Schule

Phew!

First day of school was a success!

Today I got up at 5.30 in the morning. Papa was actually going to wake me up at 6 but I was just burning with nervousness that I decided to jump out of bed. I even got cold feet in the bathroom as I was getting dressed. But alles klar, I made it through :)

Then, Mutti drove us to where Hannes lives. The plan was to pick him up and go to school together. When we arrived, he said to wait for 2 minutes. We ended up waiting for more than 5 minutes. Whoever said Germans were super duper truper punctual obviously hasn't met Hannes.

The journey to Bergen was about 20 minutes or so. In school, we met a teacher who gave me my schedule and  left me some instructions. Hannes took me to my class while explaining stuff about the school. Then, both Mutti and Hannes adjourned, leaving me to explore Germany via my new classmates.

I was very lost actually. I didn't know what to say or do. And the teacher that entered gave out worksheets in German. All I could do was stare at everyone like a duck. Until one of the girls, Frauke, gave me this piece of paper which had some basic German words.

To make sure I wasn't confused, they even drew caricatures or rather, cartoons of themselves

Some of them I already knew but the other new words, I made sure to write down in my little notebook. And I also copied some of the passages from the worksheet to show Lisa.

The next lesson was Religion. The teacher in this class allowed me to do whatever I pleased. So, I took out my notebook again and studied the new words. Then as the teacher was making her rounds, she stopped by my table and gave me a little introduction about the subject she is teaching. From her description, I can deduce that it is almost like History, except that it is seen through the eyes of religion. As in, from a religious point of view.

After Religion, we had Economics. As soon as I entered class, a girl bounded up towards me and gave me a hug. I was taken aback to say the least. I patted her in return out of courtesy. I don't really now how to put this, but in Malaysia, when you hug a random stranger, you either;

1. Intend to steal money from their pockets by disguising it in the form of a hug; or
2. Are a perveted pig.

And you either;

1. Get slapped.
2. Get slapped really hard.

I sat next to a lovely girl, Kim. She was very kind to translate  lots of things that the teacher and other students were saying.

School ended at 1 in the afternoon and Hannes accompanied me out from the building. Lisa was already waiting with her Auto by the time we came out.

At home, I was interrogated by Lisa and Papa. It was fun because it felt like I was back to my first day at school 11 years ago. I even told Lisa about the embarrassing incident that happened during my Religion class. Shuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuussshh, Lisa!! It's a sister secret.

Afterwards, we watched Harry Potter 7 Part II. Finally!! I had been waiting to watch it since the release but I just didn't have the oppurtunity. Harry/ Daniel looked awesome. Handsome celebrities....gotta love them!

When the movie finished, Papa taught me how to play Mahjong. Ironic, isn't it? By right, I should be the one teaching Papa how to play it! We lost the game though. Haha. Then Papa showed me pictures of Jonas' many girlfriends. And we gossiped about them like old grandmas.

On another note, it's pretty sad that I'm a girl and my room is this messy.

The unfinished puzzle Oma Inger gave me and other stuff

My unmade bed, a fallen bottle and other stuff

The unkept floor, random junk on the windowsill and other stuff

The overflowing books on the table and other stuff

Notice how I used 'other stuff ' to describe my room? That's cos I have tons of other stuff. No wonder my luggage looked like it was hiding an elephant.

Papa and Lisa said that my room isn't all that bad. They said Jonas is way more messy. Harh. Wait until I live here for a few more months. Then we'll see how messy I can be. But I will TRY to organize my room and keep it clean. Soon. I hope. If I remember.

Anyeong everybody!!