Dinner @ Sweden Ambassador's Place
Tuesday, November 15, 2005

I was invited by the Embassy of Sweden for a dinner; all Singaporeans going on exchange, had gone for exchange and Swede on exchange were invited. I don't know the place well so took a cab there; the place is near Mediacorp Broadcast Station so the driver had little trouble finding the place.

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The "Tag" @ the Gate

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Mural inside the hall

The hall was already quite crowded when I reached and most of the invited guests were there. Got a beer and joined one of the chatting circle; the deputy Ambassador happened to be there. He was from Lund and told me about the culture there. Lund and Uppsala in Sweden is like Cambridge and Oxford in UK: arch rivals.Ambassador Teppo Tauriainen gave a short introduction to the key staff in his office and the role of the embassy. Dinner was served after the speech. The dinner was simple yet delicious: lettuce salad, potato salad, beef patty and bread. According to my friends who had went on exchange, this type of food are commonly in Sweden.

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Jakob, Me and Erik

Mixed around and settled down with Jakob and Erik, two Swedish exchange students in NUS, for a long chat. They shared their exchange experience through Singapore-Sweden life comparision.

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Eugene, Paul, Ambassador Teppo Tauriainen and Me

Went home @ 2130. Mugging continues...

posted byWilliam at 11:51 PM  

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