today. thurs 24th feb. each day flies by so quick.
its tiring to make friends, but it is necessary. so far im having a good time hangin out wif e latin americans (columbians, mexicans), germans, italians, finnish, canadians etc. but i think the austrians are nice pple. althou a bit cold at first, but get to know them better and i think they can friends in need.
my other fren from smu, angeline, has her boyfren from austria, who iz called florience. and he hangs out wif this guy called renee, and we are supposed to watch a porn movie together. haha. and yes the porn cinema iz right by the train station near my house. but yeah will tell u when it happens.
we visited kausthaus tday. it is a project of `graz 2003 -- cultural capital of europe´ and is also known by the name of ´the friendly alien´. it has really interesting architecture, like eyes all over the building. it has the same concept as our esplanade. like the government spend lots of money building it and it looks very controversial, and outstanding. it houses pieces of art. amongst the artists on display is the works of Michel Majerus, who was born in 1966 in Lexomburg and was killed in a plane crash in 2002. he produced and left behind an extraordinary and exemplary oeuvre of contemporary painting in his short tenyear career.
Michel Majerus primary theme included new images of electronic media and their effects on visual and popular forms of culture, extending to computer games and music. Though his pencil was replaced by the computer, his painting, mainly with brush and paint, remained in focus. an abstract effect and more profound meaning shines thru by his skilful and thought-provoking use of different types of flooring, frames for the pix, and medium used to produce his art as well as the material of canvas used.
itz 8.03pm here and i dun feel hungry. im realli sick of eating the damn chicken in the freezer but it freakin cost me 2.07 € but itz so damn smelly and therez lotsa chicken hair on it. gross. and yeah i still have a chicken drumstick and a thigh left. so er. yes. i still haf to eat it.
oh yes and i didnt go for the party yesterday coz it wuz snowing when i made my way home - and wuz also listening to frank sinatra on my long walk back. (i cant wait to cycle my bike in spring). itz amazingly peaceful and so apt to hear bing crosby, frank sinatra and nat king cole come alive! the song really lifts ur mood and can keep one smiling and tapping away on the frosty stroll home. anyway i juz felt like keepin warm in my bed - and tday i heard the party yesterday wuz realli good - almost everyone got drunk and left the party at 4am. and tt i missed out. but wat the heck. therez another party at marco´s apartment tomorrow and i d be goin for tt one.
cheers, catchya guys tmr!
Friday, February 25, 2005
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Day 3 at FH Joanneum
tday iz the start of feeling a lil bit tired of the parties. ruoling - smu student in austria pointed out tt i haf been to onli two parties. which is true. but you know, all the talking. and i guess, sometimes im not exactly the talking kind of person, if u noe wat i mean.
ive got an ausrian line, 0650 800 1682, for thse not in europe u cld drop me a line or call me, at +65 97666985. itz quite expensive, i think. call at ur own risk. and my address: Darmstadtgasse 7, Unit 8, A-8020 Graz.
anyway, the chicken in austria stinks. maybe uncooked chicken stinks all the time. juz tt i dun noe it. and yes i burnt my fingers on my first cooking attempt. my sister wld definitely scorn at my frail cooking efforts. i sliced chicken and fried it wif tomato sauce - the ready made pasta kind. and boiled some round pasta. i think itz rigatoni. watever. but im sure my mom will be proud of me. at least i didnt cut my fingers.
and yes, i wuz whining to antz, my dear NUS fren in Germany. and he sed he wuz sorry i burnt my fingers. i think i wuz wincing myself to sleep. dont u laugh - i suspect itz second degree burn. my flesh looks cooked. =) a bit like the chicken in my tomato sauce.
i think i can live wif under 10 euros a day - quite possible. wif e maggie mee i brought - and hey it may be a really sporean thing, but who cares if it tastes good and iz good to eat in 3 minutes!
to thse who are unaware, im in austria, graz, in a grey two storey conspicuous building which iz 20 minutes friggin walk from my ghetto apartment. and sometimes i d haf funny looks and mumblings from blacks and turks alike, thinking i m for sale. i can tell em to screw emselves. and right now im all alone in the 24 hr computer lab in skol. quite dreading the walk home in the dark.
tday wuz okay, still in orientation week btw, and there wuz an excusion to the lurgrotte. which iz an old cave wif lotsa bats and stalagmites, and keresone lamps. in the countryside. we had to take a bus. nice nice hills and snow covered trees. it wuz onli from the bus, tt i felt like diving into the soft white, clean snow.
internet access iz quite spotty here. i can onli get it in skol, and my lappie died on me the second day i wuz here. i swear itz not the weather. im quite annoyed. actualli very annoyed. i muz get my cousin for this. he got it fixed up before i left.
i haf to make my stroll back, to haf my dinner, and get changed for the party at 9pm at Jakominiplatz. ciao!
pau
ive got an ausrian line, 0650 800 1682, for thse not in europe u cld drop me a line or call me, at +65 97666985. itz quite expensive, i think. call at ur own risk. and my address: Darmstadtgasse 7, Unit 8, A-8020 Graz.
anyway, the chicken in austria stinks. maybe uncooked chicken stinks all the time. juz tt i dun noe it. and yes i burnt my fingers on my first cooking attempt. my sister wld definitely scorn at my frail cooking efforts. i sliced chicken and fried it wif tomato sauce - the ready made pasta kind. and boiled some round pasta. i think itz rigatoni. watever. but im sure my mom will be proud of me. at least i didnt cut my fingers.
and yes, i wuz whining to antz, my dear NUS fren in Germany. and he sed he wuz sorry i burnt my fingers. i think i wuz wincing myself to sleep. dont u laugh - i suspect itz second degree burn. my flesh looks cooked. =) a bit like the chicken in my tomato sauce.
i think i can live wif under 10 euros a day - quite possible. wif e maggie mee i brought - and hey it may be a really sporean thing, but who cares if it tastes good and iz good to eat in 3 minutes!
to thse who are unaware, im in austria, graz, in a grey two storey conspicuous building which iz 20 minutes friggin walk from my ghetto apartment. and sometimes i d haf funny looks and mumblings from blacks and turks alike, thinking i m for sale. i can tell em to screw emselves. and right now im all alone in the 24 hr computer lab in skol. quite dreading the walk home in the dark.
tday wuz okay, still in orientation week btw, and there wuz an excusion to the lurgrotte. which iz an old cave wif lotsa bats and stalagmites, and keresone lamps. in the countryside. we had to take a bus. nice nice hills and snow covered trees. it wuz onli from the bus, tt i felt like diving into the soft white, clean snow.
internet access iz quite spotty here. i can onli get it in skol, and my lappie died on me the second day i wuz here. i swear itz not the weather. im quite annoyed. actualli very annoyed. i muz get my cousin for this. he got it fixed up before i left.
i haf to make my stroll back, to haf my dinner, and get changed for the party at 9pm at Jakominiplatz. ciao!
pau