... Sigh.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Maine 2007
Like I said we (17 Brown Singaporeans, 1 Brown Hong Konger and 1 MIT Singaporean) went for a vacation over Columbus Day Weekend (6-8 October). We went to Maine, which is about 4 hours away, and it was splendid - the weather was perfect and the landscape was beautiful. We rented a farmhouse facing a lake and a forest which was so wonderful some people wanted to move there permanently but I don't think I can live in a place that's an hour's drive away from anywhere interesting. I had a great time socializing and fun and I am really, really glad I went!
More photos because I know people don't like to read blogs they like to look at photos!
This was the view from our farmhouse, isn't it just amazing!! Of course I didn't take this photo with my camera, a friend took it with her dslr. It wasn't hot at all, in fact it was quite cold!! So it was really quite perfect, the weather, the scenery and all. And the people were great too!
And this is us (from left), Eunice who's a transfer student and now in her junior year even though she's a year younger than I am, Michelle a French and Theatre Arts major who's terribly intelligent and funny and me the Queen sitting on the porch. They have one of those cushioned swing things and it's where we like to hang out when we have nothing to do.
And this is (from right) me, Ling who's one of the BUM Presidents, Lan Shiow this damn funny (at least I think she's funny) girl with an ultra high pitched voice and Li Jun the high jumper who's my FAVOURITE BUDDY!!!! Sorry Ruo Mei if you ever read this HAHA!
And this is us playing the table soccer game that Mikail taught us at the dining table. It's a cheap and damn thrilling game - 3 people to a team, knock the ball into the goal with your head. DAMN FUN!!
And this is Jason Ma the guy from Hong Kong who joined the whole group of Singaporeans because he can drive HAHA! He's ultra funny because he keeps trying to speak in Singlish with his Hong Kong accented English and everyone keeps scolding him for trying haha! Anyway I didn't choose this picture because of him. He's standing in this incredibly beautiful my friend Corrie took with her dslr when we trekked up this path to the beach.
And this is the view from the top of the hill trek thing that we walked up. It was so beautiful I didn't even want to take photos from my camera because it'd just be so insulting to its beauty!
And finally the beach. It was almost private except for a few other like-minded people and seagulls.
Looks more like a postcard than a place one would actually visit.
The guys copying us and taking one of their own wuliao jumping photos. Unfortunately for them we still look tons better!
A photo of my pretty Buddy Lijun the high jumper!
I had to put this in HAHA love this photo my fellow freshies Huahua and Sheng Xiang being intimate HAHA! Look at Huahua (the one on the right) he looks so awkward!!
And I am still the terror baby squashing poor Ling.
We (the guys and me) spent the second afternoon playing soccer! I am an ultra noob at soccer even though I look quite zai here with Huahua lagging behind me HAHA because I purposely chose the photos that make me look a bit more pro. The girls were all in the rooms studying and I didn't want to do that. Haven't played soccer in 7 years! Most of us wore jeans because it was so cold!! And I think our team won in the end, even with a noob like me! Not bad sia!
And this is me trying to get the ball (I don't think we can consider this a tackle) from Nicholas who is also a fellow Freshie.
More photos because I know people don't like to read blogs they like to look at photos!
This was the view from our farmhouse, isn't it just amazing!! Of course I didn't take this photo with my camera, a friend took it with her dslr. It wasn't hot at all, in fact it was quite cold!! So it was really quite perfect, the weather, the scenery and all. And the people were great too!
And this is us (from left), Eunice who's a transfer student and now in her junior year even though she's a year younger than I am, Michelle a French and Theatre Arts major who's terribly intelligent and funny and me the Queen sitting on the porch. They have one of those cushioned swing things and it's where we like to hang out when we have nothing to do.
And this is (from right) me, Ling who's one of the BUM Presidents, Lan Shiow this damn funny (at least I think she's funny) girl with an ultra high pitched voice and Li Jun the high jumper who's my FAVOURITE BUDDY!!!! Sorry Ruo Mei if you ever read this HAHA!
And this is us playing the table soccer game that Mikail taught us at the dining table. It's a cheap and damn thrilling game - 3 people to a team, knock the ball into the goal with your head. DAMN FUN!!
And this is Jason Ma the guy from Hong Kong who joined the whole group of Singaporeans because he can drive HAHA! He's ultra funny because he keeps trying to speak in Singlish with his Hong Kong accented English and everyone keeps scolding him for trying haha! Anyway I didn't choose this picture because of him. He's standing in this incredibly beautiful my friend Corrie took with her dslr when we trekked up this path to the beach.
And this is the view from the top of the hill trek thing that we walked up. It was so beautiful I didn't even want to take photos from my camera because it'd just be so insulting to its beauty!
And finally the beach. It was almost private except for a few other like-minded people and seagulls.
Looks more like a postcard than a place one would actually visit.
The guys copying us and taking one of their own wuliao jumping photos. Unfortunately for them we still look tons better!
A photo of my pretty Buddy Lijun the high jumper!
I had to put this in HAHA love this photo my fellow freshies Huahua and Sheng Xiang being intimate HAHA! Look at Huahua (the one on the right) he looks so awkward!!
And I am still the terror baby squashing poor Ling.
We (the guys and me) spent the second afternoon playing soccer! I am an ultra noob at soccer even though I look quite zai here with Huahua lagging behind me HAHA because I purposely chose the photos that make me look a bit more pro. The girls were all in the rooms studying and I didn't want to do that. Haven't played soccer in 7 years! Most of us wore jeans because it was so cold!! And I think our team won in the end, even with a noob like me! Not bad sia!
And this is me trying to get the ball (I don't think we can consider this a tackle) from Nicholas who is also a fellow Freshie.
And finally, a nice group photo of all of us at the lobster restaurant!!
And to reply the nice people who commented previously:
1. Shuen - Thanks for the compliment. No there isn't a game but you can still come down all the same!! You can sleep in my room if my roommate doesn't mind!
2. Mindy - Wakao!! My poms are not ugly k they are lovely and they are BROWN which is our school name! Bet you are just jealous because you guys can't have Penn-colored poms!
3. Half - I am SO glad you finally got your webcam so I can see your ugly face but you HAVE GOT TO GET THAT CONNECTION worked out!! But anyhow even though we had to get cut off a million times it was still worth it.
4. Buddy - I love you too and looked I mentioned you in this post!!
5. Lyddie - I really hope you get your offer!! Aussies like to take their time la haha so be patient!! I'll be crossing my fingers for you!! And don't worry so much k, everything will turn out just fine, I know it!
6. Weikai - omg what a surprise!!! where is your blog I want to know how law is going!! Yes sammi's coming to Singapore this Saturday. Sigh.
And to reply the nice people who commented previously:
1. Shuen - Thanks for the compliment. No there isn't a game but you can still come down all the same!! You can sleep in my room if my roommate doesn't mind!
2. Mindy - Wakao!! My poms are not ugly k they are lovely and they are BROWN which is our school name! Bet you are just jealous because you guys can't have Penn-colored poms!
3. Half - I am SO glad you finally got your webcam so I can see your ugly face but you HAVE GOT TO GET THAT CONNECTION worked out!! But anyhow even though we had to get cut off a million times it was still worth it.
4. Buddy - I love you too and looked I mentioned you in this post!!
5. Lyddie - I really hope you get your offer!! Aussies like to take their time la haha so be patient!! I'll be crossing my fingers for you!! And don't worry so much k, everything will turn out just fine, I know it!
6. Weikai - omg what a surprise!!! where is your blog I want to know how law is going!! Yes sammi's coming to Singapore this Saturday. Sigh.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Cheerleading Photos
OK OK I haven't been blogging but please bear with me I have been laden with SO MUCH work plus I have cheerleading and procrastination to handle so I haven't been up here much. I have about 500 pages on bad weeks (like this one) and cheer practice every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and football games to attend, so other than eating, sleeping, shitting, reading, cheering there really isn't much time left to do anything else. And please forgive me if I start speaking to you in a weird manner online, because I have been bombarded by nothing but Shakespearean and 18th century lit for more than a month now!
Anyway I know you guys want to see photos of me in my cheerleading outfit. I FORBID you from saying or even THINKING I am fat because you are only entitled to if you manage to wear that uniform and look not fat. Seriously!!!
This was taken with the mascot (no it is not me) at the Brown stadium which looks damn pathetic next to the Harvard one. We're all wearing our beautiful cheer jackets in this one because it was FREAKING freezing and my butt almost fell off from the cold. The football game is logically 1 hour long because it's 4 quarters of 15 mins, but it can go on to like 4-5 hours because they keep freaking stopping!!!!!!!! But it is indeed very exciting when someone scores a touchdown!
So this was taken with the Harvard cheerleaders (in the not as pretty red and white outfits). They were pretty good, and they could do stunts and all that already (we can't because we have an all new-team) but we're still better cos we're Brown! It was an incredibly fun game to cheer for because the scores were always very close, and the Brown audience was GREAT! They kept screaming HARVARD SUCKS HARVARD SUCKS which was so fun!! There is NO sportsmanship I tell you when football is involved. Even the band - we have the most subversive band in the world - hurls abuses at the opposing team every now and then!
A picture with Ruth, our President holding pom poms! I look damn fat here so shut up I don't want to hear a word about it! And the white part of my arm that's reflecting so much light in the photo? Ya it BLACK now because I got totally chao-taed from standing under the sun for 6 lovely hours. Ruth is a WONDERFUL President, so intelligent and supportive! If you look her up on wikipedia you'll know why she's so popular amongst Brown students. I am totally and completely inspired by her! And look, she wants to be a cheerleader too!
OK that's all the photos I have now. I'll be going up to Maine this weekend and I heard it's a beautiful place. Will take lots of photos!! I'll try to blog more from now on, and you guys ESPECIALLY HALFIE please update your blogs too!
And oh, good luck to all the NUS people taking their exams!! BON CHANCE (good luck in French)!
And in reply to the people who commented on my blog previously:
1. Shuen: I don't care why they watch football, as long as they come support!
2. Jiadi: I missed you guys during maf too! Hope you are doing well with engineering and econs. Is econs your fav sub now? Tons of people are taking econs here it's so sickening!! I read your blog now and then although I don't comment sometimes. Talk online k! Oh eh recommend some nice Japanese dramas!! Must be the funny kind ar!!
3. Gloree: Ya I know welco must have been missed. We've always had almost full attendance every year!!
4. Nat: I do not expose my tummy THANK GOD but it's tight enough for you to be self conscious. Then again because it's so tight EVERYONE has a bulging tummy so it's not so bad!
5.Half: I'VE MISSED YOU TOO! Even though we talk like every other day. I dreamt that you came to visit me today and I was so happy!!!!! But I woke up and you were not there :(
6. Lyd: And I know George Bush was a cheerleader, so was Franklin Roosevelt! And a million actresses! And how are you?? Have you gone for your med interview?
Anyway I know you guys want to see photos of me in my cheerleading outfit. I FORBID you from saying or even THINKING I am fat because you are only entitled to if you manage to wear that uniform and look not fat. Seriously!!!
This was taken with the mascot (no it is not me) at the Brown stadium which looks damn pathetic next to the Harvard one. We're all wearing our beautiful cheer jackets in this one because it was FREAKING freezing and my butt almost fell off from the cold. The football game is logically 1 hour long because it's 4 quarters of 15 mins, but it can go on to like 4-5 hours because they keep freaking stopping!!!!!!!! But it is indeed very exciting when someone scores a touchdown!
So this was taken with the Harvard cheerleaders (in the not as pretty red and white outfits). They were pretty good, and they could do stunts and all that already (we can't because we have an all new-team) but we're still better cos we're Brown! It was an incredibly fun game to cheer for because the scores were always very close, and the Brown audience was GREAT! They kept screaming HARVARD SUCKS HARVARD SUCKS which was so fun!! There is NO sportsmanship I tell you when football is involved. Even the band - we have the most subversive band in the world - hurls abuses at the opposing team every now and then!
A picture with Ruth, our President holding pom poms! I look damn fat here so shut up I don't want to hear a word about it! And the white part of my arm that's reflecting so much light in the photo? Ya it BLACK now because I got totally chao-taed from standing under the sun for 6 lovely hours. Ruth is a WONDERFUL President, so intelligent and supportive! If you look her up on wikipedia you'll know why she's so popular amongst Brown students. I am totally and completely inspired by her! And look, she wants to be a cheerleader too!
OK that's all the photos I have now. I'll be going up to Maine this weekend and I heard it's a beautiful place. Will take lots of photos!! I'll try to blog more from now on, and you guys ESPECIALLY HALFIE please update your blogs too!
And oh, good luck to all the NUS people taking their exams!! BON CHANCE (good luck in French)!
And in reply to the people who commented on my blog previously:
1. Shuen: I don't care why they watch football, as long as they come support!
2. Jiadi: I missed you guys during maf too! Hope you are doing well with engineering and econs. Is econs your fav sub now? Tons of people are taking econs here it's so sickening!! I read your blog now and then although I don't comment sometimes. Talk online k! Oh eh recommend some nice Japanese dramas!! Must be the funny kind ar!!
3. Gloree: Ya I know welco must have been missed. We've always had almost full attendance every year!!
4. Nat: I do not expose my tummy THANK GOD but it's tight enough for you to be self conscious. Then again because it's so tight EVERYONE has a bulging tummy so it's not so bad!
5.Half: I'VE MISSED YOU TOO! Even though we talk like every other day. I dreamt that you came to visit me today and I was so happy!!!!! But I woke up and you were not there :(
6. Lyd: And I know George Bush was a cheerleader, so was Franklin Roosevelt! And a million actresses! And how are you?? Have you gone for your med interview?
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