Hey all. Finally I can blog. Haha.

Ok firstly, I ALMOST cried on the day of departure, which is what nini is expecting, but no. Haha! Can’t throw my own face ma.

Called and met up with Clemence along with a group of 5 more super nice people from NTU before boarding the plane to Taiwan. Maybe, NTU people are really more hyper and out-going than NUS’s toots. I am too, from NUS.

Departed Singapore at 2pm. Reached Taiwan at 5 plus. The trip was ok, watch “Cant be your Woman”, “Kang Xi Lai Le with Stephen Chow”, played games and listened to music. Time passed rather fast.

I didn’t do the “I love Taiwan” action as the connecting flight is 10 mins away, and I am too pai seh lah.

6 plus took off from Taiwan and the start of the 11 hours journey to Los Angeles. I got separated from Jen as there are no more seats for us. Booked too late. But I managed to get change one of the seats to an aisle.

As predicted by me, some of you may remember, I guessed that I will have my menses on the plane. It came true. Call me god please. I am that damn accurate lor. How suay can I be? Menses on the long-haul plane. WTH. Heng I asked for an aisle and thank you Jen for letting me have that seat instead of being stuck in between of 2 people. I will die in the middle.

Watched “Dan in real life”, “Freaky Friday”, “Zhuan Yan Zhui Zhui Zhui”, “Super Idol from Taiwan”, “Story of Twins, Triples and quads”. By the way I took EVA Airline, that is why most of the variety show is from Taiwan.

I wanted to die taking the plane ride. It was super duper unbearable. There isn’t much spaces for me to sleep too. I love lying flat to sleep. Oh I had 3 meals altogether on the 2 plane rides. It is like so siao can. Do nothing and keep eating. Diet plan day 1 failed.

Reached Los Angeles at 7am Singapore time. It is still 4 pm plus in LAX. There is a 15 hours lag. Checked out took extremely long.

Timing all in USA now.

Let’s start with 11^th May 2008, 5pm in LAX.

The Los Angeles airport is like kind of warm. Once stepped out of the airport, we childhood dream came true. It is to have sunshine while having air-conditioning temperature outdoor. It is so cooling and so many ang mohs look like statue while they are not moving. We a group of asian people created a scene and topic for them to chat about.

The flight doesn’t really end here after those 15 hours. We waited for another 2 hours to hop into USA domestic flight to Phoenix, Arizona at 7pm plus. The domestic flight is another hour.

Reached Phoenix at 8pm plus. The Phoenix airport is much better than the LAX airport. How can it be? Strange.

Took van from Phoenix airport to Greyhound bus station, paid US$6.

Found out that there are 7(including me and Jen) of the 27 of all the students going to Grand Canyon, did not reply to a helpful student who volunteered to book the tickets from Greyhound in Phoenix to Flagstaff, Arizona too and accommodations. Thus the 7 of us had to stay overnight at Greyhound station.

20 people left Greyhound at 1130pm.

12^th May 2008, 12 am.

7 of us tried to sleep, but the position we are having is really too uncomfortable. We woke up after the more 30 mins of nap. Since the plane ride, most of us did not have any sleep. It is a torture to me as I am a Pig. Singapore timing is 3pm 13^th May. And I am still travelling to Grand Canyon. Ned to thank nini for your cookies, my dinner.

Played games using laptop to ao the most difficult time from 3 am to 5 am. We had tickets for the 910am bus ride, US$29.

Sunrises at around 5m. Strolled around Greyhound and the scenery is beautiful and aircon again.

Bus journey started at 910 am. Finally reached Flagstaff at 12. Rushed to the Social Security Centre at 2 pm plus to apply for the Social Security number. Only with this number then I can work in USA. Only then we found out that the bus to Grand Canyon National Park for the day is fully booked. There are only 2 trips offered by 2 companies I think.

SHIT!!! How suay can we be? Look for a motel, each one is charged US$18.40 for one night. We checked-in, saw the 20 people checking–out. I concussed after a bathe at 4 pm plus. Woke up again near 7 pm to strolled around Flagstaff. Super cold again. I didn’t know that it is that cold. I thought it will be around 20 degree C. Backed into hostel by 8 pm. Surf net to mail to bro and sis. Slept at 9 pm until the very next morning. Cold until don’t know what to say.

13^th May 2008, 630 am.

It snowed. SNOW!!! For the first time of my life, I saw snow. It was snowing early in the morning. How beautiful it is and how fortunate foe us to see snow in May.

Had our free breakfast provided. Eat until we are super full to make the money worth and since I did not have any dinner. Built small snowman and played mini snowball fight.

These few days, I think I got dehydration can. Super dry weather and not much water to drink.

Took a Flagstaff Van to Grand Canyon National Park at 830 am, US$ 19. FINALLY reached Grand Canyon at 10 am plus. On the way we met a friendly 19 years old American guy.

Settled paper work and drug test and accommodation rooms only at 4 pm plus. The workers here need to have their lunch from 12 pm to 130 pm. We went for ours then. Quite cheap with the workers’s rate.

Jen and I have to split rooms. Me living with one ang moh girl and Jen supposed to stay with another ang moh lady too. Our rooms were next to each other. But due to reasons, Jen shifted into a room with the friendly NTU girl, Cyndi, and a don’t know who, Bathaiya I think. Her name sounded like a girl guide camping song. Cause their room has an extra bed. Heng.

My room is very dirty but heng is that the ang moh girl is quite friendly lah.

Signed up a sunset tour around Grand Canyon with Jen, Lin and Jie, after the NTU people told us about that free sunset tour. Lin and Jie are the other 2 girls out of the 7 people.

Tour is at 550pm. After the tour is 8pm plus. We walked further for dinner cause the nearer one was closed at 7pm.

Saw Gigantic Antelopes next to our Colter Dormintary. Bathed and started blogging.

People here are super friendly. But can sense that some are rather fake but some are really nice people. They like to talk a lot.

Missed you guys. Love Ya. Tell fatty niu niu I love her ya. I ok living here de. No worries though there are many things not settled yet.

See you guys soon.