Some Like it Haute

snow snow snow. walter and i were supposed to head down to school for a talk and it was snowing so hard.. the bus that we could have taken was discontinued for the day for some reason. the thing about snow is not that the freezing temperatures that it creates but rather, the difficulty of walking or trugging through it and the grey grim that lingers on? - dirty stuff.

but i am rather used to the cold. i can actually walk through town with my overcoat unzipped! haha.. with three layers on though..

arh, got to confess i bought two shirt dresses today. but but it was ON SALE!.. yeah, like that's perfectly excusable. anyway i simply love shirt dresses since you can hardly find them in singapore. they look spring-ish but i will manage.. haha..

sometimes i wonder if i am getting my piorities right though. i refused to spend 34kr on 2 bus rides to my buddie's place for dinner and i didn't pay another 350kr for the introduction week's evening activities- both simply because i didn't think i would derive as much enjoyment as i would have with my other trivial pursuits.

i know it sounds awful to be missing out on activities that were especially organised to brighten up my arrival here in copenhagen.. but really, i think it all boils down to piorities. seeing how i don't have limitless spending budget here, i really got to choose what best enhances my stay in copenhagen. i can't eat well, travel well and shop well ALL at the same right?

i am telling you that having to calculate your every meal or any other purchase really sucks. sigh. for example today, we were supposed to walk over to the other school building for lunch and i was so tempted to make a flee for 7-eleven's 10kr hotdogs.. but it was quite a walk and i didn't want to drag walter along.. so i spent a good 10 minutes circulating the very very concised cafeteria wondering what i should have for lunch.

a. chocolate croissant for 9.75kr
b. hot meal of curry goushlash and rice for 25kr
c. a bowl of salad for 14.75kr
d. sandwich with filling of your choice for 26.50kr

in the end, i settle for the salad with a bread roll that costs me 19.50kr in all. and when i think of how i could settle lunch for just 10kr, it made my heart bleed.

walter had the bacon and egg sandwich.. he's from holland and one heck of a funny guy. i spend a lot of time with him because we share the same kitchen back in our residence hall and we are in the same orientation group.

what's for dinner? honestly, apart from today's omelette for breakfast, i haven't really COOKed for myself since the 'mackeral and cheese pasta' success. last night, dinner consisted of a huge can of corn kernels, 5 pineapple tarts and a couple of slices of bread and i was done.

easy- peasy.

honestly? before and during the first few days of arrival, i always had the impression that i would be surrounded by 'poor starving living on yesterday's lunch' students.. but looking back, no one seems to be that bothered. they do talk about how expensive it is compared to home.. the groceries, the transportation WHILE stirring their chicken tandoori.. which isn't the most apporpiate when you are talking to people who have to literally consider pasta their staple because it is more economical.

hmmm... what's for dinner....