Italians uses alot of “negatives”

Its quite confusing sometimes!

For example, “no, non capisco niente” if literally translated is “no, I don’t understand nothing”

So its -ve * ve * -ve = -ve?

Back from Venice Trip

Venice is quite cool, like a water city. The problem with Venice is that there are too many canals and you never know if there is a bridge at the end of the path, sometimes you have to backtrack cos theres no bridge! Anyhow, the grand canal of Venice is totally like Clark/Boat Quay in Sg.

Things are super ex at Venice – food, accoms, transport (6 euros per water-bus ride!). The price for gondolas was crazy too – 80 euros for 20 minutes ride!

(The grand canal)

(The beautiful gondolas)

(Doge Palace in Piazza San Marco)

(Burano Island with houses of different bright colors)

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Carnival in Milan

“In February, Italians get ready for the Carnival. The most famous one is in Venice, which usually takes place between February 9 and 16.  Beside Venice, many colorful and happy celebrations are held throughout the country. Wherever you are in Italy, you see in February children and adults in costume, and you may be the spectator or object of practical jokes: ”A Carnevale ogni scherzo vale,” Italians say.  “At Carnival tim, every prank is fair.”  If you want to participate in the festivities, here is a partial list”

Read more here.

Anyhow, Milan is supposedly the last one to have Carnival. The Italians Carnival is like Halloween in States where you see all sort of costumes and is like Xmas in Sg where you see loads and loads of foam/confetti sprays!

(Look at the amount of rubbish and this is just 1 small part of the street!!! Its worst than Xmas in Sg I think…)

(Free circus like show at night. As usual, please support vimeo and watch it at HD here)

New Classmates

Apparently this month is the start of a new level in my Italian class and we have new people joining us. The cool thing is that the new people are mainly from ASIA like 1 Taiwanese, 1 Indonesian, 1 Chinese from Dalian (reminds me of NOC Liang) and 1 Chinese from Shanghai. I am no longer the only Asian or Chinese liao!

Oh and by the way, I scored 72/100 for the previous level of Italian class and this is from skipping 30% of class and not doing any homework at all. Em on the other hand who study full-time got only a just-pass-grade in her Level 1 Italian class. I guess I am just smart or at least smarter than Em haha…

(I will need this book reallllly sooooon)

Red Oranges

Oranges here are red. I remember buying something similar in Sg and it was called bloody orange or something and of course it was bloody expensive. Anyhow, these red oranges come from Sicily and they are quite sweet and very cheap here, about 70 euro cents per kg!

UEFA Champions League Dilemma

I don’t if I should watch

Inter vs. Liverpool

OR

Milan vs. Arsenal

OR

wait till the finals and hope either Milan or Inter will be in the final match

Its not exactly very cheap to go for every match, about 30 to 50 euros each time! Moreover, the matches are in odd timing like 8.45pm mid-week. Anyhow, I just hope to be in a match where there are plenty of GOALS.

 

Winter in Milan sucks

Nothing but rain and fog.

Che Cazzo…

New Handphone Ringtone

I remember sometime back my bro set the famous mrbrownshow “Mee Siam Mai Hum” as his hp ringtone. I think now its time to change and set the “2 Many 2 Count – ERP Drift” as the new hp ringtone.

2 Many 2 Count – ERP Drift [Lyrics]

I wonder if you know,
How they live in Ang Mo Kio
Go to city many gantry
Can’t afford your speed too low
Fast and furious! (Kena!) (beep! beep! beep!)
Slow is dangerous (Aiyah!) (beep! beep! beep!)

I wonder if you know,
How they live in Toa Payoh
Please lah tolong, only Lorong
Not Expressway also tio!
Fast and furious! (Kena!) (beep! beep! beep!)
Spread like virius! (Aiyah!) (beep! beep! beep!)

Many many taxes danglin
ERP now is randomin
Keep your speed ‘bove 45
Or everybody Cashcard won’t survive!
Suka suka ERP on
Happy happy gantry can born
16 new ways to gope your lui
See already want to pui!

Gahmen say take MRT
Cos car is only luxury
Build the road for Fellari
Normal car will up lorry
Ji Pa Ban (uh!), Ichiban (uh)
No million dollars you Lan Lan
CTE is the place to be
Singapore road for VIP

I wonder if you know,
How they live in Ang Mo Kio
Reach work early, at 5.30
Spend three hours drink teh-o
Can’t be seraious! (wah lau!) (beep! beep! beep!)
Live like vampires (ouch!) (beep! beep! beep!)

I wonder if you know,
Where the gantry never grow
Where the lorry Never worry
Travel freely where you go
Pulau Bukom! (Don’t have!) (beep! beep! beep!)
Pulau Tekong (Huat ah!) (beep! beep! beep!)

Balloting for Tickets

Unlike my friends who are balloting for HDB flats, I am balloting for the French Open 2008 tickets (Men’s Final on 8th June 2008). I really hope I will be lucky and get the tickets, imagine watching Roger Federer (hopefully) play live! Also, the match will be in Paris and Em can go shopping at Louis Vuitton.