Sorry for not updating for so long! I've been sooooooooo busy with my presentations and exam...it was simply a nightmare week for me especially.
But before all this crap started, Marcus and I did go to Belantis, a theme park near Leipzig. We'd been planning it for a while and decided to go on the Monday before Labour Day. It was extremely funny, because we simply couldn't figure out how to get there. Marcus decided to take the Autobahn and we ended up driving 86 km...we saw the Auf Wiedersehen Sachen, Willkommen in Sachsen-Anhalt signs...and then after driving for eons, the Auf Wiedersehen Sachsen-Anhalt, Willkommen in Sachsen signs...haha...so we actually drove out of the state and back in again somehow.
When we finally got there, the weather was good, so it cheered us up a bit. The tickets are quite expensive, but I guess it was ok...we had a good time :)
The first thing we did was to go on the pirate ship...and thanks to smart ol' me, we sat right at the end...and nearly died. I swear I had tears in my eyes cos I thought my heart wasn't gonna make it...after getting down and watching the ship from outside, we wondered how we had managed to survive. There was this other ride that's similar to the pirate ship, but spins around, which means, Pirate Ship a gazillion times worse. It's one of the rides we refused to take...cos we knew we'd probably throw up or something.
It was definitely holiday mood over there...summer-like weather! We walked around and decided to go on the slides...Marcus went down the tube slide and I went down this other one which turned out to be scarier :(. Then we went on this cruise...two women with their children were on the same boat as us. Marcus said the kid was as ugly as his mother...I thought he was exaggerating, but the kid really had a not very nice nose...ah well. Hopefully my kid won't inherit my bad genes...like my dry skin and double-jointed fingers...and extremely round face.
Sorry, I digress...
After that, we went for some weird ride that was indoors and had something to do with illusion. It wasn't bad, but the story was stupid. Then we finally went on what we wanted to go on...the Pyramid ride! Well, I was freaked out by the pirate ship, and I kept saying I didn't wanna go...and I kept my eyes closed the whole time! It wasn't as bad the the pirate ship though, cos it was over much more quickly, even though it was extremely steep...Marcus got all wet though..and my shoes were wet. Haha..but it wasn't bad.
Anyway, then we went for lunch, I think. I had chicken nuggets and Marcus a Schnitzel. It was really expensive, but well, it's a theme park.
We went canoeing twice...the second time only Marcus paddled because he was disgusted with my paddling skills or lack thereof...haha...I didn't mind, cos it was hard work anyway. We also went on the roller coaster, which wasn't too bad, except it jerked around quite violently, so you feel like your brain is being jerked around in your skull...
Apart from that, Marcus went on this ride which spun round and round...but I have a slight fear of heights, so he went on his own..managed to capture a photo of him...do you see him in the photo?
After that, Marcus didn't wanna go on any more rides, so we went on the cruise again, and went on this Greek column thing, where you can look around you...nice view...we could even see a nearby lake.
It was a very nice, relaxing day...although this couple we kept seeing the whole day were arguing all the time...like why waste so much money to come to a place like this, then spend the whole day arguing?? Ah, to each his own. We almost had to pay a fortune for the stupid parking chip, cos we had no idea where it was, but it was almost closing time and the lady was nice...probably cos Marcus doesn't look like someone who wants to cheat people of their money. There was some Fanta promotion outside, so we got 4 bottles of Fanta!
When we got home, Marcus looked in the mirror and said, "Oh dear, no wonder the people in the supermarket were giving me weird looks!" We were both sunburnt, but because I had a jacket on, it was mostly my face that was red...but nothing else, so it was fine :)
Hoppilina, the chocolate Easter bunny Marcus gave me, and Hoppy
My pretty Marcus
And since then it's been almost a month...what else have I been up to? Well, Marcus came to Dresden for a week and we moved about 1/4 of my stuff to his place for storage...if not I'd never be able to move out by July...he made me give up the clothes I don't wear...which is good I guess...at least I know he's not a hoarder like my dad. With Fu Wei's help, we managed to move all the stuff down to the car...it's GREAT that Marcus has a car...if not I would just die man! We also had lunch at Mai's new place...with Fu Wei and Liu Jian.
Another weekend, Marcus had to work, so I stayed home and played WOW and prepared for my presentations...
And last weekend was the most stressful of all. I was totally at the end of my wits...I had to do 3 things and couldn't concentrate on any single one. I was crying at a turn of the tap because of rather silly reasons...well, but I can't be strong when I feel so vulnerable. Poor Marcus had to put up with all my crap...and I know he hates it when I cry. But we somehow survived the weekend...despite me being really unreasonable at times...but Marcus is a good boyfriend, even if he doesn't understand everything I do...I sometimes don't either.
Am looking forward to Rügen this weekend, even if it's probably going to rain. It will be the longest time I've ever spent apart from Marcus since I came back from Singapore in September, but fortunately, we have a week's holiday after the weekend, so it will just be 7 days that I don't see him and not 14 or so. It'd be too stressful for him to rush here and there...and though I understand, it doesn't mean I'm not sad.
Marcus and I have been together for almost 10 months...which is twice as long as any of my other relationships...and I've grown so comfortable with him. I can really be myself with all my weaknesses and fears and I am not afraid he will despise me. His place has become way more like home than my room and it's strange to wake up and not see him there...even though we used to complain that the other person was taking up too much space...haha. I've gotten used to his picky eating habits, and he's gotten used to my craziness...what can else can I say, except that I'm crazy about him?
But before all this crap started, Marcus and I did go to Belantis, a theme park near Leipzig. We'd been planning it for a while and decided to go on the Monday before Labour Day. It was extremely funny, because we simply couldn't figure out how to get there. Marcus decided to take the Autobahn and we ended up driving 86 km...we saw the Auf Wiedersehen Sachen, Willkommen in Sachsen-Anhalt signs...and then after driving for eons, the Auf Wiedersehen Sachsen-Anhalt, Willkommen in Sachsen signs...haha...so we actually drove out of the state and back in again somehow.
When we finally got there, the weather was good, so it cheered us up a bit. The tickets are quite expensive, but I guess it was ok...we had a good time :)
The first thing we did was to go on the pirate ship...and thanks to smart ol' me, we sat right at the end...and nearly died. I swear I had tears in my eyes cos I thought my heart wasn't gonna make it...after getting down and watching the ship from outside, we wondered how we had managed to survive. There was this other ride that's similar to the pirate ship, but spins around, which means, Pirate Ship a gazillion times worse. It's one of the rides we refused to take...cos we knew we'd probably throw up or something.
It was definitely holiday mood over there...summer-like weather! We walked around and decided to go on the slides...Marcus went down the tube slide and I went down this other one which turned out to be scarier :(. Then we went on this cruise...two women with their children were on the same boat as us. Marcus said the kid was as ugly as his mother...I thought he was exaggerating, but the kid really had a not very nice nose...ah well. Hopefully my kid won't inherit my bad genes...like my dry skin and double-jointed fingers...and extremely round face.
Sorry, I digress...
After that, we went for some weird ride that was indoors and had something to do with illusion. It wasn't bad, but the story was stupid. Then we finally went on what we wanted to go on...the Pyramid ride! Well, I was freaked out by the pirate ship, and I kept saying I didn't wanna go...and I kept my eyes closed the whole time! It wasn't as bad the the pirate ship though, cos it was over much more quickly, even though it was extremely steep...Marcus got all wet though..and my shoes were wet. Haha..but it wasn't bad.
Anyway, then we went for lunch, I think. I had chicken nuggets and Marcus a Schnitzel. It was really expensive, but well, it's a theme park.
We went canoeing twice...the second time only Marcus paddled because he was disgusted with my paddling skills or lack thereof...haha...I didn't mind, cos it was hard work anyway. We also went on the roller coaster, which wasn't too bad, except it jerked around quite violently, so you feel like your brain is being jerked around in your skull...
Apart from that, Marcus went on this ride which spun round and round...but I have a slight fear of heights, so he went on his own..managed to capture a photo of him...do you see him in the photo?
After that, Marcus didn't wanna go on any more rides, so we went on the cruise again, and went on this Greek column thing, where you can look around you...nice view...we could even see a nearby lake.
It was a very nice, relaxing day...although this couple we kept seeing the whole day were arguing all the time...like why waste so much money to come to a place like this, then spend the whole day arguing?? Ah, to each his own. We almost had to pay a fortune for the stupid parking chip, cos we had no idea where it was, but it was almost closing time and the lady was nice...probably cos Marcus doesn't look like someone who wants to cheat people of their money. There was some Fanta promotion outside, so we got 4 bottles of Fanta!
When we got home, Marcus looked in the mirror and said, "Oh dear, no wonder the people in the supermarket were giving me weird looks!" We were both sunburnt, but because I had a jacket on, it was mostly my face that was red...but nothing else, so it was fine :)
Hoppilina, the chocolate Easter bunny Marcus gave me, and Hoppy
My pretty Marcus
And since then it's been almost a month...what else have I been up to? Well, Marcus came to Dresden for a week and we moved about 1/4 of my stuff to his place for storage...if not I'd never be able to move out by July...he made me give up the clothes I don't wear...which is good I guess...at least I know he's not a hoarder like my dad. With Fu Wei's help, we managed to move all the stuff down to the car...it's GREAT that Marcus has a car...if not I would just die man! We also had lunch at Mai's new place...with Fu Wei and Liu Jian.
Another weekend, Marcus had to work, so I stayed home and played WOW and prepared for my presentations...
And last weekend was the most stressful of all. I was totally at the end of my wits...I had to do 3 things and couldn't concentrate on any single one. I was crying at a turn of the tap because of rather silly reasons...well, but I can't be strong when I feel so vulnerable. Poor Marcus had to put up with all my crap...and I know he hates it when I cry. But we somehow survived the weekend...despite me being really unreasonable at times...but Marcus is a good boyfriend, even if he doesn't understand everything I do...I sometimes don't either.
Am looking forward to Rügen this weekend, even if it's probably going to rain. It will be the longest time I've ever spent apart from Marcus since I came back from Singapore in September, but fortunately, we have a week's holiday after the weekend, so it will just be 7 days that I don't see him and not 14 or so. It'd be too stressful for him to rush here and there...and though I understand, it doesn't mean I'm not sad.
Marcus and I have been together for almost 10 months...which is twice as long as any of my other relationships...and I've grown so comfortable with him. I can really be myself with all my weaknesses and fears and I am not afraid he will despise me. His place has become way more like home than my room and it's strange to wake up and not see him there...even though we used to complain that the other person was taking up too much space...haha. I've gotten used to his picky eating habits, and he's gotten used to my craziness...what can else can I say, except that I'm crazy about him?
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