN CHINESE!! why? because the dumb software that the sch uses for broadband can only run in windows. long story of how i eventually got here, so save that for bedtime next time..
the weather here is still hot, pollution is coming back and walking is becoming my main mode of exercise. hostel canteen food is damn cheap and oily and i hate school!!! though today's only the first day. if a crash course in pathology wasn't bad enough, try it in chinese, all the medical terms etc etc... faints.
at least now i FINALLY get to use internet in the comfort of my own room with my own macbook which is running on windows IN CHINESE!! why? because the dumb software that the sch uses for broadband can only run in windows. long story of how i eventually got here, so save that for bedtime next time..
the weather here is still hot, pollution is coming back and walking is becoming my main mode of exercise. hostel canteen food is damn cheap and oily and i hate school!!! though today's only the first day. if a crash course in pathology wasn't bad enough, try it in chinese, all the medical terms etc etc... faints.
Sunday, 31 August 2008
this will probably the last post here if what ppl say about not being able to view blogspot in china is true. less than 6 hours time and i'll be in the air, waking up to find myself in a brand new environment.
after a crazy night at sportsball, seeing so many drunk and gone people, and getting a lil high myself, i decided to stay at home and have home-cooked food for the last day.
still can't believe the day is here already, so much unknowns lying ahead, so much memories left behind. farewell singapore, i'll be back soon...
有一种想见不能见的伤痛
有一种爱还埋藏在我心中
我只能把你放在我的心中
这一种想见不能见的伤痛
让我对你的思念越来越浓
我却只能把你 把你放在我心中
after a crazy night at sportsball, seeing so many drunk and gone people, and getting a lil high myself, i decided to stay at home and have home-cooked food for the last day.
still can't believe the day is here already, so much unknowns lying ahead, so much memories left behind. farewell singapore, i'll be back soon...
有一种想见不能见的伤痛
有一种爱还埋藏在我心中
我只能把你放在我的心中
这一种想见不能见的伤痛
让我对你的思念越来越浓
我却只能把你 把你放在我心中
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Beijing 2008 may be over for olympics, but it's not over for me. in fact, next week this time, i do hope i can find some internet connection to get in touch with the rest of the world.
these few weeks have been busy with meeting up with people and a rather unsuccessful packing attempt. think my mom gave up on me and decided to do most of the packing for me.
finally got my hard disk after braving through the crowd today at comex. now it's time to pack all those memories into my little (well, not really) time capsule; open it and revisit when i feel like it..
these few weeks have been busy with meeting up with people and a rather unsuccessful packing attempt. think my mom gave up on me and decided to do most of the packing for me.
finally got my hard disk after braving through the crowd today at comex. now it's time to pack all those memories into my little (well, not really) time capsule; open it and revisit when i feel like it..
Thursday, 21 August 2008
不想睡，是因为不想让今天结束，不愿看着一天一天插身而过，不敢想像那天的到来。
不想醒，是因为不想让美梦结束，不愿看见梦境中的美景消失,不敢面对那残酷的现实。
不想走，是因为不想离开这温暖，不愿留下这美好的回忆，不敢面对那陌生的世界。
不想留，是因为不想呆在原地不走，不愿看着机会一个一个溜走，不敢辜负你们的期望。
不想爱，是因为不想被思念缠绕，不愿改变现有的幸福，不敢许下永恒的承诺。
不想忘，是因为不想忘记你的好，不愿失去曾拥有的一切，不敢走出那温暖的怀抱。
如果现有的幸福快乐只是和将来的寂寞相比较，为何是如此逼真？我恨命运如此的作弄，更恨它这样无情的玩笑。
如果说现在的别离是为了下一次的相聚，请挥手说再见而不是告辞。
不想醒，是因为不想让美梦结束，不愿看见梦境中的美景消失,不敢面对那残酷的现实。
不想走，是因为不想离开这温暖，不愿留下这美好的回忆，不敢面对那陌生的世界。
不想留，是因为不想呆在原地不走，不愿看着机会一个一个溜走，不敢辜负你们的期望。
不想爱，是因为不想被思念缠绕，不愿改变现有的幸福，不敢许下永恒的承诺。
不想忘，是因为不想忘记你的好，不愿失去曾拥有的一切，不敢走出那温暖的怀抱。
如果现有的幸福快乐只是和将来的寂寞相比较，为何是如此逼真？我恨命运如此的作弄，更恨它这样无情的玩笑。
如果说现在的别离是为了下一次的相聚，请挥手说再见而不是告辞。
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