Why did the duck cross the street?

To get to the other side? Beats me. But that's exactly what I saw this evening on Bus 20, just after the Slottsbacken bus-stop. This cute little duck, oblivious to the danger it was in, waddling acoss the street, causing all vehicles to come to a complete stop until it had cleared out of their paths. Amazing! One duck halted traffic.

Now if only this happened back home. I once changed lanes to avoid a bird (during one of my driving lessons) and was given a tongue lashing by the instructor (Kwan. I can still remember his name. Good instructor. I highly recommend him. Very patient.) for doing something that stupid. Oops.

Remember about the cat-crossing sign? Well, I've found out about its origin. It seems that there is this very popular childrens' story book about a cat without a tail. And long story short, somehow the book become intertwined with reality and voila, The signs came up. Amazing! Only in Uppsala it seems. I should take a picture of it before I leave. If you happen to pop by the place, do remember to run down to the Carolina Rediviva Library to take a look at this signboard. And if you are driving and see a cat without a tail, that's the cat on the signboard.

I've been cleared to take my off from 3 - 5 May. That means it's a 5-day holiday for me! Woohoo! Just nice. I can spend some time with my friends and family when they are here and go down to Stockholm with them for a few days too.

That would mean missing the second part of the movie that I saw this evening though. I can't imagine my bro going to the Students' group meeting with me, or dragging my non-Christian mates to that meeting as well. Can I leave them to enjoy the evening without me next Thursday while I finish the movie?

Do you know that in 6 months, the Swedes are supposed to have 3 weeks leave? That's my entire leave allowance for the whole year! And most other Singaporeans only have 14 days of leave in one year! Imagine that. We must be robots. Now, don't give me that crap that we have to maintain out productivity and edge over others. Sweden doesn't seem to be doing too badly with such a generous social benefit system.

It's Valborg this Sunday. Boat races, tonnes of champagne, bonfire, music, etc. Sounds fun. Will keep you posted about my experience on this important Last-Day-of-April day.

Coincidently, Lucie (from France) keeps a blog about her experiences in Uppsala as well. If you understand French, do take a look. Otherwise, there are always pictures to entertain you. Click this and it'll lead you to her blog.

In the meantime, enjoy yourself while I continue to torture myself by being the last person to leave the lab (At 1810hrs??? Amazing!), and one of the first few to arrive. OMG... Am I turning into a PY?