Mat Salleh Mentality

Yesterday, I went out with Sheryl to Cologne to get you guys some souvenirs. We stopped at the main train station and a few steps away from the Cologne cathedral was the souvenir shops. Looked around for great pricing and stuff plus found the origin of cologne. Buying the famous 4711 brand for A Ko Ko and Ah Teow.

So, I found your stuff but I will purchase it over the next few days when I pass by Cologne after work. Yeah, expect postcards and keychains and shot glasses. We later met up with Sheryl's Vietnamese friend, Cuong, who was a freakin' blast to have around. Jokes galore, and reminded me how I miss my good old school days. We went to Dim Sum Restaurant (guess what it serves). I wanted something filling so I took Fried Rice while Sheryl and Cuong shared dim sum portions. Pretty good and definitely authentic unlike my previous experience.

Here is the great part I found: table nearest to us had a German couple having a meal of noodles. After the meal, they came to us and said goodbye-- I was very impressed. I never had this in Malaysia. Later a British family came and sat down for dinner. This boisterious man from the table went to the toilet with his wife I presume (he pat her on her 'back'). After the toilet stint he came out and approached our table and told us that we speak good English (looking at me while saying that :D). Apalah man... ku kan budak Pinang. After the meal, they wished us goodbye again. So this my friends is 'damn nice' (like Vivek used to say). I think I can get used to this kind of life. Too much Chinaman thinking back home, and my home is not even China. F*** you @$$#0|3$ kacau my 4 years university life.

After the meal, I took down Cuong's email and should keep in touch. Nice, and we bid to him goodbye at the main train station and took an S-Bahn to Düren because no Aachen train can go through due to rail works. Sheryl told me about her life as a student in Europe. You would not believe the amount they gave her to study and the amount of travelling she does to nice places. Rome, Italian mountains, Prague, Amsterdam, Paris, London, Glasgow, Edinburgh... list goes on and on. I think our lecturers at UPM prolly had that good life too. Aiyo, felt regret wasted some of my life nia. We reached Düren and was told that no trains are there and there is a transit bus to take us to Eschweiler where a train is supposed to take us to Aachen. So we did that and at Eschweiler station, no train and worse yet saw the big yellow construction crane in the middle of the tracks; right... train... will come...

Bus driver talked to the guys working the tracks and decided that he take us all the way to Aachen. Pretty good. Stopped at the Elisenbrunnen and took a night bus back home. Had a craving for carbonated drinks and Sheryl popped me a Coke from her fridge.

Sigh, two more weeks before going back.