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.