Crazy Friday & I finally bought a car ...

Finally I found a car, I will get it tomorrow in Selkirk, that's about 45 min. north of Winnipeg. I bought a red Ford Focus 2002, the car looks as new and is still under warranty. I'm really excited, now I'm ready to discover Canada ... :)

(picture as it was published on the internet)

This week passed really fast, because we had just 4 days of school. Today (November 11, 2005) is remembrance day, almost all stores are closed and also there are no classes. Many people wear red poppies (an artificial red flower) as a sign of remembrance. Excerpt of Wikipedia:

"Remembrance Day or Armistice Day is a day of commemoration observed in the Commonwealth of Nations and various European countries (including France and Belgium) to commemorate World War I and other wars. It is observed on November 11 to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918. Remembrance Day is specifically dedicated to members of the armed forces who were killed during war, and was created by King George V of the United Kingdom on November 7, 1919 upon the suggestion of Edward George Honey."

My day started late, I just get off at 11:30. Then it was time for cleaning my room and doing some laundry. Afterwards I did some homework and at 5:45 p.m. I left home to join my friends for having japanese food. It was my first time having Japanese food (with the exception of Sushi) and some of my friends were afraid that I probably would not like raw fish. However I like Japanese food ...

Thanks to Shinya for the picture

Afterwards we went to "Toad in the hole" - thats an authentic British pub at Osborne Village and enjoyed a beer. Finally we didn't feel like going home, and so thanks to the idea of some of my Asian friends we went to sing karaoke. We spent two funny hours, everybody was relaxed and at the same time excited ... it was cooooool!!!

Thanks to Shinya for the picture

After midnight we decided to go home, unfortunately because of Remembrance Day the buses were running on a sunday schedule - of course we forgot that. We were 6 persons, and that was to much for one taxi. So another crazy guy as well as me, we decided walking home. After a "hike" down Pembina Hwy we reached University Campus one and a half hour later - that was an exciting experience! So I finally got home at 02:40 after having a short ride on my bycicle and was happy going to bed.

On Thursday I got my midterm exams back, I did well; thus, I'm happy with the grades. Also on Thursday my roommate gave me a ride to see my car (that I've bought now). My roommate did a great job because he was negotiating the price and also helped me examining the car.

Tuesday and Wednesday were daily business as usual. School, homework, looking for a car ... on Tuesday night I met other students to prepare a group project for International Mgmt. Our topic: Business Culture in Switzerland ... isn't that a lovely topic? *smile*