Cherry Jubilee

I'm back !

*drum rolls *

Let's start with some quick update.

Fall. It's pretty and I love the weather. This is my first experience with four seasons, and I'm liking it so far. I didn't get any when I was in New Zealand. I'm still looking forward for spring, but not summer. I mean the weather. These pretty leaves are gone by now; as it's already winter.

Halloween ! It's a big thing here. Too bad the street party was dispersed when I got there. :(

Ohio ! Police on horses in Columbus. Haven't seen any in Michigan, so I'm wondering if this is an Ohio thing. It's kinda weird to be in Ohio when there's a big game between OSU and UM around the corner. Especially if you're wearing a Michigan tee. Don't understand ? Look at the next photo.
Football is another big thing here. Notice the amount of F words in the banner ?Do note that, football is not the same as soccer.
Winter is pretty decent here, contrary to what I heard. The snow is not even thick enough for me to have a decent snowball fight !

Well, it's the time of the year again. A time where you stop and look back at life. The experiences, the people and the achievements that has been part of it. As the clock ticks to the end of 2009, I been thinking about a lot of things. Personal goals, academic minors and etc. I shall not talk about my personal goals here, as you can tell from its classification, it's personal.

I've yet decided on my academic minor. I initially had a minor or two , in mind when I got here; but towards the end of the term, I changed my mind.So, I'm talking of four different options, but I only can choose one. I'm actually trying to fit two other minors into my academic plan, with note of my intended graduation date. But, apparently I don't have enough time for both. It's kind of a bummer when you have to drop a minor because you can fit in one or two classes.And I don't think I want to go over 18 credit hours per semester. As of now, it's a trade off.

Some nice evil kid on the streets.

I watched Avatar in IMAX -3D in the cinema, the other day. It 's a good movie with intense graphics.If you want a review, my friend, Gerard has written one. Check it out, here .

School is starting next week. I got all the classes I wanted and my schedule looks pretty nice, so I'm contended.The thing about being in a big school, is that there's all sorts of activities and interests that is facilitated. Heard of a penis monologue ?

In case you haven't notice, I have a habit of snapping random photos ! So bear with it. :p

As for the title of this post, I thought of a new way to look at life. Isn't it interesting how you can think about live using ice-cream flavors? I just had cherry jubilee ;and I found that I loved it. What about you ? What is your flavor ?

Reflections

Isn't life an irony ?

Prelude

I've been a very bad blogger. I've been absent from the blogosphere again.

Ironically, I am updating my blog because of an outbreak of fire in a building next to University Towers.

Life in Ann Arbor is good, but workload is rather heavy. I am taking 18 credits this semester, which means a full load for the entire semester. My schedule includes:

Introduction to World Politics
Introduction to Probability
Strategy
1st Year Korean
Undergraduate Research
Here’s some pictures that I should have uploaded ages ago.

                     Continental Breakfast during orientation.                                                  Angell Hall

                                                      Macs                  Collections of books in the undergraduate library (UgLi)                      The huge printer at the Tech Deck , UgLi.                         The University of Michigan Museum of Art.

 

                               There’s so many museums on campus; from archeology to arts.                                          Priceless paintings.                                        The LSA building.
Despite it’s name, we don’t have any classes in there. It’s more of an administrative building.                                                  The Cube.                                                   The Diag.                                And the American flag in the diag.  This is the President’s house. President of the University of course.                                  The Ross School of Business. This is called the Rock. And the image of this rock changes faster than fashion change in Milan or Paris. I have no idea how many times this rock has been painted.                         A nice view from the Shapiro Library.       A party bus as you can see.I should try one of these one day.                                             Pirates , ahoy !!                                    Maize Craze at Palmer’s field.           Dancing performance by the UMBDT in the Michigan Union Ball room.                                                     Snow ??                                          More like a “foamtain” !!! You’ll see this furry creature everywhere you go. They’re scampering around looking for food.So cute.                          Interesting little store just around the corner.                                 These are actually ice-cream.                                       I did not steal the pen.                Inspirational message in one of the cubicles in Angell Hall.

The Journey

It’

s been a while since I promised to update. And I truly apologize for the sudden absence. It’s just that I’ve been too occupied with life , academics and settling in.

Here's some pictures on my long journey around a month ago. Kuching-Kuala Lumpur-Seoul-Chicago-Detroit.That totals to more than 40 hours of plane and airports.And I didn't exactly have a very smooth flight.But I'm not going to rant about it. Anyway, here some pictures and some brief descriptions.

                                      At Starbucks in Kuching International Airport.

                                  Malaysian flag in Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

                I have an instance liking for these seats when I saw them.In Incheon International Airport.I managed to explore parts of the airport and even took a shower in the Transfer Lounge. In Incheon International Airport,you’ll know who to look for, when the lavatory is not cleaned. Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center ! Various kind of souvenirs are sold here, but the prices range starts from the thousands. In South Korean won of course.

You even have the chance to hand-make a beoseon (버선) sourvenir ! It’s a sourvenir, not the real thing.For those who don’t know, this is a beoseon, which is essentially Korean traditional socks.                 A mini concert in the airport. :) Wonderful music that they play.Bi Bim Bab ! This is a display outside a restaurant at the airport.Didn’t try it then, but  I had this for dinner yesterday- in Ann Arbor of course. I added some 고추장 . And it was good !

                            Some custom officials with a very cute dog.          And did i mention that the airport staffs were very friendly ? :)Korean Air, which flew me to Chicago. Imagine, boarding a flight at 12 noon on Aug 27 , but you arrive prior to 12 noon Aug 27, across the Pacific Ocean. You get what I mean. A travel across time zones.

In-flight entertainment system! A wonderful invention indeed even though it takes up a lot of time which could be spend sleeping.

The only photo I manage to snap at O’Hare International Airport.:(

Nuffie love

Around 3 weeks ago, I received my first check from Nuffnang. Unfortunately,I did not use my full legal name as the payee name when I first registered. You see, I left out my surname. And the check issued was non-negotiable, so it was mostly likely that I would not be able to cash my payment with that check. So, I  contact the customer support staff at Nuffnang to assist in my predicament. The helpful executive updated my payee name and also requested for a new check to be issued to me. And the result , need I say. :pAs you can see, parts of the address was cleverly removed with the use of Photoshop. This is actually done to conceal the location of the official residence of the awesome Jeff for privacy reasons.

                                                   The check.

Not a huge amount , but it’s a decent amount that can get me a meal or two.