Welcome to my room at

Lappkärrsberget (Laplander Marsh Mountain)..

This room was filthy and looked like a war zone when I first arrived..

Now it looks a hundred thousand times better.. The next tenant better thank me..

It's 15:59 and already dark..

YUMMY YUMMY!

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Made herbal chicken for dinner today..

On my way to school this morning, frozen dew had formed on the grass and trees.. As Navan, CK and I neared the train station, CK slipped on an ice-covered puddle.. Thank God, he didn't fall flat on his ass.. The temperature had dropped below freezing point today.. Winter is approaching and I have yet to buy my gloves, boots and jacket..

Made glutinous rice balls for

Navan's Deepavali dinner gathering today..

Busy at work..

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Weeling's and my contribution..

JJ brought croquettes while CK and Tim baked a chocolate cake..

And Navan made biryani, mutton curry, tandoori chicken,
french beans in sambal belacan, and egg in special sauce..

And we ate the Indian way..
With hands.. Cuz there was a lack of cutlery..
Remember? Navan is Indian.. =)

Norra begravningsplatsen (The Northern Cemetery)..

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My second cemetery visit in 2 consecutive days..

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Inaugurated in 1827, it is the burial site for a number of

Swedish notables like Alfred Nobel and Ingrid Bergman..

The fallen leaves and damp lent a sense of poetic melancholy
to the atmosphere of the cemetery and helped make better pictures..
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The Catholic section of Norra begravningsplatsen..

nostalgia - melancholy - romaticism
I love cemeteries..

Darker days are upon us in Europe..

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Daylight Saving Time will end on the 26th of October at 2:59:59 am..
So at 3 am, we will be turning our watches backward by an hour to 2 am..
The time difference between Singapore and Sweden will then be 7 hours instead..

A trip to Skogskyrkogården (The Woodland Cemetery),

a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Stockholm..

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With Fatty, Ah Su and Jeremy..

Almhöjden, the meditation grove..

My shutter happy buddy..

When Skogskyrkogården was founded at the beginning of the 1900s, the aim was to create something original - a cemetery blending nature and architecture into a seamless whole.. Today, Skogskyrkogården is considered one of the most important creations of modern architecture - a cemetery that has greatly influenced cemetery design throughout the world..
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The design of Skogskyrkogården centres on the Nordic woodland experience, the work of Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz..
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The Way of the Seven Wells from Almhöjden to the Chapel of Resurrection..
Interestingly, only one well was ever built..

Orthodox graves..

The Chapel of Resurrection..

For halloween?

The Resurrection by John Lundqvist at the Monument Hall..

Left the cemetery after sunset.. It was only 6pm and already dark..

Finally laid my hands on the MP3 and score for

Reinhold's Impromptu in C# minor..

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Next step: MASTER IT!

so bye to wukong hairstyle was my dad..

My second Swedish essay - Singapore är en önation och stadsstat som är det minsta landet i Sydostasien. Singapore består av 63 öar, inklusive huvudön. De största av Singapores öar är Jurong Ön, Pulau Tekong, Pulau Ubin och Sentosa. Den högsta punkten är Bukit Timah med en höjd på 166 meter över havet. Singapore är det näst mest tättbefolkade självständiga landet i världen efter Monaco. Singapores nationella språk är malajiska av historiska anledningar, och det språket används i nationalsången, "Majulah Singapura". De officiella språken är engelska, mandarin, malajiska och tamil. Engelska har lanserats som landets administrativa språk sedan självständigheten, och det talas av majoriteten av befolkningen.

Dyed my hair a darker shade this time..

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with the help of Jeremy and Maureen..

and by the way.. bye to wu kong hairstyle.. I'm curious as to who you are..

Remember this? It brings back memories..

I used to watch 西游记 at 4pm every Sunday when I was a kid..

With Jihane, Lauryne and Sophie on a Viking Line cruise to Finland..
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And guess who I met? Alex whom I travelled together with to Latvia..

Party party..

My cabin with a faux window.. Pretty lighthouse!

Turku, Finland..

Deck 2 on the Amorella..

This is Lauryne..

Matteo, Alex, Emanuele and me..

Back in Stockholm!

OF CINNAMON BUNS AND SCHOOL!

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Steaming kanelbullar (cinnamon buns) were distributed to exchange and master students at school today! The International Student Service baked and distributed them to celebrate the Swedish Kanelbullens dag (Cinnamon Buns Day), which falls on October 4th every year..

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Su and I decided to take Lauryne, my French corridor mate who studies at Stockholm University to grab some kanelbullar and show her around KTH..

Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH) - Royal Institute of Technology, established in 1827..

KTH is home to the now decommissioned Reaktor 1, Sweden's first nuclear reactor..

The main campus building, by architect Erik Lallerstedt, was completed in 1917..

When your school looks great, studying becomes less painful..