sigh, sometimes i do get so annoyed with blogspot.
yesterday i spent an hr uploading all my photos from the easter trip but i think the huge number of pictures made blogspot super slow that i spent another 6hrs trying to align the then before finally giving up.
so now i am gg to blog about malmo and copenhagen separately.
malmo first.

the town wasnt as fantastic as we though it out to be and the best part of our time there had to be the stay at this 4 star hotel!

















view from the corridor













our room.

















DOUBLE bed!

















i have no idea why they have an ironing board in the room!













i love it that the hotels provide dove shampoo, conditioner, as well as hand soap!

















our first stop was supposedly a must-visit castle at malmo but it turned out to be disappointing, both externally and internally.
as we were approaching the castle:













the entrance















view from the other side.













the best of the castle: some bucks outside.

















and the beautiful windmill!

















our next stop is st peters church!

















the interior. did i already mention the europeans' obsession with chandeliers?

















and while on our way to the beach we passed by a very interesting albeit dangerous for kids playground!













and also the 90-degrees turn building.

















it is quite pretty afterall.

















and this is the amusement park which is supposedly open to public but all the rides are not in operation!

















spot me in the line-up!













the HUGE easter eggs in conjunction with easter.













i think this was at some random school building we walked by.













malmo bridge.













although the town wasnt fantastic, the trip has made me appreciate the nice-ness of the swedes even more!
the tourist information allowed us a refund of 2 out of 4 malmo cards when we realised it wasnt worth it at the end of the day and that saved us quite a sum!
little acts of kindness are appreciated! :)

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:)

i left de house early for swedish class to get some food coz i was really hungry and nothing at home appeals to me.
i made use of time alone to went and get a 6inch sub coz the sporean girls i hang out with dun fancy subway as much as me.
i also bought a french hotdog, my fav snack at the moment.

anyway i got a B for my other exam which i am very satisfied with.
in sweden, the locals either get VG, G or fail.
the exchange students get letters, A&B translates into VG and C&D=G.
all the exchange students(the bulk of the class) either got B or Cs.
so yup :)

i dun think the exam i just submitted this noon would go as smoothly thou.

on a brighter note, i am working tml after slacking for so long!
looking forward to the new post as barback, meeting new people and also the cash would definitly come in handy since i realised that i am actually very broke!

is physical presence that important?
am i not doing enough?
call me selfish, but i really do not want to forgo something i want for others.

sometimes i wonder why i even bother trying.

and is that special someone really that special afterall?

i wish people would not be afraid to be who they are.

i really must learn to control my quick temper.

yeay!
just finished my paper so its one module down!
anyway, home exams are more stressful than imagined but i still prefer it NUS style!
i shall be leaving for my road trip tml so wun be able to blog for a wk!

happy bdae mummy!

for the courtesy of my parents; so they know i am conscious of my studies amidst being occupied with travel plans, here is my exam schedule:

Managing the Multinational Corporation, Advanced Course
18march 2008
Home exam
9am-7pm

Managing the MNC: Structure, Controland Influence, Master Course, 7,5c
26march 2008
Home exam
Timing unsured as of now

i wanted to take a nap while waiting for dinner and my nap lasted from 730pm to now, 1am.
gosh, i hate screwed body clock and now i wonder how i am going to do the exam later.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Fika is a Swedish verb that roughly means "to take a coffee break".
Fika is a social institution in Sweden: it means taking a break from work or other activities and having a coffee with one's colleagues, friends, date, or family. The word has quite ambiguous connotations, and can at its its extremes denote a date or a small meal with your boss. This practice of taking a break for a coffee and a light snack (some biscuits, cookies, or a sandwich) between more substantial meals like lunch and dinner is central to Swedish life, Swedes being among the heaviest consumers of coffee in the world.

today all the girls went for fika at Varmlands with Christiane.
This is my first time and i loved it!
i have decided to go try fika at each nation every Sunday and decide on my favorite one!
sorry i was too hungry and bsuy devoring the food to take any photos.

later we went to check out some canoe-ing competition along the river.













they have to row their canoe down this "slide" thing at the beginning of the race.

















the competition is to go around this thing as soon as possible.













the canoes along the river.

















the river current is really strong so i am impressed!













As the cheerleading championships that we wanted to watch was too far a walk, we decided to go shopping!

me & Christiane trying on the same dress in the fitting room!

it was a lovely sunday afternoon.

nice weather, great food, fantastic company.

These are my upcoming travel plans:

19 March 2008
22:45 Stockholm Cityterm
07:05 Malmö Svävarterm
20 March 2008
Malmo-Copenhagen
22 March 2008
Copenhagen-Lund
23 MArch 2008
Lund-Stockholm

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To Barcelona, Spain
From Stockholm S. Skavsta (NYO) to Barcelona Girona (GRO)
Monday, 31 Mar 08
Flight 1935
DepartStockholm S. Skavsta (NYO) 06:30
ArriveBarcelona Girona (GRO) 09:40

From Barcelona Girona
(GRO) to Stockholm S. Skavsta (NYO)
Thursday, 03 Apr 08
Flight 1936
DepartBarcelona Girona (GRO) 11:05
ArriveStockholm S. Skavsta (NYO) 14:15

i didnt sleep at all the whole night because i was trying to be a smart alec and do up my grp's powerpoint.
excited as i was, they were unappreciative and we stayed there for 3hrs waiting for pple who didnt finish their work to finish it.

thank god for the alone time i had after that which made me a little less agitated.
i went to develop photos, shopped ard town, went back to collect photos, shop somemore and den return home.
bought alot of small and random stuff for many ppl and that makes me a happy girl!

oh, and i am starting to love my new bike now that i have gotten over the embarrassment of it being a kid's bike.

i am so sleepy.

i love my parents.
they are so adorable.
my dad went to get a webcam coz i said i wanted to see them as much as they want to see me.
den my tech-idiot dad even set up a skype acc so he can talk to me even if my sisters are not ard.
and he was actually online at spore time 4am just now, saying he was waiting for me coz i haven called him in abt a wk.
that is so so sweet.
and den he woke my mum up and i had a long talk with them.

absence makes the heart grow fonder applies not only to romantic relationships, but to family as well.

this is my 101th post.

i am not a very patient girl.

i shall let pictures do the talking for my london trip.

the first stop was british museum:













my favorite egypt history: the mummy!













japanese section of the museum













china history

















london park

















beautiful flowers. it is supposedly alr spring there.













inside the tube. my fav transport!















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later i went to meet my friend christine to go to Cambridge to visit Weishen!
after the harry-potter like dinner there: us with Weishen & frens













me with the host

















his cupcake got "penny-ed" so he has to eat it without his hands

















us at "Mathematical bridge" at Queen's college.
it is so called because of its structure.













a BIG whale skeleton at Cambridge's zoology museum.













the market square.













one of the stalls selling bread.
i bought a sun-baked tomato foccacia for breakfast here!













world class choir at King's college.

















me & chris at St John's College.













one of the punting company.













we went punting!













I tried to have a go at punting.

















it was a beautiful scenery cruising along the river.

















other punts.

















i had a great time in Cambridge, probably my favorite destination during this UK trip.
Thank you Weishen & friends, for bringing us around and sharing with us the rich Cambridge history and also letting us experience the various cultures there!

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Next stop was Brighton, where Chris studies.
The doughnut place which she kept going on about.













At Brighton Pier.

















There's a beach below it!

















dinner at a chinese restaurant which i gulped down the soya bean i was so excited to see!

















Char siew & duck rice!












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After a night, it was back to London!
Tower of London













Tower bridge as backdrop.













St Paul's Cathedral














front view of St Paul's.













random old tower.

















dusk at London.
















Royal Court of Justice.














Market at Leicester Square.













Apple Market

















We ended off with Yummy donuts, nicer than Krispy Kremes in my opinion!