I'm going to Michigan City later today. In about 10 hours time. So what am I doing up awake instead of sleeping for the upcoming road trip? For one thing, i just bathed and my hair's still wet (can't sleep when your hair's wet can you?) for another is i haven't been doing this for a while so i feel obliged to tell the world more about my life.

So, I went to sign up for the Purdue Singapore Students Association today. It costs me 10 dollars and gave me a chance to indulge in my favourite army past time, sai kang (or doing menial tasks for those hokkien impaired). Just kidding guys, please don't kill me. Seriously speaking, they seem to be a great bunch of people and it'll be a pleasure working with and for them.

Also, I got my first warning letter from the University network saying that I've using too much bandwidth. That's the thing about university connections - there's always a temptation to download more when you see your transfer rate a sweet 150kps. It seems like i've downloaded a bit too much recently. I'll have to scale back my usage of Kazaa Lite (an awesome program, Kazaa sucks, Lite it.)

Latest slang of the year: up. As in "that's so up man! i didn't know you could juggle flaming axes with your toes" or " look at him go, not 3 hours in school and he already has 7 phone numbers, how up is that?!" In that sense, I hope that this blog is up enough for you guys.

Yet another topic : first diss of the year. Which, considering that it came like 4 weeks after the first post, is not bad in my eyes.

anonymous: eh bozo...

Yeap, you've got to take the good with the bad. Take it like a man, yeah.

Well, this should sate (look a usage of the word sate!! you know who you are) the desires of my rabid fans. Hope they don't kill me for the lack of posts.

Mata kondo (till next time)

Hmm... Ok, I know I have been slacking around and not updating much. So bite me, it's called indulging in University life.

Anyway, it was a rather quiet birthday for me. The 25th of August came and went with barely a greeting from my friends... What a bummer. At least I did get some birthday wishes but only after incessant prodding and hinting. (you know who you guys are.) BUT special props has to go to the guys over here. Especially LQ and Derrick for organising something for me. It was small and simple but it was the thought that counted. THANKS GUYS.

What I got this year? Well, a US 9000.00 down payment for my education from my parents, a 45+10 deuter bag from the fubars and a Team Shohoku Tee from LQ. Not bad for someone whose birthday seems destined to fall on the first day of school. I'm not complaining, I'll take what i can get.

I finally got my class schedule settled. So now I'm taking an 18 credit hour course week (for those who want to know). Mondays and Wednesdays are tough cos I have lessons from 1130am to 220pm. This means I have NO TIME for lunch. Which (naturally) sucks. Big time. On the bright side though, I don't have many 730am classes. In fact, the only 730 class I have is Chem Lab on Fridays. I think the faculty wants to get rid of some of the Chemistry students. How else do you explain letting people who just woke up handle highly toxic and explosive elements at 0730 am??? I just hope i don't blow my nose off or something.

What else is there to say? I'm sure there is plenty more to add but I'm tired now. So it's off to bed. Again.

Oh yes, I just remembered I was offered a chance to test out of MA(th) 162 course again. (Long story about the again) Hopefully, I'll pass and can get to do 200 level courses. w00tz.

Edit: Oh yeah, how could i forget, i went out on my first lunch with a girl today. w00tz! Awesome. Although it wasn't much ( we just sat around and chatted over curry with rice for me and a sandwich for her) i enjoyed myself. And it was a lunch with a girl. You can't get too much of those in University can you?

Okie, new photos are up people. Go check them out.

They're photos of my send off in Singapore and some shots of us in NC.

Sunday was a slow day cos although there are many things yet to be done, all the bloody offices are closed... So I'll just have to wait till Monday to go and arrange my class schedule again. It's pretty screwed up due to the addition and deletion of my classes yesterday. So as of now, i only need to attend 2 courses, basic engineering and maths. w00tz (not).

Tomorrow is the first day of school again. After a looonnnggg break. I don't know what it'll be like but I guess i'll be pretty busy to start with. Luckily, (or not) due to the messed up scheduling, I have some time to attend to the pressing matters tomorrow. So hopefully I'll settle all admin stuff by lunch time.

Well that's about it for now. Early to bed, I have to wake up early tomorrow.

Oyasumi!

First thing to get acclimatised in this new environment. Play Warcraft. Haha. That's right.I'm currently installing Warcraft in the Com Lab as I write this blog. And the Com Lab is open 24/7. Shiok. Lan parties galore.w00tz. I went to change my classes today. Just realised from my seniors that the bloody chicken of an advisor tried to trick me into re-taking A level chem. So i went back to register for higher level chemistry and to drop my english as well (750 verbal baby). Instead, I'm taking Philosophy (intro to,) as a general elective. I wanted to try for Japanese but the classes were full and of all the remaining classes( Marriage and family development, Russian 101, French 101, Philosophy and Religion, Creative ARts 101) intro to phil was the most enticing. So if I start spouting more eloquent and theoratical rubbish than normal, thank/blame philo classes.

On another note, I've met a couple of foriegners already. Providence or not, most of them are ... guess... Japanese. Haha. Well ok, so i've met like 4 new people. 1 Malaysian girl, 2 Jap girls and a Jap guy. That's 75%. Not bad yeah. I'm gotten replies on most of my emails as well. w00tz.

Went shopping for stuff for my room last night. Literally. Me and LQ hit Walmart at around 11pm and left the place only at 1+ am. You could hold football events in that place and still have room for a basketball match. I got lost trying to search for gatorade... We bought a couple of stuff to spruce up our dorm. A fan, laundry bags, trash bags, bedsheets, pillows with cases, etc. It was murder trying to carry all that stuff up to the forth floor without a lift.

Which reminds me, i just found out that there IS a lift in my dorm. Only thing is, it operates during the afternoons and late mornings only. So we were screwed anyway after Walmart, but it's just a mental note.

Lastly, a note to self, Hamsted has said that he would try to mail my present over. So try not to be 2 mad.

Wel, the installation's almost done. Back to gaming. CHeers.

Edit: The comp screwed me after the installation and I had to re-install the whole bloody thing. Luckily, the lab was open 24/7. haha.

I'm back at Purdue University and the first thing that strikes you is that it's still bloody hot. It was like 88 degrees Fahrenheit here today. Which translates to roughly 33 degrees Celsius. The strange thing is every one is still wearing jeans and t-shirts... Damn. Oh well, maybe people will realise that it's not necessary to wear so much clothing tomorrow. Hehez.

The registering for classes is really hectic. Probably cos I waited till the last minute to do this stuff but i was rushing around campus the whole day. And the academic advisors are not very in-tuned with the GCE A levels and what they entail. So a caveat for anyone who's trying to go there. Be prepared to argue and whine. A lot. I still have to take a couple of test-outs tomorrow but looking at the testing syllabus I think I'm gonna fail. Polar Co-ords anyone? Or Power Series? Mother.

There is chinese food around my hall though. And it's a buffet spread. Woah. Went there for lunch and i was exploding (again... yeah yeah) when i came out. Well, at least i won't go hungry here.

I just opened a checking account here and received my very first cheque book. Woah. I'm scared to write a cheque. But it's pretty cool eh? Haha.

Anyway, on to the best part of the day. No. of phone no/email addresses gotten: 1. Yes i know it's not much, but it's a start. Better than just chatting huh. Haha. And she's a chem engineer as well, from HC. w00tz. Haha. I can sleep happy tonight. =)

It's 11pm here right now and i'm`pretty bushed. But i'm stilling writing this entry as i have a responsiblity to my readers. =)

I've had a few request/suggestions for me to touch up the main site but i guess that will take awhile. I haven't really started learning HTML or Dreamweaver yet. But hopefully, it'll be done by the end of the year. Hopefully. Anyway, the blonde bikini babe is a myth. I've spent some time at the beach here and she's harder to find than a fat free roti prate... All i see are whales. Beached whales. Ugh. Ok so maybe i'm no adonis myself but at least i don't look like i'm hiding an elephant in my underwear...

Went parasailing here. It was awesome. I was at least 10 stories in the sky and i could see very very far out. Ok i know "very very far" isn't very quantative but i'm not too sure about the exact specifics ok.

On another note, there are many many bugs here. And by many many, i mean one bug for every finger on every person in the house and one spider for every three bugs. Many many bugs are not very good for your health. Went cycling today and there was a spider on the bloody handle. And it was feasting on a bug. Damn.

The cost of living here is not cheap. It's like Singapore prices but in US dollars. So that's some consideration for people who want travel here. But the food portions are enormous. I can finish one burger meal and feel contented and that's saying something yeah. LQ couldn't even finish his.
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Ok with that said, I'm hitting the sheets. Till next time. Ciao. Oyasumi (good night).

Edit: I was wrong about the bug count. It's like ten bugs for every finger on every person in the house and 1 spider for every other bug... It's disgusting.

Hehez, I'm still alive people.

I'm typing this with the graces of a friend in North Carolina. Me and Lq had quite and adventure coming here. We stayed overnight at Indianapolis Airport to catch the 5 am flight only to be told that the flight has been cancelled due to a "lack of crew"... First taste of America man...

So instead of hitting North Carolina around 2 pm, we left Indiana around 10am, went to Washington around 1230( where our flight was delayed for ANOTHER HOUR) and finally we hit North Carolina at around 6pm... Wootz. Fun trip.

On to my room. It's pathetic. It's very small, it's stuffy and it's too crowded. 5 shower heads for 21 rooms. Bloody hell. I want to get a single room apartment ASAP. It's not been a very smooth ride. I'm having a sore throat now so i can't eat much food. Damn damn damn. I'll post pics on the pathetic state of living when i get the chance.

On a slightly better note, I've chatted to a Taiwan "mei" and a Jap girl already. Haha. There's hope for me yeah. w00tz!

I'm flying in about 8 hours time so this will be my last post for awhile. I beg my elucidated readers' forgiveness and understanding. I will try to get this back up and running ASAP but you know how it goes: plan to write a blog, end up roaring drunk. (zu31g g3ms)

Anyway, I love my gang. I heard how much they were willing to spend on me, and i say THANK YOU guys. Sai Ko!!. You guys are the best. How generous were they? I just bought an orange deuter bag (45 + 10) with the money they were willing to spurlge on me and it was only around half the figure they proposed. Don't worry though, the orange bag is being put into good use. It's almost exploding...

In other news(if you are interested...), Yun and Hamsted STILL HAVEN'T given me my present. I guess i'll have to claim from them when i come back. Memo to self, Yun owes me (in addition to the present) $10 or a treat whichever is more expensive.

Oh yes, I've ended correspondence with a certain individual in my life. It was kinda curt but at least i've tied up all lose ends before i fly. (this is for the gossip mongers out there. You know who you are.)

Well that's it then. Take care, guys!

Went Mambo last night. So no 1am posts this time.

My last Mambo for sometime, last night was pretty fun. But i swear, Long Island Tea is like drinking striaght alcohol. Just open ur mouth and quaff the vodka. No need to mix. At least, that's what it feels like. Now I know how Zhenz can go bananas on this. I can't say more about the drinking from fear of prosecution from higher individuals in the family hierachy so let's leave it as : the drinks were good. But i didn't drink much. No no no, not much at all.

Ok, on to the more interesting part of clubbing, besides the drinks. Yes, the girls.

Sadly, there's not much to talk about under this catergory as well. On the last chionging night in Singapore before I fly, I was 0 for 4. Damn. That's the loser's number of the day. 0. But hey, it's not all about girls right? <--L0s3r Sp34k. Nevermind, I hope it get's better after I fly.

That's enough moping for 1 entry.

Went out for lunch with Jen today. Ate Sakae Sushi at HMV. Ate till I skipped dinner. (Woah! Yeah yeah, I know what you're thinking...) There are new items on the conveyor belt now. The selection is much broader now at Sakae Sushi buffet. In fact, I'm getting hungry at the thought of all the food again. Haha. I think it's a very good deal for cheap sushi. It's not very high class or top quality, but when you want to pig out, it's kinda hard to beat. We just (ok, it was more like I just) grabbed plate after plate of food (agedashi tofu, tacopacchi balls, spider maki, blah blah) from 3pm to 430pm. After that, it was like "ugh... I'm gonna explode but i'll die happy at least..."

Jen was kind enough to get me a cushion for my farewell gift. THANKS again Jen. It's a dark blue plush with an amusing tagline. "No money, no handphone, no lover, no life." I hope that won't turn out to describe me... Demo, shashin o totta koto ga wasureta yo!! I forgot to take photos with Jen. Argh. I'm a bloody male chicken. Sorry about that.

After lunch, I made my way down to do my International Student's card but being the bloody male chicken I am, i forgot to bring photos and proof of studying. So instead, I went to do my International Drivers Permit. Now i can drive in the states. So Snaggy if you're reading this, be thankful... And update me on the plans.

It was kinda ordinary today, but i had to give props to Jen. w0rd.

Latest update. Matt dropped a 51 point word on me today. Testily. Stupid 7 letter bonuses... But the best part is, I ended up winning the game 214-206. Haha. An entry for world's greatest comebacks if there ever was one. It was a close game, I'll admit with a nail biting finish. In the end though, the only thing that matters is, I r0x0r!!

w00tz!

And on another note, it appears as if my fanbase is growing.

Aquinox: yup...
haha it's really quite funny, what u write..

Aquinox: most of the rest were good though...
very entertaining..


w00tz! w00tz!

I met up with my (ex) camp mates today. Went out for lunch at Mos Burger. It was quite enjoyable, until a middle aged whiskery man, chewing on a straw(¿) and was waiting for a table beside us exclaimed loudly to his son "WE WAIT FOR THEM TO LEAVE". "Them" was in reference to our table. And we were just about done too. However, upon this act of blatant unsubtleness, one of us decided to go and order more food and let him wait. Well done ZM.

After that incident, we were pondering what to do after lunch and decided to play pool. But it was really expensive so we decided to play Warcraft instead. I rule at Azure Tower Defense. Haha, it's a game where the players have to withstand hordes of invaders trying to reach a goal point. We, the players, have to kick their asses back to the nether regions from which they spawned from before they can reach the goal. The 5 of us reached level 30 out of 40 and got slaughtered by dark blobs of goo that split whenever they died... I hate goo...

Slaughtered, we decided to call it quits and return home. Upon reaching home, I had to prepare to drive to East Coast for dinner with my relatives. Seafood dinner at Jumbo restaraunt was an excellent affair. The food was good, the wind was nice and my relatives had a chance to see me before I started sending postcards from the States. As usual, I overate. But it was worth it. The chilli crab was delicious. Oishikatta yo!

That's about it for today. The pics for the above mentioned events are up in the Sh0t5 section. Go check 'em out.

Should i crash NUS lectures tomorrow? hmm... Girls... Yeah, i think i'll do it before i fly. =)

Yeah, so I met up with (wen)Yun before I fly. At the Garlic Restaraunt near Embassy. The food's good, and the prices are reasonable. We also met Zee, Fiona and his parents at the Garlic Restaraunt as well. They arrived after watching the parade. Very patriotic colours. But the highlight of the whole thing was me getting an egg. A "lu3 dan4" . So next time when you send your friend off, a new precedent has been set. Just give him an egg. w00tz. And Yun, if you're reading this, there's nowhere in the passage that i call you a "bloody cheapskate ass." Nowhere at all. Okie, to be fair, there's an alleged present for me floating around out there somewhere. Yun told me that he and Hamster (yong quan) bought me something. But until i see the goddamn item(s), i'll just keep insinuating that Yun's a "XXX" (see above, bolded phrase). So sue me.

Oh yeah, it's National Day today, so "Happy National Day" to all my readers, yes all 2 of you. Hope you guys had fun.

Before I sleep, I need to post this.


elohssa: ur blog huh,,
elohssa: is damn funny

Haha, another fan. w00tz!

Hmm...
I've been lazy these past few days and haven't been updating daily. But that's because i stumbled onto xanga.com It's a fantastic site, very professional looking and all but i've tried it out and i think it's way too complex for my needs. All i need is a simple place where i can jot down my thoughts and fancies. Not some high tech page that can help you learn nuclear physics will setting up your Wi-Fi access and sing Pavarotti at the same time. Seriously though, the only standout is that xanga allows comments on the posts. This website is sorely lacking in this.

Anyway, i decided to stick with blogger.com for awhile more and see how it goes.

Ok, on another note, went for Matt's birthday bash today. Not many people, but it was still pretty enjoyable. The food was nice, especially the chicken. Mmmm. Chicken... we also played Pictionary. Haha, story of the day. Me, Cj , Zee , Gawee and some 65 guy whose name i can't really recall won like the last 5 draws to overtake Matt's team which was on the last spot already. Haha, the final draw was trampoline. And only Zee could guess from my god-awful drawing. w0rd!! Good job guys.

Oh yeah, if you ever get the chance, go play with Gawee's abs. They feel like ridges. Haha.

P.S I'll post the pics of that if and when Matt/Zee send me them. In the meantime, don't hate the messenger. Hate them instead...

Edit: Matt has sent me the pics of his birthday so you can stop hating both of them. Instead, you should direct your energies to the Sh0t5 section and give them a look.

Hot damn. A disclaimer before i proceed with today's entry, if you don't like to hear twenty year olds talking about sixteen to eightenn year olds, go do something else now.

Ok, fair warning. So me and cj were going out shopping for matt's present. It's a pair of Van's board shorts btw, if you are interested. (I'm so confident this information won't be reaching matthew before his birthday) Anyway, we saw a pair of AJ girls. And one of them was really cute. As in "if she weren't really under-aged for me, potential stalkee" kinda cute. Too bad she was too young though. We caught her giving us looks so maybe I should have gone up and said something. Either that, or she was staring at me discussing edible undies with matt over the phone. (He didn't want to give us his waistline and I had to threaten him that we would have to get him edible undies otherwise) Let's hope that it's the former yeah.

Anyway, Unreal Tournament 2003 (hence forth known as UT 2K3), rocks. Too bad i can't play online in public servers though. But I lurve the rocket launcher. UT2k3's MuthaF***ing ultr4 l33tz ArseFrager. Nothing brightens your day more than watching somebody tuck into a hearty meal of explosives and then letting it all out in a spectacular display of 3D Nvidia Gforce powered graphics. Haha. But it's kinda hard to play it on a laptop with a mouse that looks like it belongs to a before and after ad for viagra. (it would be the before picture...) Nevermind, i will blame my losses on the mouse.

Oh yeah, got my first accolade today:

anemone: ur blog's funny~

w00tz!

w00tz! First Post on my NEW laptop. Hehez. NO more sharing the PC with my bro!! Well, at least I can play my own games while he fiddles with the pc. Anyway, went for what probably will be my last physio therapy session. Hope that what ever i've learnt till now will be sufficient for me to rehabilitate my knee in the states. But i realised that SGH physio therapy staff can't spell. Was reading an article about shoulder pain and it "vicious cycle" was spelt as "vicous cycle". If there's anybody from SGH reading this, cheers. =) I corrected that.

The streets are crawling with NUS students today. They were everywhere. SGH, Outram MRT, Boon Keng MRT... I met Zee's ex Rayshel at Outram MRT. She tried to squeeze $$ out of me but i only had notes. And there was no way i would donate 2 dollars to any flag day. So it's not discrimination. It's just stoogy-ness.

Now, I'm sitting in LQ's room and enjoying his network access. Since it's by his good graces that i'm having internet right now, no bad mouthing for tonight. Peace.

Haha, went gym today without anybody. Personal Motivation!! There is still hope for me then. If i can do it here, maybe Freshman Forteen won't come knocking on my door. (or maybe if it does, it'll be looking for LQ) Just for those not in the know, Freshman Forteen is a "disease" where freshies put on around forteen pounds in the year. It's a very well documented illness.

Dropped by NUS for a visit to the guys' dorms after dinner. The rooms are god-awful small but i don't think mine will be much better. I'll give comparison once i get there. But they seem to settling just fine. Aside from the ridiculous regimentalised orientation they're having, they're taking to dorm life like fishes to water. Well done dudes. It sucks to be Ken on flag day though. All the BEST! And Zu31G Sp34k5 will record your bravery and determination.

He's trying to get donations for NUS flag day along Little India... fubared. Definitely fubared.

Matt's a (*&#$%^!%#&!@# and doubly so cause like we were playing Literati @ yahoo.com (scramble online) and he dropped a seven letter (i.e clearing all his cards) on me not once, but twice. In a span of 3 games... Bloody hell. But i still won 2 of them and the third was abandoned. Just goes to show luck will get you only that far eh? Hehez.

Went out for dinner with some of my Japanese class friends. Had ramen at Far East Square. Not bad. It was affordable and the food tasted good. Oishikattane. Oniyama Jigouku (literally Devil Mountin Hell) ramen o tabeta.

The thing about going out with your language teachers is that there are no sub-titles. Looking at them converse is like watching a french dvd with the sub-titles turned off. Just actions and rough emotions. Still, I did Okay, considering my month plus (and counting) lay off from the language. I still understand short sentences. Haha. Michigai sentences wa mada wasurechatta yo!! w00t!

Anyway, those photos should be making their way to this site sometime soon. But since a blog is easier to update than actual data, the blog is done first. Haha.

Shashin wa ato de. Sumimasen.

P.S Moshi konno blog o yondattara, guestbook o sign shite kudasai! Domo.

So I was gonna sleep but then i stumbled across this joke.

What do you call a lesbian dinosaur? Lickalotopuss

Funny? Maybe. But the second one had to be posted here.

What do you call a gay dinosaur? Megasorass

Ever tried playing Spider Solitare? The game that comes with Windows XP? Ever tried getting back from 30 losses down to get a 161-161 win loss ratio?

Yup, celebration time. W00t! ^2 (to be read w00t!w00t!)

Anyway, just had a family gathering to send me off. It's surprising how fast people change their minds when told that to send someone off at the airport, they would have to wake up at around 4 plus am. Hey, I would too. So I don't begrudge them. Lotsa food. And it was more overkill than my own farewell party last Sat. At least we finished around 80 % of the food. This time around, let's just say that breakfast is gonna be good. Hehez.

After dinner, went out for ice-cream with Qing, who happened to be around the neighbourhood with her former SDU manager. (remember her guys? the one at coffee bean?) I think they have a new worker at 6th Ave, or I haven't seen her before. But then again, I don't frequent that place as often since the pretty girl stopped working there.

Ice-cream... Mmmm...

Okie, just came back from the NUS matriculcation fair with Kenneth and I must say this. Law is definitely prettier than Engineering. Damn it.

DAmn it dAmn it. Hopefully it will be better in Purdue, but going by the Law of Averages, I'm pretty much screwed in that aspect i think.

Anyways, the crowd at the laptop purchasing counter was unbelieveable. Unbelieveable until you stand in the queue from 1115 to 1245 just to reach the REGISTRATION counter... Still, it wasn't too bad (aside from the fact that my legs felt like dropping off). There were law girls around. Hehz. And the HP sales girls were kinda cute. But I don't have much luck with sales girls...

So now I'm back home and waiting to go play tennis. I'll go immerse myself in Frozen Throne again. Trying to get 25 Human wins to get a Dwarven Icon.

Once more onto thy breach!