"Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht?'

That's one of the questions most frequently asked in german class when we had to practice past temse grammar, and means 'What did you do over the weekend?'

So, my first weekend in Zurich is over.. what did i do?

Yesterday, saturday, was a 'for myself' day.. tidied up my room, which was getting a bit disorganised.. then went out shopping for groceries as well as Yuki's present.. Mid-afternoon, chatted with everyone back home.. Yay!! the webcam's finally put to use! :) Later, for the first time in my life, i attempted to do my own laundry in a washing machine.. haha let's just say it was a learning experience..

Today's Yuki's 21st bday.. so in the morning, i had to make a trip to the Hauptbahnhof because i had forgotten to buy eggs.. such a bother to travel all the way there just to get a carton of eggs.. sheesh.. what's with not working on sundays??

After that, Yuki, Fumi and i started our baking session at my apartment.. We fixed a quick lunch of mushroom soup with croutons and some bread while the cake was baking in the oven.. The cake later cooked to perfection, and we decorated it with some icing before setting off the Yuki's apartment..

It was also a Personalhaus of some Uni-clinic, and was nearer to the Uni than mine.. But the walk from the tram station in was so long! Also, her room's much smaller, has less cupboards, and a smaller common kitchen for 15 people.. oh, and it's 100 francs more ex!! *shake head*

Oh, just a side note: the flowers are blooming all over the city now, and it's such a pretty sight!! Flowers of all colours and shapes really make the city so much more lively and cheerful than the gloomy winter.. here's what i saw outside Yuki's apartment..

I helped a bit here and there as they prepared some japanese food for dinner, as they had invited a few other friends over to celebrate.. So there were altogher 6 of us, to finish quite an amount of food, but it was super yummy and was snapped up in between chit-chat..

After dinner, we sang Happy Birthday and Yuki blew out the candles on the cake..

I was so tired that i requested to leave earlier... It was FREEZING tonight.. it was literally teeth-chattering, even though i wore my thermalwear.. hmmm looks like gotta pile on lots more in the coming 'cold spell' week..

Anyway, come tomorrow, and the new semester starts.. yet again meeting new people and learning new things.. *yikes*