Christmastime, Czech Style

Looks like Czech will have white Christmas this year.

It has been snowing for quite a while.

I can hear the Czech shouting hurrah!hurrah!

Why?

First because, snow=ski

The Czechs were anxious when the sun shone brightly on November and there's no snow in the mountain.

They are sad, because that means no snow, no ski

Just as additional information, usually Czechs are good at 3 things, those are swimming, mushroom picking and skiing (beer drinking is not considered a sport nor a recreation)

Throughout Europe, are Christmas markets at this time of the year.

Staying at home alone, I've been a lazy bum.

Last evening, I paksa myself to go to the Christmas market which was just 5 minutes away by foot.

When I arrived there, some of the stalls were done for the day.

Jsem agak smutny (saya agak sedih)

There was kids carolling and the grill cuma tinggal besi cocok veprove(pork)

The thing that I look forward to in any Czech Christmas market is always the wooden toys.

I bought a packet of cute wooden magnets for myself.

It was so cheap.

I paid 35 crown for 12 magnets.

And for little Hadif, I bought another hanging toy, this time, a water mill.

I dunno if I have my own kids.

I might buy the whole stall.

There were kiddos winter wear, selipar rumah made of wool, bow, senduk sudip kayu, aborigine goods, hot honey and christmas tree decorations.

I was keen to try langose but seeing the parek(sausages) were prepared on the same stall, I went for corn on the cob.

I don't know whether they eat it that way or I'm supposed to ask.

But mine don't have any butter or taste lightly salty.

Outside TESCO, there were 3 big tanks full of carps and fishmongers cleaning the fish.

Forget roast turkey or cranberry sauce, here Czechs have carp to substitute turkey, and potato salad.

On the other note, I've been stuffing myself with laksa, air mata kucing, keropok ikan and the likes.

I do a 1000 pieces puzzle which takes eternity to finish, watch few dramas, went to hospital for last checkup and all that.

Bad, bad, bad.

Can't wait for London trip.

Hope it gonna be a merry one.

Doctor said my hand is good despite me not going to physiotherapy.

I can do anything, including skiing, with exception that I don't fall again and broke my hand.

Since I'm a tropical girl, fall during skiing is unavoidable, at least for the time being.

In reality, fall is what happens most of the time instead of skiing.

We'll see if I can refrain myself from skiing/falling.

Till then, have a cherry, merry holiday peeps!

1st Half of December 2009

Ok, let's start with erm, yours truly birthday.

I finally hit 20.

Nothing the extraordinary.

Wishes from around the globe.

Presents, cupcakes.

Got to know that brain cell start DEGENERATING at the age of 20.

Spent the whole day dating berjemaah with Prof Stoklasova's notes, notes and notes.

It's not like everyday U celebrate your 20th birthday or say goodbye to the teen years and say "Hi, let us celebrate the coming years together" to ty years.

But then, I'm not the type that celebrate the day that always remind me that I'm a year OLDer.

So, it doesn't really hurt to spend the day like that.

But still, wishes are much appreciated.

I was hoping for it to snow and at last, it came!

Along with superdry nose and throat and scratches on the knuckles of course.

Today's Basis for Patient Care Exam

Anyway, this week is so pack like sardines in the tin.

Yours truly have a topic to present tomorrow morning and a biochemistry test to write tomorrow while she's typing these down.

That sums up what I have been through this week.

I accept the fact that the world is in balance.

Which means when I'm over here juggling 4 tests and a presentation in this week there are some people already started Christmas break and wandering Paris streets, leaning on PISA tower or sampling Turkish delight in Istanbul.

I've 3 credits signed, Physiology and Biochemistry winter credit waiting to be signed.

And after Christmas?

Biology presentation, Biochemistry presentation, 2 Czech tests in a week for 2 weeks, Biology credit test, Biology finals and yeah, that's all.

I love occupied life.

Of course sometimes two works gets into each other ways and I'll start panicking.

But I got a tip recently.

"Whatever happen, don't panick. When u r panick, U can't do anything right"

I like the opinion, so I'm implementing it.

New year?

I celebrate nothing.

I had my new year today.

Gonna go and jot down my resolutions for this year.

Some people thinks resolutions are of no good.

That is because they don't work theirs out.

As for today's Biology class.

"People r restless, they migrate."

"But then, u tend to choose someone who shares certain similarities with you"

"That's why, how far u travelled, u'll end up choosing someone from the same background as you"

almost the whole class laugh

"It's sad, now U r busy with studies"

"U don't have time to enjoy courtship *or something like that* like other people your age are doing"

"After 6 years, U graduate, working day shift and night calls and by the time u realised it, everybody's taken"

"U'll just search around the hospital and pick someone that's just acceptable as your partner"

The phrase acceptable really makes us smiles.

My opinion?

When it comes, it comes.

And lastly, the most sensational gaping news of the month which left me in state of disbelief until now. *inside story*

To both of you,

Mabruk!!!! Baarakallahu lakuma, wabaraka ‘alaikuma wajam’a bainakuma filkhair

Segmen rohaniah minggu ini

Barangsiapa yang menikah, maka ia telah melengkapi separuh dari agamanya. Dan hendaklah ia bertakwa kepada Allah dan memelihara yang separuh lagi

-Hadis riwayat Tabrani dan Hakim-

"Dialah yang mencipta kalian dari jiwa yang satu dan Dia jadikan dari jiwa yang satu itupasangannya agar ia merasa tenang kepadanya.."

Al-Araf : 189

Ahhh, It's Czech..

Location : Olomouc town square

Time : One evening sometime in late October

As we were entering the premise, a man near the front door was whispering

"How could kids come to McD at this time on their own?"

Blame it on Kak Ejai and Kirin *kehkehkeh*

"Filet-o-fish?"

"Ano"

"Sandwich or set?"

Sandwich?Co je to?Apa tu?

"Set"

At dining table.

"Where's the sink? I want to wash my hand"

"There's no sink in fast food restaurant in Czech. Go to the toilet and pay 5kc..or take this"

*handing bottled water*

So I wash my hand inside the plant pot beside me.

All three of us did.

It was normal for Kak Ejai and Kirin but it was a bit, well, jakun on my part.

Then I stood with the intention to get some ketchup and pepper from the ketchup station.

At least, that is what I was thinking I want to do.

But then

"Where are u going?"

*puzzled*

"get some ketchup and pepper from the station"

"awat la hang ni. there's no free ketchup in any McD in Czech. U need to buy it.5kc per sachet.got it?"

"meh?5kc for a sachet?"

eating 'sandwich' and menjentik wedges that were salt-coated

later that night.

I was sleeping soundly.

Kak Ejai and Kirin and few others decided they have to have supper.

I say conversation over nice food is great.

And they pick my jakunness earlier as their topic (-,-')

Now that I think of it, there have been no restaurant that I went to that serve free ketchup.

Except for Alta Vista *which exist no more*

In Burger King, ketchup need to be bought.

The same goes for Santa Maria, Sport Cafe etc.

It's Czech.