day 25: perfect 10

got tagged by sands
so i gotta do this:

Each player of the game starts off with ten weird things or habits or little known facts about yourself. People who get tagged must write it in a blog of their own ten weird things or habits of little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end you must choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. No tag backs.

1. i can't drink to save my life, a lil' puts me to sleep. i once fell asleep at a club in bangkok.
2. i used to be a soccer addict - played it, watched all the epl matches, survived on a few hours of sleep to play FM & played winning 11 just for some variety.
3. i believe in retail therapy, i just can't afford to keep it up. buyin' stuff makes me feel good. i want a brown bally wallet.
   
4. songs in my itunes or ipod must be perfect - artist name, album name, album cover & genre. i shouldn't have taken songs from jeevan.
   
5. my feet must feel clean @ home, washed when i get home and before i sleep. i can wash it 3 times before i actually go to sleep.
   
6. i hate ketchup, especially in noodles. & i am in the land of ketchup.
   
7. i will believe that my opinion is right unless you can put a better point across. sands just did it today.
   
8. i'm scared of cockroaches and big flying insects. i had one fly in my pajamas when i was a kid & i just took them off.
9. my greatest dream so far is to watch the big epl matches live @ st james' park, anfield, stamford bridge, emirates & even old trafford.
10. the first time i met sandy, i didn't expect to like her. i like you so much now.
    

it's been a
great first month
being together
with you

& i know
it'll only get better
:)

day 23: steam team

skool was aight today
kicked off with
sports marketin'
wittenberg cracks us up
everytime

communications quiz
7/8
i got that wrong
because
i changed my answer
gotta stop doing that

internet marketing
NUS-esque lecturer
enough said

nihongo
my toughest module eh?
4 times a week = 4 quizzes a week
& madsen sensee
goes really fast
probably for those students
who already know
but
its suppose to be
a no-jap-background class
(hello?)

steamboat @ julynn's crib
an asian delight
3 malaysians
2 singaporeans
1 hongkonger


the tom yam was pretty weak
but who's complainin'?
i chose steamboat over soccer
well worth it
haha
& we played
uno after that

gotta start doin'
the accounts
tomorrow
dreading...
but still
it's 1 more day down
;)

day 20: green greek

woke up at 7.15am
walked to times supermart
withdrew $
reached a movin' sale nearby
@ 8am
& bought a bike

for $15
old & rusty
just the way i like it

walked to
ala moana beach park

& attempted
to get a tan
too cloudy today eh

went to the greek fest
nearby

ordinary food
totally
not worth the $

went back to get a tan
but
still not good eh
too much tannin' oil maybe?


we whipped up
a "chinese" dinner tonight
damn
i miss singapore food

can't wait to "board"
the singapore flyer
;)

星期六的深夜

星期六晚上
哪都不想去
也无法入睡
看着电视机
持续在发呆
喝了七分醉
闭上了眼睛
试着不想你
但已来不及
忘了如何让眼泪停止流下
还好没人看见（看到）
没人会说话

星期六深夜
我想起了你
每什么特别
只是回忆
你让我自由
我很感激
星期六深夜
永远不会有任何人能代替你

这就是遗憾的滋味
陪着我形影不离
明天我会面带微笑
但无法忘记你

day 19: ain't no sunshine

the phone bill
& electric bill
came today
along with 2 of my textbooks
from amazon
(freakin' fast)

so maybe it means
i should be gettin' used
to life here...
hardly true
i didn't really have
the 1 week
euphoria
people keep talkin' bout
to begin with

its the end
of a soddy week 3
i've always loved singapore
for everything
it's provided me
don't get me wrong
hawai'i is a nice place...
for a freakin' holiday
that is

i admit i'm not the
easiest of settlers
i take awhile
to get used to a new place
but i reckon
i could never get used
to life here

last night
ISA party
followed by a
back to school bash

(do they have such cool music @ NUS?)

& supper
@ a japanese restaurant

the food was brilliant
but i'm still appalled
by the mandatory tippin' 'ere

new friends
made it
slightly better
i guess
1 hilarious korean guy
2 korean girls
1 japanese guy
1 malaysian girl

but still
all i could think of
& wish for
was being with you
kanojo
anata ga inakute sabishii

day 17: footy? soccer? whatever

played footy today
or soccer
whatever you wanna call it
bunch of guys
all of different backgrounds
american, hawaiian, japanese, korean, singaporean (me) etc

3 girls joined the fray later
they were pretty good
girls here probably play
more footy than guys
UH has a "wahine" soccer team
but not a "kane" one

leadin' the healthy lifestyle
today
2 pieces of whole wheat bread
2 pieces of brown sugar ham
plenty pieces of manoa lettuce
for lunch & dinner
with orange juice

have a fun saturday sands!
:)

day 15: rush hour 4

woke up @ 730am
waited 40 mins for the bus
attended my first class
sports marketing
(happenin' eh)

0900-1015:
its seminar in marketing
like in in NUS
just so happen this sem
the topic
is sports marketing
but it includes
both sports & entertainment
because he said he wants us to know
"what the biatch paris hilton is up to"
(his exact words)
& "lindsay loser" as well
tho' that hurt cos i find her hot
haha

1030-1145:
this one was a lil' stressful
because i wasn't formally
in the class yet
like 20-30 others
but we had to attend
in case people
bummed out
it was aight
class was a lil' big though
112
but he bumped it up to 118
to accomodate
6 more
i was #117
(whew...)

1200-1315:
internet marketing
interesting & relevant subject
but not so happenin'?
just a grand total
of 10 students
i could drop the course
& probably still add it back
on friday

1330-1420:
japanese 101
あいうえお
かきくけこ
4 times a week
pretty stressful havin' to keep up
everyday
but its the best way
to learn a language

1420-1515:
muggin'
i use this word because
i usually don't
study straight after class
but i was learnin'
to write those characters
by heart
gotta keep up eh?

konnichiwa sandy-chan!
hajimemashite
seah, calvin desu
boyfriend to yonde kudasai
doozo yoroshiku
;)

day 13: cinnabourne

woke up @ 830am
climbed up a hill
to a movin' sale
got myself
a plastic dresser
a stool with storage
& a new blanket
(i couldn't stand the cheap sheddin' one no more)
for a grand total of $25
lucky the guy
gave me a ride down

went to kahala mall
once more
i did a "jeevan"
& had a cinnabon

it's so sweet
the caramel...
it's just wrong
i had to wash it down
with gatorade
not such a good idea
had a sugar rush after that

watched
bourne ultimatum
the story was intriguing
but not enough fight scenes matt
thats what makes watchin' bourne
so good

a tiring day
doin' meager activities
school starts tomorrow
JPN 101
5 day week here i come!

day 12: fox in the box

without sounding
like a spoilt brat
i did my washin'
for the 1st time today

its not that i refused
before
but i just never had to do it

we went to the laundromat
("ray's" was it?)
thinkin' it was cheaper
$2.25 per wash
$0.25 for 4 measly mins of the dryer
i did my colors there
& brought back my whites
to the laundry center
below our apt
$1 per wash
$1 for 40 mins of the dryer
seeya ray's...

after 11 days in hawai'i
finally got a taste of
jack in the box


it was pretty good
the fries were "natural cut"
suck it mickey d's
but felt pretty bloated
after downing the root beer

laters
went to times supermarket
& instantly became a
royal card member
after applying on the spot
down here
memberships are free
gonna get
a safeway card
next time i hit there
but i still miss NTUC prices

gonna stay up
& watch citeh vs united
my first foray into
footy (soccer i mean) here
2.30am
8.30pm for you singas
lucky wankers
but tomorrow
is sunday for me
so it ain't that bad eh?

hope i can wake up
early tomorrow
going to a moving out sale
nearby
to see if i kop a bargain
we're still lackin'
tables, chairs & drawers

i took ikea for granted
(cheap foldable chairs...)
don't make the same mistake
sands
when you go there tomorrow

day 11: wired up

finally...
broadband has arrived
@ liholiho st
apt #406
rigged up the router
& we're wireless

haven't been updating my photoblog
due to a lack of net access
& a lack of photos
haven't been to the likes of
pearl harbor
diamond head
volcano 1
volcano 2
& other brilliant beaches

made hot dogs last night
a proper meal compared
to 3 days of instant noodles
going to chinatown later
for vegetables etc
to "beef" up
my daily sandwich lunch

we're getting a table on tuesday
thanks to the
international baptist center here
they give away old stuff
so amen to that

i'll upload photos of the crib
after its pimped up

sands
thanks for talkin'
everyday
love you for that
:)

day 10: fun factory

took an arduous bus journey
3 hours long
to the waikele outlet center
but it was well worth it

started off pretty slow...
4 boxers at old navy: $21.43

hit the motherload @ cK
2 t-shirts: $12.49 & $9.99
belt: $24.99
grooming set: $24.99 (which i did not i need but had to have)
top for my girl: $12.49

vans slipper: $9.97
vans t-shirt: $9.95

2 A|X t-shirts: $15.99 each
(mus, saw your blue cap for $14.99)

8 banana republic boxers: 4 for $20

& impulse buys @ puma
2 t-shirts: $19.99 & $7.99
(the $7.99 one is for you mus)

the trip back was way quicker
took an express bus
will definitely be back
didn't hit all the shops
levi's, guess...
but next time
i'll be shopping for you sands :)
(well, mostly anyway :p)

now i'm waiting for 1.30pm
to see the prof
& let me take JPN 101
4 times a week

& i got a new roommate
from new zealand
shan mei
so we're splitting the rent 3 ways
& my broadband starts tomorrow...
cheers to that & that!

day 8: munjentown

after a 2 hour plus wait
@ the lanakila clinic
for my chest x-ray
i descended upon the realms
of chinatown today

chinatown was boring
but i bought 4 packets of
出前一丁
89c for 2 packets
@ "Hong Kong Supermarket"
to give myself a lil' taste of home

had char siu + roast duck noodles
@ the food court
it was tempting to order laksa
but her bad noodles
justified not to

went to kahala mall

printed some photos

caught rush hour 3 for $8.75
which was pretty bad
didn't i see all that in 1 & 2?

going to sch tomorrow
for orientation/briefing
still only have 4 modules (or courses as they call 'em here)
going to see the jap dept
on letting me take jap maybe?
i dunno
see how it goes...

day 7: tapped up

right now
i'm tapping on someone's wireless
freakin' sad
my house phone
comes into effect on tuesday
my broadband on friday
its sunday here
shops close early
think people just chill
@ home or @ the beach

managed to do some shopping
@ wal-mart (for the millionth time)
&
@ ala moana center (bought a GAP bag for $41)
in between that
visited the aloha tower marketplace

& the tower itself

it was boring
& probably would be
even on a weekday

got to get a chest x-ray tm
cos i failed
my TB skin test
can't wait for skool to start
& time to pass
& be with my
sun, sand & sze
;)

day 2: walkin', waikiki style

the agenda:
thank god for the internet
called listings for
apartments
secured 1 showing
but no luck with the rest
decided to resort to
apartment sharing
looked at 1
it was aight
but the other room
& the next option
left alot to be desired

took a short cab ride
to the showing
$14 (great!)
it was literally
right beside the freeway
i felt i could touch the cars passing by
fortunately
aaron (thierry henry-esque in appearance)
had another apartment
& it was good enough
so it was settled
& moving in today
1504 Liholiho St Honolulu, HI 96822

after that was done
met joanne
from SDE, architecture
at ala moana shopping centre

kinda like vivocity
had the mickey d's here
it was horrendous
the food & the service

& in the evening time
our first official foray
into waikiki beach
the waves were amazing
& the sunset

mmph mmph mmph
& yes
i still get washed up
by the waves
took pictures
& headed back to the hotel
walkin' in the street
topless

that's the way
i like it

anyways
i lost the left lens of my shades
fuck
really like the pair
now gotta settle with
my ray bans

day 1: errand boy

set out to complete 2 tasks
after touching down
bank account
sim card

the bank account was easy
american savings bank
getting my visa card tm

sim card
was a bit of a bane
had to go all the way to wal-mart
it is freakin' huge
but they didn't have it
found a mobile shop nearby
& hooked up with t-mobile
ex-bayern sponsors
we take free incoming calls
for granted in singapore
& another complaint
$2 per bus ride
are you kiddin' me?

these pretty much took up
the whole day
a lil' more sight seein'
bought a cap
$25
didn't realise it was S$40
til' i got back
but i like it
so screw it

now all that was left
was findin' a crib

day 0: changi to narita to honolulu

people should never
be put through
a flight like this
at least there was entertainment
from changi to narita
couldn't step out of the airport
so had to make do with
what it had to offer
& they had the McPork

the burger which will never see
the light of day in singapore
6 hours
& every shop there
sold the same things
freakin' borin'

from narita to honolulu
i was expecting to finish
watchin' fracture
but there i was
stuck in a middle of a "threesome"
less legroom
& zilch entertainment
when that was over
the person who was suppose to pick us up
didn't
so had to take a $9 (currency here forth shall be mentioned in USD)
shuttle bus to the hotel
& the long arduous journey begins...

too many photos people
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i miss you

bitemetravelbug.blogspot.com

i'm 4 hours away
from flying off
& yes
i still don't wanna go
but
i may as well
make é best of it
i'm still thinkin'
if i should hoist
a bedsheet & comforter onboard
if not
i'm packed (finally)

i'm leavin' this girl

behind
hawaii & é US
will be a blast
i know
but
i can't wait
to come back to her
154 days?

anyways
this blog will be on hiatus
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from now on
aloha people!