Its hard to believe that 3 months flew by so fast.
In my time of absence on blogspot, I've already studied (or more known as crammed), sat for my exams, graduated and said most of my farewells to dear "tong xue"s (classmates). Its so sad with this castrated form of blogspot, I can't even put up pictures of my dear friends.
We had a potluck on Wednesday night with different dishes; Korean (veggie with great spicy tasting meat, and kim chi of course and others which I cannot name for the life of me...haha), Jap (the triangle sushi, hehe what crappy abreviations, my explanations does the food no justice...it really tasted good), Vietnamese (rice ball caked in sesame seeds with a hint of coconut in it), Swedish (thin crusted pepperoni pizza and oh, apple pie which was i would just plainly explain with one word "orgasmic". Another dish that i found to be better than sex. hahaha..) and of course, your's truly Malaysian Prawn noodles which probably was a tad too spicy... haha.. and oh, great fruity desserts. The night ended with me not being able to resist some great grilled scallops in Wudaokou at the night market. Another "orgasmic" dish... haha i seem to be getting that a lot these days. Maybe my numbered days here are making me taste a thousand and one flavors.
Sitting here now in a cafe guan while i type this out. Its sad that schools over. I had felt so at home with everyone and with my current lifestyle. Wouldn't it be nice to continue to be young forever? Friends meet and friends part. Everyone with a different journey or path in life. Am guessing that no matter what, some of us would think back to A21 ban with smiles. My class was a real hoot! We had some delightful jokers in it. Even our teachers were greatly amused by us and occasionally joining in our private sessions outside. It seems unreal that A21 is never going to see another day in school again. The rain must be corresponding with what we feel in our hearts. It seems that this coming week is going to be a rainy week.
What's next for me? The adventure continues at least until I touch down in Malaysia. Am determined to come back again. This experience has been great to say the least. And I know I still need a lot more of Mandarin before its actually even good enough. Of course, there has been great improvements (although, YES YES...wo de fayin bu tai hao! aka My pronounciation is crap!) but its still a long depressing way to go. Meanwhile, I will be practising what I have learnt especially on my holidays.
Zai jian, "A21" ban. Zhu fu wo de peng you yong yuen kuai le, yong yuen ji li, yong yuen jian kang. Love you guys and gals.
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Saturday, 6 June 2009
My Brain Is FRIED!
Yes, officially my brain is so FRIED!
After having crammed about 600 over words into my oh so tiny little brain (Wait! That doesn't sound too right...mmmm...), it feels as if it just is about to fizzle out and die. Ever wake up after an hours nap with just one lazy eye, and not being able to focus on anything? Well, yeah, must be brain signals getting mixed up with all the Hanzi. haha.
And why am I cramming again? Its all attributable to the semester ending (aih, its just too damn fast! Noooo! Just as I was really enjoying myself...) and exams consisting of "kou yi", "ting li" and "yu fa" coming up next week. Some stare at me blankly when I say that I am studying, "Why so serious about it?". Lets just say that I need to prove to the UN-Chinese in me that I can do it. Its obvious that China is such a powerhouse. Today, I found out from JP Morgan's website that Beijing has roughly a GDP of 6% which is currently the highest in the world. Especially when the rest of the world is in chaos; being US, Europe, and parts of Asia in recession. Mandarin is a must, if I want to progress in many things.
And since this year is a year that I promised to challenge myself, the struggle must go on. I am starting to like the life here, albeit the intimidating public toilets and the polluted city. Must be something about four season countries that get me all lovey dovey. Ok, not so much lovey dovey...haha..classmates would beg to differ. Everything is pretty convenient here, and modern too, again albeit the occasional public spitting that one would encounter.
This chapter of my life will end on my flight back to Malaysia in August. I ask myself, "Will I be coming back?". My conclusion:- Its highly possible. I might just extend my adventures on a whim. Afterall, there's still so much to learn and experience...it seems never ending. Yes, further brain damage that will be rendered too.
Its been tiring these days with a couple of things on my mind and one of my gf's from KL came down to visit us. Finally, my stress level has finally lifted in the past few days. Too much to do, too little time. 24 hours is not enough in my day. Maybe an additional 6 hours would be nice. =) Dream on, dream on! Anyways, just thought I did say "Hello, readers, am still alive out here in Beijing. Have so much to update, but damn the government on blocking blogspot. Its such a hassle. Its the reason why you don't see any pictures posted up."
Well, times up! Its time to start frying my brain further. My gf's "Mmmm-Huhs" are prompting me to press the publish button. haha. I still have so much to say about the past few weeks. Ah wells...until later!
After having crammed about 600 over words into my oh so tiny little brain (Wait! That doesn't sound too right...mmmm...), it feels as if it just is about to fizzle out and die. Ever wake up after an hours nap with just one lazy eye, and not being able to focus on anything? Well, yeah, must be brain signals getting mixed up with all the Hanzi. haha.
And why am I cramming again? Its all attributable to the semester ending (aih, its just too damn fast! Noooo! Just as I was really enjoying myself...) and exams consisting of "kou yi", "ting li" and "yu fa" coming up next week. Some stare at me blankly when I say that I am studying, "Why so serious about it?". Lets just say that I need to prove to the UN-Chinese in me that I can do it. Its obvious that China is such a powerhouse. Today, I found out from JP Morgan's website that Beijing has roughly a GDP of 6% which is currently the highest in the world. Especially when the rest of the world is in chaos; being US, Europe, and parts of Asia in recession. Mandarin is a must, if I want to progress in many things.
And since this year is a year that I promised to challenge myself, the struggle must go on. I am starting to like the life here, albeit the intimidating public toilets and the polluted city. Must be something about four season countries that get me all lovey dovey. Ok, not so much lovey dovey...haha..classmates would beg to differ. Everything is pretty convenient here, and modern too, again albeit the occasional public spitting that one would encounter.
This chapter of my life will end on my flight back to Malaysia in August. I ask myself, "Will I be coming back?". My conclusion:- Its highly possible. I might just extend my adventures on a whim. Afterall, there's still so much to learn and experience...it seems never ending. Yes, further brain damage that will be rendered too.
Its been tiring these days with a couple of things on my mind and one of my gf's from KL came down to visit us. Finally, my stress level has finally lifted in the past few days. Too much to do, too little time. 24 hours is not enough in my day. Maybe an additional 6 hours would be nice. =) Dream on, dream on! Anyways, just thought I did say "Hello, readers, am still alive out here in Beijing. Have so much to update, but damn the government on blocking blogspot. Its such a hassle. Its the reason why you don't see any pictures posted up."
Well, times up! Its time to start frying my brain further. My gf's "Mmmm-Huhs" are prompting me to press the publish button. haha. I still have so much to say about the past few weeks. Ah wells...until later!
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