Showing posts with label - in berlin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label - in berlin. Show all posts

3.6.08

Weekly Goals: Week 23 [2008]

Woo hoo, less than 3 days before my flight back to Brunei!!! Ureshii desu ne! XD What's more, I'm stopping over in Singapore - Kinokuniya, here I come! Anyway, here are my goals for Week 23:

Fitness:
  • Sunday: 1 hr treadmill, 8-10 mins rowing machine [X]
Miscellaneous:
  • Website: update ari-rin.com [X]; update deviantART site [X]; design haslin.net [X]; post Stella's & Dermot's wedding photos on the wedding site; post details for Aesthetic Tribute May/June 2008
  • Travel: confirm ticket
  • Fax: letters regarding change of address (BOI & Cardif Pinnacle)
  • Domestic chores: tidy clean bedroom & ensuite bathroom; pack for Brunei
  • Reading list: Neil Gaiman's "Stardust" (fantasy) [the book is good but the movie is more entertaining!]; documents on Health, Safety & Environment (factual) [X]
Hope I get most of it done! ;D Ja ne!

"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

2.6.08

Occasion: Debbie's Day!

It's Debbie's birthday today! So alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Dr Debbie!!! XD Lots of best wishes for my dearest friend! Hope you're having a brilliant time on your holidays!


"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

29.5.08

Photos: Lin in Linz!

On the second last day in Bonn, we all went for a drive to Linz am Rhein (hehe, love the name of this village - can you guess why? ;p). By the way, this should not be mistaken for Linz in Austria! Before reaching Linz, we passed by the remains of the Ludendorff Bridge (a.k.a. Bridge of Remagen), which was of significance during World War II. The bridge was taken over by the Allied Forces since it was of strategic advantage, but several days after its capture, the bridge collapsed!





Anyway, Linz is really pretty, though I can't imagine living there - it's too small! XD I don't mind small cities, but small villages and towns are a bit too much for me to handle, haha! Anyway, my favourite part of Linz were the two armours of different sizes! The small one is sooo cute, hehe! Right, that's it about my trip! Now I should really get back to packing and whatnot! Bis spaeter!

"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

Photos: Break in Bonn!

We stayed in Bonn for two nights, but I didn't take many photos. Bonn's smaller than I expected, not in a bad way. Since it was the capital of Germany before Berlin, I just expected something larger and more industrial. Instead, Bonn reminds me more of a university city, like Cambridge and even Dublin - hence, I love it! And what's more, it is served by a brilliant public transport service, which was really lacking in Dublin, hehe! The size of the city is just right, I think and very green! I got a chance to see the University of Bonn in some detail, thanks to long2! I love the university, it reminds me so much of Trinity College Dublin, it's making me miss it a lot! Along the river, we came across a sundial which had the names of major cities on it and Dublin was there, so I reminisced yet again! Our stay in Bonn was both fun and tiring. Why tiring? Because we had to move hotels. The first night we stayed at the Dorint Hotel, up on a hill somewhere and near a forest! It was far from the city centre but so very relaxing, despite the "altmodisch" environment! The second night we stayed in the Maritim Hotel, fancier but extremely hectic as there was a huge UN convention being hosted there. So much security and thousands of people around! Along with Si long, I met up with Maarten and Nadine, so happy! Well, a little sad as well, since it's become obvious that my German has deteriorated! Ich muss wiederholen!!! I'll hit the books once I'm back in Brunei! Anyway, it was great seeing them again, will try my best to keep in touch with them! Nadine and I are online tandem partners. She'll help me with German and I'll help her with English, hehe! Well, onto my last post about my short holiday! xxx




"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

Photos: Second day in Frankfurt!

Just arrived back in Berlin several hours ago! Arrived home to the new manga I ordered from Amazon and we also went to Al-Reda for an early dinner (yummy!). Anyway, back to the original topic, here are some photos taken on the second day in Frankfurt. My mum, Auntie Zaiton, her son and I went for a walk. None of us did any research as to what was there to visit, but fortunately, there were quite a number of interesting sights along the route we took! Started from the hotel we were staying in (The Westin Grand - very niceee!), walked towards the river, there was a cool looking church across from where we were walking - not sure which church it is. Strolled along the river till we got to a huge pedestrian bridge going over it. Didn't go over it, though. Decided to go back towards the hotel, using a different route. On the way, we came across Roemer (the city hall), the Archaeological Garden (on Domhuegel) and finally, the famous Frankfurt Cathedral (a.k.a. St Bartholomeus' Cathedral). Unfortunately, part of the cathedral was under renovation so I only got a photo of the top section! :( Anyway, I like Frankfurt, but I'm a bit of a city girl. It feels a bit different from Berlin, more huge modern buildings, more cosmopolitan... but I still like Berlin a lot, haha! Well, that's it about Berlin.






"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

23.5.08

Special Report: The Süper Awesome Team!

We break this regular stream of blog posts to bring you a special report. On 13th April 2008, a group of 5 Bruneian students from London and Kent arrived in the German capital of Berlin. But little did they know that their contact with German soil was going to have certain strange consequences - the appearance of extraordinary abilities, a phenomenon never seen before until I, dr.rin, came upon this group.

I had secretly tailed this group from day one, my research skills working overtime. However, one of them had developed extrasensory perceptive capabilities and was able to detect my presence, catching me on camera. Fortunately, these students were good people, and when I explained to them regarding this phenomenon, they requested my help in determining how "süper awesome" (this term was coined by the leader of the group, "Mr Süper Awesome") their abilities were. And so, during the five days they were in Berlin, I followed their every action, taking notes of any changes that was out of the ordinary. I will now report my findings.




ALI (a.k.a. MR SÜPER AWESOME)
Location: Kent
Süper Awesome Abilities: multiple personalities, süper awesome hair, power of invisibility, süper awesome karaoke voice (but not as süper awesome as mine!), extraordinary blogging skills







multiple personalities - emo Ali, metro Ali and football hooligan Ali


power of invisibility


extraordinary blogging skills



ADIB (a.k.a. DEADLY DIBSTER)
Location: Kent
Süper Awesome Abilities: flying ability, super strength, perfect imitating skills, shape shifting (e.g. into a lion), master of disguise, ability to go through walls







flying ability


super strength


perfect imitating skills


shape shifting


master of disguise


ability to go through walls


RABZ (a.k.a. FLYING RASCAL)
Location: Kent
Süper Awesome Abilities: flying ability, super contagious wackiness, super sympathetic emotions (even to non-living beings!), animal pacification, master of surprise, power of invisibility







flying ability


super contagious wackiness


super sympathetic emotions


animal pacification


master of surprise


power of invisibility



IMAH (a.k.a. Z-SQUARED)
Location: London
Süper Awesome Abilities: flying ability, extrasensory perception (ESP), extraordinary sense of balance, shape shifting (e.g. into a lion), master of surprise







flying ability


extrasensory perception (ESP)


extraordinary sense of balance


shape shifting



HUDA (a.k.a. MISS GREAT-HAIR-DAY or MISS GHD)
Location: London
Süper Awesome Abilities: flying ability, super strength, super hair-styling skills, super fast metabolic rate (i.e. able to eat a lot with no change to weight!)







flying ability


super strength


super hair-styling skills


super fast metabolic rate


The above detailed the various abilities developed by the students. I also discovered that coffee and Giotto chocolate enhanced their süper awesome abilities 100-fold!



There were also a few instances where these superbeings were in grave danger. Once, three of them were trapped in a transdimensional time loop and found themselves attacked by the same gigantic poisonous spider at the same instance.




Ali also was in a fix. The süper awesome abilities became unstable and caused pyschological changes in his friends and even I was affected - Ali was suddenly attacked, but fortunately, being so süper awesome, he was able to deflect the attacks and reverse the psychological changes and power instability.



It was finally concluded that their süper awesome abilities were permanent and as a result, the group decided to use their powers to battle evil and uphold the peace. They call themselves:

THE SÜPER AWESOME TEAM!!!

My parents and I decided to be a support crew for these brave individuals and even Batman showed his support by hugging Deadly Dibster!



The journey of this group's self-discovery was long and tiresome. Fortunately, they were able to get several periods of respite and pursued their original objective of enjoying Berlin! Go Go Go Süper Awesome Team!!!