in about a day, it went from that, to...
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this.

happy lunar new year!

dumplings made from scratch!!

lou hei / steamboat :)

yup. welcome to purdue.
btw, i am stealing my friend yumi's photos because i am just too lazy to lug my dslr out with my books and files and thermos bottle and laptop

this is yumi. she's from japan but she hates wasabi and using chopsticks

she calls this american sushi, because "they just don't make it like that in japan!"

more random notes:

• detergent largely only comes in bottled liquid forms, and softeners in sheets (vs powdered & liquid respectively)
• we still use blackboards and if you know me, i can't stand blackboards. i can't stand the sound of chalk on the blackboard, and when i see one i picture nails scratching on the blackboard. even thinking about it gives me goosebumps. and i think chalk dust is unhealthy. and well the point is, i hate blackboards. i try not to think about it when i attend class. tis quite impossible
• everyone says, don't go to America to hang out with Asians. it is inevitable.
  

THE CANS HERE ARE SO CUTE AND TINY!
nobody in the house drinks soda btw.
today we made jiao zi, in light of CNY!!! yay :)

ooogay first week of school has been such a busy week!

today probably made up for the lack of snow during the previous days. it snowed a TON. i wanted to take photos but i lugged my cam out without the batt inside it :(

classes in US force you to read before hand by giving out graded questions the lesson before, and tutorials are very discussion based.

another thing is, textbooks are damn ex. so everyone buys from amazon.com

but since it takes time to get your books, what you can do is buy from the bookstore and then return them once you get your amazon books. HOW UNETHICAL? some people buy and then photocopy and return. i didn't feel comfortable buying and returning at first, but well, since everyone was doing it...

some people buy clothes and wear them for a night and then return them after as well. its the whole customers rights thing.

ive stocked up on instant food! (pop in microwave/just add water) and have been observing everyone while they cook. but my housemates all cook... so i offered some kind of barter. they cook, i wash dishes. hee hee.

random notes:

• bras here are damn comfy and cheap. like from target or walmart. like USD$3-5
  
• the americans use a 3-hole-punching system... i dont understand why. punchers are damn big, and files are all damn mafan to open.
  
• tmr it's -16deg. i just want to stay home and HIBERNATE
  
• im growing fat and cellulitish, and i am not exaggerating. if the weather keeps up like this, i will just keep hibernating.
  
• lectures / tutorials are mostly an hour long, which takes getting used to because it's like the moment you take off all your coats and settle down and get into the right frame of mind, it's time to pack up
• people here are very punctual. and pack up damn fast and leave damn fast.

till next time!