Its harbour is the pillar of the economy of Singapore. It is the world's
busiest transshipment port and handles half of the world's annual supply
of crude oil. To this topic I suggest following lecture:
- "port of Singapore" on wikipedia
- "Malaccamax" on wikipedia
- "the kra canal", http://www.thaipro.com/thailand_00/109_kra_canal.htm
Sunday, 28 October 2007
Work and near future.
satisfied with the outcome. It was really an interesting assignment and
I have learned a lot. Now I 'll work 5 days at the assembly line. I
started today and it is really interesting. It reminds me when I was a
child and loved to play Lego: take this part, attach it there. Take that
part and put it there. However, we do not have to assemble piece by
piece since most parts are already assembled in modules. And the pieces
to assemble are of different kinds: motors, cables of any kind,
electronics, tubes, keyboard, monitor, sensors... Really interesting! It
takes much more time to build the whole machine than with Lego and has a
much higher value. So I have to watch out not to break anything. I am
glad to have the opportunity to do some hands-on work, since it is a
good alternation to the work in the office and it helps getting the
bigger picture over what happens within the company.
My forth and last three-month assignment will be in Lafayette, Indiana,
US. I'll stay there from early November to end of February. I look
forward to the period in the US. However, it is supposed to be really
cold in Indiana during the Winter.
I signed a contract with my company to go on working for them after
January. I'll work in Zurich at the same place where I had my second
stage and I really look forward to it.
Enjoying Singapore
bit sad to leave soon. When I am out, I often have the feeling to be on
vacation. This because of the heat, the sea and because I often eat at
restaurants. Everybody I met was really nice.
Pulau Bintan, Indonesia, 15.10.2007
Pulau Ubin, 14.10.2007
it is a forest and bikes can be rented to make a tour. There is a little
natural park with some nice paths and view points.
Mamma e Papa, 13-20.10.2007
will come back even once I will no longer be here. They have been on a
three-day trip to Melacca and KL as well. The picture shows them on
Pulau Ubin, with the Johor Bahru Strait and Malaysia as background. A
hedge prevents people from swimming over the border.
Jakarta, Indonesia, 5-7.10.2007
Weekend trip to Indonesia, where I did some sightseeing. Some entries to
museums cost less than 0.05 Euro. The city is more easy going than
Singapore. The youth likes to take it easy and seems to enjoy it self. I
liked their smiles.
The first elections in Indonesia were held less than 10 years ago.
museums cost less than 0.05 Euro. The city is more easy going than
Singapore. The youth likes to take it easy and seems to enjoy it self. I
liked their smiles.
The first elections in Indonesia were held less than 10 years ago.
Langkawi, Malaysia, 16-23.9.2007
nice. Since it was low season and fasting month, there were not many
other tourists. So it was as much the more relaxing. We went go-karting,
snorkeling and diving, but not horseriding (because of Fatimahs
leaders). The dive was really nice, there were tons of different fishes.
The hotel had the longest pool of Malaysia and two slides.
Kuala Lumpur, 15-16.9.2007
With Letizia we went to Kuala Lumpur. We did some sightseeing, shopping
and went to the movies. We enjoyed it.
and went to the movies. We enjoyed it.
Letizia! 12-24.9.2007
Letizia came to visit me! I took one week leave from work to go to
vacation with her. I am so happy she came.
vacation with her. I am so happy she came.
Johor Bahru, Malaysia 25.8.2007
the strait that divides Malaysia from Singapore. I had the opportunity
to listen to a free concert, with songs from soundtracks of scary movies.
Melaka, Malaysia 25.8.2007
ghost festival during the day. I visited the historic places of Malacca
(Portuguese and Dutch buildings) and stayed there for the night.
