This is my 4th day in Maastricht and it has been cold here but not the worst I've experience.
still bearable for me. :)
Let me blog my journey here...... for these 3 days
I travelled alone via SQ and watched 'secret' and 'balls of fury' in the plane. not nice de
there's an empty seat beside me and I felt like I was the only asian there! Until i saw 2 more asians and I overheard that they are going Maastricht too. But i was shy to talk to them.
it was very heavy in my heart because I was holding my tears. my frenz, family and dearie sent me off. Luckily I din cry!
I wanna be so grown-up :P
I love the pressie they gimme :D
Then going thru the customs was scary
because they seemed pretty strict so they open up passengers' baggages.
The custom officer wanted to open mine too. until this tattoo body guy came along and his focus switched to him. so he just check my visa, acceptance letter and I am off to go!
weee...
Then I realised my luggage is 27.9kg with my backpack of 11kg. And moi is like 45 kg only.
geez! How am i going to manage?
I managed to.
that's MY backpack only
so I am off to take the train. The train was confusing...
each platform has different trains going on different routes.best of all, sometimes the train can interchange to the other platform so must really read properly, note the timing.
and it's really efficient. the train has SPECIFIC timing like 10:32
the 2.5 hrs journey has nice sceneries but was unfortunate raining. the rain really spoiled it all.
Dun quote me but some people are not very friendly. When i ask some questions abt the train tickets, they just can't give me a definite answer eventhough I know they noe it. they just abruptly answer you and when you ask them again then they will give u the correct answer. wth....
some are quite nice to help me carry the luggage off and on the train.
i bought the 1st class tic and there's only 1 section (out of 15 sections) on the train. the rest are all 2nd.
weird and I had a hard time running in the middle to board on else it will leave ON THE DOT. yes, like 11:13
I arrived and the student exchange network committee fetched us to guesthouse. I am paying 13.25euros/night in my guesthouse.
I love my single room. it's so BIG! and the heater makes my day.
after unpacking, we proceed to walk to city centre and realised the train station is so near us! 5 min distance. this station can go brussels and basically the whole of europe :P
My other singapore NTU mates brought everything - pillow, pots and pans, sauces, kettle, rice cooker, cup, utensils. I thought was abit kuazhang but in the end, i regretted becoz it's so expensive :(
I spent like 40 euros just on pillow, pillow cases, bowl, plate, cup, utensils and dunno wat else.
I also met other singaporeans from SMU and NUS maybe about 10+ of them?
some of them came earlier for the carnival and went to barcelona, Uk over the week. cool man! and shared their experiences with us.
7 feb we went to the university for orientation and realised it used to be a church so my briefing was in a chapel!
how cool is that?
the university is really modern especially the library but the school buildings blend in with the surroundings so I might lost my way really.
and some places in the university reminds me of hospital :/ especially the signs. check it out: faculty of economics and business administration
the hospital signs. hahaa
some pure entertainment in the men's toilet. apparently they have pictures of flies in the toilet bowl. farnie.
I love Maastricht. it's a small town with nice shopping areas and serene walk ways. it's like those we've seen in movies. the brick like pathways and buildings living out of ancient rome.
simply love european culture.
photoshoped. but I love this pic!
our guesthouse is opposite the bridge where the citycentre is. everyday we have to cross that bridge to buy groceries and stuffs, walking to school.
I love this scenery:
it's almost perfect with the sunset. of coz, there are more beautiful sceneries in europe. can't wait!
the city centre is also bustling with shops on certain days like thursdays they open till 9pm else it's 6pm
winter trees lined up
I have more photos in other friends' camera. wait for more updates!
meanwhile dun miss me and take care.
lastly, GONG XI FA CAI!!!!!
prosperous new year people~~
miss my family, frenz and dear
A rainbow to end my day
6:52 AM
Songs of Rainbow
Lynette is the composer of her life
Someday I will find it
Scorpion
23 years of laughter
Driven by hopes, Love and Dreams
Want an exciting Life, daring & bold
I love the pressie they gimme :D
that's MY backpack only
faculty of economics and business administration
the hospital signs. hahaa
photoshoped. but I love this pic! 
