Fastnacht!!!

FASTNACHT!!!!! also known as Fasching, Fastnet, or Mardi Graz. I tried looking it up on Google. There was too much information and i can't remember them in detail. so you guys can go read it up yourself.

anyway!!! it was GREAT FUN!!! everyone was dressed up on Thursday. It seemed that the people in Konstanz plan their whole year around this day. Bands start marching around the whole city from 6am in the morning, playing music and making a heck of a noise. and DO not complain. cos they will come back and irritate the hell out of you again. ON PURPOSE.

there was a party in school, with everyone all dressed up. of course, i was dressed up too!!! how not to be part of it?? you'll be considered a weirdo!

band performers in the traditional outfit

a housewife. (spot the things on her)

that's what i call elaborate dressing up

me, bunny azzurra and michelle, who just came out of the toilet.

a huge afro and a... i have no idea what.

me and azzurra again.. but main focus here is my new coat from h&m which i got for only 9euros!!! it made me a very happy girl.

Evening was spent at Pascal's place. As usual, beer, food, games and just laughter. loads of german too!! so i was learning well there. It was fun!!! we played a game called Commando Bimbole(or something close to that) which was more or less the same as Simon says. It was hilarious cos Pascal is really good at tricking people.

pascal the birthday boy as FBI and resi, a ladybird

the devil sisters!!! me and ariane.

miriam (she had no idea what she was as well) and lars, a mouse!

playing games with beer as forfeit


After which, we went to town, and it was CRAZEEEEEE!!! jam packed, with music, beer and costumes. there was a pair dressed in UHU glue. unique and interesting! bunnies, cows, lions, leopards, ladybird, devils, angels, etc etc.... who says u need to go to Venice or Cologne for Karneval?! just come to Konstanz!!! and now, i have German music in my head. i'm so motivated to learn German pop songs now. esp cos EVERYONE could sing along to the songs. fun fun fun!!!

[i didn't bring my camera along.. so no pics!]
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Weiguang came on Friday, and i went to Zurich to welcome him at the airport!!! It was SOOO nice to meet a familiar face! i was soooo happy!!! plus plus plus, he had Ba Kwa with him!!! hur hur hur.. i was happy cos of the ba kwa too. cos i have been craving for it for quite some time. pineapple tarts too. but he doesn't eat pineapple tarts. so don't have.

It was warm n friday, and when we woke up on Sat, it was snowing!!!! what a pretty welcome. I brought him and his friend, Hong Jun to Konstanz so that they could take a look at Fastnacht celebrations here. The swiss don't celebrate Fastnacht. It was a nice day of walking around Konstanz. I got bullied by some small kid. I bet he was being mean cos i'm asian. [#(@*&$@] but ok lah! small kid. i forgive him.

family of knights

scary people. if they came to me, i would have burst out crying.

the traditional outfit. they have bells all over and walk around rather noisily. the small kid who irritated me was dressed in this... roar.

we were supposed to 包饺子(wrap chinese dumplings) for dinner. but my friend pangseh(played us out). so we had Spaghetti carbonara instead. Hope it was a nice trip for my two guests!!

to end it off, me and weiguang at the shore off my school's sailing area.