New Years Resolution 2009

-get my dream job
-pay off my debts ($)
-save more $
-eat healthy
-continue nihon-go benkyo ($)
-continue piano ($)
-trip to Brazil ($)
-complete my wish list, lol. ($)

Seems like most of the resolutions involve $...Which means I need to work very hard this year or find a money tree.

So how about yours NEW YEARS RESOLUTION?

Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5900

Specifications:

-15.4'' diagonal widescreen TruBrite display
-AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core Mobile
-3GB SDRAM
-250GB HDD
-DVD SuperMulti Drive

Its about USD598 before tax, should I get it?

Stupid me

Dear all,

I can't use my computer anymore because its spoiled. I'm so sad and I only have myself to blame, for my stupidity.

Last night I accidently spilled some water on the keyboard and it hang for awhile and auto shut off. Then I tried to turn it on and all I see is a black screen with no sound at all. I'm so upset right now. :(

Should I get a comp here? or only when Im back home. I really feel like slapping myself, how could I...so dumb.

Dont know what to say anymore, I'm using Mick's computer now he's getting pissed off I guess I better get outta his room. Bye.

Merry Christmas

It was my first time celebrate REAL Christmas in the United States! It has been my dreams since I was small! Christmas tree, winter cold, snow, presents, turkey, the gathering... But, not with my family, as we're not Christians...

The Christmas celebration at Sam's dad's was more like a Chinese New Year celebration back home, probably because most of us are Chinese. Anyway, I had a great time. :)

This is the first Christmas present I received for this Christmas, from my best American friend, Cathy. I really didn't expect a Coach for Christmas. Haha.

It's time to talk about food. :) I have no idea what this call, but it taste good. Baked by Joe's wife and she's Malaysian, and I found out that she used to stay in Sentul! What a small world!
Here are some famous Grandma old fashioned pies, you have to queue for long time to get it. Just like crazy selling donuts in Malaysia.


Christmas Chocolate Cake baked by Cathy, my most favorite desert of the day!
Table of food, all kinds of Chinese + American + Malaysian food: sticky rice, steak, Turkey, Siew Yok (Pork), Spicy vege etc.
Cookie, marsh mallow and chocolate
Egg tarts! Made by Sam's dad. Yum yum...Very Hong Kong style.
The living hall Dining Hall
That's Joe in Orange-T, we celebrated his Birthday as well.
Yay, makan makan...
Thats Paul (If I'm not mistaken), and John (the Mat Salleh) is one of the owners of Flower Drum Song, and of course Gan & Sook Mun. Mat Salleh teaching Chinese how to play mahjong, interesting.
Sam's dad(left) and Sam's eldest sister(right)
My favorite Cathy! She must be exhausted helping out all day and I know she wasn't feeling too well. I tried my best to offer help.
:)

Christmas tree surrounded with presents, that's what I meant a REAL CHRISTMAS!
I did prepare some Christmas present for Sam & family, Gan & Sook Mun, Abigail and all my Brazilian buddies! I'm glad they love it. :) So long as everybody happy! I'm happy!
Well, for some reasons I can't tell my Christmas story in a more organized way as I can't arrange the pictures. My laptop has gone and luckily I save some pictures as draft for this Christmas blog earlier. Anyway, I hope you guys had a great time during Christmas like I did. :)

Happy Winter Festiival

Its another year I missed one of my favorite festival. I love tang yuan festival yet I always don't get to celebrate with my family and eat the tang yuan.

Been very busy lately because its Christmas week. Heading to Target soon, work at 7am. Didn't really get enough rest. I think to myself, should I work like that?

I really miss home...But I'm staying strong. Now that I have more close friends in the States, I'm happy that they like me because I like them too. :) Probably there's the reason can keep me staying here. I wanna have fun, not just work. I do enjoy working...But I just get so tired.

I don't know what am I typing already. Better prepare myself to go work now. Guys, have a great day. Miss you and HAPPY WINTER or TANG YUAN FESTIVAL!

A sleepless night at the Lodge

Busy day

It was a busy day today doing all the calling and bookings for my NYC trip. I got my hostel booking done and one of the tour in NYC done too. What's left of the rest are the booking for transportation and another shopping tour to Woodbury (highly recommended by my Aunt Irene). Just so you know, I'm going to NYC all by myself. It's my very first time to travel so far, and alone. I don't know what to say but I guess I'm better off this way.

Well, I thought I have plenty of time for the day because my work at the water park starts at 4pm. And...I was wrong! I was still rushing myself eating and ran to work at 3.45pm. The snow is getting thicker day by day... Luckily I have my boots on, but still its hard to walk on the snow. Btw, Cathy got me a really good deal for the boots and she even gave me a $10 coupon for buying it. :)

Working at the Water park for 5 hours was like 5 years to me. Time passes really slow for work today I don't know why. Nick asked me to stand at the orange slide (the spot where water splash directly) and rotation supposed to be done but I have stood there for like 2 hours, nobody's coming to take over and my body was all wet. Moving to the next spot didn't help much because I'm already wet and it was freaking cold when the wind blew on me. What a job.

Then, I met a new workmate and we were rotated at the same spot. He's new to me though he has been working at the water park for 9 years, I have seen him around some times but never really spoke to him before. So, this time we get to know each other as there are no guest coming to our spot. He has a strong Mexican accent and sometimes it's really hard to catch what he said. He's a fire fighter and a nice person, he taught me a lot of things about lifeguarding and he even offered me and my Brazilian friends back to Martha's. The funny thing is, I forgot to check or ask for his name after a long chat with him while he kept mentioning my name when he talked to me. Feel so ashamed now.

Nick told me to go for the lifeguard training tomorrow. Tomorrow I will be working from 8.30am till 1.15pm. Training would be from 4pm till 10pm, unpaid. Should I go? or not?

What's your Christmas Wish list?

According to my bestest friend in USA, Cathy Ling, it's a common thing in America for people to show their wish list, so that those who loves you would have some idea what to buy for you which can make you happy. To practice the same culture, I shall post my wish list which I actually did long time ago if you guys notice its by the right hand side of my blog. :)

Well, my Biggest wish is to be able to bring at least a USD 1000 back to Malaysia, it seems impossible but still possible if there's someone kind enough and love me enough to grant my wishes below, hahahaha....

So dear Santa(s), here's my new wish list:

• Sponsorship for NYC trip (shopping excluded)
• *Sponsorship for HK shopping
• Sony PSP
• *Blackberry
• Louis Vuitton Speedy or Gucci bag
  
• Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirt
• Abercrombie & Fitch Perfume
  
• *Sponsorship for gym
  
• *Sponsorship for return ticket (Australia), approximately RM1,500
• Twilight book
• David Cook's CD
• David Archuleta's CD
  
• Taylor Swift's CD
• Haircut & coloring @ A cut Above
  
  Disclaimer: I know wish does not necessary come true, anyway it's just a wish list...

So, have you got your X'mas wish list yet? lolz

Hoodie for you

To my dear brother,





So which one would you like for your X'mas present?

Target, getting started...

Today is my second day working at Target. I was trained as a cashier during my first day but today I worked at the Pizza Hut. :)

I like it better at the Pizza Hut because I'm dealing with food! The only challenge is that I'm not quite familiar with their menu yet and also their cash register is obviously a little different from the Target store's cash register. Was quite hectic but my supervisor, Bethany said I did a great job as a new trainee. Sometimes I failed to catch certain of their terms and they speak really soft which I don't understand why. Don't all Americans speak loud?

I'm so thankful I got Sam picked me up to work and then Cathy came picked me back from work. :) You guys should look at the snow around me, it's almost impossible to walk to work, plus I don't have a boots yet! Without their help I think I would have given up this Target job. Cathy and I did grocery shopping for a little while after work then we headed to the French Common Outlet again because Cathy can't resist the temptation of Coach. But after taking a second look of the bag, she decided not to buy because the quality is not as good. It was like a signal to tell her not to buy the bag. I found something nice but I'm not gonna buy it. My next TARGET would be a LV. I had Dunkin' for my dinner, love the maple frost & Dunkin' Coffee. Love their tag: American runs on Dunkin' :)

Collected my first paycheck from Target I laughed, it is just a USD30. Gotta head to bank later to bank in the check. As for now, I'm kinda enjoying myself alone in the room listening to Missy Elliot. Generally, today is a good day! :)

P.S. Mama & Papa, do not worry about me because I'm lucky enough to have nice people around to help me with things. I'm going home soon and I can't wait to go home! I miss you both!

I love Abercrombie & Fitch!

Saratoga Wilton Mall

For a shopping lover like me, how can I miss the chance to visit the Wilton Mall @ Saratoga?

But before that, we went to a warehouse because Cathy wanted to buy the coupon book.

Cathy & her daughter, Amanda
Amanda playing guitar hero (I was told to walk her away from Cathy so that Cathy could buy her X'mas present)
Shop at the warehouse with Cathy.
Then, we shopped at Dick's (part of the mall) and deserts were prepared for shoppers.
I found this Under Armour is made in MALAYSIA! I'm not gonna buy it but I'm proud of it!
Instead, I bought myself an Under Armour made in Singapore. Sorry.

I love Abercrombie & Fitch so much, its USD 200 and I only need it for a month. Not buying, don't worry mama...
Nice right, Carmen-san...
Merely trying...Looks good on me though ;pNow the dark brown one.
Another pose. I can't take you home but this picture gonna last forever.
The white long sleeve Abercrombie shirt which I'm wearing above is the one I bought from the shop. Not gonna show it, see me in person...Much more nicer I can assure you. :)

What else have I bought? Shh..Secret. Oh ya, I bought a vest from Forever 21, believe me it's really cheap!!! And a nice shirt from H&M for only 5 bucks! Not gonna show them because its my CNY clothes! Hope I can still wear 'em when I'm back.

Ordinary day

Can't believe I'm watching this movie in America right now. The Guardian (acted by Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner), one of my most favorite movie all the while. Such a best combination and I would never get bored watching it over and over again.

As usual I worked at the water park today and my toes got hit by the surfing board. Thanks to the stupid dumb dumb guest, if not for his arrogance I would not have get another injury from work. My toe was bleeding non stop for awhile. I was asked to go to the first aid and file a report about my injury. Guess what, the first aid supervisor saw all my bruises over my legs and he shaken his head and asked me what did I do to myself. I really have no idea, I guess I'm just too clumsy.

Too many things to worry about lately but let's see how it goes. Can't do much at the moment though. I'm gonna spend my night watching this wonderful movie and get a good rest.

P.S. I got my Thanksgiving week paycheck today. I'm very happy now. At least there's something to be happy about. Peace out.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

Hey guys, the winter has arrived!

Are you ready? To see more picture of the winter? Am I ready? For the cold? Haha....

Isn't it beautiful? This is how it looks like everyday I open my door...
Outside my room (left)
Grass covered with snow
The walk to the Great Escape Lodge Indoor Waterpark, walking in the Winter Wonderland
More pictures coming up soon, I will pose more with my beloved Brazilian buddies... They're hot! You'll feel warm having them around even in the cold winter.

Mick Mick

Here's something to blog about my rent collector. He has great sense of humor, he swear all the times, giving everyone nicknames which you never heard people using them before.

I love one of his favorite way of calling people, "POP TART". It's a brand of snack you only see here in America, but it's not tasty. His way of whistling is one of his trademark, a lot of internationals would bring this whistling skills back to their country when they are done with the program, I'm a pro too. :) "Sweeeet" and "Sweetness" are also his favorite quotes.

The following pictures were taken when we went to the banks at Glens Falls to help my Brazilian friend, Babara to cash her traveler check. We ran from one bank to another and none of the banks at Glens Falls accept the check. I wonder why and you can see Mick was really pissed off. But, you find him laughing or smiling in most of the pictures because I did the great job to make him laugh. He just can't get mad at things for too long. All he needs to do is to swear and curse, then he'll be fine.

Bank reject the check?

"Let's get the flock out of here", one shepherd (Mick) said to another (us). Shoe lace... argggh!
Mick mick's sour face
Mick Mick wearing my hat. Silly Micky!
Mick mick laughing! no way!

Mick is a smart, quick, and funny person. He loves telling his story. We call him daddy too because he treats us like his sons and daughters, he really take good care of us and he got mad when we hang out without telling him where we are going.

I love his cooking very much. When he cook for us, he make sure we do not touch the dishes and he won't eat together. He said:"Have you seen the cook in the restaurant eat together with the guest before?" That's Mick, always tell us lame jokes which came out by himself. I laugh not because his jokes are funny, but he's the one who is funny.
Below are some cooking he done for us. You gotta believe, he said its GOOD SHIT, huh? lolz...I'm gonna post more of his cooking soon. :p I'm gonna miss him and his cooking very much when I'm back home.

Chicken soup pasta
Apple pie
Garlic cheese bread
Chinese style spaghetti
Italian spicy spaghetti (beef)