Sometimes i wonder why i am studying aerospace engineering. Why?
I thought that it will be better studying overseas but it is apparently not the case for aerospace engineering. It just gets harder and harder to muster enough effort to study for something which i had lost interest in.
Continuing the tour of Weesp old town center....
Inside the church (they were selling books to raise funds)
At the Old Town Hall
If only all the bank buildings are this nice
Flag
I took this photo at Laurenskerk
This shot Kian Shing took doesn't work as well though, ha....
Interesting building
Me in the middle of the road
In front of a nice church
This row of shops looks like a huge train
I wonder what is this used for
River with many ducks
Lunch
and the rest of them
I had tosti hawai (ham with pineapple) for 2.40 euros
People selling colourful balloons
Clock tower at the train station
Taking bus 110 to MuidenGoing Prague from 26 May to 28 May. Booked a SkyEurope flight from Amsterdam to Prague which costs 49.5 euros. Rather cheap, coz we are going during the weekdays.
I originally planned for a 4 day Prague trip that includes Cesky Krumlov and Kutna Hora but weekend flights are twice as expensive as weekday flights, and we can only afford to go for 2 days during the weekdays. Never mind, i'll make sure we will make the most out of the 2 days there.
Looks like it will be a traveling extravaganza from April to June.
I need to focus on studying!
I keep thinking about the traveling plans and options for more traveling (like nearby locations: Gent, Lubeck, Antwerp, Bruges, Hamburg, Cologne, etc)
I get distracted easily when the computer is in front of me.
By the way, our next quarter of studies is converted from a 4 day study week to a 2 day study week! The total number of lecture hours next quarter is less than half the amount we are taking in this quarter.
I must work first and enjoy later!
The exams are drawing nearer and nearer. 12 days more to our first paper.
Time is running out against us and we can only try our best to understand the 'chim' concepts within the short span of time available.
Still, we are discussing about how to celebrate after our last paper which is the Flight Dynamics exams on 7 Apr. Can't hardly wait.
I've bought coach tickets to Berlin for just 36 euros! I'll be heading to find Daryl for a 3 day weekend trip in May. Accommodation free!
My traveling schedule from April to June is as follows: Krakow, Brussels, Milan, Venice, Rome, Florence, Pisa, Paris, Berlin, Basel, Zürich, Lucerne, Interlaken, Berne.
That's excluding my 1 month backpacking trip after sch ends! Hope that i won't spend too much money. :P
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Continuing the tour of Weesp old town center...
We were walking towards Fort Ossenmarkt. I shall give a brief description of these fortifications.
Stelling van Amsterdam (Defense Line of Amsterdam) is a 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam, consisting of 42 forts located between 10 to 15 kilometers the centre, and lowlands that can easily be flooded in time of war. The flooding was designed to give a depth of about 30 cm, insufficient for boats to traverse. Any buildings within 1 km of the line had to be made of wood, so that they could be burnt and the obstruction removed. The Stelling van Amsterdam was constructed between 1880 and 1920. The invention of the aeroplane and tank made the forts obsolete almost as soon as they were finished. Extracted from Wikipedia.
Cannon
Fort Ossenmarkt
On a small bridge
Description of Fort Ossenmarkt in Dutch
Sun
Vast landscape
The view was quite nice
Ruins of some old buildings
Shadows
Artistic shot by Janan
3 of us
and 3 of us
Small tulip bulbs in their young days
Bridge
Back alley shot by Janan
Crossing a canal
Ge Yao on top of a rope hammock
Walking along Nieuwestad
Another churchWill be going to Paris for a 4 day tour from 9 to 12 May. Taking Eurolines coach which costs 33.85 euros only. Quarter 4 will involve lots of traveling for us which is great as we are suffering now with the numerous modules we are taking currently.
I really hate Flight Dynamics. It is a torture to read through the 600 page of notes with formulas on every page. A sadistic module indeed.
