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As I wrote earlier this week, the temperature in the Netherlands this one week is forecasted to be subzero. This current winter, thus far this week is, hence, the coldest week. And by subzero, it means subzero indeed (well, it is in Celsius just in case you think of it in something else, like Fahrenheit or Reamur or Kelvin for example; even though it is silly to think of a subzero temperature in Kelvin
). In fact, the forecasted hottest temperature this week is ZERO degree, huahahaha
.
And let me remind us all with a basic thing we learnt in science class in elementary school. What happens to water in a subzero temperature? Well, yes, yes, yes, you are right. It shall freeze in that situation. And in fact, that is a true fact as this is what happens to some pools around the campus:
Yes, that pool is a pool with at least 1 meter deep water (well, frankly I just randomly guess the depth though, but I am sure it is not a shallow pool (like 10 cm depth for example)), and the surface is frozen already, hahaha
. (btw, click the picture to enlarge it)
Anyway, what does this subzero weather mean? Well, to me, it means that my investment on a new winter coat ten days ago turned out to be a genius one!! I was already prepared to accept the fact that the coat might not be technically that useful until next winter (unless I insist to wear it even though there is no urgent situation to do so); but apparently, just days after I bought it (with a very good price; yes, this is important to stress out
), the temperature dropped! muahahahaha
Btw, yesterday I was being stubborn by still deciding to go exercising (biking) even though it was like -3 degrees Celsius outside and the windchill was like -7 degrees. Because I was going biking, of course I did not wear my winter coat and just wore my normal jacket (with three layers of clothes inside). To make things worse, I forgot to bring my winter hat with flap. Five minutes after starting biking, I actually realized this and had a thought about going back home taking that hat; but then I was too lazy to turn around as at that time the cold was still not that bad, hahaha
. However, as time went on, I started to feel the effect of the cold and I could not wait to go back home as soon as possible, hahaha
. Yeah, this subzero temperature is definitely a big challenge to exercise outside though. But I think if it is just like walking, it is still fine as long as all “equipment” are worn, hmmm.
Anyway, I am not complaining about it though, as basically I prefer cold weather much more than hot weather, hahaha
BAHASA INDONESIA
Seperti yang aku tulis awal minggu ini, temperatur di Belanda selama seminggu ini diramalkan berada di bawah nol derajat gitu deh. Di musim dingin kali ini, oleh karenanya, minggu ini adalah minggu terdingin deh. Dan maksudnya di bawah nol itu ya di bawah nol gitu ya (eh, satuannya adalah Celsius gitu ya, siapa tahu kan ada yang mikir dalam Fahrenheit, Reamur, atau Kelvin gitu; walaupun berpikir suhu di bawah nol Kelvin itu konyol sih
). Malahan, temperatur terpanas minggu ini diramalkan adalah NOL derajat loh, huahahaha
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Dan mari aku ingatkan sedikit dengan salah satu dasar di pelajaran IPA di SD. Apa yang terjadi dengan air di suhu di bawah nol derajat? Ya, ya, ya, benar sekali. Airnya akan membeku gitu di situasi ini. Dan teori ini ternyata beneran loh, bukan bohongan (iyalah), karena penampakan beberapa kolam di sekitar kampus itu sekarang kayak gini:
Ya, kolamnya itu kolam yang dalamnya paling nggak 1 meter loh (eh, sebenarnya dalamnya ini aku ngarang aja sih, huahaha
Tapi aku cukup yakin kalau kolamnya nggak dangkal gitu deh (dangkal maksudnya kedalamannya 10 cm gitu misalnya)), dan permukaannya membeku, hahaha
. (btw, klik gambarnya untuk memperbesar gambar)
Anyway, apakah arti dari ini semua? Ya, untukku sih, ini berarti investasiku dalam membeli sebuah mantel musim dingin sepuluh hari yang lalu itu ternyata adalah keputusan yang jenius!! Padahal aku sudah siap loh menerima fakta bahwa mantelnya mungkin secara teknis nggak akan terlalu berguna sampai musim dingin tahun depan (kecuali aku tetep maksa buat memakai mantelnya padahal nggak perlu gitu); tapi ternyata eh ternyata, beberapa hari setelah aku membelinya (dengan diskon yang oke banget; ini juga perlu ditekankan nih
), temperatur udaranya malah turun! muahahahaha
Btw, kemarin gitu aku kan sok-sokan rajin buat olahraga (sepedaan) gitu kan walaupun suhu di luar itu sedang -3 derajat Celsius gitu deh dengan kalau ada angin, dinginnya angin ini (windchill) -7 derajat. Nah, karena aku akan sepedaan, tentu saja aku tidak mengenakan mantel musim dinginku, aku cuma pakai jaket biasa aja (dan di dalamnya aku juga memakai tiga lapis baju sih). Nah, parahnya, kemarin itu kupluk musim dingin dengan flap-ku ketinggalan dong. Sebenarnya setelah lima menit sepedaan, aku sadar sih kalau kupluk ini ketinggalan dan sempat ada pikiran juga untuk pulang sebentar buat mengambil kupluknya; tapi kemudian aku malah terlalu malas gitu deh buat berputar balik karena waktu itu toh rasanya dinginnya juga nggak gimana-gimana amat deh, hahaha
. Eh, ternyata setelah beberapa waktu, efek dinginnya makin terasa gitu deh dan aku jadi nggak sabar untuk segera pulang, hahaha
. Ya, suhu minus ini beneran merupakan tantangan yang besar deh kalau mau olahraga di luar gitu. Eh, tapi kalau cuma jalan kaki aja rasanya masih nggak papa sih asal memakai “peralatan” yang lengkap, hmmm.
Anyway, aku nggak komplain loh, soalnya pada dasarnya aku memang lebih suka cuaca yang dingin sih daripada cuaca yang panas, hahaha



Okay, so I made a plan to buy this oven. Because I was very busy on Monday, I slotted some time on Tuesday afternoon for going to the centrum to execute the Operation “Get A New Oven”.
There were also other ones though with lower price, but I did not like them! Why was the one that I liked had to be the most expensive one?
Such a bad news!! I thought it might just be the valve that was not properly sealed or so; and hence I pumped the tire and made sure that the plastic valve sealed the valve well. But after biking for 20 minutes, it got flat again. Therefore, I knew it was the tire. Damn!


