Tuesday, March 29, 2005

I started my new job today as a gardener and it was tough because we were cutting down trees and uprooting them and there was a big mess to clean up. My 3 colleagues are Mexican and only one of them can speak English.. and even then, it’s atrocious! When the head guy asks me to do something, it’s either through sign language or he gets the guy who speaks the atrocious English to tell me. Sometimes, they would forget and just speak to me in Spanish. I guess this is good in a way as we would hardly talk and I could work in peace. Thankfully, our boss is American and speaks English (he speaks Spanish too) so at least there’s someone for me to talk to!

At the end of the day, I was so tired that when I was cycling home along the beach, I almost knocked down a woman! I managed to swerve in time and only hit her hand. To think that I almost rammed right smack into her sends shivers down my spine! I wanted to stop to see how she was but this thought flashed into my mind: this is America, and Americans LOVE to sue each others’ pants off! So I just yelled out my apology and continued cycling.

Monday, March 28, 2005

Went to Los Angeles today to do some shopping and I saw my first Hollywood actor. Well, he’s not exactly famous as he has only acted in small roles and forgettable films. Those who have watched the movie ‘Dodgeball’, it’s the guy (Justin Long) who acted in that show *yawn*. Oh where oh where is my Jennifer...?

Friday, March 25, 2005


the beach.. Posted by Hello

Took a short cycling trip to the beach today. I wanted to familiarise myself with the traffic and roads here. And as usual, it was REALLY cold again. I felt as though the cold wind on my arms were going to kill me!

Thursday, March 24, 2005


she lives!!! Posted by Hello

I finally put my baby together..

Wednesday, March 23, 2005


brrr.. Posted by Hello

The weather was fine today so I took an hour’s walk into town. It was chilly though. Many times, it felt as though as if I was standing in front of an air con in S’pore turned on at full blast! This is Spring?!

Tuesday, March 22, 2005


secure your roof! Posted by Hello

Rain, rain.. and more rain. That’s what we have here. So much for ‘Sunny’ California. There are warnings of flash floods on TV and the advice that if you are living next to streams or creeks, to get to higher ground. Oh, and as the picture above demonstrates, to securely nail down all moveable house items.. like your roof!!!

Monday, March 21, 2005


leaving on a jetplane.. Posted by Hello

Ok, the big day has FINALLY arrived. The flight was at 8am and 2 close friends, Jacqueline and Serene, sent me off. Stuff I’m going to miss: friends, Tiger beer and LOCAL FOOD!

The flight was long and grueling.. 4 hours to Taipei, 4 hours in transit and then 12 hours to LAX. It was bearable at first but the last 6 hours was the bad. It would have helped if the in-flight movies didn’t suck. Fat Albert? Spongebob Squarepants the movie? What the heck?! This isn’t a kindergarden flight!

US Customs were thorough with me when I told them I was staying for 3 months. They even went through my wallet! The guy checking me seemed so intent on finding something discriminating about me. I just kept reminding myself that they were just doing their jobs.. but man, it took me one and a half hours to clear US Customs!

Monday, March 14, 2005


sleep well my precious.. Posted by Hello

Just finished packing my Trek bike. It will definitely be put to better use in California rather then trying to survive the roads in Singapore! And there is so much to do on a mountain bike over there. During my last trip in Sept 04, there were so many times that i wish i had my bike with me. This time, i will!

Thursday, March 10, 2005


Donner Lake Posted by Hello

I am so looking forward to returning to this place. Donner Lake is situated somewhere north of Lake Tahoe, close to Truckee town. The air is crisp and clean (unlike S'pore's, BLEAH!) and there's plenty of mountain biking and climbing to be done there.

Rania & me Posted by Hello

this is my new cousin, Rania.. (the baby!)
Okay.. the first entry of my new blog. Hmmm....