as Rui Jia was so kind to remind me, Rui Jia and i were the most responsible PAs the teachers ever had. we were PAs on the 13th, in Berlin, and we were specially chosen to be PAs again at the airport :D

Rui Jia asked an interesting question at the airport: "will we be PAs again tomorrow?"

yeah man :D

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forgot about Mr Lim's birthday celebrations!

we were in Cologne, going back after the cathedral and all. it was Mr Lim's birthday so we planned something special, naturally. Mei Yin, Terri and me went up to get Mr Lim to come down, and Carolyn was supposed to blindfold him while we all restrain him. well, blindfolding part wasn't very successful cos Mr Lim's so much stronger than us all, so Ms Lin and Mrs Tang came out to persuade him to be blindfolded. we used Chloe's jacket haha :D

well, he went in, Tricia had toothpaste and all ready, and she just put loads of it on Mr Lim's head. then then then he made it all soapy and wiped his hair with Chloe's jacket. he let us smear lip gloss on him too haha :D

then he started chasing people around and smearing toothpaste over them too. Ms Lin put some on me, which i returned to Mr Lim :D

cake was rather nice, party was fun, hope Mr Lim had a happy birthday even though he was away from his family :)

had an exchange with Munich International on Tuesday. well, i understood something during Social Studies. but the kids were really quite amusing.

"are there any questions about the first page?"

"yes. why did i get it wrong?"

and the funny theory about aliens helping humans construct stuff like the pyramids in Egypt. yeah. one of the best lessons we've attended, cos it's understandable, and not boring. yay :D

no offence.

the museum was quite cool! especially the musical instruments section. the ancient clarinets are waay beyond ancient. like way. and even the reeds have evolved! awesome :D

Maik was waaay crazy on the ride. he was doing flips here and there, 180, 270, 360 etc. crazy person! but we were cheering him like a lot. i think he got bored halfway... and he said it wasn't all that high. wow.

went on the ride before Maik. it truely was awesome man, felt like i was going to hit the tree, and i was so scared Julia's hairband would fly off! haha :D

wind in your face, hair flying everywhere... awesome stuff :D

we went shopping! MAN it was the funnest shopping yet! i spent way less than what i had hoped for, and i really regret not buying myself a nice skirt and that bag. wells, i got nice flats and many nice gay presents. just ask Peiwen! :D

but really, it was the first time i had truly let loose and shopped without a care. i think i'll go crazy with shopping in Singapore next time i get the chance X)

dinner was so fun and eventful! Esther's, Sammie's, Hui Qi's, Tricia's and Brenda's table treated the teachers, Mrs Tang AND Maik to ice-cream in Donald Duck cups. and, on Mrs Tang's request, they helped get the entertainer to come make music and play a thank you song for good old Maik. i hope he enjoyed himself :D

the whole table posed for pictures with the cups on their heads LOL. Mr Lim gave me a pink Smartie cos of my pink jacket. then he gave me two more pink ones. then everyone at my table (Marian, Chloe, Zahira and Kelly) asked for smarties too. THEN we ordered our own Donald Ducks cos the teachers treated us to dessert :D

decided not to go to the beer garden cos i was seriously knocked out. took the tram back (the ticket thing really IS quite cool :D) and Rui Jia was so interested in the stamping thingy. funny person :D

took a picture with Maik that night. i was jumping up and down cos he was so tall and the camera might not get my face next to his, so he bent down. like a lot. great man :D

next morning... did a quick last minute pack and threw everything into my suitcase. went down for breakfast and had just chocolate cereal (COS THEY DIDN'T SERVE CROISSANTS! if that's how you spell it. yeah.) with milk and some very chocolatey hot chocolate which Rui Jia and i made together. being PAs, Rui Jia and i collected tips and counted them on Celeste's bed.

when i got up my head hit the frame of the double decker bed. like HIT it. then i started laughing. haha.

pulled my stuff down and lugged it to the bus. good old Maik loaded it on for us, and we got onto the bus. shouted good morning to Maik from the back of the bus as usual for the last time and sat down on the bus for the last time.

seat 39. i remember.

"DON'T GO SO FAST MAIK, I'VE GOT MOTION SICKNESS!"

saying goodbye to Maik was really one of the hardest. he's been driving us around and being so funny and wonderful for so so long, he really was awesome. after he finished unloading all the luggage at the airport, we told him to just stop and pose as we took our pictures. Mr Lim asked me to help them take a picture together and he stepped on the curb so he was elevated to make it SEEM as if they were of the same height. haha.

everyone took pictures with Maik at the airport, like non-stop pictures man. it was thoroughly hilarious. yet at the same time, really quite sad.

teachers took pictures with Maik. they were all tip-toe-ing and told us not to show the legs. haha :D

watched as Maik drove the bus away and waved bye to us. watched as the bus turned and went down the highway. watched as the bus disappeared at the edge.

haha, a funny thought suddenly came to me. cos the drivers in Germany are always at the left side and it was the first time we saw it, when we got to the bus we attempted to go in by the door on the left, which was for the driver's seat. Maik was laughing and pointed to the other side, and we all went OOHHHHHH and got up. haha :D

walked around the airport a little, bought some random stuff, a cake and a cookie. man i miss their cakes loads :(

plane ride back was so comfortable! i got two seats to myself. no actually, Terri and Peppy had the other seat until i decided to sleep. if Mrs Logan had moved to sit with Ms Lin i would have gotten FOUR seats to myself, but i ain't greedy :D

have to thank Mr Lim for switching seats with me :D

ooh and thanks Ms Lin for switching seats with me on the first flight. many MANY thanks :D

while getting up to go to the toilet, my head hit the tray which the stewardess was holding over my head. haha, huge loss of brain cells in one day man!

WE HAD TO DO AN EMERGENCY LANDING COS A PASSENGER BROKE HIS LEG AND THE PLANE NEEDED TO REFUEL. so it's like, if the passenger didn't break his leg, they wouldn't have refuelled and we would have crashed! KABOOM! so thank you passenger who broke his leg :D

had about three hours of sleep on the plane, which would explain why my head was spinning so much and all when i got back home. slept from 2 to about 10+ and then stayed up till 3am and woke up at 1 pm. whoo.

"STAIRS! MORE STAIRS! JIAYOU WENHUI YOU CAN MAKE IT!"

"you better give me a good seat this time arh, i don't want to get unirary... whatever it's called, again."

"don't want lah, Lee Wei is a nice girl" (i nodded to this statement)

"Mr Lim, say hi to the panda!" (he really smiled at Terri and went HELLO!)

"my daughter just talks to a spieces of... humans, who can actually respond."

"Ms Lin, say hi to the panda!" (she stared, laughed and went off)

"Maik say hi to the panda!" (jolly, Santa Claus sort of laughter. just thinner, cos Maik's thin.)

"perfect! she's the perfect German girl!" (whoo :D)

"i've only ever seen apricot in jams."

"when i said cereal i meant Milo breakfast cereal!"

"so cute!"

"er Lee Wei, are you okay?" (i kept laughing after i HIT my head in the room)

well, many many thanks to Mrs Tang, Mrs Logan, Mr Lim and Ms Lin for making this trip so much fun!

and thanks to Maik, Mrs Vegene, Nadine, Sarah, Nina, her ex (sorry i forgot his name. oops.), Fata, Juliane, Vu, Jill, Laura, Adeline and everyone who has hosted and/or guided us around. thanks all :D

and of course, many thanks to everyone on the trip for making this trip so fun and memorable. love you all! :D

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btw, anyone wants to do CIP with me?

later, toony