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The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Friday, July 31, 2009

sandiego+)) ad bye UCLA

end of summer school=(( really love being in UCLA.. the superbly safe environment.. love the culture, love the sch, my ultra dynamic lecturer who inspired me so much.. the people in class, the westwood village, the cookies, the yogurt, in and out fries, ralphs.... the campus.. the grass, the smell of the wind, the sun.. and our beloved LANDFAIR ave. where we call home fo 2 mths=( sigh. all good things jus had to end somewhere right.. not really looking forward to nus =X but i guess i dun really have a choice..

so we're in SANDIEGO NOW!! rockksssss... heard weird stories about taking greyhound previously.. but it really wasnt too bad! theseat is more spacious than that on JAL plane la-.- ended paper ytd.. was.erm. ok. wont fail la. haha. got back home to begin our long awaited packing.. so amazed we managed to clear the hse in jus a few hrs.. considering the mess we made.. all our shopping=X went out for the last time to chill on the grass somewhere on campus..took pictures, enjoyed the wind, had some oh-so-emo talk with joce.. haha. and then bye UCLA=(((((

wanted to club.. but couldnt find one thats near enuf.. so............ joce n i decided to club in our room! okay. lame. but we were damn high! (after having a mad run home thru the chilling night=X) haha. so we blasted songs n jus danced........... okay. details not needed. but think our last night in LA rocked=))

got up this morn to head here! SANDIEGO! omg. cant believed joce n i survived till now.. haha. yay=) though abit of hiccups along the way=X
loves it here!! its like sanfrans! jus without the slope! so much more happening than LA.. and nice atasly buildings ard.. like orchard.. but of course nicer=)) so yay. love!! but but but. joce n i are homesick now... quite badly=(( home as in LANDFAIR!! our cosy little apartment in LA!!=((( upset mans. okay. we decided to emo jus one nighttt. JUS ONE. haha then suntanning tmr. followed by outlet then seaworld. then bye bye USA+((((

period.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - peck @ 10:50 PM
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Monday, July 20, 2009

summers in ucla=)

was walking back from class jus now and had this sudden urge to blog.. about what had been running thru my mind for the past hour or so.. maybe its cos of the insiprational talk by my prof but it suddely dawned onto me that what i really love about this summer at ucla isnt so much about the fun, the travelling..sightseeing.. the shopping (okay. partially yes). but what can never b taken away from me.. and why people shld experience summers or exchange prog for that matter.. is that u get to discover a part of urself that u wont ever experience within ur comfort zone.. see things from a different perspective esp with the rich cultural diversity here.. it makes u realise how much the world can offer and how narrow ur views might be even though they may seem everything to u.. haha. not sure if i'm making sense up there. but ya.. i'm done with all the fun n travelling (still got more to come.. ) but i'm jus gonna miss being here at ucla.. the chillax life.. the difference in culure btwn americans n asians.. u really get to learn n see alot.. but of course. if u dun embrace n appreciate them, u wld jus go back to the square one in singapore denying all the forces to make a difference and leading ur own life. but the sad truth is.. more often than not, it always ends up that way.. u feel inspired now.. but its jus so difficult to step out of ur own comfort zone n really do smth concrete. nevertheless, i really really realllyyyyy love my class (leadership in management) !! feel so... energised n inspired after class all the time.. (as compared to life science =X) really bad choice back then.. jus makes me more geared towards management.. oh. and the privilege of being in a foreign land.. is that u are entitled to mistakes! and out of the norm behavior.. smth quite precious in fact. cos social pressure is especially strong back home.. throughout our lives, we've been so restricted to act or behave in the way people perceive to be 'right'. maybe thats why it feels so good to be here.. cos u can jus let go of whatever image u wanna uphold and be urself.. i wld say its a pity that this summers gonna end in jus 2 weeks=( i'm jus starting to appreciate things as they are.. and its kind of a dread to go back nus.. (esp when it failed me in certain ways).. okayyyy. enuf of emo nemo thoughts! went to santa monica to tan ytd! was realllllllyyyyy nice.. scorching sun but the wind jus blows and sweeps all the heat away. how cool is that! literally slept under the sun and.. alittle burnt. but still superrrrr worth it! oh. and we tried to tan on the grass patch on campus too! (things u'll neverrrr get to do in singapore).. <3

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - peck @ 3:41 PM
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

venice beachh!

SWIM DAY+)) went to students centre to swim today!=) rocckss. the weather was perfect! sunny but not hot with no wind! phew the water was bearable=) lovessss. went to tan on the floor beside the pool after that!=)) tanning here rocked big time. cos its so common no one cares.. lalala. and u'll never ever sweat here in LA=)) dun wanna go back to NUS already.. =X went to venice beach after that! was watching this street performance and...... got dragged out to do stupid things!! omg.=X but was quite fun la.. dunno anyone there so doesnt matter=X lol. the beach is really quite chilled n pretty!=) cooked more veg today!=)) getting more pro at it! yay-ness. joces webcam-ing with her fanily now! damn funny! HAHA. okayyy. shopping tmr=) HAPPY!!=)

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - peck @ 12:14 AM
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Thursday, July 9, 2009

MIDTERMS!=)

woahhh. i'm FINALLY back to blogging! haha. decided to post the pics on fb instead cos seriously too teadious to upload it here. argh. 4th july independence day! took 2 hrs ride to exposition park to see america's longest fireworks! and woah it was stunning! had a space by the grass right in front of the point where fireworks are being shot out! =X can neverrr see this in singapore..! was 1 hr long omg. and the fireworks are like jus above our heads.. uber pretty!=)) the last part was the ultimate. like explosion cos they literall spam fireworks to the sky! haha. have a vid on it=) anyway, the rest of the weekend was dedicated to MUGGGINGGG=(( jus had my mid term! (we only attended 3 lects b4 the midterm) how cool is that! haha. joce n i had info overload ytd. memorise until can die.. but its all worth it. cos at least we know we wont fail the mod.. haha. oh. and have i mentioned how cool my other management mod is? haha. dun wanna go back NUS already=X my greatest achievement over the past week is.... I CAN FINALLY COOK SMTH! lalala. without recipe somemore. jus whack. more to come! and pics on fb! =) okay. lazy to type somemore! tmr's swimming day! and shopping over the weekend=)) love the chilled life here.. and most imptly, love my roomie aka lover aka JOCE=) always go crazy in the house tgt=X will update again!

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - peck @ 7:13 PM
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Friday, July 3, 2009

BYE GUYSSSS!=(((

ahhhh. 10 years never blog already! oops. school started n stuff.. really love the campus n my classes! though we pon one to go disneyland!! okay. thats a story for another time.. for now, THE GUYS ARE LEAVING!! =(( in erm. 9 hrs time! (another 16 hrs ride on the plane. can die) so wanna say a biggggg THANK YOU (to the guys) for being with us for the past 18 or so days!! been great travelling with ya'll! super fatherly lor. always taking care of us and stuff.. though sometimes got conflict of interest here n there, WE STILL LOVE U GUYS!=)) sanfrans, fishermans wharf, crab shack, the climbing of hillssssss, all the museums, in n out burger, met peter, go outlet, move into LA, our pathetic but cosy n super messy place, hollywoods, beverly hills, 6 flags, and DISNEYLANDDDDD!! (we pon class for the guys lor. how touching right) haha. mans. gonna miss having them ard. and having them drive us ard. oops. how am i gonna survive with joce alone=(( haha. DUNCARE. ITS FINALLY OUR FREEDOM! (but guys, we'll really miss ya'll) lalala. yay!. okay. its like 4 am. abit cranky already. okok. JUS THANK YOU K! dun neck cramp in the plane and dun miss us too much! can always check the blog for updates! hahaha. thats IF i have the stamina to blog. oops

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - peck @ 3:37 AM
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

DAY 1 OF SCHOOL-UCLA!

omg. getting more lazy to blog..n upload pics. but i WILL do it!! soon. haha. now waiting for laundry to dry so have some spare time to blog.. been a really crazy 2 days after we left sf.. the last day on sf was niceee!! we went to the cliff house and bakers beach! the current was really strong...joce n i were struggling to walk across the sand.. omg. and it was cold to the max.. but mq being ultra man took off his top n withstood the windd!! MAN!! haha. and not forgetting PETERRRR!! thinks that his leg hairs are long n cosy enuf to shield him from the wind.LOL. could turn into ice mans.. then peter drove us up to twin peakkss!! the sunset was WOAHHH STUNNING. damn nice. but uber cold also.. think its the highest peak in SF.. pics to b up! =)) oh.. and we saw REAL GAYS. but quite sweet to watch sunset tgt! =X haha. okayy that concluded our adventure in SF!! dunno why tt night joce n i abit emo.. like finally managed to settle down.. and then got to leave again=(( but well.. and thanks peterrrrrr for driving us ardddd even though he was so tired!! PETERS THE BESTTTT=)!! okayy. the next day (yesterday) was........................................................... seriously nothing could get worseeeee! omg. it was horrible right from the start! went to the airport early BUT not early enuf.. so missed the domestic flight. omg. gotta pay for another tick.. then finally settled in after alot of admin errors on their part about our change in room. only to find so many things 'not working' and no sheets nor blanket... others had much better and bigger rooms with everything! arghh. joce n i were so uber upset could cry mans. ohhhh. not the worst yet. went to get local sim card and paid 90 sing for it. arghhh when we could have gotten cheaper ones. totally kena conned mans. RAWRRR. and the rates are crappily expensive!=(( can cry really. and cos of that... WE MISSED ORIENTATION!!=((((( not that its anything important.. but but but.. we were really lost after that.. to sum things up. the day was jus BAD. B -A -D =(( well. the comforting thing is that when we are at the bottom, things cant get any lower.. haha. and there were people to comfort me.. so thank you=) and joce i love u! haha okayyy today was a much much muchhhh better day ! got our orientation stuff done and settled our rooms! though its really quite cui. but ITS OKAY. joce n i will surviveeee! haha. class wasnt too bad! had a wide diversity of people.. and as expected. everyone was really out-spoken.. kinda intimidated. but I WILL GET OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE! argh. haha. really getting quite excited about going sch and surviving this 2 mths with joce! =)) oh. and we witness TRANSFORMERS movie premiere!!! how cool can it get mans. shia and megan fox! woots! caught a few pics.. but this kinda thing is over-rated. haha. oh. and there were free linkin park concert ticks which we were too lazy to take.. LOL. yea mans. SCHOOLS STARTED!=))

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - peck @ 1:34 AM
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Saturday, June 20, 2009

day 5 in sf! gilroy premium outlet!

OKAY. woke up early to make breakfast today! as in literally I MADE BREAKFAST!=))) first time mans. and i think i have the flare to make pancakes. lol. joce will have to suffer for the next 2 mths alr. cos i ONLY know how to make pancakes. lol. and its the ready made batter somemore. haha. dun care! mq my shifu! but i dun want to only know how to make pancakes! rawr. hah. step 1: spray the oil thingy so the pancake wont stick to pan! step 2: pour the batter into the pan! thickness varies depending on batter n preference.
stupid shifu giving the 'u sure u can do it' look. ass.
step 3: wait. lol. but dun wait too long. best is low fire so the heat spreads better. meanwhile can try to make the pancake round. lol
step 4: flip the pancake!! woots! fast n accurate k! but must check to see if the pancake is done at the bottom.
step 5: take out the pancake when its ready! yay! if its smoking then GG=( but didnt happen to mine. so YAYNESS to the max!

rocksss
so many pancakes! oh yes. higher level: I ADDED EGG TO THE PANCAKE! rocks big time mans. and must flip properly cos it makes the pancake v fragile! =))
HUNGRY?+))

MY ACCOMPLISHMENT!

then we headed to the sf art museum. trying to b arty farty. the stuff there really quite abstract. used up alot of brain juice=(

LOVE=)

personal love. its a hat that depicts smth about fear n the unknown. reminds me about the black hole. like its sucking u in. and when u look into the hat, its blu-ish black in sucha way that u cant see the end. its like there. but not there. rocks!
hahha. nice one.
AHHHHH YES! OUT HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY! PETERRRRRRRRR!!!!! he went there for NOC! and drove us to gilroy outlet to SHOP!=)) rockssss. haha. and it feels really good to meet someone u know in the faraway islandddd=)) yay. happiness. anyway, he was the driver for the day = dun need to walk = double the happiness. been walking so much..think my knee gonna break soon=(

in the rented carr!

seow sleeping! hahhahaa

BOTH OF THEM SLEEPING!=)

us eating in-n-out burgers! and the fries are GOOD this time round! yummmsss=)))

our trip out to st jose!=)

didnt take pics at the outlets omg. think we got too engrosed in shopping. lol. anyway, the stuff there are mostly out of season but really quite cheap compared to those in singapore. jus that cant really find any first loves.. ohwells. sads. but we have 2 mths!! YAY=))

then went to banana leaf for some asian food! PETER MISSES ASIAN FOOD! lol. wasnt too bad. i thought it was quite good!=) and there were like fire heater ard. so damn cosy..yay. there it ends. back to Sf! ohhhhh. we visited peter's apartment! and his ah beng car.. lol. 6 guys staying tgt! damn messy n dirty la. and maxim lying on table. LOL

nice view there! sunset! hahhaha.lovess its! okayyy time to slp! getting real lateee.......... and yay. more driving tmr = dun need to walk! = not so tiredddd=) zzzzzzzzz

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - peck @ 1:56 AM
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