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| the number one irony of my blogging life.
when I haven't got time to sit and write (or at least, I shouldn't be because I should be studying or sth), there's just so much to appreciate, like the green leaves on the rows of trees I walk past everyday to get to school slowly turning gold or brown or a glorious deep red, in the midst of the evergreens that never shed their crown. or how the misty rain feels like an evian spray on a hot afternoon. and the crisp wind whipping your hair as you walk down the path, with adorable, little children playing in the park next to the walkway.
and when I do, I haven't got the inspiration to sit my arse down and do it. okay, yes, I'm still sitting, but watching Season 2 of Friends (because I finished Season 1 last night). Can you believe that? I prefer to watch really old sitcoms instead. even though they're really funny and very classic. That aside. My exams are finally over! I hope they're really over, because if I don't pass any of them, I'd need to do a re-paper in January, which means I need to study (even more) over Christmas. Please don't let that happen, please. 5 papers post-Christmas is really more than I can handle, thanks.
Okay, happy things now. I've just uploaded the pictures I took in Poland a couple of weeks ago. So I'll just post a handful here, with a little more than a 5-word caption.
Right, so I had a never-before long weekend during my term, with a Thurs-Monday off-school period. That's when we (Jiaxing) and I decided to take a short trip to Poland. Alright, I wanted to go somewhere and he offered to plan, so we went. Minor technicality, that's all. Anyhow, we took a train from Halmstad to Mälmo, where we caught the plane to Gdańsk.
now Gdańsk is a really pretty city, check out this gorgeous street that's parallel to where I stayed.
even the architecture is so adorable and toyland-like! you know those wooden block things you used to have when you're a kid? these buildings really made me think of those..
and of course, breakfast at Ferber Cafe! I didn't just have juice of course, check the rest of my meal on Facebook yes?
and of course, the view across the river (which includes this really cool ship museum thing) and it costs like $0.50 for the ferry ride to get over to the other side!
and just look at those pretty little things they have in this amber museum! it's seriously amazing, how everything from battleships to dressing tables and chess boards and jewellery!
 
and just look at the Alice in Wonderland house in Sopot! It's actually a cinema, I think. But I don't read Polish, so don't quote me on that..
the longest wooden pier in Europe (which isn't so long right now 'cause there was a a storm with 12m waves the night before and part of it got wrecked).. doesn't the sky remind you of "Up" the movie?
did I mention it's called Molo? I know, the smile looks really strained.. I had to pose for a really long time and it was cold.
in Singapore, we've only got 3-arm lampposts at max, and there are only two of those in the whole island, btw (trivial courtesy of my dad) and they get 5 arms there.
colourful cafes, cheery pubs..
Long Market street, night view. fabulous to the max.
and these pretty pretty flowers, hanging from every single lamppost along that long 5-lanes-wide-only-for-pedestrians-street! 
the lonely Neptune fountain reminded me of The Little Mermaid.. pity it wasn't actually functioning in the autumn/winter period. It's probably a little too cold. 
and of course we can't forget the beer too.. Polish beer really ain't too bad! 
after which, we fly back to Gothenburg, so I soaked in some more big city air (which I really miss. Like, really. Just sitting in a mall and drinking coffee is just plain legen-wait for it-dary.. there isn't Starbucks though, seems like they tried to come in years back, but never stayed profitable enough. They're trying again though, gonna have a new outlet at the airport or sth. Maybe they'd be Round 2 lucky..) before I headed back to cosy Halmstad.
all in, I had a good time, although I was preoccupied with my then-impending exams, but that's over now. and, considering I took nearly 2 hours to finish this entry (yes, because I was watching Friends at the same time), I'll write more next time..
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| Yes, I know, I should be studying. Which I have been trying to do, but I still have to take breaks in between before my brain self-destructs, yes? So anyway, this is going to be really short. I watched the second half of August Rush (this film still makes me cry no matter how many times I've watched it) while having lunch/tea after my classes earlier and I just had to check for the name of the kid who played Evans Taylor in the film.
Freddie Highmore, English child actor, born 14 Feb 1992. The same kid who starred in Finding Neverland 2002, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005, August Rush (& lent his voice for The Golden Compass) 2007, The Spiderwick Chronicles (as twins in a dual role) 2008 and lately Astro Boy 2009.
Wanna see what he looks like over the years?
Finding Neverland 2002 (at age 10)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 (at age 13)
August Rush 2007 (at age 15)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (at age 16, and a very impressive child actor at that)
 
and finally, Astro Boy (at age 17)
How can someone grow so much in just a mere couple of years?! But at least he looks better than Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) growing up.
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| As the title states, it's exactly 1 week to my first paper here in Sweden. I'm seriously freaking out. Thankfully, it's also 11 days to the end of my first examination period. Regardless, I'm now back from my short 3-day getaway to Poland, which was lovely, but more on that another time. So back to my exams. Here's just to let everyone know that photos, updates, etc. will be available in approximately 2 weeks, after the end of my horrendous impending doom.
On that note, I should declare that it really annoys me when people tell me that I should start on a particular subject (instead of following my own mental schedule) because they think it's going to be a really difficult course for me and they've already started studying for it.
Seriously.
I'm not the best student, nor the smartest around, I know that. But neither am I the stupidest or most worthless. Come on, already.
Okay, it's probably the stress and the PMS talking, but, whatever.
Oh, and for anyone who's watched How I Met Your Mother, yes, it's a great show, I'm currently hooked (and extremely up to date with the US weekly telecast). And I can't believe Barney Stinson is gay in real life. Not to mention that Scooter is his partner?! Alright, I'm not that surprised, but still.. Regardless, Season 5 is getting a little stale. Like Friends did, nearing its end, so I hope it'd get better soon.
Right, over and out.. It's 3.18am and I have class at 10am, so I should really pack up and go to bed. 
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| I'm back! And I realised, it's Mid-Autumn Festival today! which is also my parents' 28th wedding anniversary, so congratulations, Mum & Dad! (I don't think if they even know my blog address, so Marlz/Mich, please convey the msg when you see this..)So anyway, Jiaxing and I decided to have a small Singaporean party (called that, not because we made Singaporean dishes, but because it's hosted by Singaporeans) for our Korean friends and some of our classmates, whom we've been hanging out with. As it goes, with cliques of people, you can't invite some and leave some out, so we ended up cooking for 19 people. Hooray. Long story short, I didn't get to take much photos, because I was busy serving and going from table to table to make sure everyone's well-fed and comfortable. I'd just have to hope my guests took more pictures and I'll see them on Facebook soon. 
My Polish and Slovakian classmates!
Clockwise from the left, it's Damian, Natalia, Agnieszka, Jiaxing, Emil, Krzysztof, Marek and me!
Then the Koreans on Level 2, Sophie, Grace, Angela and Ssongyee!
And the ones on my floor, with one exception! Daeyeung, Anna, Big Paul, Jane, Kylie, Bongyu and small Paul!
Jiaxing made tom yam instant noodles with fried kang kong and oven-baked chicken wings (I suggested that, because he wanted to deep fry them instead, and I cringed at the cleaning after) while I baked a cottage pie and made double chocolate pudding for dessert. Thankfully, despite all the hustle and bustle, everyone loved the food! I even had a few marriage proposals from the Korean girls because they loved it so much. Ha ha. They're really cute, these girls. 
Well, dinner ended relatively early, even with the many dishes, so some of us headed down to the Pub at Karen (which is the Student Union) for the Oktoberfest party.
All the pretty ladies...
And 3 of the men! I didn't have a group picture with Bong and Paul, but they went too. :)
The Pub closed at midnight, so remaining gung-ho chiongers walked (because of me, everyone could actually ride, but they accompanied me on foot) to the City Centrum for Round 2 at this place called Wardshus, with a 2-man live band, who played very Swedish music.
Had a great evening, even though it was tremendously cold to walk home after! But! Bonus of the night, it wasn't windy, so I could take a picture of the beautiful City Library at night!
Gorgeous, isn't it! Check out the Infinity in the river, which can only be seen when the water's really still, otherwise it's just a zero.
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