I feel like a walking corpse. I'm totally exhausted...being sick totally tires me out.

Fu Wei and I went to Albertplatz to meet Carlos and Sebastian yesterday evening. Fu Wei and I were a little late...we were supposed to be only 3 min late, but the tram took even longer to come than expected...and Carlos was already there. Along the way, Mai called us and asked where we were, so we waited for her. Sebastian took even longer to come, so we decided to walk to the restaurant first. It was quite a walk from Albertplatz to the restaurant, but it was ok...not TOO cold and it wasn't dark yet.

Mai and Fu Wei went to take a look at the Kunsthofpassage, but Carlos and I went into the restaurant first, cos we'd seen the place a million times before. I mean it is pretty but I'll probably bring Jasmine there when she's here, so I decided NOT to go and NOT kill the joy of seeing it again in 2 weeks' time. Carlos and I spent the time looking at his map of Germany and marking places which I had visited and thought were worth visiting. He's been to quite a lot of places, man. For someone who's only been here since April.

Anyway, they soon came and about 1 hour after the time we were SUPPOSED to meet, Sebastian strolled in. He said, "Sorry, I'm typically Spanish". Thankfully, Carlos isn't like him, because Fu Wei and I would've frozen to death waiting for both of them at the tram stop!!

They gave us keropok...mmm! Then we took our own sweet time ordering...translating the menu and etc etc. I know I am boring, but I ate the same thing I always eat when I go to that restaurant. I like it a lot, and I know I couldn't possibly cook it for myself. After a brief intro on the menu, Carlos decided to have what I was having. It was kinda funny because Carlos was saying he wanted to eat vegetables, like onions, mushroom, carrots, paprika, bamboo etc...and Sebastian, when asked by Mai what he wanted to eat, said he would eat anything that didn't have too many vegetables. Two of them are like total opposites! But I suppose they still get on perfectly. Sebastian is super good with chopsticks...and he tried to teach Carlos...but in the end, I think they ended up using fork and spoon. Fu Wei too. Mai and i used chopsticks cos I prefer using chopsticks for noodles anyway. For rice, I'd definitely use a fork.

I have no idea what we did the whole evening, but time passed pretty quickly. The food was also super filling. Both Carlos and I couldn't finish...but Fu Wei finished my food for me cos her dish was pretty tasteless...but the sauce was kinda peppery. But we had dessert though...deep fried bananas in a coconut sauce...I was full, but I do seem to have a separate compartment for dessert...plus, I can never resist bananas...or chocolate for that matter. I've just polished off an entire box of chocolate biscuits (read: 150g)...and that even though I am coughing like crazy. I really have to exercise more self-restraint...I know such stuff is not gonna help me to get well any sooner. Blah.

Carlos was flipping around in his dictionary a lot the whole evening. He says he brings his bag around just because of his dictionary. Well, I've stopped carrying a dictionary around, but I told him about how my dictionary was now in pieces...because it was my "best friend" for years. He seems like a very intelligent and interesting person (but not an intellectual snob, thankfully)..but unfortunately, the language barrier seems to make it a little harder to carry on a conversation. But what I find interesting about him is his keeness to learn. I mean he wants to go to Scotland next year to learn English...and he checked Wikipedia to find out more about Singapore and stuff. But it was really hard to explain what a Fachwerkhaus is...

Anyway, by the time we'd left the restaurant, it was already 11 something...there was like no one else in the restaurant besides us by the time we left. Oh, something really funny: I brought Carlos' jacket to return it to him...but Fu Wei was cold, so he lent it to her...and she wore it home...haha...so we still have to give it back to him AGAIN! But we'll see them after I come back...cos I asked them to come over when Jas is here...I'm sure she'd like to see some new faces besides just mine. And since they are interested to go to Meissen too, if they do happen to be in town next next weekend, maybe we can go together.

Ok, I really should go get my stuff for the coming week packed...

These are my photos from my trip to Weimar and Eisenach. Been wanting to put them up, but had no Internet from Sat until this morning. The weather sucked...but it was ok, it didn't really ruin our trip :). BUT...I realised that I really REALLY hate bus rides...it's so claustrophobia-inducing...like cannot run away if you want to...just have to sit there and full stop...blah...I cannot tahan that kinda feeling. But the bus driver was really nice. Fu Wei thought he was cute and she asked him if she could take a photo with him...haha! I was the photographer!

I got sick during the trip...actually, I already felt the beginnings of a sore throat on Friday afternoon, after tennis. Florian the Sarcastic wasn't there...and instead, we had Stefanie, who was nice and cute. Anyway, I think it might be cos the chlorine water I "drank" during swimming may have irritated my respiratory tract...and thus lead to the cold...which probably also happened cos my immune system is slightly weak now, thanks to all the stress.

Anyway, we went to Weimar first...starting our day with a tour of Schillerhaus (actually more than half went to the Goethehaus, but Fu Wei and I decided to be different) and found out that Schiller only lived there for 3 years of his life before kicking the bucket. And we also found out that Schiller was about a head taller than Goethe, but their statues are the same height...haha...thanks to the idealised portrayal which is apparently quite common.

Then, we went for a tour around the town. I like Weimar! It's so quaint and pretty! I've been dying to go to Weimar for eons..but only after 2 1/2 years of being in Germany, did I managed to go! We heard about some of Goethe's women...yeah, he did have quite a few...and about a clandestine affair...haha!

Then we had lunch...Thüringer Bratwurst...what else? :) The Senf was super good...but the Wurst was a little bland...then we had ice cream at this Italian place...Gia-something...I have a bad memory for names. But the ice cream was excellent! I had Latte Macchiato and Caffe Crunch...heavenly, I tell you! One of the best I've ever had!

After lunch, we went to Buchenwald, a former concentration camp near Weimar. These places make me really sad...and I don't understand why people are so crazy about taking photos there...I mean hello, have some respect for the many who died tragic deaths! But ok, maybe I'm just overly sensitive. But the tour guide was quite cute. He reminded me a lot of Paul from NJ...the way he talks and his hairstyle and all. Weird, man!

Then, it was time to go back to the hostel and have dinner. It was Gulasch mit Nudeln...very deutsch. Then Fu Wei and I played Ligretto with the 2 Czech girls we shared our room with. It was certainly much more fun when there are more pple to play with. We played and talked till quite late.

The next day, we went to Eisenach, or rather, Wartburg, where Luther translated the New Testament...but there were other famous pple who had stayed there...apparently. The tour guide was a right little B****...I cannot imagine a tour guide openly showing her anger...plus, she spoke so fast even though we already told her to speak slowly. I mean I can understand what she said...but there are pple who are exchange students...so hello, it's not fair to them. Really buay tahan, can! I hope she never becomes a teacher...her students will hate her...monotonous voice, speaks way too fast and so authoritarian.

But Wartburg has a really really good view of the Thüringer Wald. So much green...so peaceful! We took some photos...well, Fu Wei took a lot. This time, I only took about 60 photos cos I felt sick and thus was not really in the mood to take photos. Fu Wei and I planned to go to this restaurant I like in the Neustadt...and we decided to ask Carlos and the other Spaniards if they wanted to come along, cos they'd brought it up the last time. Carlos' reply was kinda funny. Allow me to quote word for word: "Excusem I've not written in 1week. Im n Bayern monday will return to Dresd. We'll see on wednesday". I had no idea if he meant, ok, we'll decide on Wednesday, or we'll see you on Wednesday".

Anyway, I told him the time we were planning to meet today...and he said he and Sebastian will be there. But I hope they are not late because the weather freaking sux and I refuse to wait for hours in the rain and with the strong wind blowing! Fu Wei emailed the 2 Czech girls about it...but dunno if they are coming too. We'll see lah.