Spring Break

Time to replace emo post with yet another emo post?

DON'T WORRY I don't have time to write a long emo post :P Coz I have to do readings for tomorrow's classes. Will I have neough time to do those? >.< Whatever I wanted to record my spring break down before I lose the passion :P

Just wanted to tell you guys a little about my spring break this year. I went to Colorado with my housemate Rung and her mat-sci buddies, ie Alvin (Singaporean; was one of my housemates last summer), Anthony (met him few times before but not close; oh his dad was from Malaysia. Oh should I mention that Alvin's mum is Malaysian too? Lol), Aaron (from Colorado; met him even fewer times than Anthony); Anthony's mum, and Ian and Albert (Aaron's friends, never met them before).

So Saturday Rung, Alvin, Anthony, and I flew into Denver Intl Airport, rented a car, and Anthony's mum drove us up into the Rocky Mountains, to Winter Park (name of ski resort). We bought food supplies for 3-5 days on the way and checked into a hotel called Mountain Lodge, the four of us. Anthony's mum (we called her Aunty Ming - yes the 'Aunty' was my idea :P) stayed in another place called Beaver Lodge.

Sunday - 1st Day of Skiing
Although I skiied for a day in Wisconsin last year (it was tremendous fun! though i only managed to master the straight slopes :P), I didn't quite know how to turn yet. Also Rung has never skiied before, so both of us took the beginner lessons. Alvin is quite the pro at snowboarding, and Anthony at skiing, and Aunty Ming is intermediate level at skiing; though Anthony tried snowboarding the first day. Anyway our ski lessons were with a cute old instructor with beard called Peter, and there were about 9 members in the group, from teens to parents. Learnt the basics of basics (how to walk and how to stop!) - I got pretty bored by lunchtime coz I sudah pro with magic carpet (just an elevator to take you up the straight slope) straight slopes :P But not quite so good once we got to turning ^^;; After lunch we were taken up to the upper slopes- Discovery Park - to learn and practice turning. And then finally went down Turnpike, a curvy, easy slope - I fell 3 times on the way trying to turn and panicking at the sight of the cliff edge =.=" After that Rung and I went up the lift (the chair lift without safety bar =P) to Discovery Park, practiced, and came down Turnpike; with Alvin and Anthony :) The lifts closed at 4pm, so after skiing we headed back to the hotel, ate chicken stored in aluminum foil trays/plastic boxes + ice cubes in plastic bags + in the bathtub (^^;;;), went for jacuzzi =D (chatted with family from Colorado in the hot tub), shower, watch tv, tidur.......

I'm usually a really good sleeper (can fall asleep easily and sleep through noise), but during the trip I had trouble going back to sleep when I woke up in the middle of the night. Perhaps it's because my housemate tends to shift around a little too often =P Well so I woke up way before the alarm went off on Monday...

(TBC, folks!)

SURVIVE

prayer request:
for my mother. discovered growth in uterus. doing biopsy on thursday to check whether benign/malignant.
for my dad.

survived my busy last day of class of winter quarter Monday. i actually missed church for the first time in my academic career due to schoolwork. it was unplanned. i usually go to mass at 5pm or 9pm. but yesterday i had gsw from 12-2pm,2-4pm, then my group project meeting (presentation today) from 4pm. Did not expect it to go until 12midnight. And i only realized today that i actually missed mass. o.o"

Ash wed is this wednesday.

don't feel like doing any work, though i do have alot of work to catch up on.

- orgo lab report (due Wed)
- orgo ch18 questions
- orgo ch19
- orgo ch20
- orgo ch21
- orgo practice final
orgo final exam (next Wed)
*aside: my heart breaks when i realize that i won't be listening to Trzupek (orgo prof) lecture for almost everyday of the week starting next quarter. T.T can't believe how sad i am...yet i still tak sanggup take the 3rd quarter of orgo coz i hate lab (in short). Sigh.....

- bio - everything since 2nd midterm. I lost count of what i have to study. @_@
- need to get substantial bit of studying done by Thursday night, coz Friday review session.
bio final exam (next Thu)

- epc390 interface btw behavioral theory and conservation paper (due next Monday)

At least the stupid northern spotted owl is out of the way! i clearly spent way too much time on that owl!!! grrr!

Good thing: I'm going to have my first private lesson with my neighbour tomorrow! yay!

gts (go to sleep)