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Sunday, November 30, 2008
The canadians unite! One Thursday morning, the awesomeamericano in hippy Montreal took a 3 hours plus bus ride to spy on the Kingston brothers' life, along with her, her fellow west side story comrade and Finnish neighbour/schoolmate. The ride was horrible, but at least the route was still pretty scenic even though the yellow and red leaves were all gone.  Kingston was, as expected, not very happening. But I enjoyed the peace in the night. At least, I didn't need to hear screaming people from the club as lullaby. Bobb's herpes infected bed was surprising comfortable. Hahaha. A big bed all to myself! THANKS BOBBS! 2 snowmen made by 2 big guysChecking Queens out:   Frankly speaking, one of the things I wished more from exchange is having a proper campus and not a SMU replica like HEC. My "welcoming dinner" which I shamelessly requested for Bobbs all in victory against Jason Very happy boysss Absolute alcoholicWe went to catch a hockey match of the Ontario Hockey League between Kingston Frontenacs and the Battalion. They weren't as good as the teams from the National Hockey League (NHL) but their aggressiveness was definitely worth watching.  We miss you angsters and zhou! The Kingston Frontenacs and the Battalion Little kids in action during the break Kingston, you need to BUCK UP!!Awesome Americanos @ 11:17 AM Sunday, November 23, 2008
Dear Laptop Dear Laptop, I am writing this blog using you (in what could possibly be one of the last few times you're ever going to boot up again). This afternoon, your fan has decided to give up on you but I didnt! I switched you on and off for about 10 times before you finally boot up again.. Without you laptop, i am kinda screwed over in exchange.. I would only have my books and the 4 walls as company in my room.. Please oh please laptop.. Hang in there at least till I get back home to Singapore! I know I have been talking about replacing you with the new Macbook but please dont give up on me. I promise you that i will hand you (after i get you fixed and cleaned) over to the (presumably) loving hands of my parents so that they can use you to learn more about the internet. In case you are not going to boot up again.. I just want to say you've been a great laptop for the past 3.5 years... bobbs
-Sola scriptura, Sola fide, Sola gratia, Sola Christus, Soli Deo gloria- Awesome Americanos @ 12:14 PM Saturday, November 22, 2008
SEMI FORMAL BABY!! =) And so the flurry of blog posts comes in from the Canadian side of the Awesome Americanos! =) Well.. as the great philosopher Nelly Furtado once said: "Why must all good things must come to an end?" and it is aptly the question that will be lingering on in our heads for days ahead. The Commerce Semi-Formal kinda marks the (near) end of another term in Queens for the most part and Jason and I were there for the event. Ironically.. it was the only time that we used the suits that we brought over for the exchange.. but yes.. it feels nice to look good in any case! =) While the food wasnt great, it was essentially just like prom back in JC days.. with people taking photos with one another.. Looking back.. I think i have had a fruitful exchange! I have gotten to know more people from other countries than i have know for 24 years of my life. Not much words for today.. just photos photos photos...  Dimitri (whom i think the Montreal peeps met before!)  In Canada, Jason has great sex appeal.. to French Men! Jason and our little friend from HK... Artemis (boy that is an exotic name) Jason with his friend from Singapore... and also the reason why Jason said I was not "brother" that night.. haha (message me for details) Rob from Down Under and Aurore from Lyon and Jason Ali and I! Lauren from Down Under Lotte.. from Netherlands! Spilly!! Our Aussie mate! Brad.. our man from the UK ok.. honestly.. i have no idea who she is and I dont know her (I think her name is Samantha).. but well.. it was a dare from Jason to get to take a photo with her.. as u can see.. i am so nervous / excited that i didnt really take a good photo ultimately.. HAHA.. my favourite photo from the night.. Aurore who kinda was colour coordinated with me...(What can I say? French women are simply charming.. But "Switzerland" still better) HAHA All right people! Do take care wherever in the world you are.. Love, bobbs -Sola scriptura, Sola fide, Sola gratia, Sola Christus, Soli Deo gloria- Awesome Americanos @ 11:31 PM Florida - Thumbs Up Peace Out Definitely one of the highlights of my whole exchange experience: sunny Florida. Universal Studios, Blue Man Group, Factory Outlet Shopping, Disney Downtown, Miami Beach - Just to name a few of the attractions that we visited in our short time there. It was good to see our mexican friend a.k.a. gross again after a long time. She was looking more and more like a native mexican. Serene's generous friend Kaiting put us up at his place for the 5 days we were there. Here's some photos with captions:  Our host! The man who made everything possible for us. Favourite food: CP Shrimp Wanton Favourite Phrases: Row my Sampan in the river, I see that's how it is. Favourite Action: Thumbs Up Peace Out  Universal Studios is fun in long form. Today was so Uni Stus means today was so fun.  Gross-es looking cool. There's a small story behind queueing up for this spiderman ride. Female gross spent 20 mins worrying that it was another ride - Doom's Drop. And she only decided it was not when she saw a woman in a wheelchair in the queue. Evil right? Yeah I know.  Our attempt at duelling each other (taking opposite coasters) fail miserably when my dragon decided to fight with itself first.  Blue Man Group. Possibly one of the most enjoyable shows we've seen. An audio and visual feast, complete with non-stop humour.  Factory Outlet. Most entertaining part: The expression on Serene's face when I walked into her buying her unmentionables at Victoria's Secret. (I'm like yeah, watever, its A for Airport)  Drinking poker. No *cough* one got drunk *cough* that night. Everything was good...  Miami Ink. One of our friends got his tongue pierced at one of the stores. It was pretty cool to watch!  2 charming americans who joined us on our trip to Miami. Stephen and Hobbit. The beach was nice but chilly. It have been VERY cold if you were wearing a bikini. Okay, thats all folks. Miss you all! Can't wait for NYC! Gross thanks for the trip =) Awesome Americanos @ 9:27 PM My thoughts. Date: 22 November 2008 I have exactly one more month in Montreal before the awesomeamericanos head to Vermont/New York. These days, I've been feeling sad that my exchange life in Montreal is coming to an end cos my everyday life kept smacking these little reminders in my face.
I can't say that this exchange has been extremely fruitful but it sure has been rewarding in its own way. Sometimes I will think that I am not doing enough and not making full use of my time here and wonder if I am staying at home too much, not partying hard enough and not making more friends etc. But then I guess we'll never know what is enough and it is not possible to strike a good balance. One major takeaway from this exchange is definitely learning how to stay under one roof with 5 other people and try not to kill one another. Indefinitely, there will be certain traits of each person which you totally cannot stand and certain things about him/her which you like. I can go on for hours on this topic on living in a house of 6 and all the stories we have but to cut the long story short, I have learned to be very tolerant, to read people's mood very well and know when you can go nua on their bed and when you should stay out of their way, to not be so "gei gao" with little things, say "Good Morning" even though you are damn grumpy in the morning, to resolve conflicts and to stay out of them. And of course, the "List of edible food Pegs can make" has expanded from hanging out in the kitchen. Even though sometimes they piss me off big time, nothing beats the 6 of us sitting around the dinner table having dinner together, chatting and laughing (of course, when the sea is calm), chatting till the wee hours in the morning on each other's beds/over beers in the kitchen, trying on each other's new clothes, crowding around a small pot of instant noodles, the very efficient dish washing chain we have developed etc. Its like having the sisters and elder brothers I always wished I had. And of course all the great friends from all over the world I've made here. Not a lot, but more of quality over quantity. Its sad knowing that in a month's time, we are going to be miles apart, living in different time zones and wouldn't be able to go for brunch, organize parties, cook ethnic food for each other. Even when we all meet up in future, it will never be the same again. Although there are a lot of people I will miss after this month, I am glad our paths crossed and I am thankful that they made this exchange a great experience for me! Of course, I am also looking forward to spending time with awesomeamericanos and I can't wait to bring you guys around Montreal. Can't wait to give Serene the tightest huggalicious ever, take revenge on Jason the evil piece of shit, eat lunch cooked by Zhicheng and dinner by Bobbs and learn a thing or two at the same time. I miss my family, all my friends, kway chap, orh jian, nas lems, chai tau kway, char kway tiao, fish soup, bar chor mee, tau hway a lot too so I am kinda looking forward to going home as well. Oh well, we can't have the best of both worlds. C'est la vie. 44days - I just got to make the best out of my remaining time before I am back in the embrace of the people waiting for me back home. :) Je t'aime, pegs Awesome Americanos @ 8:46 PM Sunday, November 16, 2008
~thoughts on exchange~ No pictures.. No funny happenings.. No awesome events.. (the action now is actually in Florida, where Jason has left to gallivant with his partner in crime Serene.. HAHA).. so anyway.. this is just epiphanies on life over here in exchange.. Well it has been slightly more than 3 months since my flight took off from Singapore to New York. What started off as pure excitement and adrenaline has worn off.. and nowadays.. I am simply.. living a life on exchange. =) Daniel came to visit us a week back and boy was it fun (except for the Jason poker scam where i got smashed)!! HAHA.. Like i have no idea how to explain it.. we didnt do anything extraordinary.. it was just good times my friends... good times =) And a lil something about my exchange (not the travels... the actual exchange to another university) a typical day of the week would be something like this: 1. Wake up 2. On my laptop and check mail (ok.. i dont get that many mails, but its just a habit) 3. Wash up 4. Stumble down to make breakfast (usually bread and some spreads and cereal) - Oh my goodness.. Lucky Charms (a kind of cereal) are really quite awesome - And also, once a week... Jason and I will have a good breakfast.. something that requires cooking.. like pancakes, scrambled eggs etc etc 5. Open up my fridge, spice cabinet and think what would i make for dinner tonight. - over in Kingston, I am a part time student, full time cook. I only go to school 3 times a week but i cook a dinner for 3 almost everyday. 6. Defrost and prep ingredients for cooking. Something i learned from my mum: We prep our ingredients early so that we dont need to spend so much time on cooking. 7. Buy groceries. Once a week, I go alone to the butcher to get stuff for the household. - A side note on this: WAH LAU!! totally becoming a housewife already lah!! what on earth lah.. 8. Go school. Stone in class. Download stuff. 9. Go home. 10. Cook dinner. Jason and I have dinner standing up in the kitchen and talking to one another. Its the weirdest way to have dinner but its kinda like a way of life now. 11. Go for bible studies (once a week) and meet my awesome bible study group whom i have come to love. And what do you know: 2 of my bible study group mates (Cindy and Noel) are coming to Singapore on exchange next term 12. Go back home. 13. Shower - ok its kinda weird.. but oh my goodness.. i realise over here in exchange.. my showering time doubles up as a 20-30 min karaoke session. I apologise to Jason (whose room is where the bathroom is) if i have driven you crazy with the singing.. those high notes can be hard to reach sometimes.. haha 14. Procrastinate / Talk to people on MSN / study / apply for jobs / try to do work / ponder about life / ponder about God / surf for recipes online - the night is where i get most things done i guess... always have been.. 15. Brush teeth 16. Pray 17. Sleep In any case.. I guess I have been kinda frugal on exchange. My main purpose is not the economic downturn but more because I am running low on cash and I need it to fly to Melbourne next year to attend Jasmine's wedding (this is how much i love you jas (as a friend and sister in Christ))! HAHA! I have been cutting down on eating out, travelling and shopping (ok i dont really shop anyways but still)) In anycase.. it will be 1 month before I move out of Kingston to join awesomeamericanos in Montreal. I guess the feeling would be bittersweet. But yet.. i am happy to see the awesomeamericanos again! haha.. which brings about a point: DICKY!!! HAVE YOU CONFIRMED YOUR TICKET YET?? I WANT TO SEE YOU IN MONTREAL / VERMONT TOO!! ok.. the fact that i am not a girl means dickson will probably not be motivated to do anything about this exclamation of mine.. maybe i shall get angsters or pegsters to do something to that effect.. After reflecting on it.. I realised I havent regret coming for an exchange at all. It really is an experience of a lifetime. (for those of us who are not studying overseas to begin with). I would like to thank God for blessing me with this opportunity. And also not to forget: Pa, Ma thanks for giving this chance to go on an exchange to Canada even though neither of you have travelled this far out from Singapore before. I love you. Crap.. getting a bit emo! but anyway.. that sorta rounds up my post for today! =) bobbs
-Sola scriptura, Sola fide, Sola gratia, Sola Christus, Soli Deo gloria- Awesome Americanos @ 5:54 PM Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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