Learning it all...

It's been a month since I've been here.

Few things I notice:
1. People here walk heck of a fast... Singaporeans still take the cake but hell... these people walk fast

2. People here like to add "hey" to the end of their sentences like how Malaysians like to "lah"

3. What I called "effing cold weather", they call "perfect weather". I don't know how they can take this whole episode of rain. It just drizzles and drizzles and drizzles, it drives me nuts because it's so depressing to me.. People here LIKE to run IN THE RAIN. And not to mention how everything gets wet! Your clothes, your shoes, your hair...

P/S: And just for the sake of being a SFU student, I'm gonna say, "Support Cancer Research!" because Terry Fox's legacy still lives on. I may hate running in the rain but I did it today for the sake of supporting the Terry Fox Cancer Research Fund. Woot!

4. There's too many Chinese for my liking.. Hahahaahhaahahahhaha...

5. People do care about the environment. WE all RECYCLE!

6. I bloody hell miss chilli padi and sambal belacan and nasi lemak and wan tan mee and char kuey teow and yong tau foo and ... if I were to go on the list would never end. In short, I miss Malaysian food. I am so going to stuff my face with it when I go back in summer.


Anyway, these are some pictures I missed out. Have a look-see...

I went to Buntzen Lake in my 2nd week here. We went for a hike. I defnitely did NOT see a 4-hour hike come my way. Because I thought it was just to replax but heck no, these people love nature so much we hiked all round the lake.. It's no joke okay... It just kept on going on and on and on without an end. Where we thought was the end was just actually the other end of the lake which was such a disappointment since we have to hike to other end where we started...



Lots of trees here...
This is a......... slug? Well, it was weird looking so I took a picture
Lots of trees AGAIN...
As you can see, I wasn't attacked by any or saw any bears or cougars for that matter =)


This is a dam I visited somewhere near a salmon hatchery. It's pretty cool watching it from the top. You get sprinkled a lot...


This is where the water runs down from the dam. As you can see.. More trees...
This is a wolf. They are a protected species here. This guy looked really skinny and sad...


OKay, so away we are from nature and on to a more "spiritual" outlook... I go to church. No, I am not kidding just to make you choke on that sandwich your eating. I do go to church. It's called Holy Rosary Cathedral on Richards and Dunsmuir Streets in Downtown Vancouver. It is a VERY pretty church. I like to be in a church. I feel safe... The coloured glass the interior of the church is so pretty. I want to take a picture but I think it's rude to do so.

Don't you just love ending your day with a beautiful sunset? I do...

Reflecting

My Fridays end pretty early and by pretty early I mean by 9.20 am which means that I don't have classes after 9.20am which means that I'm free! Okay I know you guys get the point... Well, anyway, I made $25 bucks that Friday just by taking a survey with the Social Psychology department and a Learning Lab Kit thing over at the Education department. The learning kit lab was pretty educational? Haha, I learnt about the "Hobbits" archeologists found in FLores, Indonesia. I had to do some tests so for their research on learning capabilities and memory functions on us humans... I wonder how I did. Anyway, the psychology survey thingy was about moods and how it effects our views when we want to buy something... I think it actually made sense... I bought posters over at the poster sale they had just outside the psychology lab and I bought posters which reflected my mood - not that I'm saying I knew that when I bought it but after I brought it back to my room and I fixed it up, I realised it did reflect my mood. Well, anyway, just a few pictures for you guys to see my room's walls...



See see...... I do remember you all in Malaysia... Every minute I'm at my table I just need to look up from my books to see all the happy smiles I'll be seeing back home =) Oh, and that's one of the posters I got.. The black and white one... 4 pictures of 4 couples making out... No hints intended but I just liked those pictures... It gives me a sense of being reassurred that love is still around Then, I got these 5... I love the 2 lady portraits.. I miss my sketch book from home.... I need to go out and buy charcoal, a cketch book, pencils and maybe some colour pencils... I need to start drawing again... I miss it terrible.. That swirly poster there is called Seagrave and who does not LOVE Bob MArley?

Football!

So, I'm in my third week of classes. So far it's been alright. It was sunny for 2 weeks which was awesome for me. People here were complaining of the heat while I was embracing it. It was so good soaking up the sun while it lasted. The rain is coming in in a few days time. And it won't stop.. I feel gloomy already...

Anyway, last Saturday, I went for SFU Clan's Football game. You heard that right. I went for an American Football game. I need someone to constantly tell me what's going on because well, I didn't know nuts about it. Have a look-see at the pictures I snapped!

The game was held at BC Place which is another pretty place. The BC Place looks like this just on the outside...
And like this on the inside...
So, they make a bang coming in to warm up... The SFU Clan played against the Sasketchewan Huskies...

which to everyone's surprise The SFU Clan actually won... This is like their 2nd game they've won in 3 years... Not making fun or nothing but you have to admit it is a lil funny... like whut? 3 years??

Hahaha.. Anyway, jokes aside, it's been a pretty good week.. And I can't wait for the weekend...

Toodles...

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Mountain

I just love the colours of the sky here. It's always beautiful no matter what. Winter hasn't happened so I wouldnt know how it's going to be but I'll soon find out. Brrrr.... This pic below was taken just outside my dad's balcony. Isn't it pretty?
When it's actually sunny though, this is what the view from his place looks like....


Which is not bad at all... You get to see the sea and the mountains. And occasionally, you get to see planes flying in to land on the water... Those water planes yea, not the ones you get at the airport...

On a "cooler" note, I went out today because it was sunny and a sunny day like today is not to be missed. Seriouslllyyyyy.... I took pictures of the campus. I've been here almost 2 weeks now, I kinda needed to know where all the roads go to. I still get a lil lost especially in the buildings. I'm headed for north but end up at south or head for east and end at west. That kinda thing... I'm getting used to it... So, let's check out the pics, shall we?
Some more mountains to look at. Considering that I'm actually on one.
The library is the building on the right. Pretty big. I haven't had a proper look at it yet. There's lots of stairs around here. Trust me you can't see it there's hell lot of it...
This walk way if you look at it properly is like a zig zag which passes a man-made lake. No fish. Too cold for them... Hahahaha...Lots of people sit around here (including me) just to read or lay down to soak up the sun. I did that just after taking all these pictures...
Another view of the library over on the far right and the Maggie Benston's Student Services Office on the left. Can't really see it, because of how everything kind of blends in.
The buses and cars come up the mountain through this road. You can see a partial of the Terry Fox Field on the right. I hope you guys know who he is. He's the guy that ran halfway across Canada even though he had only one good leg to raise funds for cancer research. He didn't get to complete the race but he's legacy lives on. Hehe. I sound so corny saying that.

So on to more important places, like my room =) This is not messy. This is considered neat for my standards. So don't be too quick to judge. I find my stuff in my mess. I don't understand why people don't understand people like Sara and me who actually find our stuff within our mess. We actually remember where we put em'. Once they get put back somewhere, it's like a whole other chore to look for them AGAIN. Anyway, there's the fridge and mirror and unoccupied bookshelves. I miss my books. I don't think bookshelves should be empty. Never should it be looking like that. I have some pictures of me and my friends up there. Thanks to the Besties* for making an album so I can put them up. I just need to look at it from my table and think back of all those happy moments back home =)

We went blueberry picking yesterday. Blueberries look like that and they're unique. All of them have a different taste. Not many big ones because it's almost end of the season. It's still an experience though...

After that we went for Hong Kong Chinese food. It's the closest I get to anything other than hamburgers, hot dogs, pizzas and pasta. Imagine having to choose from that everyday for dinner. Sheeesh...
Some beef hor fun which was just okay okay for me. I need my chilli padi to spice things up. They DON'T serve cut chilli here. What the hell???
Some beef sang mien.. which was my favourite dish that day..
And lastly, we had chicken baked rice something.. Haha, That was pretty good too =)

Don't they look yummy? Hehehehe..

Hmm... I like laying on the grass and reading here so much so I took a picture... of my small feet..

I guess that's about it for tonight.

Good night Canada and Good Morning Malaysia!

Giving up

Well, I guess home sickness is kicking in. I miss the hot weather of Malaysia. I miss my family. I miss going out every other night to have a teh o ais limau at the mamak for RM 1.20. Every thing is so friggin expensive here. A roti canai is about $3.50. You do the math. And it's not even freshly made, it's unfreezed!! Ishhh.... Most importantly, I miss the food a hell lot. People think it's "cool" I'm from Malaysia. Bleh... They don't know how politics work around there.

Anyway, first week of class is over and yeah I've met some people. But... I'm not in the mood for anything. Not for studies even though I still attend the classes no matter how boring a 500-people lecture may be. Not for meeting with people.. Not even for partying... Something must be terribly wrong with me. Because this is definitely not the Sybil I thought I knew. I've lost interest in practically everything. Can I tell you what I do after my classes? When it's been sunny like how it's been these past few days, I sit or lay on the grass and read. It's not uncommon here but seriously... I'm alone like all the time because I think so much... I don't keep track of the conversations I have sometimes because I get lost in my own thoughts. When it rains, it's worse, because I'm fucking cold and I just spend my time in my room. It's not the university that's the problem or the people. It's just me...

There's these few songs I'm hooked on. It's so emo but so good. Like Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Drive My Soul by Lights. It portrays my mood I guess. I mean... Being alone is not all bad but I miss being able to talk to someone that knows what's already going on with what I'm going through. You can't expect me to talk to a stranger that doesn't know nuts about me. People think university is the time to party. If only they knew how fucking complicated life gets after that. You can't expect me to just call anyone back home and talk to them because then they will worry about me and bla bla bla... Jeez... If this is a test, I give up. I've never been one to give in but this time, I really do give up. I would trade almost anything for things to be back to normal. I would definitely trade anything to not be in the middle of all this. Any suggestions? Besides selling my soul to the devil...