Headless Signor Shower

Posted by paramitopia on November 4, 2011 No comment

Time of death… 10.05 AM, this morning.

Actually I had this bad feeling this morning, since I woke up. The feeling of… “I don’t want to get out from this blanket! Should I skip the class?”. Errr, well, actually it happens almost every morning ;)

Anyway, half an hour before the class start, I managed to force myself to go to the bathroom, and took a shower. Then it happened.. I don’t exactly know what happened, since I was still half awake, but signor shower became headless right after, uh oh! X(

So the plan was… plan A: skip the class, find a really powerful superglue, and fix it temporarily.. But, what if the glue can’t hold, then.. plan B: buy a new one and replace it myself, which I really doubt will be a successful case, so.. plan C: tell the guy in charge of the residence and hope they’ll fix it soon.

After some considerations *while preparing to go to class*, I chose the last resort. Before I stepped out from the residence, I told the guy in charge *he was in his office fortunately, he’s never there most of the time*, with a very sad sad face, that I accidentally broke the shower. And he replied, surprisingly with a happy face, “Okay, I’ll send a technician to your room! Don’t worry!”. I asked him whether I should pay to replace it, then he said, “We’ll see later, if it’s really bad then I will tell you”.

Thank God I chose that last plan, because.. first, I didn’t skip the class, only a couple of minutes late; second, after having lunch and came home… We’ve already had a brand new one that functions well! Hurray!! Fyuhh~

Until now I haven’t got any word from him that I have to pay. Hopefully I don’t have to. But I have a feeling that he made a note about that somewhere, and will deduct it from my deposit money ^^; We’ll see…

Meteo a Bolzano

Posted by paramitopia on October 22, 2011 2 comments

Setelah sebulan lebih di sini, saya baru tahu website lokal untuk cuaca di Bolzano ^^;. Biasanya website lokal lebih akurat sih, dibandingkan dengan ramalan cuaca lain dari Google. So here it is, meteo a Bolzano website.. http://www.provincia.bz.it/meteo/home.asp

Fitur yang paling saya suka… temperature map! Cool! Entah kenapa saya lebih suka membaca suhu dari warnanya daripada membaca angka derajat, memang dasar berjiwa visual. Si temperature map ini diupdate setiap jam.

And here you go, the temperature map for this morning, 9 AM…

Brrrrrrr… That’s why I don’t want to get out from this warm blanket…

Summer Holiday: Szia Budapest!

Posted by paramitopia on October 16, 2011 4 comments

After a successful trip to Holland, we decided to test our endurance using the same method of travelling abroad.. using bus, but with a longer distance. So… in the middle of June, off we go to Budapest, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe!

Although it’s double the distance of Nancy-Amsterdam (Nancy-Budapest ±1000 km), the fare is actually almost the same, even less: €75 round-trip. We departed from Nancy at 7 PM, had to change bus twice (in Strasbourg and Vienna), then.. 16 hours later we arrived at Budapest. Szia Budapest!

We spent 4 nights at 11th Hour Cinema Hostel for only €40 per person. It’s a very great hostel, only a few minutes walk from the city center. This is my first time staying in a hostel (in Europe) for less than €10 per night (€9 on weekday, €13 on weekend), wow, cheap!

The city is basically split into 2 main parts by the Danube River: Buda and Pest. We stayed in the Pest side, but not very far from the river, so we can easily crossed to Buda side through the renowned Chain Bridge or the Elizabeth Bridge.

Budapest is also very famous for its public baths, unfortunately we didn’t have the chance to try it. But it’s okay, because the city itself is very beautiful, especially the night view, and made our holiday perfect! So here you go, some captured moments in Budapest…

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And as usual, some stories that filled our holiday…

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Spring Holiday: Holland!

Posted by paramitopia on October 14, 2011 3 comments

During the spring holiday, in the beginning of May to be exact, me and my nancéiens friend, Rona, decided to go to Holland. Of course to visit the tulips ^^ since they’re all blooming beautifully. It was a short trip, we spent only 4 days and 3 nights there. But in that short trip I felt very refreshed. It’s important because we always need a happy mind and soul to welcome a series of (unfortunate) exams, don’t we? ;p

If in the previous holidays we always took the train, or even flight, this time we go… by bus! The cheapest way to travel, less comfortable of course, but it’s still bearable (though we had to sit for 10 hours in the bus). We used Eurolines, paid only €80 for a round-trip Nancy-Amsterdam. Actually the ticket can be cheaper if only we travel in non-peak season, but it means we won’t see any tulips around ^^;

Besides travelling around Amsterdam (and satisfying our curiosity about the infamous ‘red light district’ ;p), having a taste of Indonesian food in Holland, we also visited Keukenhof, the flower garden (only opened from 24 March to 20 May). Enjoy the pictures!

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It’s time for the story behind. So sorry, have to switch back to Indonesian language mode… ;)

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Spring Holiday: Riquewihr & Kaysersberg

Posted by paramitopia on October 14, 2011 No comment

I’m actually feeling very guilty because I’ve just write about this now >.<. This day-trip was initiated by my fellow LCT student, Casey, in… wait let me check first… the end of April. Aw, it almost feels like last year ^^; At that time I had no class anymore, but still had to deal with projects and exam. Anyhoo.. it’s springtime, so.. time to have some fun! :)

We *four of us: me, Casey, Shashi, and Tzuyi* went to the Riquewihr and Kaysersberg, small towns (or villages?) in the Alsace region. It took only 2 hours driving from Nancy to Riquewihr, and around 15 minutes from Riquewihr to Kaysersberg.

The main tourist attraction is the town itself, because the houses there have a unique and colorful design. You’ll feel like you’re still in middle ages. And also, we went few days after Easter, so there were still Easter decorations all over the town, so cute…

Pictures? Here you go :)

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Cute Shop Sign

When I looked around, these signs instantly grabbed my attention. I took so many pictures of ‘em. Here are a few.. Read more »