Turbulent week + ski trip
Monday, January 22, 2007 2:16 AM
I had had so much disappointment in this week... Things took a change since last sunday and from there onwards, I just found myself falling non-stop and now I need to pick myself up again.. Im glad there is a dip because i know it will provide the impetus for me to bounce back and I will CERTAINLY come back STRONGER.. Though Im still at negative gradient region, I will strive to change the tangent into a positive one.. hahah.. ok since i can afford a smile here, it means that im still alright.. yeah, i will stay strong.. dun worry... i think i will start to be complacent and take things for granted if life is too smooth sailing.. so all that happened this week proves to be a wake up call for me..
Ziyang, Terrence, Lipen ,Ben, Me! My DSTA buddies during e ski trip!
The ski lift(chair)... look at the clouds!
It all started on sunday... when i had some relationship problems... and then i received a threatening email from the technical communication tutor who claimed that 10% of the students were guilty of plagiarism in the 1200 words essay that we had written in the previous term.. obviously everyone was taken aback and i went to read my essay several times and did cross reference to all the sources.. she gave an amnesty since this was the 1st essay... those who were caught and didn't own up would suffer from maximum penalty together with a bad record.. this issue kept ringing in my mind for the rest of the week.. until thursday when we were told to collect the essay from the undergraduate office.. i managed to find mine but i did really badly.. I wasn't expecting that kind of score at all.. and after looking through the marking scheme, i was certain that the marker was too strict... yes, i went to look for the tutor to ask for marks... haha.. my sister couldn't believe that i actually did that.. i succeeded in pushing the grade up one level after 40 mins of wartime with her... but still i was disappointed with myself and i know it's time that i am more careful with my words before submission of any piece of work..
Taking a picture against the backdrop; My first time wearing a beanie!
First session of skiing... tired.. taking a rest.. hahah the snow was quite hard!
Ever since the start of this yr, the weather has been blowing hot and cold.. and on one of the weekdays, london's transport came to a standstill.. the wind was so strong that several trees fell and there was damage to public facilities... as a result, the road was severely congested and the tube lines experienced severe delalys.. i almost couldn't get back to hall in time for dinner.. and i was almost blown off the pavement when i was walking on the street!!... and today, it's so cold that the weather station forecast snow rain in the next few days... haha.. my bad luck didn't help in the poker game session with Jien Loong... losing an average of 8 games out of 10...
My ski boards and boots... waiting for the bus to come to send us to the skiing area..
I kept seeing things at night.. in my room to be exact.. yesterday, i saw someone crawling out from the window panel and i felt paralysed.. i couldn't move so i tried to shut my eyes hoping for the best... the next moment when i tried to struggle free, everythin went back to normal... these few days, i couldn't sleep... my usual sleeping pattern is disrupted severely.. i would feel very awake at 2am then in the end i had to read e notes as a form of lullaby... only managed to sleep at 4am... this is so detrimental to my health... and the worse thing is i have been dreaming everyday... there seems to be a dream bug going around...
On the first day, upon arrival... walking around waiting for the resort to be ready..
Yesterday, I watched the heart wrenching man u match against arsenal.. i was so excited prior to the match.. and i was looking forward to it.. when rooney scored, only a few of us celebrated in the bar.. at that very moment, i knew there were a lot of arsenal fans.. but deep down, i was extremely delighted at the goal.. because it would mean that man u can widen the gap from chelsea by 9 pts... when arsenal equalised, the arsenal fans were jumping up and down.. nvm, a draw would suffice... and i think it's quite a fair result.. towards the last 2 minutes, inspirational arsenal captain, henry scored a fine goal with a header.. the guess what? the whole bar ERUPTED!!! the arsenal fans were cheering while ppl like me were shaking our heads in disbelief... yes, that sums up my luck for this week.. and i really believe that im a jinx of man u.. up till now, whenever i watch man u, either they draw or they lose.. and the record stands at 100%.. im going to old trafford in manchester to watch a live match between Man u and Portsmouth this saturday in the showdown for FA cup.. i will be there to ask players like christiano ronaldo to wake up his idea!!
Lap Hang and I at the top of the mountain
Spent the last morning shopping at Zara.. i guessed i was one of the last few to do post-xmas sales shopping.. hahha managed to buy two zara shirts that cost 12 pounds each.. all of us bought sth each and it was quite a fruitful shopping trip.. haha.. somehow i felt happier after the trip.. retail therapy i guess... hmm... Once the inertia is overcome, u will just keep flashing ur debit card.. and the shopping decisions become somewhat irrational.. u just keep buying and buying..
Poor trees....
Beautiful!
About the SKI trip in Les Arcs, France... hahah.. I went skiing in mid December for 8 days.. I actually took a 22hrs coach from London to the southern part of France... my backside and neck was damn painful after the long ride!! haha.. I rem spending the last 45 minutes packing and I left my hall in a hurry, forgetting to chain my laptop.. because i was busy with the project then.. it was the least prepared trip ever.. and not surprisingly, i forgot to bring shampoo there.. haha.. we had to cross the English Channel to get to France and it was really cool.. the entire coach got into the ferry and we could go onboard for a drink/arcade session... We got a bit sea sick after that.. so we went to the top deck..FANTASTIC!!.. . the wind was so strong... but at least it made us feel much better and the dizzy spell dsiappeared... Somehow we didn't need to alight at France's customs.. maybe because we were holding the Singapore passport... hahah it was pretty tiring.. spent the time in the coach sleeping, watching movie, playing cards, eating chips and sleep and sleep...
Look at the clouds! below eye level! It was snowing at night! look at the white spots
Most ppl in France can't speak English.. so it's like a chicken talking to a duck.. it was my first time seeing snow... and the moment we reached the resort, we were snow fighting.. hahah... quite fun actually... but it was extremely cold.. -6 degree celsius.. gloves are an essential item.. since i do not have any roller blading or ice skating experience, i took quite some time to grasp the basic moves and turns... hahah but overall, it was a very positive experience... Since i have acrophobia, getting down a slope esp thsoe steep ones, is a daunting task for e.. haha.. but there is no way else to get down.. so i just had to pluck up my courage and ski down... if not, i would freeze at the top of the mountain!! .. the fun lies in picking and planning our routes and navigating through the various mountains.. great sense of satisfaction when u succeeded in conquering a particular slope...
My group instructors.. having a cup of hot wine!
The life in those 8 days is one of the best moments so far.. we had ski lesson for half a day and then we would go skiing on our own for the other half.. so essentially, we skied the whole day and we would go back to the resort at 5+pm for high tea... played cards... chilled in common room... we had a feast every dinner.. with red wine.. blah blah.. after that , we would drink beer or any hard liquor that we bought... there was no ice available so we had to chill the drinks with the snow.. hahh... and it's not surprising that after all these, i put on 5kg when i came back to London....what a break after one busy term in electrical faculty...
A video of how i skiied...
Our daily drinking session in the room.. CHEERS!!
I fell several times at the initial stage.. it was like learning how to cycle.. hahah.. but it was really fun coming down the slope at fast pace.. and of course the rest were more pro, they dared to take the intermediate slopes towards the last few days.. i think it's better to play safe and do what is within my capability.. so in the end i stick with the beginners slopes.. hahah.. we have heard of sand storm.. how about snow storm? it happened on the last day.. the wind was so strong that the snow started hitting my face.. i had to wear googles then... our instructors brought us to a small restaurant located at one of the chairlift stations to enjoy hot wine.. it was my first time trying hot wine.. not too bad.. hahah apparently, they added oranges too! amazing... and my instructor taught me a few words in french.. which of course were meant to woo girls.. but i cant really rem how to pronounce them now..
Zhonghan, me, zhengyuan, caroline... hahah well.. the last two are a couple now... hahah love sparks were seen during the ski trip!!
We scaled the highest mountain on the 5th day.. the view was breathtaking! at that time, i was a bit scared.. coz i knew i had to ski about 1km in altitude down to our resort... it was really beautiful... with the sun shinning brightly on u... the clouds were underneath our feet... basically we were above the clouds!! We shared the same slopes with those who were ski boarding... their stunts looked more cool though.. haha.. but there were two occasions when they whacked me from behind which ended up in a serious collision... quite painful though.. hahah... the feeling was just like learning how to walk when we were young... walk walk.. fall fall.. learn learn... hahah..never in my life have i felt down so many times before...
hehehehe.. scuba diving??
Somehow when u go to an overseas country, u are more willing to spend and there ia a greater tendency to splurge..for the first time, we shook off the student identity and took on the tourists role.. i bought food at every stopover in France... hahah.. and on the ferry back to London, i spent a lot on breakfast too.. hahah since we were on a holiday, i thought it would be a better idea not to be so frugal... just spend... spend.. when i was taking the ski chair up to the mountain, i wanted to take photos of the scenery.. but... it was so cold that i couldn't even take off my gloves... and at the peak of the mountain, my jaw muscles were quite numb... we had difficult pronouncing our words clearly.. especially with words like 'probably'.. it went like 'pro...bbaaa.... be...".... hahah
Happy Family!! My hair was frozen!!! Snow can be a form of natural gel!!
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First session of skiing... tired.. taking a rest.. hahah the snow was quite hard!
Beautiful!
