Life...and other afflictions

The rantings and uninteresting events of my life

Friday, July 13, 2007

Silly joke I read in some mag in waiting room of a clinic:

After making love, the man says to the woman, "I'll call you Eve, because you're the first." She says, "Ok, then I'll call you Peugeot, because you're the 206th."

I remembered the joke cos Marcus likes cars and sometimes he talks to me as if I knew something about cars...which I don't. But at least I know there's a Peugeot 206...heh.

Anyway, semester is over and I'm so relieved. Got pretty lousy grades, but I haven't been very hardworking since I worked on the 3 presentations in May. I mean I did study, but my heart wasn't quite in it somehow. Still have to write 2 term papers but I am too lazy to start now. Need to pack my stuff for Singapore and I do wanna have a semblance of a holiday before I start my internship on 26th July.

Just wanna sleep in, watch stupid shows on TV, play WoW etc. Well, and pack my stuff. I don't think I'll be able to get everything to fit into my suitcase...but shipping stuff is quite ex. Well, overweight baggage is ex too...well, we'll see. Need to bring the rest of the stuff over on Saturday first anyway.

Gonna watch Harry Potter today...am quite excited..though somehow such movies have super long commercials. I remember having to sit through a bloody 1h 15min of commercials and waiting the last time. There was 45 min of commercials...and I thought it was going to start. But they just had a 15 min break and another 15 min of trailers and commercials. I thought I was going to scream and run out of the cinema. Well so I convinced Marcus to drive to this cinema that's on the other end of Leipzig, which in general does not have such long commercials...I hope I will not be disappointed.

I had this funny feeling on Wednesday night...because I was talking to Fu Wei and I realised when I was lying in bed that this was the last time I was going to see her in a long time, if not forever. We've been next-door-neighbours for 3 whole years...and although we don't know all of each other's secrets, we've definitely gone through quite a bit together. All those cooking parties, waking up at 5am to go for morning swimming, lending each other stuff, helping each other out. I remember when Max broke up with me and I couldn't sleep at night, she spent hours talking to me and let me sleep on her couch because I didn't want to sleep alone...and she knows practically everyone who's visited me in Dresden. The first time I met Marcus and he came over for dinner, Fu Wei was there too. She was the first one of my friends to meet him. She can be everyone's friend and is extremely lively. I'm glad I'm moving out of the hostel because it will be extremely weird to have someone else as a neighbour and not Fu Wei. I know I can always knock on her door and we get on well...she's chaotic and always cannot find her things, but you can't help but like her.

Anyway, she's gone for an interview in Bayreuth and I hope she gets the job...I am sure she's a great teacher..it'll be a whole lot easier to visit her if she stays in Germany...because I doubt I'll be going to China.

After thinking about all of that, I decided to ask her to have lunch with Marcus and me on Saturday...and when I was talking to Mai yesterday, I invited her along too..cos I guess the 3 of us are the closest to each other...and it will also be a long time before I see Mai again. Probably won't get to see them on the 20th when I return the keys to my room...so this Sat will be the best opportunity I guess. Even if that means Marcus and I will have to work harder to clear the rest of my stuff in the remaining time. We are definitely not planning to stay overnight cos there's nothing in my room anymore. I've even sold off most of my cutlery and crockery...there's only the TV and the bed and some toiletries left.

Also, during Swedish, I realised it was the last time I was gonna see my Swedish teacher, after 2 years of having lessons with her..and it was also a weird feeling. I think she won't forget me too soon either...cos I'm her worst student and because she thinks of me and Marcus everytime she sees or thinks of mashed potatoes. It was the lesson we had after Christmas. We were supposed to describe what we ate on Christmas and well, Marcus and I had instant mashed potatoes...while everyone was describing goose, rabbit, ham etc etc.

Well, I guess it's the end of an era...haha...forgive me for exaggerating...but it feels like that to me...even if I'm glad to be at Marcus' place and not having to travel every weekend between Dresden and Leipzig...I know all the stops between the two cities now.

But I will just enjoy the rest of the time I get to spend with Marcus...hard to imagine we have just 1 week and 2 days left and then we won't see each other for 4 whole months...it's a strange feeling and I'm really sad. :(