Merry Christmas!

#1. Me acting adorable. Adorable le? Hehe!

I know I am a bit late for Christmas, but my internet connection has been screwing with me the whole day.

Anyway, I went out for shopping during Christmas eve (yesterday) since my dad had a day off. Not really shopping shopping. More like walking around. Although, I did buy something.

We went to the shopping mall my near my dad's place because I had to go to the post office to send a textbook all the way to Utah. I just started selling my used textbook on ebay now cause sometimes my uni's bookstore won't buy it back (new editions coming out or smth).

Do you know how expensive my books are? There is this Introduction to Marketing textbook that I need to buy for next semester and it cost $149. And that is the price for the used book. Don't even get me started on my other books. There is an average of $70+ for EACH! And I need 5 of those next semester. Not to mention, when I sell them back to my uni's bookstore, I only get back like 20 bucks or smth. Sometimes lesser!

So, after two years of buying my books from my uni's bookstore, I finally decided to get them online for a MUCH cheaper price. That $149 book, I got it for only $45 on ebay. If I were to get my books from in the bookstore, it would have cost me $400-500, but now I only have to pay $199 for them. Isn't that great?!?!

Getting way off topic here. But there is a point to all this. I promise.

Then I thought, "Hey! If other people are selling them online for a much cheaper price, why don't I do so with some of mine too? Earn much more than what the bookstore is paying for too." And that is why now I am selling mine online. I already sold half my books back to the bookstore, so I am selling the other half online now. And I sold a book yesterday! A day after I posted it online, someone bought it!

So, I went to the post office down in Naples, where my dad lives and send the book off to its new owner. Which brings me back to the shopping mall I was talking about down in Naples.

I've never shown you shopping malls in Florida before hor? Well, the one near my campus is an outdoor type. This one in Naples is indoor though. And it only has one floor and no cinema.


#2. Food court. We were too hungry so we settle for food court.


#3. My lunch. It taste much better than it looks.


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#7. You see that guy in orange behind me? He goes to the same uni as me. I met him at Give Kids the World (the place where I volunteered last year). I was taking a picture in the perfume store then realize that he was standing right behind me. Surprisingly he remembers me as well. Haha!


#8. It is Christmas after all. Have to take at least one pic with the Christmas tree right?


#9. Forever 21. I've never fancy that place but went in anyway. Found two tops that were so cute but didn't buy.


#10. I know it looks funny but I wanted to try it on. It is too big for me anyway. They ran out of S size.


#11. I really really love this one. But it is $22.80 and they only have it in khaki. Should I have gotten it?


#12. These were the two things that I actually bought.


#13. Perfumes. One for myself and one for my roommate.

She got me a Christmas present too. So it is only appropriate that I got her one as well. Besides, I got it at a very good deal. *whispers* $55 for both bottles.*whispers* Hehe! They are quite big bottles you know. It was suppose to be $65, but my dad said I should bargain. And with his help, we got that price. He wanted to push it for $50 some more. My dad always known for his fierce face and he was bargaining. You should have seen the sales lady. Poor gal.


#14. Note for Michelle.

Later, we went to Target to get my groceries.


#15. Target. The neon lights are suppose to on but they were closing early cause it was Christmas eve.


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#19. Look at my dad's face. Fierce hor.

Some more you guys always say my face so serious in some pics. It was just cause I didn't smile. See my dad's face la. I think my mum's face also pretty fierce sometimes when she doesn't smile.


#20. See! Runs in the family.


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Didn't get to buy at all. Stupid Target in Naples did not have anything I wanted. Waste our time only rushing up and down.

That's about it. The only thing I did for Christmas. Didn't do anything today but sat in front of my laptop and watched Mamma Mia! GREAT movie! Love most of the songs! Especially Honey Honey, and When It Is All Said and Done.

Well, I hope you guys had a great Christmas and enjoy year 2008 cause it is coming to a closing chapter. 2009 awaits.

Merry Christmas everybody!

and..

Happy 3.4 Anniversary Darling!!

Funny

I was looking through my camera and CDs to see if I have any pictures I could upload. I like got damn a lot of pictures lo.

Some I even forgot I've taken them. I just realized that there are a lot of pictures I've never posted on my blog or on Facebook before. I keep skipping them because I was/am too lazy to write a freaking long ass post for it.

Well, I came across some videos that are quite hilarious lo. Normally X-Destination(the crazy group who will go ANYWHERE at ANYTIME, who are also my friends and my bf's hing tais) post them one, but seeing as to how they didn't, I will. They are quite funny lo. Hehe!!!

Jiun Shyong's birthday celebration.







This next video le, I think they were trying to get Marcus's gf to snap back at Yuen Looi for saying he is Wang Lee Hom. But because she felt like she was at a press conference, she didn't dare. Hehe!



I think the next video is on the same day as Jiun Shyong's birthday celebration. We were on our way back to Subang. Forgot where we went liao.



In case you were wondering, that is Fook Siang, Yuen Looi and Yuen Loong in that video.



Enjoy! Hope you find them as funny as I did. Hehe!

Fall '08 comes to an end

You can always tell when the semester is over because once you walk out of your dorm to take a stroll, all you see is this..


#1. North Lake Campus


#2. Another North Lake Campus view


#3. And another..


#4. Bus/shuttle stop is always by the laundry.


#5. The shortcut bridge you take if you want to walk to main campus


#6. Another view. Love the sky's color.

This was what I saw when I went out for a stroll to check my letter box. Ooo. Have you seen my campus's mail room before?


#7. Tada! Mail Room


#8. My letterbox



#9. Surprisingly I got mail.


#10. Guess who is it from. ^^


#11. I've never gotten one of this card before. Basically, if the package could not fit your mailbox, they would put this card and you can get the package at the Common's front desk.

Hmm.. if you have been following my blog, you would have a vague image of what my main campus would look like. Maybe next time I will do one for my dorm area k? I can show you guys the gym, tennis court, water front, etc.

Anyway, if you think my dorm area looks empty during semester break, you should have seen it during Thanksgiving. EVERYWHERE you go was empty. Parking lots, shopping malls, restaurants.. E-V-E-R-Y-W-H-E-R-E.

My dad and I almost starved to death because none of the restaurant was open for business. Thank god, for some reason, ONE Chinese restaurant was open and we got to eat dim sum ^^


#12. Parking lot during Thanksgiving


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#15. After two attempts, he finally smiled for the camera


#16. Muah!


#17. Dad and I (Self timer mode. Nice le)


#18. I realized my dad also quite vain one. After the first shot, he quickly took off his jacket and comb his hair for the picture. LOLX!!


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#20. As usual, I like to take many shots till I am satisfied. Hehe!

We went for a movie later. Let me correct myself, everywhere was closed EXCEPT the cinema. It was packed! My dad suddenly damn nice. Say he will teman me watch a movie, Twilight. Coincidentally, this year's Thanksgiving falls on the very same day as my birthday, so maybe that is why my dad was so nice. Not that he is not nice on other days, just that that day he was extra nice.


#21. Cinema's main entrance.

This is where my lazy gene kicks in. As you can see, from this distance, it is quite hard for me to check the movie time for the movie right? Usually, my dad stops his car next to the entrance and I try my best to see the time. But I don't know why that day he stopped his car so far away that I couldn't see. The surprising part was this..

Conversation in canto
Me: Aiya. You park until so far where can see.
Dad: Huh? Cannot ar. Wait.
Dad miraculously takes out a pair of binoculars.
Me: *bulged eyes* EH?!!?!? How come you got binoculars in your car one.
Dad: *with a straight face* In case need to see something that is far away ma.

LOLXXX!!!!! God knows why he has a pair of binoculars in his car!!!


#22. Binoculars that save me the energy to walk down to check movie time. Haha!!


#23. Cinema. Food sold here is extremely overpriced. There was this time when I wanted to buy a bottle of water and it cost 4 freaking dollars!!! I could buy almost 24 bottles of water at Target(US version of Giant) lo!!

Well, Twilight was pretty good, for girls. I think guys would surely feel that it is too much of a chick flick, seeing that half of the movie was mostly a staring contest between Bella and Edward.

Aaaanywayyyy, I'll probably be updating more often (no promises though) since I have a two weeks break. Unless, I get a job, then that is a whole different story. Hope I DO get a job!

edit:

I just went and got the item that was too big for my letterbox. It is actually a belated birthday present from my mum and sis. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! LOVE IT!!!!


#24. My very first package ^^


#25. Tada!! Haven't got around watching it yet. Will do so soon!


#26. Birthday message. Quote mum, "Where can don't accept credit card out of US one. They lose a lot of business like that lo." Haha!!!

p/s: My mum getting good at this lying/tricking (in a good way) business liao! Must be more careful next time. LOLX!!!!