but Santa ditched me and flew to see you :(

dear blog,

FINALLY, i have the time to update you. my roommates are sleeping and its a kinda gloomy Russian Sunday morning, so no more excuses to not fill you up with my latest happenings. :)

before i start, a HUGE 'MERRY CHRISTMAS SHOUTOUT!' to all who is reading this, new year is just around the corner so might just as well give a 'HAPPY NEW YEAR SHOUTOUT!' to y'll. i hope u got what u wanted from Santa and wished u had an awesome-licious Christmas this year. :D

so, about me, well, as usual, almost got murdered by exams. u know whats the best part is, there are STILL more to come.. i know, epic -__________- right?

well, again i say, doing medic ain't that easy. i chose this path, i am ready for the consequences.

enough about exams and misery, moving o to the fun part. yesterday night was truly AWESOME! :D the seniors had a christmas party for the juniors a.k.a first years a.k.a rookies and i was part of it. the attire of the night was 'formal'. so i thought, why don't mess around with traditional rules a bit. instead of choosing a formal attire, i picked this stripped hoody long sleeve shirt and paired it with a pair of jeans. and i even asked my friend to put eyeliner for me so that i looked gothic. *btw, i really do look different with eyeliner ;p*

but, still, in the end, my friend said that it was too appropriate and asked me to change, so i thought back and forth and ya, i changed. -.-.. i know what u thinking about, its not that i got no balls, just that its a formal function and i wanna leave a good impression for the seniors. so fuck it, i hopped on my shirt and pants and we left.

the venue was unbelievably deserted and upnorth of Moscow. but the building was really cool, it was like a see through building where it was made of glass. ya pretty cool huh? :)

so we ate and chit-chatted and ate and chit-chatted and camwhored and ate... the food was oh-so-AWESOME! it was like sex i swear.

the girls were having cocktail dresses on and the guys, some were having their tuxs on and some shirt and vest, overall, everyone looks good.

the best part is, after the lecturers left the party, *lecturers were invited as well*, it really turned into a real partayyyy! they opened up the dancefloor and they jammed the house down with awesome christmas dance music. we danced and we flirted and we tried to get numbers but phailed and we dance ....

i just woke up, my stomach is alerting me that it needs fuel so i better go grab something to eat now. more pics will be up in facebook so go check it out.

thats all from me now, ciaozz :)

from Russia, with love.

-stillatstake-

everyone's saying

'all i want for Christmas is you'

got so tired of reading the same sentence

over and over again

but still,

deep inside,

my only Christmas wish,

is You..

dedicatd to my First Love, Italia

well, back to normal now. all the fun and and enjoyment has to come to a halt for the arrivals of the O'Mighty devilish exams. -.-.. just a quick fact, if exams were humans, i would describe them as little Hitlers, who needs no weapons but kills like a pro. literally.

ohya a small THANKS shoutout to the lovely Miss Angie Loong who kindly reminded me and us about the awesome history we had in Italy last year..

we left the nest,

at this very exact date,

for an adventure so great,

that we never saw it coming..

everyone did and i can guarantee enjoyed themselves to the MAX, and it was truly a life-changing experience, for the mind, for the heart, for the soul..

some of us still keep in touch, some lost, unfortunately..

lets talk about my experience. fate brought me and the Gentile family together and they were my loves for 2 months. vividly, i can still smell the aroma of pasta at the doorway and the smile on my host dad's face when he sees us, right after i come back from school with Francesco. vividly, i can still feel the cold and the sunlight pouring into my room on my skin, on a beautiful Sunday morning. vividly, i can still hear my host dad screaming my name from outside :'' Eugenio! venire qui!'' " perche?'' (grumpy tone cause just-woke-up syndrome) ''come here to cut woods!''.. -.-

vividly, i still remember the touch of my host cat's fur on my lap, when she's asleep, and the way she played with me, like no other animal did. vividly, the image of me playing volleyball with the rest of my classmates and the way we laughed so hard after a great match can be heard still, ringing distantly. vividly, the overwhelming feeling of gratitude and excitement still crawls on my skin every time when my mind takes me on a trip back to Rome. the Colosseo, the to-die-for cup of espresso, cappucino, ciocolata calda, to arrays of mouth watering gelatoooosss!.. still gives me goosebumps, and made me crave them even MORE!

sometimes..

when i roam back to that 2 month time, i really wished that, Lady Luck was there with me, so that i can make a 'freeze time' wish and she can grant it for me. throughout my 18 years of life, i can say that this is one of the greatest give from God to me. my love to Italy and to them is endless, and my story in Italy will definitely be passed down to the next generation..

instead of words...

yet, still, pictures are not enough to express..

how much i miss my 2 months, in paradise...

from Russia, with love,

-stillatstake-

You will always, ALWAYS

be my first love..

la manco L'Italia

saro di ritorno presto

ti amo..

bathing 1 month in the Russian air

omg everything is a huge mess now.. last whole week was a total chaos! but it was oh-so-pain-in-my-ass and oh-so-FUN! :D

lets start with the pain-in-the-asses first. well, as was in my previous blog, last week was seriously eff-ed up week for exams. they dominated us students and brought us down to our very knees. 4 exams, 4 effing exams in one week, out of 6 days of classes and lectures. well, in the end, we are still standing firm. it was tough i have to say, and the best part of this is, i didnt fail a single subject! epic-LOL-ness :D! yup definitely proud of myself and all the hardwork did paid off :) BUT, the outcome of all the hardwork : free eye makeup (dark circles) -___-

then to the oh-so-funs. first of all, yesterday was my roomies birthday. so we decided to celebrate it in a club at downtown Moscow. it was a all guys night out and it was seriously unforgettable. in total it was a 13 guys group. we planned this party for over a week already, and 4 clubs were chosen. one effed up thing here in Moscow, or where ever part of the world is, the clubs here, they have something they call the face control. that means there will be security guard standing outside of the club and control the crowd moving in. if there is 'trouble' word plastered over your face, they will not let you in. we all passed the face screening, *thank God*.

and so, the rest of the night was just drinking + dancing + checking out russian chicks = woah! unfortunately, i got a bit tipsy and i got the worst headache ever in my life when i woke up this morning, eh no, afternoon. by the time we got back to our hostel, it was about 7 something in the morning. by the way, a BIG Happy Birthday shoutout to Hari Krishnan! Happy 20th Birthday! ohya, one more thing, walking in the cold bitter winter of about negative 3 degrees with a huge heavy head plus effing-ly sleepy eyes was NOT a wise thing to do. lol :D

the night before clubbing, i had the most epic dinner in my life in Moscow! we had this so called 'family day', where we all cooked together and makan sama-sama.

there is 14 floors in my hostel, i stay at 4th floor, the other ex-lincoln-ers stays at either 13th or 14th floor. so when we all group together, we are one huge family. :) it was totally fun cooking together and eating and laughing and joking at each other's dishes and taking pictures and enjoying and bla bla bla... overall, yesterday night was a.m.a.z.i.n.g and A.W.E.S.O.M.E! i heart heart love love you guys!! :D :D!

actually, coming to russia wasnt really a wrong choice as i would thought before. well, at least i didnt regret a single thing, besides the fact that i have to leave all of my loved loved LOVED ones back home, that hurts. you know who you guys are,and yes i totally miss you! dont have to mention about my lovely parents and of course i miss them to bits! one message from me, i am fine fine fine and i am still... in one piece? LOLsss :D

ohya before i forgot, a HUGE birthday shoutout to my lovely all time favorite girl (besides my mum) --> Yvonne Lin Li En! lets talk a bit of a history between me and her, i have known her since the very first year of my high school time. i still remember there was this period of time where i got a crush on her, form 2 i guess. well, lets not talk about that since she's got my buddy as her bf waiting to slaughter me if i continue to type that embarrassing history out so lets move on.. lol :D and ya, i started getting close to her since after 4th grade and the rest is history. by far, her transformations in looks is the most obvious. she used to be this typical nerd looking girl with flying colour grades, and now, ugly duckling to a swan, she is a beauty with brains, and looking stunning. although not to forget the slight pinch of nerdness and innocence she STILL has after so many years. lol.. and i call her my favorite because she's the only one that i can really talk to and connect with without hesitating on what should i say to her or what-so-ever. i miss her tonnes definite.. ;(

and so, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YVONNE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU~.. my birthday wish for you is of course for you to be always happy as usual, keep that hyper-ness and happy-go-lucky-ness in you until i get back. and not to forget, stay sweet and appreciate your relationship now as you two took a whole 5 years to find each other, this is the type of relationship that i would really cherish and salute, and to my opinion, you two look oh-so-perfect for each other :)

p /s : by the way, i am waiting for your wedding invitations :p

thats all from me now, adiousssss..

from Russia, with love.

-stillatstake-

if God would grant me ,

to send one, and only one thing,

back home,

i would say :

' i cant because my LOVE is too huge to be parcel-ed up'

and God would say :

'son, there is nothing too small, neither too huge for Me'

and so, He sent it,

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have you received it?