Today shall be the day where i commemorate the 1 mth death anniversary of my possessions - which were lost to a very stealthy thief in the Copenhagen train station.
In case you haven't heard, i've lost my handcarry in Copenhagen on 12th Jan 2008 while eating at Macdonalds in the train station. In it were a whole load of important things, like my laptop, camera and ipod (which is brand new!!) plus some paperwork and travel books. My whole life has been turned upside down, but thankfully it has now returned to normal. Occassionally i still curse that blardy theif who took my things, but i've already pretty much come to terms with it.
Anyway, how i lost my things is kinda like an interesting story. You see, me and this other dude was at Macdonalds, with me queuing up to buy food. (Dun ask me why a girl has to get a GUY food.) and when i came back we were happily eating, with all our belongings on the floor at our feet. At the meantime, we were staring at this bunch of gypsies just outside, because they were crying and hugging each other. Just as we were about to go to our platform for the train, I realised that my bag was missing. It was amazing you know, because the bag was between the both of us on the floor (we were on bar stools) and behind us was this glass panel and the dustbin. Now comes the question: Was it taken while i was away buying food? or Was it taken when we were staring at the gypsies? My parents seem to think that its the former, but i guess i'll not blame anyone. Everything happens for a reason, and i'm sure losing my bag (as much as it was a painful experience) must have happened to teach me a lesson.
So yes, its a big big lesson learnt.
I've learnt never to trust anyone unless they're your family and close friends.
I've learnt never to be complacent in a foreign environment.
I've learnt to make the best out of every situation and not to dwell on unhappy things.
Despite this horrendous start to my exchange here, I am glad to say i'm still enjoying my time here. Sweden is indeed a beautiful country, and i love how the Swedes can very easily switch between Swedish and English without any hesitation. I've never heard a car honk here, and they give way to you even though you are jay-walking. People here are courteous and nice, even though they are rather shy at the start.
I'm gradually getting used to the weather, which is at the same time getting better as we approach Spring. It's interesting to see how the days are getting longer. When i arrived in Copenhagen in Jan, the sun would set at 3pm. But now, we have sun till about 5pm. Speaking of which, i realised how important sunlight is in our lives! I become so happy when the sun is shining (which is pretty rare here) and now i know i took the sunhine in singapore for granted.
This whole exchange has been a good experience so far; and as much as i'm learning about other people's cultures, i'm also learning more and more about myself as the days pass. I like doing that, because i want to be at peace with myself...
So far, my interaction has pretty much been with Asians...partly because the accomodation i live in is really quiet (like no parties, etc) and partly because of the CNY celebration. There are many many Asians here, from sg alone there are already 12. Many are also from HK, and i like being around them, probably because they are friendly and they have high energy levels. :) I am still looking forward to hanging out with more ang mohs and getting drunk as the days pass (pls dun tell my parents that!!), but we will see what happens!
V-day is approaching! For those of you with a partner, enjoy that very special day! For those of you without, dun worry, you can date me! :) We can wine and dine on the webcam. muuuahahaha...
