fitness centre

today s like the fitness day for us.

we went to the gym
some of us went to workout
some went for a run in the cold
some went for a dip in the pool
and then we all went to play bball.

the rest have an impression that i was good at ping pong, which i wasnt
reminded me of balls of fury

should catch it. pretty cool

guai-lo
i presume it means lao wai.
haha

gg for a women's bball match now. will try to update asap

american culture

the cool thing about this place here is that land is abundant. there are no high rise buildings, there are no HDB blocks, buildings are mainly 1-2 storeys in height, and we can see the sky almost everywhere we go


we had a little american party last night, though i wasnt really in the mood for it. it had been a long day and ya, was tired. above is the picture before the party, the international students. it seems that in their culture, they like to stand around in the cold, talk to each other for a bit, and ya, pretty much amazing, like how we all live in the same world, vary so much in terms of habits and culture.

still haven gotten a phone yet. sucks
=/

and pot is a bad name over here, cus it kinda stands for marijuana, so
yup. sucks. probably damien would be good

2nd day

we spent the second day touring ard the sch. we even tried our luck by walking to the nearest available mall or anything, but francois and paul, the one in charge of our subjects, drove past, pulled over and told us, indirectly that our efforts were futile! haha gave us a ride back to sch then. saw the track n field team, but its all girls -.- sian
the people here got problem pronouncing and remembering my name, so i told them they can call me POT. jac and madeleine went berserkk. jac couldn stop laughing. ah.. ah Ho, i think i need to thank u and sum yin ngai for training me to get used to the name.
alright time to go to bed.

first time to US

hey. now in USA. its winter time, and i guess i am not used to the cold weather over here ( i m not even someone who sleeps in air con at night ), so yup, 6am in the morning and im still wide awake.

shall post come pics and blog a bit.

departed 27th Jan 0600h, and these were the friends and family that came to send me off. there were a few others who tot that its the following day. thanks for the thought too!!










We took Northwest. Although jac n mad had been going on about how they like to feed us every few hours, i personally think that the airline is not superb. ok, its better than jetstar and tiger. but i think the service is quite crappy. food wise, ok passable. in-flight entertainment, failed, miserably. the flight from tokyo to minneapolis had no in-flight entertainment! cant believe it. its a close to 9-10hr flight with no in-flight. ok, they have, a common one, uses a projector and everyone watches the same show. so personally, i wouldn realli recommend NW if u travelling long dist like this.



check out what i found at their international airport... C130!!




my first meal in USA. the mustard tastes like wasabi. =/ these cost 8 USD, but im glad my first meal isnt a BIG MAC!!

Then the half pound bacon cheese burger, a treat from francois, (fran-sua) the dean or the international relations officer. wah its can serve 2-3 pple i swear. fries sucks though, v dry.

(pardon the alignment, i realli suck at this)




ok this is my hall, quite cosy la, owing to the radiator in the room =)

oh the other bed, the grey blue one, that s my roomie's bed. was a bit in awe when i saw the stack of stuff under the bed!

haha but my neighbours said he s a nice guy.
ill update again

cheers pple.