guess where am i this time round?

this is a super outdated post coz i was purely lazy upload the photos! there're just too many...i just randomly clicked and uploaded these. it was carnaval week, something like sg's chingay. the biggest difference will be that everyone is dressed up. that's why you can see my plastic bowler and orange feather boa. i wanted to wear a costume but the rest were not keen. else you can see me in my clown costume. haha. think it'll be fun! carnaval is about floats and drinking..i've soon come into terms that people here drink all day long. seriously, i'm quite sian of it already. the floats here are quite low budget unlike the ones at sg. any organization or family can build a float! all floats are made up of recycable materials, just like rag day. performance wise..i wont say it's spectacular too. the most significance thing about carnaval here would be the mood. everyone in the town is involved. all dressed up in their costumes and when night falls..they drink! the whole street of cafes and restaurant will transform into beer selling booths. you can see everyone on the street holding to a glass of beer...meanwhile, i'm just too tired to further elaborate coz back at my mind i've got a 6 paged essay haunting me.

MY BIKE IS STOLEN!!! ARGH...SIAN

it's carnaval!

i eat a big bag of chips everyday! i love the paprika flavour! not to mention that the chips here are dirt cheap! too bad my house doesn't have a freezer, only fridge. else i'll eat ice cream every day! but cream puffs are good substitutes! 6 months later, you'll see a fat hb!

good news! remember the suicidal girl? i hope she really delete me off her list!

[B]ee says:
oh..then really no point chatting now
[B]ee says:
coz watever i say...
[B]ee says:
u wont listen
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
well
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
i duno
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
nt dat i like 2 b tis way
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
others make me tis way
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
haiz....
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
u can c dat
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
when i was in sec 1 n 2
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
n nw.
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
u duno wad happen between my sec 3 to nw
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
anw
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
if u dun wna talk 2 me nw
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
i will understand
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
let us go separate ways
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
im gg 2 delete u out of my msn
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
(dat to me, is gg sepate way)
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
n wish u well in all ur endeavours
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
tata!
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
but
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
i dun wna put e blame on u
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
pple make u tis way to me
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
so in tis way
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
im sori 2 u
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
reli.
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
i try 2 understand.
*claire->.forgiveness.. says:
bye!

photos are not in choronlogical order due to laziness.
us at a cafe..the mussels are really good.

me at tram station

the royal palace garden..

us at the lion..overlooking the battlefield of waterloo

orange easter bunnies! i was so delighted when i saw them!

belgium and chocolates! there're really lots of chocolates out there. however, they're not cheap! i'm more interested in the truffles though..they've got lots of variations as compared to singapore ones.

the super huge praline macaroon. macaroons here are priced reasonably the same as sg though..

the battlefield at waterloo..we climbed all the way up. 226 stairs...

street with all the food...something similar to the street along raffles quay where they go around touting tourists

belgium and beer! belgium has lots more variety of beer..i remembered a dutch once told me that belgium has more types of beers compared to germany.

these waffles trucks can be seen all around brussels..

waffles and i!

building at grand place..

brussels is located at the center of europe..it's a busy city with lots of international government headquaters situated. hence this explains the glass filled buildings..

us at the bus stop..i was pouting coz the bus took soooo long! i was freezing like mad!

the group photo of us at the grand place..

sidenotes: lots of assignments and tests! yuck...i cant stand robotics! i wonder how things would be like if i'm studying at nus now? design 2....ahhh!!

happy valentine's day to all.

oh yah..to those who are kaypo to know abt what i'm studying here. i'm here to study, not to play =P
4N850 Fuels and Lubes (ME TE)
4L160 Introduction Robotics (ME TE)
0L012 Ethics and Technology for W (Engin Prof)
0P343 Consumer and Environment I (UEM)
1ZM40 Strategy and Technology Management (Breadth)
1ZM45 International Negotiation (UEM)

allow me to comment about the modules here. fuels and lubes is alright just that i'm feeling that the assignments are getting harder and harder. introduction robotics is the most er xin module that i've taken coz i need to use matlab! i'm still trying to fig this out! it's like MOMx2. Engin prof module hasnt started but think it's quite slack ba.. Consumer, Environment and International Negotiation is a crappy module. Same applies for Strategy..but since i've got good group mates. think it wouldnt be an big issue

just when i thought i had a sucky bday all alone in eindhoven. coz it really seems like no one is going to celebrate my bday or watever. i even had the thought of buyin a bday cake for myself lah! the surprise was really a pleasant one! thanks for those who cycled or walked to my humble abode! especially when it's sooo cold outside. i really liked the albert heijn's choco cake! cakes in holland are cheap and really nice!
lucky i brought a box of cream puffs from c1000 and shared it with the rest. the puffs are really cheap and mouthful! did i forgot to mention that the titbits here are ridculously cheap? it's about 1/3 of the price compared to sg. one bag of lays here is abt 1.5sgd here. the ice creams here! really really really cheap. my fav magnum selling for 4sdg for 4 sticks of it! think i'll get fat here...
anyway..really thank those to came down for the short surprise. especially so when we're just got to know each other only.
despite everything..i still miss sg badly..
zp at my doorstep, holding his shower stuff..he comes to my place to shower coz his heater is down. but it's fixed le!

them lighting up the candles infront of the door..so silly! the wind is so strong out there!

a pleasant surprise...yeah..u see my lap top there. i was actually planning travelling stuff with my friends. later on discussion of my assignments!

the bunch who came down to surprise..thanks!

introducing to you my house mates. xiao hua (china) on the left and adam (poland) on the right

jia lin and i..the engine girls...

the camera takes blur photos! but then again..photos courtesy of jia lin!

Happy Birthday to Myself! Do I sound pathetic?!

sidenotes: there's this crazy fellow who refreshed my blog 18 times! and read through some of my older entries..hmm..i wonder who was it?

《害怕》
忘
我没有很努力要自己去遗忘
那些和日记一起收藏的过往
孤单在思绪之中变得很漫长

想
我没有很刻意让自己不去想
那些和照片静止的模样
我学着坚强
坚强到不用学着不想
学着遗忘

还是害怕夜深人静时总想起你
还是害怕的不经意听见你的消息
然而当爱已经沉淀得太清晰
当拥有已经是失去
就勇敢的放弃

还是害怕一个人时就很难忘记
还是害怕突然宁愿当初没有决定
然而当爱最后的出口是分离
我会这么相信
走下去

life here is alright just that the modules here are really tough. moreover, there's a NEED to use matlab. i really wanna kill myself. i've got no choice but to take this module due to my specialization. taking the module with a bunch of master's student isnt helping too. hope i'll be able to pass it.. imagine not understanding a single thing for the first chapter, feeling damn crap. the school doesn't have tutorials or labs session and they emphasize alot on self study. yuck..hate it. who says SEP students won't be stress?! I AM!

they really have nice cups for different beers! belgium beers are really good...oh yah. we need to give them our student card when we're drinking the beer in those glasses coz they're afraid that students will kop the glasses. hah!

guess what the guys are doing?! it's a public toilet for guys...i think it's abit too outdoor..i cant imagine myself doing this when it's so freaking cold...

dancing to some hymn of a province..the whole world will sing to this song when it's played. machiam like national anthem

us with a pro bunch of beer drinkers. they really taught us much about beer drinking!

us at fort (TU/e's pub). drinks here are really dirt cheap. i further emphasize on the dirt part. we went this place for some beer tasting event. €2 for 7 beers aka SGD$4 for 7 beers...

i'm not sure what building it is..i call it the parade square. it's covered with snow. not to mention that i've got to walk to my lecture hall when it was snowing...bbrr..i thought winter was ending! i was so wrong...

felt a little cold..woke up and got a shock! it's snowing...

my small table in a small room. i miss my table at home!

guys drinking this orangeshot at a pub







at another pub..one thing good abt these pubs is that there're no entrance fee. so we pub hop!
philips stadium..according to the guys, eindhoven has a rather strong soccer team. but to pay €45 for a ticket is crazy!

look at the crowd squeeze..and it's only thursday night. for once i see some life at eindhoven. eindhoven is really a boring place. the shops closes at 8pm and no shops open on sunday?!

a church at centrum

despite being 4389247398 miles away from home..the 10million toto draw still attracts me back to singapore. i brought 2 sets of numbers! i hope they'll bring me luck so i'll have more money to fund my sep trip! HUAT AH!

《爱你不是两三天》
退给你的信只留下最后一封
淡淡笔迹你熟悉的温柔
请别介意我会将信纸好好收著
当我需要你关怀的时候
走过夏日街头还是想牵你的手
好想听到一句温暖的问候
虽然我们说好了还是朋友
但为什么却没有再联络
爱你不是两三天
每天却想你很多遍
还不习惯孤独街道
拥挤人潮没你拥抱
爱你不是两三天
一眨眼心就能沉淀
你是否想念我喔
还是像我只和寂寞作朋友

担心你没有好好的过
又怕你已经忘记了我
刚刚分手像告别很久
还想为你做些什么