L.A.M.B!

Very memorable!!! =)
Sunday, March 29, 2009

My trail of achievement (not destruction lor)!!! Hehe... That is what happens when one is struck on the hill at Suomenlinna (Sea Fortress Helsinki)...

Today marks the start of DST(daylight saving time) for Sweden! The clock is pushed 1 hour ahead... So I had actually slept for only 8 hours when I thought it's 9... Cool!

--Mary HAD a little lamb--

11:39 pm

Cruise to Helsinki, Finland (13 Mar - 15 Mar)

Some of us took an overnight cruise to Helsinki (capital of Finland) for a short 1-day visit. The trip was very enjoyable and it has been a good weekend vacation!

Pics taken whilst the cruise ship was leaving Stockholm

One of the three cabins that we'd occupied

Some of us 'taking up space' along the cabin corridor...

Finally, the cruise ship docked at Helsinki port!!! We have 8 hours to go around the city before taking another overnight voyage back.

Two churches that we were at...

Birthplace of NOKIA!!! Haha, couldn't resist taking this though it seems so trivial.

Yeah!!! I'm taller!!!

We had buffet lunch at this 'Changjiang' Restaurant! It's a good 10 Euros spent on home cooked Asian gourmet... Yum yum!

We took a ferry to one of the islands: Suomenlinna (Sea Fortress). Me posing in front of our cruise ship as the ferry was passing by.

The guys had a snow fight while exploring the island! That's me trying to dodge a snow ball. Missed! Too bad!!!

Reached the peak of the island! Very scenic views!!! It's certainly worth the trip there!

Time flew faster than we had expected. It was soon time to be back on board the cruise. Took some photos at the deck as the ship was docking from the harbour.

Overview of the sea fortress island that we were at earlier. It was really very beautiful to see islands surrounded by large blocks of ice floating on the sea surface!!!

Couldn't help but stare at the charm of sunset taking place right before my eyes...

I had no idea how to express the description of the panorama unfolding before me as I stood at the deck (chilling chilling CHILLING~~~). I guess I wouldn't be able to erase the sights from my mind. They were simply too breathtaking... I almost thought that I was on a boat sailing from Antarctica... Spectacular... Of course, I will also recall the freezing sensation that we had to endure whilst on the deck. Lol!

--Mary HAD a little lamb--

10:40 pm

Batch Initiation Dinner (aka Free Dinner provided by senior batch)
Monday, March 09, 2009

14 February 2009! Batch Initiation Dinner! Batch 7 invites Batch 8 (my batch) for a get-together session on that day. The initiation started off with a cold blast - meaning we were given this 'wonderfully- drawn' map that led us to the forest behind Lappis. It was chilling cold! Chilling wasn't even sufficient to describe how vicious it was... But anyway, it was worth it! Just look at the view below!!! No colour adjustments made!

Nice photo of the depiction of family ties

Jia Yuan (senior) spitting wine into the fire to get it more hyped up!

Meanwhile, some of us in batch 8 just wandered off somewhere else. We're stepping on a frozen lake! How cool is that! Being extremely cautious not to step on any fragile ice so that we won't fall in...

Had bon-fire games and one of them is to transfer a 'hard bread' via mouth only!

Finally after more than an hour out enduring the freezing weather, we move indoors. It's dinner time!!!

After dinner, it was back to the games. We payed a game called 'Ouch, OBOB' and the game protocol was to basically hit someone either on your left or right, and the person who's being hit had to pinch someone besides him/her. Till the person who is being pinched has shouted 'Ouch!', you cannot stop hitting the person. Can understand? Haha.

Don't get it!?! Look at the pictures:

Poor Melvin... He's really in pain! Haha.

And Sze Khing... Another one in pain!

Me! After a night of chills, weariness, fun and happiness...

Thank you so much seniors!!! The food is nothing but great! It'll be our turn soon to prepare for the next batch - batch 9...

--Mary HAD a little lamb--

5:07 am