Anyway, it’s Sunday and for the first time since I arrived
here, I didn’t get up at 3am, 4am and 5am. Instead, the first time I opened my
eyes, it was past 7am! Lol! I credit this to the fact that I was so happy to be
able to talk with my family yesterday. Despite it being like 2am in Malaysia
and they had just gotten back from work, they still took the time to chat with
me. Awwww!!! And thank God, the soundcard worked!!
When I got up this morning, I didn’t immediately jump for
the laptop! Instead, I laid in bed and read a book. Then, I decided to shower
and wash my hair where I proceeded to lose like half my head of hair! Or at
least it felt that way. I lost more hair when I dried my hair using the hair
dryer but once I put on some leave-in conditioner, no more hair dropped. I
really hope that I don’t return to Penang
bald!! Plus my scalp is so dry I need to get baby oil to apply on it.
I’ve been thinking about how I am coping with the cold here.
So far, I am doing quite well. After layering up or using my hsemate’s term
“onion effect”, I am pretty much comfortable. The only part that is difficult
about this cold weather is how fast my hands get frozen, even with gloves on.
Mum told me to wear two pairs of gloves; as it is, wearing one pair is
difficult enough, imagine wearing two! I can hardly open the door with the key
while wearing gloves. My legs and body are okay; it’s just the hands! Mum told
me to be careful as I might get frost bite!
When I was buying winter stuff back home, my mum told me to
just expect the worst. And so I did. I imagined myself cowering in a corner, in
layer upon layer of clothing, trying very hard to be warm. I imagined myself
wearing like 3 socks and still feeling cold. Lo and behold, after spending
sooooo much to buy proper winter wear, it was all worth it! Of course, what I
packed is not even half of my wardrobe back home, which means I’ll be recycling
my outfits for the next two months! Thank God no one can see my second layer of
clothing since the pull-overs/sweaters cover them.
Weird as this may sound, I also like the idea/practice of
wearing an outer coat and scarf, and then having to take them off when at home
or in the office. Feels very Western! Lol! And for the next two months, I’ll
enjoy this practice before having to say goodbye to it. I can’t imagine doing
this back home. People will think I’m mad especially since it’s so hot!
Another thing that got me thinking was, now that I have
experienced winter and make that MINUS degree temperatures; will my body now be
immune to the “normal” cold of the air-cond? Will I no longer need a blanket at
home or even a light jacket in the office where the air-cond is usually at 16C?
I doubt that. I’m pretty sure after a while of being at home, my body is going
to go back to its usual self.
I also Skyped with Singapore mum today and after a
short while, the soundcard became problematic again! Haiz!!
Anyway, I went around the neighbourhood with my hsemate today. She showed me all the
little eateries around the block. Everything seems so near even though we were
walking. I doubt I walk this much back home. There’s a Chinese and even an
Indian restaurant nearby. I actually think I could get used to living in a
place like this with so many things nearby!
There’s this really nice eating spot just 2 doors down my
place and now that I’ve met the person managing the place, I think I’m going to
get all my food from there! They have a weekly menu and it sounds good. I had tortellini
mit schinken-sahnesoße (tortellini with ham and cream sauce) in that place
today and it was quite good. In fact, the portion was big and I tapau-ed the
balance. I’ll either eat it for dinner or lunch tomorrow! I’m so happy to have
found these little places coz it’ll mean I don’t have to cook. And it’s cheap!
Lol!
Later in the day, I chatted with Jemimah, one of my sister’s
6 best friends. She’s studying in UK right now. She said that she
might be coming over to Germany
next month but she’s not sure if it’s Munich or Berlin . Anyhow, we
started chatting and discussing about traveling. She’s invited me to go over to
London and even
told me her free weekends. It’s a really nice gesture which I hope I’ll be able
to take her up on. I’ll have to check if my free weekends coincide with hers
and hopefully, I get to go!
Right now, I may have plans for the coming weekend (still to
be confirmed but pretty much OK) but I am not sure what I’ll be doing on my
other weekends here. I’m beginning to experience what I always see on TV;
foreigners who always go away or have something interesting to do during the
weekend. J
That’s all for this Sunday. It’s back to the office tomorrow
where I have to give a presentation…:s
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1 comment:
The Singapore mom got all misty eyed and shed a tear. Snif snif
Feeling very special,suddenly.
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