New year, new place

New place

Finally I moved to a new place, to welcome the year of 2008 :)

As compare to old place, this is much more new design, from the entrance to the apt, until the house interior design. I like this place very much, although the room is smaller, but I will enjoy more space as compare to last time. The living room is spacious, kitchen design is modern, dinning area is nice. So, I wouldn't be always just stay at my room like last time, I feel much more like a house here now. I would say this is a worth value for the rental.

If really want to tell what's the bad side about this place, hmm... so far can think of two:
1. Not easy to get food around. There is no food shop in this residential area, have to go out by public transport to get food. Unless I cook myself :p

2. No way to walk to office from here. Well, if still want to walk, it would take > 1 hr for 1 way. And have to walk along a big road, which is very dusty. So, have to take bus from now on. And while coming back from work, if it's too late, then have to take taxi, bcoz the last bus is around 8 pm - 8.30 pm

Anyway, I am happy to move here. Those 2 negative factors is just minor as compare to what I feel with the old apt living quality

Wish you all a happy new year!

Just for comparison - the old place

Fung can't ski!!

安波温泉滑雪场

Yes.. I went to ski last Sunday. Thanks to a friend, she invite me to join her family member and manager for this trip.

We went to a place name 'AnBo' 安波, it took 2 hours drive from the place I stay.
It's a man made ski park, and near by the park, 2000 meter, there is hot spring water also. I always wonder how come spring water can be appear together with snow. 1 is hot, 1 is cold...how come can be at the same place ??! Hmmm.... could be all fake one :p

So, we arrived the ski park around 2 pm, and leave at 5 pm. 3 hours is very short, got an instructor show me and my frend's nephew how to ski.
But... my progress was tooooo slow, until the instructor finally give up with me, ask me to stay at the shortest beginner place to learn how to make the 'A' shape. In mandarin, the instructor always said 内八字, and have to make both legs put force at the same time.

Me? Always senget one... And I keep looking down to my legs while skiing, instructor ask me to 'relax.... look up... just take it easy'....
Sigh... who dun know have to relax, but I cannot feel the control mah, I worry the 内八字 gone, then I fall down like hell :D

I did enjoy the trip, I wish it can be ski for longer time. We should go earlier next time...

The whole trip, entrance + transport cost us each 270 RMB. Not too expensive for a day trip I think. And the most important, it's my first time to try ski ;)

Take this 'elevator' to begin my lesson

Map - how to get there

Business hours and entrance fee

钱

一直把钱看得很重，不到必要时，都不会把钱花掉。
或许对某些人来说，我的程度已经不只是节省，而是吝啬。倒不是很在意别人的看法，因为我的生活他们管不了，我有财务问题时，他们也帮不了。

直到最近，面对了些问题，挣扎了很久，还是硬着头皮去面对了。或许我的想法太简单直接了，这问题比我想象中难以解决, 所提出的解决方案不被接受。没办法，最后我只好提出对自己最不利的打算，就是用更多的钱解决。原来比起正面冲突，我还是比较胆小的，别人没说什么，都会先把自己放在最不利的地方，即使会损失金钱，只要不骂我，不对我脸臭就行了。

有时在想，会不会是我有什么童年阴影，导致我重来都不敢和别人正面冲突，即使我其实更有理由。
你看，这只猪，有时候像老鼠吧？ :D

你可以想象我的心痛吗？对一个‘吝啬’的人来说，花一笔不少的钱，还是照理说不必要的钱，真的会心痛得失眠的。

不过我想，用好的心态来看待，能用钱解决的，总比继续让心理不舒服好吧？钱可以再找，如果郁闷了太久，导致心理不平衡，更难搞了，对不对？ :D

(期待天会掉下金钱雨，早点睡觉做梦去 :p)

Big Mac index??

Just check that 1 McD big mac. here cost RMB 11.50, if meal set then cost RMB 17.50.

So, anybody can tell is this city a high living cost city?

How about if compare to MY?

Snowing..下雪了...

As promise...here are the photos.
And I want to correct my comments last night. When I walk to work this morning, it is really beautiful. The scenery where snow cover the trees, building, the leaf shape on the road because of it's 'stick' on the road last night, and been clean up by this morning.. these are really beautiful...
And today no snow liao woh...now I know that the snow not necessary always continue once it get start...

This afternoon, snowing liao...snow start at 3-4 pm I think. When go home about 6.15 pm, it's already 2 inch thick. Trees, cars, building, land...all covered by snow, it's white..

So, how do I feel?
Surprisingly, I didn't feel much excited, this is the first time walk under snow, I though I will feel exciting when I first see snow..it is my first experience mah... but.. doesn't as what I though.

And, what so special about snow?
Nothing much, except have to walk carefully, it is very slippery. It is slippery until you can fall down easily. Imagine your fridge, in the ice keeping box, there is some place where it is not snow, but smooth surface, that is very slippery. And.. I did 'pok gai' while walking home. Wearing leather shoes is sucks in this kind of weather. Especially have to make sure the shoes doesn't has any hole under it, else your toes will get too cold when get wet by the ice water, it hurt!

Will post some photos captured tonight later..it's so late now.. got to go sleep, it's night view, but i think can still see the snow effect..

Snow 'stack up' at my window

Can you see the snow under the light?? Hmm... difficult huh?
The morning after snowWhen I just arrived on 5th Oct 07

冬天。。。

冬天。。。有好有坏
好的：在冰冰凉凉的天气里，不用但心汗流狹背，基本上汗没流出来，就已经被冷风吹干了。。。所以请记得搽些moisturiser, 不然你的皮肤会感觉干干的，痒痒的，紧紧的，不太好受
坏的：出门前，准备功夫多了好多，搽这搽那，搞个大半天，没在家那么干脆容易了，刷牙洗脸冲凉上机车，至少我是那样的。我知道，我本不是‘正常’的女孩 :)

好的：巧克力不用放冰箱也不怕它溶，硬度刚好。其实在家，不太喜欢巧克力放在冰箱后拿来吃，太硬了，味道都硬的没了
坏的：吃太多巧克力，肯定会发胖。还好我不太喜欢零食，包括巧克力，不然回去的时候，会变成‘老叮当’那么胖胖矮矮的 :D

好的：如果你不喜欢冲凉，或不太会冒汗的话，你可以两天一澡, 我想绝对有可能很多人都是这样。我也变得不天天换衣了，就穿几天才洗，当然不包括里面的的啦 :D
坏的：如果你和别人分租，就要学会把握时间。因为，那热水器，一个人冲了之后，要等它再热。至少一个小时，我就是等得快要发疯了，才来发神经，胡说一通。真他妈的不爽，冲个凉还真麻烦!!

我想还是老家好啦，都没这些麻烦东西。。

Leaving Amsterdam

Time flies... this is the day I will leave Amsterdam, and go back to Dalian.
What has different the 1st day and the last day while I am here as a part-time visitor? The trees is something obvious

All leaf gone on the day I leave

Trees on the day I came

So, I hope nobody head will like those trees, dropping all their hairs :D

The flight is very late, 21:25 PM, I checked-out at 12:00 PM, leave my luggage in the hotel, and have last walk to the city center again.

This time, I tried their local special fast food shop, Febo, where selling burger, fries, and kroket. Kroket is kind of snack that is special in Holland, which can be filled by cheese(nice), beef(nice), 'young' beef(nice), chicken(dun like this, meat too hard for me), rice(so so) and etc. Oh, btw, nasi in Holland is actually our nasi goreng. It's a self service concept shop, just put in coin, and grab your kroket from the 'wall'. Most kroket cost 1.20 euro, burger is 2++ euro

The Febo shop

Kroket selling on a 'wall'

Then finally, go to airport much earlier, arrive there by 18:00 PM, because want to refund my purchase here. If you buy something cost > 50 euro at 1 day in 1 shop, you can ask them to issue you the global refund cheque, and refund your money before check in. Although mine only can refund few euro, but it's still money right :p

The airport is decorated nicely with the X'mas trees and light, just shoot some, in fact only 2 :D