An adventurer called Jay, life is my greatest adventure. I cycle, snow/kite board, boulder, and more. This energy of mine, is to spread to people. I am going to be the brightness spreading it.
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Well even though I will write things not so pleasant here, but still I don’t regret coming here.
As my moral, make every decision as yourself after ten years, will you regret not doing it?
If yes, of course do it. If no, well why are you still worrying so much.
It saved me out of a lot of emotional suffers.
So, as for everyday life, I’m used to not speaking any thing while going around in Urla, the town I live.
Though the fish selling guy is my friend now, but still I can’t really communicate with him.
And every other shops. And also looking for the best way to draw money and with card or cash.
those small things filled all the small gaps of life, chores took more time than in Frankfurt, and more tiring.
And for school life, it’s nice to be taking different lessons, the lesson mind set is some how life in NTU but not as advanced, sadly. I can understand why they do this but not agree with them. Classes are not always understandable, or too crazy.
Research seminar, this is the third time I take courses to generate a research question, though I’m still bad at doing this, I’m not really a researcher I guess. But this seems to be the only class with a proper content as a master course. Though the teacher has some issues of repeating herself. Last week I had one individual class, to cut and finish her words and go to the next topic faster is the task.
Economic and regional development. the teacher seems nice and also have good lecture skill, everything is loud and clear, still, it’s not what I want. It is talking about the ancient 1990s model and how to grow. The era of endless growing is in the past, and all the things I stand for against.
Planning Theory is til now the most confusing lesson. Every week the most of the hard reading is from this class, and in the lesson, the question of the professor is really hard since she digs in all the details of the terms and phrases. And the answer is even more confusing, like is it even a sentence? every word is correct but don’t really have a answer. Just no idea what the heck is all the history of the theories which brought to the disastrous cities of the current US. I don’t know since it was always criticized in the past year.
Advanced GIS, well not so advanced since I’m already an advanced user. I guess it’s automatic A if everything went smoothly.
And then classmates, well it seems now I’m the Charlie and three angels, the sidekick of the DEU group. But it’s fun. And among the classmates, hmm English speaker is really rare, but still I had good friends I can give credits for this. ————————————————————————————————————————
Outside of school I guess I’m stuck at Gulbahce, Urla surf house.
I really enjoyed there, the kiting is fun. And kind of the only place I can speak with people pleasantly.
When there’s wind, I want to go, when there’s no wind, nothing much to do.
The owner of Urla Surf House Nico is the best guy in the whole Izmir time I met, he got soul, and kindness of helping me and offers me all kinds of kite styles, he like to see kiters improve and he kites with freedom.
Strongly recommend to come to this place and enjoy the wind.
And how about the free diving course?
Well til today there’s three days on the boat, yes, only three fuckin days, from September.
And ALWAYS on windy days. The lessons are less progress. One indoor class took place last week, and it was turkish. The student who translates for me is not doing a good job, but I can’t blame him. This Sunday there’s another session, and also, Sunday is the only windy day in the following week, damn. I was looking forward to learning but the progress and the coaching just kept letting me down. ————————————————————————————————————————- For the friends I know in Izmir? everyone is really friendly and nice. I can really count on everyone of them. They always offer help and ask if I need. And actually I really need them, I feel useless when nothing works out when I try to do anything, just frustrating, the bond between people is the best in here. So, let friends help, and also a good reason to hangout, and grab a beer, turkish coffee, cay(tea), is always so enjoyable. Friends here are more hanging out, comparing to the endless partying in Frankfurt. So I quite enjoyed when there’s friends and really cherish the moments. Though still mostly the moments are the lonely Urla townsville. ————————————————————————————————————————
This blog is kind of the murmuring of the life here so far, I like some part, hate some part, complicated just like life itself.
For Spring break, I did climbing, Amsterdam, but it’s just not enough.
So for the Adam-Opel Gang, we are doing something wild!
This time we arranged camping trip.
At first it could be a big group, but eventually it end up with only Dustin and me.
But it’s still okay, nothing will turn us down!
For the tent, I borrowed from my friend from climbing, Ronja.
And then just go to Karlsruhe!
well we booked almost everything at the last moment, the tent place are almost all booked for it’s Easter
Actually we also had some confusion by searching, google is helpful but cannot do everything for us.
So after arriving in Karlsruhe, we still need to go to the area of hiking, and Dustin wants to walk there, it’s 50 KM just to be clear.
We went to the tourist center and ask, “How do we go to Pfalzewald? “
The lady looked at us in a funny way, and said, “Do you two young fellows know how big of a region you’re talking about?"
Well it’s the biggest forest protection area including Germany and France in Europe.
So after showing the camping site, we still need to take the regional train and go the a small town.
And here we noticed how this system of hiking goes. It’s a long way including 13 camp sites, which people can walk from number 1 all the way to 13. but we are only going to stay two, 4 and 5.
We go cross the river, over the road, and under the bridge.
And start our road to the Pokemon Master First one, goat
And after a break, let’s head for the mountaintop!
At the mountaintop are some rocks, as this monkey learned some dangerous skills, now it’s your time to shine!
And for my civilized friend, congratulations, you are a man
OK, now quit the jokes and stop fooling around! we are on a mission!
quiet, and let’s go for it, one shot, one kill
And like this one, we climbed up it
And the road of a geographer
We also met some mountain bikers
now, let’s look at the sediment rock, there recorded the story of this land
This place could be a lake before
the erosion also took place
of course there will be a monkey around
That’s quite the first day of hiking. And we reached the camping site.
Set up the tent
make dinner
and we met one guy with a dog here, we call him Mr. Egghead (Well actually he’s Sascha or so,but we forgot)
the first night by the fire, nice and coldy(not cozy)
The slow motion really made the fire looks amazing
But what more amazing is, the marsh mellows we brought!
For this night, I found that I made a mistake, we should go to 5 first and then 4, but we are now at 4 already, so we’ll go to 5 tomorrow.
And one other thing, from the camping site, only 30 mins walk, we arrived one gas station and can buy beer and cola, near the town we began, so what’s the whole day walking for!!
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Day 02
We cleared all up, and said goodbye to Mr. Egghead, and head north!
collect water
walk through one factory fence
And got more to explore!
More of the poser pictures, actually they are just few inches from the ground.
And this one is not monkey anymore, it looks like a gorilla, or black ape
back to the track, to drink or not to drink
And getting higher
Guard!
More mountains
And we reached a high rock!
We can see the fear of the human instinct, the height.
After that, we keep moving on, and found a cave man.
We tried to exchange some shiny things with him, be he’s just not accepting it.
And he seems to write down today
And now, more posers
Beware my wraith! I got the power!
and then we walked long for the camping site.
the last few km is onto one steep slope, and we don’t want to follow the path, instead we cut through in the middle.
I released my animal instinct and rushed up to the top, Dustin needs to protect his beloved stick and is slower. At the top, there was one kid saying," Hey mama, the is one coming out from the bushes and look there is another one, he’s slower!"
Dustin swear to God he want to kill that kid at that time.
We were all exhausted at the top, but the view is a reward.
Great bros!
and then, dinner!
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the last day
Mr. Dustin, say goodbye to the stick helped you, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.
Well, this relationship last longer than I thought!
Back to be the Pokemaster
And the last stop is the castle, Burg Trifels
we need to cross the deadly pond
Cut the poison Ivy
Fight the dragon
well, lack of budget, so please just imagine one.
View of the castle.
And then we are back to the city. Kaiserslautern
It’s quite a fun camp, and we’ll definitely do more!
We talked about this trip from January, and finally we set everything two weeks before our departure date.
Who are we? we are Amstergang
Abhi
Aylen the photographer
And me, do something
It’s already kind of late, so all the hostels are booked.
So we found the cheapest place is in Amersfort, a town nearby.
At first I’m thinking of going after soccer training, but this day is barbecue day, so just enjoy the food and drinks.
After that, I packed up quickly and we all arrived Fdh around one.
And they’re having a party! With our seniors.
People are just so drunk.
At three we received a message saying our bus will be late for one hour, then keep on drinking!
Well, eventually we waited for it longer in the cold night, to almost dawn.
So we are now in Amsterdam! It’s 12
I’m kind of hungry, fortunately, I’m prepared. Sandwich!
I have a dinner date with my friend William who study at TU-Delft, and we are going to meet in Rotterdam.
The first day is to walk around in Rotterdam.
And the fun can be created by creative thoughts.
The market is what this city famous for, and we are hungry for the food here.
Seafood is something hard and expensive in Frankfurt.
Tear falls of angel
Funny picture time! A place in front of the market
And then we head for the bidge
Marine Museum
Two ways to press a botton
When we walk in this city, the harbor and channel is an important part
So anchor is heavy
Ships are fine
Giant anchor,
“Hey Jay, do something."
“Do what Aylen?"
“I don’t know, just do something!"
“Okay.. Then here it is"
Strange Santa with giant anal plug
Great punch!
Flashpoint paradox!
Punch back!
Don’t let the vortex get you!
Let’s make peace
No! Never!
Dinner is at a kantonese restaurant, really good. Because a lot of people immigrated from Hongkong to this harbor city.
Some are even better for the portion is European size than in Hongkong, said William.
After dinner, we go to our Airbnb.
It’s a lovely couple, the wife is from Brazil!
Well, all the furniture in the house is really tall. I feel like a hobbit in this house ( but the lady is even shorter, that’s why they have one ladder in the kitchen)
I sit on the toilet and my feet are hanging in thin air.
The sink of the kitchen is almost to my chest.
So, the next day!
With a nice breakfast, we head out.
It’s lucky that today seems to be the day you buy a book and get free rides.
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We went to one windmill town first.
And more enjoying of the scene.
Wait for the train, Supreme leader
It’s a nice day with much cyclers! oh my god! I miss that
All for the windmills
I’m the troll under the bridge, where are the three billy goats!
Don Quijote
Sun Wukong
We arrived Amsterdam in the afternoon. We ate some random burger. Then we rushed to the boat ride just to find its too late to start. So we just walk around and head for the coffee shop (weed).
We walked through the redlight district and the China town and found it.
After one cake and one roll, we start to walk some more.
90 minutes later, it starts to function.
The magic shows.
Everything was so nice, even the most normal walking is a great ride, adventure of senses.
It’s really indescribable. I believe it’s banned because it can make the world so peace.
But we made a wrong decision, go to have a pizza and drink kwak
This is the last nice photo that night.
After the beer, everything got sooooo dizzy
I swear I saw Devil and Death itself in the sky of that night.
Another interesting experience is that when we are waiting for the train to go back home
As I closed my eyes and listen to the sound of train accelerating, and I can feel the wind and the speed.
When the speed is too fast for me to bear, I opened my eyes, then I was whooshed back to my body.
Fortunately I can control myself not to puke on the train.
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The Last Day
We set off
And we ride like locals
First thing is go on boat ride
Instead of riding a bike in the crowded city, pedaling through the canals are a better way to enjoy
After the water, we go ice cold!
Even the cup is made of ice
Nothing much to say, just another tourist experience place. But the theme and movie is nice. You can totally tell by my face.
Now, All aboard! Let’s go through the north pole!
Which in this summer all the ice will be melt and with the global warming and maybe the current will also stop causing serious climate change, because all the freezers we are using, like in this bar.
Taste my canon!
Well, this winter was colder than this bar, to be honest.
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Now, it’s time for the last meal, two options, Hong Kong or Argentinian steak.
I love the choice we made.
I’m crying when I’m eating, so good. ————————————————————————————————————————– After this, time to head back home
Why are you still watching! We are going home!
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Well, that’s our trip for Aylen’s birthday. It’s always funny to go with crazy friend and the most important thing is one photographer appreciates the dumb things we do.
this, is the house I’m going to live through my master.
Well, that is the European center bank, this is my real house.
This story is really hard to start, because this is just too much to say,
so just like the old story of all times.
Once upon a time, there was one house called Adam-Opel 24
It was built in the 1960s, used for old bachelors.
There were so many cool guys living there,
like Alex, who is always drunk and knocking on our door.
and others heard from Dustin,
like there was one guy called the phoenix, tried to jump and kill himself from first floor
once a black guy on drug and banged the kitchen.
some fellows go in and out the jail frequently.
A lot of old men R.I.P. in their room.
so, the life here, I’m looking forward to it! ————————————————————————————————————————– Now to introduce my friends in this block.
This is a block of eight rooms, with two double room. So that makes us ten in this block.
401 is rented by one Vietnamese guy who never here.
402 is my room.
403 is Kamal, engineer student in our school. He’s here already three years. A funny guy.
404 is two Russian guys working here. They don’t speak English nor German. So it’s hard to communicate. They often stand outside and smoke. I don’t really like that.
405 is two Indian tall guys. They used to held one India kitchen almost every night. Usually makes a mess. Which kind of irritated others.
406 is Dustin. The American German, most of the parties and events were held by him. His nickname is the prince, lol. When there is a prince, there will be a king.
Where’s the king? His moving out is why I get this room. Is a sad story but I’ll tell it later.
407 is Weby. Another Indian. Got this name cause his arms and legs are long and thin.
408 is Enzel. He’s 61 years old. His biggest hobby is to open his door and watch TV with the sound loud.
But what does he watch? Porn. He has two screens, always one porn. Other can be football games or somewhat.
These are the fellows living in this block. We share toilet, shower and kitchen.
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Okay, I think I’ll start with the story of the king. After all, he’s the one I can live into this place.
He’s the man who lives here for the longest time, 35 years.
He came from Italy, a place “with 200 km coastline".He was a worker at the company nearby.
According to Dustin, he already got Alzheimer’s disease when he moved in.
So he doesn’t really remember what happened before that.
But he know everyone one in the building. And since everyone knows him, and show him respect, he is the king of this building.
When you really hug him you can feel the warm sun in his blood, he may not be your grandpa, but he is definitely an old man everyone like.
But actually it’s really hard to describe, it’s a atmosphere, which you can only feel it.
That’s how this name came.
The KING
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And who’s next? Dustin.
He lived here for seven years. And enjoyed.
He’s usually the party planner and holder.
He’s American-German so we usually use English to communicate.
He is a good friend to the king, and he says he the prince of this block. ————————————————————————————————————————– We had so many parties
Birthday
Thanksgiving-Chrismas
It’s all really cool and enjoy of life
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And then, Kamal.
He came from India and study software engineering.
Usually he’s home all the time.
At first he worked at a kiosk every weekend so he don’t really have free time.
But he shows great support as a friend to our block.
He just turned 29 this year, we had a small celebration with one cool video.
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Living in this house is really interesting.
Comparing all the student dorm and the house provided by the school, this house is really cheap and nice.
Most my classmates are in the FDH, they don’t have elevator and the room is smaller.
We got one built in 1963, still functions.
Though most people here are Indian students, to meet other friend I need to go for at least 30 minutes to the city, but it’s okay.
The traffic here is only two tram, 11 and 12.
But they work perfectly, goes to school, Hauptbahnhof, Zeil without transferring.
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Sometimes we hangout in the house with some drinks and wraps.
We got Adam, Marie also live at this house.
But most of the people Dustin knows moved out.
It understandable cause it’s only one room, most people will prefer live a better place when they got the money.
Two Chris, Depak, Salva are the people we hangout together.
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That’s the house, Adam-Opel.
The place I start my life in Germany.
I would say I’m lucky to be in here, though to keep sanity is really not an easy thing in this insane house.
But I’m going to stay longer in this house, and cause I can keep it after graduating from school.
And the fun of it, you need to create it. And it will keep creating more life!
Okay, since my report deadline is March 7 (Wed.) and the German course starts at March 13(Mon.)
So I got only few days free.
I wanted to do snowboarding so hard, I just find all the information and planned one trip to Winterberg.
I asked all the people I know in Frankfurt where to ski,
and even went to the Frankfurt ski club
well, eventually I have to plan a trip of my own,
there was one chance to go at March 5, but my project is not done yet.
So I went with Abhi, cause I can only ask the guys tough enough to handle themselves when I don’t know much about the place we are going.
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So, the traffic is from Frankfurt Hbf first to Siegen, and then Bad Berleburg, last bus to Winterberg.
Our semester ticket should be available for the first connection,
though we’re not so sure, we went anyway.
So the inspector checked our ticket, and think it’s available at the beginning,
but he came to check twice, and go look up on his manual,
and came the third time and made his call:
“You can only travel to one station before Siegen, so you need to pay for one station, that is 3.50″
okay, that’s the deal.
And we bought the ticket and all the wat to Winterberg.
At first we are worried about there’s no snow, but as the bus goes,
we saw the mountains are white, quite relieved,
and more of that, it’s a big snowstorm when we arrived!!
A five minute walk made us all white
After check-in, we want to look some lunch, but there’s nothing open, so we went straight to get the board and start.
Now a peak of our room, some basic stuff, nothing much we needed
We bought 3 day ticket for 72 euros, though the first day we start at 14.00
So, off we go!
After tons of crashes, we met at the beginning point, and it’s only one hour!
We thought it should be already 5 cause it feels like forever.
I stick at the first route to practice, and Abhi said he went to some other and it’s nice.
So we went there, and the tragedy awaits
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After one run I feel pretty good, and we saw one other route, I went to try it,
and that’s the last time I saw Abhi.
After I came back to where we separated, he’s not there,
At 4:15, I heard they announced they are closing in 15 minutes, so I kind of worried
I did all the routes we took again and didn’t find him.
then I went to where we begin, he’s not there.
I went back to the hotel, also not there
At 4:28, I decided to take the last lift to the top to find him.
But still he’s not there.
I just did one last slide down and wait
Well, it’s getting cold, and we didn’t bring our phone cause we afraid that we’ll lose it or break it.
So I waited until I’m totally frozen and just wrote
“Abhi, we met at the hotel"
on the snow with the board
but the snow is really big and the words are really not so good to recognize so I wrote it wider.
and went back to hotel, and was locked out cause the key is at Abhi’s pocket.
So I just waited at the door, and it’s still snowing
I’m concerned but not worried, cause I know this dude will make his way back anyway.
so around six he finally showed up at the hotel.
What happened?
“I just took another path and thought it will go back, but they closed the lift when I was at the other side. I asked them for help, but those motherfxckers just say no!"
“so I have to walk all the way back, and it was snowing like fxck! I even threw the board cause it is really hard to hike in the snow and it just ran down the hill so I have to run for it."
“I fell like I’m in a snowstorm in the forest, even wonder if there will be wolf or bears"
“At the last mountaintop, I saw the guy going and I went shouting for help to him, and he took me down the mountain with his snowmobile"
This is the memoirs of “the Great adventure of Abhishek"
We went green at first, and split at the middle, Abhi went to the red and walked all the way back
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So, the first day we crashed so hard that we got snow everywhere.
and we finally settle down and went straight for food first
Big Mountain Burger!!
The taste is not the best, but it’s the best portion to fix our hunger.
We almost cried when we eat.
After dinner, we went back and shower, fix all the wet clothes
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On the second day we had a big breakfast and arrived at 9
so keep on the smashing into the snow!
the weather is still cloudy, but not snowing like yesterday
and I found some downhill place worth coming on summer
And we took a small break around one hour in the room for lunch( breads from breakfast)
and then keep on
I’m getting better, I can feel it
At one point the elevator stopped, it’s around three
and it stopped so long that I’m afraid if I’ll make it or walk back like Abhi yesterday
Here’s the second episode of falling
And this day we went further into town for dinner
not really good I would say, but we are hungry enough ————————————————————————————————————————–
The third day we checked out and put the bags in a room they prepared for all the skiers in last day
And keep on!
Today I really managed almost every slope, expect for the extreme high and steep one
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