Wang's Kitchen

The problem with studying in the US is, apart from the obvious stuff like shitty food and shitty people, is the 27 hour journey back home.
It really feels like suspended animation. Being cooped in a small place at 10 hours at a time with the roar of the jet engine, shit airline food that reminds me of dorm food and the lack of sleep. My body clock's utterly confused right now and I couldn't sleep last night.
But hell its good to. be home. If only for ten days.
Don't be surprised if the hawker centers are suddenly shut down or something.
It might be me.
hur hur hur hur hur...

Things have finally come full circle.
I'm spending my last night in this room that I've called home for the past two semesters.
Its completely empty now except for my laptop, and I'm sitting down typing away nursing a slight headache from downing 2 pints at the union. It seems strange, because I had a slight headache and was slightly inebriated too, when I touched down in Madison 9 months ago.
But anyway, I'd be moving upstairs to room with Jaby. After that absolutely shitty roommate of mine, I can't stand the unpredictabiliy of having new roommates and having to adjust to them. Come Fall 2004 I'd barely have time to do that, and so I'd be moving up and living with someone whom I know well enough and where I can be freeer.
By the way, the one thing really good about Wisconsin is that the student union serves alcohol. Not that thats a big deal, but the terrace overlooking Lake Mendota is absolutely stunning. I wish I had a camera, because the sunset was spectacular. A pint of Woodchuck and a sunset, makes the end of this half nice/half shit semester rather fitting.

Its over!
Its finally over!
I'm going home!
To hell with my headache.
I've got no more exams!!!!!!!

...

For the next 4 weeks at least.

Was having lunch with Lewis and Ram today. The usual topics-Girls, how to get laid, (in Ram's case, how not to) the present lack of it, psychedelic drugs and their potential uses... usual bullshit, was discussed but suddenly, the topic switched to the Singaporean psyche. And here is Ram's (a KL city dick) take on the Singaporean mindset:

Yy'all dumb motherf**kers.. once u're born your mommas sings the 5 C song to you... Rockabye baby get me 5Cs....... then you go to school and every morning u sing the national anthem and pledge to do f**king well in your studies,but hell, u'all don't learn how to have a bit o'fun and how to get laid... stupid doinks.. then y'all turn to the north and raise your third fingers at Malaysia and say "F**k you!" ..
Then y'all get your arses raped in the army, and thats why y'll dumb motherf**kers can live in a overpriced underutilised bullshit dorm like Princeton house. And yes Wang, I mean you and Jabez. At least Lewis is moving out. So am I...

Nope, he ain't high on pot or anything. Thats the way he talks. Well, sometimes.

I can't sleep.
This is weird, because just before the developmental bio exam earlier, I was complaining to Dan that my eyes feel like f**king lead. Am trying to get myself to sleep so that tomorrow.. the last effing leg of this goddamn school year will end.
It seems fast, that three days ago I was still worrying about my econs paper, and now..
but anyway.
this sucks.
I can't sleep.
Sigh

Ooops. Sorry about it, I neglected the blog for a while. Much has happened and a semester seems to have whirled by. I've gotten a new bike (Red, gayish color at that), I (might) have loved and (definitely) lost; I've taken my coffee dependency to dangerous levels;I've increased my alcohol tolerance threshold (No thanks to Ram and Jaby); seen some new (disgusting stuff); and most of all:

I'm going home. (All for ten days, but still, thats something). Bedok Hokkien mee draws near and appears in my dreams every night. (Well, almost)