I was considering if I should continue my blog or not …. if I should continue to maintain my own .net domain. No, it wasn’t expensive… in fact I got a good deal for the hosting and also the domain name… Is just that… I am writing lesser and lesser…. and sometime I am busy, and the blog didn’t even came tomy mind…..

On the other hand… I have been blogging…. or trying to blog since like year 2005, if I am not wrong… or in fact earlier… so I really felt reluctant to let it go.

Life here on the land of chocolates and cheese, the land of beautiful scenery and relaxing way of life, the land of healthy and rich people, has been good. Works in the office has been increasing, but still manageable.
I have more friends that before…. but for sure I missed all my old friends, and buddies back in the Bolehland.

I missed my family too. This year, I decided not to go back during the Christmas..and will only go back during the Chinese New Year…. that means in 2011 February. So this will be my longest time out of bolehland so far.

As usual, at times I enjoyed my life here… and some other times I felt down and lonely… well, something that I learned to cope well.

Nevertheless… time flies… it is now almost the end end of June… and July is sneaking around the corner…. and I noticed that I have even more grey hair than before…
and that I gained weight comparing to last year…. 2 things I dont wish to have and to be…

losing weight might not be too difficult, it is actually up to me… so far, I did not went for jogging as much as last year…. and i cooked and ate a lot…. constantly

the grey hair part…. this i believed it is out of my control…the only think i can do to it is just to make sure that my hair is not too long, and hence not so visible…
this means i have to have it cut like once a month…

and….. going to the coiffure… the hairdresser… the barber here can’t exactly be considered cheap… but this is unavoidable if I want to “hide” my grey hairs.

I aged too soon

I completed my German class this week.. a total of 52lessons… a total of 52 hours
and i learned a total of 52 words

hahahahha…. i think i can understand more now… but at times i have problem making the sentences or remembering all those words… my german vocabulary is limited……

Ich kenne nur ein bischen Deutsch… Jetzt verstehe Ich mehr als vorher, aber Ich kann nur einfache satze machen.

Also, Ich glaube dass , werde ich hier aufhoeren.

Biss dann…..

it makes me feel lazy, moody, grey…..

as update, nothing much happened in works….
nothing new in personal life…

everything went as usual…
which i assumed , is a blessing in disguise…

looking forward to the real summer… hiking, cycling…walking….

I dont know why… but it seems like i have nothing to write.. or nothing to report….

i think this has something to do with FB… as i am almost constant on it… and somehow, updating blog just doesnt seem appealing…

but nevertheless…. i felt like i am a little slow nowadays..
i dont know why… this is my first time feeling so since i moved here….

i talked lesser, i interact lesser, i think lesser, i do lesser

my brain is kind of shutting down… this is a bad sign…
or is it a good sign?

old age? loneliness? relaxed state of mind? lost of direction? lack of interaction? i dont know….

one thing for sure…
i have lots of trips to be made in April….
all personal and non for work…

Ya, i felt no chinese new year what sort of excitement…

So i try to create some….
i had my friend couriered me some chinese new year cookies, and i shared it with my colleagues…
i signed up myself to the chinese new year party in Zurich, organised by Malaysian Swiss Association…
i planned to dress in my chinese silk shirt on Monday to work….

Perhaps this chinese new year might be uneventful…
but i am sure this will go down the Zbjernak’s Records Book, as the first time I spent my chinese new year without my family and usual friends……

Oh…. to further decrease my Chinese New Year mood… i will be on duty as call-centre for the whole next week… Yippie!!!

Well, WISHING YOU A PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

Now, i had a feeling that i am living in a snow globe…

nooo…not that i feel dizzy or what, is just that it is winter now in switzerland… and for the past few days, it has been snowing now and then and at times the whole day.

Sitting inside the office… or my apartment, looking out from the huge gigantic windows, the snows were falling… flying around and then it stopped without any notice. After a while, or a few hours, then it started to snow again.

It is as if someone shake the snow globe, put it down, and watch the snow flakes flying around… and when all flakes settled, then pick up the snow globe and shake it again.

I know this sounds stupid… and childish…
but for someone like me who grew up near the Equator,
snow has always been magical

snow covered cars, snow covered road, snow covered roofs, snow covered trees…. these are all just too beautiful

What seems like a normal street, a normal tree, a normal garden, a normal city, they were all transformed into something magical in just a matter of few hours.

Here i shared with you some of the shots i made….

Pilatus

Luzern

Swan

Well, time flies, and soon i will flying back to CH again….
5 weeks…. it sounds quite a long holiday, but in reality, is just a blink and is all gone now

2009 was a very eventful year for me…. I started my new life in a new country and i enjoyed it a lot.
As much as i enjoyed it, i had my lowest moment of the year too… well i would say that, till now, i m still having kind of a trauma… nightmare, and i still remember every details of it.

2010, the 1st decade of the 2nd millenium, I shall try to enjoy my life…to have a fruitful year…
and most important, is to lead a healthy and happy life….

I, hereby, also wishing you, yes, you, my dearest friends… a fruitful, healthy, and a happy new year in this 2nd millenium.

it was kind of magical… still magical, although this is not the first time i see fresh snow from the sky…

but the sigh of fluffy white stuff falling from the sky…. as if raining… tht just simply fascinates me

Well… tht is the case if i am not outside…
the aftermath of snow is simply irritating…
it is almost impossible to stay dry while walking back home.
i hate the mushy, wet, soggy feet feeling :S

Nevertheless, the view of the mountains surrounding Luzern across the lake is just simply breathtaking…. on a clear day.

We always have foggy day during the winter… or so i was told… so it is a gift from heaven, like today, when the sky is clear and the view is superb!!!

I had fun shopping today…. buying some chocolates and small souvenir for family and friends….

yes… and i will soon be making my first trip back to Malaysia…

time flies, and as usual, that scares me…

the good part is that, i will be having a long long long holiday… and i am really looking forward to it

For me, this is one of the most bizarre differentiations between Malaysia and here.

Back in Malaysia, you can just walk into any clinics at any town, village, city, on any streets and you will never be rejected. Yes, you need to wait in queue, but no, you will never be rejected. I never give a damn thought about it before but now that i am here, i think it is a luxury being able to walk-in to a clinic.

Here, before you go to a doctor, you are supposed to call in and make an appointment. And do make sure you call in advance to have the bookings made. Walking in to a clinic without prior booking is like walking into the office without wearing pants!

And no, no, you are wrong, it is not free… you have to pay a small fortune to see a doctor.

The argument is pretty simple, if is an emergency and life threatening, you should go to the hospital, if is not, then you are fine and you could wait… like everyone.

So what should i do? It wasn’t life threatening to me, but i am still suffering.

“Is full?? Could you see if is possible to slot me in? I NEED to see a doctor today. I COULD NOT stand and I COULD NOT sit!!!!”. And, mamma mia, the reply was very soothing…

“Come at 11am. Thank you!”……. a one-liner, but nevertheless it calms me down!

see, some how, as strict as it is, they do have some place and slot for “emergency”…..

Now just to be fair, I must say that the service provided by the clinic is world class…. very professional and very informative!

When you are given medication, pills come with the original packaging and unlike in some places, the pills come in lose packaging like M&M’s.

Then the doctor explained to you about the medications, informed you about the compositions, and then the way you should take it.

Unlike some places, you get the pills and a brief instruction from a clerk or receptionist!

Now the fun part, you dont need to pay for it on the spot.
You tell your problem, you get your medications, and the Dr shakes your hand and bid you good bye!!!

Thats it…. Swiss efficiency and quality!

I must say that i like the idea… and also the trust given to the people!

The Dr normally send the bills only at the end of the month, or once after 3-4 months. And from there, you will have 30 days to pay for it.

They say it is the same for the dentist, for furniture or any other purchase.

I used to develop and make photo books from online.
Normally I get the developed, finished photo album delivered to my door, together with a bill and i have 30 days to pay for it.

Then, i discovered something that i was escaping subconsciously is back to haunt me… and i could not escape it even by escaping to this paradise

And today, my camera decided to give up and died on me.

I am trying to be optimistic, it could be worse…