A new friend found

所谓读万圈书， 不如行万里路。离家背井地来到遥远的瑞典，真的是百闻不如一见！独自来到这里，难免会遇到一些不顺心的事。可是缘分这奇妙的东西，可遇不可求。今天和父母通电话后，就准备去Ikea。携带这一副地图， 兴奋地走到巴士站。不久后，巴士准时到来。因为没搭过这里的巴士，不懂这里处事方式，所以最后一个进。当时，车厢里也不算是很多人。 但还是选则了坐在华人的旁边，也因如此，就认识了TianLing。 因为在这之前，我也上网查了查去Ikea的巴士，但和ISS的完全不一样，所以心里很不踏实。但Tianling便个我另一条路线，这下子可平复了我不安的心。 Tianling 和蔼可亲，和她交谈之后，便接受她的邀请到ICA走医走。到了那里，我有一点兴奋，因为第一次在瑞典看到这么大的超级市场。在那儿，她也推荐了一些瑞典有名的食物， 例如 Princesscake。

这蛋糕的禄色外尘有如于汤圆的口感但它非常甜， 不适合我的胃口。 一旦把皮拨开，里面的cream和spongecake还不错。和tianling逛了超市后，便返回家，阁下东西便到Ikea。 来到瑞典之前，非常盼望能逛Ikea。现在就只差两个巴士的路程。

En route

Silly me. How can i be so careless? Went all the way to Uni only to find out that they are closed. And i’m also disappointed that my internet is not working in the library.

Thankfully, things turned out for the better later that evening. Once again, I wanted to explore the area. Considering that it’s getting late, I decided to stick to the familiar area - Odengatan, while taking a different route.



I was kinda disappointed that the pictures didn’t really capture the mood of the area. Also, upset that I cant take a good pic with me in it. >.< O wellz.. that’s the problem with traveling alone. Ah... come to think of it.. i should have brought along my mini tripod. Sigh... who knew. Better luck next time.


During this mini expedition, I caught sight of the word “WOK”... ooooO... Asian food. The menu is in Swedish, so i have to approach the lady at the counter for translation. In the end, we chatted for nearly 2-3 hours about Sweden. And i ordered some noodles with the word “Singapore” in it. My first property meal in Sweden :) *bliss. After bidding goodbye, I head down to Sveavågatan to get some Household supplies from Lild - a low price german store, which is similar to Aldi. Well.. i dun really like the food products there but getting cleaning agents and those of the sorts are still pretty good. *cheap.. :D

fav hangout so far

Bibliotek

Was chatting to William when he asked if I’m experiencing culture shock. Well.. I’m not too sure what’s culture shock. Until then, there wasn’t anything shocking to me. Before I left for home, I decided to go to the washroom. And yes, there, I found the first thing that i’m very shock about. The toilets are shared between both genders. An icon of both Male and Female are on both side of the door. And inside each toilet, there are 2 cubicles and again, there’s the sign of both Male and Female on each door. Hmmm.. so i assume that it would be unisex. Even so, i decided to choose the one with the seat down, assuming that a lady used it before me. When i was about to leave, i heard the sound of water suggesting that there’s someone outside. So i pretended to be busy in the cubicle hoping that the person outside will leave before i’m done. But i ran out of things to do in the cubicle so i decided to get out fast. And to my surprise, a guy was grooming himself in front of the mirrors. For a second, our eyes met and i quickly scramble away. I hope it wasn’t me who went to the wrong toilet. That would be so embarrassing. And if u are thinking that I didn’t wash my hands, don’t you worry. Each cubicle is equipped with a toilet bowl, sink, toilet roll, tissue, soap, cup (in case u are thirsty) and even a toilet bowl brush so u can clean up after u make a mess. Well, that’s what i think. I cant read Swedish. If u can, please translate.