HYPOTHALAMUS on the go!

I’m back!

When was the last time I wrote a blog? Seems like centuries ago..Heehehhe..

Weeeeeee…It’s 2009! Well..i had a nice New Year celebration with my foster family – Kuya Butz, Ate Mae and Ate Tina.. We had a delightful dinner and bottles of champagne to meet the New Year! I was really amazed by the fireworks which were displayed at the neighbourhood. One thing remarkable is the Austrian custom of having miniature pigs (figurines) being decorated on the tables or given to love ones on New Year’s Eve as symbol of good luck. I received one plus a chocolate!

Then I have bouts of exams and presentations for the rest of the month…Grrrr…

February…Heart’s month…Yeah, Valentine’s Day…Shops were decorated red…I thought I’d be spending it here in my room…alone with a bottle of wine…But hey! Got a rose from Ate Nora! Had dinner with Ate Nora, Kuya Rufi (official photographer), Monet and Ate Nona (the host).The night won’t be complete without a bottle of wine! And to make the celebration perfect, we watched a movie- Sweet Home Alabama! Love the story of it.

Most of the students were enjoying the semester break on Feb…but not me…not us, who are non-German speaking students in our Institute for we have to attend the Biostatistics special class…Special since it is offered in English.Quite tedious but in the end, I learned a lot.And I fell in love with…SAS!Weeeeeeeee!!! Plus! We had fun time with the snow and filled our stomach with sushi after the exam..

Even if it’s semestral break, I still had the chance to play badminton at Maxx Sports Center, though I have to pay a li’l bit more than what I’m paying at the UniversitätssportInstitut (USI-University Sports Insitute).But it’s worth the fee for Austrian national players are there teaching you the skills.And the bonus? Me and Jackie (my badminton buddy) watched a match between the Austrian and Malaysian players.

Now, it’s March…Had a share of frustration since I wasn’t able to register in one of the courses.But I am now into an exciting course which is Tropical Livestock Husbandry.I am looking forward to this coming Friday, for we will be having a 2-day field trip, all-expenses to be paid by the Institute! We will be visiting farms outside Vienna!!! I feel like a kid in the kindergarten! Hahah…So excited to see the cows..the horses (Lippizan, *wink*) and more!!!

Saturday mornings will be for my badminton class! It’s at a different venue and of course a new coach. I miss my coach before and the hall where I used to play…But these are some changes that I can’t avoid…I have to enrol for Sat classes so there would be no conflict with my academic chuva..heheh…I’ve neva forgetten that I’m here to learn.. The good news with these changes is that there are more people in this class.So far I met a number of good friends..Hopefully in the coming Saturdays better opponents…hehhehe..

This month, I am also getting busier with my thesis. I’m still on my data analysis…I need to concentrate more so I will be home soon!!!! I should learn to set aside my excitement to be home!

It’s gonna be two weeks and it’ll be April! May…June..I’m counting! ..I’ll be home soon…..