trust

what is trust?

i sat down todae and ponder upon. seriously i dun noe. i dun noe how can i define trust, with regarding to bgr, to friends or even to acquaintaince. many a times, trust comes hand in hand with faith, another big factor with people to people interaction. sometimes i wonder am i a too naive person, someone who trusts others too easily? or someone who thinks is in control of everything but jus being puppeted to accept things. or sometimes jus accept things when i noe apparently its wrong.

i look at myself at my current state. yes, stable i am. looking strong indeed. but i wonder if its for real or isst jus orchestrated. its beyond simple promises, words, text or dreams anymore. its more of definite plans, concrete actions. i noe wat i want in life, just waiting for the someone to walk and flourish with me. walk with me, ya?

my, i avoid hiding meanings under my sentence like hw mg loves to do it. but probably its how i feel now, semi assurely convinced? infact i have qualms over myself at times too.

time will tell.

sorry for sounding so profound. ha. i just cant pen my thoughts as simply as an SS essay.

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break dance

there is a showcase of breakdance at the arena yesterdae, wanna to post these pics, but blogger wldnt allow me yest .. bet the gers would go gaga.. the ABC is f-king fit, 6packed and he has great dance moves to accompany him.. totally fab. the black is like a bouncer.. super tua jiak.. abit like rambo, but black version.. now i wanna see the RAP competition version, rem the eminem show? like underground stage, rapping against one another.. i wanna see THAT!!

the dance stage, the MC is also super cool, able to do the hip hope r&b tune.. i dunno wat u call that.. im a music idiot.. heh..

the first person to dance, not dat impressive, can be abt the same standard experienced kr dancers.. mabye cheez or teresa.. haha..

here comes the shuai ge ge.. he can dance realli well.. haha.. super cool sia.. stop drooling gers..!!! mg too.. ;)

1 by 1 they all left.. haha yup, as he dances, he took off his outer clothing, then his sweater.. then.. haha. sorry guys, he stopped here.. didnt dance in boxers. .


check out the rambo lookalike. with the red bandana.. machiam monster. dun mess wif him. .=)

the typical scene, seating everywhere and anywhere. see, they have shades everywhere they go..

my precious dinner.. looks gd eh? its salmon, i think the most healthy food here is salmon.. USD6.50 for this.. hai.. gt used to the currency leh..

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ants

pple machiam like ants all around the campus. have a great view. sehh day........

basking in the sun, thats wat they like to do, the great thing abt the grass here is that it is not muddy nor smelly.. no bugs, no weeds, onli golf like material grass.. u can even jus sit or zzz there..

typical orientation thingy. loads of booth for sign up.. some UWCF asked me if im interested to go for prayer sessions, i declined politely. ;)

freaking blogger gave up on me again.. no more pics for now. ..

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NUS vs UW

its a big big crowd since its the first day of school.. u see everyone ard, pple are all dressed up, its like loads of ants sprawling around the arena. pple are pretty much laid back, they dun realli mug like how sgreans do.. haha. at the 1st day of sch. i noticed one thing of americans charbos, they always haf make up on, ALWAYS.. wats the thing that make ur eye lashes grow longer? mascara rite? haha.. their eye lashes are always CURLED and nice.. at least 1inch long.

attended 4 different classes todae. some pretty ok. some pretty boring. some omg wth r they toking abt, had a test todae for 1st lec, its called the construction estimate II, aka measurement 2. forgt most of my stuff.. luckily i brought my textbook along..

difference between UW and NUS

1. nus has better facilities, definitely. their seats are so cramped. n they dun haf fancy visual aids like we do. some of the profs still use transparency.

2. they stopped the classes punctually, never early, never late, promptly.

3. there are loads of scholarship opportunities for construction management for masters, grad programs. infact, every sector like commercial, residential etc are all fully funded by different MNC companies. wow.. super appealing

4. classes are generally interactive, during lec, students are expected to voice out and question any doubts straight infront.. jus raised ur hand n off u go.. but they dun realli ask intelligent qns most of the time, where in sg, when u speak, most of the qns are like.. "wtf are u toking abt..?'

5. students dun gossip n bitch like how sgreans do during free time. and when its a 5mins break, students come back on time, unlike sg, haha 5mins break become 20mins break.. haha. esp for building lecs

6. its 10cents (US) per print page over here, u wanna complain abt nus anymore? haha.. wait until u're here, u will start crying

7. professors here are super fatherly, and not much fancy attire for them, unlike sg aki professors, can wear cap and crocodile leather shoes.

8. textbooks are freaking ex. 5 modules or so u need to get prepared to spend at least US400 on the text for a freshmen. dats insane. hai..

9. no girls in construction management class. abt 99% guys.

10. using cellphones, reading non-class text are actually against sch rules, and can be reprimanded for that, can be up to disciplinary actions.. WAH

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sweet tooth

for all the sweettooth pple there, prb pple like pearl yum, dinah, kingman, melody, ket, anthony, chad.. heres something for u to feast on. heh. think this is realli famous in the USA, australia. for the smooth and creamy chocolate. i havent ate a single one yet, but i sampled a bite sized one. its gd i muz say.. but its almost like SGD10 for 1 bloody APPLE!!#@!!.. dot dot dot..

tray 1. M&Ms style with choc

tray 2. choc shreddings & caramel with choc

tray3. diff kind of toppings with choc

tray4. i dunno man.. pure black choc. looks realli realli gd.

no wonder pple here are big. its so goddamn sweettt. .

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sch startings!

finally, after 3wks here, 2wks of orientation, sch is gonna start tmlo. yup, finally. heres some final pics of me out in the different mega malls before we kick off tmlo for sch and more pictures of sch gers.. ;) and of coz the lecturers, lecture threatres etc. ohh. .and of coz for the sweet tooth pple in sg, check out the superb rocky mountains chocolate, it loookks incredible, taste super sweet. no wonder pple here are upsized. oya, heres the university bookstores, where they sell EVERYTHING, even UW frisbee, cool eh. haha. frisbees are cheap here, less than SGD10.

see and get jealous.

check out the internal structure, rafters (?) of this mega mall. dedicated to my bldg buddies. heh..

heres it, the northgate mall, freaking big, a single shopping mall dats comparable to suntec. imagine theres like a cluster of 5-6 in that region.. gawd.. scary

this is how the typical seattle bus looks like, its called METRO bus services, per trip is US1.50.. so u wanna complain abt SBS somemore? haha, but gd thing is dat UW students get FREE bus passes.

inside the freaking mall, u will get lost inside la... u will be amazed that sim lim actually sells eletronics cheaper than US.. esp the digicams and thumbdrives.

no cranky tots gers. ha, its jus some symbolic structure outside the mall, i liked this pic loads coz of the color compositions, realli cool..

this is the CO-OP of uw, bigger than all the Co-ops combined in sg. they sell everything, they even haf a techno center which specialises in selling ipod products.. hw cool is dat? but.. like wat i said, sg sells cheaper electronics stuff, incl i-pod.. oya.. i-pod nano can be found here.. its freaking small sia.


the interior of the godzilla bookstore, i bought my text from here, its USD98!! . nnb.. see until heart pain

some other pics of pple self-servicing wif the plastic bag..

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cool modules

-----Original Message-----

From: Tina Wong [mailto:tinawong@u.washington.edu]
Sent: Tue 9/27/2005 6:12 AM To: tinawong@u.washington.edu
Cc: Subject: AIS 475C Spiritual Encounters - Space still available (fwd)

Hi Everyone,I just received this notice, in case any of you are in need of another class. I will send more notices of open classes as I receive them.Hope all is well.

Best regards,

TinaTina Hirayama Wong
International Programs & Exchanges
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:00:39 -0700 (PDT)From: Marcia Feinstein-Tobey maf@u.washington.edu
To: advisers@u.washington.edu
Subject: [Advisers] AIS 475C Spiritual Encounters - Space still available (fwd)A NEW

CLASS:SPIRITUAL ENCOUNTERS:
Indigenous Spirituality in the Contact
EraClass topics: The Ghost Dance
The Northwest Indian Shaker Church and the prophet Smohalla
The Native American Church, the use of Peyote, and freedom of religion
Missionaries and Native Christianity
Native Prisoners' Religious Rights
Protecting Sacred Sites

Register now for: AIS 475C (SLN# 1202)
For more information: http://faculty.washington.edu/wrightm/AIS475c-Au05
Dr. Mary C. Wright, Senior LecturerAmerican Indian Studies / Department of HistoryBox 354305 (Padelford Hall, Suite C-514, Office E)University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195206-543-7894 (Voice Mail); 206-616-3122 (FAX)Office Hours: Summer '05, by appointment

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the sun galore

wow, my fujifilm is not realli a powerful digicam but still managed to capture some of the realli awesome sunset over there. its incredible. its the perfect time to hope syl was by my side to cuddle together under the soothing sunrays. arghh.. so.. orgasmic =P.. haha.. alrite. enff of bullshit.. haha. enjoy pple.

the sun shining at 4pm, bright piercing rays.. owww..

can u guys see mt rainier at the far end, its suppse to be washington best landscape and ice trekking areas. heh.. is incredible to be staying in some places u can see mountain while having your breakfast.. no wonder my dad keeps saying he wants to go back to china.. =)

reaching almost 6pm, where the sun is taking its off soon

the mountain swallowing the egg yolk, its realli realli beautiful ... nt bad photography eh? haha. nt as gd as nove tho . haha


half eaten yolk, this is when i start to think abt syl .. (alot)..

gone, fully consumed by the mountains. (thinking of holding hands now.. )

check out the rays illuminating from the mountain ridges, illuminati? ha (thinking of kissing now =P)

check out the skies color accompanying this wonderful change of day & night (thinking of uh-hem.. now.. ahha =P )

aww... aint this romantic? no wonder jack and rose stood at the bow of titantic for so long..

the city awaits the night..

more waiting.

blur pic, but jus wanna show the idea of the city brightening up as while the sun sets.

the final grp photo with my 'gang' jus before disembarking the cruiser. fruitful trip. ha, lousy photographer tho, think its some american.. boo#&&!..

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cruise control

finally working, heres the pics =)

the bus journey to the pier, freaking 400 pple turn up for the event, wah, more than fwoc for a single event. kianang, no chartering of buses, sat the public metro bus service..

just the at crossroad jxn before the pier, everyone seems to be very high and chirpy. these pple infront are the taiwanese gang, the rich and aloaf. haha. sorry fox.=)

the flags for the different fleets they owned. had been a long long tradition..

the interior of the cruise, buffet style, free flow of soft drinks.

just before boarding the cruisers, one of the pier by the side, realli beautiful!

heres it, the darn cruiser, could easily accomodate 500 pple or so. wow..

another view of the pier/houses as we set off for our journey

chiaki - jap grad student on masters aki prg. ha, they have this unique V sign for every camera post.=)

the land view of the CBD in seattle. realli realli awesome view

even better view of the CBD area. its like the golden shoe in raffles place in singapore

yay, another view of the space needle (google space needle, if u havent found out wats dat) .. cool!

heh, for the horny gers n guys, heres the jap gang, im their appointed photographer for this pic. haha.. cool eh?

one of the many container giant cruisers that sails across us. heh, gd to be part of navy smtimes ya?

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grrrrr

here are the pics... blogger has failed to upload pics so many many times le..

still not working. wth..

argghhh. help anyone noes y?

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rotary boat cruise

this is suppose to be some traditional boat cruise that has been going on for ages. its an affair for all the international students. just a 3hr journey round the lakes of seattle and end of with a buffet dinner, american style - pizza, macaroni, salad, bread n fried chicken.

well, its quite ok, now that im better acquainted with my international friends, mostly from asian countries, from japan, thailand, taiwan, singapore and even from spain. heh, we are the closer bunch.. heh. i guess its the company more than the event that makes the outing enjoyable. ha. the japanese guys are super hilarious. full of nonsense. and they dun wink when they lie. ultimate.

the sunset scenes are incredible. shall have them in the next post instead. we're planning to go mount rainier and probably vancouver soon.. heh. since its like 2hrs away =) to better understand the places so i can be a better tour guide coming dec..

freaking blogger doesnt upload pics agaiN!

arrghh

club medusa

heh, forgot to bring my camera to capture those scences. i think its probably one of the more sleazy clubs i've been. the clubbing nite started ard 9.30pm or so, where the ger (hostess) infront of the club wore the most skimpy attire i've seen in public, her top could barely cover her top and as though screaming to escape from the undersize cloth. anyway, the cover is USD10 with no free drinks, no re-entry and no stamps on ur arms..free entry for gers tho. kinda weird

the crowd was abit old, slightly older than i am and people there are realli physical.. nt too me at least. but it seems realli common to kiss, hug, grab, fondle a stranger.. lap and dirty dancing is even more common..and the most distinct diff is that unlike sg, in club medusa, they dun haf flickering lights, all they have is dim orange lights permanently on.. hahha.. so its like free show throughout the nite.. my first show was 2 women frolicking this big black man.. hands were all over.. the woman is constantly grabbing his arse.. its similiar to sg in this aspect. but more obvious. next is this new couple jus making out at middle of dance fl.. its realli MAKING out.. all over, inside out, cup, grab, feast.. watever terms u can come out wif. more more daring than sg.

the music was insane. i dunno how to classify it. its like alternative trance. freaky blasting, more than 20,000dB definitely. and dunno hw to sway wif the music. maybe we gt too use to r&b and mambo.. this place has definitely no retro.. only r&b, and raps... heh.. being an asian there is kinda safe.. the gers wouldnt throw themselves at u. haha.. unlike sg. ha. the ang moh guys there are like hayenas.. always on the prowl.. my 2 fella sg gers gt hit at least twice. ha. talk abt horniness. the interesting thing is dat pple do not puke here, thru out my 4 hr ordeal there, i didnt see any1 dead drunk.. merlioning.. all of them are realli high, but no one sleeping on the streets, or half dead dead at the dance fl kinda thing. i mus compliment them for being more civil i guess.

the drinks are expensive, abt USD10 per glass, abt the size of arts canteen drinks. i didnt drink any, cant bear to part wif the $ but gt some mouthful from the french pple. its strong, much more compared to sg. we stayed till abt close to 2am.. then went to this mexican's o-camp facilitator place.. oh man.. i think they drank more over there. red wine, white wine. beer, mixes.. i didnt drink much, only a beer. and his place is like a glass house overseeing the pier jus below pike's place. amazing. heard the rent is at least USD2k a mth, bet he muz earning loads.

in short, the overall experience was out 2.5 out of 5 stars. i think its seriously more fun in a kr bash 2 yrs ago or with syl & co. oh well, maybe i was at the wrong club. there was actually another option to go gay clubs with the other grp.. =P muahahaha..

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lazy noon

its a beautiful saturday. but im lazing ard in my rm. had a great spanish dinner yest and infact after dat the int'l folks invited me over to a club jus down the streets.. but i was reluctant to go, in the end i didnt go. haha, i also cant explain wats explains the disappearance of my adrenaline n excitement over clubbing, seems to subside now.. oh no. i hang ard in my rm till abt 1am yest, surfing net & chatting till i finally decided to go for my shower. ha, guess wat i see, haha.. my fl below, 4th fl was full of alcohol & puke smell. pple are high drunk, guys attempting to hit on the gers. standing sleazily outside the gers rm. haha. interesting, but i cant seems to join them. i guess this is my idea of being responsible to my partner & family.

oh well, had some thai food today, was gd and abit spicy. cost USD10.. reasonably for a filling meal i guess. after that decide to go back to hall to zzz, even tho the rest went to play bowling, i jus felt realli realli tired attending all the orientation prog diligently, no wonder kuldip kept asking me to reduce the no. of days in an orientation camp last time. ya.. in the end i snugly tightly under my blanket for a snooze. it led to think further, this is the kind of life im gonna spend if i gonna further my studies here. as if, i feel the main reasons i didnt wan to go out is

1. not to spend excessively $ on entertainment
2. avoid getting in complicated situations eg in clubbing wher women sprang themselves on u or even men hitting on u
3. getting to pay for unnecesssary stuff eg, tipping or paying for some strangers jus becoz of diff in culture or jus becoz they are gers.
4. the trouble of dolling up with my limited wardrobe options. hah. i brought less than 10 diff tops. eh.. gonna last 3 mths eh.
5. i suspect i might have hk foot, due to waterproof shoes, and all the sweat from walking jus cluster and probably start yeasting together, and the smell is revolting! bleh..
6. rather be online to catch my close friends, gf, family. its nt entirely homesick, but close.
7. planning how to resolve my class timetable clashes n source for cheaper textbooks. i have 2 compulsary text and each cost USD98!!!!!.. my exam timetable is a miracle, 5 papers in 2 days. and i have a 5 day wk, avg 4 hrs daily. wah seh.. who says SEP is relac?@?!
8. sourcing for pool sharing of printer & fridges, they do loan fridges like USD45 for 1quarter (3mths)..
9. how different would it be when im bac to sg, bac in tropical weather, bac in gf's arms, bac with family, bac in kr.
10. i think i jus need some quiet time to rest n consolidate my tots to make me a better person.

so far im still fine, dun worry guys. dun worry syl, no one has expressed interests in me yet. ha. gonna eat dinner soon. another USD13 meal. dot dot dot.

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familiar

everything i do see, hear, do sorta rekindles feelings back associated to my close pple..like my family, or in kr, marists pple, lor lew lian childhood friends.. heh.. so this post shall be just for u guys. items that triggers my sense of belonging somehow. =)

sushi brings me memories from ajc times, with pple like bernard, adrian, weiren, kelvin, ziyang, yongjun and pple.

the lonely lanes of the overhead bridge reminds of our romantic walks along selatar reservoir wif syl

the brand that all sgreans are all madly in love with, reminds me of singapore

homecooked food. this is actually a spanish dish, tortilla potato .. remind me of chai dao guay.. im already hungry jus by thinking. i miss mama's cooking.. =S

this is a flattened vodka bottle. great memories with the MLM kias when i first started. 1st major alcohol i started with, with eugene (siw bud), kimmie and christ yeow. army recollections

this reminds of our how bad mg is with his mixes in my rm! and how he spills everything on my table, floor, chair, bed, shelves.. etc. goes on and on..

this reminds me of how JL(Ms Bling Bling!!) looks like.. haha.. which also reminds me of yz, ron, jess, syl for the thai trip and the only trip which i missed my flight. =)

just for the hball fanatics.. there u go, yannick's version of stabil. not a big thing in US tho. reminds me everything on how i 1st started hball and how i might potentially end it. tks to kor (huan) for introducing this special sport to me

this building of space needle reminds me greatly of my building buds. like ket, mizi, yan, shaffick. i miss u guys, seriously. i still wanna be grp mates wif u pple.

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i have loads more, but the darn blogger jus refused to upload more pics.. argh..