updates of sorts

i got $5 and an extra credit today in Psych 280! haha.. shows that studying social psych really benefits! (though Sheryl bet on it and got $10.. -_- some people have all the luck... lol)

i really like Psych. but sometimes in life, one can't choose. i'm past all the doubts and suspicions of my life, haha.. and its not as though i'm not liking my engineering stuff. thing about asians, as put by psych books (which pisses me off), as that asians tend to review their mistakes and practice MORE on their faults whilst europeans/ americans give up and persist more on their merits. which then, the book says, makes americans specialists and asians jack and jills of all trades. -_-

i beg to differ. jack and jill sounds like potato chips. and it seems to carry a distinct negative slant. you should call us the renaissance people. the vitruvian people. ok, aniwez enough of grumbling.

aniwez my first bout of 3-prelims-in-one-day ended on Tuesday nite with me pretty happy, though i made an unfogivably careless mistake on euler's equation. man! oh well.. haha.. but i think it was a blessed day by God. really hope i can carry on the momentum garnered and do well this sem! =) (btw i didn't carry on of course. i slacked off tues nite and weds.. lol)

and thanks to my constant watching of yakitate/amazing race all stars/heroes, i have completely gone over the computer 5GB download limit with so many days of Feb to spare. arrrrgh! woe is me. lol.. looks like i gotta postpone my yakitate watching again. lol!

kk.. more updates another time. btw, CNY nite was a blast! haha.. maybe i'll talk about it sometimes. (yeah, i DO have a life beyong euler and social psych and whatsitnot. despite what jaya and ck say. lol)

heroes

Claire Bennet

You scored 45 Idealism, 37 Nonconformity, 37 Nerdiness
I walked through fire and I didn't get burned.
Congratulations, you're Claire Bennet! You are a sweet person who wants to be accepted and fit in. However, you're learning to embrace the side of yourself that's special and unique and are becoming a much stronger person for it. Keep it up, and you might be indestructible. ;)

Your best quality: Sweetness
Your worst quality: A fear of being different

snowstorm aftermath

gorge frozen


dickson snowed in


look at the height of the snow


fire hydrant smothered over


more snow paths.. terrible to walk in

snow closes cornell!

wahahah.. this is so surreal.. in sg schools get closed due to SARS, fog..

in Cornell, school gets shut out by SNOWSTORM!! wah.. the amount of snow is seriously.. amazing.. it's becoming really treacherous to even walk cos you can't differentiate between mounds of snow everywhere... its like someone poured bleach down on everything.

one word.. COOL. haha.. school got cancelled. though the shitty thing was it closed whilst we were having lab. -_- and might as well just do lab cos dun wanna do makeup. so end up only enjoyed missing one lesson. *sianz.

oh well.. just such a surreal, fun amazing experience!!

bruised

just came back from an extended snowboarding session. *winces

yeah.. my butt is bruised and so is my ego.. lol.. now i understand why in ice skating people can say they fall until their butt feels numb (lol.. jo)

tried tons of new slopes tonight but the initial relish and fun faded slightly as the cold wind blew and our shirts and gloves started to freeze.. yeah. MY GLOVES SUCK. they became pretty much useless ice-moulds that froze my fingers to numbness for the latter part of the journey..

and yeah.. after the 2nd trip down karyatis lane, wah.. my ego also tremendously bruised.. fall until almost literally see stars, fall until really create snow clouds etc.

all that whining aside. snowboardings still the coolest thing ever done in Cornell so far. nothing beats the whoop you get after executing a perfect turn and just going down confidently and with the seh-ness. nothing beats the absolutely breathtaking scenery viewed at the mountain top. =)

which reminds me, haha.. i distinctly remember last year in Korea where I was so excited to see frost in the morning at the Korean ski resort and was excited taking pictures. -_-. kinda ironic now considering the mountains of snow that's facing me daily and freezing the arse of out me.. lol. getting numb to the snow already.

aniwez, snowboarding also has its distinct dangers.. already 'claimed' one member in our batch liao.. poor thing.. get well soon!.. yeah.. so i dunno.. sometimes u needa draw a line between fun and having so much fun that you inadvertently injure yourself.. and today at the end I was slightly teetering over the edge with a seriously cramped up left leg.. lol.. but alls well ends well.

ciao!

thank you!

winter can go away in a few ways:-

1. go grab a ground hog (rite jo?) and then pull it outta its hole.. apparently it's supposed to signify that spring is come

2. get AMAZING parcels from your concerned and absolutely smashing parents and siblings! WAH..

THANKS DAD, MUM AND DA JIE! It was a pleasant surprise to see two nice bundles of family love to warm up the bleary winter!! I've tried the bed socks.. haha very cute! tmr gonna wear the jacket =)

btw, the norms now is like.. as long is it is above - 10 degrees celsius, it's warm.

and THAT'S sad. -_- but ok lah. and snow is starting to get boring. and blinding. but yeah.. guess i would never have the chance to say -6 was warm if i din come here. hehe. bragging rights

emo post

nah not really.. just went through yet another emo period. -_-

aniwez.. i realised.. the reason why life is filled with suffering -

cos we focus too much on ourselves.. we fail to realise we don't live just for ourselves, not for the gratification of our desires and pleasures..

if we shift focus from ourselves, the world becomes a much better place immediately. =)

oh yeah.. another thing i realised..

the arrogant will fall... it's the truth.. dun ever brag about being good at this or what.. because God has a sense of humour and will attack you exactly where you feel the strongest.. haha

ok.. another disclaimed.. dun worry. if i can type this post obviously i have resolved my own issues.

winter @ cornell

winter provides great opportunities for photos.. cos the color palette is pretty outta this world.. beautiful!


Beebe lake frozen




Buildings across the lake


sledding!!! something like fantasy island but tons faster!!! and dun need to queue! just.. -_- climb up the slope. lol