Open Air Ice Skating Rink

Went to an Open Air Ice Skating Rink in Kungstragarden.. paid 30SEK to rent the skates for an hour.. but they dont keep track of the time so basically u can use as long as u like.. most ppl bring their own skates.. i tink most Swedish own tehir own pair of ice skates..

The place for the rental of skates is in a container-like booth...


There are some huts around the place (like the one on the right).... for ppl to change their skates from their shoes..


There are a lot of ppl in the rink.. Children, adults, young n old.. music playing in the background.. very cool.. haha..

Stockholm City & Metro

These 2 r smt like the Streats and Today of Singapore... there r free Swedish language newspapers, Metro and
Stockholm City available near Tunnelbana stations in newstands like the one on the right.. altho i dont understand wat they r writing abt.. but they help me to kill time while travelling just by looking at the pics... :p

FINALLY Internet Service...

YEH!! finally got my internet service in my room... thanks to DS..

My Internet Service Provider in Stockholm.. pretty expensive but provides a very high speed.. good for downloading stuff.. hahha...

Meeting with the DS...(My Mother's friend's brother)

Got up early to make myself another vege pizza.. yummy n this time I wont overcooked.. throw inside for 20 min… that’s it.. by the nervy hot liao… then took out n eat yummy.. hahha… after eating a big portion then relaised shld have added the hot Tasco Sauce.. wasted but the last piece I got add… yummy n hot I like it.. oooh lalala…
Met up with the De Silvas at 10am at the Ahlens CD store at the basement… a rather friendly couple… showed me around where to eat good food n cheap stuff.. showed me 3 stores selling Chinese food stuffs… didn’t noe they were there… will attack them in future… Mrs DS also showed me where to buy cheap calling cards… the calling cards that I have now costs 100SEK when LL bought it but here sell only 90SEK… then also can buy international calling cards for 90SEK n can call Singapore for 6 hrs leh.. wah… but then if I use hp call then I will be broke in no time as well.. becos hp charges r very ex during peak hours… aiyah just stick to Skype hopefully can get my internet soon… then they took me back home… they all lived in small apartments.. abt 5 storey high with one floor having 2-3 households… like HDB lah just smaller versions… when I reach their apartment.. its damn small… one corridor n one kitchen n one living room n 2 rooms ..ok lah pretty much wat u have in Singapore.. but then somehow it feels smaller.. maybe the front door doesn’t open out to the living room thus it seems pretty small… they cooked curry chicken for me to eat for lunch.. quite good … n a good meal.., one that I haven’t had for a long time.. (hahah a week).. maybe will come down to their house next time to have some meals..

then I asked Mr DS help for my application for the Internet.. stupid ISPs they don’t open on Sunday… lazy ppl… I just pray nothing goes wrong tomolo n I get my Internet tomolo moprning…. Hopefully the activation time is just 20 minutes.. as mentioned by the ger in my block…

Their son was a lifeguard… when I heard that .. I thot swimming lifeguard… but in Sweden, lifeguard means bodyguard… he is training to guard the King, Queen n their family… didn’t tok much to him.. just basic toking only lah… also nothing much to tok… called home using DS calling card…

Yah after the very good meal.. (after days of pizza, eggs n hotdogs.. any meal is a good meal liaozx..) .. anyway out of point here a bit, I asked my mum if rice that costs 100SEK = S$25 is cheap.. she said dam nex.. Singaproe only costs S$9 for 5kg as well,,..

Ok loh… then after the meal.. went to meet LL becos got some like get to know each other programme organized by the sch…a bowling thingy… tehn I went to wrong stop.., thot it was at Akeshov.. turns out it is at St Erikplan… then I went back to St Erikplan then look around n explore the whole area but cant find the bowling place.. then I give up then went to Central Station the Clas Ohlson n bought my 15m Lan cable.. or else i have to sit in kitchen to use intenrte… costs 30+ Sing… turns out it seems too long when I brought back to connect my laptop.. aiyah bo bian buy liao loh…

Tunnelbana in Stockholm (the Swedish MRT)

Map of Tunnelbana routes
I am staying near the station "Sundbyberg Centrum" on the blue line termianting at Hjulsta and KTH is located near the "Tekniska hogskolan" on the red line terminating at Morby Centrum...

Taking the tunnelbana in Stockholm, Sweden.. one have to be sure where the line will be terminating or else u may take the wrong route.. the train lines mostly split up n terminate at different stations.. so altho u r taking the correct color line.. u not necessary will reach yer destination if u take the train that terminates at the other end... :p





Grafitti is everywhere in Sweden.. as can be seen below in these trains.. (focus on the grafitti not on the bald guy :p)





If staying long term here, its advisable to purchase a monthly ticket.. it may be expensive at 600SEK (around 150 Sing dollars) but consider the fact that travel between any stations costs a fixed rate of 30SEK (7.50 Sing).. and doing some calculations abt how much i would travel, i would say this is a really good deal.. to use the card, one just have to swipe the card at the barrier to enter n to come out of the barrier.. there's no need to swipe liao, just push the barrier n it will open for u.. This card is cool in that it allows unlimited free travel on buses n trains in Stockholm for one month.. to use it in bus, one just have to show the bus driver...

there r other cheap ways to travel oither than this card --> smt like a strip of tickets which the ppl in the counter will stamp smt on it to indicate it being used or smt like that but its more ex than the card in long term....

Keep Right!!! (if u dont intend to move and let the escalator move u up)

Swedish really do right when they dont intend to move on the escalator.. smt which Singaporeans still have a lot to learn from.. a very helpful gesture.. ppl in a rush could rush up faster w/o idiots blocking their way... and also the escalator railings move faster than the escalators.. so if u just put yer hand on teh railing on the ride.. u will find yer hand being pulled much further up or down in a while...

There are two types of trains for the Tunnelbana..
one that looks much older...

interior of train


the newer version

interior of train




smt during off peak period.. the trains that will come to the stations are shorter and will stop for only a while.. so it will be safer to keep within the "shorter train marking" on the floor as shown in the picture below... u could also keep track of how long b4 the next train comes and whether it goes the route that u wanna go by the digital indicator hanging from the ceiling as shown below...


If u r ever lost in Stockholm, always look out for the T sign indicating presence of Tunnelbana stations nearby..

The J in this picture stands for another type of train .. the Pendaltag-commuter trains.. not the Tunnelbana.. there are a number of trams, trains etc.. in Stockholm.. i only tried the Tunnelbana b4... :p but i tink there all could be covered by the monthly ticket discussed just now...

the map below is a more detailed one showing all the routes of Pendaltag, Tunnelbana and Trams.. not very clear though... download n expand to have a better look... :p


Its not uncommon to have ppl coming to ask for money from u while in the train.. simply ignore them n they wont bother u.. usually a woman in a headscarf will walk around holding a picture of a family in poor condition n some Swedish words in a card.. n ask for money from seat to seat.. and then alighting at the next station to proceed to the next cabin...

ppl basking in the train is also a common sight.. one that i saw is of a two man team.. one would play the violin.. then the other one will walk around holding out his tromboline for donations..