Amsterdam, baby!
International Students on their way to get a lecture about drugs from a police man, "don't buy drugs on the street, you never know what kind of shit you'll get."
It's crooked! Everyother house looks like this. I think it fills some kind of function...
Biking in Amsterdam is not easy, it's a near death experience.
My apartment.
My bike.
Wow
I'll be back.
My new place in Amsterdam
My Journey
5 am. waiting for the train from Lund C to Kastrup, the airport.
finally on the train with my wintersuit on.
at Kastrup, checking in.
writing my thought.
on the bus from Schipol, airport in Amsterdam to the office where I'm picking up my keys.
unfortunalty the bus broke down in the middle of nowhere so I had to change to a different bus, going womewhere else. Luckily, the bus driver gave me a ride to the office, after his shift. I love bus drivers.
I'm here!
Lot of things happend today.
I'll tell you all about it later.
But first, I have to bring the heat up in the room. It's freakin cold!
I'll guess I won't be sleeping much tonight
Or am I hungry?
Anyway, I hope to bet 2 more hours before I have to wake up again.
But it's really hard.
I have never done anything like this before.
Leaving everyone behind to go to an exotic foreign place to study the art of media, photography and....art.
I am looking forward to my courses. I enrolled in Art of the 20th century, Cyberspace, new generation and new political engagement, Equivocal documents: Photography as art 1960-today and Media Art and Critical design. Yay! (*clapping my hands).
Tomorrow's the day when I...
I still can't believe it.
My stomache is swirrling.
I am quite nervous.
Oh dear.
my room is so empty
you know when you got too much in your head when you...
Freaking out!
Which Female Action Hero Are You?
It's a tie!
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You are part Wonder Woman. You have a powerful and strong personality, and you use your persuasiveness and wisdom to keep firm control over your world. You are hard to break. |
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You are part Princess Leia. You are down-to-earth and stick to a rigid sense of ethics. Nerds may lust over you, but everyone looks to you for your grounded logic and intellect. |
In case I forget my nationaltiy
It's been a really fun day, but also sad. I had a full day with friends to say goodbye for now. First with Kimmy, a old childhood friend and we went shopping at Nove Lund. Then my closest friends in Lund from my old dorm came over for dinner, handball and poker. Joel, Erivs and Eric, I'm gonna miss those guys. We've been through a lot, a lot of party memories amongst others. But they will probably come and visit. Otherwise I'm not sure when I'm ever going to see them again. After Amsterdam, I will be back in Gothenburg for the summer, then I hopefully will go to USA for one year and then back to Lund again. By that time they all will have graduated, except Joel, who's already working. Hopefully he's still in Skåne. But I'm pretty sure we'll talk on Facebook and Skype.
I remember when I came to Lund as a young 20-something in 2007. Naive and very differenet person from whom I am now. In 2 days I'll be 25.
I found this map when I was packing. I used to walk around the first time with it looking like typical exchangestudent from Asia. During my 3½ years here a lot of people think I'm here for exchange and speak English to me, which irritated my before, now I just laugh and start speaking Swedish. But now I'll be an exchangestudent for real.
I'm almost start realizing that I'm going.
Not totally, but gradually.
insight
But I will try now.
It's getting closer...
I started packing the 19th of January and it looked like this:
New blog, again
It's because my friends from other countries that can't acess to blogger, or wordpress etc. can read what I do.
But since I'm going away for exchange I've started another blog (again) for those who thinks reading in English is a pain in the ass. It will not be as funny as this one, coz I believe I'm funnier in English (yeah, sure).
So if you're Swedish, take a look here. It's on blogger, because I find it more stylish (or not).
I will try to write as much as I can on this one too.
But the reason why I will write in Swedish is because my parents aren't that great when it comes to English.
Funny story, my parents are here now helping me pack, and yesterday when my dad was watching handball in the kitchen one of my neighbours came out and cooked. Me and my mum were in the corridore sealing boxes and we heard their conversation. My mum didn't understand what they were talking about, but I did. I laughed so hard and my my too, even though she didn't understand but she thought it sounded funny. My neighbour is Japanese and a very nice guy so he helped my dad with the handball words. but it was hysterical to listen too.
I'm very nervous. But I haven't really realized that I'm going. I found out this Wednesday and I'm leaving next week, on Wednesday. Sooooooon....
I'm going to Amsterdam!
I'm still cant get it. I haven't processed it yet.
It will come to me.
watching Up
Getting Busy
Disney Marathon!
Since waiting is not my forte I decided to do something practical.
I’ve watched the old classic Disney movie like the Little Mermaid, Aladdin, the Beauty and the Beast, Mulan and High School Musical.
I haven’t seen Mulan actually, so I watched it in English because I don’t have any nostalgic preference to it. I also saw half of the Princess and the Frog before I fell asleep and I will soon watch Up and Wall-E even though I know it’s Pixar.
Getting closer...
Me
waiting...
Time of Change
We're welcome to quote me
I hope this is not a new hobby of mine...
Now I will start packing.
Jag är lat men jag förtjänar det.
New Hobby
Since I'm between studies I have taken up an old hobby of mine.When I was a kid and just been introduced to the computer, my favourite thing to do was to draw in paint.
I drew everything from just bubbles (bubbles are very important to me) to self portraits.
So when I was at work today, I was feeling a bit bored so as a result I drew a cow.
When my colleague saw it he wanted to use it as a profile pic on Facebook. Then I realized that I got talent. I will become an paint artist if my future career in Media and Communications fail.
So we had a draw off. We said an animal and the one who drew the best won. But my colleague forfeit so I guess I won. It's a guinea pig. IRL I'm quite scared of guinea pigs, but this one, consider I created it, I'm not afraid of.If you want to see more of my awesome artistic work, click here.
Mamma, Pappa, jag målar igen.
Joining the real world
It feels very strange.
Every time I pass by it or look at it,
I'm stunned and wonder "where did that come from?".
Short memory sucks.
Remember where you saw it first
In my book, it's pretty funny.
But who am I to question trends and fashion?
Though I don't really dress according to the latest.
I'll just wear things I like and find comfortable.
And this is.
In 2-3 years when this trend comes to Sweden, just remember me.
(Go team, Jacob!)
Final Countdown
I just received my grade from the final course, VG, baby! There are 3 grades at the University in Sweden: U, G and VG. U means you failed, but you can fix that if you redo your exam or complement you assignments. G means that you passed, good for you. VG stands for Well Done, roughly translated, which is awesome. Now I just need CSN, the Swedish Student Financial Aid to accept my applications for student loans abroad.
Then, Amsterdam here I come!
*if you want to read the exact same post, click here.
Jag fick precis reda på mitt betyd i Kvalitativ Metod, min sista kurs och det blev.....trumvirrvel tack!......VG, bitches!
Vilket betyder att jag förmodligen kommer få VG i slutbetyg. Hurrey!
Nu är det bara att CSN lägger manken till och jag kan få mitt lån till utlandsstudier. Sen är det lite andra grejer också som skall ordnas: hyra ut rummet, packa ihop livet, köpa flyg-och tågbiljett och lite småskit.
Men sen...... Amsterdame, here I came....(???) come!!!
It used to be white
Now it's...mintgreen?
well, 10 point for authenticity.
I will make a perfect wife.
I'll make fire in the kitchen.
I'll colour in the laundry room.
I never know when to shut up.
Like now.
I want to share more feelings.
That I have inside.
I feel.
I hope that you who reads this knows me.
Because my friends know that I'm not wife material.
Or share feelings.
Except now.
I don't know.
I'm still so bored out of my mind.
So bored that I even do my laundry.
Then something is wrong.
Cleaning is also on the agenda.
So then you'll know how bored I am.
verrry.
I'll even write nonsens here so I'll have something to do.
Misslyckades en aning med tvätten.
Råkade lägga min blå halsduk i vit-tvätten.
Men nu så har jag och min kompis inte längre samma linne.
Det är ju bra.
Jag är uttråkad.
I'm really bored
I have the day off and there's nothing I can do. I have a presentation tomorrow, but I can't repare for it. Then after tomorrow I all I can do is pack and get my grades sent in. Then it's just waiting.
All my friends are studying or working. My lodger is at school and I just sit here and passing time. 3.30 pm I have something to do, but until then....
I'm so used to be stressed and having thousends of things to do, but now when I have nothing...what to do?
I can't start packing because my room is a mess, due to my friend who's staying here for a couple of days so I thought that I would pack and clean up when she leaves tomorrow.
Any suggestions?
Call me Dory
Due to my awesome memory.
Bilder från Bussen // Pictures from the bus
Jag minns 2010 / reminiscing 2010
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I see people around the web doing Memory Banks over 2010, maybe I should do that too.
January
Got back after Christmas. 14 C in my room, and I was still living on the countryside in north of Lund. Was very nervous for passing my exam, because if I failed I wouldn’t have gotten accepted to the next course in Media and Communication.
February
I was accepted, and had started the new course. It was a cold winter. I remember that a friend visited me from Stockholm. Busy with a lot of studying, but I had great friends at my course. We formed Team Awesome.
March
I suppose that a lot of things happened, the most important I got a room at my present dorm. So for the most of the time I was preparing for the move.
April
Moving time! I got a lot of help from my friends in Lund and we moved in 1 hour or so. The rest of the month was all about studying. Preparing for the Essay, with a capital E. Me and my friend were forming Team half Awesome. I think I sent in my first set of papers to start the process with Amsterdam and got nominated.
May
Essay-time. I remember not doing anything except writing with my partner. We wrote about Facebook and the new Media’s visibility and privacy.
June
Finally done with the essay; VG, baby! I went back home to Gothenburg for the summer holidays to work. I was quite sick at the time, due to my hard work and my immune system had collapsed. I started working and reunited with all my friends from work and my childhood.
July
Working as hard as I could so save money. I had plans for August.
August
First I had to redo an exam. But I didn’t have to energy to study at all. But somehow I passed it. I sent all my papers to Amsterdam. Then I went for a well needed vacation for a long weekend to Stockholm and mixed some business with pleasure. Then I had a second vacation in one week where me and my mum when to our summer place in Falkenberg. Though I was sick and the weather wasn’t great, I finally had some time to relax.
September
New course, Sociology. Back to Lund. Can’t say I remember much about it.
October
Visited Gothenburg and got accepted to Amsterdam, I thought.
November
Found out the I gotten the wrong information by my student consoler. I had to start the huge process with contacting Amsterdam to get accepted even though I didn’t have enough credits. After much emailing, I got the news that I had to pass every course that semester and I started to study like mad. Deadline for applications to exchange 2011, so I applied to USA, Korea, Singapore and Hongkong. I did 7 different study plans, wrote my SoP, CV and sent in all the formal papers with grades etc. Failed one of my exams and had to redo it. I didn’t sleep much this month.
December
Found out I was nominated to the University of California. I was so happy I almost cried. Didn’t though. Then it was time for Deadline for applications to UC. Re-write everything. And I mean everything. I had to contact my bank and old high school to get financial papers and grades, let’s just say it was a lot of work.
Besides that I had my studies. I passed my exam that I retook. Then I passed another assignment even though I had huge difficulties with my partner and had to let her go. Then I found out I had to redo another assignment. I was so stressed that I got back my gastric catarrh. Slept 4 hours per night. Was very irritable and probably very bitter. Got back to Gothenburg for the winter holidays 2 days before Christmas Eve. Started to work again on Christmas day. Meet a lot of friends and started to prepare for Amsterdam with papers and stuff.
English again
Like a lot.
So here's another change:
LameAssCoward will not be so active due to the lack of time I have to blog.
You will simple have to read this boring blog instead.
The idea with LAC, was to write with more content and this was just for friends and family.
But I have a busy life.
I will not be able to write that much.
However, if you have the time to read, take a look at these blogs/sites:
LCHF-ish blog
Those Random Thoughts
By Teresa Wu
damn you autocorrect
Mental Poo
Fantabulous Feet
I like them and try to read every day, but as you know, time.
I also use facebook, twitter and check my mail.... but that's not really interesting for you to know.
Ändringar på G / Times are changing
Det kommer ske en lite omkonstruktion här på sidan.
Orsaken är så simpel att jag kommer att åka iväg ett litet tag och för att min familj och mina vänner ska kunna se vad jag har för mig samt se att jag lever så kommer jag att skriva på svenska. Dock kommer jag att även skriva på engelska för att mina engelsktalade vänner ska förstå.
Eftersom jag är så underbart bra på att direkt översätta så kommer jag inte alls ta hjälp av google translate. Därför ber jag redan nu om ursäkt för mina kommande översättningar till engelska, till er som behärskar både det engelska och svenska språket.
Again, in English:
Yep, it's true.
There will be a little redesign on the site.
The reason is so simple that I will go away for a while and to my family and friends to see what I have for myself and see that I'm alive, I will write in Swedish. However, I will also write in English to my English speaking friends to understand.
Since I'm so wonderfully good at directly translate so I will not take help of google translate. So I ask now sorry for my forthcoming translation into English, for those of you who have mastered both the English and Swedish language.
Hahaha! I will not use google translate again. I promise. But it was fun though.
Pocky
first time.
tasted nice.
Epic
Addiction #1 - Tekken
I've never been that interested in playing those kind of games.
I'm more of a parlour-games-kind-of-a-girl.
or social games like cheese, 20 questions or how many beers...?
But today I played Tekken.
man, I was goooooood.
I haven't played video games since street fighter, super mario and teenage mutant ninja turtles.
I didn't like Zafina at first, but I had most luck with her. Me and her had a agreement, I didn't like her, but she kicked ass. But I fell in love with Xiaoyu.
We only came to level 10, didn't win over the last dang dragon. I hate him, such a coward.
It doesn't hurt that some of the male characters are hot as hell.
Next year I'm going as Xiaoyu for Halloween.
Finally
Just have to finish my assignment that is due today at 12.
Then,
holidays!
4 days of leisure.
low ass humour
I know, I have been hugely criticized for my jokes, but this is just splendid. I walked around at work and giggled the whole day. My colleague said that he had a friend with Rot as his surname. When he and his significant other talked about baby names they though Lillemor was just a lovely name for a girl. Get it?
Lillemor Rot. LillemorRot. Lille Morot!
My name tag at work now says Lillemor Rot.
Okay, it’s just funny in Swedish. Translation: Little Carrot.
for more content
This socks
My colleague bought me these when he was in Korea in October. I am so touched that I will frame these socks and hang them on my wall. Just lovely.
maybe not less stressful than 2010
I work at a movietheatre in Gothenburg. We have strict rules about pictures and writing in social media about the company, so I won't say the name of the place, though I think you can guess if you're from this neighbourhood. It's the big, big, theatre.
So about the new year, due to my busy schedule I havn't thought much about it. I usually make a list of 3 goals for the new year and I tend to make them happend. But this year....
I am very hopeful and wish that my plans will come true, so I guess my new year's resolution will be to stay faithful to my plans.
and what are my plans?
Let's just say that I've payed my rent to another country and I hope to visit three continents 2011.
Happy New Year
Busy days.
Working 11 hours/day and studying the ones left.
hopefully this year will be less stressfull #youthinknotlikely (twitterlingua)
