urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:full_of_sheep full_of_sheep full_of_sheep 2005-01-20T05:32:45Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:full_of_sheep:910 2005-01-20T05:32:45Z 2005-01-20T05:32:45Z was in my first class at 11am this morning when i saw people staring out the window... <br /><br />snow is just so beautiful...<br /><br />seeing snow at asheville was one thing when it came down in such tiny flakes that joel had to point them out to me... but when i left the building... i could see snow all over the pavements, and everything was white like you see in pictures...it was really gorgeous.. and i love the way people get excited over snow... i've discovered the beauty of cold because unlike the heat... pple get happy and cheery when it snows... and it makes me feel like im a little girl seeing something for the first time...then again i AM a little girl seeing snow more or less for the first time...<br /><br />couldnt take my eyes off it when i went to study... needless to say i hardly got any studying done...<br /><br />wish i had brought my camera out to take pictures of it...<br /><br />one thing i thought of while sitting in the student union watching the snow fall outside was that i wished that i could have shared this with someone dear... how great it would be if snow fell in nus and i could hug and scream excitedly with everyone in the css area that it was snowing... or hug my mum and bro and all...<br /><br />but one thing was that i knew that God was sharing every single moment of snow with me... and for that i am greatly comforted...<br /><br />plus<br /><br />it was surprisingly not as cold as it was yesterday...so i enjoyed snow without the terrible cold...<br /><br />its stopped snowing...and yes its back to being cold...plus i have to walk really carefully so i dont slip...like being in nus on a rainy day back when i had my old black mphosis slippers that were dying on me...<br /><br /> <br /><br />hope it snows again hope i bring my camera out this time hope its not too cold<br /><br /> <br /><br />"snowflakes keep falling on my head..." urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:full_of_sheep:564 2005-01-17T19:19:40Z 2005-01-17T19:19:40Z just came back from my long weekend to asheville... (and wanted to talk to my family or friends like mello that i havent spoken to in ages.. *sob* thank goodness reggy was online) <br /><br />anyway lets see...<br /><br />yup headed for asheville on sat afternoon... took a long drive there... by the time we reached we only managed to find a motel and have dinner...anyway the motel was lovely... wasnt too badly priced plus it had nice beds and a nice shower!!!!!!! fantastic shower actually...just the warmth of the water plus the pressure of it....absolutely FANTASTIC! especially after the cold...<br /><br />anyway on sun we headed out for these mountains and natural park thingy (kay! i know i dont remember the name of the place and even the description but at least i rem my experience eh? heh..) ... well it was really nice... climbed lots of steps and due to both the thin air plus my un-fit state..it was pretty tiring...but it was really nice and the weather was great... went to the bottom of this waterfall where our crazy dutch fren went to climb the rather steep cliff ... insane fellow went up there to philosophize... ahh whatever... anyway later went trekking which was nice but stressful..since i DO get stressed over everything like dragon knows...ha think it was coz i was wearing heeled boots and i was afraid that i would slip down...baahhh...<br /><br />after that we drove to cherokee, this town previously? owned by red indians? anyway i think its the place where yogi bear was born... coz they have like parks for seeing bears and stuff...and i saw many pancake houses which were...sadly all closed!!!!! urgh... i have been having a craving for pancakes (amidst the many other stuff i always have cravings for..haha) ... anyway i saw snow !! this being the first time i have ever seen snow!! sadly the flakes werent very big...joel kept trying to catch them to show me but they got crushed instantly so i couldnt see the patterns... <br /><br />so yup... the gist of my trip amidst other thoughts and mood changes (basically due to the weather! amazing...) that i find hard to articulate...<br /><br />quite glad to be back in my dorm and looking forward to talking to everyone again....<br /><br />take care pple! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:full_of_sheep:280 2005-01-13T05:49:22Z 2005-01-13T05:49:22Z yup... im finally starting to blog about the past few days since i've left singapore ...and typing this in a majorly stoned mood... <br /><br />1) leaving<br /><br />just wanna say a million thanks to all who sent me off... i was greatly touched and overwhelmed even... and i wish i could have given each and every one of you a hug before i left but ... baaahhhh... i think after that i just felt immensely tired and spent most of my plane trip sleeping...haha..and of course eatinggggg... plus having my skin and lips crack on me because i forgot to put moisturizer in my bag..baahhh...<br /><br />oh other things to remember - my luggage which i had gotten on the day i left... had a huge rip when i landed at NY and had to take my luggage to check it in somewhere else.. thought it was the us security being immensely mean at first, especially after all the rumours about how they steal stuff etc etc.. but later realised that the bag prob just burst... thank God i dont think anything dropped out..so thats fine..<br /><br />2) UNC and etc<br /><br />so far its been ...okay...ya...the place is quite pretty and the weather is real great in the day... its sunny and hardly cold at all ...pple even wear slippers so i'm gonna start wearing my beloved flip flops when i go to class tmr.. but at night it gets really chilly... plus its gets dark super duper early..like at 6ish 7ish...which is damn depressinggg....SERIOUSLY... besides the fact that im naturally a sun person... it just makes you feel tired and miserable especially in the cold...<br /><br />additionally, i still feel like im in major jetlag mode.. the time difference is 13 hours which means im awake when i should be sleeping.. im been feeling immensely tired ard 6pm and im completely gone by 7... yesterday i dozed in the bus and today i dozed off in the pizza place at dinner and later in the com lab...haha.. seriously hope ill get past it coz i just cant move or get started on doing anything in that state...reminds me of the million times when i was awake throughout the night last sem trying to finish my assignments..haha..<br /><br />mood wise.. the weather obviously contributes lots... happier in the day and more depressed in the morning and night.. tho sometimes too tired to be depressed...mood swings but in a controllable degree...i think having Chand (singaporean roomie whom i knew in pri sch) and Joel are my saving grace... i think God knew that I needed help even if i have to get out of my comfort zone.. completely dont know what i would do without them (and the rest of the singaporeans too) .. <br /><br />met my housemates on the first day ... when we first entered (btw after staying out in the cold for quite a while coz the person in charge wasnt around to give us our keys..) we spent so long trying to get our many luggages in (kay mainly mine..) that the alarm started sounding and these stupid guys in the room opposite us were making so much noise chanting "close the door" etc.. stupid...and they din even offer to help us..what niceeee dudes.. anyway our floor is all girls (thank God its not a unisex toilet!) and we passed by this room and the girls shouted to us and were really friendly... one even passed us her small tv because she had gotten this other bigger tv as a present... really fantastic esp when we first entered our room to this majorly depressing site (no pillows even!)...havent plugged it in yet coz we still need some cables amidst the million things we have to do... anyway have been planning to try to get to know them but each night we come back so majorly shacked we just go and sleepp...baaahh<br /><br />what else...hmmm..oh ! they're showing Finding Neverland! which im just dying to watch.. for those who dont know ...its JOHNNY DEPP (whose name i hope i spelt correctly..) !!so please watch it when it comes out...<br /><br />had my first day of school today... me and chand wished each other good luck at making friends but in the end... yup...neither of us did.. i mean even in NUS i din really make friends with pple in my classes ... so ya... guess i have to find another outlet...<br /><br />there're a million things to do of course.. i wanna join lots of things.. get to know the international students or housemates etc.. plus travel plus all the other stuff i have to complete...andnow i realise i have TONS of work to complete..no wonder im tired... i remember being extremely tired in Italy coz travelling can really be exhausting...now add on everything else...<br /><br />anyway guess there's lots of other things to say...kinda stoned..but ya ...missing everyone and missing the nice dear css community ... pple seem to be getting closer? which is a good thing...everyone dont get caught up in work only kay? and ya... ive been actively reading blogs .. though i havent commented coz guess most has already been said... <br /><br />*hugs* to everyone esp char lin ...<br /><br />chat soon guys...<br /><br />oh ya... realised that my problem of not being able to talk to pple back home has been solved coz my earliest class starts at 11am which is 12am home.. means that even if i cant do it always (obviously due to stupid workkkkkkk baaaahhhhh) there is quite an avenue for me to chat when pple are on msn... *great cheers* God is good...