Heute bin ich Krank. Ich habe Husten, Halsschmerzen und Kopfschmerzen. Ich bin nicht in die Schule gegangen. Momentan kann ich nur zu Hause bleiben und schlafen. Die Medikamente macht ich Schlaftrunken. Als ich fernsehe, kann ich nur an Deutschland denken.

Ich denke an das Wetter in Winter mit dem kalten Wind.

Ich denke an die Bäume entlang die Sträße.

Ich denke an den Geruch des Bratwurst in der Luft.

Ich denke an eine Szene, dass ich sehr entspannend in einem Cafe Kaffee trinken.

Ich denke an eine Szene, dass ich beim Fenster ein Buch lesen und Hausaufgaben machen.

Ich möchte Projecte und hausaufgaben mit anderen Studenten besprechen.

Ich will etwas neues lernen.

Ich hungere nach dem Wissen.

Ich will neue Abenteuer erfahren.

Dann kann ich am Leben sein.

Joy of reading

I am still in a very good mood so far. All because of the wonderful time I spent reading at a cafe yesterday. It was so enjoyable and relaxing. I found myself a place at Coffee Club at Paragon yesterday, order a Cafe Latte and a Chicken Pie and sat down to read. And guess what?? I was reading a book about philosophers and philosophy in German!!! Yeah.... Oh my!!! What a wonderful language!! I read about Socrates, Plato, Aristotles, Pythagoras etc.... I was so engrossed in it. When my eyes are tired, I would pause for a while, take a sip of the wonderful creamy and smooth-bodied Latte and bite into the rather delicious chicken pie which I ordered.

This is simply heavenly!

I was watching 'Britain's got Talent' last evening. As usual, the contestants did their act etc....What I really enjoy about such programmes is the courage that the contestants need to summon when their performance do not meet up to the expectations of the judges or the audience. It is not easy when people tell you that for whatever reasons, you are not good enough or you have the talent but have made other mistakes which contributed to the outcome. One needs to be very calm and cool in front of the thousands of audience.

Last evening, a 14-year-old girl was praised by the judges for having the talent to sing but criticised for choosing the wrong song. With a smile on her face, she accepted the comments and in the video clip which was shown earlier, she mentioned that she had given all her best for the show. If she does not make it through, she will give herself a pat on the back and tell herself to do better next time. More importantly, she mentioned that it makes a person stronger when one learns through experience and works harder to achieve his/her goals.

It was a reminder for me. In my whole life, I have made detours. I did not take the route which most people would have taken, in the context of this place when I am currently residing. Yet, I think, somehow, deep inside, I have become stronger and more optimistic in some aspects. I have also found the courage to pursue my dreams, which others may think lowly of. I have to be strong and constantly search for ways to reach my dreams, for it is only me who makes the difference between achievement and failure.

I wonder if the kids with whom I have contact with have thought about this. In today's context (here where I am living in), where the children are either so pamapered or neglected, I wonder if they will ever think about such things in life.