Saturday, January 23, 2010
WEEK 13 (07/12, 08/12, 09/12, 10/12, 11/12, 12/12, 13/12):
07/12/09(Monday):
Today i went to school to use the computer to update my blog as it was very far behind.
08/12/09(Tuesday):
Continuing the usual routine i went for my German class.
09/12/09(Wednesday):
Today Yilong and I along with 2 other teammates went for a tour at the OPEL manufacturing plant.I learned alot of info about the manufacturing process of their cars. They make only 3 models of cars in this specific plant. The mot popular one is the Opel Astra. In UK it is known as Vauxhall Astra, in Australia it is known as Holdeon Astra, in Europe and Asia it is known as Opel Astra.They have very strict rules and inspection of their products to maintain the standards of the German automobile industry.
10/12/09(Thursday):
Today I went for my German class. After the German class i went to the city for dinner with Yilong. We wanted to try what Asian food tasted like in Germany. It didn't really taste like Asian food. there were a lot of missing spices. It was a little different from what i expected. I started to miss home food back in Singapore.
11/12/09(Friday):
Today i went to school to use the computer and write a short raft of my report as i could not take it anymoree. Not being able to do my report was placing too much stress on me.
12/12/09(Saturday):
Today i went to watch a football match. t was a match between VFL Bochum and Bayern Munich. The main reason why i wanted to watch a football match was to experience the feeling of watching a match with people who full hearted support a team no matter how good or bad they are. The amount of passion Europeans have for this sport is so much different compared to Singapore. It was an unforgettable experience for me. I loved and savored every moment of it.
13/12/09(Sunday):
Today Dawei Yilong and I went to the lake in Bochum. It is quite a big lake which connects up to the Rhine River. The weather was very good aswell. It was fnice to take a stroll in winter.
WEEK 12 (30/11, 01/12, 02/12, 03/12, 04/12, 05/12, 06/12):
30/11/09(Monday):
I went to school to meet some of the teammates. They were just having a small gathering since they came back from Australia. It was really fun to meet them. they are a bunch of really crazy, funny and smart people.
01/12/09(Tuesday):
Today as usual, went for my German class. Learning more stuff.
02/12/09(Wednesday):
Toyday i was doing some research in the school to add to my report after my laptop was repaired. it would be great if I was able to get my laptop son. I hope they repair it fast. that is the problem repairing things in a BIG country.
03/12/09(Thursday):
Today i went to school to have a look at the "Han's Go" They had brought back the car to do some testing to it. They wanted to use this as a test car to test the equipment which would be used in the new cars.
04/12/09(Friday):
Went to purchase a ticket for sunday to go to Brussels. It is the capital of Belgium.
05/12/09(Saturday):
Today i stayed home and did my update for the daily log book. This week ilearned abit of information and was quite smooth.
06/12/09(Sunday):
Today i went to Brussels. The first thing i insisted i wanted to try was the Belgian Waffle. It is world famous, and i now understand why after trying it. It really tastes AWESOME.!! After which i went to see Mannekin Pis, he is the little boy who stands in the corner and pees on the fountain. He is a world famous landmark.
WEEK 11 (23/11, 24/11, 25/11, 26/11, 27/11, 28/11, 29/11):
23/11/09(Monday):
Today amir invited me over for dinner. He was cooking something special. I went around 5pm. There were a few people there. Amir, Andrej, Farhad, Mojo, Swetlana, Yilong, Giovanni, Vladimir. I had a great time there.
24/11/09(Tuesday):
I stayed home to make a few phonecalls back to singapore to catch up with some friends and family members. It is always good to stay i touch with old friends. The truth remains that old is gold.
25/11/09(Wednesday):
Today i went to school to make a few more phone calls to American and British companies. This time i was given a new list with Indian Companies aswell.
26/11/08(Thursady):
Today went to the workshop and did some experiments on heat and it's effects on plastic bottles. We also went to a party in the school. All our friends her told us it would be fun and we needed some time to have fun an they wanted everyone to go together.
27/11/09(Friday):
I was really tired after the party so i stayed home and had a good rest.
28/11/09(Saturday):
Today i stayed home to contact more family members and find out how things were going on with them. It is good to know how they are doing.
29/11/09(Sunday):
Today i stayed home to update my daily log book. This week was filled with fun and enjoyment.
I was really tired after the party so i stayed home and had a good rest.
28/11/09(Saturday):
Today i stayed home to contact more family members and find out how things were going on with them. It is good to know how they are doing.
29/11/09(Sunday):
Today i stayed home to update my daily log book. This week was filled with fun and enjoyment.
Friday, January 22, 2010
WEEK 10 (16/11, 17/11, 18/11, 19/11, 20/11, 21/11, 22/11):
16/11/09(Monday):
Today Christoph the Mechanical Team leader made us a reuqest. He wanted up to help him find a box big enough to deliver laptops back to the companies. The companies had loaned out a few laptops to the tema for them to use during the race in Australia.
17/11/03(Tuesday):
Today I went to school for my German class. we learnt about counting and numbers in German. Its realy easy to learn the German numbers.
18/11/09(Wednesday):
Armin told us that he was going to meet Yilong and I at the Solar car projec t room after lunch. But he did not turn up. He was also uncontactable as his mobile phone was spoilt.
19/11/09(Thursday):
Today we went to school to take some pictures of the two guys from Ngee Ann poly. We couldn't manage to find good images. We decided to do it on another day instead.
20/11/09(Friday):
Today went to town and went round the whol place. Hoping to find something interesting to purchase as gifts for friends.
21/11/09(Saturday):
Today morning i went to the Floh-Markt to see if there was anything interesting or useful for me to purchase. In the evening Yilong and I went to Armin's house for dinner. We haven not met Armin since he cam back from Australia. We went to catch up on thisng that had happened to all of us. It was really fun.
22/11/09(Sunday):
Today i stayed home and update my daily report for the week. The weather was good but i didn't have the mood to go travellling.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
WEEK 9 (09/11, 10/11, 11/11, 12/11, 13/11, 14/11, 15/11):
09/11/09(Monday):
More teammates came back from Australia. Almost the whole team was back. It is nice to fnally meet the whole team and gain some knowledge and share experiences with them.
10/11/09(Tuesday):
Today I went to meet Christoph. He is the Mechanical team leader of the SolarCar team. He gave us more technical details of the car. Like the weight of the car, cost of making it, torque of the motor, speed of the car, the braking system, etc. The information he provided us was very useful.
The team is now recruiting new members to take over as the current team members will be graduating soon and have to concentrate on their upcoming examinations.
11/11/09(Wednesday):
Today is single's day. Happy single's day to everyone. Today i stayed home to rest and update my daily log book.
12/11/09(Thursday):
Today i went for my german lessons. I am slowly becoming able to pick up bits and pieces of words peple are sying to me in shops. It's very useful. Its slightly easier to communicate when purchasing stuff.
13/11/09(Friday):
Today i stayed home and prepared my stuff as tonight I am going to Paris with Yilong for sight-seeing..The bus leaves from \Essen. It's a 6 hours bus ride to Paris. I feel really excited.
14-15/11/09(Saturday & Sunday):
PARIS!!! I went to Paris, It is a very beautiful city. I went to see the world famous Louvre Museum, home to the famous Mona Lisa painting. The painting was as beautiful as everyone had described. I am lucky to have been able to see it. I also managed to see the 'Venus De Milo' Statue in the museum After which i also went to Notredame de Paris. Its a church which.i heard lots of stories of while growing up. And last but not least i saw what Paris was famous for..... THE EIFFEL TOWER....!!!!! It is a purely amazing architectural. It had a wonderful light show everyhour after sunset. really beautiful.. enough talking now i shall show you the pictures..
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
WEEK 8 (02/11, 03/11, 04/11, 05/11, 06/11, 07/11, 08/11):
02/11/09(Monday): Today I stayed home to complete a few calls. I had to carry on with the calls to the British and American companies. I'm starting to get the flow of work with making calls. It's a new experience for me.
03/11/09(Tuesday):
Today is tuesday. Yilong and I went for our German class. The class is proving to be helpful for us. I can slowly start to understand some words of what the people around me ar saying. German is a very complex language, but it may prove to be useful in the future. Learning more languages will prove to be an advantage in the business world.
04/11/09(Wednesday):
05/11/09(Thursday):
Today i woke up had breakfast and did some research and some reading. After which i met up with Yilong and went to have lunch. After Lunch we went for oud German Class. We have German classes 2 times a week. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
06/11/09(Friday):
Today some of the teammates had returned from Australia. They were sharing their experinces with me. It was really interesting as, for some of them this was their first time working with an actual race team. They all enjoyed ans savoured the moments they had in Australia.
07/11/09(Saturday):
Today i went to the Floh-Markt. They usually have many interesting and useful good for sale there. I went the to see if there was anything i needed for a good price. They have this floh-markt every saturday morning.
08/11/09(Sunday):
Today is my birthday. I recieved many calls from Singapore and UK, from friends and family. this is the first birthday i have celebrated away from my family.
Today Yilong, Vladimir Silviana and I went to Luxembourg for some fun and sight-seeing. Luxembourg is a very small country near the south border of Germany. It's population is smaller then that of Singapore. I had a really great and enjoyable time with these 3 people.