Sunday, December 14, 2008

Last Days in California

so this post concludes my last days in California. those were spent in Vegas, San Diego and Oxnard, mostly with Adan. it's been a post in progress ever since finals. and because of the way the pictures were uploaded, i shall talk about them in reverse order. prepare for a long post ahead!



the apartment just before we left for Oxnard. yes, the mess is all mine.



the bathroom sink after i cleared all my stuff. previously it was filled.


our room. in a mess, as usual even on our last day there. haha


the day before we left, Adan and i finally used the tickets for the wildlife park we purchased with the others but which no one used. it was great! much better than the zoo!






the cheetahs were up having fun while we went on the African safari ride. the ride was so cool! too bad my camera died. the pictures are on Adan's camera. this picture was taken after the ride. i ran to get the pic cos i was afraid the cheetahs would go back to sleep. haha




how about some lions?



the safari. oh i love the mountains in california!!



monitor lizards



some species of python



pink flamingoes!




and the day before: tour around UCSD to take some pictures of the campus and we tried to go to torrey pines nature reserve but it was gettingdark and we had to pay $9 to park there so we sat in the car and watched the sunset.




at least we took a picture of the sign.



the place where i study during my breaks in sch. i love the comfy chairs with the little tables attached to them!


Santorini island grill, where we get our fabulous Greek sandwiches


the guardian of price center. i thought it looks kinda weird.



the bus stop where we wait for the bus home. can you see the lack of shelter? California seriously needs to improve its public transport system man.


international center

the bookstore. *shudders with memories of total and utter boredom*


library walk. deserted during the holidays. it's usually really packed. sort of like forum at NUS but more crowded.


funny tree in front of Geisel. it's an art piece actually.


same tree


statue of Dr. Seuss with the cat in the hat




the gym that we always go to: Rimac


I looooooooooove this picture!


teeheehee =)

and before that: Vegas. stayed at Romita's the night after we got back from Vegas cos no one was at my place. Romita and her pink socks. she couldn't find her slippers and it was cold on the way back from Vegas so she bought these socks and wore them with gold heels!!!! omg it was soooo funny


on the way back from Vegas


it snowed in parts of Vegas the day before we left so the mountains were covered by it. beautiful!


our hotel, the venetian. it's great! the lady at the front desk said they're opening a branch in Singapore. don't know what it'll look like though.



the hotel where Maja and i watched the cabaret. omg we got the VIP seats so we were sitting right in front of the stage. like, we could sit at the table and rest our elbows on the stage. saw lots of boobies!

went to a buffet in the afternoon. it's an international buffet and it's only $17 per person! plus, once you pay, you can sit there the whole daythey won't chase you out. we paid for lunch but stayed till dinner. yum!






inside the venetian. sorry for the blurry photo.


the hotel New York, New York. i love how the hotels in Vegas put in so much effort to make their hotels look like the actual places.


As you can guess, this hotel is called Paris


our bathroom. omg.

Anne in the bath tub.


our hotel from the outside



before that: Undie run in UCSD! apparently, in Berkeley they run nude. haha
below: the 3 stooges - Ken, Adan and Bruce


the guy on the right just appeared out of nowhere


the guys stripping in Ken's car. hahahaha



last day of finals. the guys tau-poking Ken cos he'd rather sleep than party.



ready to PARTAAAAAAAY!




this concludes my time in California. omg i miss that place alr. the guys are on their way back to Cali now. been crying so much my eyes are all puffy. horrible. i really hope the boys especially Adan will keep their word and come to Singapore to visit me. maybe i'll do grad sch there. we'll see.
dunno what to say now cos my brain's drawing up blanks. oh well. i'll see you guys in Singapore then. will upload pictures of Oxnard and New York soon! it snowed in new york!!!
ok see you guys at 12pm on the 6th!

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