Swiss Day 7

No true post for today. Damn tired mentally. From the training and ..... go c my facebook status.
Haizzz.....

Swiss Day 6

Today is the best day I had in Swiss. I went alone today as Stanley had some other things to do. So, I walked to Melide (at the opposite side of the lake's side). On the way, I passed by the lake and took some morning pictures there. Then from Melide, I went to Capolago-Riva San Vitale by train (similar with MRT but way way nicer). Then from there, I took the train up to Monte Generoso. The mountain is 1704m tall. My hand was sweating most of the way. Some of you may not know, I have a very very huge fear of heights. But, I like mountains. Dunno when only will I be able to conquer this fear.
Back to the Generoso. The journey up was not very long, about 30minutes. The view along the way was OK. Some place where we could see the bottom of the mountain. But most place are just filled with trees. When I reached the mountain top. I was dumbfounded. The word, "ooooo" or "wahhhhhhh" also could not find the route out of my throat. The place is MAGNIFICENT!!!!!
I could not explain it in words what I saw. The view at the other mountains with snows at their tip. Not one or 2 or 3. The whole row in front of my view is a whole row of mountain like this. Not just the top. The bottom is of the view of the whole town of Melide and also the lake. The mountain is different from the ones near the equator. There are not that much tree. Generoso is not a tip with just solid rocks. It is full of small flowers and grasses.
I really think I cant describe them in my blog. Only photos are able to show you all how it looks like.

Now in Swiss is the start of summer. So, most of the families also went to Generoso for their trip. What I noticed is that, a lot of Swiss people loves to hike. A lot of them hike up the mountain and just had picnic there around the mountain. Oh, they bring their dog up for the hike as well. They also just go there for suntan. It is really packed there. Then, some of them went up to mountain to do paragliding. Very interesting. Based on the brochure, they have a paragliding class being conducted there also.
The only thing I don't like about Generoso is....... most of the place is full of SHITS!!! Cow dung, dog poo, other small small ones, the rest I really dunno is what poo ald. It is quite smelly.

After the trip, I went to Lugano again and shop again. Now, I'm really broke liao. Haizz... pokkai liao.

Btw, I look like a halfcooked lobster now. The cook forgot to throw the whole lobster into the pot of water. Only the pinchers are in the water. =p

Swiss Day 5

Tired.... sleepy....
though came back quite early from Lugano, but, dead tired after took my bath.
spent damn a lot of $$ today. bought some Swiss Knife for my family members. (got myself a nicer one though :D) then got myself a swiss army watch. took quite a lot of pics. But I think I still have quite a lot of other stuff to buy. Dunno if my cash will be enough or not.
Haizzz... but dun care la.... tired now.... feel like sleeping. :p
Also now, dun care about the things i will need to worry start next week.

Swiss Day 4

Nothing much happened today.
Went to lunch at a Thai takeaway place. Nice environment and the food is not bad.
I don't feel good ald. Mayb cause I do not have enough water to drink or don't have enough sleep.
Just now, went to buy waters and some foods again at the Shell station.
Oh, I tried a dish with saffron today. It was supposed to be the most expensive spice (according to Restaurant City in Facebook). But, does not really like it. Can't describe the taste. Especially with the cheese, I could not finish it.
Okla. Now will rest a bit already. Tomorrow is the weekend and we will have the chance to really go out and kai kai a bit.

Swiss - Day 3

It's already nearly 12am here liao.
So, today one will be quite short.

Went to Fox Town for lunch. Tons of shops but not much chance to see them.
Went out to Shell's "Convenience Store" and bought some food and drinks. Very much cheaper than most places. Movenpick ice cream at around 3 Swiss Franc. Bought some coke and also a pringles (paprika flavour).
Ate alone for dinner cause my colleague was still full. Pampered myself with a meal in the hotel's restaurant. Final price of the meal was 29 Swiss Franc. Had the most beautiful bottle of water (4.50/bottle).
Much more expensive than the espresso I had (2.50).

The main course is nice. Forgot the whole name already Pork dunno wat Milan style. Yummy.
I choose to sit at the outdoor facing the lake and mountain. The environment is really nice. BTW, I ate dinner at around 9+pm. The restaurant close at 10pm. So, it gets colder with each running minutes. :)
Enjoyed it though. =)

Edit: Included Pictures (8th July 09)

Swiss - Day 2

Today mark the 1st official Training day for my trip. So, actually, still no time to walk around much. No time to shop for the souvenir which "you got see only buy la".

To start the early morning, I woke up at 2am+. Just in time for 8am+ in Sg/My time. Lucky I woke up then also. Cause I need to get my IT personnel to give me the admin right for this PC in order to get ready for today's training. Besides, I get to chat with a few people which I normally chat to in the morning. Then, slept at around 3am+ till nearly 6am.

Had my breakfast at around 7:15am. It is a buffet of breads, hams and cheeses. The selection of the Jam and also Cheese. Don't get me wrong, the food are nice. Just that there are not much selections only. Dunno how to get through for the next 11more days of this breakfast. After that, we went to the training ald. Nothing much except it used up too much of my brain juice throughout the day. Felt my brain totally dun wanna think of anything at the end of the day.

Oh, todays lunch is GREAT! The original Italy spaghetti. I had the one with clams. They are very very fresh. The taste is not very strong. They just sort of compliments each others and have the very smooth taste which felt so special. In the end, the price for a meal for 3 is Swiss Franc 107+. Unimaginable. It is nearly SG$50/person for just a meal of spaghetti.

Then for dinner, we went to the small Italy again. This time, as we were very full from the lunch, we took our time to look for the restaurant. One of the cemetary we passed through yesterday caught my eye again. This time, I venture inside to take some photos. It is those cemetary which we had normally saw during the old times. With a lot of statues and catacombs (dunno if this is the right word or not). The church for this cemetary is actually looking at the lake. I don't believe my photography skills is good enough to show out its beauty. Besides, I used the Lumix FT1 to take the pictures. Too lazy to take out the 1000D with me.
The dinner we had is beside the lake. Nothing much to talk about. Just had some spaghetti. One thing unbelievable is that, I actually saw a few girls wearing bikinis playing beach volleyball there. Below 20 degrees and wearing bikini. After the game, the girls still go have a little dive into the lake.
Lastly, the temperature drop very fast when the sun sets.

In Swiss now - 1st Day part 2

Now is around 8:50pm in Swiss. The outside looks like it is only 7+pm even with the rain.

Ok, now back to where I wanna blog about my 1st day in Swiss.
I arrived in Milan Malphensa around 7am in the morning. Then, someone from the company drive us into Swiss with a car. You know what I learned today? There is no need for visa passport when u travel from Italy to Swiss and vice versa. This is confirmed again at the evening when we (Stanley [my colleague] and I) went to Campion d'Italia. This is actually a little Italy (the people actually pay Italy for the tax), which is surrounded 100% by Switzerland. The hotel I stayed in is just at the so called border.
Back to my trip in the morning, after reaching, we were brought to a stop at the petrol station. Had the first taste of how Capucino should taste in Europe. Then, we move for a quick (very very very quick) short trip around town. After that, it was to TTB, the company I should be here for training. The people there are very enthusiastic and wanted to start straight away in the afternoon. So, we both agreed to it.
Thus, we went to check into our hotel at around 10+am. That is the time when I posted the 1st blog. We chatted with people in Sg and refreshed ourselves. Then, we go back to the factory at around 2+pm.
Do you know that, Swiss people really really love their coffee. The driver (actually a technician/engineer) drove us to have another round of capucino before heading to the factory.
We started around 2:30pm with the person who was supposed to teach us the software. It was a huge shocked cause we noticed that the time here, even though is around 2 weeks, is not sufficient for our full purpose. So, we started our crash course and it lasted till around 6:30pm. Tiring.
After reaching hotel, we put down our bags and went to search for our dinner. 1st real meal in Swiss. This is when we venture into the small Italy. The hotel receptionist told us the way and we started to walk. The sun was still very bright. Seems to be around 4pm+ in Sg. But it was actually around 7pm ald. Unbelievable.
We had our dinner in a small little cafe. We had a "pasta" not the similar pasta. There was no "Italian noodles" in it. The ingredient is omellete, ham, cream sauce and lots & lots of cheese. It is really wonderful. But nearing the end, you start to feel the grossness of this dish. Yet, I loved it. Oh, I also had a "Coffee Cream". It seems like espresso + sugar + cream. Unbelievably tasty. Not bitter at all. The aroma is great.

I also went to walk around the lake and took some pictures. I love the scenery. The people are great.

But I don't dare to think of the trainings for these 2 weeks. It will be hellish.
OK la, now I wanna go bath ald. It is nearly 44hrs + which I had only slept for around 1-2 hrs.
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In Swiss now - 1st Day

I'm currently in Swiss ald. The time now is 11:15am.
Later at 2pm, I will need to start my training at the factory already.

The flight is consider ok, but not the best. There's a baby crying a few rows behind me. Haiz...
I only manage to sleep for around 1-2hrs from the nearly 13 hours flight. Imagine the condition I am in now. =D Lucky I had the cappucino just now.

Besides, there seems to be something wrong with my SD card. I was planning to send AmK the pics I took just now but, haizz.... sien.

I will try to update later if I still have the chance and strength. :p

Obama's Speech in Middle East

I came about reading President Obama's speech from the Channel News Asia website. I think it is a very refreshing image he is portraying US now.
I think it is worth a read and I had posted it here.