Separation - A
Numerical Methods- A-
Process Dynamics- A-
Engineering Cell Biology- A-
Macro Economics- B
Sigh. my satu B curse. Remained unbroken.
No change in CAP since everything is S/U-ed.
I really didn't think I study very hard especially since I was chatting alot and my TBs remained fingerprint-less. But somehow, the grades didn't suck as much as I expect them to. Well.
oh. I passed my Social Dance class=) can't remember a thing now.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Vegas- city of sin.
Im doing this in boston. After being to vegas, going through my exams and after the Chicago trip. Haha.. I know that this is pretty back dated. Going to split the post up.
Okie. Lets start with vegas- the city of sin! Haha.. and u see how it gets its name. being there, there is this sense of being very detached from reality. Buildings are designed with special themes like new york’s statue of liberty, Hollywood, Eiffel tower in paris and stuff like that. All the lighting and the glamour to mask the fact that people are indeed probably suffering. The things you do there? Gamble, drink, shop and spend like you THINK you are a rich kid. The rich male lead who appears only in drama. Sex is very much the IN promotion. There are HUNDRED of people giving out cards (advertisement) to provide channels to contact hot babes should you need one tonight tomorrow night or just whenever.
Its glamour with an empty shell. Its vegas.
But I enjoyed myself. For one, imagination is a powerful tool and I do believe that indulging in your dreams is a very natural thing to do there. And so I did.
Walking around vegas, I marveled at the architecture. How difficult must it have been to calculate the perfect ratio and angle to support the structures and the building. There were just rolls after rolls of hotels all with a special theme. And yes, we were sight-seeing hotels.=p
Gambling is common. I stuck to slots. And since my hotel –Monte Carlo had a promotion to give me 20USD credits, I got to play by putting none of my money on the table. And I got back 23USD!!! Haha.. which is rare since most people usually lose. So technically I should have gotten less than 20 back. Lucky~ where I was staying, it was $5 minimum bet at the tables if you are playing poker etc etc. I saw at Bellagio (another hotel) that theirs was $500 minimum=) nice.
Buffets are not cheap, but affordable. A normal one would probably cost ~ 12-20USD. Had one at the Eiffel tower and one at my hotel. Loads of sea food which I completely missed ever since coming to America. Crabs and shrimps. Thinking about they made me real hungry. There were desserts, breakfast, meat etc etc etc. Despite most preferring the buffet at the paris hotel, I actually liked the cheaper one at my hotel. At the very least, I think they make better dessert and their fish is fresher. Know how particular am I with my dessert and my fish. =p well, the guys ate a lot (except Kenny) but its so ‘bo hua’ for the girls la. Jia lat but enjoyable.
Grand Canyon/ Hoover dam tour. This was a career-induced problem. When we were told that the real big hole at the dam is to drain excess water should the dam exceed the critical level, I started thinking ‘whoa. Such a huge hole. So the flow rate will probably.. the pressure in the hole and the atmosphere… And I did the freaking fluid mechanics ‘square box flow in flow out turbulence’ kind of model in my head. Bad. The dam is very basically a concrete structure built across water. Haha.. aint having too much to talk about the dam. It may have been really impressive in the past, but I think its technology should be pretty common now. Canyon was COLD COLD COLD. Literally freezing our fingers off. The hole in the ground as it is most commonly described as is impressive. Grand. So huge. The sunlight shines forming distinct layers and shades on the walls and you just have to see it. I can’t help but think about the swordfighting novels that I was once so obsessed with. Like.. they had condors there! I’m serious. And so.. maybe Yang Guo and Xiao Long Nu were staying at the base on the canyon with their Shen Diao. So, we were reciting ‘wen shi jian qing wei he wu, zhi jiao ren sheng si xiang xu’ at the canyon. It was all nice until a friend tripped and cut herself and had to get stitches. It was freaky looking at the wound 5cm long and 0.8 cm deep. But at the canyon, far from everything, I just had to pretend to be calm and clean the wound for her. No point having 2 people shivering right. Glad that all’s well.
We dressed up for the show at the $500-minimum-bet-hotel, Bellagio. It’s a performance called ‘O’ by the circus cirque de Soliee. It was really cool with live band and choir at the 2 rooms beside the stage. The stage has water like a pool where the performers can dive into. And yet, mechanisms had it such that at times, performers will be able to ‘walk’ on the water! Meaning that there must be a platform beneath the water that rises and falls as required! How cool is that. From what I was thinking, there must be at least half a dozen mechanisms around the stage! I must admit that I was too tired from the previous day and didn’t have the energy to comprehend the show. But the engineering parts, I’m truly impressed. Of course, the show is extremely good. Its just too abstract for me. Still nice to watch though!
There were also free shows around. We managed to catch the one at Treasure island. They had real fireworks, ships that can half sink, cannons that can set the ships ‘on fire’! Real fire. The thing that totally ‘swept me off my feet’ was when the fireworks came on unexpectedly and I could suddenly understand why the female lead in those dramas are touched by such romantic scenes. Im usually not very romantic, but at that time, I was really pleasantly surprised!
Last of all, allow me to introduce shopping on Black Friday. Its absolutely the best day to do your shopping. Black Friday is the Thurs-Friday transition right after Thanksgiving (which commemorates harvest when the Europeans who came to America were first taught the technique by the American Indians ie, natives. Crazy sales were ongoing. How cheap? Adidas sports shoe for 20USD, AX dress for 15USD etc etc. Cheap enough to make Lawr spend a whole 700USD on shopping. SEVEN HUNDRED ok?? If I don’t have a budget, I would have splurged! But its okie, I’ll do more shopping when I’m at New york city- 0 sales tax. Nice!
Vegas may be a city of Illusions but it is definitely somewhere that one would have to experience to understand. Great retreat to help you forget the headaches from the real life and just bum around for a while. Know your limits and you should do really fine in Vegas!
Okie. Lets start with vegas- the city of sin! Haha.. and u see how it gets its name. being there, there is this sense of being very detached from reality. Buildings are designed with special themes like new york’s statue of liberty, Hollywood, Eiffel tower in paris and stuff like that. All the lighting and the glamour to mask the fact that people are indeed probably suffering. The things you do there? Gamble, drink, shop and spend like you THINK you are a rich kid. The rich male lead who appears only in drama. Sex is very much the IN promotion. There are HUNDRED of people giving out cards (advertisement) to provide channels to contact hot babes should you need one tonight tomorrow night or just whenever.
Its glamour with an empty shell. Its vegas.
But I enjoyed myself. For one, imagination is a powerful tool and I do believe that indulging in your dreams is a very natural thing to do there. And so I did.
Walking around vegas, I marveled at the architecture. How difficult must it have been to calculate the perfect ratio and angle to support the structures and the building. There were just rolls after rolls of hotels all with a special theme. And yes, we were sight-seeing hotels.=p
Gambling is common. I stuck to slots. And since my hotel –Monte Carlo had a promotion to give me 20USD credits, I got to play by putting none of my money on the table. And I got back 23USD!!! Haha.. which is rare since most people usually lose. So technically I should have gotten less than 20 back. Lucky~ where I was staying, it was $5 minimum bet at the tables if you are playing poker etc etc. I saw at Bellagio (another hotel) that theirs was $500 minimum=) nice.
Buffets are not cheap, but affordable. A normal one would probably cost ~ 12-20USD. Had one at the Eiffel tower and one at my hotel. Loads of sea food which I completely missed ever since coming to America. Crabs and shrimps. Thinking about they made me real hungry. There were desserts, breakfast, meat etc etc etc. Despite most preferring the buffet at the paris hotel, I actually liked the cheaper one at my hotel. At the very least, I think they make better dessert and their fish is fresher. Know how particular am I with my dessert and my fish. =p well, the guys ate a lot (except Kenny) but its so ‘bo hua’ for the girls la. Jia lat but enjoyable.
Grand Canyon/ Hoover dam tour. This was a career-induced problem. When we were told that the real big hole at the dam is to drain excess water should the dam exceed the critical level, I started thinking ‘whoa. Such a huge hole. So the flow rate will probably.. the pressure in the hole and the atmosphere… And I did the freaking fluid mechanics ‘square box flow in flow out turbulence’ kind of model in my head. Bad. The dam is very basically a concrete structure built across water. Haha.. aint having too much to talk about the dam. It may have been really impressive in the past, but I think its technology should be pretty common now. Canyon was COLD COLD COLD. Literally freezing our fingers off. The hole in the ground as it is most commonly described as is impressive. Grand. So huge. The sunlight shines forming distinct layers and shades on the walls and you just have to see it. I can’t help but think about the swordfighting novels that I was once so obsessed with. Like.. they had condors there! I’m serious. And so.. maybe Yang Guo and Xiao Long Nu were staying at the base on the canyon with their Shen Diao. So, we were reciting ‘wen shi jian qing wei he wu, zhi jiao ren sheng si xiang xu’ at the canyon. It was all nice until a friend tripped and cut herself and had to get stitches. It was freaky looking at the wound 5cm long and 0.8 cm deep. But at the canyon, far from everything, I just had to pretend to be calm and clean the wound for her. No point having 2 people shivering right. Glad that all’s well.
We dressed up for the show at the $500-minimum-bet-hotel, Bellagio. It’s a performance called ‘O’ by the circus cirque de Soliee. It was really cool with live band and choir at the 2 rooms beside the stage. The stage has water like a pool where the performers can dive into. And yet, mechanisms had it such that at times, performers will be able to ‘walk’ on the water! Meaning that there must be a platform beneath the water that rises and falls as required! How cool is that. From what I was thinking, there must be at least half a dozen mechanisms around the stage! I must admit that I was too tired from the previous day and didn’t have the energy to comprehend the show. But the engineering parts, I’m truly impressed. Of course, the show is extremely good. Its just too abstract for me. Still nice to watch though!
There were also free shows around. We managed to catch the one at Treasure island. They had real fireworks, ships that can half sink, cannons that can set the ships ‘on fire’! Real fire. The thing that totally ‘swept me off my feet’ was when the fireworks came on unexpectedly and I could suddenly understand why the female lead in those dramas are touched by such romantic scenes. Im usually not very romantic, but at that time, I was really pleasantly surprised!
Last of all, allow me to introduce shopping on Black Friday. Its absolutely the best day to do your shopping. Black Friday is the Thurs-Friday transition right after Thanksgiving (which commemorates harvest when the Europeans who came to America were first taught the technique by the American Indians ie, natives. Crazy sales were ongoing. How cheap? Adidas sports shoe for 20USD, AX dress for 15USD etc etc. Cheap enough to make Lawr spend a whole 700USD on shopping. SEVEN HUNDRED ok?? If I don’t have a budget, I would have splurged! But its okie, I’ll do more shopping when I’m at New york city- 0 sales tax. Nice!
Vegas may be a city of Illusions but it is definitely somewhere that one would have to experience to understand. Great retreat to help you forget the headaches from the real life and just bum around for a while. Know your limits and you should do really fine in Vegas!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
.V
Just felt that it is a nice breather that befits the updating of my blog. ~phew.
okie. latest news first. I just cui-ed my 7th( and final) mid term just 10minutes ago. but lets not dwell on it.
okie. American election. wah. From the perspective of a Singaporean, the stark difference is obvious. Most Singaporeans are probably not much into politics. Students are apathetic. Well, its amazing the unity and views expressed by the students here over the fight between Obama and Mc Cain. My neighbour was celebrating and cheering with each win of Obama (well, they are supporters of the democrats) and burst into an off-tuned American National Anthem after the final results were released. (never really heard the anthem before, but it just... cant be the way they sang it.. ). And so, the results showed triump of Obama over McCain in this election. The next day, this girl came into the study room with her friends and was agitatedly sharing how she felt that supporters of the Democrats could at least show some respect for the people who wanted Republic. No jeering at Mc Cain and stuff like that? About how America is the most diverse of all countries and they pride themselves for having the right to choose WITHOUT infringing on others' right. yada yada yada. and she WROTE a paper to express her views (i bet she must be from political studies). But yup, point being that, here, people actually care much more and actively seek the way they think things should be. Passive Singaporeans just doesnt seem so right anymore. I'm not going to comment on the political circle (because im one of those people who don't know much about it and couldnt care for it in the past), just saying here that its inspiring to see the way the Americans are.
okie. latest news first. I just cui-ed my 7th( and final) mid term just 10minutes ago. but lets not dwell on it.
okie. American election. wah. From the perspective of a Singaporean, the stark difference is obvious. Most Singaporeans are probably not much into politics. Students are apathetic. Well, its amazing the unity and views expressed by the students here over the fight between Obama and Mc Cain. My neighbour was celebrating and cheering with each win of Obama (well, they are supporters of the democrats) and burst into an off-tuned American National Anthem after the final results were released. (never really heard the anthem before, but it just... cant be the way they sang it.. ). And so, the results showed triump of Obama over McCain in this election. The next day, this girl came into the study room with her friends and was agitatedly sharing how she felt that supporters of the Democrats could at least show some respect for the people who wanted Republic. No jeering at Mc Cain and stuff like that? About how America is the most diverse of all countries and they pride themselves for having the right to choose WITHOUT infringing on others' right. yada yada yada. and she WROTE a paper to express her views (i bet she must be from political studies). But yup, point being that, here, people actually care much more and actively seek the way they think things should be. Passive Singaporeans just doesnt seem so right anymore. I'm not going to comment on the political circle (because im one of those people who don't know much about it and couldnt care for it in the past), just saying here that its inspiring to see the way the Americans are.
AND on the 7th of November, my elder brother did the sweetest thing ever by sending me a parcel WITH A NOTE to wish a early happy birthday. I just held it and cried for 1 entire minute. haha.. I guess I was just very touched. Thats family.
Trip to San Diego!!! 8th to 10th November. Worked like crazy before going and worked like crazy again after going. San Diego is very much of a BIG peaceful city. Not much activities and energy in that place I think. Disclaimer: its just a personal feel. It might differ from people to people. But the transportation system was pretty comprehensive though.
okie. day 1 spent in a place called OLD TOWN. Old town, as the name suggest, is very much of a natural heritage conservation site (much like our Chinatown, Little India etc etc). Its predominantly Mexican because in the past, California used to belong to Mexico (so obviously the conserved sites should be technically Mexican). Small shops and displays with slot of Mexican designed clothes, accessories and food, music and stuff like that. Lunch was Mexican as you might have guessed. and MY. the drinks are like... if i had to say, it is at least a E or F cup.
haha.. And then, we moved on to the Seaport Village in Downtown. The thing about downtown is that it is too similar to our Shenton way. Business District, with alot of EXPENSIVE hotels like Hilton, something and something (I cant rmb, but it was impressive then and there), side by side. Its one of the time u yearn to be able to stay inside there. haha.. Seaport Village is another place near the pier where you can see the sea, the cruises etc etc. Too many beaches over here and too many piers. But they remained nice to look at. Ben and Jerrys ice cream had been heavenly especially this new flavoured peanut butter stuff. Like omg. totally satisfying.
Day 2- More exciting because we went to the SeaWorld where there are the dolphins, seals, whales, sharks yada yada yada. I really have to say that the shows there are GOOD. The best out of the few that I have seen. Friendly Dolphins, Magnificent Whales, cheeky sealions. It is amazing, the interaction between the trainers and 'their animal'. I guess every trainer has only one animal and there is this trust that u can feel as u watch their performance. Its just COOL. If i ever go back to San Diego, it would be for the Seaworld. haha.. Going to let the photos do the talking here.
but IF you are going there for the rides and stuff like that, as far as I recall, there was but ONE roller coaster and 3 kiddy flying space craft and rotating.. erm. cups? I was going to take photos of screaming people as they come but end up getting a whole lot of water splashed onto me instead. and knowing me. of course i didnt do the roller coaster. haha... its THAT obvious.
Day 3- the zoo. the second zoo that I have visited this year. This place is definitely bigger, with more animals and species. best of all, they have koalas and pandas. haha.. but alot of the novelty of the zoo was rubbed off by the trip to the singapore zoo after a whole 10 years. but anyway, back to koalas and pandas. haha.. the lazy animals were mostly sleeping or hiding somewhere in the caves and I really had this urge to take photos and post them as :" spot the animal in the picture". Because I REALLY COULDNT find them! I would have loved to sit there for one afternoon and just taking photos. haha.. Im still a photo freak. Just look at the little koala here (spent so long trying to take this shot):
okie. day 1 spent in a place called OLD TOWN. Old town, as the name suggest, is very much of a natural heritage conservation site (much like our Chinatown, Little India etc etc). Its predominantly Mexican because in the past, California used to belong to Mexico (so obviously the conserved sites should be technically Mexican). Small shops and displays with slot of Mexican designed clothes, accessories and food, music and stuff like that. Lunch was Mexican as you might have guessed. and MY. the drinks are like... if i had to say, it is at least a E or F cup.
haha.. And then, we moved on to the Seaport Village in Downtown. The thing about downtown is that it is too similar to our Shenton way. Business District, with alot of EXPENSIVE hotels like Hilton, something and something (I cant rmb, but it was impressive then and there), side by side. Its one of the time u yearn to be able to stay inside there. haha.. Seaport Village is another place near the pier where you can see the sea, the cruises etc etc. Too many beaches over here and too many piers. But they remained nice to look at. Ben and Jerrys ice cream had been heavenly especially this new flavoured peanut butter stuff. Like omg. totally satisfying.Day 2- More exciting because we went to the SeaWorld where there are the dolphins, seals, whales, sharks yada yada yada. I really have to say that the shows there are GOOD. The best out of the few that I have seen. Friendly Dolphins, Magnificent Whales, cheeky sealions. It is amazing, the interaction between the trainers and 'their animal'. I guess every trainer has only one animal and there is this trust that u can feel as u watch their performance. Its just COOL. If i ever go back to San Diego, it would be for the Seaworld. haha.. Going to let the photos do the talking here.
but IF you are going there for the rides and stuff like that, as far as I recall, there was but ONE roller coaster and 3 kiddy flying space craft and rotating.. erm. cups? I was going to take photos of screaming people as they come but end up getting a whole lot of water splashed onto me instead. and knowing me. of course i didnt do the roller coaster. haha... its THAT obvious.
Day 3- the zoo. the second zoo that I have visited this year. This place is definitely bigger, with more animals and species. best of all, they have koalas and pandas. haha.. but alot of the novelty of the zoo was rubbed off by the trip to the singapore zoo after a whole 10 years. but anyway, back to koalas and pandas. haha.. the lazy animals were mostly sleeping or hiding somewhere in the caves and I really had this urge to take photos and post them as :" spot the animal in the picture". Because I REALLY COULDNT find them! I would have loved to sit there for one afternoon and just taking photos. haha.. Im still a photo freak. Just look at the little koala here (spent so long trying to take this shot):
haha.. everything seem just nice and relaxing until. TADA. POOOOOO~~~ the amtrak went right past us without stopping. haha.. wow. hmm.. thats the last train from San Diego bakc to Goleta. so this is what happened:
1) yayoi (japanese friend)'s friend from San Diego drove us to Solana Beach to change our tickets
2) Solana Beach amtrak to LA amtrak
3) transit from LA amtrak to an amtrak bus at 910pm
4) reach santa barbara (last stop) at 1220am
5) American friend drove us back from amtrak station to Home at 1230am
（Thanks Hugh for driving us back)6) home sweet home at 1245am
- all happened because we didnt realise that the amtrak only stops in that station during wkends and hols.
How does that sound? haha.. interesting and exciting right?? I was pretty.. ok at that point in time, making calls, checking schedules, thinking of options (maybe we should stay one more night? ) etc etc etc. Slow reaction again. haha. the next day at home, i started to feel panicky and the anxiety just built up. wah. super scared! haha.. slow reaction to the ultimate already=p
So technically, we reached home 'tomorrow' which is a holidays (Veteran's Day) which is a day to commemorate all the soldiers that died in the war etc etc etc. but its really just a very nice holiday for me to study for my mid term the next day. haha.. and i was working like nuts for the n times since i came to America. Mid term, programming project, mid term. and now im done with all my mid terms (the last one was the one I messed up)!
Of course, there were the parties over the weekend: Party at Miki's place where I stayed only for 45min to rush to a BBQ organized by my Buddy. Observing how people from different culture interact is kinda interesting. haha.. the bbq was organized for members of this SB MEDIA group that does marketing (ie. publicity) and stuff like that and they were like Pro-Business-class sorta people. (few business classes available in UCSB) Now i realise how fortunate I am to be in the DDP and comprehen the opportunities that were opened up for me.
okie. the GREAT DAY~ My BIRTHDAY (gerbuerztag??)
this is kind of a dilemma. This Singapore time and American time thing. It seemed like my bday was exceptionally long (which explains my lo efficiency for the whole wkend and my messed up mid term).haha.. So it started with alot of wishes from friends in singapore. and then a chat with my family (when my dad ask me to draw numbers for 4D- super high tech right? ) and a chat with some friends from singapore ( who wished me at the american 12am- one of them was faster than my roomie!) and then lunch out with my 3 roomies at Silvergreens (pasta) and a party at night that showcased Lawrence's, Xiao yu's and Shinji's cooking abilities. Its really a vast improvement for Lawrence =p of course there was alcohol which i didnt really touched alot of (stinks and is bitter- hate it). Vodka with coca-cola (I don't like both, separate and together). pizzas, music, and erm. a personalised hairdying session schemed by Lawr, executed by Shinji and recorded by Kevin? omg. if its not for the fact that so many people were onlooking and waiting for the show, i wouldnt have let them do it. but well, its now erm... gold/brown in the center of the head and black on the sides. much like a circle within a circle. Indeed a birthday that I will not forget.
二十一岁的感想：很多人问我觉得二十一岁有什么差别吗？我总是不知道该怎么回答。现在想想， 成年人的定义就是必须为自己和周遭的人负责吧！觉得不能再蹉跎岁月，过虚无缥缈的日子了！实在是觉得，染了头发，虽然幼稚得可以，但却象征似的让我摆脱很多的枷锁，很多觉得想做的事，现在都觉得可以那么做了。束缚减少了，责任变重了。头发自然是要染回（喜欢深色），只是象征嘛！苇琳长大了！从今儿后，孝顺父母，友爱兄弟，尊敬师长。。。。。=)
现在距离期末还不到一个月。。很快就必须离开这里，回家去！要懂得珍惜开阔视野的时机！
Friends having exams, JIA YOU!!! and good luck!
因曾拥有过，才发现空缺- 没得就没失？
因曾拥有过，才发现空缺- 没得就没失？
当没人能给予鼓励，可式着去拥抱自己。
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Chapter 4
The number of days between my post are increasing.. exponentially.
ok. EXTREMELY Longggg post ahead. be warned.
Had dinner at IV with Susan (rm mate) and both our buddies, Monica (mine) and Jamie. This is like a twin date hor? haha.. but its nice to have alot of people to add to the conversation and make everything more interesting. haha.. i might not be an interesting person to talk to mah. so just to play save=p we had Sushiya express (aka jap food). The thing about having a buddy is that you really get to interact with the Americans which i feel is really good. haha.. Susan's buddy brought us out for Indian food in Downtown. haha.. its really nice to have such 'Singaporean' food eh. haha.. It totally reminded me of home.
and I have a very nice buddy! We went to the SB Mission another day and she was explaining to me all about the mission, who built it, the rituals in the church etc etc. haha..
or rather, u can say that im very good at asking questions. Either way works. I really feel that that is the first time that im really touring SB. Its really a peaceful little town with its own heritage taht really ought to be appreciated. Absolutely a perfect place to settle down after retirement=p Oh. and there were 2 couples taking their wedding photos on that day. It was so pretty. I was saying. shit. i need a guy. 
*LAUGHS* Meeting Monica tomorrow again for dinner at Sushiya and going to an art exhibition with her on thursday=) I love having a buddy!
Ventura Outlet Shopping was a hell of a sink for the American bills. Omg. the amount that i spent in Ralph Lauren alone could have supported my meals for half a month i think. Topped up with a few tops and a jacket. Its really starting to get cold. Its weird that the warm and cold days seem to be alternating. Its a confusing weather:) Splurged on dinner again at Chiles. I wanted to order Buffalo wings but its 'buffalo' right? I don't take beef. Ba. The buffalo wings are just like chicken wings without the bones la. Marinated with a sweet-sour apetizing sauce and completed with perfect deep frying. Mmmmm...
hehe. SAN FRANCISCO. 3 days 2 nights. Stayed with an American friend's house and her mom showed such hospitality! omg. her house has a swimming pool! and they had carpets everywhere, the toilets are all lacy and golden and rich in colour. This is better than a hotel. im serious. Thank you Heather~ and your mom and august (the dog) and marie (the cat).
Day 1- Union Square and Chinatown. BART makes it real convenient to travel in SF. its like the trains in singapore. Chinatown is chinatown. well. haha.. but the very exciting part is that you can absolutely get all the chinese stuff that u have been deprived of for just too long. Chinese tea leaves and barley! soy bean milk. haha..Union Square is a paradise for shopping. haha.. and you know what? Macy's (departmental store) was celebrating their anniversary! I got a good discount for my boots;) *winks* and then I went for a 'fitting'. well. haha.. erm. pretty personal but i realised that i have been wearing the wrong size of..clothes.. for a long time. erhmm. okie. FOOD again. THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY. I cannot emphasize enough how much i LOVE this place. they have 30 types of cheesecakes and also serve the usual main course. Its SO good. I know some people might not comprehen my apparent love with cheesecakes. but this is the best i have ever had. Skip the main course! i so regretted not doing that. The main course was very good. just when u thought that nothing can top it, the cake is there to prove u wrong.
Day 2- Heather and her mom brought us around to places not reachable by BART. We went to Fishermen's Wharf, which is really a pier area with lots of ships and seals. This place is freezing cold. I was wearing a sweater over a sweater. haha.. they are famous for their sour dough (aka. bread. which is really sour by the way) 
and for being the place of production of Ghirardelli chocolate (they served samples to everyone who entered!). he best part is again the food. haha.. i have no idea why, but there seems to be alot of good food around SF. There is this place called Bubba Shrimp that was really mentioned in a movie called Forrest Gump. Shrimps are the juice of the sea. And you can boil it broil it ...... and the list goes on. They serve really fresh seafood. Mine was rice with lots of cheese covering big shrimps and loads of CRAB MEAT. haha.. envious ba. And im really sorry Heather. I didnt know that your mom will pick up the tab. But i certainly don't regret eating it though. 
And then we made a drive through the golden gate bridge and stopped to take some 'postcard-alike-photos'.
and then the drive continued up a super super steep slope. SF is hilly. but this drive was scary. I estmiate the angle of elevation to be about 50 degrees. everytime the car stopped and move again, we will move backwards first. Cars park perpendicular to the roads to prevent them from rolling off. hmm.. and then it was a steep 'down' trip at Lomba (which is the curviest (no such word. but nvm) road on earth. it was left right left right left right. ) its fun when you are not driving=) 
Night was spent in Berkerley
at a Sushi Karoake (sudden realisation taht i cant spell). Met a few more Americans who went to NUS for exchange. They are really a funny lot. But all i can say about Berkerley is that, I think UCSB is better. haha.. the environment i mean. oh. they had bubble tea and calamari there. I never knew that the exchange students who went to NUS will fall in love with these two. haha.. they bought. I ate. =p
Day 3- we have technically left SF. Went to San Jose instead. They have a Winchester Mystery house. If im to say, its not worth it to pay so much to get in. But as tourist, maybe doing some of such money spending activities is expected? The thing is, Heather and her mom went in as well. Meaning they had to spend so much. ahha.. its just this house that is huge with 150 rooms with weird structures like doors opening into the wall and inverted pillars and openings that make you drop all the way down into the sink of the kitchen below and extremely short steps etc etc. I find that its weird that anyone ever built something like that. But Lady Winchester was a widow of this guy who used to do firearms. They were rich. So who is to say anything about rich people building houses? haha.. Lunch at The Sphaghetti Factory before heading back! The smoked chicken on the pasta was so appetizing. haha.. realise its all food. One good meal everyday. We ate in the Cable car in the Factory. haha..and then it was a long trip back to SB. Oh. it was a treat again. Thanks Heather for driving us!
3 cities in 3 days. if you don't know which are the 3 cities, its SF, Berkerley and San Jose (pronounced as St. Hos-seh). and experiencing American hospitality is absolutely amazing. Beside the food, i would really like to mention taht im really grateful that Heather's mom has been.. so true. When we were hugging goodbye at San Jose, I just felt it. That im going to write a postcard to her when im back, that im really happy to have met her.
In general, SF is more to my liking relative to LA. Despite not having the Disneyland, Universal Studio, Six Flags etc etc, (im NO fan of themeparks anyway), its the entire feeling that the place gives you. The orderliness (no such word again) and the pace. Its just nice to be there.
And so, after the enjoyable trip, it was pay back time. The mad rush for the MId terms that are absolutely irritating. Had a mid term the day after i was back. haha.. so happening. 7 mid terms in all for the quarter and im currently done with 5. (one more the day after i come back from San Diego this weekend). I guess im doing ok. Not fantastic but reasonable enough considering the fact that I really don't feel like studying here. Its just not right. lets hope that i don't flood because of the Diego trip, Disney Trip and Vegas Trip to come. Really eh. 我对考mid term一点感觉也没有.
ok. EXTREMELY Longggg post ahead. be warned.
Had dinner at IV with Susan (rm mate) and both our buddies, Monica (mine) and Jamie. This is like a twin date hor? haha.. but its nice to have alot of people to add to the conversation and make everything more interesting. haha.. i might not be an interesting person to talk to mah. so just to play save=p we had Sushiya express (aka jap food). The thing about having a buddy is that you really get to interact with the Americans which i feel is really good. haha.. Susan's buddy brought us out for Indian food in Downtown. haha.. its really nice to have such 'Singaporean' food eh. haha.. It totally reminded me of home.
and I have a very nice buddy! We went to the SB Mission another day and she was explaining to me all about the mission, who built it, the rituals in the church etc etc. haha.. or rather, u can say that im very good at asking questions. Either way works. I really feel that that is the first time that im really touring SB. Its really a peaceful little town with its own heritage taht really ought to be appreciated. Absolutely a perfect place to settle down after retirement=p Oh. and there were 2 couples taking their wedding photos on that day. It was so pretty. I was saying. shit. i need a guy. *LAUGHS* Meeting Monica tomorrow again for dinner at Sushiya and going to an art exhibition with her on thursday=) I love having a buddy!Ventura Outlet Shopping was a hell of a sink for the American bills. Omg. the amount that i spent in Ralph Lauren alone could have supported my meals for half a month i think. Topped up with a few tops and a jacket. Its really starting to get cold. Its weird that the warm and cold days seem to be alternating. Its a confusing weather:) Splurged on dinner again at Chiles. I wanted to order Buffalo wings but its 'buffalo' right? I don't take beef. Ba. The buffalo wings are just like chicken wings without the bones la. Marinated with a sweet-sour apetizing sauce and completed with perfect deep frying. Mmmmm...
hehe. SAN FRANCISCO. 3 days 2 nights. Stayed with an American friend's house and her mom showed such hospitality! omg. her house has a swimming pool! and they had carpets everywhere, the toilets are all lacy and golden and rich in colour. This is better than a hotel. im serious. Thank you Heather~ and your mom and august (the dog) and marie (the cat).
Day 1- Union Square and Chinatown. BART makes it real convenient to travel in SF. its like the trains in singapore. Chinatown is chinatown. well. haha.. but the very exciting part is that you can absolutely get all the chinese stuff that u have been deprived of for just too long. Chinese tea leaves and barley! soy bean milk. haha..Union Square is a paradise for shopping. haha.. and you know what? Macy's (departmental store) was celebrating their anniversary! I got a good discount for my boots;) *winks* and then I went for a 'fitting'. well. haha.. erm. pretty personal but i realised that i have been wearing the wrong size of..clothes.. for a long time. erhmm. okie. FOOD again. THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY. I cannot emphasize enough how much i LOVE this place. they have 30 types of cheesecakes and also serve the usual main course. Its SO good. I know some people might not comprehen my apparent love with cheesecakes. but this is the best i have ever had. Skip the main course! i so regretted not doing that. The main course was very good. just when u thought that nothing can top it, the cake is there to prove u wrong.
Day 2- Heather and her mom brought us around to places not reachable by BART. We went to Fishermen's Wharf, which is really a pier area with lots of ships and seals. This place is freezing cold. I was wearing a sweater over a sweater. haha.. they are famous for their sour dough (aka. bread. which is really sour by the way) and for being the place of production of Ghirardelli chocolate (they served samples to everyone who entered!). he best part is again the food. haha.. i have no idea why, but there seems to be alot of good food around SF. There is this place called Bubba Shrimp that was really mentioned in a movie called Forrest Gump. Shrimps are the juice of the sea. And you can boil it broil it ...... and the list goes on. They serve really fresh seafood. Mine was rice with lots of cheese covering big shrimps and loads of CRAB MEAT. haha.. envious ba. And im really sorry Heather. I didnt know that your mom will pick up the tab. But i certainly don't regret eating it though. And then we made a drive through the golden gate bridge and stopped to take some 'postcard-alike-photos'.
and then the drive continued up a super super steep slope. SF is hilly. but this drive was scary. I estmiate the angle of elevation to be about 50 degrees. everytime the car stopped and move again, we will move backwards first. Cars park perpendicular to the roads to prevent them from rolling off. hmm.. and then it was a steep 'down' trip at Lomba (which is the curviest (no such word. but nvm) road on earth. it was left right left right left right. ) its fun when you are not driving=) Night was spent in Berkerley
at a Sushi Karoake (sudden realisation taht i cant spell). Met a few more Americans who went to NUS for exchange. They are really a funny lot. But all i can say about Berkerley is that, I think UCSB is better. haha.. the environment i mean. oh. they had bubble tea and calamari there. I never knew that the exchange students who went to NUS will fall in love with these two. haha.. they bought. I ate. =pDay 3- we have technically left SF. Went to San Jose instead. They have a Winchester Mystery house. If im to say, its not worth it to pay so much to get in. But as tourist, maybe doing some of such money spending activities is expected? The thing is, Heather and her mom went in as well. Meaning they had to spend so much. ahha.. its just this house that is huge with 150 rooms with weird structures like doors opening into the wall and inverted pillars and openings that make you drop all the way down into the sink of the kitchen below and extremely short steps etc etc. I find that its weird that anyone ever built something like that. But Lady Winchester was a widow of this guy who used to do firearms. They were rich. So who is to say anything about rich people building houses? haha.. Lunch at The Sphaghetti Factory before heading back! The smoked chicken on the pasta was so appetizing. haha.. realise its all food. One good meal everyday. We ate in the Cable car in the Factory. haha..and then it was a long trip back to SB. Oh. it was a treat again. Thanks Heather for driving us!
3 cities in 3 days. if you don't know which are the 3 cities, its SF, Berkerley and San Jose (pronounced as St. Hos-seh). and experiencing American hospitality is absolutely amazing. Beside the food, i would really like to mention taht im really grateful that Heather's mom has been.. so true. When we were hugging goodbye at San Jose, I just felt it. That im going to write a postcard to her when im back, that im really happy to have met her.
In general, SF is more to my liking relative to LA. Despite not having the Disneyland, Universal Studio, Six Flags etc etc, (im NO fan of themeparks anyway), its the entire feeling that the place gives you. The orderliness (no such word again) and the pace. Its just nice to be there.
And so, after the enjoyable trip, it was pay back time. The mad rush for the MId terms that are absolutely irritating. Had a mid term the day after i was back. haha.. so happening. 7 mid terms in all for the quarter and im currently done with 5. (one more the day after i come back from San Diego this weekend). I guess im doing ok. Not fantastic but reasonable enough considering the fact that I really don't feel like studying here. Its just not right. lets hope that i don't flood because of the Diego trip, Disney Trip and Vegas Trip to come. Really eh. 我对考mid term一点感觉也没有.
Oh. Yet to mention that I met up with my host family:) wah. they are really young eh. cant be more than.. 10 years older than me. they belong together. at least they made me felt that way. ahha.. California Pizza at downtown and ice cream at the SB pier. My first ever trip to the SB pier. (getting to tour around SB more and more). They (Tom and Kirsten) are both physiotherapist and they also do some teaching in a college (under some biological department). Tom's looking at doing a 5year PHD. He did TKD for 15years and is now into some Brazilian Martial Art. Kirsten went to a Christian College and didnt get to party as much as we do at UCSB. Her parents play Ping Pong almost everyday and occassionally, they go hiking as a family. Its heartwarming knowing that they went online to search for information about Singapore. It shows that they care? :) looking forward to seeing them again. I want to know more about the American lifestyle! 
Last but not least, it was the completely CRAZY halloween. CRAZY is the only apt word for this. Im serious. Absolutely a bad day to do groceries in downtown. Everyone (from SF, SD etc etc) dressed up in weird costumes (alot of skin baring) were rushing for the supposedly last bus to IV (where the party is held). We were in T-shirt and jeans and completely sticking out for looking too normal=p this guy was staring at us and finally asked
'what are you guys for halloween' *laugh* like nothing? well, we replied: we are staying IN IV. and he was like really?!
It went abit out of control when the bus came. the bus driver had to drive 1 more street down to prevent people from GUSHING into the bus while the passengers alight. Then the bus operators called police to maintain order to amke sure that those people who couldnt fit into the bus do not give any trouble. Like 'hey. we are only trying to get HOME. I want to get HOME.'
Had a semi-witch attire. but really, thats not important. haha.. lets talk about the other people. Im not important. hmm.. so what is the biggest party in the entire America like? lots of police, lots of drunks, one whole street closed for the party, lots of skin baring (i mean g-string and laced bra). Couples (who i suspect, just met at the party) making out in the balcony (i mean kissing necking legs hugging hips? ). There are obviously sane people around as well, this girl who wanted to take photos with us etc etc. some people are just there to look at other people's costumes. Its totally different. Its not like the 'halloween scary business' in Singapore. haha.. its like wow. but stats is such that most (90%) people arrested over halloween are NOT from SB.haha.. people from out of SB, i know you all don't get to party as frequently as we do, but still, get a grip. Its enlightening and funny in a certain way, this experience. You just have to experience it once. 或许式着不去看别人的缺点，就会觉得好过一些。要改进。
okie. Diego this weekend. skipping lessons AGAIN. haha.. woo. think its gonna be fun=)updates soon.
Friday, October 10, 2008
SB updates 3=p
Have this feeling that i should be studying for the quiz tomorrow or try figure out my assignments. But here I am, after 25 days in California, trying to sit down and write something=p
Alot have happened since the last time I blogged. Lets see.
School is full of work and quizes. The person who told me that school here is slack is either lying, not doing 5 courses or is not from Chemical Engineering. I swear that I use my brains more often here doing Matlab then in Singapore. But perhaps, if I never did have to rely on solely myself, I may never pick it up again. AND i still cant remember the name of the species with the smallest genome. ba. thats question #1 of quiz#1. haha..have already gotten used to the classroom environment and all that. No longer as sleepy as I was in the first two weeks. Darn. I was dozing off. heh. Greatest inconvenience in class: Last names. haha.. It feels weird to have to give my name as Tan when collecting assignments back and stuff. haha.. worst. Tan Wei Ling. They thought that my last name is Ling. So im technically Tan Wei. haha.. but nevermind, now they know=p
Was at Lawr's apt eating dinner with the Thais. The Thais invited other Thais. And so. This guy came. He does International Ballrm. *DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE* ba. paiseh. esp i did the basic step wrong for 2 times. Not my fault. 'cause he uses 6 counts and I used 8. But the 5 seconds of jive had been so fun. He is very good at leading *he said he had been dancing all his life. Maybe like Allan's son?* And there after, I was haunted by Jive music. Everywhere I walk, I keep catching myself going 'doo doo bi doo'. haha..
An American who went to NUS for exchange brought us to LA last Saturday. You know what? For the FIRST time here, I brought my UMBRELLA out!! haha.. RAIN eh~ in the morning. COOL eh. haha.. havent seen rain since since. haha.. but the smell of the rain is not as strong. *Obsession* ba. I think I like LA's food and shopping better but SB's environment more.
1) Santa Monica. Great view of the sea (gulls), nice breeze, nice temperature. Good (but expensive) restaurants. I see alot of Fish and Chips there and have been craving for it ever since. haha.. We ate at somewhere else and I had Taco (Mexican) again. haha.. Been eating so much Mexican! The themepark in Santa Monica is very small and basic. For kids. Heaven for soft toy collecting (if u ever did stop and play). Huge toys.
2) Beverly Hills. This I am surprised. Never really knew what its about and I seriously thought that its some nature reserve or stuff like that. Its a HILL right? haha.. but yup. An uber expensive hill for the rich. The houses there just.. spells GLAMOUR in your face. The CHEAPEST shop there is Polo Ralph I think. Even then, I did not dare step into THIS Polo Ralph. The design of the shop is just too luxurious, with two rows of plants forming a walk way into the shop, for me to step into. Ladies dressed in dresses, fur, silk, walking puny dogs (trust me, they are smaller than our smallest 'grandfather dog'). ba. Cars. meant for the sole purpose of parading and letting others take photos. Batman sports car and Limo!!! Cars gleaming under the sunlight. Can someone tell me how rich they are?! haha.. but at least I bought something. Reese choc peanut butter cups? On sale 1 pack for 1USD. I bought 2. HAHA..
3) Hollywood. This place is Messy. For me. So many shophouses, little alleys. Went to the Wax Museum and the Guiness Record Museum. Took neoprints and got an attempted scare by some random passerby (a tv showing the passerbys what we were doing in front of the neoprint camera). But anyway, I was too Slow to react, and so it really wasnt scary. haha.. just very random. People crossplay and dressed as Jack, Spiderman etc etc. We must be looking like tourist. Because they will come up and say 'how about taking a photo together?' and grab u, take photo and 'don't forget that you are supposed to tip'. I don't really mind tipping. But when there are so many people who are proactive and also guys who grab u so tightly at the waist when taking photos... I have to remember that this is America.
Still at Hollywood. This Korean shop owner was so happy that there is a group of koreans in his shop that he charged us a few cents cheaper even after we clarified that we are not koreans. haha.. Food food food. Had Chinese chicken fried rice. Seriously, what happened to american? I'm so going to eat my first ever burger in America by next week. haha.. Oooo.. I bought a simple V-neck red dress. 10USD. haha.. Was telling Susan that I can wear it in Singapore with my tube. She said: No~ you should just wear it here. *I didnt bring my tube* NO~ its the american culture. You can just wear it. *Laughs, tickles* Stopped over at IN-AND-OUT on the way back. Fresh French Fries. Im serious. They use real potatoes (not that there are fake ones) with this machine like bench press to make fries!! And gosh. it melts in the mouth.
Dinner out the next night for Good Chinese with Japanese, Koreans and Taiwanese. Proper Chinese restaurants are just part of essential splurging. haha.. the meat they serve in school is just too big and too hard a chunk for my teeth to take it. Sore gums after eating=p But restaurants are DIFFERENT (der~).
Monday and Tuesdays were spent at Birthday parties. Monday was Porn's bday celebration at San Clemente Apts. This Thai can seriously cook. The sauce that she made from raw ingredients is SO GOOD. my~ its one of my top ranking food man. I can eat it with plain rice and still enjoy the meal. *WHY DID THEY SPRAY WHIPCREAM INTO MY MOUTH?! It was the grab head grad hands aim and spray kinda thing. WHY ME?! Tuesday was Kevin's and Raphael's. haha.. so many birthdays going on.. so many nights spent not sleeping enough=p
And so, I promised myself that I'll go home early on Wednesday and sleep. 'There is the buddy- programme-meet-up later right?' *HUH* My Buddy is an American (der~) in her senior year. Monica Kelsh. Its easy to find her on facebook because there is only one Monica Kelsh in the entire facebook!! AWESOME~ wah. its an Incredibly unique name don't you think?! She did EAP (Education Abroad Programme) in Spain. We got so excited talking about her Europe tour. Probably going to meet up with her again this weekend for food=)
And I finally received a reply for my International Friendship Programme that matches EAP students to a local family. haha..
'I heard from Tim (program coordinator) that you do TaeKwondo. I am a SECOND DEGREE BLACK BELT and have been practising for FIFTEEN YEARS' *whoa*
'Tom ______
DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY'
!!!!
haha.. hope that I'll get to meet Tom and Kristen soon. Probably next week for dinner=)
So you do see the number of hours I have been sleeping to complete my time-consuming programming on time. haha.. *MUSIC from next door party* Thanks in particular to sl and yf for keeping me awake to do my work.
Confirmed my joining of Biobiz 09 in the sponsorship team. There are great plans and I hope that everything will turn out real successful. *Fingers cross* It will be. I'll work hard (when Im back in Singapore).
The news here is dominated by debates on the Economy and the Presidential election. How the shares are dropping, why is the economy like that, McCain's health vs Obama's. Poll results. etc etc. At least you know that the reports are very direct and honest. My. They can just about say anything. 4th Nov. 'Voting is COOL, Apathy is NOT' (The posters around school).
Very randomly got to know this girl from class in the restroom. haha.. she said hi and I was thinking who is she. Further conversation proves that she is one my classmates. Senior year. I told her Im a Junior and she went "then why are you speeding up your courses so much?!" haha..
Its almost a month since I came. Things here are really fine. haha.. I have about 2 more months of school and 2 wks of touring before its all over. Gotta treasure the little time I have here. And learn not to go party all the time. Its tiring business. haha..
Mummy Daddy, Im doing real good. No problems here at all. Other than my missing Fish and Chips=p Don't worry so much. This is a nice and safe place=)
*sending hugs to my family and friends*
Alot have happened since the last time I blogged. Lets see.
School is full of work and quizes. The person who told me that school here is slack is either lying, not doing 5 courses or is not from Chemical Engineering. I swear that I use my brains more often here doing Matlab then in Singapore. But perhaps, if I never did have to rely on solely myself, I may never pick it up again. AND i still cant remember the name of the species with the smallest genome. ba. thats question #1 of quiz#1. haha..have already gotten used to the classroom environment and all that. No longer as sleepy as I was in the first two weeks. Darn. I was dozing off. heh. Greatest inconvenience in class: Last names. haha.. It feels weird to have to give my name as Tan when collecting assignments back and stuff. haha.. worst. Tan Wei Ling. They thought that my last name is Ling. So im technically Tan Wei. haha.. but nevermind, now they know=p
Was at Lawr's apt eating dinner with the Thais. The Thais invited other Thais. And so. This guy came. He does International Ballrm. *DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE* ba. paiseh. esp i did the basic step wrong for 2 times. Not my fault. 'cause he uses 6 counts and I used 8. But the 5 seconds of jive had been so fun. He is very good at leading *he said he had been dancing all his life. Maybe like Allan's son?* And there after, I was haunted by Jive music. Everywhere I walk, I keep catching myself going 'doo doo bi doo'. haha..
An American who went to NUS for exchange brought us to LA last Saturday. You know what? For the FIRST time here, I brought my UMBRELLA out!! haha.. RAIN eh~ in the morning. COOL eh. haha.. havent seen rain since since. haha.. but the smell of the rain is not as strong. *Obsession* ba. I think I like LA's food and shopping better but SB's environment more.
1) Santa Monica. Great view of the sea (gulls), nice breeze, nice temperature. Good (but expensive) restaurants. I see alot of Fish and Chips there and have been craving for it ever since. haha.. We ate at somewhere else and I had Taco (Mexican) again. haha.. Been eating so much Mexican! The themepark in Santa Monica is very small and basic. For kids. Heaven for soft toy collecting (if u ever did stop and play). Huge toys.
2) Beverly Hills. This I am surprised. Never really knew what its about and I seriously thought that its some nature reserve or stuff like that. Its a HILL right? haha.. but yup. An uber expensive hill for the rich. The houses there just.. spells GLAMOUR in your face. The CHEAPEST shop there is Polo Ralph I think. Even then, I did not dare step into THIS Polo Ralph. The design of the shop is just too luxurious, with two rows of plants forming a walk way into the shop, for me to step into. Ladies dressed in dresses, fur, silk, walking puny dogs (trust me, they are smaller than our smallest 'grandfather dog'). ba. Cars. meant for the sole purpose of parading and letting others take photos. Batman sports car and Limo!!! Cars gleaming under the sunlight. Can someone tell me how rich they are?! haha.. but at least I bought something. Reese choc peanut butter cups? On sale 1 pack for 1USD. I bought 2. HAHA..
3) Hollywood. This place is Messy. For me. So many shophouses, little alleys. Went to the Wax Museum and the Guiness Record Museum. Took neoprints and got an attempted scare by some random passerby (a tv showing the passerbys what we were doing in front of the neoprint camera). But anyway, I was too Slow to react, and so it really wasnt scary. haha.. just very random. People crossplay and dressed as Jack, Spiderman etc etc. We must be looking like tourist. Because they will come up and say 'how about taking a photo together?' and grab u, take photo and 'don't forget that you are supposed to tip'. I don't really mind tipping. But when there are so many people who are proactive and also guys who grab u so tightly at the waist when taking photos... I have to remember that this is America.
Still at Hollywood. This Korean shop owner was so happy that there is a group of koreans in his shop that he charged us a few cents cheaper even after we clarified that we are not koreans. haha.. Food food food. Had Chinese chicken fried rice. Seriously, what happened to american? I'm so going to eat my first ever burger in America by next week. haha.. Oooo.. I bought a simple V-neck red dress. 10USD. haha.. Was telling Susan that I can wear it in Singapore with my tube. She said: No~ you should just wear it here. *I didnt bring my tube* NO~ its the american culture. You can just wear it. *Laughs, tickles* Stopped over at IN-AND-OUT on the way back. Fresh French Fries. Im serious. They use real potatoes (not that there are fake ones) with this machine like bench press to make fries!! And gosh. it melts in the mouth.
Dinner out the next night for Good Chinese with Japanese, Koreans and Taiwanese. Proper Chinese restaurants are just part of essential splurging. haha.. the meat they serve in school is just too big and too hard a chunk for my teeth to take it. Sore gums after eating=p But restaurants are DIFFERENT (der~).
Monday and Tuesdays were spent at Birthday parties. Monday was Porn's bday celebration at San Clemente Apts. This Thai can seriously cook. The sauce that she made from raw ingredients is SO GOOD. my~ its one of my top ranking food man. I can eat it with plain rice and still enjoy the meal. *WHY DID THEY SPRAY WHIPCREAM INTO MY MOUTH?! It was the grab head grad hands aim and spray kinda thing. WHY ME?! Tuesday was Kevin's and Raphael's. haha.. so many birthdays going on.. so many nights spent not sleeping enough=p
And so, I promised myself that I'll go home early on Wednesday and sleep. 'There is the buddy- programme-meet-up later right?' *HUH* My Buddy is an American (der~) in her senior year. Monica Kelsh. Its easy to find her on facebook because there is only one Monica Kelsh in the entire facebook!! AWESOME~ wah. its an Incredibly unique name don't you think?! She did EAP (Education Abroad Programme) in Spain. We got so excited talking about her Europe tour. Probably going to meet up with her again this weekend for food=)
And I finally received a reply for my International Friendship Programme that matches EAP students to a local family. haha..
'I heard from Tim (program coordinator) that you do TaeKwondo. I am a SECOND DEGREE BLACK BELT and have been practising for FIFTEEN YEARS' *whoa*
'Tom ______
DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY'
!!!!
haha.. hope that I'll get to meet Tom and Kristen soon. Probably next week for dinner=)
So you do see the number of hours I have been sleeping to complete my time-consuming programming on time. haha.. *MUSIC from next door party* Thanks in particular to sl and yf for keeping me awake to do my work.
Confirmed my joining of Biobiz 09 in the sponsorship team. There are great plans and I hope that everything will turn out real successful. *Fingers cross* It will be. I'll work hard (when Im back in Singapore).
The news here is dominated by debates on the Economy and the Presidential election. How the shares are dropping, why is the economy like that, McCain's health vs Obama's. Poll results. etc etc. At least you know that the reports are very direct and honest. My. They can just about say anything. 4th Nov. 'Voting is COOL, Apathy is NOT' (The posters around school).
Very randomly got to know this girl from class in the restroom. haha.. she said hi and I was thinking who is she. Further conversation proves that she is one my classmates. Senior year. I told her Im a Junior and she went "then why are you speeding up your courses so much?!" haha..
Its almost a month since I came. Things here are really fine. haha.. I have about 2 more months of school and 2 wks of touring before its all over. Gotta treasure the little time I have here. And learn not to go party all the time. Its tiring business. haha..
Mummy Daddy, Im doing real good. No problems here at all. Other than my missing Fish and Chips=p Don't worry so much. This is a nice and safe place=)
*sending hugs to my family and friends*
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Cali Doubles
okie. finally i have been here for about 2 whole weeks. ba. its really fine=)
I don't particularly think that there is anything cool about being in the States.. its more or less the same. So its very much being the grass is greener on the other side. but well. I think i am starting to observe the actual lifestyle of the people here in depth because.. YES. SCHOOL STARTED.
haha.. to my frens out there who cant stand seeing me slack and relax, yes. my school has started. so has assignments readings etc etc (not that i have started doing them=p) Language was not a problem (always thought that if NUS Students can understand the accent of the Indian Profs back at home, there is no reason not to be able to understand anyone else). The location, however, is freaking different. GOSH. BLACKBOARDS. haha.. this is kinda funny. reminiscence of the Primary School days. havent seen a blackboard ever since Primary 2!! and its ALOT of blackboards!! say a classroom has 4 walls. 3 will be covered with the blackboard. haha.. whoa. meaning they could have written from wall-to-wall. Textbooks here are so expensive and now that I kn0w i need them for my assignment, its like. gosh. i should have bought it in Singapore. nevermind the luggage weight etc etc. The school is a confusing place. there is just no pattern to how the buildings were constructed. I just keep getting lost. haha.. even though i'll eventually get to the place. But still. Isnt it super demoralizing? haha..Bicycles are everywhere, with traffic so heavy that it is just getting impossible to walk from one pavement to the other.
Rented a car and went to the outlet mall at Ventura, a freaking 1hr drive away. haha.. lawrence said that driving in the States is incredibly SHIOK. but yup. navigating in the states is uber stressful. haha.. the instructions wrote, turn to storke road.
Lawr: As a navigator, u must say left right or straight. not the road name.
I was thinking: shit. dead. lets hope my guess is correct.
Luckily I was, if not I would have gotten the whole car of us lost and prbably slaughtered. haha.. that would not have been nice. the outlet stuff are pretty cheap. Bought 3 t-shirts only. Really should have bought more but time was limited and i don't really like my shopping to be rushed.
2 nights ago, we invited 3 jap girls to our apt for dinner. so thats like total of ~7 of us (me, ay, lawr, susan(apt mate)). On the way to lessons and back home, met some friends. And we visited their apt and went over to visit another apt. Along the way here and there, words about the dinner spread. So the ball started rolling and in the end, it became a huge DINNER PARTY for about 16 people. Some brought food over to cook as well. haha.. the feeling is quite nice. cosy.
Lawrence tried cooking=) I really have to laugh because he is hilarious. Gosh. His kitchen is just so messy. Salty salty salty. haha.. buck up!! For a first attempt, at least the food were all cooked=) haha.. yf. stop saying that we cant cook!
And by the way, people are the most scary of the lot. People who stands by my window and calls my name in a low voice especially when im concentrating on chatting on msn ought to be knocked. haha.. its freaking scary can?! Tyler!! and Lawr, why on earth did u bring him over for?!
The Thais stood by 2 sides of the pavement and open a passage for me to pass! was on the way home from school. And because I know one of them, its not too nice to just by-pass. So I followed slowly behind them. ba. 1 2 3! turn and face me. *confused. WHAT HAPPENED?!* 'u want to cross first? cause we are walking very slowly' "OK~ Thanks!" *faster walk faster walk* haha=D
Today, there was a BBQ at the Goleta Beach for international students. It was a misty day. Couldnt really catch the sea until the sun finally decided to peak. Off ay, Susan and i went to albertsons and trader's joe to get grocery. Its a saturday and we waited a full 30min for the bus that we were not sure if it was going to come. Scorching sun. haha.. After the episode, we were so tired that we declined all invitations to parties, cinemas etc etc. haha.. just want to stay in my apt and do my laundry. Dinner was chilli prawn. Darn. didnt know that the chilli is so spicy and i added 3 whole table spoon. its really REALLY spicy when i say that it is. gosh. haha.. but now i know. nothing more than 1 table spoon next time. shrimps chicken fish veg fruits. whoa. haha.. i love eating=)
It would have been nice with harmony. Perhaps. I guess. Somehow.
Neutrality and harmony.
I don't particularly think that there is anything cool about being in the States.. its more or less the same. So its very much being the grass is greener on the other side. but well. I think i am starting to observe the actual lifestyle of the people here in depth because.. YES. SCHOOL STARTED.
haha.. to my frens out there who cant stand seeing me slack and relax, yes. my school has started. so has assignments readings etc etc (not that i have started doing them=p) Language was not a problem (always thought that if NUS Students can understand the accent of the Indian Profs back at home, there is no reason not to be able to understand anyone else). The location, however, is freaking different. GOSH. BLACKBOARDS. haha.. this is kinda funny. reminiscence of the Primary School days. havent seen a blackboard ever since Primary 2!! and its ALOT of blackboards!! say a classroom has 4 walls. 3 will be covered with the blackboard. haha.. whoa. meaning they could have written from wall-to-wall. Textbooks here are so expensive and now that I kn0w i need them for my assignment, its like. gosh. i should have bought it in Singapore. nevermind the luggage weight etc etc. The school is a confusing place. there is just no pattern to how the buildings were constructed. I just keep getting lost. haha.. even though i'll eventually get to the place. But still. Isnt it super demoralizing? haha..Bicycles are everywhere, with traffic so heavy that it is just getting impossible to walk from one pavement to the other.
Rented a car and went to the outlet mall at Ventura, a freaking 1hr drive away. haha.. lawrence said that driving in the States is incredibly SHIOK. but yup. navigating in the states is uber stressful. haha.. the instructions wrote, turn to storke road.
Lawr: As a navigator, u must say left right or straight. not the road name.
I was thinking: shit. dead. lets hope my guess is correct.
Luckily I was, if not I would have gotten the whole car of us lost and prbably slaughtered. haha.. that would not have been nice. the outlet stuff are pretty cheap. Bought 3 t-shirts only. Really should have bought more but time was limited and i don't really like my shopping to be rushed.
2 nights ago, we invited 3 jap girls to our apt for dinner. so thats like total of ~7 of us (me, ay, lawr, susan(apt mate)). On the way to lessons and back home, met some friends. And we visited their apt and went over to visit another apt. Along the way here and there, words about the dinner spread. So the ball started rolling and in the end, it became a huge DINNER PARTY for about 16 people. Some brought food over to cook as well. haha.. the feeling is quite nice. cosy.
Lawrence tried cooking=) I really have to laugh because he is hilarious. Gosh. His kitchen is just so messy. Salty salty salty. haha.. buck up!! For a first attempt, at least the food were all cooked=) haha.. yf. stop saying that we cant cook!
And by the way, people are the most scary of the lot. People who stands by my window and calls my name in a low voice especially when im concentrating on chatting on msn ought to be knocked. haha.. its freaking scary can?! Tyler!! and Lawr, why on earth did u bring him over for?!
The Thais stood by 2 sides of the pavement and open a passage for me to pass! was on the way home from school. And because I know one of them, its not too nice to just by-pass. So I followed slowly behind them. ba. 1 2 3! turn and face me. *confused. WHAT HAPPENED?!* 'u want to cross first? cause we are walking very slowly' "OK~ Thanks!" *faster walk faster walk* haha=D
Today, there was a BBQ at the Goleta Beach for international students. It was a misty day. Couldnt really catch the sea until the sun finally decided to peak. Off ay, Susan and i went to albertsons and trader's joe to get grocery. Its a saturday and we waited a full 30min for the bus that we were not sure if it was going to come. Scorching sun. haha.. After the episode, we were so tired that we declined all invitations to parties, cinemas etc etc. haha.. just want to stay in my apt and do my laundry. Dinner was chilli prawn. Darn. didnt know that the chilli is so spicy and i added 3 whole table spoon. its really REALLY spicy when i say that it is. gosh. haha.. but now i know. nothing more than 1 table spoon next time. shrimps chicken fish veg fruits. whoa. haha.. i love eating=)
It would have been nice with harmony. Perhaps. I guess. Somehow.
Neutrality and harmony.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Cali @ First Glance
It really takes an effort to maintain my blog over here. But since I promised, it makes it easier to get to doing it;)
Oh yay. IM in CALI! haha.. things are pretty different here. I wouldnt say that I have gotten used to it? But its kinda like some sort of surface acceptance I guess. Gotta learn to open to people who are different from me, talk different, look different. Nah. i guess i'll get used to it with abit of time.
Took a 16hr flight (counting in-flight time only) and finally reaching LA. I guess there is not much of a jet lag because I followed instructions from the school to eat when they serve and sleep when they off the lights. so that adaptation on the plane itself. The people here in Cali are rather friendly. Unlike what people might portray as distance or discrimination for that matter, I don't really feel any of that around here.
Some interesting facts:
1) THERE ARE CROWS IN THE USA TOO!! haha.. i found that kinda amusing when i arrived at the LA airport. Its like such a Singapore thing to see crows. But NO, they are here too.
2) A Taiwanese working at the LA Airport actually came up and chat? He went 'Konichiwa'. I went 'Im not Jap'. I guess a normal chat couldnt hurt though. Apparently people in Cali generally think of Japan first when they see Asians.
3) ... And then people at downtown asked if we are Vietnamese. ... its Japanese and then Vietnamese. Hell. Another person told me I look Japanese. And im starting to wonder if they know how to differentiate Asians or not. Not that im complaing=) *heh. Japs and Viets are known to be pretty right?*
4) The embarrassing moment: I used to wonder, what is it with Westerners not understanding "Having here or Take away". And so, what goes around comes around. "Its for here or to go?" 'WHAT?!' "Its- for- here- or - to- go?" *BLANK* "Are you going to have it here or to go?" 'OH~ its for HERE'.
5) This should be pretty well known. Branded goods here are cheap. I got a Levis for 16USD. The coach bag was 170USD after 50% off. But I decided not to splurge YET.
6) Got stopped by the traffic police at downtown. thats like whoa. haha.. there were people crossing a CAR-LESS road. We followed. And this police just drove his motorcycle right out of the corner where he must be hiding and went "Hey Ladies" I thought I was going to get a fine or something. But he said "are u visitors? well, you are supposed to cross at the crossings at all times. You know the crossing?" Well, there are times when its good to be able to look blur and keep your mouth to yourself. So yup. Nod your head and open your eyes wide and try to look lost. *Sorry* "Nah, its ok. just remember to cross at the crossing next time." and he smiled at us.
7) Store owners greet their customers as they enter or leave the shop. "How's it going?" and you are to reply "GREAT~ GOOD~AWESOME~" haha.. this is really funny because just about everything is AWESOME~ and you know how they say it? with all the ups-downs tone variation. =D Im learning.
8) The beds here are so high. I guess its to suit the height of the people here. But yea. I can choose between a small JUMP or a little CLIMB to get up MY bed.
9) The sun can be scorching hot. The skies are clear in the day and clouds are rare. Its a dry climate. But the moment you step into the shade, its cool all over again. The winds are chilling. Seriously. I wish i can teleport my jacket on and off me.
10) Chinese/Taiwanese generally think that Singaporeans speak English. Westerners think that Singaporeans speak Chinese. Well, no one really knows the language over here. A couple who have visited Sinagpore would have heard of Singlish=D Thats neither here nor there since I don't know other countries well as well. Thats why im here right?
11) the cars here looks really interesting. they have those with leopard prints and what have you. and the cars look like they have a big nose or something along that line I guess.
12) water taste incredibly powdery due to the calcium content. takes some getting used to though.
13) toilet doors have fine gaps that can be peeped into if anyone had wanted to. and the partitions do not extend to the ground. Minor shock at the LA airport.
14) the size of the 5 cents coins is bigger than that of a dime(10cents). Even the American cashier went "yea. I know it doesnt make sense but.."
15) Raffle! means luckydraw.
From the LA airport, i went to the Tom Bradley Airport to hunt for food. Had Bagel with sour cream. Now. What is a bagel?? Its like bread shaped like a donut. But I guess they do not use self-raising flour because its really compact. Board the Airbus which is really more comfortable then the plane. Couldnt help but fall asleep somewhere along the way. The route to the Goleta stop was really an impressive trip. The Santa Barbara beach is seriously AWESOME. The water sparkles under the sunlight. Its even nicer than the one that I posted a Video on facebook. We shared a cab with a girl from the Neatherlands. The short 1mile journey to our temporary residence, Santa Cruz, cost 20USD! The meter jumps by 30cents for a distance like that between two street lamps! Its freaking expensive! After checking in, we went to Isla Vista, a nearby neighbourhood for dinner. Pasta. I think it tastes better than the ones in Singapore. But we look weird sharing food though.
Pingponged and jogged on the 2nd morning. whoa. its so cold initially until I got warmed up. Its a good start I guess, to healthier lifestyle. But im not sure how long ist going to last. Students here bike/skateboard to school. But since I don't want to endanger to lives of the UCSB students, I have decided not to go ahead with getting a bike. Its expensive anyway. Went to downtown. Food here are all americanized. Chinese at Panda Express serves 'CHOW MEIN' and 'EGG FLOWER SOUP'. Just do a direct translation and you'll get what it means.
Got to meet people form different culture, the japanese, taiwanese, hong kongers, chinese, koreans.. and of course people from england, spain, italy, australia, france, turkey, canada, germany.. its like 'ich vesteche nicht?' 'oh yea!' 'Ohaiyo' 'oh, you know japanese?' I guess they are all really nice. I have to be more pro-active though.
Oh. the 3rd day was spent exploring the school. First exposure to the way people tip at restaurants since Lawr's brother drove us out to Calle Real for dinner. Its Americanized Jap.. and MY! Are the portions large?! Its huge, gigantic! That was a treat. Thanks alot!! You are not as stern as what Lawr made you sound like. Thanks for being nice!
The weather here is nice, the people are nice, the surroundings are nice. I guess, when you are abroad, its alot about trying to be yourself in a different environment. Its takes effort and courage (at least for me) to start a conversation with people who are just different. But after I tried today. cool. they are as curious about me as I am about them. But I guess all of us are a little bit reserved. Its like the I-want-to-talk-to-her-but-im-not-sure-if-she-wants-to kinda thing. but its both ways. PHEW~~Hermits belong in a shell. So im going to promise myself that i'll be hermits no more. Thats how its going to be.
Will be shifting to my apartment tomorrow. Hope everything goes well. Right. My personal motto again: Its just going to get better.
Friends, take care. I will too.
Oh yay. IM in CALI! haha.. things are pretty different here. I wouldnt say that I have gotten used to it? But its kinda like some sort of surface acceptance I guess. Gotta learn to open to people who are different from me, talk different, look different. Nah. i guess i'll get used to it with abit of time.
Took a 16hr flight (counting in-flight time only) and finally reaching LA. I guess there is not much of a jet lag because I followed instructions from the school to eat when they serve and sleep when they off the lights. so that adaptation on the plane itself. The people here in Cali are rather friendly. Unlike what people might portray as distance or discrimination for that matter, I don't really feel any of that around here.
Some interesting facts:
1) THERE ARE CROWS IN THE USA TOO!! haha.. i found that kinda amusing when i arrived at the LA airport. Its like such a Singapore thing to see crows. But NO, they are here too.
2) A Taiwanese working at the LA Airport actually came up and chat? He went 'Konichiwa'. I went 'Im not Jap'. I guess a normal chat couldnt hurt though. Apparently people in Cali generally think of Japan first when they see Asians.
3) ... And then people at downtown asked if we are Vietnamese. ... its Japanese and then Vietnamese. Hell. Another person told me I look Japanese. And im starting to wonder if they know how to differentiate Asians or not. Not that im complaing=) *heh. Japs and Viets are known to be pretty right?*
4) The embarrassing moment: I used to wonder, what is it with Westerners not understanding "Having here or Take away". And so, what goes around comes around. "Its for here or to go?" 'WHAT?!' "Its- for- here- or - to- go?" *BLANK* "Are you going to have it here or to go?" 'OH~ its for HERE'.
5) This should be pretty well known. Branded goods here are cheap. I got a Levis for 16USD. The coach bag was 170USD after 50% off. But I decided not to splurge YET.
6) Got stopped by the traffic police at downtown. thats like whoa. haha.. there were people crossing a CAR-LESS road. We followed. And this police just drove his motorcycle right out of the corner where he must be hiding and went "Hey Ladies" I thought I was going to get a fine or something. But he said "are u visitors? well, you are supposed to cross at the crossings at all times. You know the crossing?" Well, there are times when its good to be able to look blur and keep your mouth to yourself. So yup. Nod your head and open your eyes wide and try to look lost. *Sorry* "Nah, its ok. just remember to cross at the crossing next time." and he smiled at us.
7) Store owners greet their customers as they enter or leave the shop. "How's it going?" and you are to reply "GREAT~ GOOD~AWESOME~" haha.. this is really funny because just about everything is AWESOME~ and you know how they say it? with all the ups-downs tone variation. =D Im learning.
8) The beds here are so high. I guess its to suit the height of the people here. But yea. I can choose between a small JUMP or a little CLIMB to get up MY bed.
9) The sun can be scorching hot. The skies are clear in the day and clouds are rare. Its a dry climate. But the moment you step into the shade, its cool all over again. The winds are chilling. Seriously. I wish i can teleport my jacket on and off me.
10) Chinese/Taiwanese generally think that Singaporeans speak English. Westerners think that Singaporeans speak Chinese. Well, no one really knows the language over here. A couple who have visited Sinagpore would have heard of Singlish=D Thats neither here nor there since I don't know other countries well as well. Thats why im here right?
11) the cars here looks really interesting. they have those with leopard prints and what have you. and the cars look like they have a big nose or something along that line I guess.
12) water taste incredibly powdery due to the calcium content. takes some getting used to though.
13) toilet doors have fine gaps that can be peeped into if anyone had wanted to. and the partitions do not extend to the ground. Minor shock at the LA airport.
14) the size of the 5 cents coins is bigger than that of a dime(10cents). Even the American cashier went "yea. I know it doesnt make sense but.."
15) Raffle! means luckydraw.
From the LA airport, i went to the Tom Bradley Airport to hunt for food. Had Bagel with sour cream. Now. What is a bagel?? Its like bread shaped like a donut. But I guess they do not use self-raising flour because its really compact. Board the Airbus which is really more comfortable then the plane. Couldnt help but fall asleep somewhere along the way. The route to the Goleta stop was really an impressive trip. The Santa Barbara beach is seriously AWESOME. The water sparkles under the sunlight. Its even nicer than the one that I posted a Video on facebook. We shared a cab with a girl from the Neatherlands. The short 1mile journey to our temporary residence, Santa Cruz, cost 20USD! The meter jumps by 30cents for a distance like that between two street lamps! Its freaking expensive! After checking in, we went to Isla Vista, a nearby neighbourhood for dinner. Pasta. I think it tastes better than the ones in Singapore. But we look weird sharing food though.
Pingponged and jogged on the 2nd morning. whoa. its so cold initially until I got warmed up. Its a good start I guess, to healthier lifestyle. But im not sure how long ist going to last. Students here bike/skateboard to school. But since I don't want to endanger to lives of the UCSB students, I have decided not to go ahead with getting a bike. Its expensive anyway. Went to downtown. Food here are all americanized. Chinese at Panda Express serves 'CHOW MEIN' and 'EGG FLOWER SOUP'. Just do a direct translation and you'll get what it means.
Got to meet people form different culture, the japanese, taiwanese, hong kongers, chinese, koreans.. and of course people from england, spain, italy, australia, france, turkey, canada, germany.. its like 'ich vesteche nicht?' 'oh yea!' 'Ohaiyo' 'oh, you know japanese?' I guess they are all really nice. I have to be more pro-active though.
Oh. the 3rd day was spent exploring the school. First exposure to the way people tip at restaurants since Lawr's brother drove us out to Calle Real for dinner. Its Americanized Jap.. and MY! Are the portions large?! Its huge, gigantic! That was a treat. Thanks alot!! You are not as stern as what Lawr made you sound like. Thanks for being nice!
The weather here is nice, the people are nice, the surroundings are nice. I guess, when you are abroad, its alot about trying to be yourself in a different environment. Its takes effort and courage (at least for me) to start a conversation with people who are just different. But after I tried today. cool. they are as curious about me as I am about them. But I guess all of us are a little bit reserved. Its like the I-want-to-talk-to-her-but-im-not-sure-if-she-wants-to kinda thing. but its both ways. PHEW~~Hermits belong in a shell. So im going to promise myself that i'll be hermits no more. Thats how its going to be.
Will be shifting to my apartment tomorrow. Hope everything goes well. Right. My personal motto again: Its just going to get better.
Friends, take care. I will too.
Friday, September 12, 2008
心。满。溢。
Not too sure if its time to blog. Words arent plentiful. Emotions.. some I guess. Eh! I received 3 sets of my birthday presents more than 2months BEFORE my birthday eh. haha.. how nice is that? 
Last sunday, my friends apparently planned a surprise for me. haha.. Like cele my bday way way way before hand when i'll least expect it. hmm.. well. Someone let the cat out of the bag *meow* HAHA. KFC and Cheesecake. I'm super predictable aint I? haha.. my top 2 faves eh! Thanks to the friends who know me so well and for putting in the effort to gather my faves friends! Thanks for coming, TC, Glad, sl, black, ben, amanda, pin. Special Thanks to Glad, Pin, sl for coordinating=) It feels great to have friends. haha.. so im technically 'older' than black now. Just too bad they cele my bday earlier yea=)
Went back to school on a monday for lunch. ha. glad said that im to wake her up. I was sitting in the LT listening to the lecture and trying to get into the mood of lessons all over again. haha.. but im the unstable radical! i exude energy that only people who have experienced it will understand. Glad said she felt less sleepy after I sat beside her. heh. I was literally bouncing into the LT lo. haha.. lesson eh. so exciting=) Finally got to see the common faces. CHE students are always out slacking on Friday evenings that I couldnt even find one of them when I went back last time. hee. so many people thought that I have already left for my exchange. Yup yup. Its monday.
eh. I went to the Chinese Doc today. The one whom I used to visit went on a holidays. Im stuck in a mega sized one today, with loads of beds, white towels, fire, needles, bamboo cups etc etc. SOBs la. SAVE ME~ and then I was half-self-scaring when I heard the greatest joke of the day eh. haha.. its super funny can?!
1) Nikon Coolpix S550 from Gor & Pong
2) 1 X big fat Ang Bao from 17/04 - without the red packet
3) A cute bear bear waller from PJ
Mentioned the Camera in some previous post before. But anyway, the photos from the previous entries were taken with this new camera yea=) Im a photo freak!! =D
Last sunday, my friends apparently planned a surprise for me. haha.. Like cele my bday way way way before hand when i'll least expect it. hmm.. well. Someone let the cat out of the bag *meow* HAHA. KFC and Cheesecake. I'm super predictable aint I? haha.. my top 2 faves eh! Thanks to the friends who know me so well and for putting in the effort to gather my faves friends! Thanks for coming, TC, Glad, sl, black, ben, amanda, pin. Special Thanks to Glad, Pin, sl for coordinating=) It feels great to have friends. haha.. so im technically 'older' than black now. Just too bad they cele my bday earlier yea=)'Why is it KFC??'
"cos its Tan Wei Ling"
whoa.
Its 1X big Ang Bao without the redpacket. Anyone doesnt know how it looks like??
I love words. Esp those written with the heart. Those that can strike chords. The wonderful rhythm, the thumping. If I did tear, its because you wrote it out in a manner I have never even realised myself. Yet so true. Partner in crime. Wait for me. I'll be back in a blink. Sometimes its not too good to pop up all over the place. Sometimes people take for granted that you'll be there. But then, you can't be. Toastmaster, Biobiz, Dance, Tennis, Archery, Pistol. That's my newest plan.
Went back to school on a monday for lunch. ha. glad said that im to wake her up. I was sitting in the LT listening to the lecture and trying to get into the mood of lessons all over again. haha.. but im the unstable radical! i exude energy that only people who have experienced it will understand. Glad said she felt less sleepy after I sat beside her. heh. I was literally bouncing into the LT lo. haha.. lesson eh. so exciting=) Finally got to see the common faces. CHE students are always out slacking on Friday evenings that I couldnt even find one of them when I went back last time. hee. so many people thought that I have already left for my exchange. Yup yup. Its monday.菜饭起价了! Up-ed by 40cents. I owe PJ 10cents =D If only I can eat 2 more of those fishes. Yummy. Interesting intermission. The 2 of you better stop grinning. ooo.. the White Furry Teddy Bear wallet that I suspect that PJ bought in Msia. haha.. Am I right?? Last year she claimed that Im the blue blue doraemon. This year, she decided to give me a wallet with her self-portrait so that I will not forget her=) I forgot the stand there let you hug hug plan eh. wasted. haha..
eh. I went to the Chinese Doc today. The one whom I used to visit went on a holidays. Im stuck in a mega sized one today, with loads of beds, white towels, fire, needles, bamboo cups etc etc. SOBs la. SAVE ME~ and then I was half-self-scaring when I heard the greatest joke of the day eh. haha.. its super funny can?!This lady on the bed beside mine had a sore shoulder.
Doc: 你的肌肉发炎。
为什么是鸡肉？ 为什么不是人的肉？
*LAUGHS*
Then it was my turn. Darn. haha.. I screamed when its like NOT painful? My first ever acupuncture eh. Can't even feel the needles. but yup. I went AHHHH~ The Doctor must hate me now. Now my foot looks like I have wrapped popiah skin around it yea. The Doctor asked me to get ankle guard before I fly. DUN WAN LA~ bleahz. I have knee, elbow and wrist guard liao eh! I don;t want to collect the complete set la!! 
Paiseh. Im just quite amused.
Been waking up with a fast thumping heart. Like Im all ready to get into action. Its the exams feeling eh. Other than the fact that you wouldnt catch me jumping out of bed. Thanks wen for lending me cold weather wear. So I don't have to go buy. IM sorry for the mess I made.
Its now 60 hours before I fly.
酸酸的。
有时还是想着。
这就是牵挂。
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