脑袋很累。。。

今天很累
累得想一眠不起了。。。

左脑说：我只做这，其他的不管
右脑说：你那根本就是不和神经中躯合作，找死吗？
左脑说：你是老几啊？还不是另一个笨脑，要我听你的，门都没。。
右脑说：神经中躯, 我不管了，你让左脑跟着办，我不理了
神经中躯说：我可不可以不要我的左右脑啊？反正都是笨脑，有跟没是没差别的！
左右脑说：现在是我们叫你做东西，几时轮到你说要不要啊？
神经中躯说：感谢天，他们也会有统一意见的时候。。。amen..

Madurodam - Holland in Miniature

Again, another college has bring me together with his kids to visit the Madurodam, where you can see the whole Holland in a mini park. If you had went ShenZhen 'Windows of the World' 世界之窗, this of course is so small as compare to that.
It's a bad weather day, shower by the rain, cold wind. But I do enjoy it very much also, they make it so real, and I even able to 'visit' the tulips garden although it's not the season now (fake one lah) :p

Click this to see all photos in Amsterdam

Becareful!! A spy is shooting our photo!!

Museum Plein

The place name itself told that, this is an area where the museums are located. Among them, the Van Gogh museum is the most famous (Van Gogh is a Dutch, but he get famous in Paris), and the other one - Rijksmuseum, I think this is their national museum. I didn't visit any of them, bcoz the entrance fee is expensive, and I am not really know how to appreciate art as well. Walking in the park near by is much better choice for me ;)
Oh ya.... there is a Diamond museum there which is free entrance, so, I walk in to have a look. Nothing much, just a crown and 'tongkat', I dunno what is this call in English. You can buy diamond from them directly, they have private room upstairs to serve you.

The Van Gogh museum

The Rijksmuseum museum

The park near by, with a group of girls jumping on a 'plate' that will make sound 'ding ding ding'

Rijksmuseum view from the park

Central area in Amsterdam - Day vs Night

When a place is decorate probably with light, night view always look much better than day view.
I was impress at the first time when go to the center area again at night, it is beautiful!

Night view

Day view

The DeBiJenkorf department store. In London it is Harrod, in Amsterdam, it is DeBiJenkorf

Inside a street

A 'far' view for the street

Although my shooting skill increase a lot, but I think it's still too far from professional shooting level, especially for the night view :D

Wind mill 'show'

I shall be grateful that the colleagues here are very friendly and easy going.
When I asked them where I can see some wind mill, I have a surprising response: "Let me bring you there, the biggest in the town!".

So, I went to this place - Zaanse Schans. There are wind mills, cheese making shop, the clog (wooden shoes) house, the Dutch traditional house, which look far 'shorter' than and smaller as compare to now.

Just show some photo here first.. more story to be tell later..it is late now.. I shall be going home...

Just some wind mill

A view from a bridge

A typical Dutch town opposite of wind mill area

A traditional house, 小桥流水人家

One day, when I am in the lift...

How come they never 'share' the height with me??

When Dutch say 'Next Saturday' in English to you

An interesting with this phase - Next Saturday.
For us, it is next week Saturday.

But for some Dutch, 'Next Saturday' = 'Coming Saturday'. For e.g.,
On Wednesday, if they told you 'Let's meet next Saturday', this actually means it is 3 days later, the coming Saturday.

My college told this was due to their Dutch language has no direct translation to 'coming Saturday', and they knew it is different from what the rest of worlds means by 'Next Saturday'.

The Dutch guy that though 'Next Saturday' = 'Coming Saturday' wasn't realize about that different. We almost make a 'date' on wrong day :p

So, next time if you met a Dutch people, and have any appointment on 'Next Saturday', just ask to confirm the date.

It is always good to be double verify :p. I learn this recently in many incidence happen to me.

Now I really realize in Amsterdam

First night while coming back from office, was get lost to the way back to the hotel. I always block by the river that make me cannot simply make a turn to the direction I want!
Imagine a night, raining, strong wind, and lost in a strange city... although I get a lengzai ask for the direction, but he also doesn't point me the right way at first time. Anyway, finally I able to figured out that I have to find a 'bridge' to cross that river, and this 'brige' = metro station itself :p.
Attached a drawing I made, see if you can understand my route while try to get back home that night :D

Lost on way back to hotel

Central area in Amsterdam

Went to the city central area, to get the monthly pass, and a local SIM card, and an IDD call card. The IDD is very cheap here, using landline, 12.50 Euro can call back to MY landline phone up to 1300 minutes, which is 20++ hours!

I like this city very much, other than the busy city center, the other place is very nice.
Imagine a place that not is never very crowded, can hear the tree and river 'moving' sound when the wind is blowing, sometimes the bird or duck sound, no big engine and hon sound along the road, people cycling pass-by you... I just feel this make me very calm and relax...

A view from my room

The trees are now 'yellowing', it is now just start it's Winter season 2/3 weeks ago

Had capture some photo, please visit the photo album with 'Amsterdam' tag if you would like to

Oh ya... I found in China Town, both in London and Amsterdam, also has that DragonInn Restaurant. I suspect there is DragonInn in PetalingStreet as well, dun know is it the same boss for all these DragonInn, if it is, sure kaya!

Dragon-Inn restaurant, and behind it, is Wau Restaurant, Malaysian food!!

Landed at Amsterdam @ 2007.11.03 - Sat, Winter - Clear

I had landed safely in the Amsterdam on Saturday local time, and this city already in Winter season.

Weather?
- About the same like Dalian, 12-15 degree if not mistaken

Timezone
- GMT + 01:00, it's 7 hours 'slower' than Malaysia

I will be here for 4 weeks, will be back to Dalian on 2nd Dec 2007. I feel it's a little bit too short for me, I only have 3 weekends to explore the city...and since the sky get dark early, at 17:30 pm, means I have to go out early morning in order to have more time -> cannot sleep too much during weekend then :p

It take exactly 10 hrs flight from Beijing to Amsterdam.

Currently stay at a hotel that does not provide internet access for free, that's the reason I couldn't update the blog on time. And this means I only able do this blogging in office, and it's not good to do it during office hour :p. Anyway, when there is a wish, there will be a way.

I will try to keep the blog updates. Nothing much can be tell today.. till next time, will have more story and photos!