greetings from yisin!

hello all!

imagine my surprise when i saw that this blog is actually still active and being updated. alright thanks to chenjing n linmin! and yesss chenjing i tried to read wat u have uploaded, but all i can see is the big red words haha.
after reading wat chenjing n linmin have written, i have decided to share with all of u wat i have been doing. while probably u all would have heard abt it in one way or another. currently i'm in usa for exchange program, and omg its super exciting! i mean exchange programs r usually exciting! but one piece of advice, if u wan a slack exchange program, pls dont come to the states. haha. cuz contrary to popular belief, most of us here r not slacking away, but we have assignments almost every other day to turn in to profs n wat's not. and we have midterm tests too :( europe will be a better alternative if u wan a more relaxing curriculum.
nevertheless, USA has been a very good experience so far. we definitely have to speak up more in class (cuz it is so common for them to do so), and its interesting to meet different pple. during our free time, we will go explore the area arnd sch (ok the sch campus is quite big, so there's quite a lot of places to explore) and take photos! yest, we just came back from snow sleding, and it was simply cheap thrill! haha. and maybe next weekend, we will be going skiing, which i tink is quite cool since i have nv skiied before :D
besides travelling arnd, being overseas by urself together with a bunch of crazy yet quite smart ntu pple means there's alot of things which i have to do it myself, like go set up a bank account, learn to spend within budget, buy phone line, cook dinner (using nothing but a boiler n microwave only!), learn the transportation system etc. which i must say is also a gd learning experience. also, once here, u also realise that there r no more NTUC, or shop&save. in replacement of those are USA megamarts walmart, meijer and target stores. i must say its a nice change of environment, but things are definitely more expensive here!! one thing tt i dont like is the cost of the textbooks, so i really appreciate studying in sg for tt. haha.
anyway, it is still chinese new yr, and i dont tink i'm missing much of the spirit except for meet-ups with friends and relatives, because i brought my pineapple tarts over here (heehee), we can still play and gamble with cards here, and we still eat at chinese restaurants here! haha. but still i'm sure u all r enjoying urself during this festive season, n continue to do so!
keep in touch, and lastly, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

love,
yisin.