My Digital World

It has been a while that I update things about my current life. There are many things I like to write , since many good and bad things happened recently. However, my spare time is less and less. During each weekend, I am very tired. I sleep from 11pm to 11am!!! During the weekdays, I sleep from 12am to 6.10am. Besides being a piggy during the weekend, I go to swim every Sunday, because I want to be fit. I do not play badminton during weekdays anymore, since my tight schedule does not fit with weekly (Wednesday evening) sporting.

A very remarkable thing is that I finally get some more weight! Guess what! I am now almost 74kg! When I was back from Singapore, I was 63kg. Now I am 74kg! I am so happy. I wanna be more fatty. So, I hope that swimming will help me.

My M.Sc. encounters a very serious problem. I am in the down period, since I stuck at the optimizing process. The chemical sensor I have now reacts too slow, which is very impractical. I did some chemical adjustments in the preparation of the sensor and hopefully it will fasten my sensor a lot.
I thought that my research is processing very fast, but since I stuck with this problem for weeks, my project encouters a lot of delays. I really hope I can finish the optimizing process by this coming week, since next time I have to add an additional sustance in the sensor tom make it more steady.
Besides this, I have to create a membrane that does not let aqua passing through, but it can only let gasseous getting through. That will be very tough too since several aspects need to checked out.
All these nightmares should be finished by 6th of December. Why? Because I have a meeting with my professor from my U and a PhD from my U, surgical doctors from the Erasmus Medical Centre and my two supervisors from my research centre. That meeting will be talked about my M.Sc. project plus my results so far. I really hope I can show some good stuff to everyone during my presenatation. If I cannot, my cry will be with dry tears.

The last thing is about 乐乐. Tomorrow she is leaving for Portugal. Their parents have decided to settle down there, because they are running business. My mom met 乐乐 past Monday. I cannot see her last smile before she leaves me maybe forever. I am so sad....

Okay, these are my few updates only. Next time, I will try to write more. Now I need to count the sheeps above my bed. Good night!

22 july 2007
Yan Ling decided to join us for further bagpacking. Ik heb liever niet dat zij met ons op pad ging, want iemand die alleen aan zichzelf denkt, valt bij mij buiten de boot. Ik heb me afgevraagd of het aan mezelf lag: ben ik een moeilijk mens in omgang? Of begrijp ik heel veel dingen niet? Enfin, laat ik maar verder gaan met mijn verhaal.

The train from Berlin to Prague is much better than the train from Holland to Berlin. There are enough seats and the interior is much better designed. I sat in other part of the train then where Cindy and Sixiu sat. During the train-trip to Prague, I was listening to the songs on my handphone. I was not sleepy...

Arriving in Prague, I was surprised that they do not use Euros. I thought that almost all European countries use Euros already. Anyway, Prague is a special city: it is very touristic. For every little thing you have to pay. I really do not like touristique city. I personally think you have to be more "open" for tourists. It is not about the money charge they ask for. I do not know how to describe....


23 July 2007
Het was een rotdag! Ik ben iedereen vaak zoek. Het zou wel zo fijn zijn dat ze even aan mij doorgeven wat ze van plan zijn en waar ze graag naar toe willen. Er is ook geen sprake van rekening houden met de andere. Mij kennende weet dat ik absoluut geen museum liefhebber ben. Ik ben absoluut niet zo cultureel ingesteld. Wel hou ik van tekenen en schilderen. Maar ik zal niet graag een dagje museum bezoeken.
Ik dacht dat na vele dagen die we door zoveel steden hebben gereisd, dat het wel duidelijk is dat ik niet graag museum bezoek. Maar het blijkt al snel dat het kwartje niet is gevallen of dat iedereen gewoon zo is zoals ze zijn. Dit maakt het samen trippen wel een stuk minder gezellig.
De dagen, weken en maanden dat ik samen met Nancy en Airin in Singapore waren, was echt de beste tijd van alle reizen die ik tot heden heb gemaakt. Het leven was toen alleen maar lol hebben en niet aan vervelende dingen denken...

There are many tourists walking around in Prague. Remarkable, there are many Dutch. They are quite easy to recognise. Besides the Dutch people, there are also many Chinese people. In Prague, I see a few professional photographers with D2Xs plus the pro lenses. :P

Well, the weather is very nice. But the city itself becomes boring. Maybe I am tired of seeing architecture only.


24 July 2007
Today, we join a tour wh bring us to a place to visit a well-known castle outside Prague. which I forget its name. It really does not matter since that castle is really not worth to visit. The only good thing of the visit is getting know more about the castle's history.

We all paid 35euro (per head) including lunch plus transport to that place. This is the most expensive category and I have some services in my mind. But they disappoint me alot. The accompaniment is bad since the guide lost us without his notice. The weather is also bad: rainy and very cloudy.

On our way back to Prague, we passed by a music/dancing theather which is very nice. I took some pics there. One of the pics, can be found below.

At the evening, we have had a delicious dinner in a very good steak restaurant. After having good food, we go back to our hostel. It was 8.30pm only. But since we are told that Prague is not a safe city to walk around during night, we stay at our hostel when the sun sleeps.



Cindy with her food in a cafe-restaurant.


Sixiu in front of St. Vitus Cathedral


Voila, Cindy and Sixiu in front of the well-known St. Vitus Cathedral


Hhhmmm, I forget the name of the building that is behind Cindy


Yan Ling and Sixiu in front of the National Museum


This is inside the castle. I have seen a much nicer castle when I was in Portugal.


This is what I mean with the music/dancing house. Its name is
Dancing House. As you can see, it was very windy.


This is a very famous bridge: Charles Bridge


Yan Ling and Sixiu with the view of the Charles Bridge


A groupphoto. Too bad that we cver the view.


25 July 2007
Today, we are leaving for Vienna. We are in the Supercity (it is a train). It is a nice train, but in the train there are many talks: talks to inform where you are and where they will stop etc. and what kind of services they have. In the beginning, it is nice to listen, but after repeating and repeating, it becomes very annoying.

On our way to Vienna, we passed by many nice sceneries. There are many mountains, valleys and they have many yellow landscapes. In Holland we do not have all these things. It is a bit pity that I cannot take nice pics with my camera from the train.

In Vienna, they speak German. I have been to many European countries and I notice that English is not the most used languages. Spanish and German are (far most) commonly spoken. My German is bad now: I could speak German pretty fluently. But after 6 years, I hardly can make good sentences. The only good thing is, is that I can understand what they are talking or asking about.

My first impression of Vienna is nothing special. It is many architecture again, which bores me already. The very remarkable thing of Vienna is the shopping street. It is an very long street that starts at a metro station and ends at the square where many museums are merged together. Many of the shops do like the shops in Holland: they have the same brands. The foodprice is comparable with Holland: expensive!


26 July 2007
Today, I am alone. The ladies are busying with visiting the museums while I spot the hotspots of Vienna. The weather is not very nice: no clouds and only sun. In the evening we plan to watch opera. It is in a public one. This is my first time that I watch opera. I really do not understand why it is spoken in French. I know it is from a French opera, but do Vienna people speak French? Since there is no (any) subtitles.
Oh, it is not a life performed opera. It is from a recorded one. They use a projector to project the opera on the very big screen, that is placed in front of the gigantic cathedral.
The opera itself was so so. Maybe I do not like that because I do not like the way they are acting and the French they are speaking that I do not understand.

Anyway, before the opera starts, Cindy and YanLing play a game with me. The game is just asking me questions. Those questions are also the questions that many people wanna ask but never get answered before. Ya, before I did my exchange in Singapore, I am a very closed person. I rarely share my personal things with others.

Okay, what are the questions? Well, they are just basic questions. Like, have you had girlfriends before? What kind of girls I like? And what are my dreams? etc. What are my answers? Hahaha, I think many of you might already know.


27 July 2007
The last day in Vienna and also the end of the Europe Trip. Again, I was alone hanging around in Vienna since the ladies have other plans. Today's weather is slightly better. There is a bit sun and there are a bit clouds.

In the morning I went to shopping. I bought some T-shirts for my brother. And I also want to buy stuff for my youngest brother, but there is nothing that I can buy for him. That also holds for my mom.

After shopping, I went to do shootings. Some of the pics turn out pretty good. But at the end of the day, the weather turns bad.

In the evening, we have our last meal together in Vienna. We went back to the Japanese store where we have had our dinner at the first day. After the dinner, I rush to get the train and it was my first time in my life to miss the train. I am usually in time. Luckily, I can buy another ticket to Holland. The whole train trip took me almost 17 hours!!! Many people in Holland do think that 1 hour of travelling is too much. lol!

Well, the very missing feeling is when I was in the train and leaving the ladies alone. The 18 days being together has built a kind of feeling for them. We share the same room and we have dinner together. I have regret that I can not say goodbye to them, because I also have to rush to get my next train. I really do hope we all can meet when I go back to Singapore.



This is the end of the shopping street. The ladies are looking at the map:
where should we go?:P


This is an office building of the goverment.


Cindy in front of the Stephansdom


Sixiu inside a building which I can't remember its name


After entering the building, we arrive at a square


The last groupphoto in Vienna

From this trip, I have learned alot of things about travelling together. When I was back in Rotterdam, I have a strange feeling. I feel very lonely. I have not had this kind of feeling before. My room look like one empty sqaure of white walls.

I usually think back at the days I was with Cindy and Sixiu. The way of how we get in touch and the days we get through. During the trip I also think alot of Airin and Nancy: the days in Singapore, the joy and our uncountable smiles. Going on vacation is very nice. I really want to spot more places with my friends. But that will be very hard since many of them are too busy with their stuff.

I wonder how the ladies will be one year later. I called Cindy and Sixiu when they are in the airport. I think they are very happy that they can go home since they really miss their home: family and friends. I sent a sms to Henry to tell him that he should go to the airport to meet Cindy since she misses her brother very much. I am glad that Henry (and her girlfriend) go to the airport. Cindy is very happy and also surprised (Henry didn't bring Cindy to the airport when she leaves for Italy).

From the trip, I get more know of Henry. He is a good brother and his relationship with his sister is extremely good. In contrast to Sixiu with her younger brother, the relationship is the opposite. But the relationship of Cindy and her younger brother is also not so good compare with Henry. The very funny thing is the way of how Cindy and Sixiu call their younger brother's name. From the way of how they call, it is very clear that they are no good friends.

I really like the family of Henry. They must be very happy. Henry and Cindy have good parents. They both still like each other alot. Cindy tells that they usually went out pak-dor: they even watch more movies than Cindy. They usually play kungfu. The kungfu styles of both parents are different: ?wo ming pai? (I forget how they called, but it is about the guy monk group and the gal monk group). Henry has a very nice sister and his sister has a very good brother. They must be very happy.

Well, this is the end of my Europe Trip. When you are interested in other photos: do visit HERE.