A Long Overdued Post

Time flies and February's here. Actually one third of February is gone. Somehow I feel that I am not making full use of my time here. Only been out of town once and that's really pathetic. I haven't really explored Stockholm. I am ashamed to say this, but I only go to school for lessons, T-centralen for the bank and shopping, and the various supermarkets to buy groceries. There's so much said about the partying here, but I have only been to the school party at Nymble. I really ought to go out more, really walk around Stockholm and do some photography. Heck, I haven't gone to take pictures of Gamla Stan yet. That reminds me of somthing really funny -- JM haven't been to Gamla Stan before the time we went a few weeks back. But he sure has a more interesting life here than me, he learnt to bake a mean carrot cake and has skated on the frozen lake... I better stop procrastinating and start shooting. Want to go n take some sunrise and sunset shots. N also night shots - need to take that dusty tripod out.

Kaunas - It's the 2nd city in Lithuania. Used to be the capital but the capital has shifted to Vilnius. It's a nice quiet city, even in the middle of the day it's rather empty and relaxed. The buildings are old, worn out, with paint peeling. There's quite a bit of construction/restoration going on in the streets. At night the streets are almost deserted. The only night activities are probably the slot machines in the casino, dinner and clubbing. Of course, we spend the 2 nights there clubbing/drinking. The crowd was surprisingly good and the drinks were damn cheap. It really felt like it was almost free sometimes when u compare it with prices in Sweden and Sinagpore. For once, I felt quite rich in Europe.

Kaunas, Lithuania 2-4 Feb

Further up Lake Vartan

Left - 'Lallang' by the lake

Right - Seeds on the bridge

The Morning Rush

645 - Snooze
650 - Snooze again n again n again...
731 - Jumped outta bed
731 - 745 Brushed teeth, Gelled hair, Wore jeans/sweaters/jacket/scarf/socks/shoes/gloves,
Packed my bag, Grabbed lunch from fridge
748 Bus stop
749 On Bus
755 On Tunnelbana
800 Reached School
813 Reached Classroom
815 Lessons Start

I hate 8am lessons...

Lake Vartan...Morning

Taken one morning around Lake Vartan.Will go back some day soon and take another picture of this plant. It will be covered in snow now. Yes, it finally started snowing in here. Loved it initially, but all the snow's starting to irritate me. You are always right about everything! Never thought I will say this, 'Help...Where're my army boots now?'

Around Lappis

Lake Vartan - 3 min from Lappis

Rocks by the roadside

All roads lead to Rome

14 days of Stockholm

2 weeks has just past without me knowing. Time really flies when u're having a good time. Here's how I spent my first 2 weeks in Stockholm.

Day 1 - Arrival, Walk around T-Centralen, Pizza for dinner

Day 2 - Ikea
Day 3 - Hang out at T-Centralen, Mingle Session at Nymble

Day 4 - Briefings at KTH

Day 5 - Another briefing session

Day 6 - Stayed home mostly

Day 7 - City Rally - Amazing Race ard Stockholm

Day 8 - Swedish Dinner at Nymble

Day 9 - Ice Skating

Day 10-12 - School (Quite forgettable days)

Day 13 - Party

Day 14 - Blogging.

Lappis

Forskarbackenen 13-411 (My room)