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Weijie's 1st update from Boston!

Hallo!!

I'm back after quite a while..=p been busy with a lot of things since things have been decided..and wow..can't believe that I am in Boston now. It all began 6 months ago when I got that email... ...haha but i'm sure you will not want me to tell the whole story here and I can't remember the details of the series of events that happened since..Haha i better update my blog a bit before school work starts kicking in tmr! =)

The fact is..I'm now in Boston! where everything is different from what I have seen since young..starting from the basic concept of day and night (jetlag!), super-sized food portions (I hope I'll never get used to it or else..super-sized weijie u'll see in a few years..=p), baseball craze (support the red sox!), all the technology experience, flexibility of the systems here..etc etc. I have barely recovered from all the culture shock that I have received since I arrived from day 1. I have to admit I'm a 'mountain turtle' who went Wow woW WAH when I was in New York. =p I am looking forward to more travelling if possible during the winter break..my first official Fall and Winter seasons coming up real soon. I'm very excited! =D

Words aside for now..enjoy the photos! =D

Goodbye my dearest family..my relatives..my friends..we'll meet again soon! =)

My 1st home when we first arrived in Boston! courtesy of xinyi..=) The 1st day was terrible coz of the hard floor and we could not slp well + jetlag+ days of moving our 4 big luggages here and there..but 2nd night was ok and 3rd night onwards..i've my new home! All these would not have been possible without these people: Joana, Zhiqiang, Xinyi, Ben and of coz..my dearest Yinky!! Thanks!!! =D

Overview of Boston in summer!
The Charles River separates the Cambridge from the Boston side (where I am).

Big lobster..你是逃不出我的魔掌的！哈哈哈。。=D

At North End! pretty side of Boston..nice cloudy skies. =)


Me and Yinky on the duck tour! quack quack..we literally '上山下海'。Haha..y is the guy behind us looking at the camera..?

My new home!!
I live on the 3rd floor so it's plenty of exercise for me everyday..gut! =)

The 1st home-cooked meal..pineapple rice! yummy! =)


Yinky fried rice..u've gotta try this!
it's really nice! esp after we improvised after the 1st try. =p we also tried making soups without meat! it's really delicious! of coz not as nice as mummy's soups..but..good try! =)

We went on a day trip to Newburyport and Gloucester with Joana last weeekend.
Haha dunno y but i just like how these rocks look. *artistic feel*

nice country feel~

pretty right..we had fried clams next to this place near Essex.
good food + nice scenery..what more can I ask for.. =)

Shop shop and shop!
I have to admit that certain brands are really cheap here..control yourself weijie..=p

The statue of liberty between my fingers..so near yet so far..

Standing in the middle of New York City's Time Square makes me feel vibrant and lively! It's so colourful everywhere...in my opinion, nice place to visit but not to live in. i'll be back! =D

The Grand Central Station．．

Very big and impressive M&Ms store they have there..look at how happy yinky is! =D

Last but not least..me! =)

Happy Birthday to ME! =D

Hallo!
here's a short post of my bdae this yr..I ate so much for my birthday this yr..haha too much until i'm a bit put off by food today (yesh..hao nan de right..)..been indulging in sashimi, beef, ice-cream and cakes especially! basically all the high calories food yea. haha gave me the motivation to go gym~ finally. =p It started on saturday with the stayover at mh's and persisted until today. i'm quite sure I can feel that my stomach has been steadily expanding these days. haha but im definitely not trying to complain here..coz i really did enjoy every single bite and moment. my 24th anniversary on earth had been great! all thanks to u, u, u and U! and many many more! Thank you soooo much for making my birthday this year so memorable and "stomach-ful" ..haha arigato for all the smses, calls, well wishes, my wish-list prezzies and of coz..all the yummy finger-licking good food~ it really heart-warming to know that there're pple like ur who remembered and cared. THANK YOU!! ..for making this day so special to me..=D haha so here's a glimpse..din take many food photos unfortunately..was too busy eating. =p

dear hui n me~ April 8th is a Tuesday! It's waffles day! yay! =)

my "1-min" oreo-cheesecake. haha.

my dearest family..yummy cake with compliments from dear old issie! =D

the 3 seow sisters..n the cake! =)

n my day ended with a BIG surprise from dear issie!
danke for the lovely garden of flowers!! luv ya~ =D

last but not least..a to-die-for tiramisu cake made by boss..
wow..i was sooo impressed and touched..
~looks good, tastes great. ^^

ready, get set, go!

the verdict is out.

all the suspense and uncertainties has ended.

i've decided.

once decided..i'll never look back again..

look ahead and press on!! =D

acappella fun~

Finally!! Emerge 2008 is over!! Woohoo..I was both so touched and happy when it all ended..months worth of hard work, sweat, blood n tears (as how mark has so aptly put it)..im alr missing our weekly practices..the xiong practices at sheares band room and in front of the "hall of mirrors"..2am cheesy chicken supper (yummy!)..practising thru the night till 4am..it's really tiring..both mentally n physically. really. lack of slp n everything. but after the performance on thur..every moment of practice was worth it! we really enjoyed ourselves a lot during the performance and that's all tat matters. everything came so naturally and before i realised it was already our last note and final pose. the music and sound were superb coz it's held at mos. it's my bestest experience so far..great job guys! we really did well!! i cant wait to see the video! =D for those who came down to support despite it being a thur night..thanks!!! daddy, hunny, yinky, yq, sq, mh, hui..arigato!! ur presence really made my night! =D hahaha too bad if u missed it....=p haha n now im experiencing post-performance syndrome (PPS)..though i was initially looking forward to more rest time after thur..nvm. looking forward to our big makan! =)

Here's a snapshot of us on stage! haha can u find me? =p


here's me in my kimono..


i miss miss miss acappella practices.. .. .. ..

maybe it's partly due to the practices..im kept very busy for the last few weeks n lost track of time..it's already april next week! time flies double the speed when u're exceptionally busy. paiseh to frens whom i've not been meeting up much with..will try my best to meet up more k! =D haha april is an exciting month to look forward to..because i've got lots of training programmes and ... etc etc. haha yup lo. work's getting more on track and im gaining back my momentum..which was once lost right after my fyp..unfortunately.

shun's having her final paper today afternoon..gambatte!! after this u'll be FREE! jiayou! =D



..i pray..i hope..i wish..

random update

yay!! big big announcement! i've finally left nus for the greener pasture..or so i chose to believe. but i somehow have this feeling that i'll be back there someday. well..nobody knows. being in a new place, knowing new people and learning new things perk me up. so it's still green now. =D CNY this year had been most boring..coz there's not a single visit to my dad's side..where all the purpose of CNY lies. or does CNY still hold any purpose at all..but it's great that i can have a long long rest over the festive season. haha n i'm glad i'm not the only bored one. i'm sure next year things will brighten up. well. maybe i should not pin so much hope yet. =p issie came back for the festive season..happy that we get to meet more this time round though we din get to go prince this yr..if only she can stay a bit longer. planned to send her off today but well..nvm. bon voyage issie! cya soon again! i'll miss u..=) hee n i've successfully stayed away from alcohol for the past 1 month! yay. big achievement. n an impt announcement: there'll be a performance by voices this coming march 27th, thur, at MOS. if you're interested can ask me for more details. the tixs cost ard $18 each. i'll be putting up a small item with my group that night. so do come if you can make it k! =) haha realised my entry is a bit random coz too many things but they're all over the place..well guess that's all for now. i'm so full that i can barely move..back to reading journals! =)

Be strong.

i juz realised how strong my fren is..trust me for not knowing until now. u're really strong. compared to u..the problems i'm facing are not problems at all. wat have i been doing? suddenly it dawned upon me that i've always been creating "problems" for myself. how dumb. we sld all really sit down and count our blessings everyday. life isn't tat bad after all. =D

to all my frens facing problems right now..be strong. the rainbow will reveal itself after the rain. =)

new yr, new beginning, new me.

hallo!
finally..my 1st post of the yr! yay! haha unfortunately it's gng to be like any other post..nope not gng to make this special. sorry to disappoint. =p 2008 has been "es geht's" so far..juz need to prepare myself for a couple of changes. major changes. last week was horrible really..coz of the heavy workload. but considering it'll be my very last collection (my 5th collection) with the genetics gang..it's not tat bad after all. we had fun playing with those salivas. haha. =p i'm gng to miss everybody. even my boss. i hope. thanks ramani, pallavi, joshua for working hard tog with me these 2 yrs..thanks boss for pushing me when my engine broke down every now and then..thanks chongwei for all his fatherly naggings and tolerating my blurrrness..thanks jenn (my xiaomei) for being such a wonderful pal! =D It feels weird though, or more of being emotionally unbalanced..to be physically there in the last few meetings and knowing at the back of my mind that I won't be involved in all the future discussions anymore. something definitely worth rejoicing about. haha. had been looking forward to the end of jan but when it's near..i start to panick. haha i'm human afterall. =) lalala~been wondering wat to do during cny..coz this yr will not be able to pay visits and do the normal cny stuff. my uncles r all away in bangkok shopping..wat shall we do..hmm..dunno yet. haha been having roller-coaster mood swings lately..bad bad..it's really time to pack up and throw away old stuff for the coming rat yr! my yr! haha oops. yup i'm 24 this yr. how old..=p

This coming rat yr, i'm wishing good health for my family and friends, esp my dearest dad. =)

goodbye 2007..

Hallo! Ich komme zurueck! 2007 is coming to an end soon so here I am to make an official curtains down to this eventful year. Full of ups and downs. more than the previous years. But I’ve gained so much more than I lost. Much much more. Thanks to all my dearest friends and family, it’s again because of all of you that 2007 is going to end on a happy note. Haha it’s pretty cliché but really..Thank you for always being there for me. u all know who u r la..danke!! =) I was tidying up my photos when I realized that I really took a lot of photos this year! All my trips and late nites out. Hee I muz conclude that it wasn’t such a bad year after all..if only grandpa is still ard..miss him..our monthly weekend dinners..but I believe he’s always watching us..with grandma. Argh..okok..this is supposed to be a happy entry weijie..2008 will be better, I know. =)

So here’s a short recap on what I have been up to after my final exams..

May 2007

Haha after the exams I decided to do sth to my hair, which was v v v cui at that time~ TAADAA…

now looking at my hair..erm..cui again. =p

den it was my grad trips..

Part I: Hongkong with hunny!!

Part II: Taiwan!!

June 2007

i started working officially!

July-Nov 2007

ok..im getting lazy..so pardon me for the missing captions..=p

Dec 2007

guess this will be my last blog entry of the year. the nxt time im back, it'll be 2008! cant believe this blog has been around for almost 2 years..amazing. it's going to be a real exciting new 2008 for me and im really looking forward to the countdown on the 31st! byebye 2007!! hope it'll be a smooth-sailing year for all my frens and loved ones.

haha last but not least, HAPPY 2008 TO ALL OF YOU!! =D

~jie