EXAMS ARE FINALLY OVER!

Truth be told, I haven't been studying the past 2 days anyway... the Public Management paper was decently easy enough that I could get through it by just going through the common sense and experience process.

It's good to have exams officially over though; it means that I can now go crazy on WoW and other stuff without a sense of guilt. I'm having some friends over for dinner on Tuesday night, will probably be cooking mee siam (courtesy of Prima foods) and some grilled chicken kebabs.

And I'm officially headed off to Orlando again with Milena on Thursday! My last chance at theme park madness before I become a working stiff again. Strangely enough, I am looking forward to coming back to Singapore and working again. Part of me wants to get on with my career and do something useful and valuable in my work.

Where should I head off to?

I'm also kinda planning my next trip after the exams end. I'm thinking of heading back to Florida to enjoy some more Disney, with some time spent in Miami, or maybe back to Vegas to enjoy the nightlife and shows. California is definitely an option, but I'm saving that for when my stint here at UM is over and I'm on the way back home.

Speaking of on the way back home, I'll be stopping off in Brussels, Belgium for about 2 weeks. Milena's having her internship there, and it's a good place for me to do some sightseeing of europe. Cool huh?!

For those of you who've known me, I've been bitching about not being able to travel since forever! And now in the span of 8 months, I've been to Niagara Falls, Vegas, Orlando, Cedar Point, New York, Cancun... I think I'm hooked! =)

Restarting my blog

After having laid off my blog for what must have seemed like forever, I'm restarting my blog again.

I'm happy to report that it's FINALLY t-shirt weather in Michigan. Today's weather was an awesome 20 deg C, good enough for me to finally go out running on the sidewalks without freezing my butt off.

On a more sober note, there's about 2 weeks left in the Winter 2008 semester. Which means EXAMS and DEADLINES! I have Econs and Stats finals in 2 weeks, as well as a paper for Public Management and another one for Drugs, Crime and Terrorism. I particularly enjoy the latter class; the instructor was a former Assistant Secretary of State and Ambassador to Bulgaria. His experiences and stories are really what makes this class that much better.

Haven't been blogging since forever. Been busy with life and travelling and studies =)

If you want to see some photos that I've taken, you can look me up on Facebook. My email address is c hr i sng x at um ic h. ed u.

Please translate into normal email speech =)

Blogging from Vegas

Posting this from the McCarran Int'l Airport in Vegas, waiting for the flight back to Detroit. I posted up some new photos on Facebook... in fact, most of my photos are on facebook. I find it easier to upload to facebook I guess.

Vegas has been fun, if a little tiring. I think I'm way too spoiled now; 3 days of walking and my legs are killing me. Gambled a bit, watched a bit of shows, generally had pretty good fun for a solo trip out here by myself. Wouldn't do it again on my own though, I prefer some nice warm company the next time I get here heh.

I'M SNOWED IN!!!! (and without a nice girl in my house either)

So what does it mean when there's a "winter storm" coming? Well, it means that about 3 inches (8cm) of snow falls, and since its a Sunday, no one's cleaning it up. The roads are full of snow, my car is covered in snow, the walkways are covered in snow. Very pretty! But it also means that I'm not going anywhere until it's done. I'll have to meet Milena for coffee another time then...


In other news, I'll be headed down to Vegas over the winter break. Solo trip this time round, for less than obvious reasons. Got a pretty good deal on accomodations at the Luxor ($70 a night for an upgraded room, 3 nights). Total cost for this trip will be about $520+ USD, plus expenses money. Won't gamble much, since I'm the kiasu person who just hates losing money.

Should be a blast. I haven't uploaded my florida pics yet. My bad. I'll try to do that in between hanging out with girls, World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 12. Oh and Netflix DVD rentals.

Sorry for the long absence

It's been about 3 weeks since I last updated this. Besides the Florida vacation, there have been papers and presentations and stuff to do. I'm supposed to upload the pictures from Florida as well, which I haven't. I'll get that done ASAP.

It's officially Winter now in Ann Arbor. I don't care what you call it, -15 deg C outside qualifies as winter to me. Snowflakes fall, my fingers get numb-ish, brrrr. 3 layers is mandatory now, and I shudder at the thought of doing laundry in this weather. (which is what I'm going to do after this post).

Thankfully I've a portable heater in my room that can help turn up the heat somewhat. Heat in my apartment is supplied through radiators powered by a central hot water boiler. Thing is, by the time the water flows to the apartment, it already has lost some heat, so the temperature inside my apartment is a slightly chilly 22 deg C. Brrrrr. I've problems with the portable heater as well. My apartment is pretty oldish, built in the 60s or 70s, so it doesn't handle large power draws very well. Putting the heater on any of the default wall plugs will trip the fuse rather quickly, so I have to leave it in the bathroom (which has power points that were supposed to power washing machines and dryers). I can also use it in the bedroom in the evenings when all the other lights and stuff are off, so it's not too bad.

Alright, I'm off to do the laundry. I promise to get the photos uploaded somewhere by the weekend.