If the snow won't come to me... I'll go to the snow!

and that was exactly what I did...


No... Actually, that was what my host dad did... He brought me to the snow... Was really nice of him tho... After all these depressing stuff going around my head. Not that he's not nice normally... I mean, he is nice all the time... well, you get what I mean, don't you?


So like... we drove about 2 to 3 hours to the highest point of Nordrhein-Westfalen, the region where I'm staying in Germany, which is Kahler Asten. I woke up at about 8am AGAIN! You know, this waking up early stuff is really driving me up the wall... 'coz I get so tired afterwards but I can't sleep. Annoying that is! So after breakfast we got dressed up all warm and all in the quest to find snow. Tell you the truth, I didn't believe that I would see snow at all since it was really warm... ok, 6° isn't really that warm, but warm for snow to snow... get what I mean? No? Egal.... And then as we got nearer and higher the temperature dropped 0.5° every 100m higher. Hah! I knew that from Form 3 Geography and today I witness the phenomena! LOL!


Anyways, we saw snow on the cars in the opposite direction, and I got excited like what. And then.... we started to see snow on the side of the road... and then on signboards, and trees... and then... It started to snow!! Ok, it was more rain than snow... but who cares... it's still snow.


So we got out of the car into the freezing cold outside... and started walking... and walking... and then we saw some snowmen.... And then my host dad asked whether I wanted to take photo with the snowman... I was like, pffff, I'm here with loads of snow...as if I wanna take photo with some snowman some other people build... I also can build one myself. Haha... Well, I tried... my host dad helped... So we rolled the snow into a ball... no wait... 3 balls... I made 2, and he made 1. He didn't have gloves with him so it was too cold for barehands. Imagine... -0.5°!
If you're wondering the photo up there... it's my snow ball... Hard ok to make it really round... don't believe?? Make yourself then... then see who laugh at who's.... =P

So yeah... after few minutes of hard cold work... my snowman was finished. Well, I won't say I did a great job, besides it IS my first snowman in my life... and it was frigging cold!! and it was cold... and did I mention it was FRIGGING COLD??

You guys still wanna see my snowman ar?? Really??? Don't laugh then...

I said, DON'T LAUGH!!

Don't laugh means don't laugh...

I told you not to laugh...

depress??

I don't know why, but the last few days were depressing... it takes so much effort just to smile, and I don't know why... It's weird tho. I mean, it's Christmas, I'm in Germany... what more can I ask?? My dream last night was really troubling... I was crying in my dream... And I don't know why!

Well, what I remembered from my dream was that, I was sitting in a corner... dark corner... hugging my legs... and crying... crying like there won't be a tomorrow... Then I woke up.

Haven't being able to sleep well for nights actually, and don't ask me what's troubling me, 'coz I have no idea.

Piss off for no particular reason... and feeling like there's no reason for smiles in the world.

Ach jaaaa... I woke up too early again today...

Merry Christmas!!! Frohe Weihnachten!!

Everywhere else is feeling christmassy... except me... o.O

It's Christmas Eve, and it's the holidays... yet I woke up at 8.30am. siaw I know! I guess that's how I got my bad mood to start the day. Anyway, I only got out of bed at around 10.30 plus. Went downstairs, and found Lars clad only in boxer shorts and socks in the kitchen eating something. A thought went through my mind, "Gibt's nicht frühstuck heute oder was? Wo ist Mama und Papa?". (Is there no breakfast today or what? Where's Mama and Papa?) I said Morgen, took the scissors and got some wrapping paper and went upstairs again, and started wrapping up presents. An hour later, Papa came to my room and told me "Frühstuck ist fertig" (breakfast's ready). Apparently they were stuck in a queue in the supermarket. There wasn't any Brotchen today, so it was only some bun with raisins in it which I didn't like, and croissants... yummy!After breakfast, went up in my room again... and I have no idea what to do... So here I am, chatting and blogging.. on Christmas Eve.

Well, to you guys over there, I hope you had a better Christmas Eve to start with. =D

MERRY CHRISTMAS, FROHE WEIHNACHTEN,

FELIZ NAVIDAD, SELAMAT HARI NATAL!

a picture I took some days ago, too bad the frost didn't last. Looks like I'm not having a white christmas after all.

It snowed!

Hahaha! I'm so frigging high because it snowed. Wakakakaa! *laughing like a mad girl*

Yeah! It actually snowed today! I can't believe it either!! Ok, ok... It isn't how you think it is. It isn't the big fluffy snowflakes kind of snow. It's more santan kelapa kind of snow. Don't believe? Fine! I've got proof!!

Told you it looks like santan!

So this morning I got a call at about 8.30am, and was ready to get really piss off at the caller 'coz hallo? It's the holidays! Turns out it was Mami telling me it snowed. I jumped out of bed, look outside, saw nothing, got dressed and went straight out into the -4°! Haha, it was really cold!!

Frost on the grass

Of course I brought my camera with me. I mean, hallo? How many times in your life will you see snow if you come from Malaysia??

my humble dorf, Hünxe.

That's Akira, my schatzi...

So yeah, now I'm so happy like what. But what I want now is more snow. I guess it's too much to ask, but a girl can dream, can't she? =P Well, they said it will not snow didn't they? and today it snowed!! Woohoo!!

Wondering...

Ach jaa.. My exchange year is going to end soon. It sucks bad, but life goes on. Anyway, I've been thinking, I've been here for almost a year, but I still can't speak the perfect German I thought I could. A bummer, but I'm quite proud of myself tho. I mean, I couldn't speak a word of German before I came, except Guten Tag, Wie geht's and all those simple stuff. 9 months, or maybe 10, I don't know... I stop counting ages ago... anyway all the time here, and now I can at least understand and speak my mind. I guess it would've helped if I countinue taking German lessons, but being the lazy ass I am, I didn't. Na jaaaaa...

I am wondering why is my house phone back home always engaged? I thought of calling home... but I can't even reach the home line. I don't even know why I wanna call home. Weird. Haha! Guess I just wanna say hi. I don't remember when was the last time I called. Hmmmz, probably ages. Ne, not getting homesick. LOL! Don't worry.

Guess I'm just bored...

bored...

bored...

bored...

It's -2° and I STILL haven't seen snow!

Yup, that's preety annoying... when you look so much forward for snow... Anyways, other than the disapointment of snow, it was a cool week tho. Annie, the first host daughter of my host family was here for a visit with her brother, Harry... Yeah, it was really cool! =) Well, for one I got back most of my English! =D

I hate school! I had like one period of History today, and then 3 free periods so I'm back home, and then 3 more periods and I'm home again. Bahhh! Thank God it's only 5 minutes away, if not it'll be annoying!

Somehow I can't get to school on time... Especially on Monday mornings... like, it doesn't matter what time I get up, I still get to school 5 minutes late for History. I woke up early today, but... yeah, I still got to school 5 minutes late. Weird but true. Na ja...

The time is scaring me! I have like less than a month now... and like, yeah, it's too fast! Hate it, but can't stop it!

Guess this is an annoying post.... I guess 'coz I'm annoyed. Can't help it tho. LOL! Hope your's wasn't as annoying as mine.

I've been taged

*tagged by Wan Ming*

游戲規則：Game rules and regulations

被點到名字的要在自己的博客裏寫下自己的答案，然後去掉一個你最不喜歡的問題再补上一個你的問題，仍然組成20個問題，傳給其他8個人，列出其他8個需要回 答問題的人的名字，還要到這8個人的博客裏留言通知對方—-你被點名了，被點名者不得拒絕回答問題，完成遊戲的人將會永遠得到大家的祝福。
Remove 1 question from below, and add in your personal question, make it total 20 questions, then tag to 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she had been tag. Whoever did the tag will have blessing from all.

這8個人要在自己的博客裏註明是從哪裏接到的，並且再傳給其他8個人，讓遊戲繼續下去，不得囘傳。被點到名字的人將會得到大家的祝福，並且所有美好的願望都會在不久的將來實現。
You must link to the one who tag you, then spread it to 8 people, let's the game go on, return the tag to sender is prohibited.

1. 小时候的理想是什么？ What is your dream when during your childhood?
erm... I guess going on holidays I guess, or becoming a doctor. LOL!

2. 喜欢雨天还是晴天？为什么? You like rainny day or sunny day? Why?
Well, before I came to Germany, I would have say rainy day... but now I guess I like them both.

3. 最喜欢的颜色？Which colour you like most?
Black... Haha. don't ask my why. I just like it.

4. 如果有机会的话， 你最想对你的他(她)说什么？ If you've chance, what would you probably say to your beloved one?
I love you guys loads! *hugs & kisses*

5. 你最想去那个地方？为什么？ Where is the place you wanted to go most? Why?
To Austria, or Munich or Switzerland.... coz I wanna see snow!!!

6. 最受不了自己那个缺点？Which part of you that you hate most?
my fat...

7. 如果有不开心事情？你怎么办？ When you encounter a sad moment, what would you do?
I would curl up in a corner and cry myself to sleep

8. 最害怕失去什么？ What do you scare to loss the most?
I'm scared to lose my German!!

9. 遇见喜欢的人， 你是勇敢表白， 还是默默关注？ If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her? Or just keep secret in heart, observing by yourself?
Hahaha! Keep it to myself. People who know me will say, typical Sharlene!

10. 说去点你名的人的三个优点。 List out 3 good points of the one who tag you.
smart, tall, and sometimes funny. LOL!!!

11. 你希望你的另一半需要具备的条件是什么？ What is the requirements that you wish for your another half?
well, I guess 1st thing is that he have to look good. *winks* and he should be like the type who doesn't really work hard but gets good results and is really funny! He should loves music!! He should be athletic. Erm... he should like to come with me on my world travels. =) I wanna backpack around the world!! =D but most important of all, he should be loving, caring, know how to manja me *haha*, and funny.

12. 至今最令你后悔的事是什么？ Till now, what is the moment that you regret most?
I guess... being..... ermmmm.... wait, i can't say it here. ;)

13. 你最讨厌怎样的人？ Which type of person you hate most?
people who are annoying.

14. 你的志愿是什么？ What is your ambition?
erm, right now I'm not really sure. I would like to do child psychology, but I guess I want to think about it more.

15. 你认为遇到什么样的事情才会令你觉得人性很黑暗？ What is the thing that will make you think he/she is bad?
When, he or she does something which is bad. LOL!

16. 如果能让你实现一个愿望，会是什么？ If you can have 1 dream to come true, what would it be?
find the right HIM and be with him til the moment I die.

17. 圣诞节快到了，想跟谁庆祝？ Christmas is coming, who would like to celebrate with?
Well, I'd like to celebrate it with my whole family (Malaysian/Australian/Kiwis etc & German) but it'll be good celebrating christmas with my Familie in Germany.

18. 觉得人生最重要的事情是什么？ What do you think that is most important in your life?
I guess experience... and happiness...

19. 希望自己在几岁嫁/娶？At what age do you wish to marry?
well, around 25, 26 I guess... 'coz like I want to have kids before I'm 30... ;)

20.我的问题 My Question: What was the best year of your life??
So like... this year isn't at the end yet, but what I can say is... this year, 2007, is the best year of my life!! Nothing can replace it... it's just totally hamma!!

Finally complete this tag.Now i would like to tag this to: Well.... I have no idea who to tag... I guess... I'll tag YOU! Yes, YOU... the one reading this RIGHT THIS MOMENT!! ;)

1 month left...

Yup... time actually flies. It's scary how I feel like I just arrived and that I'm new and stuff, and now I'm leaving in 1 month. It just doesn't feel right. It's just weird! I mean, it was so long ago when I arrived... right?

So... What did I do today?? No, I didn't celebrate. LOL! I went to school like normal. As usual 5 minutes too late, but somehow the teacher was also late today, so no one noticed that I was late. Haha! I spent the whole time in German and Religion class drawing and scribbling stuff... My teachers better not read this. ;) I never do anything in German anyway. My teacher is probably really annoyed with me. There was this one time, where everyone around me kept asking me about Malaysia. And I was like explaining to them how we have tigers, elephants, snakes, bears and stuff like that in our jungles, and they were so fascinated, and then they asked me to teach them Malay, which I did 'coz German classes are boring. I can't do anything in German. The teacher was pretty piss off at us. Hahaha... To think about it, my group there doesn't really do anything in German classes. Luca keeps talking to Jan and disturbing Isi, and he comes out with all those wacky funny ideas which keeps us laughing all the time! And Jan, he started writing this novel about some wanderer if I'm not wrong. And Lina keeps talking to Luca, and Philip keeps trying to make Lina concentrate in class, and sometimes he himself starts talking. LOL!

After school I went for Badminton as usual, but somehow today I couldn't really play. I didn't have the lust. I guess it annoyed Mami alot 'coz she wanted to play seriously but I wasn't really in the mood. And then I wanted to go jogging but somehow I didn't have time to do that, 'coz later I went to Laura's and we practise the violin abit for the recital on Saturday. Pretty excited and nervous about it! =) The Christmas Concert is on Thursday, after which I have to rush over to Gianna's birthday, and then on Friday is Kenny's Reinfeier. Party weekend again. LOL! Too bad I can't make it to Marcus' birthday but it's on the same day as Kenny's and Marcus lives like 20km from me. Oh wait, went out of topic. Sorry! Yeah, so after practising with Laura, I went swimming with Annie, Lydia, Luisa and Lisa.

Swimming was really fun. Annie (my host family's first host daughter), Lydia (from USA), and I spoke English most of the time. Ok, my English sucks really bad... somehow or other. I can't say a fluent sentence. It's scaring me! I'll die when I get back home! =P Anyway, Luisa (from Columbia), and Lisa (Lydia's host sister who was in the USA for exchange) were feeling left out. And somehow or other, I guess they hate us now. The 3 of us were always together and yeah... but anyway, I guess things work and Luisa didn't feel so left out in the end... I guess... Coz we agreed to play some games that she suggested, and we talked afterwards.

So not looking forward to tomorrow... School somehow sucks if you don't know what I mean. I mean, the people is really nice and all, but the lessons are really boring, and the teacher sucks, especially the... to think about it... I don't know any good teachers there... Ok, one... or two, but that's it.

Right, it's getting pretty late and I have to sleep if not I'll get to school another 5 minutes later. Somehow or other I can't seem to get to school on time. Haha! Big problem for me!


PS: It's only 23:15 here on the 11th of December... My blog will say it's 5am something on the 12th, 'coz it follows Malaysian time.

Weihnachtsmarkt Münster

Ya ya.... It's the Christmas Season now in Germany... Yeah, we have Christmas chocolates, Christmas candies, Christmas cookies, Christmas cakes, Christmas everything.... yeap, even Christmas market (Weihnachstmarkt)... Ok, I have no idea what's it called in English, but direct translation then... yeah, Christmas market.

So yeah, I was in Münster... with AFS... and we went to the Weihnachtsmarkt. We left Dinslaken at about 10.18am, to Duisburg. Took the next train to Münster. It was really cool, and funny!

Hezlich Willkommen = Welcome!!

Some of the stalls...

Weihnachtsmarkt in the dark

Our group: Marian, Julian, me, Emily Marie, and Lydia.

We kept walking in and out the market. And there was one point where we had no idea where we were... and then 5 minutes later we found out we were 2 minutes from the Main Station. Haha!

Tja, that was our Saturday! It was really cool!

Try this!!

This will boggle your mind and you will keep trying over and over again to see if you can outsmart your foot, but you can't. It's pre-programmed in your brain!

1. WITHOUT anyone watching you (they will think you are CRAZY...)
And while sitting where you are at your desk in front of your computer,
Lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles.

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number " 6" in the air with your right hand.
Your foot will change direction.

I told you so!!! And there's nothing you can do about it!

You and I both know how stupid it is, but before the day is done,
You are going to try it again, if you've not already done so.


Hahahaa!!

Flyin' home...... soon....

Yeap, you all heard it already... I'm flying home...

I got my travel details sometime last week, I guess it arrived on Thursday and I only read it on Friday. To tell you guys the truth, I'm not all looking forward to going home. Tja... but I have to anyway fly home...

Sure there are some pluses about coming home:
+ seeing my family again
+ seeing you guys again
+ eating real rice again
+ not having to spend my money again...
+ oh ya, my NEW room!

What I'm not looking forward is to
- school
- hot stuffy sweaty weather
- leaving my fam & friends here
- leaving Germany...
- leaving Europe T.T

Sighhhhh..... 5 weeks left.... damn! I haven't even thought of my farewell party yet!

oh ya, my travel details....
Leaving Frankfurt on the 11th of Jan.... Arriving Kuching, no idea, 'coz I haven't got my ticket yet...

Sighh...

Life goes on...