Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Nova Lund
Gosh! The Swedish lesson is getting faster and faster and this lazy dog (me) is not doing self-study. I was quite embarrassed of myself since many of the people around me are picking up the language faster than me. Well, of course, there are those who are having trouble with English and not to mention that they have to do double translation to understand what Axel is teaching. And I finally got my Swedish textbooks; a bit of pressure to study.
I went to the Kemicenter to look for Mr Carlaxel to sign my enrolment form. Got a bit lost (situation was bad since the whole place was messy due to the renovation) but found the place after a while. Carlaxle is very busy. The past few days haven’t brought me much luck and I don’t expect to see him. Most importantly, my aim is confirm my place at the Bioanalytical Chemistry course; signing the form is secondary. And as my luck had it, an inorganic prof whose office is beside Carlaxle told me that I am already enrolled in the course. Yeah! I was super happy. Cause that means less trouble for me.
The place has a science feel to it. Really! Just like science canteen in NUS. People doing tutorials and discussing chemistry in groups. I really don’t think I can slack here.
I brought another pair of gloves. Not for fun but that my hands were super cold. Two layers of gloves really work; warm and toasty now. The new pair is Gore-tex lined so kind of expensive (SGD80); but still cheap compared to if you buy in Singapore (SGD120+).
I took the wrong bus to Nova Lund, which is a shopping center on the outskirts of Lund. The girls had a great time shopping. My gal friends like suggest make-over ideas; as usual, these 3 are the same. Janice recommended some coats for me. But nah, I believe that they look nice on the outside but don’t keep you really warm. I would rather spend money on a quality technical warm jacket. Afterall, my Beyondfleece and Marmot has kept me warm without much bulk and without thermal.
Dinner was a great success. I cooked rice on the stove and it turned out really well. Curry was a little disappointing. Not my fault! The instant mix I brought didn’t taste that fantastic. My Canadian neighbor, Marie, came in and I insisted on sharing my curry potatoes and chicken. I can see that she enjoyed my cooking with her rice. Marina also tasted the curry. Though she said the taste was not bad, I can sense that the taste don’t suit her. She ended up eating Cuos Cuos instead. Marina made my day, she thanked me for clearing up the dishes and tidying up the place for the entire corridor. And as I have expected: after clearing up the place, people tend to keep the place clean: dishes aren’t placed at the sink and left soaking. I think the psychology is that if a place is dirty, why bother to maintain it? (The selfishness/laziness in people) But if a place is clean, people tend to want to maintain the place because it benefits them.
I went to the Kemicenter to look for Mr Carlaxel to sign my enrolment form. Got a bit lost (situation was bad since the whole place was messy due to the renovation) but found the place after a while. Carlaxle is very busy. The past few days haven’t brought me much luck and I don’t expect to see him. Most importantly, my aim is confirm my place at the Bioanalytical Chemistry course; signing the form is secondary. And as my luck had it, an inorganic prof whose office is beside Carlaxle told me that I am already enrolled in the course. Yeah! I was super happy. Cause that means less trouble for me.
The place has a science feel to it. Really! Just like science canteen in NUS. People doing tutorials and discussing chemistry in groups. I really don’t think I can slack here.
I brought another pair of gloves. Not for fun but that my hands were super cold. Two layers of gloves really work; warm and toasty now. The new pair is Gore-tex lined so kind of expensive (SGD80); but still cheap compared to if you buy in Singapore (SGD120+).
I took the wrong bus to Nova Lund, which is a shopping center on the outskirts of Lund. The girls had a great time shopping. My gal friends like suggest make-over ideas; as usual, these 3 are the same. Janice recommended some coats for me. But nah, I believe that they look nice on the outside but don’t keep you really warm. I would rather spend money on a quality technical warm jacket. Afterall, my Beyondfleece and Marmot has kept me warm without much bulk and without thermal.
Dinner was a great success. I cooked rice on the stove and it turned out really well. Curry was a little disappointing. Not my fault! The instant mix I brought didn’t taste that fantastic. My Canadian neighbor, Marie, came in and I insisted on sharing my curry potatoes and chicken. I can see that she enjoyed my cooking with her rice. Marina also tasted the curry. Though she said the taste was not bad, I can sense that the taste don’t suit her. She ended up eating Cuos Cuos instead. Marina made my day, she thanked me for clearing up the dishes and tidying up the place for the entire corridor. And as I have expected: after clearing up the place, people tend to keep the place clean: dishes aren’t placed at the sink and left soaking. I think the psychology is that if a place is dirty, why bother to maintain it? (The selfishness/laziness in people) But if a place is clean, people tend to want to maintain the place because it benefits them.
# posted by William : 11:45 PM
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hey william, i can also cook rice on the stove! haha erm it tends to burn really quickly so apart from using low heat, you can also "double boil" the rice, ie put the pot of rice on top of another metal pot with boiling water in it. this way the rice never gets burnt :) i've set off the fire alarm before too...
hi val, thanks for dropping by. yah, actually wanted to double-boil or steam the rice but there are no suitable inner container; so no choice gotta cook on the stove. well, the situation is getting better with practice.
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