After more than a week long of snowing and freezing cold days, Shanghai is becoming warm and sunny. So warm that I don't have to turn on the heater, so warm that I have the energy to do some more clean up. I spent the whole afternoon by sitting under the sun with a small blanket and having a nice black coffee. This is always enjoyable.

Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) is officially over. I have to say that this festival is becoming more and more boring. I do remember how wonderful experiences I had the years before during this fest. Ironically, since Shanghai is getting moderner, we all tend to forget the essence of all the traditions in the festivals. While I'm getting older, these memories will be fading away.

Today I sent out my first application, it is for RWTH Aachen. I hope it will arrive there on time and I will get Zulassung asap. I haven't any plan B or C yet, if my all applications would fail. Since last year I decided to go to a foreign country to start a new life, basically I've never changed my decision, even though sometimes I may get confused.

To the end, happy Valentine's day!