the year that was....part 2

and so..barely 5 weeks after the jan trip...four of us, hui xin, yin ling, wei lin and i went on another trip....it was to copenhagen for the easter break....we spent almost a week at copenhagen. most would think that it was a waste of time to spend so many days there, but i thought it was well worth it. we relaxed, walked around, had our fair share of drama, and most importantly we enjoyed ourselves. we also took another short detour on a ferry to sweden through helsinborg....hui xin enjoyed her museum visit very much, wei lin was having fun with his hormones...and the mermaid.....yin ling had sausages......and i....just enjoyed the free rides..using the BWC card....problemo??!!
the nite b4 we left for copenhagen, yinling, wei lin and i also went to docklands...and walked through the heaviest rain ever in dublin....haha


we went to the national museum as well...where we saw a well preserved mummy...


also on the list was round tower...the stroget....hans christian andersen museum...the oldest bakery...the carlsberg brewery....oh..we also had a toilet break at this cemetery..with super canggih toilet doors...hahaha.....






there was this place where people were selling drugs openly...apparently it was a self governed territory and the government has no authoritative powers over it. too bad no pictures were allowed...

oh...we had lotsa buffets as well....

the one at bakken was especially nice....

the only 2 things i felt i should've done was go to fields (europe's largest shopping centre) a day earlier (and not on easter so it wouldn't be closed!!) and go to legoland....well well...i guess i'll be there again one day....


after the copenhagen trip, life became living hell..haha...long days filled with boring lectures...and card signings...oh lik jin, yi lin and another friend came over to dublin from notts. we went to the guinness storehouse together. it was nothing much really. i thought the carlsberg brewery was better and more tourist friendly.


and we also had an international nite in rcsi...and i had a really really minor role..haha...everything turned out really well...thanks to everyone's effort...especially the seniors who put in so much time to train us...not to mention patience....

it wasn't long before i realised the 2nd semester exams were already too near...and then the usual rush began...i felt really tensed for this exam....well...maybe it's just because i just changed my study method not too long before...still needs some fine-tuning...i did pass all the subjects though...albeit with slightly lower grades compared to the 1st time...


ohh..we also did alot of house hunting before and after exams....the initial plan was to move out to beaumont to save costs, but i guess luck was on our side....one fine morning after exams i saw this ad for a cheap place in the city on daft.ie...and so within a week after exams, we signed the tenancy agreement with our new landlord...for a newly renovated apartment...it's not big...but well...at least it serves its purpose well enough....



yin ling, wei lin and i also went to howth and some street performance carnival....




oh...we also did alot of job hunting....so far...nurse-oncall seems to be the best option for us.....wei lin wasn't too occupied with jobs cos he had his ticket bck home ready for him....yin ling and i were determined to stay bck for summer.....
until one fine day, yin ling decided to buy a ticket home...haha....and so it was....
when mum found out i was to be in the new place alone throughout summer.....guess wat?....i got myself a ticket home too.....

so after weeks of lazing around and countless episodes of tvb dramas....i boarded an aer lingus flight to paris...and another mas flight bck to klia....

the flight from paris to kl felt like the longest flight ever....with not so friendly mas cabin crew....and a guy who i think hasn't bathed for days sitting next to me.....well well...at least this flight is bringing me home.....

can't imagine how relieved i was when i saw the shape of peninsular from my window seat.....but deep in the back of my mind.....it's not too long before i have to go through all these again.....

well well...i'm in the middle of my summer break now....i still have 1.5 yrs to go in dublin before i continue my clinical studies in penang.....lets hope the remaining 1.5yrs is as enjoyable as the 1st year...if not more.....


oh...just for the record...we had mcd and kfc at denmark and sweden as well...the mcd at sweden tastes better than in dublin