Zoo, party and school!

Sat: Korkeasaari Zoo @ temperature -20 degrees (me,xz and aya! at the entrance and the pizza we shared n the metro!)

We went to the zoo because there was a ice sculpture competition going on during the weekend.. but the cold was a huge deterrent.. after eating pizza at this kotl pizza in kamppi, we met kei and took the metro to the zoo and walked in. The zoo was situated on an island. A 3 euro ticket and we were in. It was a pretty bad day to view the animals cos its so cold and we tend to go in to some indoor viewing area like bird cage or amazon area every 10 mins to get warmth. moreover, most of the animals also do not come out in the cold, esp those cats that marika mentioned.. but it was suffice to see the half complete ice sculptures and the other animals. at least we can say we haf been to the zoo! (Sculptors @ work)

After walking ard for 2.5 hrs, we went to this ultra huge mall in itakeskus. There was sale everywhere! Some clothes were pretty affordable too. There was a giant supermarket there too but due to lack of time ( cos shops close at 6 pm on sats and dun even open on sun) we went to eat at hesburger which has the best fries, then went home. Me wif cute baby n family! So we went back home and to our surprise it was really crowded! There was this farewell party for man qi, this china gal living wif her jap bf kuosuka.. she leaving on wed back to china then her frens and his frens were all in our living area. and to our surprise, kei was invited and he jio aya down from above too. at first me n xz a bit apprehensive about joining cos we dun even know our neighbours well. but then the ice was broken when i went to cook noodles then i talked to the couple, and then they invite and all talk talk talk liao.. its so interesting! a mix of 7 japanese, 6 chinese , 2 sg, 2 finns, 1 korean.. its like asia in our living room! and they were very surprised tat sg had 2 languages.. eng n chi.. then the china pple converse in their pu dong hua wif us. i was amazed by the lvl of english and the vast knowledge of languages of the pple there.. all could speak english, their mother tongue, jap or chinese, and finnish , and maybe more.. then their knowledge of history and things ard them also very vast. they talked about this space law thingie, old jap/sg/chinese dramas/history of finland,china,sg, jap songs, and cny etc.

Parties are never without beer or chips. And it is always a hassle to clear up after that. everyone left abt 2 pm and all slept their sunday away... til the match manu pool.. and then mon was back to SCHOOL.. the newest nicest building in TKK.. TUas building wif a lot of glass and nice architecture where i borrowed my HRM book.














Then monday we had our first futsal game after our finnish lesson! damn fun! the system was a bit funny tho' , each team plays for abt 10 mins, then whoever sub in must be keeper 1st, guess its fair this way but still when no one wanna sub out, the keeper will be frustated and the pple waiting too. there were 2 gals playing too. and they can realli kick the ball and play and control. i was impressed wif the shot power too cos i tot gal cannot kick hard one.. but the standard was pretty high as futsal is more of one touch passing and coordination rather than individual skill..

Then the homework piles in. Essay on Leadership in global Organisation due soon. Digital Control also due.. for the first time in 2 mths, we hafta begin studying! Play on hold! no more snowball fights! not that there were any!