Life's Like This... in Luzern

Sunday, July 26, 2009
aLm0sT a MoNtH

so the 3rd week of the mth will come 2 an end tomolo.. 1 more wk means tt im officially stayed in switzerland for a mth..

jus came back from my bball trainin jus now.. felt so much better..

anyyywayyy as some of u might heard.. i was caught in a hail storm few days backkk and thank God i onli got hit by those small hail stones.. my friendz told me tt backkk in the campus the hail stones were much bigger and if i was hit it'll b like a biggg "OUCH"

i received comments and emails abt the friendz i made here in sch.. actualli.. its true tt we ar communicable.. but we jus started out as mere acquaintances.. not even into the familiar stages.. 2 b honest.. pictures can be deceiving.. though i had some pics or 2 wif my friendz.. i was nv up close and personal wif them..

and i dun tink in this span of 6mth studies i will b able 2 connect wif them well.. mayb by the time we knew each other well.. we will b throwin our mortar boards already.. the lecturers encourage to form social networks here.. but i guess at the end of the day and we received our degree certs.. we will jus move on wif our lives..

nxt few wks there ar presentations 2 b done.. and work could jus get busier.. im so excited abt the PDP (Personal Development Program) workshops.. our lecturers will teach us 2 write resumes and sell ourselves out effectively 2 the employers.. "we ar not onli concerned abt ur studies.. but we ar also concerned abt ur employment.." tt's a verii strong statement tt was made and i for once, put my trust in them...

wEiwEi|4:10 AM

Saturday, July 25, 2009
cHoCoLaTeS

woooohoooo~!!!! my greattt collection of chocolates!! anyone wans them feel free to order from me ahhhh ehhh~~ price is $10 per box... i guarantee u sure gddd 2 eat wan.. coz its switzerland chocs.. ahahhahaah

well let me introduce 2 u some of the chocs tt i took..

the top 2 of the pic (chocolata and weiss/blanc) ar jus normal stuff.. nothin much.. i had eaten them before i took this pic but hav left the wrapper behind for all 2 see..

but over here.. i hav 2 special chocs..

there is the pack "Lindt Petits Desserts" which cost abt CHF4.20 (SGD$5.70) is a white chocolate with a milk chocolate filling... when u bite in between the bars tt its a filling-like taste then takes u 2 heaven.. oooooohhh la laaaaaa~~

and there's another choc call "Grappa" just beside it.. its a alcoholic chocolate and when u bite between the bars.. it contains real wine and u jus gulp it down jus like how u drink ur wine.. lolzz.. when i realized its alcoholic i immediately threw it away though.. but for me.. its quite horrible.. i dun realli drink.. and i hate chocolates bein mixed wif wine~~~

well hopefully i could get more of those.. lolzz.. anyone wans them??

but i tell u.. even their cheapest of chocs ar as gddd as cadbury.. or even better... lolzz.. no such thing as van houten chocs ard here.. i bought the "chocolata" for onli 1 franc (S$1.30) and its NOT those lousy quality u get at fairprice.. lolzz

wEiwEi|3:42 AM

Friday, July 17, 2009
tHe WeEk I ExPeRiEnCeD

dedicated 2 all my friendz who loves chi music..

well.. finally.. i've changed my blogskin.. at times i cant stand my crappy layout of my previous skin.. (the reason y i put my pic is becoz the prev pic had exceeded its bandwidth and it's the most suitable pic 2 compliment 'bringing u the gd, the bad and the ugly of wEiwEi whenever, wherever he wants')

well actualli.. im already quite gettin used 2 life here.. mornin i go 2 classes.. afternoon i go 2 the supermarket.. evenings i play bball.. simple life ehhh.. on weekends i watch live telecasts from CHC.. and play bball.. and slp..

the churches here ar mainly catholics.. i would sayyy tt they hav a diff style of conductin their services and layin out their church.. but i felt a little uneasi when i went 2 the one at bahnhof.. prob its becoz of the mini graveyard beside it tt left a chill down my spine when i walked in.. nevertheless.. i do not hate catholics.. but goin a church like this is prob not 4 me..

on a more serious note.. i heard tt sg is experiencin a greater H1N1 outbreak after i had left.. i realli hope nothin would happen 2 my love ones backk there.. make sure u all take care!! (i'm seriously glad tt luzern has no cases of H1N1.. sounds like some femine getaway.. lolzz)

wEiwEi|11:42 PM

Sunday, July 12, 2009
TeMpErAtUrE

here in switzerland.. u cant wear a singlet or tank top and go shoppin and still carryin a fan complainin abt the heat..

heat?? wat heat?? u mean the heaters in our room for warmth in winter? tt's wat i will respond 2 u rite now in switz.. lolzz

the past few daes its been realli cold.. yesterdae's temp dropped till 11 degrees.. i still rem i wore t-shirt and jeans and jus a jacket on the way out 4 a walk... i didnt noe its tt cold until my roommate told me tt the temp is so.. ohhh well.. i tot.. i hav went out and came backkk without feelin anythin much..

when i was younger... i would always struggle wif the cold.. i rem i could not hanggg ard in the supermarket frozen depts or inside an aircon room w/o catchin a cold thereafter.. (ohhh btw.. i almost 4get how air con feels like liaoz.. lolzz)

jus yesterdae and 2dae... i jus wore my bball jersey (the singlet ones) and bball shorts 2 play my game outdoors.. period. that jus prove how much i had "progress".. lolzz

its so funni how mani jackets and long johns tt my parents had prepared 4 me fearing tt i might catch a cold here.. well.. i would sae.. i much more stronger and tougher than some of the students here..

but when winter comes.. well.. it'll b diff.. accordin 2 switz yearly weather forecast this yr we may expect a temp of 0 degrees.. anyway.. we ar supposed 2 hav our "winter season" in one way or another rite?? perhaps mine's colder.. HAHAHAH

wEiwEi|5:07 AM

Tuesday, July 07, 2009
DuTy

hi all.. not been updating these few daes coz i need 2 settle some stuff ard and abt in luzern..

well not exactly settlingg.. but touringgg ard and abt in luzern.. lolzz

anyyywayyyy if u hav not seen my pics on facebook... do log in and take a look..

ohhh wat i am here for..

DUTY

alright..

i tot it was like army.. well im rite but not entirely... the duties we hav 2 do here is mainly for experience in service.. the sch hav 2 train us 2 serve the guests or rather, the lecturers and staff tt were down here.. i tot it was like a practice of our skills tt we had acquired durin our prep course... arghhhh... i hav thrown all those waiterin skills away..

but anywayyy... an hr later i will hav 2 report 2 the kitchen 2 do my duties... and i'll b like 1st 2 reach and last 2 leave.. hopefully my fellow students could enjoy a gddd meal lor..

as always.. wat pleases me is the satisfaction and smiles tt was replied on the receiving end..

perhaps the minus pt is tt it spoils my leisure life i had planeed 4 the wk... urggghhh... but nvm.. nxt wk there's more time 2 play and uhh.. roam ard and take more pics!!

so tt means.. u wont b seein much pics these few daes.. lolzz

wEiwEi|10:34 PM

Sunday, July 05, 2009
PrIcEs

in switzerland... std of livingggg is so highhhh.... highhhh until i so pek chek and bueh tahan ahz...

here's some costs of living in switzerland:

- a bus ticket cost 2Fr (S$2.60)
- student bus concession cost 46Fr (S$59.80)
- a fast food meal cost abt 12Fr (S$15.60), upsize 1.5Fr (S$1.95)
- btw, there isn't a food court ard in Switzerland
- a normal 5pc pack of chewing gum cost 2Fr (S$2.60)
- toilet fees: small business 1Fr, big business 2Fr (go figure out how mani times u all can visit the toilets in sg wif tt amt..)
- a cup of starbucks tall ice coffee costs 8Fr (S$10.40)
- cup noodles cost 2.30Fr (S$3) !!!!!! **ARGHHHHH***
- a PACKET of instant noodles cost 1.20Fr (S$1.56) !!!! **FAINTS**
........................

and the list goes on and on and on..

fortunately there ar some things tt ar still cheaper than sg

- a bottle of 1.5L of EVIAN water cost 1Fr (S$1.30)
- a mobile phone SIM card cost only 10Fr (S$13) and has 20Fr (S$26) of credits inside..
- calls backkk 2 sg ar onli 0.09Fr (S$0.12) !!! **CHEAPP** (ma-chiam local calls like tt...)
- speaking of local calls.. calls between the same phone network is FREE!!! (singtel should realli do somethin like this...)

to sum up... everythin is expensive except for water and uh.. telecommunications..

stay tuned for more switz stuff!!

wEiwEi|1:42 AM

Saturday, July 04, 2009
sTaRt

ok... here comes day 1

obviously we had abit of jetlag.. but nevertheless we ar still quite ok.. all excited in a new town of luzern..

when we reach the town.. or we could say was "wowwww... wowwww.. wowwww.."

for me... there ar some things tt i did not exp in my entire life... on the way 2 IMI.. there were majestic chapels.. houses.. finally we had reached our destination.. it was prob an hr or so from zurich airport to where we ar residing..

our room is larger than i tot... but the toilet is smaller i tot.. we still hav space 2 place and dump all our baggage ard.. but the toilet is onli the size of THE CUBICLE and the sink is jus right beside the door..

(once again.. pics will b uploaded 2 facebook for references..)

we toured ard the city of luzern and all of us were jetlagged and tired.. but wat realli got us awake was the beauty of the city.. all i can say is it was jus amazin... the goods and stuff were made of gddd and fine quality all ard the shops and even in the supermarkets..

but as the sayin goes... gdd stuffs dun come cheap..

tt will b my nxt bloggg entry..

wEiwEi|3:08 AM

Friday, July 03, 2009
JoUrNeY oF w0rDs

this will b like my diary in switzerland.. all the pictures will be uploaded on facebook while all the notes will be directed here..

i realli dunno wat 2 sayyy on departure days... emotions ar mixed... family members and friends came and see me off to the period of time i am lookin 4ward too.. i tot i made a wrong choice of coming 2 switzerland.. i didnt realize tt how much loce and concern can my friendz and family gave me and perhaps its onli the past mth or so tt i realli started 2 appreciate more..

i told one of the younger cg mem tt we should cherish every moment we had wif our friendz.. we cannot jus take them for granted... someday they ar not by our side.. u will feel lost and remorseful..

but anyyywayy... all of them gave me a wonderful farewell at Day 0 in switzerland.. been receiving many SMS.. fb comments.. MSN texts.. etc etc.. those farewell dinners i had were realli great.. i tink i had dinner commitments since last tues until the day i flew off.. realli thank all of u so much..

see u all in a yr (or mayb even more... i dunno)

will blogggg abt things i did in day 1 of switzerland tomolo again..

wEiwEi|3:04 PM

Wednesday, July 01, 2009
GoNe t0 LuZeRn

by now u all should noe.. im goin over 2 switz.. i couldnt thank enuff for all those who love and care and concerned abt me so much...

wat i can do is by appreciatin ur gifts and love towards me as i go 2 switz 2 fight for the veri best for my results.. i jus wanna do my best and leave the rest 2 God's hands..

i haven counted the pressies tt were given 2 me.. hopefully when i count all of them.. i will not miss out anyone lolzz..

i jus couldnt type out anymore...

我感到非常感动，心中只有这两句话：

“我怎敢不尽股肱之力，尽忠贞之节，继之与死乎！”

“夫难平者，事也。我鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已，至于成败利钝，唯神之明所能逆睹也。”

wEiwEi|5:18 PM