week20 report

It is 20th week already. It is actually the official ending of the internship. (The exchange program is 20 weeks). However, I will stay here until 2nd Feb. So this is going to be a last post. Hmmm…. Chinese New Year is right at the corner. Every time when I chat with my Chinese friends, First thing they ask is: are you going back for New Year? Hmm…. New Year is a season for the Chinese to stay together with their family. Feeling homesick really… First time I have such strong feeling in Germany.

Anyway… Happy Chinese new year to everybody who is reading my blog now. 恭喜发财!(gong xi fa cai!)Thank you for all your support. I am very happy when every time there is a new message from you guys. That is encouragement for me. And it really helps to cure my loneliness.

Ok…What I have done for this week:

I went to a Chinese restaurant with some Chinese friends last weekend. We ate “hot pot” over there. (refer to “steamboat” in Singapore,火锅) This is a photo taken in the Chinese restaurant. Hmm..Look “china” for me. Especially the red Chinese knot that hang on the wall.
The photo below it is the “hot pot” I am talking about. It was really really nice…I give 9 marks for this one. (10 marks for the “hot pot” in China.haha…) I ate a lot that night.

And we had a party in the university this week. It is funny to take photo for people who are drunk. This is photo from my flatmate, Tim (The one with “big eyes”.) The other one is friend from my flatmate. We knew this from the next day, that he slept in the staircase for few hours, right in front of his own flat. Hah…And my friend told me that I slept in the party for one hour…hah…(I didn’t know that.)

I asked my German friend to teach me to cook German food before I leave. “Bohnen-untereinander” is the name for this food. If you trying to figure out what type of food is this, I can tell you, It is kind of soup, but at the same time it is not that liquid like water. Because they put potato inside. So I would rather say it this way. Potato means rice for the German. So this type of food can be said something like “porridge” for the Chinese. So “German porridge”…hah…can you understand now?

I have done this work this week. Because we took out the solar cell from the old car “Solar World No.1”. And the company “solar world” want us to put new cell for this car. Off cause not GaAs Solar cell. But traditional silicon cells.(much much cheaper.) So I need to work all these out: where to put the cells. How many cells in one string, what is the best configuration for the cells. And I have worked it out. Hah…By the way, I still working on my final report now.
Take a last look at our project room…I am going to miss this place. Ich liebe Deutschland!
And Singapore! I’m coming back! Have a nice weekend!

Week19 report

Week 19, Hmm… Some of my friends already finished their attachment in other country and going back to Singapore recently. I will see my friends they all in two weeks time. My birthday in Chinese calendar is coming..hoho…(Next Monday)…Followed by Chinese new year.(24th of Jan this year.) Don’t know is there any celebration here in Germany? But lucky I knew some Chinese friends over here. Maybe we will have a big meal together in new year eve. But hear from them said, they got a exam in the first day of Chinese new year….haha…sian

Ok…Summary for this week:

I went to Hamburg with some friends last weekend. and stay a night over there in a motel. (Too late when we arrived there, can not find a hostel or hotel.) I get to know the second largest city in Germany.

There is a demonstration in Duisburg train station by the Turkish community. It is to against the recent war in Gaza. War…hope peace will come to the people of Gaza as soon as possible.

We took a bus tour around a city. I think is the easiest way to explore a new city. This is the city hall in Hamburg.

We also have an Elbe River cruise. Hamburg is a well-known port in Europe. Now is wintertime, ice block is floating on the river. (My first time see this scenery.) Small ship is not power enough to break the ice block, so it get stop in the middle of the river. (Happy to see this…幸灾乐祸hah…Lucky we have a big ship.)

The most impressive thing I have seen for this trip is this, the Miniatur Wunderland. A model railway attraction in Hamburg. The largest one in the world. This “micro world”, which consist of 900 trains made up of 12000 carriages; 300000 lights; 200000 trees and 200000 human figures. My friend said, it is a traditional German hobby to build all this model train. Hah…(No wonder the rail way system in Germany is so well-developed. Training starts from kids…hah…) can you see a Mini cooper in the photo?hah...

I have submitted my report to my professor. In the next two weeks, I will be working on my final report.Ok..have a nice weekend!

Week18 report

Week 18 already, it is getting closer to the end of attachment. However, I already start to miss this country. Don’t want to leave this place. Like to be a Bochumer. Haha…is there any way to cancel my air ticket? Hah…It was very cold this week. The temperature is below 0 degree. Something like - 5 to -10 degree. This is my first time experience such cold temperature. There was a heavy snow at the beginning of this week. but now the snow is still there. Melting very slowly…

It is very beautiful when every time I wake up in the morning and open my window. Get the very first fresh cold air from outside. It can really refresh my mind. (I think it is much better than “red bull”---kind of energy drink) hah.. The photo at the left is taken at Uni-center. You can compare it with my first post in this blog. Hmm… all white. This snow is about 20 cm high. And when you step on it. You can’t see your own shoes actually. Cool…

As you can see from the photo, car that park at the roadside, is looks like being “up sized”. Funny isn’t it? This is a photo taken at my school. Too much snow can also cause problems. So I am volunteer to clean the snow away…(Playing with the snow actually…like a child.hah)

Although snow can cause problems, but it also help me to get free iced beer form Mother Nature. (But beer is from me.hah)

Some of my friends ask me what I eat normally. My answer is, I eat German food at school for lunch. But I try to cook for myself Chinese food for dinner at home. Now I can cook rice without a rice cooker. And I also found a Asian shop which near the place I stay. I can get Chinese ingredient from there. Hah..not only Chinese ingredient. I can buy Satay sause as well. (Typical ingredient from south east Asia.) This is what I cook for my normal dinner. (I eat a lot after I came to Germany.hah…) This is : Meat + different color of peppers + rice = fired rice (not typical Chinese food… but taste “Chinese” enough.hah…)

We have a nice dinner today, one of my flat mates cooks a Mexican food. And 4 of us have dinner together. I forget the name for it. It tastes a bit spicy for me. But nice. You can see the beers on the table. They are Mexican beer as well. Beers are very “Fresh”. As you can see, there is snow on it. Just took out from outside. Cool…

I work over time for my report this week. (Play too much during Christmas holidays…Pai seh...) But I finally get my report done. I have already printed it out. I will submit to my professor by next week. Cause he is not available today. Ok…that is all for this week. have a nice weekend!

Week17 report

Only one month left… Then I will be back in Singapore. Start to miss this place. Hmm… It was a very nice holiday this week. I traveled more than 3000 kilometers in total distance. Start my trip from: Germany(Essen)-Austria(Innsbruck)-Italy(Venice-Rome-Vatican-Florence-Milano)-Switzerland
(Lucerne)-Germany(Essen)
Feel Very tired… But it was a very fruitful trip. Really…“读万卷书，行万里路” (It's more fruitful to travel over tens of thousands of miles than to read tens of thousands of books.)

The Alps. I know about this mountain in my geographical textbook. But I saw it with my own eyes. This is only a small portion in Austria. The city Innsbruck is located at the foot of the mountain. WoW..We human are so small compare to the Mother Nature. (I can’t imagine the consequence of What Global warming is doing to our mother nature. Will the following generation be able to see all these? I am questioning.)

This is Venice. “City of water” “City of Bridges””City of light”…people gives all these beautiful names to her. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The only transportation in this place is boat. One traditional boat here in Venice called Gondola. As you can see in the photos.

Traditional marks are “name card” for Venice as well. They are use for Carnival of Venice. You can buy them for house decoration.

Vatican--The smallest county in the world in terms of population and area. ( Singapore is a big county compare to Vatican.) This is the Saint Peter Dome. It is the world’s largest church. It is said that, if you have visited this church. Then you not need to go to the other churches in the rest of the world. It is so amazing. Really feel myself get very close to the god.

Rome. A city of history. You can find many ruins from ancient Rome in the city. Walking down the street, every piece of brick fees like attracting you to stand in front of them and listen the voice from few thousand years ago. No wonder people in Rome said, you are walking in the history as you walk into Rome. That is the famous Colosseum in Rome. (Not need to explain this. Everybody know it.)

The man-like thing in the photo is the “Mouth of truth”. If you have watched the movie “Roman Holiday” then you should know it. (Put your hand into his mouth. If you telling a lie. He can bite your hand…) Dare you put your hand inside it?

Lastly the Trevi Fountain. I have thrown two coins into this Fountain. Hope my wishes will come true.

Florence. The Duomo of Florence. It was built by colorful marble. Looks like thousands of flowers. I like it Chinese translation. 百花大教堂. The other one is the city hall of Florence.

Leaning Tower of Pisa. “The tower leans at an angle of 3.97 degrees. It means that the top of the tower is 3.9 meters from where it would stand if the tower were perfectly vertical.”(From Wikipedia) I got the tower in my hand. hoho…

This is the football stadium in Milan. It is the home stadium for famous football clubs: A.C. Milan. and F.C Internazionale Milano. I am not a football fan. But I know this team is a very good team. Hah…But I am a “Bochumer”. So I support Bochum football team. Haha…VFL scarft! (If Milan football fan see this, confirm kill me for sure…haha)

Milan Cathedral—typical Gothic architecture. Got shock with its appearance. It looks similar to cologne Dom inside from my point of view. Pizza….food from Italy. Of cause must try it. I don’t like pizza actually. But that one tasted nice. Better than pizza hub I think. The train in Milan. Kind of ”subway”.

Here we are in Switzerland. A city called Lucerne. The Lion Monument. It is a sculpture in the city. And Chapel Bridge. The oldest wooden bridge in Europe. Switzerland is famous for her watch and Swiss Army knife. I have bought some Swiss knife for souvenir.

Photo taken in Switzerland.It comes to end of my trip. And the end of Christmas holiday as well. Next week need to come back school lor…hah…working again…Yes! New Year! New start! Have a nice weekend!