many of you may not know about the eclipse that happened on the Aug 28, 2007. i will remember this day forever in my life. this is because i stayed out the whole night just to see the moon. let me give u a brief description about it:
During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon's disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and (rarely) very dark gray.
that practically about it..
some might say that it is a ridiculous idea to stay up so late just to see the moon...but if you take a moment to visualize and ponder,when will you get the chance to see this sight again happening in your life?we may not be able to experience such a beautiful and wonderful moment that should be cherished forever. i feel that for once in my life i am able to ask someone out to enjoy the spectacular sight. we saw the moon setting out and saw the stars shining brightly upon us.it was so magical...
before i wrote this, i was browsing through the STAR magazine and i read about a dillemma by a guy. i feel that i am in his shoes right now, all the feelings trapped inside just waiting to set free. i am waiting for the right time to overcome my fear and tell her that i care for her. if i am not willing to do that, then i might as well be prepared to lose her..
i will end this off with giving you a part of Faridah advice..."It’s normal to fear rejection, but I believe it’s worse to let it stand in the way of at least trying for love."
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Sunday, August 26, 2007
a night day out...
this is quite ridiculous,into the 1st week of classes and i gone to a place to drink and also to a pub at uptown.but,drinking is not allowed for people who are under 21..so one good point there. i feel that those places doesn't fit me well. i don't fit into those crowds where they dance and stuff. just not me...somehow i feel there is a contrasting differences between me and my sister. my sister is quite outgoing, sociable and also fun, wheareas i am the type who is shy and quiet.
we went to Liz's apartment...there was a whole big crowd of people there who some i don't even know.instead of making friends and introducing myself...i just stood there like a lamp pole,doing absolutely nothing.sometimes i feel i am an outcast there.i think i did made eye contact and she noticed it but then i just can't find the courage to talk to her...something inside me that is just hidden. Maybe that the problem. if i just open up and say something, things will change..
most people are already one step ahead of me,and i feel that i am way behind....If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. I still have that dream.
we went to Liz's apartment...there was a whole big crowd of people there who some i don't even know.instead of making friends and introducing myself...i just stood there like a lamp pole,doing absolutely nothing.sometimes i feel i am an outcast there.i think i did made eye contact and she noticed it but then i just can't find the courage to talk to her...something inside me that is just hidden. Maybe that the problem. if i just open up and say something, things will change..
most people are already one step ahead of me,and i feel that i am way behind....If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. I still have that dream.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
all in a day's work
Its been two days since the new semester officially started. At first, i encountered many problems sceheduling for classes to fulfil this Miami Plan. arrgh! stupid system, need to fulfill the plan in order to graduate. After deciding on what I wanted to do, it was time for class.
1st class, ENG 109...feel so degrading...learning english all over again. American words and the words I used are different. So what?they mean the same thing don't they?anyway, went into the class and the teacher was quite weird. I feel that she is really really passionate in her work by the way she talked. I got teased for asking a silly question.
I quickly ran towards the next class. there were a 10 minute interval between the english class and the History of Western Arts class. I was already late when i stepped into the class..it seem like a nice class, learning about artefacts and monuments.(yea, i know...its a weird subject!)...i went to Campus Avenue Building to pay my fees...after that,i headed towards my next class which is the CSA class..the stupidest thing about this class is that you need to buy this Microsoft Word book to do the courses in the syllabus. Its not like I am computer illiterate or something..the book cost around US$ 105. going from bad to worse, it started raining..and che couldn't come over to eat dinner with me..However, i had to work and that was a whole thing altogether. working at the dining hall..its not that tough and it is easy money. When the dining hall closes, that when the hard work starts. Cleaning up people's mess = torture!in the night, not much activity...just reading the homework that was assigned. and lights off at 12.
next day..went into the physics class...which wasn't what i expected it to be. something about the education here is that it doesn't stress much on science, but also how to put it into good use.the physics teacher was kinda boring...haha...i tot physics was suppose to be fun. quickly walked towards international studies lecture hall.this particular subject has tonnes of reading man. hopefully i can cope with it(fingers crossed)..went to robertson hall to get my computer internet fixed...haihzz...ate dinner at alexander dining hall..and then here I am writing something on my blog.
1st class, ENG 109...feel so degrading...learning english all over again. American words and the words I used are different. So what?they mean the same thing don't they?anyway, went into the class and the teacher was quite weird. I feel that she is really really passionate in her work by the way she talked. I got teased for asking a silly question.
I quickly ran towards the next class. there were a 10 minute interval between the english class and the History of Western Arts class. I was already late when i stepped into the class..it seem like a nice class, learning about artefacts and monuments.(yea, i know...its a weird subject!)...i went to Campus Avenue Building to pay my fees...after that,i headed towards my next class which is the CSA class..the stupidest thing about this class is that you need to buy this Microsoft Word book to do the courses in the syllabus. Its not like I am computer illiterate or something..the book cost around US$ 105. going from bad to worse, it started raining..and che couldn't come over to eat dinner with me..However, i had to work and that was a whole thing altogether. working at the dining hall..its not that tough and it is easy money. When the dining hall closes, that when the hard work starts. Cleaning up people's mess = torture!in the night, not much activity...just reading the homework that was assigned. and lights off at 12.
next day..went into the physics class...which wasn't what i expected it to be. something about the education here is that it doesn't stress much on science, but also how to put it into good use.the physics teacher was kinda boring...haha...i tot physics was suppose to be fun. quickly walked towards international studies lecture hall.this particular subject has tonnes of reading man. hopefully i can cope with it(fingers crossed)..went to robertson hall to get my computer internet fixed...haihzz...ate dinner at alexander dining hall..and then here I am writing something on my blog.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
in the states
whew,its been a long time since i last logged in to the Internet.in my room there seems to be a connection problem which sometimes gets on my nerves.its been a very exciting and i really learned a lot.i have never flew on my own outside my country and it opens up my world in a completely new perspective whatsoever.i feel that the people here are friendly and very open minded...now, let me recount the days...
day1..
i stayed at the Inn for a night.was really exhausted after travelling for so long.fortunately, the Inn had a great bed with nice plush cushions so i dozed off instantly after having a bath.in the morning, i had my breakfast with Qiao Wen, she is also a Malaysian staying in Penang...we took sokme nice pictures of the scenery near the Inn...at 10am, 2 guys picked us up to get our keys to our respective halls to put our luggage.after doing that,we went to McMillan hall to get our registration done...there was so many things to do today, like getting a phone number, going to the Health Services department to get our injection,banked in some money...apparently, Shriver Center is the only place to fill our empty stomachs.macaroni, sandwiches, and pizza are the only food they served here.i need to get used to it.we drove downtown to Walmart, this giant shopping complex which sells practically everything..and its cheap...practically that what i did that day..was really tired and slept very early.
the next day, was pretty boring too..i met glenn and ben who are the Peer Assistance in my hall called Clawson Hall.they are both local..it was so boring that i had to find Qiao Wen in Emerson Hall, a couple of blocks away from where i stay.the cinemas here are bad man!i feel that back home GSC or TGV is way more better compared to here. i don't really fancy the Simpsons movie because the jokes are sometimes pretty lame...this guy from Thailand, Sin fell asleep in the movie...after the movie, just headed home and that about it
day3...
i was really hungry and i walked all the way to Shriver Center to get some breakfast...can't wait for the dining hall downstairs to open..over here,there are many people from China who come here to study business school..must be that there heard that this business school is one of the best public ivy league in the states...in the night, we went to the drive in movie to watch Rush Hour 3..really funny movie starring Jackie Chan and the ever-witty Chris Tucker who is really humorous to hear..this guy, drove us back to our dorms and he was talking to us about cars..i really liked his iphone man, its like the newest and coolest gadget to have right now.
finally, today is the orientation for international students..its really amazing to see so many international students in this campus..went to Walmart again because its part of the programme which i signed up..After that, the POL people dropped us off at our dorms and this Korean guy, Dong asked me to keep his stuff in his room.i forgotten that i was going out and there was some stuff which needs to be kept in the fridge...on the way, i met Sean and he gave me a lift to the IT department..but it was closed..darn!...this place is huge and you could get lost if you don't have a map with you...i was practically freaked out and i called Sean again to ask where he was..at last i found him and we went to uptown to eat our lunch...we went to this place which sells buffalo wings..sound weird right?yea,u guess it right, where Jessica Simpson misunderstood that it was the wings of a buffalo..the place was quite cool. i had a shrimp and chicken. next, we went to Jungle Jim's which is an international market but it really didn't impress me much..there was nothing that international about that store...took a few hours of rest and we headed towards Sean gathering.his apartment is pretty cool...the best part is where we get to eat free pizza..nothing to complain about...
the things that impress me most here is that the way the people speak. i feel kinda weird coz they can't understand anything i say. i need to repeat it twice for them to completely understand what i am trying to say.maybe i mumble..besides that, the people here are very outspoken..its very easy to go up to someone and introduce themselves...i think is ridiculous that drinking isn't allowed below the age of 21. its a stupid rule.
so yea, that practically all i have to describe about here..its n ot that happening here but i feel that its alright and i can easily adapt to this environment.there maybe a few exciting stuff that i left behind but i can't seem to remember.
adios guys..
day1..
i stayed at the Inn for a night.was really exhausted after travelling for so long.fortunately, the Inn had a great bed with nice plush cushions so i dozed off instantly after having a bath.in the morning, i had my breakfast with Qiao Wen, she is also a Malaysian staying in Penang...we took sokme nice pictures of the scenery near the Inn...at 10am, 2 guys picked us up to get our keys to our respective halls to put our luggage.after doing that,we went to McMillan hall to get our registration done...there was so many things to do today, like getting a phone number, going to the Health Services department to get our injection,banked in some money...apparently, Shriver Center is the only place to fill our empty stomachs.macaroni, sandwiches, and pizza are the only food they served here.i need to get used to it.we drove downtown to Walmart, this giant shopping complex which sells practically everything..and its cheap...practically that what i did that day..was really tired and slept very early.
the next day, was pretty boring too..i met glenn and ben who are the Peer Assistance in my hall called Clawson Hall.they are both local..it was so boring that i had to find Qiao Wen in Emerson Hall, a couple of blocks away from where i stay.the cinemas here are bad man!i feel that back home GSC or TGV is way more better compared to here. i don't really fancy the Simpsons movie because the jokes are sometimes pretty lame...this guy from Thailand, Sin fell asleep in the movie...after the movie, just headed home and that about it
day3...
i was really hungry and i walked all the way to Shriver Center to get some breakfast...can't wait for the dining hall downstairs to open..over here,there are many people from China who come here to study business school..must be that there heard that this business school is one of the best public ivy league in the states...in the night, we went to the drive in movie to watch Rush Hour 3..really funny movie starring Jackie Chan and the ever-witty Chris Tucker who is really humorous to hear..this guy, drove us back to our dorms and he was talking to us about cars..i really liked his iphone man, its like the newest and coolest gadget to have right now.
finally, today is the orientation for international students..its really amazing to see so many international students in this campus..went to Walmart again because its part of the programme which i signed up..After that, the POL people dropped us off at our dorms and this Korean guy, Dong asked me to keep his stuff in his room.i forgotten that i was going out and there was some stuff which needs to be kept in the fridge...on the way, i met Sean and he gave me a lift to the IT department..but it was closed..darn!...this place is huge and you could get lost if you don't have a map with you...i was practically freaked out and i called Sean again to ask where he was..at last i found him and we went to uptown to eat our lunch...we went to this place which sells buffalo wings..sound weird right?yea,u guess it right, where Jessica Simpson misunderstood that it was the wings of a buffalo..the place was quite cool. i had a shrimp and chicken. next, we went to Jungle Jim's which is an international market but it really didn't impress me much..there was nothing that international about that store...took a few hours of rest and we headed towards Sean gathering.his apartment is pretty cool...the best part is where we get to eat free pizza..nothing to complain about...
the things that impress me most here is that the way the people speak. i feel kinda weird coz they can't understand anything i say. i need to repeat it twice for them to completely understand what i am trying to say.maybe i mumble..besides that, the people here are very outspoken..its very easy to go up to someone and introduce themselves...i think is ridiculous that drinking isn't allowed below the age of 21. its a stupid rule.
so yea, that practically all i have to describe about here..its n ot that happening here but i feel that its alright and i can easily adapt to this environment.there maybe a few exciting stuff that i left behind but i can't seem to remember.
adios guys..
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