Thursday, January 1, 2009

New Year, Different World

Hey,

Now I'm trying to settle down in Lynchburg, Virginia. Is still cold here. Not to sure about the temperature. Maybe is around 0-7 Celsius. Haven't really meet any Malaysian yet. Today i went to the international student office. Is quite cool, and is huge the room. The school is so big that they need to have a private public transportation. Is that just cool and is free. So i made some new friends, they are not from Malaysia. Made friends with two Brazilian girls, one Japanese girl, two Nepalis(one guy, one girl), and one South African.

I had nothing much to do cause all my documents are all already approve by them. So i just lazies around the international student office. Thank God that they allow me to call back home. So i tried calling my mom and dad, but couldn't get through. I thought to myself that this cannot be cause there is already 12am and my parents never off their phones. The problem is that the Japanses girl put in the worng password to allow me call overseas. Then i made the call and it work. Called my mom, she is now in Singapore. So i'll be calling them in the wee hours in the morning. Just made a simple call that I'm here and all.

Is hard for me to believe that I'm here already, in America, living my dream. Is a big WOW for me. Besides visiting the student office, i went with a few people i just met to Walmart to buy stuff. Walmart is so near by the school about 10 minutes walk. Went there to buy get stuff and stock myself with food for many days to come. There was a McD there. So i had lunch there. Seeing the price there, is ever more expensive that Malaysia. one filet-o-fish cost about 4.99 dollars. if you don't compare is cheap but you do is super expensive. Is like about 13 riggit for a meal. If i remember correctly is the price for the filet-o-fish is about 7 plus riggit, right?

Came back to my room. And just fall asleep. My body is still not adjust to this world yet. So going to sleep soon. So nighty night. Oh i'm tpying this in the morning which is your night time. hehe.

Another thing is that their internet wireless here, suck to the max. i keep on disconnected.

Eclipse,

7 comments:

LittleLamb said...

have you open your bank a/c yet?
2. the cheap food there are pizza. i think around usd2-3 can get 1 big pizza. love

LittleLamb said...

i suggest maybe u go look for a handphone n local number. instead using a phone from yr room.

JPtoh said...

i haven't open a bank account yet, the school will help me out i think. okay will look for pizza. handphone still thinking about it whether you have anot, cause i can email or skpe you all mar

LittleLamb said...

i dont think the bank open on sunday. so on monday.
check out if they have factory outlets there..heheeh

JPtoh said...

okay will do that...

Esther said...

I just HAD to keep reading the words "Japanese girl"XD omg I am sooooo evil and off topic here :P

wow.... it's like so cool... a RM13-14 Mc D meal...you're gonna have to have those for like a fortnight.... I heard Walmart is super cheap... O_O is it? and they have wireless everywhere or something like that O_O

JPtoh said...

there is wireless everywhere i live, just the server sucks to the max. Yes, walmart is the cheap place to buy stuff, is like the a giant or carefour in Malaysia. And yea, i don't think i will have McD for a long time. So went i get back will eat the McD all i want. Hahaha. Here i'm eating 1 dollor meals.