Guten Tag,
Last weekend I was planning to start making presentation stuffs. Let's see, I have about 4 lecutres that need presentation for part of the exam. And up to now I was still in the stage of collecting materials (without reading them). Eeuuurrrgghh...! I really don't like "the Lazy Me". My ancient brain still says that weekend is for fun, leisure, relaxation, but if I continue doing that, I would end up as Deadliner...again! I want to change, Man. I have changed from hand-washed laundrying to machine-washed laundrying (that's not because I want to, it's because I have to! Whatever..it's still a change. And I don't create scary creatures anymore...yet...).
Okay, I really need to get things organized. Somehow lately my mind is distracted by "homesick fever". I never thought I could miss my family this much...especially Koh Hun Bun..hehehe.
But I have to fight! Here, in the land of foreigner, I am studying for the future. I have to be strong! (Imagine me holding flag on the top of the mountain, with wind and snow beating my face).
Hmm...
Monday, November 02, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Yep yep yep!
Guten Tag, good afternoon, everybody.
How's your day? Fine? Great. I am now re-adapting of school hours. My lectures begin at 8.15 and end at 18.00..almost everyday. Yep yep yep... Then I am planning to continue my Deutsch course twice a week, from 18.15 to 19.45. Yep yep yep.
Go to the campus on the hill early in the morning...just feels like Ninja Hatori (mendaki gunung, lewati lembah...). This is going to be good for body building. I think my thighs are a little bit loosing weight, but somehow my stomach is still moving forward, not even close to six packs...
Yesterday we had to turn our watch one hour back, so time difference from here to my hometown is now 6 hours. When I wake up, my familiy sleep. Yep yep yep...
How's your day? Fine? Great. I am now re-adapting of school hours. My lectures begin at 8.15 and end at 18.00..almost everyday. Yep yep yep... Then I am planning to continue my Deutsch course twice a week, from 18.15 to 19.45. Yep yep yep.
Go to the campus on the hill early in the morning...just feels like Ninja Hatori (mendaki gunung, lewati lembah...). This is going to be good for body building. I think my thighs are a little bit loosing weight, but somehow my stomach is still moving forward, not even close to six packs...
Yesterday we had to turn our watch one hour back, so time difference from here to my hometown is now 6 hours. When I wake up, my familiy sleep. Yep yep yep...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Electrified
Guten Abend, good evening...
Today is minus one Celcius degree...
I don't know it is officially winter or not, but, dude...the temperature is killing me! It will get worse - colder, starting on November. Brrrr...!!! My friend said last winter in Goettingen reached minus twenty. Okay, that's something even a bear should beware.
Back then in my sunny country, I hated blanket and socks. Now here, those two things are my everyday menu. I really have to adapt fast here.
People start wearing boots. I don't have ones yet, I am planning to buy. Actually I have visited some stores to try them on...but you know, my big calves make it difficult. They won't zip! They get stucked in the half way because the wide of the upper boots don't fit in my legs. Ahh! At this point somehow I envy the girls with slim legs...
But, I don't give up yet...I believe somewhere someplace, there's special boots for me... (means they're not expensive, best quality, great colour and look, anti slip and have wide and flexible body). Yeah...so happy.
I am also planning to buy jacket. I have already got "it" in my mind, but whenever I am thinking about the price, my stomach starts stirring. It's expensive, man! Especially when you convert the price in Rupiahs. You can buy lots, lots and lots of gorengan with it!
I really need to manage my income...or I will have empty piggy belly. Things are relatively expensive here.
By the way, I notice something new happening to me here. I experience many electric static events. My hair stands up when I comb with my hand, also when I stand close to the door or even when I fold my clothes or wearing ones. And my fingers often got "electric shot" when I touch things. Sometimes it really shocks me. You know, you are walking down the stair and suddenly zzrrrtttt!!!! You want to sit down, you pull the chair, and...zzzrrrttttt!!!! You want to ride and you get your bicycle and zzzrrrrtttt!!! What happened, Man...??? Do I have to many electrons or what?
Come to think of it, maybe this is my inner power... You see, when I was a kid, I ever played "the inner power master" with my friend (I was reading too many martial art comics/books). So we sat face to face and took a long deep breath the pushed our palms towards each other (I kind of shook a little bit of my palms so it was really like having the power...), and my friend shouted that she felt her hands burning because my palms created a hot wave!
I didn't know she was lying or not, I was just happy to hear that. Allright...I am Supergirl!
Well...even I am a Supergirl, I was about to cry this morning in the campus because I met dogs... This one I couldn't handle (yet). Maybe I should practice my hot wave again, so when the dogs come to get me I will point my finger and zzzrrrrtttt!!!
Today is minus one Celcius degree...
I don't know it is officially winter or not, but, dude...the temperature is killing me! It will get worse - colder, starting on November. Brrrr...!!! My friend said last winter in Goettingen reached minus twenty. Okay, that's something even a bear should beware.
Back then in my sunny country, I hated blanket and socks. Now here, those two things are my everyday menu. I really have to adapt fast here.
People start wearing boots. I don't have ones yet, I am planning to buy. Actually I have visited some stores to try them on...but you know, my big calves make it difficult. They won't zip! They get stucked in the half way because the wide of the upper boots don't fit in my legs. Ahh! At this point somehow I envy the girls with slim legs...
But, I don't give up yet...I believe somewhere someplace, there's special boots for me... (means they're not expensive, best quality, great colour and look, anti slip and have wide and flexible body). Yeah...so happy.
I am also planning to buy jacket. I have already got "it" in my mind, but whenever I am thinking about the price, my stomach starts stirring. It's expensive, man! Especially when you convert the price in Rupiahs. You can buy lots, lots and lots of gorengan with it!
I really need to manage my income...or I will have empty piggy belly. Things are relatively expensive here.
By the way, I notice something new happening to me here. I experience many electric static events. My hair stands up when I comb with my hand, also when I stand close to the door or even when I fold my clothes or wearing ones. And my fingers often got "electric shot" when I touch things. Sometimes it really shocks me. You know, you are walking down the stair and suddenly zzrrrtttt!!!! You want to sit down, you pull the chair, and...zzzrrrttttt!!!! You want to ride and you get your bicycle and zzzrrrrtttt!!! What happened, Man...??? Do I have to many electrons or what?
Come to think of it, maybe this is my inner power... You see, when I was a kid, I ever played "the inner power master" with my friend (I was reading too many martial art comics/books). So we sat face to face and took a long deep breath the pushed our palms towards each other (I kind of shook a little bit of my palms so it was really like having the power...), and my friend shouted that she felt her hands burning because my palms created a hot wave!
I didn't know she was lying or not, I was just happy to hear that. Allright...I am Supergirl!
Well...even I am a Supergirl, I was about to cry this morning in the campus because I met dogs... This one I couldn't handle (yet). Maybe I should practice my hot wave again, so when the dogs come to get me I will point my finger and zzzrrrrtttt!!!
Friday, October 02, 2009
Worst After: 29.09.2009
Morgen.
Dude, I ate expired food yesterday, and I did it on purpose!!!!
I am now still waiting for weird symtomps that might come up. But I am okay until this minute... I guess.
The story was, I went shopping yesterday to Asia Laden in Zentrum (oh, it's an undirect advertisement...she should pay me. She indeed gave me her cards to be given to my Indonesian friends so they will go shopping to her store). It was raining, so I couldn't go around Zentrum. I decided to go back to ATW (Albrecht Thaer Weg) - my apartment. Hm...cold weather and drizzling...it would be really nice to cook something hot. I was thinking of cooking "Oseng kacang panjang, kecambah, wortel" and frying chicken, soya bean cake and krupuk! Drooling just thinking of it.
So, I reached home and started preparing the ingredients. Then I found out that my spiced-chicken is expired! It said on the label the expiration date was 29.09.2009. Man, yesterday was 01.10.2009! Aarrgghhh! Two days late. What should I do, what should I do??
I was thinking to throw it out, but, somehow I felt that maybe it would be okay trying to eat it. Jerry Seinfield got me to this! A few days before, I watched his stand up comedy in the internet talking about "expiration date". How could be the producer really sure that his product would be expired on certain date? The product could last longer than that...
And I thought the same thing. Who knew the chicken was still in good condition. Who knew? I wouldn't know if I didn't try it...
Yeah, yeah, I know I sound stupid. But, consider it as an experiment. One time experiment! Of course, I don't want to do that again.
Anyway, I fried the chicken - a little bit longer than it should be, to kill all the germs or stuffs. I tried the first bite and waited for couple of minutes. I didn't feel anything strange, so I decided that my chicken was okay.
So I had lunch...
After that, I waited...and waited...
Until dinner time. I re-fried my chicken (I was silly, huh?), to really make sure that the bacteria or evil things died twice. I had my dinner with the same menu as lunch.
And again, I waited and waited and waited...
My stomach was okay, my body was normal. I didn't puke, I didn't get icthy or bloating. So, I guess everything was fine.
Hopefully....
Dude, I ate expired food yesterday, and I did it on purpose!!!!
I am now still waiting for weird symtomps that might come up. But I am okay until this minute... I guess.
The story was, I went shopping yesterday to Asia Laden in Zentrum (oh, it's an undirect advertisement...she should pay me. She indeed gave me her cards to be given to my Indonesian friends so they will go shopping to her store). It was raining, so I couldn't go around Zentrum. I decided to go back to ATW (Albrecht Thaer Weg) - my apartment. Hm...cold weather and drizzling...it would be really nice to cook something hot. I was thinking of cooking "Oseng kacang panjang, kecambah, wortel" and frying chicken, soya bean cake and krupuk! Drooling just thinking of it.
So, I reached home and started preparing the ingredients. Then I found out that my spiced-chicken is expired! It said on the label the expiration date was 29.09.2009. Man, yesterday was 01.10.2009! Aarrgghhh! Two days late. What should I do, what should I do??
I was thinking to throw it out, but, somehow I felt that maybe it would be okay trying to eat it. Jerry Seinfield got me to this! A few days before, I watched his stand up comedy in the internet talking about "expiration date". How could be the producer really sure that his product would be expired on certain date? The product could last longer than that...
And I thought the same thing. Who knew the chicken was still in good condition. Who knew? I wouldn't know if I didn't try it...
Yeah, yeah, I know I sound stupid. But, consider it as an experiment. One time experiment! Of course, I don't want to do that again.
Anyway, I fried the chicken - a little bit longer than it should be, to kill all the germs or stuffs. I tried the first bite and waited for couple of minutes. I didn't feel anything strange, so I decided that my chicken was okay.
So I had lunch...
After that, I waited...and waited...
Until dinner time. I re-fried my chicken (I was silly, huh?), to really make sure that the bacteria or evil things died twice. I had my dinner with the same menu as lunch.
And again, I waited and waited and waited...
My stomach was okay, my body was normal. I didn't puke, I didn't get icthy or bloating. So, I guess everything was fine.
Hopefully....
Sunday, September 27, 2009
T - Break
Good Morning,
everybody feels okay? Great. Oh yeah, eventhough it's a little bit late, Happy Idul Fitri 1430 H. Forgive all the things I did and said that upset you, please.
Here we go, my Deutsch language course ended and still I can't speak properly. There's a new machine in the back of my mind that is still confused how to make a sentence. Where do I put the verb, which subject I should use, what object goes with the Nominativ, Dativ, Akkusativ... Aaaarrrggghhhh! So itchy, you know!
When I really listen to what people say - I mean, really listen - I might have caught one or two words.. I am positive they mention numbers. What numbers are those, that's another thing. So, it's like when my teacher said five sentences, telling about what do you like about the town, she went "Bla bla bla bla......zum biespiel...bla bla bla...gemacht...bla bla bla..gegangen...bla bla bla...Zentrum". Then my conclusion is...oh, she's talking about shopping, coz Zentrum is central of the city where are many shops, restaurants, supermarkets and so on. Of course, my conclusion was not always correct.
The first class was a bit light coz we got 40% English explanation, but second class is 98% Deutsch. Take it or leave it, that's it. When I asked about a meaning of a word, then my teacher would explain it in long definition - to get me understand, but it only confused me more coz the words she used to explained were the words I didn't know either! So, when she looked me in the eye and asked "Verstanden (understood)?", I was starring back, with a painful smile...Not at all.
It's easier to look up in the dictionary than ask. Really.
But, that class was actually good to improve my ability. At least I was used to listen Deutsch. So when I hear people talking, I said to myself "Hey, I know those words.. I don't know the meaning, but I know those words!"
My classmates were from my previous class and new ones. Most of the new ones had already known Deutsch better than us, I mean me. They came from Spain, Italy, Cheko, Korea, Japan and Peru. My "old" classmates come from Philippines, Kenya, Nepal, Vietnam, Guatemala and Chile. It was really a world course..hehe. You know, it is so nice to hear the way they talk in their native tone. Even when we speak Deutsch!
I wonder how I sound when I am speaking Deutsch. I am pretty sure I still have that thick Blora accent..hehe.. Actually I can pronounce like German people - rrrhhrr, khhh, sshhhyysss - but somehow I still want to keep everything clear like the way Indonesians speak (excuse). So, I am still poor in speaking. I have to practice more.
One way of practicing is going to the market or store. Just hit it. And when you reach the rock bottom - means that you don't know what to say anymore or completely lost of what the people say - then use your English. Worse case is when the people you are talking to do not speak English. Then you use your body languange.
Talking about body, I find it quite difficult to find pants on my size. These people really have long legs!! And most of ladies' shirts have wide neckline. Pretty tricky to find the right clothes. The ones available, are not wearable. The ones suitable, are not payable. Hm...so what I do is wear and wash my original clothes from home and wear again the next day. Of course in a row that people won't think I wear the same clothes everyday.
But I did buy some clothes here. Not many, just the functional ones. I want to keep my suitcase enough for going back later (oh, man, it's still two years away!). And I really try not to put many stuffs in my room coz we have to leave the apartment completely empty when we move out. Plus, I learn from my previous lesson that having many cute little things means cluttering in a way, though you don't want to admit. And it gives you more work to pack those things up. Koh Hun Bun doesn't like much of the stuffs, so I will try to adjust (and deep down I do like everything tidy and neat). But it is really hard not to get those little dolls, stuffed animals, and kids toys when you are surrounded by them. Here I find many beautiful children's stuffs and ceramic or cups/mugs/glasses...so tempting! But, then I have to order myself to behave. Come on, Noni, you've already had a lot of those things. What are thinking, becoming Mrs. Magorium??
Yeah...I am.
Okay, since the autumn course is finished, I still have some time before the lectures begin in mid October. I will continue my Deutsch course, of course (it's free anyway), so my goal to, at least, understand and speak Deutsch will be achieved. Amin. My plan during this break is....let's see...hmm... I don't have any plan yet! Oh no!
What should I do?
Going around Europe?
I am in kind of putting my seatbelt on...you know, tight!
Staying in my room?
What, am I a bear?
Writing?
Yeah, that should do it. Problem is... I don't have any idea yet!
I need a plan! Can anyone give me suggestion? Please?
Making a plan?
Yeah. That's it!
everybody feels okay? Great. Oh yeah, eventhough it's a little bit late, Happy Idul Fitri 1430 H. Forgive all the things I did and said that upset you, please.
Here we go, my Deutsch language course ended and still I can't speak properly. There's a new machine in the back of my mind that is still confused how to make a sentence. Where do I put the verb, which subject I should use, what object goes with the Nominativ, Dativ, Akkusativ... Aaaarrrggghhhh! So itchy, you know!
When I really listen to what people say - I mean, really listen - I might have caught one or two words.. I am positive they mention numbers. What numbers are those, that's another thing. So, it's like when my teacher said five sentences, telling about what do you like about the town, she went "Bla bla bla bla......zum biespiel...bla bla bla...gemacht...bla bla bla..gegangen...bla bla bla...Zentrum". Then my conclusion is...oh, she's talking about shopping, coz Zentrum is central of the city where are many shops, restaurants, supermarkets and so on. Of course, my conclusion was not always correct.
The first class was a bit light coz we got 40% English explanation, but second class is 98% Deutsch. Take it or leave it, that's it. When I asked about a meaning of a word, then my teacher would explain it in long definition - to get me understand, but it only confused me more coz the words she used to explained were the words I didn't know either! So, when she looked me in the eye and asked "Verstanden (understood)?", I was starring back, with a painful smile...Not at all.
It's easier to look up in the dictionary than ask. Really.
But, that class was actually good to improve my ability. At least I was used to listen Deutsch. So when I hear people talking, I said to myself "Hey, I know those words.. I don't know the meaning, but I know those words!"
My classmates were from my previous class and new ones. Most of the new ones had already known Deutsch better than us, I mean me. They came from Spain, Italy, Cheko, Korea, Japan and Peru. My "old" classmates come from Philippines, Kenya, Nepal, Vietnam, Guatemala and Chile. It was really a world course..hehe. You know, it is so nice to hear the way they talk in their native tone. Even when we speak Deutsch!
I wonder how I sound when I am speaking Deutsch. I am pretty sure I still have that thick Blora accent..hehe.. Actually I can pronounce like German people - rrrhhrr, khhh, sshhhyysss - but somehow I still want to keep everything clear like the way Indonesians speak (excuse). So, I am still poor in speaking. I have to practice more.
One way of practicing is going to the market or store. Just hit it. And when you reach the rock bottom - means that you don't know what to say anymore or completely lost of what the people say - then use your English. Worse case is when the people you are talking to do not speak English. Then you use your body languange.
Talking about body, I find it quite difficult to find pants on my size. These people really have long legs!! And most of ladies' shirts have wide neckline. Pretty tricky to find the right clothes. The ones available, are not wearable. The ones suitable, are not payable. Hm...so what I do is wear and wash my original clothes from home and wear again the next day. Of course in a row that people won't think I wear the same clothes everyday.
But I did buy some clothes here. Not many, just the functional ones. I want to keep my suitcase enough for going back later (oh, man, it's still two years away!). And I really try not to put many stuffs in my room coz we have to leave the apartment completely empty when we move out. Plus, I learn from my previous lesson that having many cute little things means cluttering in a way, though you don't want to admit. And it gives you more work to pack those things up. Koh Hun Bun doesn't like much of the stuffs, so I will try to adjust (and deep down I do like everything tidy and neat). But it is really hard not to get those little dolls, stuffed animals, and kids toys when you are surrounded by them. Here I find many beautiful children's stuffs and ceramic or cups/mugs/glasses...so tempting! But, then I have to order myself to behave. Come on, Noni, you've already had a lot of those things. What are thinking, becoming Mrs. Magorium??
Yeah...I am.
Okay, since the autumn course is finished, I still have some time before the lectures begin in mid October. I will continue my Deutsch course, of course (it's free anyway), so my goal to, at least, understand and speak Deutsch will be achieved. Amin. My plan during this break is....let's see...hmm... I don't have any plan yet! Oh no!
What should I do?
Going around Europe?
I am in kind of putting my seatbelt on...you know, tight!
Staying in my room?
What, am I a bear?
Writing?
Yeah, that should do it. Problem is... I don't have any idea yet!
I need a plan! Can anyone give me suggestion? Please?
Making a plan?
Yeah. That's it!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Einbisschen Uebung
Halo, Guten Tag.
Jetzt moechte ich in Deutsch schreiben. Ich habe fuer zwei Monate im Kurs gelernt und ich will einbiscchen wiederholen oder uebungen. Zuerst, entschuldigung fuer meine Fehler. Okay? Heute hat der Herbstkurs beendet. Ich habe gut gemacht, aber ich bin nicht zufrieden. Ich kann nicht schoen Deutsch sprechen! Du, am Wintersemester ich will den naeschte Kurs besuchen. Zweite mal pro woche, das ist schoen. In zwei Jahre habe ich als Deutsche gesprochen..haha. Okay, bis bald und viel Spass!
Jetzt moechte ich in Deutsch schreiben. Ich habe fuer zwei Monate im Kurs gelernt und ich will einbiscchen wiederholen oder uebungen. Zuerst, entschuldigung fuer meine Fehler. Okay? Heute hat der Herbstkurs beendet. Ich habe gut gemacht, aber ich bin nicht zufrieden. Ich kann nicht schoen Deutsch sprechen! Du, am Wintersemester ich will den naeschte Kurs besuchen. Zweite mal pro woche, das ist schoen. In zwei Jahre habe ich als Deutsche gesprochen..haha. Okay, bis bald und viel Spass!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Kalt...Cold...Kaldu??
Guten Tag.
Or should I say sugeng sonten. I am now in North Uni where my campus be, inside computer room, a little bit frozen... The weather is surely cruel. I have been showered by sun shine and hot air all my life and suddenly I have to face this hillarious temperature. Dude, my body really needs adjustment.
The autumn is starting now. We still have blue sky sometimes and another time is drizzling all day. Makes you imagining how warm life is when there's hot steamy sweet potatoes in front of you..(that's why I'm stocking them - doesn't really feel like being abroad, huh? Eating rice, fried soy bean cake, krupuk...heee).
Winter is not yet coming, but I can feel it's not going to be easy for me. My brother advised me to stand near the stove or burn wood or something to get warm..haha. This is challenging. let's see how I manage this later on.
Okay, I haven't written anything for a month, what do you miss?
The Summercourse has ended with some "notes". It was fun and colorful and also created stories for some of the participants. The drama, the fiesta, the surprises. Things happened in their own term and some of them were new to me. It's very nice as ingredients.
I did pretty well in Summercourse - I mean I do start speaking Deutsch a little. A little, okay, don't hope too much. I am going to continue learning while I am here, so in the future I will be able to speak more than just buying groceries talk..
Now in level 2 in Autumncourse, the lesson is getting complicated- for me. Yeah, the grammar thing. It's like going upstairs. Panting...hehehe. Somehow my brain works hard and things got mixed up. I want to speak much but so limited word come out - those even not in order. I got confused and the person I am talking to is more confused...so fun!!
While my brain is working hard, my stomach is roaring loud. We're having fasting month starting on 22 August, so in the course I was struggling not to let the dragon inside my stomach scared everybody..hahaha... The 16 hours of fasting is certainly challenging.
I have to cook everyday - seems my cooking is improving, thanks God (two people ate my cooking and they were not poisoned). Hope when I go back to Indonesia I can serve a better meal for Koh Hun Bun. Yeah.
Okay, see you again, I have to do some "Brain Exercises" in my cellphone to distract my mind from food. Bye.
Or should I say sugeng sonten. I am now in North Uni where my campus be, inside computer room, a little bit frozen... The weather is surely cruel. I have been showered by sun shine and hot air all my life and suddenly I have to face this hillarious temperature. Dude, my body really needs adjustment.
The autumn is starting now. We still have blue sky sometimes and another time is drizzling all day. Makes you imagining how warm life is when there's hot steamy sweet potatoes in front of you..(that's why I'm stocking them - doesn't really feel like being abroad, huh? Eating rice, fried soy bean cake, krupuk...heee).
Winter is not yet coming, but I can feel it's not going to be easy for me. My brother advised me to stand near the stove or burn wood or something to get warm..haha. This is challenging. let's see how I manage this later on.
Okay, I haven't written anything for a month, what do you miss?
The Summercourse has ended with some "notes". It was fun and colorful and also created stories for some of the participants. The drama, the fiesta, the surprises. Things happened in their own term and some of them were new to me. It's very nice as ingredients.
I did pretty well in Summercourse - I mean I do start speaking Deutsch a little. A little, okay, don't hope too much. I am going to continue learning while I am here, so in the future I will be able to speak more than just buying groceries talk..
Now in level 2 in Autumncourse, the lesson is getting complicated- for me. Yeah, the grammar thing. It's like going upstairs. Panting...hehehe. Somehow my brain works hard and things got mixed up. I want to speak much but so limited word come out - those even not in order. I got confused and the person I am talking to is more confused...so fun!!
While my brain is working hard, my stomach is roaring loud. We're having fasting month starting on 22 August, so in the course I was struggling not to let the dragon inside my stomach scared everybody..hahaha... The 16 hours of fasting is certainly challenging.
I have to cook everyday - seems my cooking is improving, thanks God (two people ate my cooking and they were not poisoned). Hope when I go back to Indonesia I can serve a better meal for Koh Hun Bun. Yeah.
Okay, see you again, I have to do some "Brain Exercises" in my cellphone to distract my mind from food. Bye.
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