Alone in Dresden

It has been quite a few days since I last blogged. Was in Berlin over the weekend with Ming and Family and Matt. Berlin is an interesting place. Lots to see and discover. HOwever due to the short time that we had, we only managed to cover the eastern portion of Berlin all the way to Brandenburg Tor. I hope to go back there again. I have not experienced the Berlin Wall and the atrocities that took place in Berlin so many years ago.

The journey to Dresden was filled with excitement and embarrassment as well. I made a huge blunder on the train. I think that guy was really pissed off by me when I asked him to let me take his seat. This indirectly means that I was chasing him away. Well, guess such experiences just add up to my life story. Perhaps this incident will come in handy one day when I impart knowledge to the little ones.

Now that I have been here for a few days, the initial excitement, fears and questions are slowly fading away. Coming here during Halloween and arriving at the train station after it gets dark really set my mind going. Thoughts of witches, ghosts and moving pumkins did put me on my nerves though. To add to the atmosphere, Dresden has many buildings which are not occupied and dilapidated. I wonder if there are any elements living in those buildings. I wonder what happened in those buildings. Are there stories hidden in the walls, the stariways and paintings? Did someone forget something in those buildings? How long have these buildings been empty? Who built these buildings? Why did the people leave these buildings unattended? Why is it so dark? Is there something in the air that I am missing?

So many questions ran through my mind. While I did give them some thought, I guess I was too tired to dweel much on them.

Alone in Dresden allows me to train up my navigation skills and be independent. And I think I have done pretty well having survived the first day of arrival amidst such scary environment and walking through the Dresden city on my own. Not to mention that I bought food and other necessities using my limited broken German.

Well, the lessons have started and today is only the second day. There is no stress so far. I hope that I can achieve the goals that I have set for myself and I hope that I can enjoy the experience to the fullest.

New environment, new people, new words, new ways of doing things, new experiences, and so on..... How I wish that this will not end.......

Heyzzzzzzzz.........wake up Jo!You have to go back to Singapore and spend one year in NTU before you get thrown into the pit with those curious and perhaps a little naughty students......So enjoy while you can!

haha..........self-amusement......Thanks to the Lord for everything that has heppened in my life so far......I shall write soon....gotta get back to my assignments and revision...... :)