Happy Birthday David

哗啦啦啦啦啦啦啦,您找到自己了吗?我实在忘不了你所创造的歌曲,希望你的生日会过得太美丽,把寂寞的季节丢掉!!! David, Happy Birthday. Music is Soul Power, and your music has the power to light up my day.

David Tao 陶喆 July 11th.

not getting any better

well, i need to spend some time off to blog. I've been struggling to keep myself in shape to study. Yesterday after class, I had a really terrible headache. It started off with a mild headache all over my head. It's everywhere but the pain is scattered and mild. I continue doing my stuff of course since the pain is not too serious. After a while, the pain starts to move and gather on the right side of my head and it affects also the eye area. I felt pain from my forehead all the way down to my eyes. I decided to take 2 tablets of panadol and then go to bed. Today morning i woke up around 6am and i still feel the pain, it was even worse than last night. I decided to take 2 panadol again. I had a class at 12pm actually and i was thinking not to go for class but to see a doctor. 2 things came across my mind when i had that pain. Firstly, since it affects my eyes I was worrying the same thing that would happen to me which happened to my Uncle. He was a sailor and had a certain disease. The symptoms was that he had continuous headache for couple of weeks and after that he's vision gradually became less until he couldn't see anything at all. Doctor made a scan of his brain and found that the brain is shrinking until a certain size, the human body couldn't function with certain part of the brain, and therefore he passed away. I was so freaked out when I had this headache especially when i felt the pain on my right eyes too. The 2nd thing I'm worried is that if this headache continues, I'll never get a chance to study and i'll never pass my examinations. I don't usually do this in life, but i decided to leave it to faith. I was thinking, if after that 2 panadol and a good rest and i felt better, i'll go to school and not seeing a doctor, otherwise I'll see a doctor. After a 2 hours sleep, i really felt better.

I'm starting to believe things that i never do before. For example horoscope. I read my horoscope from one of those sites today and for the last few weeks. I'll give u 2 cases. Last week it tells me that I'll face a gadget problem and true enough my printer wasn't functioning well. This week it tells me that I'll receive a call from a person that has not contacted me for a long time, and it did happen!! Sometimes these things are hard to believe, but when it really happens, u'll find it so interesting.

I hav 2 go. I'm feeling bad now. I think the headache is going to come back soon. Scheize, I hope it's not something serious. wish me luck.

back with the new layout...

It's been 1 year since i change the layout of this blog, and it's been 2 weeks i close my blog. So here it is, a fresh new layout. sidebar is back on the right hand side, and i added a drawing pad so you guys can just sketch whatever u like on it, and save it. just for fun btw. i won't be updating that often coz i'll have exams coming up soon. till then cheerz....

the last post.....

yo people, i've decided to take a long long break from blogging. Well i know i don't blog too frequent but this time, I'll leave this blog for a long long time. How long?? well only time will tell. Well, i knoe this blog has brought loads of boringness 2 u guys, but this blog has been a very good friend to me especially when i'm sad and i can't find anyone to share, or even when i'm happy. In case u might wanna ask why i'll stop blogging, i'm sorry i couldn't give you an answer. Just felt like it. I'll still continue writing journal but i'll not post it. u guys can start removing this link from ur blog/RSS/homepage or whatsoever. Well before i leave i would really like to take opportunity to thank those people who really spend time reading it. I will not delete this blog, incase i want to start blogging again....but it won't be anywhere in the near future. See ya guys........

Barcelona Rome Berlin Munich

Another trip that made me open my eyes wide. On the 28/5 17:55, i took off from Duesseldorf airport heading to Barcelona with my parents. My feeling was half happy half worried at that time. I actually self declared holidays to accompany my parents for this trip. The night we landed in Barcelona, we had a lil difficulty finding our hotel. After walking about 30 mins, we finally found it with some help of some youngsters. My dad learned some spanish before he came so he could understand some simple spanish. The hotel we were staying was located just on one of the lanes parallel to the main shopping/clubbing street Las Ramblas. However it was late at night and my parents were tired so we just had some meal and went to bed.

29/5 early morning, my parents woke up like 5am because sun already rise and they thought it was 9am already lolz. we head to the city centre and there's an official tour bus company with loads of people queuing up for it. Well, we were new over there so decided to follow the tour as well. This tour is pretty good as u can hop in and off the bus at any stops they make. It is also a guided tour where u can listen to commentary. We decided to make 1 round first before stopping at any location. Barcelona was so beautiful. let the pictures speak....

After 3 days in Barcelona, we head to Rome. It was kinda screwed up flight as it's the cheapest budget flights. My mom was right, though it's cheap but the service was even more cheap. That's why sometimes it's worth paying more for better service. Firstly they do not give free check in baggage and you have to pay 12EUR!!! for 1 baggage with the limit of 15kg. 2ndly you can't pay on the check in counter. Forget bout the hustle. we reach rome at 7pm and the room we booked(a bed & breakfast apartment) was nice. Well equipped and very clean, even had a small computer for me to surf internet. We had a chat with the owner and asked bout some information...man i just luv the way the Italians speak English lolz. Later in the night, we were hungry and there was a pizza restaurant just around the corner. It was so funny because they don't speak english and we can't understand italian coz it was somewhere in a residential area. It was so embarrasing and the tables around us were looking at us. Rome was another beautiful town. here's some pics...
Few things i have to say bout Rome. Indeed it's a beautiful place but the people there sux. First of all, the security level is kinda low. 2ndly if u're planning to visit there please get a Italian phrasebook or lean some italian first before you go. 3rdly, practice the malaysian way of crossing the road or else u'll not able to cross forever. The traffic condition there is really bad so it's good you can take the underground. Even the underground, it's a good place to keep fit because it's super packed n crowded. Italian ppl are impatient and rude. They generally speak very loud and they don't brush their teeth eventhough u can find "made in italy" in most of ur toothpaste!!!! another thing is if u're a coffee lover, please don't go there and order cappucino because they only drink super thick kau kau Espresso. to them cappucino is like hot chocolate!!

So after Rome, Berlin!!! Ah finally somewhere where i can understand everyone. Finally i'm familiar with the transportation and most importantly it's one of the safest country!!! Lolz i din take much pics of Berlin as i've been there 2 years ago but i finally able to open my eyes wide on the new Main Train Station (hauptbahnhof) which was completed during the world cup. It's really state of the art architecture and engineering. the fast trains enter the building on the 5th floor and the long distance trains on the 1st floor. Floor 2,3,4 are shopping and restaurant. It's like indoor themepark with trains as rollercoaster. Super super chun...however i'm only able to take a pic from the outside.Finally the last destination : Munich. One word to describe this city...nice. Of course when u come to munich, u would actually consider doing either one of these activity : Skiing or visiting the Newschwanstein castle. Some might choose both lolz. The last 2 years i came to munich, my brother wanted to ski so much so we decided to go skiing and now i'm finally able to do the other thing, to see the castle that inspires Disney's castle. It's still one of the strong candidate for the new 7 wonders of the world. Of course munich is more than the castle...again pics will tell u more...
I'm sorry i'm not a good narrator. I can't describe how beautiful these cities are. Well after so many places i've been to, i'll give u my top 10:
1.) Barcelona (nice scenes, nice ppl, nice food)
2.) Edinburgh(nice modern city with old structures)
3.) Rome(nicer scenes than Edinburgh but the ppl there sux)
4.) London(has lots of things to see but again too crowded)
5.) Munich ( less scene, nice food, super nice town)
6.) Dublin( nice scenes, metropolitan style but things ar 2 expensive)
7.) Glasgow ( a nice place to stay on)
8.) Manchester (would be a better preference to stay on than London)
9.) Berlin(basically berlin is the most perfect place for me, however due to the language barrier)
10.) Kuala Lumpur (why is it on my list?? coz it's where i was born lolz)

After this trip, I realize one thing. Germany is actually a very very good place with good ppl compare to other places in Europe. Though language has been always the barrier for me, but i've seen sucky ppl like those in Rome. Besides, German's transportation system(especially their train network) are so advance that u can basically forget bout driving. Just get a monthly pass and the trains are actually not expensive(if u don't include the fast trains). Another thing i find germans very helpful especially if u're a tourist. Other towns kinda hate tourist especially London and Rome.

back

In case for those of u who doesn't knoe that I've been on a trip, just to tell ya I'm back..Ich bin zurueck!!! I would love to blog about my trip with quality pictures, but not now coz i'm still so tired and lots of things to do. I hav heeps of homework and notes to follow. I've to start studying too as exams are just 1 1/2 months ahead. But just feel like blogging.

Well I'll give an overall about the trip. Generally I enjoy the sight seeing and the food in some places. I had some small conflicts with my parents during the trip mostly in terms of decision making and making ourselves look like OK. Barcelona was fantastic so as Rome but i don't really like the traffic condition over there. Germany not so much comment on it since I've been here for almost 3 years. Language was a big barrier esp in Italy. Didn't buy anything from anywhere. 2 reasons for that. 1 is that we're actually on a tight schedule. 2ndly my mom is around, and she'll just comment on anything that i want to buy, whether it's too expensive or too controversial. The good thing is that my boss/aunt(the one that came to germany for world cup last year) gave me 200EUR to spend yeaa...but i'll spend it wisely and make sure it's worth wat i'm spending. However during the trip, especially at the end of it, I felt moody most of the days. Actually it's not something suprising and it doesn't mean i don't enjoy the trip. It happened to me each time i'm on a trip. I've been doing lots of thinking, and each time I'm on a trip i'll also do alot of thinking. The similarities between each trip is that I think of the same thing, just different situation, different timing and different location. Don't think i wanna talk bout wat i'm thinkin over here.

Ya so that's a lil bout the trip, when i get all da stuff ready, I'll blog more about the trip. That's all for now, be back soon. Yeah actually I would also like to take this opportunity to say sorry and Happy Belated Birthday to my 2 brothers Sein Hon and Chui Kean 26/5 and 2/6 respectively. I actually remembered your birthdays but i don't have your numbers and i'm not able to call when i'm on a trip.

I'll write

Some updates

I'm suppose to continue "Story of Doug Episode 1" but apparently i've no time to edit the pics and think of what to write. I'm now in the library studying for my lab but i've read 10x di lolz. I mean if i really don't know the stuff, no matter how many 100x i read it'll be the same. I'll have a short break now. Well just to update u guys on how i'm doing over here.

Firstly, Busy is the word i can use. I'm sure my kaki-chatting would notice that I've been on9 so seldom, i'm damn losing out in all those kepoh-ing. In all these 6 semesters this is my busiest sem. Normally it should be the easiest sem, as most people would focus on internship and thesis and finish up those incomplete subjects. It's my fault anyway. I should have put in more effort in the 3rd and 4th sem. I know you've heard of this regret many times if u read my previous post, but i'm still feeling regret about it. Nevertheless, it's time to move on and i think i'm on the right track. I get busy this sem, but if everything goes as i planned, i'll be graduating next year. I hope i can get good result for all the subject this sem, then i can maintain a good credit point. Currently my average is 2.1(1 to 5 wif 1.0 the best) and if u compare this marks wif the US GPA system, i'm slightly below 1st class. But i've confident. as long as i can score for most of the sub, I'll get below 2.0 and remain in first class. But i have to tell u this, German system don't focus too much on classes for bachelor, and there's no graduation ceremony. Sounds pathetic? Nah, i like it this way. More practical. Basically as long as u have a 2.5 below you're consider good. Of course 1.0 is the best and for Masters & PhD, there's even a grade 0,7 which is excellent!!!. I'm definately not doing my masters here(sick of germany) lolz. I plan to do MBA actually. Maybe in Singapore, or Taiwan.

Lets not look too far, this sem 10 subs, 1 project, 3 non-tech, internship n a thesis. I wish myself good luck and all da best lolz. That's for the studies, and now gadgeting. Well if u notice last sem i bought lots of hi-tech stuff(spend too much!!!!) this year instead, I'm selling stuff. I just sold my speakers and replace wif a headphone(a Sennheiser man!!!!). Sound quality is good, esp music but the problem wif headphones is that u'll feel uncomfortable after wearing for hours. Other than that nothing much, din even buy any clothings( no more white blazer thingy lolz).

As for the next 2 weeks, I'll not be in town because my parents will be visiting me. We'll be going to barca and roma, not to forget of course berlin and munich. Well, I'm of course excited bout it but I'm also worried after 2 weeks my load of work will be doubled. The actual plan was that my mom wants to come for my convocation, but when i told her there's no such thing in Germany, she was like "harh??? then how??" lolz. She must be regretting to send me to germany. Don't worry, I'll graduate wif a German Degree(eventhough it's from a non-famous Uni).

As for me and my darling, I hav to be honest over here. We've been in a downstream for weeks but in this few days, things ar going up again. I am gonna miss her during this 2 weeks since i'm unable to communicate over the phone. Oh, i just noticed i did not announce this good news to u guys. My darling graduated and now she got a job which will start in June, a pretty good one i think(right darling???). She's now having lots of worries, worrying that she won't be able to cope with her job. But somehow I have total 100% confidence in her. I've only seen her once dressing up like an OL, which was the time we went shopping in parkson for a formal suit. Gotta tell u, she's damn sexy on her OL dressing. That's the only reason I'm worried bout her job lolz. I'm sure there're lots of colour wolverine that will eye on her. But I've confidence in myself(in another words, SEI OI!!!) coz i have lots of good quality that she's attracted to me lolzz hehehe. I might not hav the good looks, but i'm totally supernaturally charming especially when i show off my intelligence. I know most of u guys are starting to puke!!! Well, seriously we both hav been thru alot and i believe it's the experience that makes the bond between us stronger, not bout charm or physical attraction. I won't deny that I'm worried if people starts going after her esp i'm so far away, but on the other hand I feel proud coz among all the guys, she've chosen me. And i do believe in faith, if it's meant, nth can change that.

I guess that's all i have to say for now. I hope to update u guys on my blog wif more pics next time so u won't get bored!!!
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