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YY .Saturday, April 17, 2010.

easter trip has long ended, and already i'm itching to go on another trip to somewhere, to move around, travel, to see, smell, hear - experience different kinds of life. will be going to amsterdam and berlin the end of this month, with yawen :) been wanting to meet u here while u're still in sg.

finally did a run, yesterday. approximately 26 mins for 5k. its super lousy in cross country standards. but, running in bulky trackpants and thick sweater is not easy. i miss running in my singlet and shorts, and also my asics kayano. thankfully i've been in good health ever since i got here. no fever, sore throat, cold or whatever.. it must be the good air here.

projects are accumulating, exams are coming. just received the risk report results which me and joann done. i got 2 excellents out of the 3 exercises which i contributed. feeling satisfied. the good thing is for studying/learning here, the motivation i'm feeling now comes from pure interest and enthusiasm, pardon the travel mode slugginess ya, but i like attending lectures out of curiosity and wanting to learn more about pollution/contamination/alternative energy. i'm dreading membrane technology, dunno how am i going to cough out a research paper due june.

i have been attending history of technology lessons with a Danish professor on a 2-to-1 or 4-to-1 basis with joann all the time. we have been discussing on philosophy, industrial revolution, us and technology, us and evolution, revolution, etc etc and we'll gonna touch on the Renaissance soon. Science and Thought, Rationalism and Emperilism, Causality.. all those chim philosophical stuff, mind boggling and troublesome, but really thought provoking. its interesting to know more about history and technology, not via textbook or lectures, but through readings and active discussions. i'm reading this thick book on history of philosophy. it will be a challenge to finish this before i go back home.

i am suppose to make cheesecake tomorrow. its gonna be my first time baking.

very likely i'll be joining a dolphin and whale research expedition. when things are finalized, i'll annouce it proudly on facebook. heh this has been on my mind when i applied for exchange.

personal thoughts and life aside, friends i've made here are really nice, i can guarantee that for the closer people i know. classmates and project mates are kind, no bad blood between me and anyone. though i dont actively seeking people out for dinners and outings, i get invited, and i can always pass by people and randomly start deep conversations when i pass other containers. its alright to eat alone at times, since i've been fallen in love with eating my cheapo carbonara, cooking and preparing own food alone makes me happy somehow.

i'm gonna soon buy coffee powder and creamer. my instant coffee mix is running out. time to learn how to make coffee using that weird little metal jug.

finally, i miss everyone at home. and the food!



YYY
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