Sunday, August 26, 2007

The Pics Have Arrived:P....

Awesome campus, huh!:)

my strangely tidy closet:P...so american to have a closet!

My beloved desk and laptop:)

Thursday, August 09, 2007

About time for and Update huh;)

Dear ann, caryn, norman, naza, mumdadfamily!,cornerstone,crossgen, and all,

Let me update u:)
It all started with packing...and repacking ....and more packing:P
and ...mum asking me to repack..u get the idea;) bet u did the same right?
Then it was the looooonggg flight:)

First : Kuch - KL 1hr 45 mins.....ah, seeing kuching for the last time in 2 years..
2nd: KL - Japan 7 hrs 2 mins.....it was ok u know...MAS flight so very comfy:P
3rd: Japan - San Fransisco, oh this was crazy,,,united not comfy but food beta:D everyone on the flight was japanese so when they handed out the US immigrational forms on the plane, i couldnt understand a thing!...which made my US entry hilarious:DD *watched spiderman 3 4 times...lol

Had a 7 hour stopover in San Francs..so took what they called the SkyTrain around the airport and neighbouring area just too get the first look at US traffic:)....it was sooo , organised....hehe
and nicely cool too..

4th: San Fransisco - Dallas-Fort Worth international
Got stuck in the Security check in>>lol FULL body check...swt

Tues 7th August (USTIME) Arrived in hotel 12:08...crazy!...lol...was the only guest checking in, nice receptionist...and my really heavy bag:)...ahhhhhh, finally got my hot shower, bath, slept and tried the internet....but Msn couldnt work:*(

Wed 8th August(US TIME:P) Arrived on campus at precisely 11:38 , me and cab driver got hopelessly lost!..cab fare costs 78 USD!!! oh my gosh!!

I found my map and got us back on track:D then cab driver found a TCU residential advisor...and he brought a wonderful trolleey for my luggage:..u have no idea how much that trolley helped!

Checked in, settled in and International Orientation started :D.. signed up for Bank of America, then met a couple of very cool international frens:D...they're luvly!
After orientation, met Ms. Scott, the one i emailed frequently...then....first trip to a US supermatket:D...oh my,,,i reallyshouldnt have bought the gallon milk and the juice and coke...heavy 10 mins walk back! but good for bodybuilding:D bought dinner with Gary Neville(lol a nickname)! and ate:D.....

Thurs 9th August: hmmm...woke up at 4am couldnt sleep:(
orientation 9am-3.30pm...ah why everyone never dance one!...they made us dance:) or at least tried too:P....sketch making went quite well:D had a hilariously natural group member*

Checked out Recreation Center...called rec center:)...and here i am typing out all of thiS:D


How is your life in a nutshell this few weeks:)....as crazy as mine?


Your bro in CHrist,
Jiahsien


P.S. Pics to Come:D hehe cant get my laptop+camera to work so doing this from a public computer...