Annika's adventures in Asia

That´s it folks....

2006-08-11T17:04:00.000+08:00

This Asia blog will be updated again when I am travelling back to Asia. In order to take a look at my Hong Kong experience from the past, please click on the archives on the right =>

Sawadeekha naaa naaa na!
byeee
Annika

9 months of Hong Kong

2006-07-24T12:43:00.000+08:00

........make me deeply feel like a Chinese.

end balance: 100 kg rice eaten, 3256 pages read, 4 colds due to aircondition and iced drinks, 2390 km of the fastest public transportation in the world driven, 151299 stairs climbed, at least 600 doors not kept opened by someone else and slammed into my face (Gisi, how much is yours?), 7834 levels of elevator rides taken and 4 baby thyphoons experienced.

The pure Hong Kong experience! Did I pass?

I had a wonderful time here and it definitely would not have been like this if there weren't the special people I was lucky to have. Thanks to
my father, mother and Ko, who have been supporting me mentally through this adventure.
Khruu Tuk, who always has been there for me, taking care with all the love she has.
Renate, kept me alive, giving me the good old "home" feeling whenever I needed it.
Gisilein, Frau Kollegin Preinfalk, old house, we helped eachother out with the basic Austrian complaining culture.
Heloise, motivating with her positive attitude.
Alex, my dearest brother, arranging a flight home for my dad's 70's birthday and always there in need.
Michaela, lending me her ear and giving good advice.
Gift, listening to all my blablabla and nonesense, but also sharing the good moments with me. You are always there for me, no matter what.
Anna, the crazy girl from Vienna, who has the funniest dancing style I have ever seen and makes me laugh until I drop.
Dr. Marcus Einbock, supervising my thesis over 10.000 km.
Leslie, the smartest and funniest American woman, with a great sense for reality.
Tony, who saved my life. I won't forget.

And all other friends I forgot to mention.

Bye Bye Hong Kong University

2006-07-13T19:52:00.000+08:00

HKU Celebration

2006-07-13T19:44:00.000+08:00

I found this picture on the HKU website. Through the language centre my thai class joined, with thai costumes, the spectacle as well (on the right).

Hong Kong "village"

2006-07-13T19:29:00.000+08:00

The Skyline........

Thai class farewell

2006-07-10T22:46:00.000+08:00

My lovely thai class (crazy Adun was missing). We went to a quite authentic Thai Restaurant in Shek O. It's a big big pitty that everything is over now. I wish I could at least participate in the following thai sessions next semester. :(

Hanging out in Hong Kong...

2006-07-10T22:36:00.000+08:00

.........like him,

or them.... gave me the possibility to discover every sight I missed until now. 2 weeks of walking around and exploring places I haven't seen even after a year, what a shame right? But now I had the time and mood to do so. Here are my last impressions.......

is the cat the set lunch?

pay extra for a quiet car.........no money, no silence.

The last days were a little sentimental. It's an incredibly perfect city and I wish that I will be able to come back someday.

Eine Beobachtung am Star Ferry Pier

2006-07-10T22:07:00.000+08:00

Leider ein bißchen unscharf durch den eiligen Schnappschuß.......
Kann man es erkennen? Ein Mann lehnt während eines läßigen Gesprächs gegen eine Pappfigur.

Farewell Dinner R.C. Lee Hall

2006-06-04T17:52:00.000+08:00

Gestern Abend gab es den letzten High-table-dinner für R.C.Lee Hall.

Auf dem Hinweg meinte meine Floorkollegin das Essen würde bestimmt besser sein als bei den anderen malen. Und ich Blödmann hab ihr das auch noch geglaubt.

Es war leider, wie immer, Kantonesisch. Also fettig und totgekocht. Quasi nicht zum Essen. Da ich doch gerade am Zunehmen bin, hieß es für mich Augen zu (Mund auf) und durch.

Das gebotene Programm war ebenfalls wie immer, langweilig. Fettig und totgekocht. Jedes Stockwerk (insgesamt 12) brachte eine Performance und Dankesreden für die Graduierten. Warden, Mitarbeiter und Vorstandsvorsitzende der Studentenvereinigungen hielten ebenfalls Reden. Also sozusagen ein jeder! UND alles auf Chinesisch, 4 Stunden lang. es woa oiso a bissal fad => Hanako aus Japan und ich waren die einzigen Exchangies im Saal...............

Was einem beim Zeit tot schlagen alles für Blödsinn einfällt. Ich hab noch nie so gut Luft-Schlagzeug gespielt!

R.C. Lee Hall

2006-06-02T13:47:00.000+08:00

As you can see, only a "couple of students" (around 400) live in my student dormitory R.C.Lee Hall. ;)

Where am I? hehehehe

*bööööb* falsch.......es ist nicht die 8. reihe 4. von links.

nein, auch nicht 9.reihe, 2. von links. das ist bitte eine chinesin.
gisi hat´s gleich gesehen........hahahaha

Peak at night

2006-05-31T16:22:00.000+08:00

11th floor

2006-05-29T23:51:00.000+08:00

My new floor is just fantastic! The view is better, most of the girls are nursing students (socially skilled).......therefore it is also more quiet......and not to forget the door decorations are cuter. hehehehe

Zoe and Kwan opposite my room

And....my amazingly boring room door. The hanger is not even mine, it came with the room.

Altough I am leaving Hong Kong next Monday I decided to change something about that, right away......

Hope my floormates won't be scared.

Octopus

2006-05-29T19:38:00.000+08:00

No, I am not talking about the creepy animal living deep down in the sea. Octopus is THE system in Hong Kong to easily pay (many things) by a magnet card.

Super shabbby, my octopus card, because I always keep it in my pocket. It's the one for students. Which might let you think students get a big discount here, but no people, wrong thought. The only advantage is a reduction for MTR rides (so subway). Unfortunately I use buses most of the time. So I can't really benefit from the discount.

Anyway. In order to pay with this card, you can load amount onto it at those places where you can pay with them as well. So you load it up and then when you want to pay something, you put it on a reader like this:

It's in use for every kind of public transportation (bus, mini bus, tram, mtr, kcr, ferries, peak tram), many shops, supermarkets, beverage automats, copy machines, cinemas, etc etc.....almost as common as using money.

Da könnte sich Wien ruhig mal ein Stückchen von abschneiden.

Fly over- extreme

2006-05-29T19:34:00.000+08:00

Before I leave this 3D city, I would like to show you one contruction that always impressed me. Hong Kong put up a huge "fly over" from the street infront of my university down to the city's speedway. That might not sound so wild to you, but I will try to show you with the pictures I made.

So basically Hong Kong is build on hills, so everywhere you go, mostly you need to go up or down. Slopes are very steep.

So here is the start from my university's street......

...then there is a curve (compare it to the house behind, a hight of ~ 7 floors).......

....and another turn...

......which is still around 7 floors high....

.....ending down in Kennedy town to follow up to the speedway.

Taking this fly over (one way only-down) by bus is like a rollercoaster ride!!!!!!!

An unusual request

2006-05-29T18:30:00.000+08:00

This was one day in Heloise's and my life which we won't forget that fast.

After walking around in the Hong Kong Botanical Garden watching monkeys, birds and jaguars, we sat down on a bench next to the fountain. A boy passed by and asked the following:" Hello, excuse me, I am sorry to disturb, but I have a very strange request to you.............."

"Can I make pictures of your feet?"

EEEEEHHHMM??????......uuhh what did he mean by that? He must be a foot fetishist. At first we laughed and thought it was a joke, but then he explained that he is doing a research for his orthopedics study. His investigation is specifically about people's foot arches.

*dooh* Should we really believe that?

After talking to him for a while we were convinced of him being a real student. So we sat down somewhere more hidden from other people, as he claimed that people passing by were giving him a bad look, and took off our shoes and socks.

Heeere we gooo!

I can not say that the job was easy for him. Feet seldom smell good after taking off the shoes. :)

Sha Tin

2006-05-29T18:21:00.000+08:00

Heloise and I went to Sha Tin for a little sightseeing walk. Our starting point was "Snoopy's World" a playground next to a popular Shopping Mall.

You might think due to my Hello Kitty aversion I won't like this place. But it is the contrary! Snoppy is great!

Charlie Brown and Snoopy fishing at a pond with no water

We also took the floating tree trunk, which is actually more supposed to be for children, but we did not really bother about that. The float was quite slow, almost so slow that I did not recognize we were moving.

The kids had a good laugh watching us being silly.

At the end we ( or actually I) went to this guy. hehehehe Poor little, he is standing there all day long creating balloon figures for the horde of children.

I asked for a lion, so he made one for me.

The rest of our Sha Tin walk was a little upsetting. All the museums and tempels were closed....it was 5 pm when we left Snoopy and friends. So it's our own fault.

Tour to Cheung Chau Island

2006-05-29T16:54:00.000+08:00

Last Thursday I decided to take visit Cheung Chau, an island 45 min. from Central Hong Kong by boat. I was quite lucky as the weather was okay that day (at the moment it is constantly raining cats and dogs).

One of the boats staff recommended me to take the "deluxe class" (7 HK Dollar more) so I could sit outside on deck and enjoy the view.

The view from the boat was great.....

But as soon as they started to turn on the engine I changed my mind......

I realized why I was the only person in that class.

As the boat was going straight and the deck was in the back all the air was blown to my wonderful deluxe terrace. The exhaust was everything else but not clean. It was almost impossible to breath. Nevertheless I stayed for the wonderful view until 10 min. later I felt like throwing up.

And on the right side of Hong Kong Island you can see the area where I live. Pok Fu Lam.

Finally I arrived on Cheung Chau. A very cute and colourful village in the middle of the island. It was originally a fishermen's town and now more and more becomes overflown by HK weekend tourists.

As you can see, they have a beach as well even facing Hong Kong Island. Here it is standard to use shark prevention nets. It gives a safer swimming feeling........I think.

Swimming is not the only activity here. Cheung Chau offers beautiful hiking paths with breathtaking views.

Kowloon Side

2006-05-29T16:37:00.000+08:00

On my way to the park sights of Kowloon I saw this infront of the bus......

Da fährt jemand sein Schwein spazieren.

Birthday party at Mc. Donald's

2006-05-23T22:35:00.000+08:00

Heute habe ich ausnahmsweise mal bei Mc Donalds zu Abend gegessen, weil ich einfach zu faul zum Kochen war und sowieso gerade versuche an Gewicht zu gewinnen.

Was ich dort entdeckte kam mir äußerst suspekt vor. Wie war das noch mal zu Hause in Österreich? "Mäci" Geburtstagspartys werden doch größtenteils für Kinder veranstaltet.

Hier in Hong Kong ist das, wie so vieles, anders. Denn nicht nur Kinder, sondern auch Jugendliche, Erwachsene, vielleicht auch Senioren gehören zur Zielgruppe.

Sushi time

2006-05-23T22:24:00.000+08:00

Ein Fall von Alkohol am Arbeitsplatz?

Plakat

2006-05-23T21:44:00.000+08:00

Also Leute, ganz ehrlich, findet ihr diese Frau hübsch? Ich bin beim ersten mal hinsehen vor lauter Schreck über meine Füße gestolpert. Aber so ein Bleichgesicht, die sieht nicht gesund aus. Sollte mal zum Arzt gehen die Kleine.

In Hong Kong erlebt man die, meiner Meinung nach, extremste Ausprägung des Materialismus. Näheres dazu später.........bin gerade zu müde zum erklären.

Shek O with my former room mate

2006-05-21T12:06:00.000+08:00

Rowan!!!!!!! Meine ehemalige Zimmergenossin ist wieder da! Aber leider nur auf Kurzbesuch. Hong Kong als Zwischenstop auf dem Weg nach Indien. Wir haben uns einen total schönen Tag gemacht. Zuerst shoppen und thailändisch Mittagessen in Wan Chai und anschließend einen Ausflug nach Shek O.

Fällt Euch etwas auf.........?

Rowan zählte 11 Hunde!

Eine wunderschäääne Gegend mit flaumig weißem Sandstrand und

.....süßen Müllabfuhrkutschern.

Abendessen gab es dann gleich vor Ort und ratet mal wo? Beim Thailänder....

Sawadeekha!

Lernen und warten auf Taifun Stufe 3

2006-05-17T19:59:00.000+08:00

Gestern hatte ich meine erste Prüfung zu management accounting und bin froh dass dieses Thema nun abgehackt ist. Ich werde bei einem nächtlichen Hexentanz meine Lernunterlagen verbrennen.

Morgen stehen die letzten 2 Prüfungen für Port and Airport development (ned uninteressant) und Discovering Society (eher mittel) an. Jedoch ist es ein bißchen schwierig die Unterlagen für den ersteren Kurs zu verstehen.....seht selbst:

da lachen ja die hühner, meine lernunterlagen sind auf chinesisch

Aber heute Nacht ist es hoffentlich soweit!!!! Hong Kong´s Wetter zeigt sich von seiner Schokoladenseite. Taifuuuuuun Alarm Stufe 3 wurde bekanntgegeben.
Da ich sowas noch nie erlebt habe bin ich froh dieses Spektakel vor meiner Abreise noch genießen zu dürfen. Wobei hier niemand meine Freude mit mir teilen kann, die locals sind da eher abgehärtet. Die freue sich nur, wenn dadurch deren morgige Klausur abgesagt wird.

Gerade jetzt sieht es so aus: 7 p.m (voraussichtliche Ankunftszeit des Taifun's um Mitternacht)

ABER ABER meine nette Floormate Claire aus Great Britain empfindet *schluchz* wie ich. Wir werden dem Taifun eine Willkommensparty geben......wie das genau aussehen soll wissen wir auch noch nicht......

Claire

Hong Kong Chinesen- pseudo tierlieb

2006-05-17T18:31:00.000+08:00

Wie meinen Kollegen und mir bereits oft aufgefallen ist haben HongKongies eine Vorliebe für Hello Kitty, Mickey, Minnie und Co. Man kommt dabei leichtsinniger Weise zu der falschen Annahme dass dieser Drang ihrer großen Tierliebe entspringen muß.

Liebe Leute ich bin zu einer neuen Erkenntnis gewechselt als ich beim Mittagessen im Garten des Medical Campus´saß........ein herzzerreißendes "miau, miau, miaauuu" drang aus dem Gebüsch sanft in meine Ohren. "Wie niedlich" dachte ich mir "ein Kätzchen. Oh vielleicht ist es ja in Not und braucht Hilfe." Also hab ich mich auf die Suche begeben. Dabei sahen mir einige andere mittagessende Chinesen verblüfft zu. Interesse für Tiere haben die anscheinend noch nicht erlebt. Was ich entdeckte war ein sehr schüchternes, verhungertes Katzilein.......

Einige Stunden vergangen, spazierte Kitty dann ganz plötzlich aus dem Busch auf das Gartencafé zu, so tapfer....miauend saß es dann mit großen Kulleraugen vor der Kassiererin, die noch am Geld zählen war. Als sie das weinende Geräusch vernahm, dachte ich "endlich, Hilfe naht, gleich kriegst du was zum Fressen"......die Frau kuckte um sich herum und bemerkte dass Wuzilein vor ihr saß. Sie nahm eine Plastikstange und hämmerte laut auf ihre Theke ein, um das Kätzchen zu verjagen.

Ganz verschreckt rannte es wieder ins Gebüsch zurück. Na kein Wunder, dachte ich mir, daß die so verängstigt ist, bei solchen Menschen. Sowas von bösartig.

Also haben sich die Chinesen wieder ein dickes Minus eingefangen.

Sie sind ja der Meinung, dass Tiere kein Recht auf ein angenehmes Leben haben. Hab ich denn schon über die Märkte in Hong Kong erzählt??? Dort gibt es Fleisch zu kaufen, frischer geht es gar nicht mehr. Hühner und Frösche warten in ihren winzigen Käfigen darauf von einem vorbeigehenden Kunden ausgesucht zu werden, um dann anschließend brutal unter die Axt zu kommen. Zumindest wird das bei den Hühnern so gemacht, Fische dürfen manchmal stundenlang auf dem Präsentiertisch liegen, lebend. Ohne Wasser.

Falls ich einmal Zeit habe, werde ich bildliches Beweismaterial liefern.

Small Talk

2006-05-16T21:33:00.000+08:00

As an Austrian living abroad can be very uneasy sometimes. Why? Okay, I give you a real life example which occured this evening.

While I was sitting with my floor mates in the kitchen, eating some Rice with Rice, I started talking about Austria due to an advertisment running on T.V.....

I: I don't know, I think Austria becomes more and more popular for Asians.
Floormate: Yes, of course, it is VERY popular for us Chinese!
I: OH REALLY!?!?!?!?!?!?( i never heard of that before, i was amazed, with my mouth wide open)
Floormate: Oooooooh, sure, everybody wants to go to Australia, especially for exchange studies.

*****Outchhhh*****

I: Ehm, well great but I was talking about Austria.
Floormate: Yes, Australia.
I: Ehhhmmm, nooo, A-U-S-T-R-I-A. You know "Oh dei lei"(always good to know it in Cantonese)
Floormate: Oh dei lei?*^&%$#?@?

If this happend once or twice I would have more energy for that, but since it happens everytime when someone asks me.......

A: Where are you from?
B: Austria
(I am waiting to get the incorrect response.....three, two, one..=>.)
A: Aaaah, Australia!
B: NO, AUSTRIA.
A: Huh?

Aahhhrrggg, forget it........sick of explaining to you guys. Alright, I am from Australia. A real Aussi, I love my kangaroos. YEEEHAAA

I mean, are we THAT small? Or are THEY just not enough interested in the world?

Another day my old floormates asked me whether I could think of anything famous about Austria...*staunenzumquadrat*......OCHHH, pffff, also, ehm, da muß ich jetzt aber voll gach überleeeegen........Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Bruckner, Strauss, Goethe, Freud, Swarovski, von mir aus auch Sound of Music, Skifahren, Falko, Gutes Essen (im Vergleich zu Eurem Frass), Berge, Wiesen, gute Luft (im Vergleich zu der Pollution hier), trinkbares Leitungswasser....

floormate: was Hitler from Austria???

But people, sometimes, yes, sometimes it can happen that you don't get the expected response and people answer:"AHHH, AUSTRIA"
and in that moment I might be the happiest Austrian alive."Ah, you know Austria?" And the answer I get is "Of course!!!! Who doesn't know?" ........*doooh* you wouldn't believe me man. Can't even count them with the fingers I have.

Beach avec French

2006-05-15T11:24:00.000+08:00

Gestern gingen Heloise und ich nach Repulse Bay (15 minuten Busfahrt von meiner hall) um uns dort gemeinsam mit ein paar anderen Franzosen am Strand in der Sonne zu braten. Ich brauchte ein wenig Ablenkung vom langweiligen Lernalltag, habe aber meine Materialien trotzdem mitgenommen um das schlechte Gewissen zu beruhigen.

Heloise und Chiez

Heloise hat sich vor einigen Tagen selbst einen neuen Haarschnitt verpasst. Sie hat es aber relativ gut hinbekommen.

Der Strand in Repulse Bay. Dahinter eines der Häuser Hong Kong´s mit Loch, damit der Drache ungehindert ins Tal kommen kann, quasi ans Meer zum Wasser trinken? (Feng Shui)

Franzosen sind grundsätzlich sehr liebe Leute, machen viel Blödsinn und deren Sprache klingt wie Musik in meinen Ohren. Mit Blödsinn meine ich, Flick Flack im Sand, Salto rückwärts ins Wasser oder auch Kung Foo Einlagen zwischendurch.
So lieb ich sie auch habe, eine Eigenheit werden sie anscheinend nie ablegen können.......communication toujour francais....(oder so). Es ist schon ewig lange her, dass ich es in der Schule gelernt habe und kann sozusagen fast gar nichts mehr. Außer "Bonjour","Salut","Common cava?"........."trou du cul". Damit kommt man aber gar nicht weit.

Abschied....von.....

2006-05-14T22:21:00.000+08:00

Walter ist aus noch ungeklärten Umständen letzte Nacht von uns gegangen.

Ich weise alle Schuld von mir "I sogs glei, I woas ned".

Vermutlich Suizid.
Ja, sie wollte einfach nicht mehr. Konnte meine ewig nächtliche Raunzerei nicht mehr ertragen und so kam eins zum anderen.......hat vielleicht die Glasscheibe übersehen, konnte durch ihren blutgefüllten, dicken Bauch nicht mehr rechtzeitig bremsen......

Man kann nur vermuten.....oder war´s dann doch meine unkontrollierbare Hand?
hehehe

Walter, ich vermisse Dich.......ein bißchen

Doch ein Mitbewohner hier....?

2006-05-13T04:44:00.000+08:00

Es ist Nacht, ums genauer zu sagen, 4 Uhr früh und sitze kerzengerade in meinem Bett wobei ich eigentlich meinen erholsamen Schlaf suchen wollte. Ich bin auf der Suche......auf der Suche nach meinem Peiniger. Es ist klein, weiblich, hat sechs Beine und einen Rüssel mit Stachel. Wer hat diesen Blutsauger gesehen?

Ich habe es/ ihr bereits einen Namen gegeben, sie heißt jetzt Mücke Walter. Obwohl er ja eigentlich eine sie ist, aber das geschieht ihr ganz recht. Was sie ganz besonders gut kann ist Frauchen Annika dicke kniegroße Beulen zu verpassen. Hier ein Portrait-photo:

Walter, sag Hallo!

Walter ist ein Feigling. Wenn man sie sucht, will sie dann plötzlich gar nicht mehr kommen. Zuerst naschen aber dann die Konsequenzen nicht tragen wollen, sowas hab ich gar nicht gern.

Ich habe prinzipiell nichts gegen Blutspenden, solange sie freiwillig sind. Aber sowas......da muß ich mich doch echt über die Natur wundern. Wozu denn diese Viecher?

Morgen gehe ich los und kaufe mir einen Insekten-Elektroschocker. Sieht aus wie ein Tennisschläger.........ich freu mich schon. Mal sehen wer hier das eigentlich Opfer ist. Walter, sprich dein Gebet.

Horse Race in Happy Valley

2006-05-11T18:42:00.000+08:00

Gestern Abend waren wir beim Pferderennen in Happy Valley. Ein einzigartiges Erlebnis sag ich Euch.

Das Stadion liegt quasi Mitten in der Stadt, was die Scenery rundherum einmalig macht.

Clemens, Gisi unnda Thomas aus Ästerreich...

Alexandra und Marc aus Fronkreisch, waren auch da.

Aline aus Deutschland und ich

Die Pferde werden vor dem Rennen dem Publikum präsentiert.....

lustig dabei fand ich die kleinen Jockeys neben den riesen Pferden stehend. David und Goliat. Hier springt gerade einer aufs hohe Ross....ohne Springhilfe vom Assistenten geht da gar nichts.

Eine Kollegin, die sich ein wenig beim Reiten auskennt, meinte auch dass die Jockeys sowieso nicht reiten könnten, sondern nur darauf hocken, wenn es galoppiert. Das kauf ich ihr sofort ab, denn nach den jeweiligen Rennen kamen Assistenten auf einem anderen Gaul um den Jockeys beim Schrittempo behilflich zu sein. Wäre doch peinlich wenn er nach dem Rennen runterfallen würde.

Happy Valley und Sha Tin's Pferderennen sind die einzigen erlaubten Gambling-Gelegenheiten in Hong Kong. Aus diesem Grund kommen massig Chinesen um ihre Geldhaufen möglichst schnell loszuwerden, denn die meisten verlieren ja bekanntlicherweise. Dennis hat es trotzdem versucht und setzte mit 10 HK Dollar auf die ersten 3 Pferde. Wie man sieht, es ist ihm ein wenig mulmig........

Wenn der wüßte, dass er sein Geld nimma wieder sieht.......

Verloren!!!! Och Dennis.....! Gott sei Dank waren es ja nur 10 Piepen.

Dennis, gar nicht happy in Happy Valley.

Tja, ich hab's doch gleich gesagt. Kinder, bitte Euer Geld nicht dem bösen chinesischen Drachen in den Rachen schieben.

There is no escape. Gozilla? King Kong? No it's Kitty. Hello Kitty.

2006-05-09T01:49:00.000+08:00

Either accept it or die. Friss oder stirb. So ist es auch mit Hello Kitty. Wie bereits die liebe Gisilein und ich mehrmals berichtet haben weht in Hong Kong ein anderer Wind. Ein rosa-roter Wind. Und wenn man diesen nicht akzeptieren will, muß man leiden oder gar erblinden.

Letztens kam doch ein Austauschstudent so zum Fußballspielen.....

und das ist keine Photomontage meine Lieben.

"Was ist denn in DEN gefahren?" dachte ich mir. Der war doch immer so normal.

Es hat sich dann nach einem kurzem Aufklärungsgespräch herausgestellt, daß Thijs (aus der Niederlande) diese schöne Tragetasche mit Innen-Zipferschluß und praktisch geschmeidigen Außenmaterial, von seinen Freunden (auch Austauschstudenten) zum Geburtstag geschenkt bekommen hat. Die fanden das irgendwie komisch.

Komisch finde ich eigentlich nur, daß er sie jetzt auch benutzt.

Er meinte er habe keine andere Sporttasche und fände es nicht schlimm damit wie ein Idiot auszusehen (das kommt nicht von mir, das hat er genau so gesagt).

Ach, ist doch irgendwie süß, jetzt wo ich so darüber nachdenke....

(Und Gisilein, nein, Thijs ist soweit ich weiß nicht "warm"...)

Peak Peak Peak

2006-05-08T18:53:00.000+08:00

Am Wochenende, verbannt hinter mein langweiliges Management Accounting Buch, beschloss ich doch lieber auf den Peak zu gehen. Man findet ja immer wieder gute Ausreden um sich vorm Lernen zu drücken, wer kennt das nicht....

Exklusiv gibt es einen wunderschönen Wanderweg, der, wo denn sonst, man mag es kaum glauben, bei der University of Hong Kong started. hehehe, sowas hat nicht jede Uni.

Auf dem ca. 2,5 km langen Pfad wandert man, vorallem an sonnigen Wochenendtagen, nicht alleine. Einige Expats mit Freunden, Expats mit Hund, Expats mit dicken Bäuchen die versuchen einige Kilos wegzuzaubern, aber auch Otto-Normal-Chinese plagen sich den Berg hinauf. Jedoch dies nicht ohne Grund, wie ich feststellen durfte, denn man wird bereits nach kurzer Zeit mit tollen Ausblicken belohnt.

Auf dem Bild unten ist die University of Hong Kong zu sehen. Sie ist praktisch in der Stadt gelegen, im Vergleich zu den anderen Unis hier.

Abgesehen von super Aussicht auf die Großstadt, hat man eigentlich das pure Jungleerlebnis. Zum ersten mal in meinem Leben mußte ich mir sogar den Weg mit einer Schlange teilen. Igitt igitt, da stößt meine Tierliebe ein wenig an ihre Grenzen.

Nach einer halben- dreiviertel Stunde kommt man oben auf dem Peak an, wo man ganz und gar nicht mehr alleine ist. Die meisten Besucher sind nämlich sehr bequem oder besser gesagt zu faul und nehmen entweder die Peak-Tram, den Bus oder das Taxi.

Als Exchangie reist man relativ oft zum Peak, erstaunlicherweise ist es jedesmal wieder ein Erlebnis die Stadt von diesem Blickwinkel zu sehen. Ein Kribbeln im Bauch ist das sag ich Euch. Leider kann man das auf Photos nicht richtig vermitteln......vielleicht ein bißchen. Auf jeden Fall solltet Ihr Hong Kong mal einen Besuch abstatten.

Aaaaand the winner is........my Lieblingsgebäude ist, nein nicht der große dünne IFC, den nimmt jeder, sondern the Bank of China Tower nächstes Photo. Sieht aus wie ein Diamant und blinkt nachts voll lieb.*hööö*

Eine Schlucht an Hochhäusern.....

My new room on the 11th floor

2006-05-08T18:40:00.000+08:00

Ich hab ein neues Zimmer und zwar eines gaaaanz für mich allein. Dies bedeuted ein Aufstieg in der Hirachie in Sachen Lebensqualität, somit ein Aufstieg vom 4. in den 11. Stock dieses Gebäudes. Und noch eine Verbesserung ist zu vermerken. Die Aussicht auf den Friedhof hat sich in eine Aussicht aufs Meer verwandelt.

Seht selbst....

Schäääää......ja okay, die Fenster müßt´ich auch mal putzen, aber ich bin derzeit zu sehr mit Schlafen beschäftigt.

Noch eins? Aber bitte gerne......

Ocean Park

2006-05-08T18:02:00.000+08:00

Gisi, Mike und ich, die Österreicher und Innen-Partie haben mit großem Eifer die Tiefen des Ocean Parks erforscht. Leider hab ich Dodel meine Kamera, aus "sicherheitstechnischen Achterbahnfahrgründen" nicht migenommen. Aber zum Glück hat Gisilein das Spektakel festgehalten. http://schnuckeline.blogspot.com/2006/05/ocean-park.html oder gleich rechts auf der Leiste auf Gisi's blogspot klicken. Sie hatte nämlich nicht vorgehabt zu rollercoastern.....jedoch mußte ich ihre Pläne ein wenig umändern.

The last picture.......for today....and for this diver

2006-05-04T01:57:00.000+08:00

bye bye.....!

Macau

2006-05-04T01:25:00.000+08:00

Doppelt gekochten Schneefrosch mit Rendezvous....

Mein Magen knurrt schon bei dem herrlichen Gedanken.

MA...CAU denn jemand den armen Herrschaften ein Zuhause geben? Wer will uns?

Dieses Spektakel durfte ich am Flughafen erleben, ein wunderschöner Anblick ja. Man beachte die niedlichen Füße des Herrn vorne.

pet market

2006-05-04T01:08:00.000+08:00

altough i love hong kong, i can't agree with what chinese people sometimes do. it was not allowed to take any pictures in the shops or of the shop windows where cats, dogs, turtles in every size can be seen in little plastic cages. Alone. Waiting for someone to get them out, or not.

The only picture I was able to shoot is this one. Goldfishes in tini tynie plastic bags, hanging there like toys. From my point of view, in Chinese peoples eyes, animals don't have a soul or not the right to have a species-appropriate life. It's a big shame.

Going to the market or even to supermarkets can be sometimes another disappointment. On the market, the chicken, frogs and fish are waiting to get their head chopped off at any time when a customer points at them hungry to take them home for dinner. Fish are sometimes not even in a fish tank, but on a presentation table gasping and flouncing.

Bon appetit!

Cemetery tourist

2006-05-04T00:57:00.000+08:00

Sorry, I know I shouldn't take pictures of graves, but look what I found....a beautifully expressive gravestone. Seen at the cemetery infront of Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam.

My visitors

2006-05-04T00:36:00.000+08:00

Princess of Saudi Arabia at HKU

2006-05-04T00:12:00.000+08:00

HK University has a hobby.....inviting famous, rich, political or just royal human beings to have a little chit chat infront of the students......this time it was the princesses from Saudi Arabia.

Our lovely Thay teacher asked us whether we had time to listen to the talk."oh yes, why not" we said, without knowing what actually will happen. When we arrived there, university staff dressed us with the typical HKU capes and have us stand stringed to shake hands with the royal highness.
"You need to say,......welcome to Hong Kong University your royal highness"..... Eehhm, okay, .....You know, I normally do that everyday,*cough* I am used to shake hands with princesses and princes....*doooh* after 2 seconds I forgot my sentence. "your dear royalness, was it...?"

when she arrived, I should say they, as she came with an entourage of 10 more people, we shook hands.....with all of them! afterwards took pictures for the press......hihihi.....3 minutes of flashlightning and I almost couldn't hold my smile anymore due to my jaw cramp. the chit chat later on infront of the HKU students I fell asleep in a chair, as this was just too much excitement for a little girl like me.

But still, she was a lovely woman. Very impressing what she had to say.

Brahms Concert at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

2006-05-03T23:30:00.000+08:00

Finally I post some new stuff. It's a long time ago, forgive me.

I went to a Brahms concert "Ein deutsches Requiem" with Gisi, where Tony was singing in the choir. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures, but you can have a look at Gisi's blog as she made some. Nevertheless I wanna show you the beautiful handmade map Tony (or his friend) created to lead us safely through the huge Chinese University area. How cute is that....

Kristin and Tanushiga from Norway

2006-03-24T00:46:00.000+08:00

My favourite exchange student combination at HKU. Kristin and Tanushiga (parents SriLankan) from Norway. Unfortunately Kristin ate in the university canteen and got a food poisining for free. They went to Queen Mary Hospital, where they gave her a mask while she was sitting in the waiting area. Strange method for someone with a poisoned stomach. When I arrived there as well I expected something different from what I actually saw. Two girls in the waiting area laughing and chating along. Kristin was better after the medication and was already fluent in making jokes.

Another definition of Coolness?

2006-03-20T23:26:00.000+08:00

Is this my Hello Kitty room mate's boyfriend????? What a funny incident.

When my friends and I went out for dinner we passed this lovely motorcylist hehehe. He was just typing into his pink mobile phone on his pink bike, that´s a REAL MAN.....sometimes the world here in Hong Kong just feels a little upside down.

Hike in Shek O

2006-02-14T22:36:00.000+08:00

A sunny, super windy hike on the "dragon's back" with a great view down to the Shek O beaches. One beach (behind) is supposed to be the "big wave bay" for surfing...

And when I say windy, I mean windy. We had to watch out for not being blown off the track, down the cliffs...

Friends and people I never met before...the Westener in the back is Sue Royle from Australia, she is an artist in Hong Kong and paints really nice stuff, very wise and fun to talk with. The girls in front (white and green tshirt) are the couple Cat and Rachel who organised this hike. The old guy in front is a Canadian (I forgot his name) and came to Hong Kong some months ago to work as a school principal. He talks and talks and talks and talks......always happy, always enthusiastic about EVERYTHING, i swear, never meet someone like him.

Does anyone know what the exact function of that sheep is, except being a fake sheep? I really wanna know about your thoughts, so please comment...

Camping on Lantau Island

2006-02-04T22:20:00.000+08:00

The expetition to Lantau island was something I had never done before. We took the ferry from Central Hong Kong and then a bus dropped us at our starting point, right next to the prison. After 1 or 2 hours walking we arrived at a beautiful lonely beach, in the middle of nowhere. No streets, no people, no Hello Kitty.

.....my shoe enjoying the sunset.....

Chinese New Year

2006-02-04T21:56:00.000+08:00

Cathy, a local student and friend, invited two Austrians (Gisi and myself) and one German (Nicolai) to her place to have a real Chinese New Year Gathering. Her family lives in an area next to the big harbour. As you can see in the picture below the living area there has something like a "hidden" attraction. No tourist ever came her, altough it is so unique. They put a real ship in between the buildings, which is used as a shopping mall.

Gisi, Nicolai, Hong Kong Kevin and Hong Kong Cathy ;)

Her mum and aunt cooked Chinese traditional new years food and afterwards tons of sweets were offered. We left the place with big bellys, stuffed like a goose for Christmas. :) It was a very nice experience to celebrate this special event together with locals.

I have a new room mate

2006-02-04T21:45:00.000+08:00

Back from my wonderful trip to Thailand, I entered my room and discovered my new room mate, Penny. I thought there will be another exchange student replacing my old new room mate Rowan, but no. She is from Hong Kong and the only thing I know about her until now is her addiction to "Hello Kitty". For some of you, who don't know what excactly what that is- something like Mickey Mouse, but in form of a cat, without mouth. An idol for Hong Kong people, no not only for kids. Adults like them even more! Yep!

Hello Kitty everywhere you look and I am absolutely NOT kidding.
Please have a look.

The ironic part of this story....before I knew my room mate, I always made fun of the girls here wearing Hello Kitty pullovers, carrying bags and even go to bed with their Hello Kittys. NOW, it ALL comes back to me. I should have shut my mouth before. See, everyting comes back........*cry*
Do you feel dizzy? Enough??? To be honest, this is just a part of the collection. But I don't want to torture you too much.

I think I can live with it........live with Kitty, it's only 3 months right?

My Christmas trip to BIG BUDDHA

2005-12-24T20:49:00.000+08:00

My day trip to Lantau Island (still Hong Kong) where a giant, 30 meter Buddha is built on top of one of the 10000.... mountains. It's amazingly big!

There is a monestary next to it. I think it must be the best place to meditate, on top of that mountain with sea view, next to that giant buddha symbol. Should I become a monk...? ;)

Some people believe that I am a MONKey, but that is a different story.

Another story, but same location: The Hong Kong government is currently constructing a cabel car, yes, a cable car, on that mountain. Starting from the subway station (very far away) ending at poor little, big buddha. What an idea, don't you agree? Such a nice and quiet place, basically in the middle of nowhere.
So in fact, the place was not that quiet today, as there was construction work going on.....
Here parts of my evidence for you:

Have you ever ever ever seen a tree like this? Well, I have not. If anybody knows the name of this weird "rope tree", please comment. In German I would maybe call it "Schnürdl-baum"....

The "one night before christmas" walk

2005-12-24T20:35:00.000+08:00

One night walk with Nassim from France/Marocco and Rochier from the Netherlands........and who do you think we met????
Mum and Charlie!(the two in the back) What a pleasure, in deed, we were (not) very amused.

We ended up walking on the riverside, where many artists sell portrait drawings. Rochier said "Oh, I can do that too" So he started drawing Nassim and me.........

You know, I think this must be a forecast painting. We look like in our 70s or 80s. So 2056 up.

Aureline's good bye

2005-12-24T20:29:00.000+08:00

Time can go so fast!

Strickstunde........can I have one pullover in blue please.

2005-12-17T11:47:00.000+08:00

Sorry people, to bore you with my floor mate stories. I am studying all day long ;) in my room and don't come out of the hall....so the only thing I can report is my floor mates....Yesterday I came into the kitchen and what do I seeeee? One of my floor mates Kristy is sitting like old grandma knitting herself a scarf for this cold season. hahahaha.....
So happy to see that, because I had the impression that the kids here lost everything from the "old days". But no! One's still got grandma inside.

Birthday spaghetti

2005-12-17T11:42:00.000+08:00

As I forgot one of my floor mate's birthday (Cherry from Shanghai), I invited her for my beloved, well known, super delicious, recommendable Spaghetti for lunch. Doesn't she look happy? ;)

sunset view from our kitchen

2005-12-17T11:40:00.000+08:00

On the JUMBO boat restaurant

2005-12-17T11:27:00.000+08:00

Dennis (german exchangie) and I were invited by the German Insitute "Goethe Institute" to join as natives to their yearly party on the Jumbo floating restaurant in Aberdeen Harbour. Unfortunately no pictures from the event itself.

my room mate's new invention

2005-12-17T11:20:00.000+08:00

As it is getting really cold (15 Degrees, hehehe) at the moment and our hall is NOT the most isolated building, it can get super cold in the room. Sometimes I have the impression that it is colder inside than outside.

Anyway! In Hong Kong there is aircondition, but NO heating.....THAT's the problem. I use my beloved heating bottle to warm up, my room mate Rowan instead has the idea of using her emergency outdoor alum folie.......(Canadian people seem to have that everywhere they go) ha ha ha. BUT it WORKS!

newest trend in hong kong

2005-12-17T11:15:00.000+08:00

this seems to be one of the new shoe trends here in hong kong. they are kind of a copy from the dutch shoes for working on farms or in the garden....here, it is for the coolest and trendiest people, what a crazy world, don't you think so?

Hope my dutch grandparents are able to see this as well.

U.K. Inferno

2005-12-14T17:51:00.000+08:00

Although this has no connection with my studies here in Hong Kong, but I just saw those pictures on the news.....

Presentation for Purchasing&Supply

2005-12-10T14:04:00.000+08:00

Today we had a big presentation about Procter and Gamble for our purchasing and supply class. We worked on it for the past 10 weeks. Finally it's over!!!!!!!!!

Floor "Super-Pass" Dinner and Drawings

2005-12-10T13:28:00.000+08:00

"Super-Pass", for those who never heard of it (like me), it is a HK University tradition to have a good luck dinner before the examination weeks. There are certain rules which need to be concidered before starting to eat. For example a dish with cashew nuts and some meat, you should not let the cashewnut fall (using chopsticks) while aiming it to your mouth, as the Chinese pronounciation of "falling cashewnut" also means something like "fail at the exams". But on the other hand, the meat in the same dish HAS to fall once on your plate, before eating it, as this OF COURSE means something like "super pass". So everything has to do something with pronounciation. Very unique to be honest. After dinner, we went home and drew some wishes on red papers with Chinese signs for the others to pass the exams. Cute thing to do. They are supposed to hang on the person's doors, so at the moment, the hallway is full of red paper wishes...

shopping mall tourists.......

a happy christmas helper....

the girls drawing the paper wishes

one "big paper" as a surprise for one of the girls for her birthday.

and our room door.

A dedication to Anna, the crazy girl from Vienna

2005-12-08T16:04:00.000+08:00

"Who wants Anna?" she is house-trained, cuddly and looking for a kind man, who can take care of her.

happy or.........

sometimes a little sad

dramatic and concerned......

.......can be serious as well......yes she caaan....

........sociable and tame..........
and always willing to learn, even if it sometimes might not be the perfect method.

That's her! If you are interested and willing to "try her out", please post a comment on this blog. :)

Dinner at Carolin and Peter from Switzerland

2005-12-08T15:38:00.000+08:00

Caroline and Peter, a Swiss couple invited some Austrian's to have a "Sachertorte", which they had ordered from Austria. It was reeeeeeeeeeaaaallly delicious and very amusing.

Gisi& Clemens from Austria.

Clemens, Gisi and Anna together with the famous "Sachertorte"

Caroline and Peter

Mike from Austria, Vienna......has a very interesting job here.......he is the head of a flight operation company for private jets........his phone was constantly ringing! 24 hours job.

Hanging out with Renate

2005-12-08T15:31:00.000+08:00

We went to the cinema! "The constant gardener" a recommendable movie. About pharmaceutical industries using the people in Africa as trials for their medication. Very dramatic and emotional. Somehow the Chinese people in the cinema left during the play.......quite strange.

sunset

2005-12-08T15:26:00.000+08:00

floor hot pot

2005-12-08T14:28:00.000+08:00

hot pot, comparable with our "fondue", but instead of oil or cheeze they take only water.

very strange food, in my opinion. take a hot water pot and throw everything you can find in your house inside. they even boil salad and sausages......but lots of fun! unbelievable what my floor mates can eat, they are so tini tiny but eat like elephants.

Loy Krathong- Thay celebration

2005-12-07T16:50:00.000+08:00

One of the Thay celebrations called "Loy Krathong"! We celebrate everything connected to Thailand....all of us made some handcrafts of paper. Those flower things with candles are supposed to swim on water, so thay people put them into the river and make a wish. Sometimes they put coins on top of it. It is very common that people, who are in lack of money, jump into the water some meters further down the river and collect the money.
but anyway. all thos candle lightes flower "boats" swim in the water. It is especially beautiful to see at night of course, when it is dark and all the candles float on the river.

Welcome

2005-11-18T23:59:00.000+08:00

Hi there!
Thanx for being interested in my adventures in Hong Kong. I am here on exchange semester (for some people who might not know yet).

Enjoy..................

and please, feel free to post any comments or send me an email. It's good to hear from outside of Hong Kong. :) h0151559@wu-wien.ac.at

Hong Kong

2005-11-18T23:58:00.000+08:00

"Excuse me, do you know the way to Mickey Mouse?"..................Disneyland! Even giving directions on street signs.

Have you ever seen a skyscraper without windows?????? (the house in the back)

The contrast of old and new!

"SOME" people walking around in this little village

Wei, from Canada

Times Square in Causeway Bay

mmmmm......yummie!

penalty in the bus...that's around 500 Euro.

excact rules for getting into and coming out of the subway.....no one follows.
the subway...always very empty!

R

marine park 12/11/05

2005-11-18T18:25:00.000+08:00

Hong Kong is a super modern city built into paradise. There is so much green here, that the city itself seems almost unimportant. I am taking a lot of hikes, either with clubs at my university or other exchange students. This is one of the areas in the so called "new terretories".......some parts are protected by the government, fortunately.

stillllllll.....hong kong......beautiful isn't it. here is some evidence.

French night 04/11/05

2005-11-18T18:09:00.000+08:00

Heloise, a French girl from my course, and I decided to have a french night, with "normal/european" dinner (cheeze fondue, quiche, bread,....)

Greg and Aureline

Heloise and I

Anna from Austria, not drunk, only likes dancing....some kind of drug for her.

Heloise and Greg

Greg's drug.

some evil people threw away their pets (huge spiders)........what a cruel world.............(after halloween)

home, sweet home?

2005-11-18T04:42:00.000+08:00

the sassoon road residences.

my floor mates practicing for the cheering competition

One of my floor mates and I had to make "floor soup", it is an obligation for everyone once in a while. I decided to do something more "unusual" here...spaghetti bolognese, instead of the usual chicken feet soup *yummie*.....Esther my partner for the cooking was very excited to cook with a foreigner something foreign. She was already so happy with cutting the vegatables, I did the cooking (for 20 people). The liked it a lot! All together they were sitting in the kitchen eating the spaghetti with chop sticks hahahaha, very funny experience. gave me lots of energy and love for this culture.

Freshmen Orientation (takes around 10 days, without sleep) during their "soldier games"

my room mate in the morning. yes, right....she is under that blanket.

tha kitchan

my roooooom, around 12 m2 for two people. funny, but i got used to it.

A special Chinese dish " chicken feet soup" yes, correct, chicken feet. Even with nails. Didn't try it.....would YOU????

my one billion$ view from my window....cemetery, is that a good or a bad sign? must be a good one! :)

A note hanging in the bathroom....very funny, especiallt the right one. We have showering rules, as the Hong Kongian girls are a little shy and want to avoid every situation where they could be seen naked....

Tim, from Holland.........oh no, the netherlands (sorry mum)

Queen Mary Hospital opposite of the residences- next to it, the cemetery. (built upon a hill)......does that mean anything?

view to the ocean...from the hall roof. unfortunately my room is not facing that side :( *cry* so many huge container ships out there. the building is, by the way, the building of the faculty of medicine, where SARS was discovered.

Open Day at the university 22/10/05

2005-11-17T18:58:00.000+08:00

My thay class promoted the thay course, which is offered at the University of Hong Kong. It is quite unique actually. My thay teacher "khruu tuk" brought some costumes. Looks like I work for Thai airways....hahaha...well, actually I would love to.

Mum, don't faint. I know you will love it. Long time, no see, right? Last time I wore a dress, was the first day of primary school, with 6?

my thay class (not all of them) we found it really funny to dress up in thay traditional costumes. except Adun, he somehow didn't want to wear a dress, which I can't understand hehehe. So, the girl in blue is Hattaya, in purple Usani, in super pink khun muu (translated means Miss pig/pork, it occured in class that we started to call her like that, but it is not meant in a bad way, Thay people like to call each other being fat, nice isn't it?), in red Wanida and Khruu Tuk in the middle, our teacher. She puts lots of effort in us to improve our thay. I have never learned that much in my whole life I think! Really, super fun!

The exhibition at our university museum, where Renate, who is a German teacher and a very nice woman, invited me to. That was one of the most beautiful paintings there.

An old traditional Chinese costume. Also in that museum. Looks like someone wanted to feel like a Cockroach...

Austrian Gala Dinner 01/11/05

2005-11-17T18:53:00.000+08:00

All you can eat Austrian (almost) food, for free. On costs of the tax payers at home. Thanx guys! ;)

That's Gisi's (one Austrian girl at my university) boyfriend

Climbing Club

2005-11-17T18:08:00.000+08:00

I joined the climbing club at my university. Very challenging!!! The people are very nice. Afterwards we sometimes go and have something to eat. Very Chinese!

Hiking with the church, yes the church.... 16/10/05

2005-11-17T17:55:00.000+08:00

one of my floor mates (Garn Garn) invited me to come with her church to hike in Saikun (still Hong Kong, can you believe it). Verrryyy beautiful.

Garn Garn (right) and her friends

Her father invited me after the hike to their home (30m2 for the family of 4 people, normal for Hong Kong). Garn Garn told me I was the first foreigner her dad ever talked to in his whole life. WOW, what an honor for me. He didn't speak any English, so Garn Garn translated everyting. It was very funny. I told him, that I can cook some spaghetti next time. He laughed and said he would love to do that.

Thay cooking at Khruu Tuk's house

2005-11-17T16:42:00.000+08:00

Khruu Tuk wants us to know a lot about her culture and also the traditional food. "Okay, why not? Let's cook and eat!" hehehe. She invited us to her place, where we had to prepare a little bit, the rest her thay maid cooked. VERRRRY DELICIOUS!

Floor hiking 25/09/05

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some wild cows in that reservoir...

the girls from my floor
fat monkeys there as well.

Fishing on the sea 09/10/05

2005-11-17T11:50:00.000+08:00

The fishing club organized fishing on a yacht, in the new terretories (still hong kong). I asked my Austrian friend Anna to join. There were some other exchange students. Some of them were a little strange (Germans and French). But I can not love everyone. So....whatever. We had a super relaxing day on the boat. Fishing with a little plastic rope. I got 2 fishes. Anna none. But I couldn't kill them. Others did it for me. Is that really a sport????
the yacht

our boats(wo)man, the captain. with colourful jogging pants. :) she was very cool and helped us with all the hard work, such as putting the worms (alive) on our hooks, cooking all the fish,....

Anna.....thinking that she caught something.......! she is haluzinating. hahaha

here, the worm part

poor little fish! we are killers!*cry* but there were very delicious.

Renate's home party

2005-11-11T01:22:00.000+08:00

A very nice dinner at Renate's and Max's place. Unfortunately Renate never sends pictures of herself....that's her husband Max, from Bavaria/Germany. A super sweet couple. Lots of fun to be with.