still settling..

hihi i'm one week into school and i've had a crazy two weeks here.. been just such a crazy first week at school...

as a summary, i've had 2 assigments due in the first week and built a water balloon launcher in two days.. which class makes to BUILD a first project in two days??!!??!!

ok but i must admit it was kinda fun building it and 310 is really a great place to meet ppl and make new frens.. =) its cos of 310 that i found out about church, cell groups on campus, viennese ball opening committee auditions, and this salsa group on campus and when the salsa party and auditions are..

its kinda comforting to know that my ME classmates can afford to have a life outside ME, so that mean i can too! heh. will prob try to go for a ocuple tryouts and stuff but haf no idea if i can get in since i'm still recovering and i haevn't danced in AGES. esp salsa.. but oh wells. i'll try for fun.. and hope i can do some dancing to keep me sane..

am working on homework now for a controls class. i was the only one in office hours today.. =s which only mean either of two things-- 1) everyone else is super smart and knows how to do the homework.. 2) no one else has started on the homework.. so hm... i'm kinda demoralized..

oh yes and i got a new bike. i have to bike to class. =S another thing i'm not used to.. def wakes me up i guess when u have to exercise in order to get to class.. and my bike lock cost half as much as my bike itself. bleah.

and i need a brighter lamp in my room.. the light is so yellow. and it doesn't help when i'm trying to study.. maybe i'll make a second trip to ikea.. my study lamp from the first trip isn't quite enough.. need a bedside lamp too.. =P

sigh it seems like these few weeks is like major change time period for my whole family.. jie has to adjust to moving away, and mommie and daddie have to adjust to both of us being away... i guess its a hard time for everyone now huh.. shd just count my blessings.. like having jem come visit me on weekends to distract me from my misery and demoralization..and jie emailing me to tell me its not unusual to feel demoralized..

and although i'm all e way here, i feel really sad that she's leaving home.. as in.. not that i'm there or anything.. but it feels like everything will never be the same again. =( i bet mommy and daddy will miss her and their only grandaughters too.. -i- will at least and they prob will even more... and well.. everything's just so saddening.. bleah. i'm emo now too. sorry.

things are just so unsettled, and so unsettling now....

californiaaa...

i'm here~! officially moved in in sunny california~!

and terribly jetlagged.. been up almost all nite.. and only haf myself to blame-- for sleeping all e way in the plane ride.. i think i'm gonna crash this afternoon..

anyways thank you all for coming to the airport~! it was really nice having all of you there... my whole big family came.. =) and patiently stayed and waited till i went in (we went for an extremely early lunch) =P and thank u sooo much for coming to pick us up and bring my pink bedsheets and extra pillows=)

lets see if i can put pics up.. this is wat happens when i'm jetlagged with nothing to do. =P


oh by e way, my apt is really big and i'm pretty happy with it.. now just waiting for my roomate to move in in a couple of days.. *anxious* haha

this was at breakfast at botanical gardens.. =P

too many things, too little space

just came home from a yummy japanese buffet at miramar hotel, ikoi~! =) now my tummy is full and satisfied (and bloated)..

so i'm sitting in my room now amidst the mess of packing.. one of my bags is filled, the other half filled, and i can think of so many more things i might like to bring with me.. i have too many things dear to me, and too little space =( and too small a weight limit too. *Sighs* but i'm trying to tell myself to minimize.. cos i'm gonna haf to move back here in less than a year anyways.. then i'll haf a big bunch of stuff to bring back. =(

can't believe i'm leaving in less than three days.. the only consolation i haf is that i'm going to a really nice place, and jem's waiting in cali. =) still, i don't wanna leave my family and frens here, esp knowing that when i get back for good my sister and her family wun be here at home anymore. =(

then again, i shd really be looking forward to this last year and cherish it to the max.. after which i'll by slogging e rest of my life away in e workforce and i'll really start feeling like i haf to be an all-out adult.

regarding a totally unrelated issue, my comp has been making weird loud whirring noises =( and my msn messenger is screwing up, it refuses to let me log on~! =( signs of an unhealthy computer-me relationship appearing..bleah.

went out with hwying today just one more time.. am going to miss u lots~! thanx for everything and take good care=) May God bless u and be with you each step of the way.. May He comfort you with His loving hand and heal every hurt and wound..=) *hugs*

great weekend and a wonderful monday~

so despite still being sick since last wed, i had a pretty nice weekend, and a really great monday today~!

the weekend started with the family(except kale) taking a breakfast trip to botanical gardens to eat prata.. its soo changed now! and pretty nice too.. next time i come back home i def haf to remind myself to visit the gardens properly.. =) then i had vietnamese noodles with my sister at great world city before heading home to konk out and try to slp away the flu bug (again, and again to no avail)..

and then my parents and i headed out to TMCC for another dinner/dance thingey.. this time it was elvis/retro themed~! =) my mommie got me these bright pink hoop earrings and hairband thingey to match my pink top! haha surprise suprise..
anyways, dancing a little with my dad really lifted my spirits and cheered me up and make me feel better.. i miss dancing so so much!

so saturday ended with a late nite and a lost voice.

sunday morning was spent in church seeing my lovely church frens for e last time this year... went home to a nice lunch from my family's fave vegetarian store in pek kio market=) yummy. then we headed out to the photoshoot place with the whole family to take studio shots of graduation and stuff.. =) amusing cos its a really tough, if not impossible task getting a 2 yr old and a 3 mth old to pose well for the camera at the same time.. =P pictures did turn out quite ok in e end, altho i still insist that make up covering my eyebags makes me look strangely oriental and not me.. *Shrugs*

the day ended with a nice italian dinner and a trip to the flyer~! and meredith was totally thrilled to be able to ride the "big wheel" =)

and then came monday..

i had so many plans for today.. didn't manage to fit everything i wanted to do in e end, but it -was- quite a fruitful day, and i feel happy refreshed and contented now=)

wanted to hit clementi bookstore and the optician and get my flu sorted out at the doctor's all in e morning.. (overly ambitious, i know) ended up only accomplishing the last task, but along with doing tt i was able to get my laundry bags and foldable laundry baskets and bath mats for use in my future grad sch life=) then i got dropped off at city hall for a really pampering pedi with my sister.. thanks jie for the treat!=)

was supposed to meet May for the rest of our baptism class/discussion thingey.. but i wandered ard bras basah for awhile, looking for a cd compilation of singapore songs for my sister.. she's rite, its impossible to find it in singapore.=( popular din haf it, and tried to contact the supplier.. they later told me the supplier din bring it in anymroe either=( bleah. so i'll try HMV next i guess.. anyways i got my stationery from popular at least.. then wandered around the Christian bookstore there.. really wanted to get a chinese bible for my grandma, but they had discounts for members only, so decided to wait for may to get it some other time..

so then i met may and jesu at e national library! and we ate a little and started a long conversation and intriguing discussion abt various issues.. it was really a very enlightening and wonderful time of sharing, learning, and fellowship =)

was supposed to head home for dinner, and was kinda sad that i reached home too late. i missed an opportunity to haf dinner w my sister and e kids and all.. =( and i told my sister i'd be home for dinner too.. =(

but its ok, i haven't been v active in cell and church activities, it was a realy refreshing time to hang out with may and talk abt deep things, getting a renewed sense of peace and joy, and spending time in fellowship with others and in His presence=) thank you for taking e time to meet and talk with me~!=) and thank you jie for understanding.. i'm saving friday for you!=)

don't she look adorable~?

us flag and a bright pink bow=)

scratchy throat and sniffy nose~

looks like my immune system has finally given in to that potent bug that been going ard the family.. =S

oh wells.. hopefully i can slp and rest it off and it'llbe gone before i leave.. which isn't far away~! as of now.. i have 8 days and 17 hours (ish).=P

i've gotten my apartment block and number and the feeling of finaly starting grad school is suddenly becoming more real.. i can spot my future home as a dot on the campus map =)

meanwhile, packing has to start soon.. i'm wondering how i ever got my life into two suitcases when i first moved to michigan, complete with all e lovely farewell gifts and notes from my wonderful singapore frens.

now i don't even haf all e added extras to carry and i alr feel like there's not enough space.. but i shall try my best to minimize.. after all, i'm gonna haf to face the pain of transporting everything back here in less than a year..=(

*sniffs* i think i shall go to bed now. tried to slp this horrid flu bug thing off the whole day.. but it resfuses to budge. will try again tonite and tmr. wish i cd haf some tlc..

new phase, new face~

haha my blog has undergone a change tt resulted from an accident..

i guess its about time i changed my blog layout anyways, the picture was disappearing, the falling hearts were getting annoying, and the links are totally ancient and out of date..

ps. thanks lyd, for letting me know that at least someone reads my blog.. i was starting to think that NO ONE visited my blog anymore, following the draught of posts.. (which may not be a bad thing compared to blogs overly visited by unknown random strangers.. =P)

so.. to a new phase of my life tt i'll be embarking on in less than two weeks =)
Lord, teach me and guide me~

happy 30th jie~! =)
pics of our Dozo dinner..