Hi all, now that life has been back to the tiny red dot, FINE city, sunny island, Sang nila utama land, garden city, boring town, hot city, ERP-slapping country, one-party state, and wadeva nicknames tat i forgot, i need a new blog so as not to disturb the sacredness of my Dispatches from the Evergreen [...]
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July 17, 2008
Back in the FINE city. End of my american dream.
Singapore–As soon as I entered Tokyo-Narita airport, I heard the malay-english accent behind me. that’s the first hint of singapore. then while waiting to board my plane back to singapore, the waiting area was filled with singaporeans. and the best identifying trait? long queue waiting at the boarding gate before the boarding starts. KIASU! and [...]
July 9, 2008
Summer trip aka GIP grand finale
East coast USA–finally, the curtains fall, and my exchange stint at the UW has finally come to an end and I shall take a bow. After a stressful and tiring process of packing, i left seattle with the PP people for New York where my summer break begins. it’s really odd that i am travelling [...]
July 8, 2008
camping trip with Huy near oregon
Oregon/washington–Upon my super agressive and insistence on visiting Huy’s home in Renton, washington, huy decided to bring me along for his camping trip with his family. i was really excited yet worried that i cannot take the cold sleeping in the outdoors, and i dont want to fall sick before my long 3 weeks vacation. [...]
June 12, 2008
more farewells…
Ugly Mug and Westside church–I met asli, my turkish classmate from publication design class for lunch today. it was like a get-together before I leave. Asli took the initiative at the start of the quarter to ask me to hang out with her. but we never got to that because she is always so busy [...]
June 11, 2008
end of quarter party @ Tess’s
Tess’s-it was an end of the quarter party cum unofficial farewell for me. (i considered that for myself as it is really the last time i get to see my classmates. we had fun karaokeing (pronounce as carey-o-key in usa). paul, one of my classmates brought a ktv set and we started singing trashy songs. [...]
June 8, 2008
A visit to an american barber
uni district–a lot of singaporeans, myself included, are very hesitant to cut our hair overseas. it is number one, expensive, no 2, they dont noe how to deal with asian hair. but since after skyping with my mum that she complained that i need a haircut to look good in the summer photos, i decided [...]
June 8, 2008
farewell lunch with Devi
Northgate–today is probably the last day i will ever see Devi again. It is our farewell lunch. it wasnt really like a farewell farewell, more like a get-together. she brought a friend along too, so it was more vibrant. all of them were indonesians, so it felt a bit like home, talking about our country [...]
June 6, 2008
last week @ UW
UW–after 2 quarters, my classes at UW has officially ended! I am sad of coz. I love walking to the campus every morning, taking in the greenery, the squirrels running around, and students rushing to classes. halfway through the week, i was still getting frustrated over our final publication design project. i cant stand it [...]
June 3, 2008
Spring recital
UW brechemin auditorium–finally, after many practices, it is our recital night for MUSAP 237. I love recitals as there is where you get to present your hardwork to many people. i am not sure why but i just couldnt project my voice properly and thus i kept pushing and my voice kept cracking. i knew [...]
