Feel like shaving d..

the urge!

Lazy to move

7am. All awake but lazy to move cos it is cold...

Thinking of not shaving for a month.. See how long it grows. Lol...

Recap of the last three days..

Reached innsbruck, "checked in"  to airbnb..

Day2, go up to Hafelekar by cable car, ate at Stiftskeller (roast pork), walking tour, Hofkirche, check out train station.

Day3, ambras Castle, bergisel ski jump, souvenir shopping, city tower visit, Stiftskeller (wiener schnitzel), chill, post postcards, chill, soup and hot chocolate @ cafe munding, shopping at supermarket.

Day4 waiting to go to train station

Innsbruck 1st & 2nd day

Upon reaching, my initial thought was "this is not the bus terminal, it is just the side of a street" (little did I know that the terminal was just behind me). I had to the tourism vegetable and purchased my innsbruck card. After that, I almost got conned by a gypsy. She have me a ride and asked me to sign a paper. Had she not asked me to sign I would have fallen for it already.! Upon realising, I gave her the flower back and said no. I moved to elsewhere to look at some brochures, and when I looked back, she was already gone.

After that I start walking towards my airBNB. I waited awhile before Jurgen tagged by his bicycle. He is a social worker (kudos to him). He showed me the place as Evelyn is not around. The place is huge. Big bedroom (which is going to be Jurgen after his current rental expires),with a balcony with awesome view of the mountains, kitchen and bathroom. I rested at home that night. Chill at home.

Second day, I head to the mountains by the cable car. The view from the top is amazing! You past the clouds and then you see how small the city is, surrounded by mountains. I spent like 2hrs up there. I met a group of Japanese ladies and asked them to help me take a photo. Saw a bunch of ppl climbing a higher peak. From here, you can see the range of mountains all around. So captivating..

I went down to the next station and did some sightseeing there too before heading back to the city. Did a walking tour around (fairly OK, I like the history of innsbruck ie the way the building were built to withstand earthquake and the directions (arrows)  for the pilgrims. Ate lunch at stifskeller. Had pork belly (Bavarian food) and it was awesome. Very satisfying!

After lunch, visited the church nearby with the amazing Tomb and statues around the Tomb. The church also have this interactive room to tell you the story of the King, quite creepy when watch alone. I think I also went up the tower today. Then head to Swarovski Park. The bus was awesome because there's free WiFi. While waiting for the bus overhead two sg teenagers talking. The park was OK. Not superb unless you are into crystals. I do like the giant n their park esp the reflection pool area. Wanted to buy something but don't know what girls like so decided against it.

Took the bus and stopped at terminal and then head out to look for dinner. Visited the terminal and did some grocery shopping instead. Don't rmb eating dinner so probably Makan yogurt for dinner lol.

Omw to innsbruck

So I got back to hostel around 1pm, took out my luggage (the room is packed, quite difficult to walk!).  Took my awhile to get my luggage out. Reorganised my bag,  locked it and move to the train station across my hostel. Was looking at where the bus stop,  after awhile I thought I asked someone.  Turns out this is not where the bus stops! The guy said it is a 5mins walk to the bus station. The time was 140 (my bus departs at 150). I was like Gg lo. This is so me. Haha.

Anyway I did my best in running with two backpacks.. Luckily I was just on time and the bus was late too. Later on when I reached innsbruck I only realised there was WiFi in the bus.. Ah well.

The journey to innsbruck is about 2hrs 20mins. The view along the way is magnificent la. You get the greens + the rows of mountains on both sides. Just Woww.

Once I reached, I got my innsbruck card, walk around abit and head to my airbnb location. At the information center, almost got con by a lady selling flower. Asked me to signed my name then I know shit jo so I gave her the flower back. Lucky me...

Anyway the house was amazing. Evelyn wasn't in innsbruck so her friend Jurgen came to pass me the keys and show me around the house.
I got a toilet, kitchen, balcony and a big room all to myself. Lol.

I unpack my shit, but by then (around 7/8) already quite tired. Managed to get myself to shower and then Zzz...

Last night and BMW/Suppen

On my also night, after coming back from Disneyland castle, I had dinner with Edgar, a Brasilian who works in London but currently travelling. He came from ibiza. We walked for a bit and decided to berdinner at a middle eastern restaurant. I had 3e Falafel wrap. It was slightly hot due to the red onions.

After that I packed a bit more before I crashed. Too tired. Woke up around 2/3am to shower and chat abit.  In the morning, ate breakfast, made another friend. Akiko san from Japan. She's going to castle today. Going to add her on Fb.

Packed my stuff and checked out. But before that, I just want to comment that my next door roommate was an European female, wearing I Think bra and underwear only to sleep. I could not see the bottom but the top was defo bra.

Anyway met Andy and his Gf, head to BMW together. The museum is thorough,  I am not a motor head but I still enjoyed the visit. I particularly like their innovative designs and futuristic ones.

Wanted to look for moms old BMW but couldn't find the model/year.

Went and see BMW welt after that (because their bigger souvenir shop is there). Bought stuff requested by Aileen. Welt was interesting because it is like a big conference area for selling BMW cars.

Head to viktuakmkt to try the munich soup kitchen. It's good.. Unfortunately I don't know what's inside because I just asked them to give me their best seller. Lol..  Bought Pretzel (salty), prefer Aunty annes and nordsee's fish(raw) sandwich. Not bad but abit too salty also.

Disneyland castle.

I lazy to write the whole name but it's called Neu schwein stein Castle (something like that). Ie the Disneyland castle. The ride there was great because you get to see the countryside of Germany, a lot of greens and solar power.  View is magnificent I would say esp when you are reaching the destination cos you get to see the Alps in the background.

Made friends with this Chinese couple mainly cos they cannot communicate in English fluently so I became the intermediary between the guide and them.  I didn't really mind (Avenue to meet new ppl). It was also nice that the guy runs (and asked me to join a run when he stays in Chengdu). I would go if there are ppl going with me.

The view from the castle and the Marion Bridge was spectacular. I think the green plains and the blue skies helped Alot. It's like a castle on top of a mountain among kampung kampung, no cities/towns nearby. The inside of the building was fantastic, better than the Residenz. The rooms were more beautifully designed and more elegant. Even the Servant's quarter got window to look out to a corridor, which has windows to look into the greeneries. The inside tour was really short. Couldn't really peek into the life or the feel of the building when it was used back then.

On the way back to munich, our guide,  Carlotta (charlotte) explained that the death of Ludwig was suspicious. It was claimed the parliament wanted to overthrow him and so they schemed with the doctors to try to declare Ludwig unfit to be a king. Ludwig tried to run away by boat but was suspected to be shot dead (instead of what they claimed as he drowned in the water after killing the doctor who walked with him). The day he died, the guards were asked not to follow him to the lake. Only the doctor was with him. The official account said the doctor tried to stop Ludwig from committing suicide but failed to do so. Unofficial story was that on that day Ludwig tried to flee by boat but was caught by the parliament and shot in a hut. The hut was taken off the next day. The doctor was believed to be killed after Ludwig because of the predicaments that he could be a witness etc. The guards of the castle sworn not to mention anything about the day Ludwig died till death. One of them beh tahan and told his daughter that gun shots were heard on that day.

Bayern 3-0

So I paid 10e for the game. Was it worth it?

The seat was 12 rows from the front, across the team's dugout. Tbf, I would have chosen the dugout side, had I know where it is located within the stadium! (tried finding info and msged bayern but no reply). I would have also bought the closer seat (row 5) but was worried there may be a fence or something (there weren't). Anyway row 12 is real close to the pitch already. Looks so small and short from up here. Lol.

Prior to sitting down, the walk from the station (Frotmaning) to the stadium was atmospheric. Endless human caterpillar walking towards the stadium in various jerseys numbers and names. I saw Kimmich, Alaba, Lewandoski, Boateng, neuer, ribery, Bastian, Muller.  Had a drink at Paulaner Garden (drink #2) before heading in.

The only thing that I really dislike was the smoking. Smoking everywhere. I think I smoked more than 50% of my life's second hand smoking here in munich. It's crazy...and irritating.

The game, in summary was one sided entertaining. Total domination by bayern. And they scored relatively early (under 20mins).  Look very dangerous each time they attack if not for their poor finish they could have at least scored another 2 goals. Managed to see Alonso play but you couldn't see him lobbing any killer pass in this game. Neuer was rarely required but when he did, he perform..

In the end, bayern won 3-0, first goal by ribery, which bounced into goal after the goalie took away some of the momentum. Second goal was by Thiago. Last one was Intricate passing and unselfishness of the bayern players to pass to one another until it reaches robben, which doesn't look like in a good position to shoot (though he is free), he managed to shoot a lobbed ball past the keeper...

Dachau

Second day was my day trip to Dachau. The tour guide is from. UK and supports Watford. Been to Malaysia 18yrs ago. Loved the Indian curry rice.

Dachau now is peaceful, quiet, and beautiful. But the history is more than horrible (I guess not as bad as other camp with extermination facilities, but still).

Most of the buildings and facilities have been rebuilt, mainly due to the world War. The whole place is originally an ammunition factory, turned camp as Hitler came to power.

The museum showcase the lives of the people then, how they were living (from the rich, to the religious,)  prior to coming to the camp. There were also many torture methods setup ie controlling temperature of the water at shower or room heater. Interesting was that they have a prison within the camp. One of the cell which is interesting is the standing cell, whereby the cell is so small that you cannot sit down. You ll be placed inside for 3 nights.....

They also have crematorium to burn the bodies of the dead (instead of digging hole and burying them and avoid diseases).

Their fence/wall is Damn keng. They have a 4-5m grass which anyone walked on can be shot, a moat, followed by electric tripwire and electric fence. Lol.

Would like to find out more about the camp through books and movie.

*I do wonder of Germans were taught on nazis and world War 2 in their school.

Super don't like

Everywhere you go sure got ppl smoke. Damn smelly like shit

First night

As I am writing this, it is 315am.

I left KL by KLM. Sat next to this Dutch guy who has a Muslim gf in Malaysia. His trip was to visit her. He enjoyed Malaysian food a lot (which I am pleased). Next to him is a sarawakian going to Berlin to meet her bf. I think the whole flight trip was better by the interactions we made.

My flight was at 1120pm. Prior to that, I had fried rice for dinner, noodles @ Plaza lounge.  In plane, I had two meals (rice and breakfast egg). Very filling..

Landed in Amsterdam around 6am. Walked to gate c18 to transit to munich. Was worried I could not get my Internet from flexiroam but in the end it managed to work after I redo the apn.

Landed in munich around 8+am. Took a train to the city center. Left my bag at the hostel (as it was only 10+, check in is at 3+)

Decided to walk around and look see look see the city. Did the Rick steves audio guide which is OK. Think the free walking tour should be better.

I tried their Pretzel with butter and chives (not sure got sour cream or not). It was good! Watched the Marian platz Center clock performance too

Walk walk a bit more (at this point I am really not hungry after all the late night  stuffing I had)... Visited the virtual market, would want to try bratwurst there too.

After that it was the synagogue, asamkirche, fraukirche (another church but better), then marionhof, platz, hofthau braus (Tavern/pub hall). Visited the residenz and Treasury. Amazed by the things there but it is just too big so towards the end it gets a bit repetitive and boring. My opinion is that some of the items are there just for display and may not be the originals (as it was party le destroyed during the war). But still worth to visit! I particularly enjoyed the aligned doorways and the paintings on the ceiling...

Head back to check in (bought peaches along the way) and shower! Haven't showered in one day!  Haha. Then after shower felt very lazy d. I think kl time about 12/1.

After lazing around for a bit, finally managed to get my ass to go to the fest. It was colorful and bright. Is definitely more than just a beer drinking event. They have roller coasters, space shot, bumper cars, games to play and win prizes. I walked around a hit before heading to the hofhau tent. It's crazy fun inside (best if you are here to soak up the atmosphere with someone else). I sat outside (no space inside), ordered sausages and a 1l beer. Beer is tasty. Not bitter but super smooth. Like got some kind of light sweetness, light creaminess aftertaste. Sausages are mehh.

Things I learn : munich very Christian city. Here and there you will see statues of Jesus or Mary. The Treasury also contained a lot of religion based artifacts. Within the city alone there are at least three popular churches for sightseeing.

Exhausted

It's 640pm local time here in munich but I am very exhausted already. I feel like going for the beer fest just to look see and grab dinner be fore I crash to sleep.

Haven't blog in awhile

Fabulous have not been reminding me to do shit... Lol

So what happened? Watched don't breathe and train to Busan

Tried Kobayashi, Annie 1,

Attendes a church harvest, invited by Ailin and kf.

Planned my trip. Now on my way to airport. Will try to blog more often!

Sept weekend

Saturday went Cpa visit to urban hijau. It was a good workout and met some other members who were interested in gardening.

After that teman yingling to a Malay wedding. Went to tea @ cake Tiung after

Then go takei at Cm house before heading to sp to meet up with yk. Yk is reopening mission q in pyramid. The entrance is somewhat dodgy or weird as they need to go through the fire exit door.

Sunday badminton was good. I think I did improve somewhat but still need to do better on the reflex, running and hitting accuracy..  Had popiah for lunch and dinner and watched nerve by myself.

2/9

To book Esquire kitchen, to rather photos of ttdi Garden
To plant new sht on my container
To plan my next leg of my trip
To visit Kay Kay
To catch nerve the movie
To exercise and do qigong
To check on insurance policy

Moontrip

Met with moon and her friend (an Aunty from Singapore) at her hotel next to Avenue K.  Took them to roti valentine. I find it okay only.

On Tuesday, took a trip to melaka after having breakfast. It was a good drive and my first time taking a day trip to melaka. We reached around 130pm.most of the restaurant I wanted to visit were closed. We ended up going to Ole Sayang. It was OK. The asam was good but the chicken is too meaty and dry. We walked at jonker after that and it was great. My first time there. Saw and tried this local chocolate brand which was pretty good. Wanted to buy it then but decided to only buy when we are going back to the car (we were late, but they do deliver by mail I think). Moon bought some shirts for her friends. We tried the ghee hiang biscuits. I bought one box for her family. Hopefully they will like it.

We visited the stadhuys, youth at gallery and museum, St Paul and St xavier Church before driving back. We had local snacks at mv before I head off earlier to meet Cindy and Co. Dunno what was the major announcement...

Second day we hang around Petaling street. It was independence day of Malaysia so most of the shops were closed. We had breakfast at Lai Fong. Ordered beef noodle for moon. I had pork noodle. She bought a sarong and bag. I bought a hankerchief for myself.

After that we went back to hotel, drove to Pavilion for massage. It was good. Talked to the massage lady. She is single with a kid (27 yo). Works as a repairman. Hey Chinese is better than her English which I find rare. Anyway she is sorry and finds that she earns better income here and that the owner of Thai odyssey is a nice person. Hopefully she gets to open a parlour with her friends back in Thailand someday.
We ate at madam Kwan. Ordered satay, rojak and otak2. Both of them took photo with madam Kwan, who was there seating the customers.

We visited Putrajaya after that and I think she liked it. Spent about an hour there before we head to sunway for bkt. They head to fuego for drinks and I rested, before we visited Cheras psr mlm and dataran merdeka.

Last day, bought kuih and kaya roll for her. Gave the balance to Tricia. Went home and rested at home doing nothing.