Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


So.. update on my life..

I guess the update on my Europe trip will have to wait.

I have to get settled into my new host family.

So for those who don't know, I moved in with the Harveys for the second and last year of high school.

Of course the Rosentreters and I did NOT have a falling out. Whoever thought that is dumb.

They suggested that it is better for me to have another host family so that when fall break of holiday breaks come along, and the dorms in close, I have a back up family to stay with.

Anyhow, as of now, I'm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Alison and Peyton and her family. Let me just give you a brief profile of the family.

The girl who is in high school with me is Morgan. She is a year younger than me in school and in age. She's kinda quiet and shy and it takes a while to get her going but when she does get going, all's good.

Peyton, age 7, is one of the hyper-est, loudest seven-year-old you will ever meet. She's so outgoing that sometimes it's scary. COmplete opposite of Morgan.

Alison and Kevin. I dont know how old they are. =) they re pretty cool people. Protective of their kids.

Jackson the dog. i dont know how old he is either. A dog who loves to cuddle and get in your face and on your lap. He's a big dog. Labrador and golden retriever mix. He's really attached since he was an abandoned dog.


so thats the family..

I have my own room at the Harveys. They have wi-fi which i can't seem to access for some reason..so i leech off the neighbour's. Im sure he won't mind since he s a computer technician. so if he really doesnt want people to leech his internet, he KNOWS how to set up security-enabled-networks.

Im flying to Chicago, IL to see my sister tomorrow! I can't wait! Havent seen her since Xmas..

Things to do in Chicago

Eat homecooked food

Eat Chinese food

Get a haircut

Go shopping

Watch movies with Jie

Sight seeing in Chicago

Meet Jie's crazy friends =)

Spend time with jie.

So as you can see.. i m a chinese at heart. Notice i said eat TWICE.. definitely chinese =) Oh. i forgot one of the most important things.

DO MY AP ENGLISH READING ASSIGNMENT (college lvl class)

GET HELP WITH MY SATs.

i sincerely despise the SATs. i Hate it. its LONG and TireSOME..

NanaBanana would rather grow wings and fly than pay outrageous airfares.

I am Back!

Ahhh!! The feeling of jet-lag.. can only mean one thing

I AM BACK!!

So this will be a little chronological diary of my trip

i wish i could post pics..

but unless i can upload pics without waiting 20 years then i will do it on the blog.

for those who want to see it..

i'll be putting it on my facebook account..

just not yet..

USB cable missing..

Okay..

We left from the Charlotte Airport to JFK airport in NY. From there we took an 9 hour plane right to the CITY OF LIGHTS, PARIS. On the flight there i watched movies all throughout the flight. i watched.. Fool's Gold (pretty silly) and i watched Mulan!!!! I LOVE MULAN!!! =) somehow i think i watched other movies but i cant think of it. we had like a few hours layover in Paris.. i didnt get to go the city.. YET.. but from there, we flew to Munich, Germany.

i Love Germany. its so.. appealing. we were in munich for 2 nights. When we first arrived there we lugged all our luggage to the hotel via subways and WALKING.. omgawd i seriously wanted to chuck my luggage and just leave it there. AWAY WITH THE DOGGONE BAGS. We reached our hotel. there was this phillipine lady who talked to me and she was excited coz i was asian and was from her region.. haha. she's married to a german.

Our first day there, we went to the Englishgarten. meaning. ENGLISH GARDEN. and the park was really pretty.. it had a BIG pond. or a small lake.. couldnt decide. but we had dinner there.. german sausages and for the guys+ Leena, BEERRRR!! i havent developed my pallete for Beer.. YET.. who knows if i ever will..

Nyway.. the second day in Germany, we made a little side trip to Dachau. For those of you who are not aware, Dachau has a Concentration Camp existing from the Nazi's reign in Germany. It is by far one of THE MOST depressing places I have ever been too. The saddest thing about it is that they take human life so systematically. Incinerators are built beside gas chambers, nooses are hung in front of the incinerators. Its just so wrong. Doctors who are working with the SS see it as EASY, killing all the people.. i have a quote i took picture of.. but right now my butts too heavy to go get the camera.. =)

Dachau really makes you think about how fortunate you are. On the gate to the concentration camp that says in german, Work brings freedom -- Arbeit macht frei. Sadly, those who work.. are almost never set free.. they almost always end up dead. I got to see the prisoners barracks.. Rooms that are small and dark. "interrogation rooms''. There was a vibe in the are. it was really sad and depressing.. There were pictures of the starved prisoners' corpses. Gaunt - literally skin and bones. and the stories about jewish children, nearly made me cry..

This is really depressing so I'll leave it at that.. i might talk about it some more as it impacted me alot. sorta. but as of right now. i think im gonna stop

NaNaBaNaNa .

Quick Update =)

so i kinda sorta got my paper issue resolved.. sorta.. but at this point i really dont care nymore..

nyway.. its really hard to blog when someones is reading over your shoulder so i ll just update another time..


=)


NanaBanana is tired..

S.O.S

okay.. i neeed help!!! i have got a paper due this friday and i dont know how to do it!!

it is a book assignment and i really really need the book in order to do it..

i need to pluck quotes out of the books or passages out of the book and analyze them and it would be easy if i.. i .. IF I HAD THE BOOK BUT GUESSS WHAT!!!!

I DONT HAVE THE D**N BOOOOKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


FRUSTRATED.. HATES SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS.. AND THE COMPUTER LIBRARIES DONT HAVE MICROSOFT WORDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD.

it seriously cant get any worse than this can it??

NanaBanana is as desperate and frustraated as ever...

UPDATEEE

IM IN FINLAND NOWWWWW.. cant talk.. time for comp is up in like a minuteee

Hiatus

not like its gonna be any different.. but i wont be blogging for mayb a month or so?

well for one.. ITS SUMMER VACATION!!!!!!!

i cant believe its a year i ve been living in the U.S.

a year since i ve last seen my family
a year since i ve seen my friends
a year since i ve last seen my doggg..
a year since i ve last eaten good malaysian foood..

oh well
one more yearrrrrrrrr
then i ll GRADUATEEEEEEEE

but anyway.. starting soon.. i ll be going on vacation to EUROPEEEEEEEEEE

italy.. finland.. stopping by germany paris.. veniceee... thats pretty cool.. if i may say so..

anyway.. ihave to go now

coz my computer decided to have an auto update while i was having breakfast this morning and just deleted my whole 800 word essay thats due this friday..

i hate my life

=)

then i just think of all the food i ll be able to eat..

and im happy again

but anyway.. i have to tackle that damn essay



NanaBanana bids Adieu.. for now

Shutter-Happy Bug

Since i havent updated lately and since im really SWAMPED with school.. i just uploaded a few pics over the past month.. so sit back and relax. . and be prepared to go AWWW.. or EWWW.. or LOL as you watch MY FACE ON YOUR COMPUTER SCREENS

viewer discretion advised

My poster wall.. and my picture collage.. there is soh and I, family in the middle, linda lu at the bottom and awie and i on the top right.

Haircut i got 2 weeks ago

I call this MOCK SURPRISEE

One of the cute (but jinjang) things my mom sent me

Jinjang 1

Jinjang 2

Definitely the constipated look. very attractive.. NOT

Weird distortion but i LIKE IT =)

Klang Lala Pose =) (or an attempt at it)

Mon petit ami =)

Hmm.. should be enough for today.. i would think..


i have a FEW more.. but i have to really concentrate on my chem for now ( and my rumbly tummy)

NanaBanana + Camera = Montage of Silly-ness