Orientation Week

LOL.. i know this is like weeks ago... but i still have to post it.. hahhaha
Orientation was held for 1 week before the school actually started at 25th of January, 2010.
It was funny that right when i was assigned to my orientation group and i realized that the one next to me was ZjenThak, hahaha! We were in the same group with both peer guide of Mary and Linda(from South Korea but attended international school at Malaysia before)...
Orientation wasn't that boring, it was really informative and fun!

Alright, back to pictures, since i'll do my description there, hahhaa (the time here is inverse chronological.. lolx)

The weekend(sunday) of orientation, before spring semester started:
Five of us went to the water street, coz i need to check something at the atm machines of the associated banks there... That day was super cold! And i haven't got my "warm" boots yet!
I was so worried that i would kind of "loss" my toes there! hahhahaa
I think it was snowing too! That's the first time ever since we had arrived...


Saturday: The ice-hockey game of Blugolds vs (i forgot which team)...

We had a dinner treat of KFC! NICEEEE~

The choices that we made were crispy chicken and grilled chicken!(No hot and spicy, haha) Accompanied by marsh potatoes and coleslaw! (& soft drinks from cafeteria, hahaha)

Thanks taxi driver for helping us in ordering the food and his willingness to drive-thru to KFC before dropping us at the campus.. LOLX

At the Mall... The bubble gum was hmm... extremely hard to chew at first! lolx

Anyway, Americans really like chewing gums... But good that people don't "stick" the residue as Malaysian did at everywhere... haha

Eau Claire Court or something... We passed by when we're on our way to the transfer center...

Walking all the way from campus to the transfer center~~

Chill! It was really hard to take pictures! 'coz it's too cold for you to take out your hands from the gloves and capture any pictures.. haha

The so-called coldest pedestrian bridge on the Chippewa River which connected the Haas Fine Arts Center to the lower campus~

Stepping on the dirty snows! hahaha

Pauline, me and my roommate, Kelsey!! This was taken at the Riverview Cafeteria... My roomie is very sweet and nice!!!!

Weekdays:
My dorm: Oak Ridge Hall!! (I'm kind of complaining about it as it's so far from McPhee and my academic buildings... haha.. Not when it's cold and you have to walk up the hills... I would be fine if it's not located up the hill, lol)

My peer guide of Linda and Mary~

My orientation's group! That was a Thai restaurant somewhere near downtown..

The food there is great! Tasted so much like Malaysia!!!

We walked from campus to the restaurant! It took like 20 minutes+ i guessed...

I still remembered that it was like negative 10++ degree celsius outside, i could barely feel my feet under that condition! lol

Anyway, i really enjoyed the food there! (at least the rice tasted like rice and i love the spices!!!! hahaha)

The free bowling night at hilltop center~ I played it with Pauline and Kelsey~

My wardrobe/closet?! But it's kind of different right now... hahaha

My bed is the one on top! Covered with blankets from my host family! hahha

And i am good at "extending" my legs all the way up to my bed now! That's how i climb up everyday~ XD

My room with everything settled! haha, Fridge, TV, dvd player, Microware(i finally realized how important/effective it is!), kettles, irons ++++++ (all from my roomie! hahahhaa)

Student ID and school file?!~

First experiece at Wal-mart!

My phone!!

Auntie Annes at the mall! With the same pricing in Malaysia but different currency!

I would rather go back to Malaysia and have the pretzels there! hahahhaa

On the bus to the malls~

My stuffs before i unpacked them! lolx

On the city bus!!

Well, that's all for orientation week.. I will quickly catch up everything else!!!

十九的生日礼物

enjoy my "super belated" post! hahahha


十九的生日礼物，经过了27个小时的飞行，离开了家人和朋友，我终于来到这个距离马来西亚半个地球的美国。第一次度过了人生中36个小时的生日。

从马来西亚到新加坡到日本然后明尼阿波利斯市国际机场，我和宝凌非常幸运地搭上了比我们原定那趟巴士还要早一班的巴士。过了一个半小时的路程后终于抵达威斯康星州的水清市。我的寄宿家庭的玛丽安娣已经在车站等我们。 一路上就是被厚厚的雪覆盖着的地面，当我们把行李从巴士转放到车厢的时候，手脚都快冷到发抖了，但是玛丽安娣就说这个星期其实算是暖了一点，还好我们不是上一个礼拜到这里，而且今年的气候温度也没有去年零下三十多度那么差。

我的在这里的“家”坐落在水清市的郊区。房子的四周围都被树林覆盖，每间屋子都和邻居有一小段的距离。一进到屋里，玛丽安娣就带我们四处看看她的家。我选择了住在粉红色的“公主”房，而宝凌则住在了另一间青色的房间。由于宝凌的寄宿家庭在我们到达的这两天出差了，所以她便暂时跟我一起住。真好，至少来到一个完全陌生的国度还有朋友能跟我一起庆祝生日。

玛丽安娣见我们那么劳累，于是便让我们在冲凉后小休了一会。晚上就是我的“生日派对”了。Uncle Ray上班回来了。我在美国的第一顿晚餐加生日大餐就是homemade皮萨和在镇上买来的pie当甜品。真的好好吃哦！我真的觉得好感动，以来到这里就有“家”的感觉。由于玛丽安娣和uncle Ray的孩子都长大了也不住在水清市，所以家里平时就只有他们两夫妻。而我的生日礼物就是一幅温暖的“美国”被。除此之外，他们还准备了“欢迎”我们到来的礼物，也就是能够保暖的米布包。

吃完晚饭后我们就到了处在地下室的家庭厅。玛丽安娣和uncle Ray教了我们如何玩他们家的牌游戏：ＲＵＭＭＹ２０００。这是一个我从来没有玩过的游戏，基本上就是有一些规矩，你能够拿牌放牌然后积分到２０００的人算是赢家。最有挑战性的一点是，每一局都赢得人未必会是最后的赢家，而且领先的人也许也会因为负数而被拖垮。这个游戏还蛮好玩的，而且还会慢慢上瘾呢！哈哈！

第二天早上，吃完早餐以后玛丽安娣就带我们到学校绕了一圈，大略的介绍了水清市。然后我们就到了玛丽安娣义务工作的ＣｈｉｐｐｅｗａＶａｌｌｅｙ博物馆去参观和了解这里的历史和风土人情。我们在里面呆了一个小时多，离开之前玛丽安娣还请了我们吃冰淇淋呢！

由于是星期六的晚上，Ｕncle Ray　的两个姐姐到了我们的“家”来做客。吃了一顿有米饭的晚餐，搭配沙拉和意大利式煮的鸡。晚餐后，我们六个人就继续了昨天的牌游戏。原来这真的是我的寄宿家庭的游戏，因为基本上每一个家庭成员都会玩，不怪的他们在我们来到的第一个晚上就教会我们了。

星期天，宝凌的寄宿家庭终于回来了，也代表我们就要分开几天了。这天的早午餐（brunch）真的很丰富，有英式ｍｕｆｆｉｎ和ｓａｕｓａｇｅ还有ｐａｎｃａｋｅ和牛奶。ｐａｎｃａｋｅ还搭配了玛丽安娣和uncle Ray的朋友送的枫树糖浆。据说是他们亲手去采集的。真的很好吃！

由于uncle Ray忙于在车库里翻新夏天要用的机器，于是aunty mary便带我到了Savers去逛逛。这个卖场里卖的东西都很便宜，大部分都是别人再卖的二手衣物。逛完Savers后，时间还不晚，于是aunty mary便提议去到ChippewaFall（距离水清市差不多半小时路程的一个市镇）去参观这里很有名的啤酒厂-Leinenkugel。本想着能够进到酒厂里面参观的，奈何我们到达的时间刚好错过了最后一班观光团。于是我们便在酒厂设于河边的专卖店免费试喝了这里的啤酒。由于我还不到喝酒的合适年龄，（威斯康星州的合法饮酒年龄是二十一岁以上），所以我被分到一杯新鲜的rootbeer！味道还真不赖。这里的人多数都是和这个牌子的啤酒，一来价钱比较便宜，二来是这里的特产和历史文化。这间啤酒厂算是这一带最古老的商业了。

晚上，uncle ray有个“小”秘密，那就是他是电视剧《绝望的主妇-desperate housewives》的忠实观众，他的孩子们都知道八点这个时间是不用打电话到家里的，因为他肯定会在这个时间段留守在电视前，哈哈。
一月十八日是马丁路德金普日（Dr Martin Luther King’s Day），晚上在大学的教堂有关于马丁路德金普的纪念活动，我的寄宿家庭已经和宝凌的寄宿家庭说好了要一起去。活动在旁晚开始，大约一个小时里有人唱歌，也有人演讲关于马丁路德金普的事迹。活动后，我们便相约在水街（water street）的Dooley’s Pub吃晚餐。

check out my facebook for more photos.. i did put on caption there~~

Bye, Malaysia! & Happy Birthday to myself!

Firstly Happy both lunar and western birthday to myself!
I'm writing this post at Changi Airport now.. Really sien of waiting 6 hours for the transit...
First time gonna enjoy my special extraordinary 36 hours of birthday!
Counting from now until the first day at Eau Claire!

I just left Malaysia.. Left my family, friends and my home...
Heading for my future... In this special day of my life...

Well, I shedded a lot of tears at KLIA, it wasn't the feeling of sadness...
I just don't know why the tears dropped...
I gotta leave my parents, my beloved mom and dad...
Baba, mama, i really love you so much!
This is the best gift for these 19 years, i knew...
Getting whatever i wanted, travelling to the strange new country for my future undertaking...
I really appreciate everything that both of you had done for me...
Of coz, i couldn't list out every single little stuffs that you had done for me..
I truly love both of you from the bottom of my heart, with all my love! (Gor, translate this for me, i couldn't use mandarin to key in at this stupid changi airport free internet access pc, hahahah)





Gor, you always knew you one of the most important people in my life..
You influenced me a lot, and i like it...
I love when people said we look alike, i love when our opinions are just so similar to each other...
We always have the same dreams and i knew we both could achieve them when we're there supporting each other, either mentally or physically..
I really really glad and grateful that you are my elder brother, the one that protects me everytime or anytime i need helps...
I knew you love me, and yes, i love you too! i love you a lot a lot a lot!
You knew, you're the one who's sharing the same blood with me... The only one in this world!
You the irreplacable, the one that i respect the most...
You are my treasure in this world, with you, i have the warmth from every single corner of this world...





Zimui: you gals are the bestest buddy in this world! you gals should knew how much i treasure you all..
You're just like the treasure in my life which nobody could take away from me...
We shared dreams, we teased each other, we support each other, we cried together, we laughed so loud, and we did all those stupid stuffs together...
We had the most glamorous memory together, and of coz, we knew all the "silly/embarassing" moment any of us have...
Those that made our lives full... and shone this little world of mine...



Dearest Vone, you would always be my lovely and sweet hubby! i'll always be there when you need me, although it's 12/13 hours lap between us, haha...



Dearest Mun, i will always FL with you, don't worry.. Thanks my biaobiaojie for always being the strong and understanding character...



Dearest Yuan, I will miss your pervert attitude and your silly ideas which appear out of sudden.. i really enjoy the time i spent with you... those were just sooooo hilarious! hahaha



Dearest Heng, our bestest gang! lucky to have you as my 13 years friend! haha.. Really enjoy the way we cooperated!



Dearest Yew, talking nonsense but i knew you had been the undestanding one always... Don't forget we're the classmates that had been in the same class for the entire high school life!



Dear Ka Wah, the ex-lougong who i treasure so much.. kinda "forgotten of friends" when he has gf, but i knew i would always be the special ex-loupo who couldn't be substitute by anyone from the world! haha



Dear Wai Yong, take care of your special one, remember to be my ahlek forever! ahhahaha sorry that i couldn't be your air-cond when i'm gone, haha



Dear Wai Loon, you're the "old" friend who i had knew since childhood, don't be shy the next time you take photo ya! haha



Dear An Cherng, well, i knew we both enjoyed the stories that we created together! stupid but funny... Remember to miss me and you gotta wait for me to come back! hahahaha



Dear Zer Yun, take care.. you're the big sister and i really enjoyed your jokes! keep up ur cheerful side^^



Dear Chun Hoe, all the best for you! Just hope that everything is fine with you! Remember to keep slim and be innocent as long as possible! hahhaha



Dear Li Jin, the zhen jie, the big sista! i appreciate every moment that i spent with you... We were just having too much "passion" when we're together! keke



Dear Chu Kean, just remember i'm your yi lai la!



Dear Justin, would always be ur best neighbour, i promised!



Dear Suet Li, love to see you smile! hope you would be happy always! ^^



Dear Pui Sun, the sun in our gang! take care! remember the days we had during "car-license" period, hahahha



Dear Jia Chang, how could i forget you leh... Haiz... My secretary... My lengzai! the one that always made me speechless but happy... Remember to miss me always la! kekekek



Dear Pui Yoon, Keep up the cheerful days! take good care of yourself oh!



Dear Howe Kian, may god bless you la! gotta miss you too! hahahha



Dear Chun Kit, thanks for being my driver sometimes during yamcha! you're really a great friend, although you're not "good-people", haha jkjk, send my warm care to ur sisters too! they're real cute! hahahha



Dear Yeik Huei, the monitor always, remember to keep up ur understanding and charisma oh! you're the man in the gang! hahhaha

Dear Win Shi, Take good care of yourself! will miss you too ^^

okay, lastly, my dear pauline chua, good that you could come with me! hahhaha be happy always! and remember to treat me bagus bagus! hahhaahha cya

Hmm.. back to my birthday post! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HO WAI LING!

promised myself, i will do my very best in everything ^^
(well, going to check in for singapore to narita flight now, bye people!)

Avatar; My farewell

Event: Watching Avatar 3D ^^

Date: 4/01/2010

Venue: Sunway Piramid

Time: 10am - 5pm

People: An Cherng, Wai Loon, Huey Yuan, Wai Yong, Ye Vone and me

~lunch at BBQ plaza (hmm, i don't really enjoy it, honestly, haha)

~featuring the 3D specs! ahhaha

Event: My farewell with BTG

Date: 9/01/2010
Venue: Pasta Zanmai, Sunway Piramid and Asia Cafe, SS15

Time: 6pm- 11.45pm
People: YeVone, KahMun, XiuHeng, LiJin, KaWah, JiaChang, WaiYong, WaiLoon, SuetLi, SukeKien, YoongYee, PuiSun, HoweKian, PuiYoon~ (YeikHuei and ZerYun that appeared for a little while, haha)

~the family photo! haha

~girls!

~Vone the chinese empress! ahaha

~ pretty ladies mirror reflection! haha

~Heng, me and "Zhen jie" haha

I'm really glad thay you all had joined me for the night!

Thanks for coming and those wishes, care...

I'll bring them with me when i "fly", hahaha!

Take care too! Gotta miss you guys!

For those who couldn't make it! please "date" me before i leave~

Fyi, my departure date is 14th of jan...

~ Lenglui! me, suet li and sun~

~photo with x-lougong with lots of disturbance at the back! haha

~present from vone with the cartoon that represent us! haha

~words from ppl, on the pasta zanmai chopstick wrapping paper! haha

Good that i could celebrate my chinese lunar birthday here with family and friends on the day that i leave, and celebrate my "western" real birthday at US with host family on the day i arrive... So coincidence! lolx

Malacca New Year Trip with The Bestest Gang

Date: 10.30am, 31/12/2009 - 4.30pm, 1/1/2010

People: Ye Vone, Huey Yuan, Kah Mun, Xiu Heng, Chong Yew, Wai Ling

* Lucky that we still caught the last minute buses both from KL sentral and Malacca sentral! hahaha

@ fort a famosa~ really SUNNY

with cute Yuan at the back! haha

On our way to Jonker Street from A famosa..

@featuring Yew and Heng, the wedding photo~ LOL XD

Mun and I starving for food! (the most hungry 1 = Mun and Yuan who strode for food under hot sun. Forced the remaining us to walk in a quick pace in order to follow them, haha)

@nyonya dessert! mango, durian and original favor~

Extremely delicious curry laksa & asam laksa!! Must try!!

Finished everything! Look at the satisfied look! haha
Resting outside "sam suk gong"... =) just had Yuan's "muachi"...
river~ (Sungai Melaka, i think)
@holland feel! hahaha

4 pretty ladies! hahaha @ Christ Church

LOL, who is Yew peeping at? keke

Inside Hotel's lift... 6 of us ^^

Our dinner at food court! TeoChew bak kut teh + Fried Oyster + Chicken Riceball + Squid Kangkung + Barley Tea + Barley Lime + Honeydew juice +++ haha

@Menara Taming Sari~

Four Flowers! The flowery dresses which took sweaty us ages to try on and buy... kekekeke

Foot & shoes~!

@Shadows! After riding on Menara Taming Sari..

With sunglasses (which broke together with Vone's out of no where, lol)

* YAY, 6 of us at the entrance of Istana!

@Hotel Equitorial.. First meal of 2010 = McD, LOL, XD

Day 1:

i- Met at Bukit Jalil LRT and very fortunate that we caught the bus at last minute!

ii- Checked in at Hotel Equitorial... Reached excatly at 1.30pm, the official check-in time! haha

iii- Settled down... Got ready for lunch and day trip!

iv- Visited A-famosa, Dataran Pahlawan, Jalan Kota (with a lot of nice buildings and spots), Christ Church while we're on the way in searching food...

v- Sauntered at Jonker Street.. Had our lunch of nyonya treats at Nyonya Dessert at 3pm! Absolutely yummy!!!

vi- Bought some souvenirs at Jonker Street, rested and headed to Christ Church for photographing session, lolx~

vii- Back to Hotel and had our swimming session! Hmmm... Had our dinner at 10pm at a food court opposite mahkota parade...

viii- Rode the Taming Sari... Nice view up there... Waiting for count down session and lame fireworks at Dataran Pahlawan.. (Luckily that both Mun and I still saw the "shock" lightning just right after fireworks! hahahah, Heng and Vone shouldn't have turned their head off at that time, hehehhee)

Day 2:

i- Pillow talk until 4am... Hmm... We don't really have secrets among us... But we had great talks... hehe.. a lot of funny incidents... keke =D

ii- Should be waking up at 9am, but thanks to Mun "quick" jump (which stopped the alarm of her phone), we woke up at 10am...

iii- Ate light breakfast at hotel room, then we visited Istana... "Shopped" a while in Mahkota Parade and had our lunch... Back to KL at 3pm~

~*An amazingly, wonderful, interesting, fantastic, great trip with the BESTEST GANG! hahaha*~

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