I går kveld, hadde vi pølsefest hjemme hos Cathrina og Cecilia.
Det var morsomt fordi mange AFS-studenter hadde kommer.. og.. well.. det er morsomt!
Jeg kan vent ikke til alle av oss lære norsk. og jeg vet det er vanskelig å snakke norsk men det er hyggelig å se alle prøver veldig hardt å snakke. Jeg synes de mest av oss er triste, kansje fordi vi savnere vår familiere.Men, jeg tror, det vil ikke hjelp oss fordi vi kan ikke gjore noenting om det.
Last night, we had a pølsefest at Cathrina and Cecilia's home.
It was fun because many AFS-students came. and.. well.. it was fun!
I can't wait until all of us learn norwegian. And I know that it's hard to speak norwegian, but we must try.
I think that most of us are sad because we are missing our families, but, I think, it won't help us because we can't do anything about it.
Although, it was quite unfortunate that I needed to go early because my host brother had some homeworks to do. I know I could have chosen to stay, but I don't want my host dad to drive back again just a couple of hours after. I know he's tired too. I would've chosen to stay though, if out of the circumstances.. I wanted to talk more with the other students.. but oh well, what's done is done.. there's still a second time, though.. ^^
September 27, 2006
September 26, 2006
26.09.06 Fysikk
I dag, fikk jeg fysikk. Jeg gjørde bra, etter min mening. Vi fikk prøver tidligere dette morgen og jeg bare ikke være ansvar oppgaver 6. oh well.. jeg gjøre en del venner fordi jeg ansvart so flott om dobbelspalteforsøken.. hehe..
gosh.. took me about 10 minutes to write all those things above..
but anyway.. I recieve frequent mails with my dad and the rest of my family these days so I'm happy.. and I'm trying my best to learn norwegian now.. because:
Norwegian = Job = Extra Money!!!!!!!!!
hehehehe..
here's the things that I have learned so far during my almost 2 months stay here in Norway:
1. Learned to listen without understanding a damn thing.
2. Learned to love biking again.
3. Learned to interact with people from different countries.
4. Learned to sleep at 10.00 at night.
5. Learned to wake-up at 7.00 daily.
6. Learned to lay-up with my left hand.
7. Learned different bad words (german, portuguese, norwegian)
8. Learned that Philippines is ahead when it comes to education in terms of age (not quality, mind you =P)
9. Learned to speak english with confidence (since I don't have much of a choice)
10. Learned about snus. (I don't and I won't try it, though. again, I will NOT try it)
11. Learned that people are the same wherever they are. Only the outside, culture and language is different. But personalities are the same.
12. Learned to spend 500 pesos a day on a few pieces of bread and some milk.
13. Learned to drink milk everyday.
14. Learned to cut wood.
15. Gained my first 'sahod'.
16. Learned to change my jeans every other week. (hehehe.. believe me, nobody minds)
17. Learned that you can take your bike with you on the train.
18. Learned how to wire a CAT-5 cable with a RJ-55 head. (networking)
19. Learned about the circle of 5ths.
20. Learned to speak a little more norwegian.
21. Learned to understand a lot more norwegian.
22. Learned the difference between o, u, ø, å and a,æ,e
23. Learned that math is indeed the universal langauge. ( only subject I can actually understand is Math )
24. Learned that norway is one of the top 5 of the most expensive countries in the world. ( found out too late.. <_< )
25. Learned to value my alone time.
26. Learned what Philippines need to rise up from poverty.
27. Learned that you can believe in a God but have no religion.
28. Learned that I want to study spanish. (weird, huh?)
29. Learned that Kamusta is derived from Como Estas. (try saying both words.. sounds the same, right?)
30. Learned to pick mushrooms.
31. Learned that in the future, I would want to work here.
32. Learned that I don't like girls with too much make-up. (believe me, every girl in this school always have make-up)
33. Learned how to cook Tinola.
34. Learned that I would like a house that has a bit of Europian influence.
uhhh.. that's all for now, I guess.. hehe.. looks like I learned a lot of things!
gosh.. took me about 10 minutes to write all those things above..
but anyway.. I recieve frequent mails with my dad and the rest of my family these days so I'm happy.. and I'm trying my best to learn norwegian now.. because:
Norwegian = Job = Extra Money!!!!!!!!!
hehehehe..
here's the things that I have learned so far during my almost 2 months stay here in Norway:
1. Learned to listen without understanding a damn thing.
2. Learned to love biking again.
3. Learned to interact with people from different countries.
4. Learned to sleep at 10.00 at night.
5. Learned to wake-up at 7.00 daily.
6. Learned to lay-up with my left hand.
7. Learned different bad words (german, portuguese, norwegian)
8. Learned that Philippines is ahead when it comes to education in terms of age (not quality, mind you =P)
9. Learned to speak english with confidence (since I don't have much of a choice)
10. Learned about snus. (I don't and I won't try it, though. again, I will NOT try it)
11. Learned that people are the same wherever they are. Only the outside, culture and language is different. But personalities are the same.
12. Learned to spend 500 pesos a day on a few pieces of bread and some milk.
13. Learned to drink milk everyday.
14. Learned to cut wood.
15. Gained my first 'sahod'.
16. Learned to change my jeans every other week. (hehehe.. believe me, nobody minds)
17. Learned that you can take your bike with you on the train.
18. Learned how to wire a CAT-5 cable with a RJ-55 head. (networking)
19. Learned about the circle of 5ths.
20. Learned to speak a little more norwegian.
21. Learned to understand a lot more norwegian.
22. Learned the difference between o, u, ø, å and a,æ,e
23. Learned that math is indeed the universal langauge. ( only subject I can actually understand is Math )
24. Learned that norway is one of the top 5 of the most expensive countries in the world. ( found out too late.. <_< )
25. Learned to value my alone time.
26. Learned what Philippines need to rise up from poverty.
27. Learned that you can believe in a God but have no religion.
28. Learned that I want to study spanish. (weird, huh?)
29. Learned that Kamusta is derived from Como Estas. (try saying both words.. sounds the same, right?)
30. Learned to pick mushrooms.
31. Learned that in the future, I would want to work here.
32. Learned that I don't like girls with too much make-up. (believe me, every girl in this school always have make-up)
33. Learned how to cook Tinola.
34. Learned that I would like a house that has a bit of Europian influence.
uhhh.. that's all for now, I guess.. hehe.. looks like I learned a lot of things!
September 23, 2006
23.09.06 First Salary
I dag, har jeg 300.- kroners!! penger penger penger!!
yey!
I have it here in my left pocket of my pants.. anyone who wants to steal it?? hehehe.. just joking!
I dag, har jeg vasket min mor's bilen.. det er min jobbet for nå.. hehehe..
har noen av du har jobbet med din værtsfamilie?
jeg er gla fordi jeg har penger.. hehehe^^
yey!
I have it here in my left pocket of my pants.. anyone who wants to steal it?? hehehe.. just joking!
I dag, har jeg vasket min mor's bilen.. det er min jobbet for nå.. hehehe..
har noen av du har jobbet med din værtsfamilie?
jeg er gla fordi jeg har penger.. hehehe^^
September 19, 2006
16.09.06 Oslo with Killian and Others
Forrige Lørdag, vi vært til Oslo og jeg ble der fra kl 10.30 til 8.00. Vi bare gikk rundt og gjorde ingenting. >.<
It's nice to meet up with Elizabeth, Killian, Matteus, Ignaz and Flavio. We also met some people from the other camp which I forgot the names. As the first sentence told, we just walked around, doing absolutely nothing but talk and eat. Mostly talk. But at the end of the day, we did manage to go to the park with all the naked statues (I forgot the name of the park) and stayed there and relaxed a bit. It was nice to talk with my old group mates again (Killian, Elizabeth, Matteus and I are in the same group, and they were also living quite far from me, so its nice to talk with them again).. We basically shared things about our families, school, activities, problems (with money, most of the time) and future meetings.
I guess their 234 kroners wasn't entirely wasted.. I think. (very expensive bus)
now I'm deciding if I will go to the Pølsefest with my host brother. (I think he doesn't want to come because he's playing almost all the time. Kinda reminds me of myself when I was back at home.)
Oh yeah, haven't posted that I joined a Basketball team in Asker. We are about 11 - 13 people and most of them are good. (Better than me, I'm quite sure. I was like the suckiest of all. >.<)
And for making money, I'm thinking of washing cars because whenever I pass the streets, I always see dirty cars and it sorts of annoys me..(Obsessive Compulsive here).. I'm still thinking how I can get customers and how much to charge them though.. I've seen a Self-wash center and it's 10 kroners for 35 seconds.. I guess it's safe to charge 150 - 200 kroners then.. $_$
It's nice to meet up with Elizabeth, Killian, Matteus, Ignaz and Flavio. We also met some people from the other camp which I forgot the names. As the first sentence told, we just walked around, doing absolutely nothing but talk and eat. Mostly talk. But at the end of the day, we did manage to go to the park with all the naked statues (I forgot the name of the park) and stayed there and relaxed a bit. It was nice to talk with my old group mates again (Killian, Elizabeth, Matteus and I are in the same group, and they were also living quite far from me, so its nice to talk with them again).. We basically shared things about our families, school, activities, problems (with money, most of the time) and future meetings.
I guess their 234 kroners wasn't entirely wasted.. I think. (very expensive bus)
now I'm deciding if I will go to the Pølsefest with my host brother. (I think he doesn't want to come because he's playing almost all the time. Kinda reminds me of myself when I was back at home.)
Oh yeah, haven't posted that I joined a Basketball team in Asker. We are about 11 - 13 people and most of them are good. (Better than me, I'm quite sure. I was like the suckiest of all. >.<)
And for making money, I'm thinking of washing cars because whenever I pass the streets, I always see dirty cars and it sorts of annoys me..(Obsessive Compulsive here).. I'm still thinking how I can get customers and how much to charge them though.. I've seen a Self-wash center and it's 10 kroners for 35 seconds.. I guess it's safe to charge 150 - 200 kroners then.. $_$
September 12, 2006
12.09.06 Pizzakveld (Pizza Night)
I kveld, vi had pizzakveld på Cecilia's hjemme. Jeg hadde mye morsomt!! (?)
(Tonight, we had a pizza night in Cecilia's home / flat. I had much(or lots and lots of, since I can't find a word for lots) fun.)
Most of the people there, I met already but it's always good to meet new people. It's nice to see other people, from all over the world, trying to communicate to each other and trying to learn a new language. I guess this AFS arranged gatherings are really quite helpful because they encourage the students to study norwegian to be able to communicate with others properly. Well, that's what it does to me, at least..
I am disappointed with myself, though, because I can't open up a conversation with anyone. Perhaps, I'm just too shy.. I want to change.. This is the same exact thing that I was thinking after the City tour in Oslo and now I haven't changed.. I'll start tomorrow.. I'll change.. I have to.. if I want to have friends, I need to.. this isn't Philippines anymore, where I can just mind my own business knowing that I have friends.. here, I don't (and won't) have friends if I did the same things I have been doing this past few years..
I've set my mind. I will change.
I think therefore I am.
.. Cogito ergo sum ..
(Tonight, we had a pizza night in Cecilia's home / flat. I had much(or lots and lots of, since I can't find a word for lots) fun.)
Most of the people there, I met already but it's always good to meet new people. It's nice to see other people, from all over the world, trying to communicate to each other and trying to learn a new language. I guess this AFS arranged gatherings are really quite helpful because they encourage the students to study norwegian to be able to communicate with others properly. Well, that's what it does to me, at least..
I am disappointed with myself, though, because I can't open up a conversation with anyone. Perhaps, I'm just too shy.. I want to change.. This is the same exact thing that I was thinking after the City tour in Oslo and now I haven't changed.. I'll start tomorrow.. I'll change.. I have to.. if I want to have friends, I need to.. this isn't Philippines anymore, where I can just mind my own business knowing that I have friends.. here, I don't (and won't) have friends if I did the same things I have been doing this past few years..
I've set my mind. I will change.
I think therefore I am.
.. Cogito ergo sum ..
September 9, 2006
09.09.2006: 1st Actual Post
yey! I´ll finally be able to update you guys on something..
first and foremost, Norway is quite great.. hmm.. wait.. I take it back..
Norway is really really great!
The weather´s nice so far and the people are kind, but cold at times, both the person and the weather :P
The food aint really different, they have bread, rice, potatoes, steaks, meat, etc.. nothing really strange..
but anyway.. the only thing that bugs me are the prices..
to make it short, the prices of the things here and in the Philippines is the same, in terms of numbers, example, a bottle of coke is P10 and 10 Kroners.. the catch is 1 kroner = 6 Pesos.. ^^
but everything else is great..
My host family is really great.. hopefully I haven´t gotten into trouble yet..
They are happy with me so far (as far as I can tell)..
My school life, however, is CRAP.
I can only understand about a quarter of what the teacher is teaching.. (well, except for english and math) but its going to be better soon enough.. and Ive got a handful of friends to help me up.. Ive joined the local basketball team (which seem to frustrate me more because my self pounding is coming out again).. Its quite safe here too because I can bike or walk out late at night with less worry than I would have if I walked the same time back there.. but you know, come to think of it, Norway aint as different as any place in the world, in terms of people.. the same kinds of people from there are here.. the snobby, the jocks, the kind people, the nerd, the geeks, the smart, the sporty, the friendly, the weird, the talented, etc.. its all the same.. some of the faces are quite the same too.. probably has to do with migration and genetics but what the heck.. anyway.. somehow, I miss home.. I miss my old life.. and to be honest, Im quite scared what will happen when I come back.. what will I see, hear, feel, smell, taste.. everything..
first and foremost, Norway is quite great.. hmm.. wait.. I take it back..
Norway is really really great!
The weather´s nice so far and the people are kind, but cold at times, both the person and the weather :P
The food aint really different, they have bread, rice, potatoes, steaks, meat, etc.. nothing really strange..
but anyway.. the only thing that bugs me are the prices..
to make it short, the prices of the things here and in the Philippines is the same, in terms of numbers, example, a bottle of coke is P10 and 10 Kroners.. the catch is 1 kroner = 6 Pesos.. ^^
but everything else is great..
My host family is really great.. hopefully I haven´t gotten into trouble yet..
They are happy with me so far (as far as I can tell)..
My school life, however, is CRAP.
I can only understand about a quarter of what the teacher is teaching.. (well, except for english and math) but its going to be better soon enough.. and Ive got a handful of friends to help me up.. Ive joined the local basketball team (which seem to frustrate me more because my self pounding is coming out again).. Its quite safe here too because I can bike or walk out late at night with less worry than I would have if I walked the same time back there.. but you know, come to think of it, Norway aint as different as any place in the world, in terms of people.. the same kinds of people from there are here.. the snobby, the jocks, the kind people, the nerd, the geeks, the smart, the sporty, the friendly, the weird, the talented, etc.. its all the same.. some of the faces are quite the same too.. probably has to do with migration and genetics but what the heck.. anyway.. somehow, I miss home.. I miss my old life.. and to be honest, Im quite scared what will happen when I come back.. what will I see, hear, feel, smell, taste.. everything..
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