Winter Wonderland

OZARKS CLOSED THURSDAY, FEB. 1, 2007

To:Faculty; STAFF; Students

Due to the bad road conditions, the University of the Ozarks will be closed on Thursday, February 1. The cafeteria will be open, but students should check for any time changes. Stay warm!

D. Taddie, VPAA



AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! Yes my peeps, it's snowing in CLARKSVILLE! And YES! I finally got to touch and see and PLAY with snow! It's really a sight, and I advice all you malaysians to at least SEE what snow can do to a normal street~ It's super beautiful~

At 8 am today, I was late (again) for American History, and it was friggin cold when Alicia and I were walking to our allocated buildings. Like -6 degrees man! (the actual temperature was -6.45 degrees). After that class (which i almost fell asleep too), it was snowing very slightly. Seriously, i wasn't very excited because it just felt like tissue paper falling down on you. As the afternoon progressed, it started pouring man! And everything was being covered! Before dinner, a few of us took some pics lah (of course all mlsians onli, which ang mo hasn't seen snow b4), so alicia should have some pictures to post up lah! ^^

Anyway, I was in the library with nicole (a friend), supposedly finishing up my article review for Econs (yes i finally dropped American National Gov.!) when the liberian comes up to us and says, "School's been closed down!" HaHaHa! However, i'm still stuck in the library, TRYING to finish up my paper and other assignments as well. But super happy that I got one day off (also because i HAD an exam on thursday!)

HEY YM, I also got Thursday off!! How coincidence leh!

Okay, well~ Later Days!

Home & Away

I'm sad...!!! Really! Who knew 'My Dream' land could make me sadddd?!

Yup, I'm finally in America (well I didn't just reach, but I didn't have time to blog earlier). The temperature is always negative, and the worst was just last night when it was negative seven!

Let me explain the situation here (prepare a box of tissues now):
I'm currently living in this really nice apartment (it's only meant for seniors!) and at no extra charge even! BUT it's like way at the end of campus totally opposite from where all Mlsian's (including Alicia) is staying! Plus, I'm staying with a girl who I really dislike (the same girl who was on the journey with me)! She can be really gross at times and I just won't go into details lar. Okay, on to the next sad and depressing matter (to me anyway). My subjects totally has NOTHING to do with my major! I'm here to learn math, and yes, I understand it's a liberal arts college; but hello! Anyway else but AMERICAN HISTORY and AMERICAN POLITICS (Democracy and All that CRAP!). I'm suffering already with the workload because I have to catch up on the week I wasn't here. I just don't get politics and the constitution (no matter the country!)! I'm so going to try my best to drop it but it's like a 30% chance I would be able to because I arrived late! And I'm also applying to stay in the dorms, but alot of controversy lah!

Okay.. enough about complaining! That's all I've been doing since I came online. I did make new friends, which actually they're Alicia's punya lar..But Sharing IS Caring! I even have an Ang Mo friend (nothing really to be proud of)~ O, and I did play basketball ONCE since I came;

~btw, I can't join the basketball team you guys, it's all REALLY tall girls and they are all REALLY good players (like really good)

Sad to say, but I'm actually very fortunate I'm online now. I still have loads of work to do (which I should probably be getting too) but I just cannot stand being so "away" from so many ppl back home. I only called my parent's ONCE since I got here, which is really bad because I had loads of problems and I didn't call them to say I solved them (well, sort of anyway!). And I didn't even call Yin May and Lvna yet! I hate this ULU state and ULU town! Movies also so hard to watch!

Well, I got to continue chatting before classes start.

Later Days~

Small treasures

Someone special said to me once,
"When you buy us or treat us expensive stuff, you make us feel like charity" (not exactly those words)

When this person said that, I was TOTALLY shocked! I mean, for me, spending money on friends and loved ones is just a way of showing, "Thanks! You've been an awesome person to me". I guess I realised this was my own shallow mistake, as they do say, 'Money isn't everything'.

For example, my christmas presents last year (2006) was the first time I actually went way over budget. I love my friends alot, and I even bought the guys presents (which I didn't use to). It didn't really matter to them as much as it mattered to me!!! I thought those presents would've at least showed I appreciated ALL of them and (okay, Yes this IS really shallow) I was hoping to be treated better.

As you can tell, I didn't get the "response" I wanted. Instead, a memorable lesson learned (which is indeed more worthy!)! DON'T EVER SPEND SO MUCH ON FRIENDS (LoL Just Kidding!!!). Okay, continuing to my point;

As many of you know, I'm leaving to the States! And of course, it's tradition to give the departing person a gift! And I did receive plenty of "early" angpaus from my relatives (Thank the Lord!). Plus, a few presents and free meals from friends~
It was then I realised, even though the gifts I received were small and miniscule, they meant a great deal to me!



This is what Chai Ann gave to me, and I really really love it!
It's cute, colourful, and it means alot because she took the trouble
and time to do something for me!


This is what Alvina did for me as well! (from Ben, Harold, Joel, Yin May).
It's a shirt which pictures in the front and a phrase at the back;
"In every friendship, we lose a part of ourselves and the best part"

See, the gifts wasn't as GRAND but it definitely was meaningful. I really appreciated each and every "departing" gift...
Thanks to;

• Wing Sun for the meal of Curry Seafood Laksa at Yu Ai (which is in PJ! Recommended)
• Chai Ann for the meal of Toasted Cheese Sandwiches at Boon Boon Cafe
• Alvina, Ben, Yin May, Brian, Harold and Joel for the planned dinner at Joel's and all the food each of you contributed

Okay, so... Just trying to push my point of
"The small things may end up to be the treasures of life"

Oh, I'm leaving on Monday. So, wish me all the best!


Later Days! (It's from Weekenders lah.. Sounds so 'chic'.. So i'm using it!)

The time has come

Another late night (or rather early morning) and I'm still awake trying to fill in as much as possible in my day! It would maybe be more pleasant or correct if I were to sleep early and wake up earlier. But then again, what do I have to wake up for?

My parents are working and My friends are unavailable.

Pathetic isn't it? I haven't had any physical contact with people other than family for days now. Trying to look at it in a positive way, this might be helpful for when the time of "separation" comes. Glad to say however, my day wasn't a total waste! I went "Tech" shopping! I went with an intention to purchase an English Electronic Dictionary and ended up with gadjets that aren't even related! LoL! It's Low Yat Plaza (laarrr), I can't help it if I get materialistic!

Okay, I know I've betrayed my principal of "Why Waste Money?!" but I just had to get this! An IPOD! (I know, old news~ But heck, it's me wei!). It's 30GB and unfortunately, it's WHITE! I asked for BLACK (which by the way, they did have), but I got WHITE! (.....) Anyway, I also got what everyone wants nowadays (well, everyone I know), an External Hard Drive! It's totally awesome! 120GB and it's so small and portable! I've already bumped Ben's 'F.R.I.E.N.D.S' and other movies unto it! So thanks alot yar Ben~

After my spending spree, my parents took me and my brother to Kajang! I guess they really want me to Enjoy my LAST few days here (HaH!) And when that was over, I came home and did what I always do on lonesome nights... I Mapled! (Childish, yet it shows desperation!)

O, during my Maple "time", my mother came in screaming (really! I'm not exaggerating!!) at me to pack my stuff. Alas, I had to confront my future. Okay, I put off packing to comfort myself from the reality of me moving and being on my own! So so so so very sad.

Having plan to bring one HUGE bag and one camper's backpack, I started filling in the bags with my clothes. As my HUGE bag began to get fatter and fatter and as there were a hundred and ONE things waiting to be packed, I realised (with the help of my mother's nagging of course) that I needed a BIGGER than HUGE bag. So tomorrow, it's BAG hunting! (Nyehehehe!)


My HUGE "arse" bag filled to the max ..............a few things not yet packed!!

Well, I have to be up in an hour or so (it's 6.02 am), to get ready to apply for my VISA!!! It sounds so FINAL!...

Hope you guys are having sweet dreams (with me inside, 100% guranteed SwEeT!)

Later Days!

Martin Luther King

We've all heard of the great, Martin Luther King and his famous "I have a dream" speech. Honestly, I don't know who he is, and why he's so famous. Okay, so I did abit of research (yes, that's my life when I don't go out).

Martin Luther King was an actual PEACEMAKER. He was a leader for the American Civil rights movement and a Baptist minister. The youngest man to be ever awarded the Nobel PEACE Prize (I'm just surprised that there IS such a thing!). He promoted non-violence and equal rights between races. Just a brief intro. on who is this great legend! (Taken from our ever-so-reliable Wikipedia)

*Let freedom ring. And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring - when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children - black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics - will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"*

(It's the last paragraph of his speech. Intense eh?)

For the full speech http://http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/38.htm

Anyway, why did I choose this great man among many others to be the first post in the beginning of a new era (eitherwise known as my new blog)?

It's because OF HIM, I get to leave a day later to the land of Opportunity! Martin Luther King Day is on the 15th of January (because he was born on that day). So, the American Embassy is CLOSED! Nyahahahah! I can't make my visa on that day!

I truly love this man!

Thus he said,

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

And with this, I am given one more day of my Malaysia! Cheerz!