Quintessential...Europe Escapade

Travelling!!

2006-05-26T08:48:00.000+02:00

I had a great goodbye party on wedsnesday at the new Club Venue...It was like a 2 storey shophouse and with lots of seating areas that are nice and comfy...Will pose pics up on another day...Really sad that my adventure has almost come to an end...I had a lot of fun with friends and now i'll be going back to another part of the world soon and because of the time difference it'll be hard to chat with them online...

Anyway, I'll be travellin to several places today with sabrina, christine and of cos RQ!! First off to Austria's Hintertux for snowboarding...We'll be stayin in this apartment which is like a chalet with a kitchen, living room etc...of cos minus the swimming pool...But there are a few apartments that have saunas and inddor swimming pool...of cos la wish i can choose that if not for the prices....

Then on to Belgium to Fangkai and Lijen!! The land of chocolates...hee...but i'm not a really a fan of chocos...However i knoe a girl whose name starts with a J who loves it...Choco addict...k will get lots for you..no white choco and what else? oops i forgot...haha...Then in Belgium we will do a day trip to Bruge which according to Fangkai is a very lovely place with very nice scenery...

On to Luxembourg next...this small lil country...i've no idea what to visit there...what main attractions there are cos its so small..haha...but i'll find out soon!!

Then to Amsterdam.....Hehe...of cos i'll be good...I'm still comin back to Singapore u know...too risky...But i know there's this singaporean restaurant there which everyone say must go for laughter and all..cos the singaporean lady very fierce...Haha the last time i heard she tried to matchmake one of my friends to a waitress there i think...then the other time one of my friends encouraged a waitress there to stand up for herself and she quit when that lady boss scolded her again...haha...see what will happen this time round with us...hope it's a free meal...

Then we will come back to brussels to enjoy the remainin and then we'll be off to Stockholm by ryanair...The thing is we will reach stockholm at 11pm...so no point goin to hostel and spend the 17 euros just for one nite..Me had a great idea...stayover in the airport!! haha the Skavsta Airport is for budget airlines like ryanair and is about 1 hour plus ride to the city...i've checked up the airport stayover website and they say its quite a pleasant place to sleep...Of cos they ranked Singapore airport as the no. 1...so proud of my lil Singapore...just hope that the next day we will not be sooo tired during our tour ard Stockholm..hehe...

After this we'll be back in Copenhagen...and Tivoli here we come!! Tivoli is an amusement park in Copenhagen in the inner city...and it has recently added a new ride which they claimed is the highest in Europe..so i'm definitely goin to try that..But now crossing fingers, hopin that the weather will be good by the time we are back...can u imagine takin the rides...you are up in the air and suddenly, the sky pour and windchill turns worse...you will be screamin because of the cold!!

So wait for photos...so excited abt my trip...hope i'll be able to do some good shoppin after my disappointment in Berlin...hehe...take care!!

Exam Fever...

2006-05-20T14:42:00.000+02:00

No i dun have a fever...how i wish i do then i can skip studyin and exams...of cos it'll be back to haunt me later....sigh...

Exams, exams and exams...Why am i so worried...i only need a pass...haha...maybe its cos of the habit and the singaporean culture i grew up in...gees chillaxzz...luckily i only have one more left on Monday...

Exams here are pretty different from Singapore...360 deg difference ah...Replacing project presentation, they have an 'interview' kind of exam where its only you and 2 examiners are in the exam room. Then you are suppose to make a short verbal presentation of your project in 3 mins!! The rest of the time, you have to answer the examiners' questions...They say its like a discussion...but a scary one ...haha...And the whole exam only last 15 to 20 mins per person..Guess what? After that, you go out for a while and go back into the room to receive your mark...SO FAST!!...like fast food...then its over...

Unique experience...but i hope SMU dun adopt such things...nay its not good for us...haha

Alrite gotta study now...sigh...tata!

'The Love Article'

2006-05-08T21:02:00.000+02:00

Exams are coming soon...Lots of readings to do...But here i am writing...hee well i'm resting now alright...

Anyway, i was reading Glamour and i came across an article "How to make any MAN fall (and stay) in love with YOU" by Leah Hardy (some expert on relationship i think). I was laughing my head off at some of her suggestions and nearly puke at some. Well here's what she said and what i think...

Some Scientific Facts from the article:

'It takes as little as 30 seconds for a man to fall in love.'

Hmm how did they measure that? If they measure it by heart rate, then its a lil dubious. Haha. We know that when we get aroused, our heart rate will definitely increase. 'Arousal has generally been conceived of as a drive state or a non-specific energiser of behaviour, something that describes the intensity of an experience but not it's quality (Duffy, 1962; Mandler, 1992). ' Notice the last part which says 'describes the intensity of an experience but not it's quality. If they really did measure it by heart rate, then an increase in heart rate does not equate to love. its just the intensity of the experience in that 30 seconds, and it does not say anything about the quality, which i would refer to love or deep feelings for the female counterpart. Because even if the intensity is high, the quality might not be positive or 'correct'. What i meant here is this: if a man can get aroused within 30 seconds, then he's either really deprived of women and sex or just mentally ill. Similarly, if the scientists really used heart rate as measurement, then isn't it wrong to attribute the increased heart rate, therefore arousal, to falling in love? I don't think the statement is true, i think its mere attraction. If anything, the statement just show how simple-minded or 'hot-blooded' the male species is. See a woman, and falls in love immediately...with her gigantic breasts or wat? haha...You need to make the leap from attraction to love...

'And if you don't believe in love at first sight, you're missing a trick. A recent study from the Journal Of Social And Personal Relationship showed that the first few minutes of meeting someone has a huge influence on the course the relationship will ultimately take. Professor Artemio Ramirez, co-author of the study, says: "Earlier research had assumed there was a cumulative effect that happens in the first few days of meeting, which helps determine how a relationship will develop. But we're finding that it all happens much sooner than that - its literally within minutes."'

Well if you tell me that this is what will happen in a job interview, i would agree with you. First impressions count. But if you tell me this will land you a LOVE, then i disagree!! Its an understatement of love. I don't believe in love at first sight. Attraction at first sight, that i believe. Like i mentioned above, love is something deeper and more intense than mere attraction or arousal from the opposite sex. Love is not just an experience between 2 people (opposite sex or not) but its also the quality of the experience, the mutual understanding of 2 people that's beyond a true friendship, and the willingness to sacrifice for each other's sake. Ok do not misunderstand me with the word 'sacrifice'. The 'sacrifice' here does not refer to those cult sacrificial ceremonies. That's weird but i shall not comment about it here. Rather, the 'sacrifice' here meant compromising, living and helping with each other's flaws and compromising on things or issues for the greater benefit for the 2. Utilitarianism comes in for all relationships. Back to the point, you can't develop love at first sight. Love builts up over time. That is why there is no finite measurement of love. You can't say 'Dear, today i love you 1000kg and tomorrow i will increase by another 1000kg'. And its also the reason why romantic writers often say 'My love for you is deeper than the ocean, Higher than the mountains'. What's deeper than the ocean? What's higher than the mountains or the sky or teh universe? Its infinite. Love is infinite, it is built up overtime and can go on increasing and increasing. But of course, this applies to the 'right' one and it takes commitment and effort. All in all, love at first sight? Thumbs down!

In the article, it also states that ladies should wear red and put on scents of cinnamon and vanilla to increase the chances of man falling in love with you.

Muahaha...Okie, go shopping for red tops, red lipstick and red others. Oh a better way probably would be to dye your hair red. In this way, you can go out everyday with something red on you and in terms of finance, it is cheaper because the cost of dyeing will be spread over more days than buying something red and wearing only once every other day because its so unchic to be seen in the same red top for 7 days a week! Oh and you will probably smell so sweet that people who are sensitive to smell might find you revolting and puke at you!! Oh no!! Okay, bottomline don't do it everyday. Well, for those of you who do it only when you are on a man-hunt, tell me if it works. There are many more of such 'tricks' so if you come across any, do tell me! So 'cute'!

'To make a man fall in love with you, you need to make him feel like you're very similar people.'

Examples given in the article includes:

'To co-react'. So if he's pissed off with his boss, you should act angry too.
'To pick up any unusual or specific words that he uses and occasionally drop them in your conversations.' So if he says something is 'unbelievable', echo by saying, 'Yes, totally unbelievable!'

Well according to the 'expert in love', 'using the same phrases that your perfect partner employs within his social circle will earn you a powerful place. He will feel like he has known you forever and can tell you anything and think that you are the one.'
Well what do you think? Doesn't it sound too familiar? Remember, you once complained about that classmate of yours who always 'suck up' to the teacher to earn brownie points? Sigh... how now brown cow? Should you forget about your principles then, and just 'suck up' this time round to this guy COS you are in need of a boyfriend and really (x 1 million) need one to walk down orchard road with him holding your hands or to show off to your single girlfriends? Wait, what if he knows? Hmmm...

This comes in after the above. The author agrees that the above mentioned actions (wear red and following) will only increase attraction not love. So she brought in another love expert and her trick? To look at that person 75% of the time when he is talking to you. 'The brain knows that the last time someone looked at them that long and often, it meant they were in love, so it thinks, 'Ok, i'm obviously in love with this person, too' and starts to release PEA (phenylethylamine, a rush of hormone that causes the feeling of being in love).

Haha...That's all i have to say to this.

Well having said all these, ther are some things that i agree with the article. It was recommended that during the encounter,

'Make sure that the first thing you say is upbeat; positive people are more attractive - both emotionally and physically - than negative ones'

That's true... A positive personality will always get you far. You will live longer too! Having a friendly personality will allow him and encourage him to get closer to you. The positive vibes that you sent out will influence his mood as well as his impression of you. Great first impression counts, remember, thus leading to attraction. From attraction onwards, its up to your characters and depends on whether you 2 are able to commit to each other in a relationship.

'Confidence is the Key'

Similarities in each other will definitely help in bringing the LOVE in. But remember, do not try to impress by being fake. Be yourself! You are as attractive as you think you are. When you love yourself, its more fun around you. Anyway, in order to love another, you must be able to love yourself first. Often, we ourselves are the most difficult person to handle. So if you can take charge of your life, it shows that you are ready to handle another person. Girls, never put yourself down! Wake up each morning with a smile and look in the mirror and say you're gorgeous!

Well that's my two cents worth...What do you think?

Cheers!
Pearly

Pictures...

2006-05-08T10:43:00.000+02:00

Hey all,

If you wanna see pics of my travellin, you can go to pearlyzz.shutterfly.com. They will prompt you for a password. Just type jesus.

I'll post pictures up there on vienna (eelaine this is for you), berlin, munich and innsbruck...

Leave comments there if you want to...hee...

Take care!

Cheers!
Pearly

Gosh...you will fall for him...

2006-04-30T12:12:00.000+02:00

Hey all,

Just finished watching the korean drama that my mum bought to CPH for me...Gees, show was good...half cry half laugh type...really good...especially a character in it...

His name is Daniel Henny...A british korean actor who cannot speak a single word of korean...but who cares...his american accent (studied in University of Illinois, majored in biz) can just sweep you off ur feet...Plus his character in the show was a radiologist who persisted in his love for this girl even though she has a sweetheart and was getting back to him...*sigh...* (RQ pls dun get offended...)

Anyway below are some pictures i found of him...Happy going goo goo ga ga over him...

Ok...enjoy the videos? haha...well what do u say? cute rite?? haha any other photos share k...

My balloon burst!!

2006-04-28T12:59:00.000+02:00

Was travellin around in the last two weeks...testing out the shopping streets of Europe haha...Well for photos of germany and austria, i'll post them up soon...but anyway this post is abt:

Darn! My balloon burst!! I was hopeful and , sigh, it is a huge disappointment now...
Was at Berlin during the Easter Holidays...bad time to be there at cos all shops were closed!!
Nevermind, took a stroll down the shopping street (also did some sightseeing...there's a church there with a bombed out tower...)
Then, it happened!
I saw this really really reallly reallllly nicccceee top...Short-sleeved purple and black polka dots...cutting was exactly what i wanted...but the shops are closed remember...
Nevermind, the shop is Vero Moda....hee..there's one in Copenhagen too...
Reached Copenhagen...went to town to buy the top...
But!!!
Reached the first store...two floors and not a sight of my dream top...
Second store...Not a sight too!!
Asked the salesgirl and she said they dun carry the same clothes here as Berlin...
SHUCKS!!! *pop* *pop*

Sigh...there goes my top...RQ say stopover in berlin in our next travel to get it...but nah...it would be wasting time and money to do a stopover there...sigh...why dun they have an online store!!! they dun even have that piece on their online catalogue...

gees...you want customers?? put everything online....tsk tsk

Anyway, to console myself...i went shoppin at other stores and tried on a lot of clothes...haha...retail therapy for a disappointed girl...well bought a top (mango sale...) and stockings to go with skirts...now i just have to look for a skirt...

Arghhh..i'm still dreaming of that top...someone help me?!?

2006-03-11T03:04:00.000+01:00

Alrite when i say soon...its real soon...haha ok i'm cranky its 3am!!

At the Mermaid (its really small...tot it was some huge statue...too small for a country's icon)

Naughty Sebastien and RQ...tsk...

At Carlsberg Brewery...This place is nice...except for the part where it smelt like horse pee...actually its the horse stable...The horses are huge!! like elephants...really i'm not bluffin...wanted to take a picture but the horse kept moving...sorry...but they are really huge like elephant...okok baby elephant....

That's Christian and Vera...They offered their place for us to stay when we go Innsbruck, Austria to snowboard...Very nice couple and funny...Well from the pics, we had a lot of beer...two each...well its a lot for me..These beers are free cos you get two complimentary beer coupons when you pay for the entrance ticket..A lot of my frens are just payin the 25 kronners entrance pass, skip all the exhibitions and go directly to the bar to get their beers..haha but its cheap...I finished one beer--really nice its called bramley whit--and my face was red!! haha so embarrassin...

Christian ( RQ's landlord) cooked us a evil steak patty dinner..danish style...and he even baked an apple pie!! to go with vanilla ice cream of cos...It was definitely undeniably the best dinner i had in Copenhagen...I was so full that my stomach was bloated...round and hard...haha...I think i know how to make the apple pie..haha learnt it from him but have not actually done it...DUn worry i'll practice and come back, bake one for you guys...

Me with the steak patty.. can see? umm pls ignore my ugly pants...

Tonight we had another wicked meal but photos still with RQ...when i get it will show again...it was fantastically-finger licking-good!! Christian wrapped bacon strips around a thick piece of pork...and marinated it with some killer sauce...The taste was delectable...ummm i'm still relishin the taste...sigh but the meal was over ...haha wish i can prolong the eatin and savouring of the meat...

Ok...well i'm goin to Paris next week so will have a lot of photos coming up...stay tune!!

Backdated photos...Malmo trip...

2006-02-17T00:47:00.000+01:00

These are pictures we took in Malmo, Sweden... Really backdated we went there in feb...haha lazy me...

During the train ride...

From the train, the first sight of Malmo...

A lighthouse by the harbour...On our way to the 'Turning Torso'...Long walk man but very nice breeze, Sunshine and the seaview kept us alive...

Finally we reached the famous architecture...Haha i tried to twist my body parallel to it but nay didn't work out and i'm not showin the photo...bleah...

The Malmohus Castle...A castle with a frozen moat...and no high walls or high hills for defense...hmmm..It actually cost 40dkk to enter but 20 dkk for students i think...well i'm not sure of the price for students becos we went in free!! without them knowin of cos...haha we were early cos the castle open at 12pm so we went to the cafe beside and ate. Then when it was open, we followed a bunch of people into the castle thru the cafe's side door and saw them goin into a animal gallery so we just followed...Pretty soon we were wanderin around the whole castle and realised that we've entered for free and they didn't catch us...Muahaha...BIg castle and easy to get lost..haha...

More pictures from castle...

Pictures of Malmo city...Where the shoppin is...but shoppin was disppointing...even though its cheaper, there aren't much variety...the stores repeat themselves in ever square..abt 50 km...

Alrite will post more pictures...real soon...

Mopped the corridors!!

2006-02-15T19:07:00.000+01:00

Just finished cleaning the corridors of my hall...With two other housemates...Haha see i do housework k...

Quite hungry now and i'm thinking of this:

But i only have a pizza sitting in front of me...sigh...

Happy Valentine's Day!!

2006-02-14T19:12:00.000+01:00

Hope everyone's doing great!! Today's Valentine's Day!!

What are we doing for today? Nothing really much...Just cooking or meals together...Didn't have time to go out because RQ has to do his work...Deadline today...Sigh...But its ok can still spend time with him trying out a new dish: Rosti!!

Failed Rosti

Too soggy: We tried frying it for a longer time but it got a bit burnt...Must be because we didn't fully drain the water out of the potatos...
Too bland: No taste...I put a lot of salt and pepper already k...
Too difficult: We had to grate the potatos using that triangle instrument with a lot of holes (diff holes diff shape-what do u call that? a grater?) and i cut my finger a bit... Yikes!!
No Sour cream: Haha we missed out on that ingredient...bought mayo and ketchup instead...of all things why did we forget that!!

But on the brighter side of things, it was still a filling meal and the hotdogs were great...hehe...No wonder Marche sells it for 5 plus per plate of Rosti...So much effort into making it...We are not doing it again... How did those Marche guys do it??!!

Anyway, i fell asleep after lunch (wat a piggy) and guess what i dreamt of? Sarawak Laksa!! The aroma of the soup, the nice tender chicken strips, crunchy bean sprouts and soft vermicelli mixed in a rich brown coloured soup that is boiled with pork ribs and the sarawak laksa paste for hours...Oh the joy of it!! Oh my, i drooled a bit...Man, the first few things u miss when in a faraway-foreign-land-filled-with-foreign-food is Home Food!! I was walking to my kitchen this morning and saw a sign saying 'Carrot cake/Spaghetti Bolognese Tonight'...Gees for a moment i felt a sudden joy...CAI DAO KUEH!!! I want it black, pls!! Then i was whisked back to reality: 'Eh Miss Quah, you are in Copenhagen. No Cai Dao Kueh. The carrot cake is a real red carrot cake, drink with tea or kopi only!' *Bleah* Bubbles pop! pop!pop!

This is a plea: Can some kind soul out there DHL/Speedpost 2 bowls of Bedok Interchange Sarawak Laksa to Valby, Copenhagen? Pls? Thanks in advance! (If possible, a box of chilli crab too)

We went to the supermarket today and hehe wanted to buy ice cream!! wooohooo!! you know eating ice cream here is sooo good cos it will not melt...okok will still melt but not that much k...But guess wat...RQ's fridge no space and i am only going home at night...I think i'll get it tomoro...

Well, well all you people back in Singapore, you really dunno how lucky you are!! You know what life is short. So you beta go eat all your fav food now!! Remember to pop by Bedok interchange, walk to the library, go to the coffeeshop facing the road that is beside the library and order 2 bowls of Sarawak laksa. Then enjoy and savour...You will thank me...Hmpf lucky fellows...

Ok now i'm going to cook dinner...RQ is awake now...See ya!! Go eat Laksa!!Go Go!!

More Pictures

2006-02-07T20:58:00.000+01:00

Hey All,

Here are more pictures!! Enjoy...

Anqi, Me and Christine: On the Metro train...

The Magnificent Marble Church

The Palace: The Queen was in that day!! But she didn't come to the window...

Before coming to Denmark, RQ and i wanted to go snowboarding. But we were told that Denmark is flat!! No mountains...like Singapore...When i got to the top of the Round Tower (I've got to walk up a spiralling slope within the tower and it gets steeper and steeper...Boy, i was outta breath when i reached the top). It was worth the climb, just look at the pictures!! How flat Copenhagen is !! The tallest thing is the spoke of the Church Tower!! Mos buildings in Copenhagen is like 3 or 4 storeys high...Very few 10 storey kinda building...

Finally, more pictures of my favourite place in Copenhagen....Stroget...Bargains might be over now,but the sightseein here always remain the best!!
Buildings are quaint and colourful with intricate designs on them. Each building has like their own story to tell...Can you see the pic directly below the word Stroget? The one where there is a ballerina next to the green tower at the top of the buidling? With architecture like that, it is splendidly lovely to walk thru the whole stretch..In fact the stretch will lead you on to the places i mentioned above like the Round Tower, Palace, Church and even Nyhavn which is something like our Boat Quay...just that right now the river has ice floating on top and no one is enjoyin al fresco dining...Wait till spring and it will buzz up with life!!

Alright that's all for now...Stay tuned for more pictures!!

Pics of my room

2006-02-05T14:53:00.000+01:00

Hey All,

Here are my room photos: (as requested by my parents)

My Room
My backyard...

Alrite here you go!! My room is quite big and spacious ... haha...

A Long Overdue Post

2006-02-04T21:19:00.000+01:00

Hey Everyone!!

Fisrt of all, I would like to wish everyone a very very Prosperous New Year!! Lots Lots of Ang Baos and Fantastic Food!! Boy, i miss Chinese New Year a lot, especially the food.. I mean there's like crab in black pepper sauce and chilli sauce, my grandma's famous crab-and-pork meatball in a crabshell, my grandma's famous 'zhap cai' and curry!! Sheesh, just thinking about it and i'm startin to droooool... Well i have been promised a huge and sumptuous meal when i get back!! Muahahaha, i can so prepare my stomach for that!

But but, over here in Copenhagen, we have our very own CNY dinner too!! Haha it was certainly great. We had steamboat in a rice cooker, very delicious chicken, xiao bai cai in oyster sauce, Bak Kut Teh and herbal chicken!!! hahaha not bad eh? We even played CNY songs in the background to get in the mood... Oh and guess what? We taught two danish guys(buddies of Kenny and Christine) MAHJONG!! Haha spread the festive spirit, no doubt abt it... So we played mahjong all the way till 2am.. not late enough but you know too cold to go home too late... But it was cool! My first CNY overseas...
The night before CNY, we had our 'reunion dinner' at the school's formal welcome party!! It was fun and great cos we got to meet different people all over... Each of us had to take a number and find our table so the people at our table are totally strangers... But thru the evening, i got to know an israeli, norwegian, aussies, californian and american... quite a good mix... Oh the food was incredible. I had salmon wrapped in a dough thing, salad, roast beef, roast chicken...I definitely left with a rounded stomach...haha have to exercise it off on my bicycle 'someday'!! Dessert was simple but sweet...its fruit salad with vanilla cream!! oooohhh sweet and healthy haha...After dinner was more mixing at the school bar next door...Took some pictures and here u go! Alright...I'll put up more photos later...Meanwhile enjoy the rest of CNY!! Take care and see ya online!! :)

Dancing the Danish way and laughing hard

2006-01-27T20:41:00.000+01:00

Good Evening,

On wednesday, we went for a danish folk dancing session organised by the exchange crew. Boy it was nice to see the real danish old folks dancing but not very nice to do the actual thing. Haha i think that night was the first time i've exercised soooo much in sooo many months... The danish old folks demonstrated the dance to us first and there were like 8 different sets and each got more difficult and complicated. Haha i was like 'no way they are going to teach all 10 sets to 100 odd exchange students, some of whom were a bit ditzy with the alchie...haha...Fortunately for us they combined the dance to one simple one which was full of twirling and spinning...It was quite fun and vigorous...my thighs were aching boy and i think i sprained my left toe...yikes! Anyway we were all standing in a huge circle, boy girl boy girl, then the girls had to go down the circle to the left and the guys to the right, until the ninth person. Then we had to grab the person on our left who will be a guy, and spin around...Haha... The guys were sooo excited at grabbing us girls!! While spinning, the guys grabbed me so hard that i had to spin in their pace...no wonder my toe got sprained..gees relax guys, i know its your first time dancing with such a babe but pls dun hurt me...How can u handle a babe like that...gees...hahaha...Luckily in the clubs this dun happen if not we girls jialat...

On thursday, we went for a walk around the city which ended with a lunch buffet at a greek vegetarian restaurant called Ris Vaz...These are some of the pictures but there'll be more in the next blog...

We went to this Round tower and had to walk up a spiral walkway that gets steeper the higher we go...haha i was a bit out of breath when i reached the top...But the view was worth it...

Alrite, will post the rest tmr...Take care...

Good Food, Great Company

2006-01-24T23:48:00.000+01:00

Hej All,

Well today was quite tiring for me cos yesterday night was party night at a pub called Grock. Apparently i heard that the club is usually empty but yesterday, it was soooo crowded and smoky. Everybody's bodies were like stuck to one another (alrite prob we are like 10cm apart from one another). The dance floor was really small, like the size of prob a girls toilet in SMU. So imagine about 30 people shaking on the dancefloor...Go figure... Oh and the 'ang moh' girls really shake and 'bounce' when they dance,unlike the subtle 'elegant' moves that we asians have on the dancefloor...haha...But well it was quite fun and entertaining... But both RQ and i feel that it'd prob be better if they've found like a bigger club that has a 'less noisy' corner for people to mingle and chat...rather than having to shout out for several times 'I'm from Singapore!' to new people because of the loud music...Had fun still...

Today there was a introduction in school to the Danish culture and all. Haha guess wat before they even start on the Danish culture, the speaker spoke like a full half hour on what culture shock is and how to get over it...Haha how 'boring'...RQ fell asleep and for a moment i was so afraid that he would snore...Mind you the auditorium is very echo-ish...After that we went for a tour around one of the school building- Solberg Plads. It is really nice and office-like... reminded me of SMU but its nicer here...Here's a pic of the library...

This evening i went for a buddy dinner. It was supposed to be four buddies preparing a meal for us the exchange students but our buddies decided to take us out to a Danish restaurant. It was this quaint traditional Danish restaurant in Vesterbro. It was small but cosy. I love it... So there were the 8 of us altogether, of different nationalities: Finnish, Iran, Norwegian. Canadian, American, Singaporean and Danish of cos. It was a good mix of cultures and everyone had a great time talking and learning more abt each other. The atmosphere was great and the food was Incredible!! See below to find out what i mean...

This was what i ordered: Fried Pork and Potatos. Its like our 'siew yoke', you know the ones we ordered together with char siew rice. Woah when i first saw it i was shocked by the portion size. Haha how am i gonna finish it.. A dish like this cost 99 DKK so that's about S$27. Its prob worth the price...Everyone's portion were so huge and in the end, we couldn't finish and left behind a lot. I mean i could share my dish with another person. Sooo much...maybe that's why the Danish are sooo tall...

As you can see from the photo here, everyone is happy with their food and amazed at the portion. My buddy is the guy on the right, wearing the white jacket. His name is Frederik and he is tallllll...He has been very nice, receiving and sms-ing to my Singapore number as i've not gotten my Danish pre-paid card yet.. must be quite expensive... He helped me get my bike at a very low price and drove me around town on my first day...Frederik thanks!! If you gys are wondering if the girl at the back is Christine, you guessed it right!! It was such a small world that our buddies are in the same group. Her buddy is Martin, sitting beside Frederik. A very nice and tallll guy too haha...Well here's another pic after our food:

Really full and sleepy now... Haha... Alrite see ya guys soon!! Will try to put up the delicious steak that my lovely boyfriend chef RQ cooked for me yesterday... See ya!!

Shopping!!

2006-01-22T10:15:00.000+01:00

Good Morning everyone!! (Good evening Singapore!!)

Yesterday, we met up with the rest of the SMU group who's here in Copeh for exchange (except 1 girl whom we do not know how to contact). Ang we went Stroget which is considered as their orchard road in town... There isn't like huge shopping malls but its a stretch of road filled with shops...so its quite a cool concept...

Like i said before, everything is on udsalg (sale)!! haha great!! There's this particular shop which i love: New Yorkers. It is like a ZARA but clothes here are way way cheaper... esp on sale... you could find like a nice sweet lil jacket for jusr under S$27...great bargain, of cos i bought a jacket from there... Oh and their accessories like necklaces and all, belts and bags, scarves etc are really pretty and at very good prices!! haha drooling already... You know what, Copeh has very nice accessories. Every shop is like the store Accessorize, selling very pretty belts esp... I wish i can buy all of them...haha...Comparing Singapore to here, i think the things here are nicer and more worth to buy...okok minus the winter stuff...ooooh wait till spring!!

Anyway, we had like only 3 hours to shop cos shops here close at 5.30...How sad for a shopping Queen like me...nevermind i only have like a 3 day week for school so muahahaha...Mummy and Daddy pls understand ya...I promise i will spend within my limits...only this month and prob feb...cos sale is on till early feb...(but not for New Yorker: they have offers every now and then) :)

Oh yar, yesterday the streets and everyway is filled with snow...Quite nice to play in it... Rongquan started a mini snow fight with me when we were keeping our bikes...How childish of him...bleah... :) But the blanket of snow is sooo lovely and calming...Just very beautiful...except certain parts like the road, has like black snow which are gross to walk on...

Will have more pictures soon!! Gonna wash up and have breakfast now!!

Its SNOWING !!!!

2006-01-19T18:14:00.000+01:00

Good Day Everyone!!

Guess what? this morning when i woke up and look out of the window, IT WAS SNOWING!!...And its still snowing now...even heavier...however, they are not like what you see on cartoons, little well-defined-shaped snowflakes...but its snowing small minute frost, like really chopped up ice bits...But its still lovely!! It felt like Christmas morning, minus the pressies, the christmas tree and 'jingle bells'...

Ok i know i sound 'sua koo' but hey its my first time experiencing snow....haha finally no more snow city kind of ice snow but real snow! You know its so 'sua koo' when people ask 'oh have you touch snow or felt snow before?' and all i have to say is 'ya of course!' and when they asked where, i say with a wide smile 'Oh, Snow City! The one at Jurong, beside the science center. And i went snowboarding there too! :)'...Aiyoh...But its different now...hehehhe...quick ask me, anyone?

Well, being the lady that i am, i didn't cycle to school today and took the bus...I must say the buses are really spacious and long... its abt one and a half of our SBS single deck buses... but Singapore more high tech. We use our EZ link card and tap! Here, i've to buy a ticket and slot it into a machine that will print the time and date on the ticket...so 'lagging'...haha...And the ticket can be shared, not an individual ticket...So like me and RQ, we just get the ticket printed twice. The other day, RQ slotted the ticket in too hard, and the ticket got stamped three times instead of two...You know how much is one stamp or one ride? Its 11 DKK!! meaning its abt S$3!!! Expensive ride ah...To school it only takes less than 10mins...gees back in Singapore i can take a taxi...

We ate at the canteen today and the food was 'alrite'...nothing compared to SMU's wide variety of food... Just some pasta and salad... the food here taste a bit weird prob they didn't add garlic and the usual chinese stuff... gotta get use to it...But the canteen was very well decorated with lights...can see from the pic above... The tables have a small rounded low-lyin lamp so it gives a very nice warm ambience...Oh and they sell a lot of pastries and candies!! All sorts of chocolate and sweets and gums...Jolene's fav!! haha dun worry babe will get you chocolates...start salivating!!haha

Oh yar another thing...On my way back home, the ground was full of snow...and the whole road glittered!! It was such an amazing sight...It was like walking on a pathway of diamonds...pretty eh...I took a picture but the camera couldn't capture the glitz...Well its just too bad...You've got to see it for urself...

Alright i gotta ciao...:) Later, everyone!!

PS: I miss my family!!! MUAKS AND HUGS!!

Moving Places

2006-01-17T19:00:00.000+01:00

Hey Everyone!!

Thanks for moving over to this blog site...the other one did not support my photos upload size...Anyway in future just visit this site...I'll be terminating the other one soon...

Alrite let's tok abt Copenhagen (i call it Copeh for short..haha any suggestions?)...Yesterday was the first day of my Danish lessons...Well we cycled to school and actually, it is quite shiok!! Most of you know that i dun do much sports, haha, back home, so cycling all the way to school in this freaking cold weather is really something for me (extreme sports, haha). But i kinda enjoyed it, minus the sniffing and cold ear lobes... Hmmm maybe my bicycle is really too small...sigh but i can't get up the other bigger ones...well well...

Next, I met a lot of people from my hostel...umm-hmm 18 guys and only 4 girls so far...muahahaha...But of course, you guys know how good i am, only thinking of one person all times (ewww so mushy)...haha well when i take photos, i'll show you all..So far they are from Holland, Spain, Canada, Germany, Argentina etc...quite diverse but nice... :)

Well now let's have some Danish lessons with pronounciation in brackets, courtesy of Professor Pearly:
Hvor(silent 'h') du bor (Where do you live)?
Jeg(ye) bor i(e) Kobenhaven; Jeg bor pa(po) Valbygardsvej. (I live in Copenhagen; I live on Valbygardsvej)
Hvad hedder(hele) du (What's your name)
Jeg hedder Pearly (My name is Pearly)
Hvor kommer du fra (Where do you come from)?
Jeg kommer fra Singapore (I come from Singapore)

Oh oh by the way, in danish, Singaporeans are known here as Singaporianers...haha...Oh do you guys know that our national language is Malay? English is our business language...Oh man luckily RQ told me abt this before the Prof asked me abt that in class...So embarassing if i didn't know abt it... :)

Alrite enuff for today...haha i was sitting in class, tongue-tied (in the literal sense)...And i thought chinese was tough...Apparently, in Rongquan's class, the prof asked him to translate 'Wow, its chocolate from Belgium!' in Mandarin...Guess what he translated Belgium to: 'Bel zhen'!!! Hahahaha goodness me, just hope that no one in his class uses this...Farnie...

Oh yar one piece of advice for all you exchange gonnabes: Ask for the translation of the different types of meat in the local language. Haha we went to the supermarket, wanting to buy food and guess what, no english words... saw a pack of meat but didn't know if its chicken or pork or turkey...But now we know: Kylling means Chicken (By the way its pronounced as Kil-ling and not Ki-ling cos the latter meant Cat...haha imagine if you asked for Ki-ling in a restaurant), Svinekod means Pork and Oksekod means Beef...So remember to ask ya dudes!!

Alright la, my fingers a bit aching now ah (wah finally can use a bit of Singlish) cos i've been Rongquan's official assistant in a special sewing operation of his gloves...Godnat (goodnight) everyone!! Till later, take care!!