The End

Ciao tutti!

Hey, it's been almost a month I stopped blogging. I wanted to enjoy my life here instead of just writting everything I did... And maybe sometimes keeping something to yourself makes thing more precious.

Well, I seriously can't believe this, it's already been 2 months I stayed in Italy. Time passed so fast. There are times when I am happy, sad, crazy, bored... and so much more type of feelings in here. Memories, they are fading in my mind repeatingly, again and again. Reminding me how much I had gone through.

I remember when my first day here. It was so exciting together with my AFS friends. We sat an airplane for almost 14 hours. When we arrived in Rome, everybody was so relieved. At that moment, I still can't believe that I am in Italy as an exchange student, it was like dream comes true for each of us. We had been waiting for this so long since the day we signed up the student exchange application form. We had orientation together with some AFS volunteer, Fabio and Andrea. They were so nice to us and we had tons of fun together. It was snowing at Rome that time and we managed to see snow together there... It was my first time in my life, so beautiful and it's like a miracle for me.

All of us were so excited and also a little afraid to meet our host family. It was my first time experiencing the feeling scared and excited in this kind of circumstances. Later, I sat a train with Roberta from Rome to Arezzo. Once I came down from the train, I saw my host family, they were waiting for my arrival. I was so happy and I will never ever forget the moment when I first met them. I get to know them more day by day. Papa, Mama, Lori and Sara.

It was December, Christmas. I celebrated it with my host family's relative. It's a big festival for them and we have so many days of holidays. Grandma cooked so much food and I ate too much. Food in Italy is delicious. I ate so much chocolate. haha. I think I had gainned almost 4KG here now. I am fat. My pants are getting tighter too, but still fit la, ok? I went out almost every night with my host sister, Sara or my host brother, Lori because there's no school at this period of time. Met so many friends, Riccardo, Francessca, Andrea, Marco, Camila, Johnny... They are all my freinds here.I remember when the first day I went to pub with Lori and Sara's friends, I ordered a cappucino. They think I am strange, because nobody will drink a cappucino at night. Actually, I just wanted to try the cappucino here, because I thought it might be different from Malaysia. haha.xD Thinking back of it was just so funny. Anyway, all of them treat me well, they taught me so many things... how to make Pizza, how to eat spaggetti with only a fork, how to go to school by bus, how to make-up, how to speak in Italiano... so many things more.

At first it was really hard to speak in Italiano because for me, it's a very 'loud' language, but later I found it interesting. During the first month, I was only able to speak word by word. But now, I guess I am starting to understand more. I even speak Italiano with my host family now. Even though it's kinda tiring and it makes me think a lot before saying something in Italiano, but I tried my very best because I did not want to lose this oppurtunity to learn it. I can only speak Italiano here with everybody, but after I go home, I will not able to practise it very often. Thus, I don't wanna have regrets when I return back to Malaysia.

End of the year of 2010, I remember celebrating my afternoon countdown with my best friend in Malaysia through skype. I am starting to miss them. I felt that it's hard to adapt the life here because there's too many differences between Malaysia and Italy. During the New Year's Eve, Sara and Mamma helped me to put on make-up. Haha, I really like it. Frankly, I like make up so much. I think it's nice. Me and my friends went to Florence with a train and we celebrated together for the whole night until the next morning. We were dancing, shouting, singing out loud and crazy-ing at the concert in Florence. There were also fireworks and the scene was so enjoyable and fun. I had never did this in my life, it was unforgetable.

January, school starts, first day to school was exciting. I am so eager to meet everybody and also tell them more about who I am. I do not understand Italiano at all. Felt so bored in the class. Sleeping and listening to my songs is all I can do. But later on, I found a way to make myself more useful by following my English teacher to all the classes. I did so many presentation, again and again to all the class. My English teacher, Mrs.Branchi said I speak good English. She even asked me to help her students during her class. I managed to communicate with so many people in school. They are all so friendly and they would like to learn more about me and where I came from. When I talk about Malaysia, the students are so interested with it. They enjoy listening more about Malaysia, as well as I like to tell them more about my country. They are even asked to write a passage about me. My god, it sounds funny, but I kinda like it too. They are so shocked to know that I can speak 5 different languages. When I write something in chinese words, they were so amazed because for them it's so difficult to write such thing in their life. Usually, when I write chinese words in school at Malaysia, nobody will even care because it's normal... But in here, they were so interested with it. They like to see me writting something in chinese. I taught them chinese and they think it's cool. haha.xD Besides, I had also hanged up our Malaysian Flag in the school! Life seems so meaningful. I am doing something I like and I am proud of. I felt alive.

Mum phoned me, telling me that I scored 7As in my PMR examination. Dad was very proud. I smiled. I was lucky. Yes, I never thought of this too. I guess my hard work finally paid off. Let's not be too humble. Good, Krystle. I am good. Maybe, not to anybody. But I am good enough just for myself. Well, there's more for me to catch up after returning to Malaysia. Homeworks... Dad allowed me to buy a new camera here as I had scored quite a good result. I remember the suprise my friends gave me when they told me that they are going to sponser me 100€ for the camera I bought. These crazy friends of mine, thankyou so much! I will never forget this gift. It meant a lot to me, seriously. Especially, because it's also a gift from daddy as I did well in my exam. It was heart touching.

AFS gathering in Arezzo, there was the place I met many friends from other country. From Sri Lanka, Germany, Belgium and France. Sofia is from Germany and she's here in Italy for 10months. She's a little shy but I found it easy to communicate with her most because she can understand English very well. She studdies in Montervachi, just near my host family's house. Thus, we went out together quite a few times together to talk about our experiences share and our thoughts with each other. I think she is the only one I can talk to about everything because she has a same feelings as me. She is my first friend in Italy because I met her earlier than my host brother and sister. I am glad to meet her and I guess we also became best friend. It's her fifth month here. There's still 5 more months to go. I felt sorry and kinda sad to go because I am just staying for two months. I will miss her so much. I guess I will never forget her too... Wish her all the best and I hope to visit her one day in Germany. All the best to you, stay strong, my friend! Don't be worry, you will always be in my heart.

There was once I asked my host family why they would like to host a student from other country. Papa said it was because he wanted to change the family's dynamic. Lori is always playing with his computer and Sara do not like to involve herself in the family activities. Papa said he wants to host me so that the family can be closer to each other as communications between the family will increase. I felt lucky that I can fully understand what is really going on. In my mind, I always thought that host family wants to host a student from a different country because they want to understand different cultures and lifestyle. Papa is very nice to me. I understand him and the family of Debolini more after the conversation. Mamma too, eventhough sometimes she speaks so loud that I couldn't understand at all and I thought she was scolding me, but she is actually very nice and she cares about the family a lot.

Days went on, I was always with Sara because she had accompanied me to so many places: school, church, pubs... She is also sleeping in the same room with me for two months. In here, I would like to thank her for being such a lovely host sister. And also thankyou for teaching me Italiano because she was the only one who is able to understand what I am talking about in English. She was once my google translator, but now thanks to her, I had learned this beautiful Italian language. Oh yeah, Congrats to her too because she had just been accepted in AFS Thailand. I totally understand her feeling now... She must be very happy, just like when I first receive my letter from AFS Italy. It was just so awesome. I wish her all the best for her 6 months stay in Thailand through AFS, hope she will also have a wonderful experience! Then maybe I can pay her a visit because Thailand is kinda near to Malaysia. Well, about Lori, he's always at home playing his computer or chatting with his Irene. haha. The more I tell him about me and Malaysia, the more he wants to go to Malaysia. He said maybe in the future he would like to sell Ice cream in Malaysia because Ice cream is easy to do and almost all the Ice cream shops in Italy is Buono. haha.xD My funny host brother have such funny thoughts and he is always very cute eventhough he talks a lot. We had a lot of funny memories together. Actually, since I was small, I had always hope to have an elder brother or sister because I thought it will be nice to have someone to take care of me. And now, this little dream of mine came true. Lori and Sara are always my elder brother and sister. They are like part of my family now. I love them so much... I am so sad to leave. I wish I could stay longer with them.

This coming Saturday will be my last day with my friends and host family here in Montervachi. And then I will sit a train to Rome. Will be meeting all my AFS friends again. I am sure that we will have tons of fun sharing our own experience during our 2 months stay in Italy. Haiz, in a few more days time, I will be back to Malaysia. Bought so much things: bags, shoes, shirt, sweets, chocolates and others. Wonder if my luggage is over weight. My current feeling is so confused. I felt so sad and I cried so badly because I didn't wanna leave so early. I just started to love this place and have my friends here and now I have to leave, that is so unfair.Will miss this place so much. Especially my host family, I would like to thank them because they brought me happiness and they treat me just like I am one of their family member. My friends, the memories we had together, it's so precious to me. I will never forget them. I have no idea when will I be able to see my host family and friends again. But as what I had promised, I must come back. I love you guys so much. *big hugs and kisses*

Unfortunately, I did not manage to visit a lot of places like: Milano, Venecia, Pisa... But I think, there's something more important I gained rather than just visiting places.

I discovered the meaning of life. Life is not just all about studying, working, and succeeding. But it's about how you look at it and enjoy it as much as you can. Sometimes, the process of becoming successful could be the happiest time you had gone through in your life. I enjoyed my everyday life just like a normal Italian teenager here. I came here all way long is not just to visit this place, but to feel, learn and experience how people live here. Maybe that is the real meaning of a student exchange program. My journey of a student exchange life begins here and ended here, amazingly.

Lastly, special thanks to my parents and also AFS. Everything I had been through in here was so... I am speechless. It was fantastic. The world is so beautiful. There's still more for me to learn. This is just the beggining of my life.

Italy, I will be back.

Love,
Yan yan

Making Malaysia proud.

If you obey all the rules, you will miss all the fun.

Time to blog...

Okay, what to blog today?
Well, today I did not go to school. haha.xD Thx to Sara, I am also a lazy pig. I slept until 2pm in the afternoon and then Lori wake me up for lunch. Waking up so early everyday to school is nothing, but the thing is I wake up so early and go to school to sleep again... SLEEP. It may sounds nice that I can sleep in school, but it's not true... Haiz, teachers will be talking something in Italiano which I couldn't understand at all. Then, I will just sit there and sleep. One hour later, I woke up, the teacher is still talking and I just listen to some songs from my phone or capturing photos with my new Camera. Thx to my phone and camera, it really helps me to pass time. Or not I really have nothing to do. But anyway, the teachers are still very nice to me lahh... They allow me to do anything I want and they are all quiet friendly.xD I like chemistry class the most because we get to go to the laboratory and I won't feel so bored because my classmates will do some experiment... And then I can walk around to help them. Unlike sitting in the class to study.

My classmates were doing experiment. These are liquids of Crystal. hehe^^ Nice?

Tuesday, as usual, I slept in the class for the first two period as my classmates were having Chemistry exam test today. I was really tired though. Suddenly, Sara woke me up and told me that the headmaster had hanged Malaysia's flag, Jalur Gemilang beside their country's flag! OMG! I was so excited and I quickly ran out from the class just see it. I saw it! WOW, this is the first time I felt so grateful about my country. I am so proud of it! Students who passed by were curious and they look at it, asking each other 'what flag is that?' haha.xD During recess time, I was hanging in the corner just to look at my own ountry's flag and then I will smile for no reason. I am a little insane, but it really feels great to see my own country's flag in another country. Weldone Krystle! You are doing good.xD I felt so proud of myself either...

Malaysia's Flag, Jalur Gemilang.xD

Yesterday, we have PE (Physical Education) at school, which is PJK. Did I ever mention to you about the gymnast room in my school? It was so big and nice... I really like it because we do not have such thing as gymnast room in Malaysia. haha.xD In my class , there are only 3 girls and the other are boys because it s a chemistry school. Thus, they always play soccer during PE. Soccer is one of the most important sports for them. Wonder if you guys watch FIFA? The Italians Soccer team is quiet good.

Playing Soccer in the gymnast room...

I just sit down there and capture a lot of photos because I do not know how to play at all and I am bad in sports. Oh yeah, the way they play soccer is very different from Malaysia. I like to see them play.xD It's quiet funny sometimes, they are very active and playful, they also shout to each other a lot while playing. Unlike Malaysia, we are not as noisy as them. Haha.xP

At home, I like it most during lunch or dinner because this is the time when everybody in the house will gather around together to have our meals. haha.xD After staying here for a month, I realise I am starting to eat a lot too. Italians are very passionate to what they eat. And you can never imagine how many oil they put on to the food. I was like OMG. But then they said is okay because oil in Italy is quiet good and is healthy to eat... Okay... haha.xD I am speechless. But I kinda like food with oil now. Maybe I had already adapt to what they eat.

I was invited to a class dinner with my classmates on the comng week, hope it will be fun because I haven't try this before.xD AFS volunteer Andrea is coming for a dinner in our house next Monday, I am asked to prepare chinese food again. This time I need to figure out something to cook and go shopping for to buy some ingredients as well. Hope everything will turns out good la.xD

Wonder how's school in Malaysia? And the coming chinese new year...

Erghh! I hate my pimples.xP

Love,
Yan yan

Realise.

(* photo taken by Krystle)

If you always do what you always did, then you'll always get what you always got. Basically, unless you change how you do things, think and act, or you will never grow.

I had been staying here for a month. I enjoy my life here. It's beautiful everyday.
Alright, I think from now on, I will do what I feel like doing. I need to enjoy myself till the max in this 1 month time, before I go back home to Malaysia.


School life.
Okay, school seems a little better now rather than the first few days. I get to know more friends and teachers there. All of them are nice to me and they always like to ask me about Malaysia. I love all my chemisry teacher. They are very friendly and they even taught me Italiano. Last friday, Simone and my chemistry teacher was planning to tell the headmaster about me as an exchanged student from Malaysia. Tomorrow, we will see the headmaster... Hope everything will be fine.

This my school.xD



My crazy and funny classmates...

My chemistry teacher, she is so sweet.xD I like her so much!





Serboli, Gabrielle, Leonardo.
Okay, they are seriously funny friends of mine. haha.xD
ARH! School is crazy here!

Yesterday, I went to the church with Sara, Riccardo and Francescca. We had organized some games for the children in the church. YAY! This is the first time I go to such type of occasion. Actually, I was really tired, but then I am also very excited because I would like to have fun with the kids. hehe.xD I arrived in the church as a special guest. Francessca introduced me to the children. I was so happy because they try to speak in English with me and they always give me a big smile when I capture their photos... So cute!!! ARH! They were so active while playing the games. Francessca said the children are 'killing' her because they were too loud and crazy. haha.xD Yea, seriously, they are extremely active! And they are so cute too!

I am the children's special guest.xD




Me and the kids... All of them are so cute.xD hehe^^

After having dinner in Grandma's house yesterday night, I went out with Lori, Sara and friends again because it's Saturday night. They asked me about school in Malaysia. When I told them that we must tie our hair and cut our finger nails to school, they were so shocked! And I was like, 'Yea...' . They never know about this, perhaps? I have to admit that Malaysian school is very strict and we are very realistic compare to their lifestyle here. Johnny sat beside me, and his hand is really hairyyyyyyyy! OMG, to all my Malaysian's girl friends, this photo is dedicated for you guys... haha!

Johnny's hand... MY GOD! SO HAIRY! hahahahahhaa.xP

After that, Lori, Sara and I went to Johnny's house.xD Johnny has a very cute dog, named Snoopy. That was the first dog I played with in since I came to Italy. I really love Snoopy because it is very friendly and adorable! It has a white colour fur and it looks like a wolf eventhough it's size is quiet small. SO CUTE! I like it so much...


The Italians love to go out on saturday night. They like to have fun and be with their friends. Unlike Malaysia, we usually don't go out with friends at night because it's dangerous. But it's different in here because Montevarchi is a safe place and they can go out whenever they want to. Their life is so free and flexible. I like this type of lifestyle because I think we should enjoy life rather than just aiming for our future. Yes, I have to admit that thinking of our future is important, but having a successful future without happiness is not maningful at all.

Photo of the day.

My teacher's baby girl.xD She is so cute!

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

- James Dean



Love,
Yan yan

Sweet life

Happiness keeps you sweet.
Trials keep you strong.

Okay, Ci-ciao.xD


Dear earthlings,

Morning, as usual, I go to school with Sara and I wake up 7 am early in the morning because I have to catch up my bus at 7.30 am. I love nutella and biscuits for breakfast in the morning. Then Mamma will fetch us to the bus station. My bus arrived, and off we go to school in St. Giovani. Arrived in school, I walk into the classroom and my classmates will say 'Boun Giorno' to me, means good morning. I like that because it makes me feel fresh with greeting from people. The first class was Maths today. I dislike Maths. My maths teacher did not had a real conversation with me before, and I have no idea why is she so cold to me... Maybe she dislike foreign student, I guess. Then, I have chemistry class because I am studying in a chemistry school here. They have a lot of chemistry class and most of the chemistry teachers are very friendly and nice. Unfortunately, I can't understand what are they talking about most of the time, because they speak really fast in Italiano. So, basically, I just sit down there and observe what they do. And if I am tired, I sleep in the class and no one will care because they know that I can't understand. My classmates are nice to me even though they seemed a little busy with their homeworks and stuff. Later, I had English class, I sat with Gabrielle during English lesson because Sara wants to learn her English and she wants to concentrate. Gabrielle is very friendly, but he can't speak English very well. Thus, we had tough time with communication. But it was fun though because he was so funny. haha.xD


Afternoon, Francesca fetches Federica, me, Sara and Riccardo home. We listen to our favourite song 'Vuoi Vedere che Ti amo', my first Italian song. I can sing it a little now... Hehe.xD I am expecting to learn an Italiano song here. Then, after lunch, Lori fetch me out to take sofia from school. Thankyou Lori! Sayang you.xD Yes, I went out with Sofia today. We went to a street in Montervachi for shopping. Bought a mini skirt 7€, jeans 20€ , and a small piece of jacket5€.

We drank hot chocolate.xD Yummy...

Sofia.xD

Sofia and I.

Sofia is very brave. She sat 2 bus home all by her own... If it's me, I am surely very scared and I will feel lonely. She also speaks good Italiano now. She had learned it so fast, just for 4 months, she can speak fluently. I wish I can be like her. We had fun chatting together today. She is quiet shy, but I guess she is friendly when you get to meet her. I really hope to see her again. And I also wished her all the best for the coming months staying here with her host family.

Maybe the world isn't funny?
There's always a reason behind
everything that happened.
Meeting each other which is
impossible for you to meet with
might not be a coincidence?
It might be fated :)

- by my lovely best friend

Love, Yan yan

Excited. Crazy. Happy. Touched.

History class.xD Have Malacca in it... Cool!

Today is my happiest day in Italy.

Morning, I went to school and I am glad to tell you guys that I had made a presentation about Malaysia!! My lovely classmates were really interested about the differences in Malaysia and their country... They were really curious and they even asked me lots of question. I introduced to them about Malaysia's culture, history, lifestyle, people, religion, school education system....etc. hehe.xD They are kind shocked when they realise the differences. Finally, I had done with my mission here. It cheers me up a lot because I felt so nice and proud to talk about my country! Malaysia BOLEH!

Well, in the afternoon, I went shopping with Sara, Lori, Marco and Camilla in IGIGLI shopping complex. It's name, IGIGLI is really hard to pronounce... and funny. I took a long time to learn how to say that word. haha.xD

Me, Lori and Sara's shoe.xD hehe^^

As I said in the previous post, I want to buy a new camera. And yes, today I went there to buy it. The price of the Nikon D3100 Camera is 597€. But my budget is only 500€. Thus, I decided not to buy so expensive one. Then, something very unexpected happened. My lovely friends gave me a surprise that they will sponsor me the to buy the camera as a gift!! My god, at first, I don't dare to accept it because it is not good to do like that... But then, they kept on saying that they want to sponsor me. Plus, they had already planned it earlier. I never expect that at all! They really surprised me. I felt so happy and I was totally speechless. They really sayang me a lot.xD I am EXTREMELY happy! Guys, really thank you a lot! It's not about the money it worth, but it's about their initiative to give me this surprise. I really appreciate what they did for me, because this surprise worth priceless. I was so touched and I almost cry... I am SO SO SO happy! Special thanks for friends who sponsored me: Lori, Sara, Marco, Camilla, Riccardo, Francessca, Johny... and a few friends that I don't remember. But most importantly, THANK YOU DADDY!!! I love you so much! I really love this gift! hehe.xD

This is my new camera! Nikon D3100.xD

Back home, after dinner, Lori helped me to fix my camera and Papa taught me how to use this type of camera. He was really excited because he loved photography and he had a very old type of nikon camera which is super nice! He just showed me all his camera gadgets. It's beautiful. I am happy that he enjoyed explaining his photography knowledge to me. Maybe tomorrow, I will start to use the camera because I am charging the battery now...

Lori, helping me to fix it...

Excited. Crazy. Happy. Touched.

I am lucky that I happened to be in here.
Life is beautiful and full of hopes.

Love,
Yan yan

IL BORRO

What can you feel in this picture? It is just a normal picture.
But if you look at it with another perspective, this picture has a meaning.
The meaning is
'I was doing home chores while enjoying the sceneries'.

Ciao ciao.xD

To all my lovely readers,

Well, I am very happy today! haha. The first reason is because Daddy told me to buy a new Digital Nikon Lens camera here in Italy as I had scored good result in my PMR, for what he had promised me. YAY! Thank you so much Daddy! I love you.xD Tomorrow, after school, Lori will bring me to a camera shop to search for my new camera. Just now we were discussing about what camera I want to buy... I am so excited! Hope I will be able to find a camera I like.

Ok, the second reason I am happy is because I went to IL BORRO with Papa, Mamma, and Sara today. IL BORRO is so beautiful. We had fun there. I managed to capture lots of picture there. The weather is fantastic today, cold but sunny. I like :D haha.

On the way to IL BORRO.




I had never seen so many trees without leave before...



Guess what is this??
Actually, this is a swimming pool.xD Cool right? I think this wimming pool and the Universal studio's swimming pool can fight leh... haha.xD

Beautiful sceneries in IL BORRO

Sorry, I did not find a nice picture of me with the sceneries... So, I decided not to put my ugly pictures here. hehe.xD Scusa^^


After that, we went to eat ice-cream! This shop is special because the ice cream are hand made, not by machine. Ice cream in Italy is tasty.xD I ordered my ice cream's flavour: chocolate, milk cream and blue berry....

Gelato. Yummy!

Reached back home at 7pm. Tired.Today mamma cook Pizza again. It's delicious though. Sara and I enjoyed Mamma's Pizza very much. Frankly, I like to eat Pizza that mamma cook more than eating pizza outside. haha.xD I am eating a lot these days and it sucks because I am going to be fat. I am expecting to gain weight here...

Tommorow, school starts.xD
Honestly, I don't like schooling in here because I don't understand what the teachers are talking about. They speak in Italiano and I will just sit there and do nothing. Bored. But, I hope I will get to do my presentation about Malaysia in the school because I really hope to communicate with the students there and meet more new friends. In the same time, spread my country's culture to everybody as much as I can.

I am currently searching for my Camera. Haizzz.... I really don't know which one to buy. Maybe Daddy will get some recommendation from his friend and SMS me the camera's modal later.

Wait... wait... wait...

*photo taken by Krystle*

The most beautiful things
in the world cannot
be seen or touched.
They must be felt by heart.

Love,
Yan yan

I met the world.

Some people make the world special just by being in it. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

Well, today is kinda bored for me. This morning I went to buy school bus ticket with Sara and Mamma as school is starting soon. The bus ticket is so expensive! It's 32€ for a month! Means is around RM130 for school bus! WOW. I think it's because the car fuel is very very expensive in Italy. Their petrol oil is 1.30€ per litre. Means it's like RM5.40 per litre! I am shocked to know that...

My bus ticket.xD 32€!

Yesterday night, I went to AFS Intercutura in Arezzo to have a dinner. There are quite a few AFS student from different country had arrived there with their host family. They were really curious about me as I am the only Asian girl there... They asked me numerous question and I felt happy that I can understand a little what they said. But I still answered them with English because I still cannot speak well. For now, I can only speak a word but I cannot do a phrase or a sentence in Italiano. So, I have to work hard in my Italiano in order to communicate with them. I love my spirit now. Sara, Lori, and Papa are my Italiano teacher... Thanks to them! Mamma cannot speak English at all, thus I seriously cannot communicate with her. Aiya... will try my best!

AFS students and their families.... Playing Taboo.

After chatting with so many host families and AFS student, I met a German girl, Sofia Sturm. She had been staying with her host family for 4 months and she can speak Italiano very good! I really hope I can be like her... She is very nice and friendly. We chatted a lot as she can undertand English well. She is also going to school in Montevarchi, which is just near to our house here. I hope I will get to see her one day before I go back to Malaysia. It's so amazing that I met her in Italy but we both came from another different country. Maybe this is fate... I also met an AFS student from Sri lanka. He is the only Asian boy there, just like me... haha.xD As I know, he had been staying in Italy for 8 years with his father. Thus, he speaks fluet Italiano.

These are AFS students from Arezzo. (*except for Lori)

They played Taboo, which is a game that you must be good in Italiano in order to communicate. I couldn't join them as I do not understand Italiano very much. I have a fear with this game. It makes me got really bored... because I couldn't play it. Luckily, there are still so many delicious food for me to eat. I drank a lot of coca cola and ate a lot of chocolate. I love chocolates in Italy so much. It's so tasty! I ate a lot yesterday... I am going to be very fat when I go back to Malaysia.


After the dinner, we went home. I went to bed quite early yesterday night because I did not go out with Lori and Sara. I was really tired because I had communicate with so many different people from different country today.

The world is so funny, it made us met each other for no reason.

*Photo taken by Krystle*

How I wish the time can be slower?
I closed my eyes and yesterday was gone,
and it will never turn back in life.


Love,
Yan yan

Chinese Dinner with my host family

I heard voices in my ears but I couldn't understand a word.

Yesterday, I prepared dinner for my host family. I was really excited at first because I have no idea whether they will like it or not.

In the afternoon, Sara, Andrea, Antonio and I went to Ipercoap supermarket to buy my ingredients. Sadly, I couldn't find my oyster sauce and corn flour. The corn flour they have was not the one I want. I was very dissapointed because I do not know what to do without these ingredient. Luckily, I found the most important ingredient of my recipe, Kikoman soya sauce! Haha.xD Great! After that the shopping, Sara, Lori and I went to Grandma's house. Grandma is very nice and she love to thread clothes by her own. She also baked a candy cake for us! It was the first time I see candy cake as big as this in my life! It really delicious too. You have to trust me that almost all the bread and cakes I ate in Italy is fantastic! SERIOULY.

Candy cake.xD

So sweeeeeeeeeeet!

I started preparing dinner at 7pm. Yea, it was very late, but Italians usually eat dinner around 9pm. So I am just right in time to prepare everything. Sara helped me to wash and cut the vegetable. She said she enjoyed doing it with me. I am glad that I had a good helper here. Pappa help me to cut the chicken and pork. He was very eager to know what am I cooking so he just stand there and look at me. So scary la!! I am so nervous, felt like the pressure came into my nerves because I am afraid that they won't like the food I cook. Lori brought his friend, Marco along to have dinner with us.

Finally, everything is done! Dinner is ready!

Oh, I miss rice so much! This is the rice I cooked.

French bean with prawn.

Pork meat.xD My favourite. They said it looks not nice, but it is tasty!

Soya Sauce chicken soup. They love this soup the most! Haha.xD

They think that the dinner I prepared for them are very original asian food. I taught them to use chopstick and they really enjoyed it even though it is very difficult. haha.xD Pappa love the rice, he kept on adding rice. Marco and Lori like the soup. They drank a few bowl, as I remember. They told me that they like it very much.xD They just keep on saying 'Buono', means good. Wow! I am so happy with that! They really made my day! haha.xD

Lori using chopstick.xP

Well, that's all. I am having sore throat now... Have no mood the blog la... Will continue blogging later.

***********2 hours later********

Back....

Yesterday night, I did not followed Sara out as I don't really know her friends, Simone and Jesicca. I went out with Lori's friends, Marco, Johny, Camilia and a few person which I am so sorry that I had forgotten their name. I bet some of them are looking at my blog now... Thx for reading! Lori's friends are very friendly to me. I know they were trying to communicate with me even though they cannot speak in English well. They treat me like I am their sister, so caring and warmth! I really love to go out with them a lot. haha.xD Camilia, she is so sweeeeeeeeet and cuteeeeeeeeeee! I really like her a lot even though we didn't really communicate a lot. I know that she is eager to talk to me but she can't understand English. Yet, I find her very nice and I love her sexy voice!xD


Me and my host family will be heading to AFS intercultura later to have a dinner with some AFS-ers. I hope it will be fun as I am going to meet more people later.xP

It's a great news that my blog global viewer hit almost 50 times a day Wow! That is so unexpected. I sincerely hope you guys enjoy reading my blog about stuff in Italy. Anyway, still wanna say thx for reading it. I am happy that I can blog more about here.

Siena ♥

Feels like I had change my point of view to this beautiful world. I like this awesome feeling.

Time is running fast. It's my third week staying in Italy. Life here is so enjoyable. I am blessed that I had this chance to be somebody who I want to be in here. The sky turns dark very fast everyday, thus the night is longer than the day. I can see sunset at 4pm in the evening. That is weird. Sometimes, I felt like my world had gone up side down. I slept late and woke up late. I am eating so much nowadays because I felt hungary for no reason. I am worst than a pig now. Life like this is kinda scary but I can't deny that I like it. However, I hope the school will start soon because I want to get back to my daily pace. Wake up early and sleep early.

Yesterday, I went to Siena with Sara, Riccardo, Mamma and Pappa. The driving journey from Montervachi to Siena took about an hour. In the car, I look out through the window.The view was beautiful, it looked like some scene that I usually watch them movies.

Siena. It's beautiful.

Me and Sara. I was looking for somewhere to sit because we walked a lot.

Haha. Yes, Riccardo again. Always with a very cute look.xP

ARHHH! The dog is so cute and big! Italians like to bring dogs out for a walk. Everywhere I go also can see a dog. I LIKE!

We were walking around there.xD

Siena is famous for hourse riding competition. Pappa said the competition always held on March and September, which is twice a year. Siena is also a shopping paradise! Too bad that is was Sunday and almost everything is very expensive there. All I managed to buy was a Gelato(means ice-cream in Italiano), which cost me 2.50€. Haha.xD Eating ice-cream in winter was fun! I never try it before!

The ice-cream cones.

After shopping for a whole day, we went home for dinner. We ate Pizza. I ate 2 plates of Pizza! I am very fat now... Help... Before I become a fat girl back home to Malasyia.


Today. Bad.xP
I did not sleep well yesterday night because I drank a cup of Cappucino before I go to bed. I can't sleep for the whole night and I was freaking tired this morning. Afternoon, Andrea came to our house to teach Sara Chemistry. Andrea is a good person. He do not smoke and he is very good in studdies. Pappa and Mamma like him so much. haha.xD It's so nice that he and Sara taught me Italiano too! Lori was having home tutor today... Their home tutor is so expensive. It is 10€ per hour class. That means it's RM40!! WOW. Lori is having his big exam on the coming week. He looks very stressful and he always get angry very easily. Pappa said he is like a little woman because he swings his mood easily. Haha.

Me, standing here alone.
I had never felt
this strong before.

Love,
Yan yan