Visa, Baggage and Camera. Modal2 yang dibawa untuk merantau
The first time I arrived in Schipol Airport, Amsterdam. I already felt the
big gap between Asia and Europe, seeing people with coloured eyes, hair,skin. Speaking
with dutch, english, french, spanish, and another languages that I didn’t know
what was that. So diverse, I felt
like being in the part of Hollywood movie. In the busiest airport in the world,
I had lost and seperated with others but then I met them again.heheh :P
Even when I took cart for my baggage, I was fucking confused, because the cart
just stuck at the place, but when I looked around, I realized that you should
push the handle in the cart so it can goes. Hmm, interesting, so the handle it’s
like a brake for cart, it won’t be going anywhere if there’s no people who push it
We were picked by the representative from The Hague University, Mr Len
& Mr Barry. They said we were going to Den Haag by train and will meet
Cynthia & Amber (Dutch girls, whose been to my uni for exchange before) Once
again, I prepared for taking the 30 kg’s of my baggage and 5 kg’s of my gym’s
bag to go to the train station. Hufhhhtt. And for how many times I felt amazed
in less than a day...for go to the station we just go downstairs by lift, and
here you go, you were in the train station :’’’’)
Barry said, “If you think Netherlands is Europe, you get it wrong, Europe
is so diverse, so different for each country”. We got into the the train, in
the journey I saw the land with cows, felt so peaceful. High tecnology country
but still maintain their nature.
Looking tired in Den Haag HS with Mr Len
In Den Haag, we met Cynthia & Amber in Den Haag HS (Holland Spoor), they
kissed us at cheeks 3 times,yes 3 times, in here they do it 3 times instead of
twice like in Indonesia :D
Amber (left) & Cynthia (right)
The university is right behind of
Holand Spoor, so tempted to visit the new uni for a half year, but we should go
to DUWO first, to get the key from our apartments. They gave us map, alien map
about our apartment,goshh i’m so blind at direction!!!
Anyway, we lived seperately, but me & Joice lived in one building but
different room. Cynthia & Amber help Alfona, she got the farthest place, so
she had to take tram from here!
Me, Joice, and Lidya were starting our first adventure in Den Haag, not even until an hour....we lost.
So Lost....
We lived in Asstraat, asked the local people about it, and no one knew. (until
months, we knew that we pronounced it wrong, it should be like “ash-strhaat’
instead of “astrat”)
We walked until we met with Chinese girl, I asked her
“Hi, do you know where Astrat (wrong pronounced) is?”
She replied, “Yes..I know”
TERIMA KASIH YA TUHAN
“Eh, dia tau dia tauuu” I almost yelled with happiness to Joice & Lidya
“It’s right there.” Pointed to the next block.
“Aaaaahh, thank you so much”
“Do you want me to take you there, because I live there.”
With excitement I said “Wow, really?? Me and my friend (pointed at joice)
will live there as well, which number are you”
“Really ? I live in 37” She replied
“37!!!! I also will live in 37!!!” I almost yelled
“Aaaah, so you’re my roomate”
And that’s how I met with my first roomate J
My bed, still didn't know how to put the bed cover thingy
Stil empty
After put my luggage and took a quick 1 hour nap, we had lunch near uni
with Mr Len, Mr Barry, Cynthia, Amber, and the exchange girls
The waiters are so handsome and beautiful with blonde or brown hair and
coloured eyes, I was being served with buleeeee!!! I felt like inversed, which
one is the guests and the waiters :P
I ordered chicken noodle, with the expectation
of mie ayam until when it arrived it was like strange noodle with salad
Chicken noodle and salad, my first meal in Europe :)
-tips: if you’re an asian,never order asian food in dutch restaurant ( well, it’s not a smart tips anyway, just simple stupidity that I did :P )
They sell kip bali (Bali’s chicken) in here as well! But see the ‘useful’ tips
before :P
When I back to my room, I said to my roomate
“Thanks for saving me, I should buy you a drink sometimes”
Which is sadly never been happened, I still owe her a drink!!!
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