I've just received my acceptance letter from NYU Law School, which means that my adventures in the States are going to continue for another semester.
My contact lenses are coming from Singapore, which means i can finally go and buy the cheap(er) Oakleys here and wear them.
Exams are coming and yet I'm still oblivious to the impending doom.
Something tells me that the friends I meet here, I'm going to keep in touch with them for a long time.
Life is good =)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
another list of random things i learnt in Boston
1. Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao online is real popular with chinese students, because apparently they report news on China even more than Chinese newspapers themselves. I wonder if its a compliment of Zaobao's reporting depth, or an indication of misplaced priorities.
2. Quarters are important, very important, considering you need 6 to wash your clothes and 6 to dry them. We've run into the habit of collecting quarters.
3. There are different types of plungers for the toilet bowl and the sink. This I learnt when i became "Joel the plumber" when my toilet bowl got clogged last week.
4. Americans take their Halloween very seriously. I heard of people who spent USD$499 on their costumes, and the news reported that even with the recession, the average spending on costumes in USA is USD$66 per pax.
5. Free Speech does not always equate with informed choice. People have always criticised Singapore for its lack of free speech leading to a lack of information in making choices, but the American way seemed to be trading in soundbites over advertisements on TV. There are 2 candidates for this senate seat that keep slinging mud at each other, and after 2 or 3 weeks of TV advertisements i still do not know who stands for what.
6. The girls in Florida and LA are prettier than the ones in Boston. That comes from empirical observation by Kox and I during baseball games on TV.
2. Quarters are important, very important, considering you need 6 to wash your clothes and 6 to dry them. We've run into the habit of collecting quarters.
3. There are different types of plungers for the toilet bowl and the sink. This I learnt when i became "Joel the plumber" when my toilet bowl got clogged last week.
4. Americans take their Halloween very seriously. I heard of people who spent USD$499 on their costumes, and the news reported that even with the recession, the average spending on costumes in USA is USD$66 per pax.
5. Free Speech does not always equate with informed choice. People have always criticised Singapore for its lack of free speech leading to a lack of information in making choices, but the American way seemed to be trading in soundbites over advertisements on TV. There are 2 candidates for this senate seat that keep slinging mud at each other, and after 2 or 3 weeks of TV advertisements i still do not know who stands for what.
6. The girls in Florida and LA are prettier than the ones in Boston. That comes from empirical observation by Kox and I during baseball games on TV.
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