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Fastnacht Carnival :: Helau! Helau! Helau!

Tuesday, February 28, 2006
yeap! that's all there is to Fastnacht!..Helau..which means...nothing! hahaz yeap it has absolutely no meaning..just as how the weird get ups..hairdos..make-up and drinking. It's a just a day for everyone to find an excuse to drink from sun rise to sun set, be jolly and make laughter..at the same time..a hell lotta mess too ;p


hordes of ppl from ard lining the streets of the Fastnacht procession

lil' lost tiger at Fastnacht..and Mainz ppl all ready for the occasion


Carnival started at 11.20 and lasted till 4-ish pm..imagine Chingay for 5 hours!! hahaz but no one got bored of it..with all the candies, schkolade, waffles and toys..truckloads of happy things strewn all ard =)

one of the many marching bands...and Big Head monstors come out to haunt!!!


the whole city of Mainz came to a standstill except the jolly ppl streaming to the Brutwurst stands and the Bier and Wein stands which kept everyone warm when it snowed at 1-ish pm..

even the monstors come out to play!


Vanessa and friends we met along the way~

All the crazy folks who pontank school and stood for 5 hrs for the parade!



Party started right after the big duck ended the Fastnacht procession..

Last but not least...Anliz and my poor attempt to camou...

and..it's snowy night!!!

P.S. look at the speckled coat..

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It snowed today!!

Sunday, February 26, 2006
so much for weather predicting. Nein winter's not over yet..cos it just snowed this morning..really pretty..like the fairies are rocking some huge salt shaker from above..plus the wind..kinda added some rhythm to the whole snow dance..*sweet*

snowflake in our balcony


hee getting kinda romantic in germany now..maybe it's the cold weather..plus the bulk of the korean drama Full House i've been watching the past two nights..just makes winter the nicest time to spend quiet moments with you loved ones..

had a great time yesterday..got to know all the other tauches better in just one day..Hugo gave us a lift to Frankfurt..was quite an interesting ride..cos he seemed to be newer at the wheel than me! ;p missing road directions..making sudden swerves cos we can't decide to go the carpark on the right or left..;p Lotsa polizei ard yesterday thou..as well as those young heavy metal punks..it's so weird to see these giant polizei just hauling young punks of the street and rumagigng through their bags..was a lil' worrying thou..

we found the rest and moved on past the sex shops..yeap..truckloads of them..the bars open at night but the shops open through out..hee went in there with the guys the last time..haa it's was hardcore everywhere!! ;p must say it was an eye-opener..and it's was always some middle age bloke who's browsing through the collection..poor dudes* =p

and within 300m the financial hub of the city! hahaz think tt explains the proximity of the strip district..stress = i need a wh*nk..*hee*

here's the huge Euro sign..actually look quite majestic..

and the famous Goethe..why he's famous..ich weiβe nicht


hit Röomberg again..hee and learnt that this is actually so famous cos it's the oldest part of Frankfurt! ;p

..but we're lucky too met the Prince and Princess of the carnival of Fastnacht*!

*the festival which lasts from Nov to late Feb when ppl dress up and celebrate before they fast for Easter. Main states that still celebrate it are Cologne and Mainz. The happening date of the Carnival is 27th Feb..this Monday!! =)

penny prints!

our first group pic! hee my french crushie next to me!! ;p

..followed by shopping time!! spet another 40€ on a top and skirt from H & M..3 stockings and a pair of ankle socks at the Galleria..haa going back there to get some scents..everyone hear always smell so good! ;p Went up to the 7th floor on Galleria..beautiful look across the city..well "Bankfurt" could be beautiful too =)

ended the night with some Biers..fresh from the bucket! Kulmbacher draft rocks!! Skipped Cocky's and went to a club nearby..nice ambience..somewhat like the interior of Alley Bar..and the photo whores got into action..*flash*flash*flash*

the french girls~ think one's Natalie..lalalaz..;p Anliz..another french dude..and Nicholas

Hugo and Hungarian schnaps guy, Andreas.. me and the suuuper tall Fabian (i'm only up to his chest!)

Ben and Jim..shying away from the cam..and the other dudes on the other end..

gg home to spring clean a lil now..tschuss!!

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Springtime!

Saturday, February 25, 2006
haa or so i thought when the sun came out yesterday..really happy and sunny..but the winds just blew on..

ok quick review of the last week..

Tues: German lesson + kebab lunch..yummy-licios...n they say it's not even the best yet!!
Wed: German lesson + Meal with buddies..chicken rice from singapore..nt exactly hainanese thou..;p but..like they'll know the diff..hee they enjoyed the chix chili thou..must be the garlic! =)
Thurs: German lesson + party at Sabrina's + first shot of Schnapps..a Hungarian drink..clear and pungent but really mild..*i think*
Friday: 1/2 day German lessons + Rally at Mainz + preview of the Fashnacht carnival happening on Monday! more pix with my other exchange pals..be up soon!

gg to Frankfurt for more shopping today..Rudi introduced us to New Yorkers..2 sweatshirts, 4 tops and 2 pants for just 65EUR..cheeep! =)

tschuss!
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First day of school!

Monday, February 20, 2006
Halo! Ich bin Sabrina. Ich komme aus Singapur.

haa just sorta finish our first day at school..most part of it was orientations..introduction games..lil german language games..haa polished up our basic german with lotsa gurgling noises and forceful 'ist' ;p well doesn't exactly sound as sexy as french of smooth as spanish..but it's unique in it's own way too~

last night's dinner was great thou my tummy didn't agree..couldn't even finish my beer..yes..astonishing tt sab can't even finish a pint of beer..sobs.. but met some new friends there..both on exchange and those who're already studying there and paying 5000EUR per sem!! some comfort for the incoming SMU folks..yeap..anyway met Laura (whom i think looks like Drew Berrymore) and ______ from Mexico..hahaz ok I'll try to get better with names..;p pity no pics cos the shop lady didn't really give us a damn..so wait on guys..


here's us after our first german lesson for beginers~ from the right, Carola (our teacher), Clara from Spain (my language buddy too), Alvin, Guilherme and Diogo from Portugal, Ben, Cowan, Florent from France and me..haha ok..names wise I hope I've spelt them right..;p

here's us in the Mensa having our first lunch..frigging 6,50EUR for a meal..haa but think i ordered a tad too much..soup, plate of fries and a cordon bleu..ahh ay it's tt filet thingy we had in food haven a long time back..just it's chicken filet this time..=)

here's our matriculation card..feel a lil cheated..cos it's just a ISIC card..blahy shouldn't have wasted money getting one in sg..anyways it works like a cashcard too..so we jsut have to top it up before we use the photocopier or laundry machine..spot the diff betwe my ISIC and the matric card..

ok tt's all for today..gg grocery shopping for tom night big asian dinner at our place..inviting our buddies and prob our new found exchange pals too~ hope there'e enough plates and stuff thou..*ponders*

tschüss! chau! au revior! see ya! hee hee..

oh here's our add..god knows for wat thou..hee..

Adolf-Kolping-Straße 29a

65375 Oestrich-Winkel (Oestrich)

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German Tales Part II

hee everywhere's closed today cos it's God's day..so we're all back in the school's comp lab at the Burg. Francios, Ben's buddy, is bringing us out for an "awesome german meal" with the other exchange folks later..so gals and guys..I'll prob post the fotos of the hot german studs and babes tom!

back track a lil' to the last few days...

Ben's first big discovery at our balcony..



My room..see i can be neat too..=)

the view from me room~ the houses here really looks like home thou..everyone takes pride in making their house a home..sweet..=)

here's the rest of the apartment..hee cowan already in a crazy mood..;p gal's watch out!!

the place is actually pretty well equiped thaks to the previous tenants..three girls i think..they actually left a few books and Western Europe book to be passed down to the future tenants..found some of their leftover olive oil..pails..cloth..and clean up roster! ;p so primary school!!

there're 3 supermarts in the area..Aldi, Plus and miniMal..in increasing price, variety and distance from our place..here's a shot of us 4 cocksters..who forgot to bring a grocery bag..and this isn't the first and only time..;p

went out for our first german meal..10EUR..hm..not bad..but was expecting better..hopefully Francios' recommendation would be better tonight..had Schnizel..pork chop with cheese and tomatoes..plus soup..salad and ice cream desert and a red wine..ok..first lesson learnt..in germany drink the Riesling..hee tt's their best..don't try the reds..if not..try the applewines..will learn how to spell that in german soon *sheepish*


and...first night's dinner~ homecooked maggi mee and fatty meat..hahaz..somehow SG food always taste better overseas..;p


ended the night with a bball match with Francios' friends..hahaz one ex-national youth bball team player and a bunch of really fast monkeys..athelete from all over, handball, soccer..hee clearly sab's a bad addition to the equation..but my 3 other team mates Artey, Marvin and M-something (the cutest and yet i forgot his name..darn!) were really nice..and they're planning to make me the best shooter by the end of the term *finger crossed*

gtg already..shall update abt the other days soon~

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German Tales

Sunday, February 19, 2006
hi all~ too little time to blog..let the pics tell the story!!

so far qt a few firsts just from yest already...


first hail..


first shopping spree..

first Brutwurst..

first cheonging session..too bad no pics..but Alvin's buddy's gf is H-O-T..hahaz just as the other german gals..fat and cellulite seems perpetually non existent whilst boobs are everywhere..hahaz ok i'm sounding like a perv les..

gtg cooking asian dinner for everyone tonight..grocery shopping we go!

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