Date : 27 January 2012
It's been almost 2 weeks since I returned back to the sunny island of Singapore. My jet lag is gone and I've adapted back to climate here.
It's funny that when I just returned, the first thing that pop in my mind when I stepped off the plane into the terminal was: Is the air-conditioning working? I was actually sweating inside the airport terminal! I was so used to the cool and dry weather in Vienna where the temperature is about 5 degree Celsius. The humidity also struck me. My sweat pores had remained dormant for so many months and at last, they are able to work again.
Being the miser, I refused to pay the taxis so much money to go home. Airport surcharge plus the new extended peak hour is no joke when I want to go to Ang Mo Kio. So, I dragged my enormous luggage to the MRT and took it all the way back home. En route, I already began to miss Vienna. Here's some comparison on the subway system:
It's been almost 2 weeks since I returned back to the sunny island of Singapore. My jet lag is gone and I've adapted back to climate here.
It's funny that when I just returned, the first thing that pop in my mind when I stepped off the plane into the terminal was: Is the air-conditioning working? I was actually sweating inside the airport terminal! I was so used to the cool and dry weather in Vienna where the temperature is about 5 degree Celsius. The humidity also struck me. My sweat pores had remained dormant for so many months and at last, they are able to work again.
Being the miser, I refused to pay the taxis so much money to go home. Airport surcharge plus the new extended peak hour is no joke when I want to go to Ang Mo Kio. So, I dragged my enormous luggage to the MRT and took it all the way back home. En route, I already began to miss Vienna. Here's some comparison on the subway system:
Vienna's U-Bahn
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Singapore's SMRT
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Cheap (Can use semester card)
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Expensive (Distance Fare)
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Fast and Efficient
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Breaks down in the tunnel
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Runs every 4-5mins in offpeak
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Runs every 7mins in offpeak
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Seats always available
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Never get a seat
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Can eat and drink in the train
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Announcement: “Eating and Drinking is not
allowed in stations or on trains. X2 “
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I really really really miss eating pizza and drinking beer on the U-Bahn. Lol.
I had already missed a week of lessons when I returned, so the moment I went to school, it was horrible. There's so much things to catch up, plus the weather, plus and jet lag! It's lucky I survived. Furthermore, having not really used by brain for about 8 months, it's really a struggle. There workload here is crazy compared to Vienna. Honestly, the courses in Vienna are a breeze compared to the courses here. I think the workload is only about 1/3, really. I don't really have to study at all for all the courses. It's amazing.
Now, 2 weeks on, having celebrated Chinese New Year too, I think I've settled back to my pre-exchange life. Everything is back to normal: School, projects, tutorials, presentations, (irritating) class participation etc. Looking back, the entire experience just feels like a really wonderful dream. I can't believe that it happened. I keep asking myself, did the last 5 months really just happened?
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P.S : I can't believe I wrote 57 posts here. I've never written so much stuff voluntarily before. Anyway, for the few of you who bothered to read, thanks for reading and I apologize for my poor English. I'm not known to be good in my language :P
P.S : I can't believe I wrote 57 posts here. I've never written so much stuff voluntarily before. Anyway, for the few of you who bothered to read, thanks for reading and I apologize for my poor English. I'm not known to be good in my language :P
Haha good job!
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