Das Starkbierfest ist ein unverpassbares Erlebnis, dass man ein Mal pro Jahr geniessen darf.Und das hast ja bis gestern gedauert. 14 Tage konnte man die Bräuerei in München besuchen. Je mehr davon, desto besser! Es lonht sich jede Mühe.Da man keinen Kater am nächsten Tag haben möchte, darf man die Bretzel nicht vergessen.Habt ihr das Fest verpasst? Keine Panik! Es gibt mehrere…

Hey! How is your first day of the week? I have a very good day today. As we often have a lot of fun in our class when we studying, I decide to share some more details with you some. And as you know it is very helpful to study when you have fun:

1. Ein glückliches Paar!I would like to introduce you to 2 new classmates: Anna & Fritz!         

Anna is so beautiful and fashionable with a professional make up, and very special she has 11 fingers! I don’t know how many toes she has, because she is wearing shoes. Fritz is a funny boy with a beard in his face. He likes to wear shorts when he goes to class. And sometimes he even has some “Sabber” when he speaks… LOL… Both were born by two groups in my class when we studied about the “Human body & health-care”. And since that day we have two new classmates in our class! Although they have a “special character”, they are very funny, friendly and help us a lot during our studies. For example when our teacher is asking something about a part of the human body – and if we forget, we just look at them! He he… just joking! But I am sure you know what I mean, when I talk about their help!

2. Colorful life!

Today we studied about the colors. My teacher gave us some colored paper and asked us to write down word which has the same color like the paper (for example: write “Chili” on the red paper). It was funny! Life is so colorful! But at the beginning, when we got the paper, we didn’t know what we should write down. But suddenly all of the ideas appeared in our minds and we tried to catch the right color paper so we could write down all our “colored words”. The class room was full of laughs, “Entschuldigung!” and “Bitte warten!” LOL… After 5 minutes, the papers now have quite a lot of words and we start to read the words of those “things”. On each paper we had our notes – and one of my friends has very artistic hand writing, like “modern art”! Hi hi… and when we couldn’t read some words on the paper, our “artist”, who sit far away, could help us to read those words then it was his “artistic” hand writing on the paper! Hi hi…

I like these kind of games like so much, as they give us lots of fun, relaxing, they connect us and  help us to study faster, easier and remember the lesson longer!

Nach einigen Wochen in München kann ich schon bemerken das man wohl in Deutschland ist und dass man dort die Befehle ausführen sollte.Vielleicht habt ihr schon ein Geldstrafe bekommen, aber dass ist auch warscheinlich egal. Sowas musste irdgendwann kommen. Deswegen muss man aufpassen und keine Regel vergessen, überhaupt wenn man Rad fahrt!!!!Auch wenn es regnet, donnert und schneit, es ist 5 Uhr am Morgen und keiner fährt und eine Menge Räuber nach dich laufen…  auf keinen Fall darfst du die Strasse übequeren … wenn die Ampel rot ist Nicht laufen, rauchen oder schreien wenn andere um dich stehen…

So! Finally it is weekend! I feel kind of sad as I have to leave my friends and my teacher for couple days, but on the other hand, I think we also need to enjoy our weekend. And how is about you? Do you have any plan for this weekend?

A.      Be lazy in the bedB.      ShoppingC.      Go for drinks in a nice bar, coffee shops, restaurant or a nice places in the cityD.      Go to the “Kino” (cinema) and enjoy the movie “Slumdog Millionaire”!

Choose D?It would be a pity if you don’t choose this answer! Do you know how many Oscars they got for this movie? 1 or 2 awards? The right answer is 8! They won as:….

1. Best Picture2. Best Direction3. Best Original Song (Jai Ho)4. Best Original Score5. Best Film Editing6. Best Sound Mixing7. Best Cinematography8. Best Adapted Screen Play

Let´s try to check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIzbwV7on6Q. To be honest, in my opinion, I think that the trailer cannot transport all the feelings that you get when you watch the movie. All of emotions are combined in this colorful movie, included: fun, sadness, fear, you get angry, and happy but also nervous and feel sorry! I totally agree with the 8 Oscar awards!

Choose B & C?There are so many nice bars or coffee shops in this big city. Maybe you know also some of them. Where is your favorite one? Mine is the  Cafe Dallmayr. It is a very nice coffee shop in an old and famous building, located behind Marientplatz, – good coffee, cakes!

Downstairs is a very nice delicatessen shop with special foods from a high quality, a little bit more expensive than normal shops. But nobody complains about the price here. You will find it out why, when you come here. This shop is already 300 years old and they got the title: “Hoflieferant”, which means they were able to deliver to the Bavarian kings. I am sure you will feel hungry when you come here, even you have just eaten before. Hi hi… www.dallmayr.de

And this is a coffee shop for you if you would like to read something there (there is also a libary in this coffee shop)

You also can walk around this area as it is a popular place. And like most places, you find a lot of   historical spots. There is also another shopping mall in this area, very nice and modern, built for the same architects, like the “Allianz Arena” football arena.

Do you like to drink “Paulanar” beer and typical Bavaria food? I think you should visit the restaurant: “Nokenberg” – a traditional and famous place in Munich. By the way, they have a funny website: www.nockherberg.com)

If you are student, or just like to spend a good time with other students, you can come to Cafe Mozart – Good food and very good price! http://www.cafe-mozart.info (this café shop is very close to Deutsch Akademie)

Choose A, B, C, D?It also can be possible! LOL… all the answers are right! But then you are a München Millionaire! LOL…We have more than two days for this weekend, ha? So we can wake up late in the morning and then go for a coffee, then walking around & shopping, and cinema and finally go to a bar around 10pm! You are the boss! Hi hi… Enjoy your weekend!

Bis dann!

Ich war enttäuschtweil ich geglaubt habe, dass ich vielleicht das Oktoberfest verpassen werde, wenn ich hier nicht lang genug bleibe… Aber ich habe erfahren, dass man sich darüber keine Sorge machen sollte. Spaß haben kann man immer in Bayern und dafür gibt es viele Gelegenheiten.Jetzt läuft ein “Märzfest”. das heisst, man trinkt Bier gleich wie am Oktoberfest, aber es passiert nicht in Herbst sondern jetzt. Ausserdem  handelt es sich dieses Mal um besonders gutes Bier.Also Bier trinken wir, solange es solche Festivals noch gibt!

Nach drei Wochen in der Deutsche Akademie, ist es schon Zeit eine Bilanz aufzustellen.Wir sind überraschend weit gekommen! Nach nur 11 Tagen haben wir vier Themen bearbeitet und auch sehr viel Grammatik gelernt… oder vielleicht noch nicht gelernt aber doch gesehen….Ich finde die Wortschatz Übungen besonders interessant, weil wenn man viele Wörter kennt, kann man auch viel sagen. Es ist klar, dass nur Wörter nicht ausreichen. Man soll sie auch in die richtige Ordnung bringen. Trotz dieser schrecklich schwierigen Grammatik, ist es möglich sich zu unterhalten und das ist am wichtigsten.Später, Stück für Stück wird man die richtige Ordnung benutzen und ein bisschen weniger lustigeres Deutsch reden. Aber auch wenn man wie Tarzan spricht kann man Leute kennenlernen. Manche finden das witzig!

So, I was talking a lot about some nice and relaxing places here in Munich, ha! I think now we should focus a little bit more on studying – let´s save the entertainment for tomorrow afternoon (as it will be almost weekend at that time), do you agree? This morning, when I saw my friend Priyanka registering for the next course, I just realized that almost 3 weeks past already, and in just one more week I will finish level 1B! I am so happy that I have had the chance to take my course here, as I learned a lot from this course – from intensive “Grammatik” to extended practice skills (listening, speaking and writing). I am especially thankful to my teacher, who teaches me a lot during my studies here! As I told you, before I am going to class, I often read the next lessons to understand, what we are going to talk about, especially about the “Grammatik”. And the following day, my teacher helped me to understand the lesson and grammar – so everything became clearer! If I look back, I realize how much we learned already. Now I know more about “Akkusative”, “Dativ”, “Trennbare Verben”, “Possessiv-Artikel”, “Modalverben”, “Präteritum”, “Perfekt”, “Komparativ”, “Superlative” …und so weiter! It is a lot, right?

When we understand more about the basic “Grammatik”, our teacher offers us more writing exercises, to practice more in our class or at home. I really love this, when I can work on this kind of exercise. My brain gets much better challenged with writing exercises, than with “Fill in the blank” or “Multiple choices exercise”, etc.  With writing exercises, I have to think more about “Grammatik”, about the correct words and the right positions within the sentence. To be honest, sometimes I also feel lazy to write. But as soon as I start to work on it, I can finish it soon and remember what I have studied better! In this entry, I would like to combine another of my writing exercises. We have to write about our own countries, so this is a chance for me to introduce a little bit with you about Vietnam – my country; and my city – Saigon! (I know that my Deutsch is not perfect at the moment, but I just try. He he…)

MEIN LAND – VIETNAM

Dieser Text ist nicht nur die Hausaufgabe. Ich möchte Ihnen ein bisschen über mein Land schreiben

Vietnam liegt in Südostasien. Es grenzt an Kambodscha, Laos und China. Wir haben eine ganz lange Bergkette vom Norden bis in den Süden. Der Osten von Vietnam liegt am Meer. Wir haben viele Flüsse, die  von dem Berg in das Meer fließen. Es gibt vier große Städte in Vietnam, Hanoi ist die Hauptstadt, aber Saigon (order auch Ho Chi Minh City) ist die größte Stadt, es hat rund 9 Millionen Einwohner. Unsere Wirtschaft besteht aus der Landwirtschaft, der Industrie und dem Handel. Heute sind die Industrien sind am wichtigsten. Unsere Spezialitäten sind der Reis, Tee, Kaffe, Paprika und die Fischsoße.

Das größte Volksfest von Vietnam ist das Lunar New Year Fest (Neumondjahr?), das im Februar statt findet. Viele Touristen reisen wegen diesem Fest nach Vietnam. Sie kommen aber auch aus anderen Gründen; z.B. mögen viele die vietnamesische Natur, das schöne Wetter, die Strände, die Flüsse, das Essen, aber auch die Geschichte… Möchten Sie in Ihrem nächsten Urlaub nach Vietnam reisen?

Today it was a funny day. When I went to school, it was full of snow and when I came back home, the sun was shining. And now, during I write this blog, it is snowing again! Hi hi… The weather in Munich changes so often and so quickly. It is “Same same but different” with the place I come from (Saigon). Normally, when people go out in my city, they take a hat with them (because of the sun), but they also bring an umbrella or a rain coat, as it can rain suddenly from one moment to the other – and you never know! Hi hi… But I love it here in Müchen, because I love both, the sun and the snow! We don’t have snow in Vietnam, so for me, snow is something “wunderbar”! During this time of the year (March), when the season changes from winter to spring, it looks like everything is waking up! It would be great, if you would have time to go out and enjoy the seasons here!

I mentioned in last entries, that there are so many nice places here in München! It doesn’t matter what you like, from city sightseeing, historical places, industrial areas or natural places – you have everything here! I just worry that I don’t have enough space here in my blog to write about all of them, hi hi… So I only can hope that my friends will write more about the other places.

This time I choose a place that is located in the industrial area of Munich – the north of Munich. Next time I will tell you more about another place, also very popular! A place you should not miss if you have a chance to visit Munich!  But now back to the North of Munich! If you like cars, architecture, sport and nature, I think you should come here! Maybe you know that what I am going to talk about, as it is a very popular spot here in Munich!

Germany is well-known for the car industry, and I am sure that you know BMW! But did you know, that the head office of BMW is located in Munich?? Just take the U1 (subway) to Olympia Einkaufszentrum (this is the biggest shopping mall here), then change to U3 to Olympia Zentrum, and you will see the BMW tower and their amazing new BMW Welt building (www.bmw-welt.com) The BMW head office is very close to the big Olympic stadium which was build in 1972 for the Olympic Games. That’s why the subway station is named Olympia Zentrum! It is a huge area with a giant tower, a big indoor swimming pool for you, a fantastic stadium – and all built in this impressive architecture, which looks like the mountains which you can see from the Olympic tower.  It is very difficult to describe in words, so I took some pictures, which probably can give you a better idea, how this area looks like.

But not only the Olympic Stadium and the BMW head office is impressive, also the natural scene here is nice! All together attracts a lot of people every day who visit this are, especially when the weather is nice! And even better, if you can pick up your new car here during a sunny day! I heard it is cheaper to buy directly from the “factory”- but then you have to drive home by yourself! hi hi… To be honest, I don’t know how to put all my impressions into words – but I can promise you, you will be astonished and you may have a problem to keep your lips closed…! Hi hi… So many things I would like to say, but there is not enough space here! So, in case you see me in Munich, please say “Hi”, or just contact me and we can share more about Munich or even more!

Bis Morgen!

Was noch gibt’s es in München ausser die Marienplatz?…Bier gibt’s auch schon, un die Olympiastadt und die Wiese… Alles was man in München besuchen wird ist einfach grossartig, aber es ist hoch wichtig, dass man kein Stadtrundfahr macht bis Frühling richtig angekommen ist. München ist geil, aber es wird noch besser wenn kein Schnee mehr fällt.Stachus in der vollen Pracht.

Let’s say „Hi“ for the new week! I would like to do something new – actually it is not new, but it is different. Hi hi ^^…

I would like to combine my “Hausaufgabe” (home work) with this blog here, we have to write something about the last weekend. I would prefer to write in English so you would be able to understand everything I have done last weekend. I did many nice things last weekend to enjoy a good time in München (I also did something quite naughty but I may not tell)…hi hi… But I decided to write my blog today in Deutsch to practice what I have just studied at school. Because of my limited Deutsch knowledge I cannot tell you everything in detail, but I am sure you will discover more soon in my next entries! And now is my first Deutsch entry:

“MEIN LETZTES WOCHENENDE… „

Ich studierte jeden Tag ein wenig, obwohl Wochenende war, da ich nicht vergessen möchte, was ich von der letzten Woche studiert hatte. Und weil ich oft faulenze, ist es schwierig jeden Tag zu lernen. Aber ich studierte nicht nur, ich entspannte auch sehr viel letztes Wochenende.

Ich spielte den ganzen Freitagnachmittag mit meinem Handy. Dann ging ich zum Supermarkt, ich kaufte etwas Milch und Brot für mein Wochenende ein, weil der Supermarkt am Sonntag nicht öffnet. Am Samstagmorgen wachte ich spät auf und dann trank ich einen sehr guten Kaffee in der Stadt (ich werde über diese nette Kaffeestube in meinen nächsten Eintragungen berichten). Ich ging auch zum Marienplatz und fotografierte. Und am Sonntag wachte ich auch sehr spät um 10 Uhr auf. Dann ging ich zum Zoo und dort hatte ich eine spaßige Zeit mit vielen klugen Tieren.

Jede Nacht genoss ich noch spät einen Film im Fernsehen, weil es am Wochenende oft gute Filme spielt. Und letztes Wochenende hatte ich die Gelegenheit die Super Star Show “DSDS” und „Fluch der Karibik“ zu sehen. Ich hatte ein sehr gutes und entspannendes Wochenende, aber ich habe mich gefragt „Warum vergeht die Zeit so schnell?“ … hu hu… kein Wochenende mehr …

….. Bis Morgen!