Valentine’s Dinner

14 Feb Tuesday. Slept until 8.20. I know that is bad, but I won’t be have much sleep later throughout the week, so I’ve decided to sleep more when I get to.

Ate breakfast. Brought some bread with me to college for lunch. One side of the sky was sunny but the other was cloudy. When we reached college, it was already raining though.

Cheryl dropped me at Riley, where I got online and registered my phone, and figured out how to use my phone USB connector. Unfortunately, I never figured out how to register for my phone warranty, not even today. =3

Went to the volunteer opportunity office, and the girl there gave me all kinds of funny suggestions. She said that 40 hours in one semester is a lot and need to participate in more than one activity to get it done… So? She said she will send me an email with some contacts on it though.

I went to library and did my recording with the mic I brought from Malaysia. Prof Linder suggested that I go to her instead of sending her my assignment. Why not? I went there at 1.30 and she said that was fine.

Got back to the library and posted a blog post I guess. Did something else that I can’t remember… ><　Joshua texted me saying that we can meet at Riley at 3 and go to Mr. Floyd office together. So I went there and we got to Michelbook House. The woman downstairs asked us who we are seeing, and then phoned Mr. Floyd. He came down and picked us up.

So we sat in his office and chatted with him for awhile. I heard from him that the observatory was abandon a few years ago, because they developed the college and made it too bright for astronomical observation… He suggested that I get to Physics department and ask if anyone know where the telescopes are.

He told us that he will be retiring in one and a half year. He also told us that he has bought a property at a dark place, planning to built an observatory there. Well, that will me nice. Hopefully we can visit his observatory someday.

He introduced us to the director or international admission, and the place Maylnn works. We left at around 4. And then Joshua and I get to Withnell and Joshua picked his textbook. He went looking for Jongbin to get some exercise together, while I stayed in the lounge and studied pronunciation.

Wrote 《二月十四日》 which means Feb 14 in Chinese. It has nothing much to do with Valentine’s though. It was all about my feelings… as recorded in the poem, it was a cold, windy, rainy, and sunny day. =3

Saw Queenie and Jongbin walking through and waived. They came it and I figured out that Queenie was chatting with someone at the store and that kept Jongbin from coming back and therefore both Jongbin and Joshua had no exercise done that evening. Complicated stuff huh?

Jongbin and Queenie are always seen together, and recently they changed their status on facebook. lol. I knew it. I saw Jongbin chasing after Queenie the other day when I was waiting for Ed outside the library. ;)

Went to Dillin and stayed with the others, including two Vietnamese. I wrote my diary while they were having dinner.

And so we went to SangEun place and they had a drinking party there. I tasted some of each types, but as you know, I only drink under safe condition. xD　Texted Ed and told him to pick me up at seven eleven. Joshua went with me. Well we saw lots of stars that night, cool. And we saw prepaid credit card in seven eleven. lol.

Ed came and Joshua went back to SangEun place. I told Ed on the way about the stars we saw, and about what happened to the observatory. When we were almost home, Ed suddenly stopped and, wow we went out and then, there were SOOO many stars. =D　I can’t see the Milky Way because the town is too close, but there were really a lot of them. ><　I have never seen so much in my life. D=

Home~ Printed my assignment and had a Valentine’s dinner with them. Salmon and prawns and lots of chocolates. =)

Photo taken by Cheryl. Roses Ed bought for her.

Taken by me. Saw the chocolates scattered all around on the table? xD

The family.

Ed did the dishes for us. D=

Bath and wrote diary. Guilty for having not studied all day. =(

Oh and it was lower than 0 degree Celsius out there and it might snow at any time! But no, it didn’t. =3

Jyyer

Diarrhea

13 Feb, Monday. Had a diarrhea early in the morning. ==”　What happened? I don’t know. Just, don’t happen again, kay? My stomach was kind of uncomfortable for the rest of the day…

Dropped at Pioneer, and used the internet there before studying some sociology. Finally got my sociology syllabus from the girl who keep forgetting to bring me that, her solution was to have me text her. She is studying Japanese and seems to love East Asia a lot..

Psychology class is fine. Sociology class started with a quiz. The question was really broad and I thought for awhile before writing anything down. Was given a very short time to write a short essay, duh. The answer was “suicide is not a personal choice, but a social effect”…

Walked to the library. It was so cold, probably because I was still sick. Did my pronunciation homework in the library and attended the class after that. This class is not really fun but at least, not as stressful. We will be having a quiz next week, though. =(

I had to do a recording but my built in mic has somehow managed to spoil itself…. Paid 25 dollars for a psychology project. GOD. And I have got so many things to read. =3　How am I supposed to finish those? =3

The time difference in Malaysia and Oregon is preventing me from connecting with people in Malaysia, because I do not stay up late on campus… But I manage to contact Panda though Whatsapp 5 minutes before I left though. That feeling is kind of nice. =)

And then me and Ed went to Albertson to buy some dog food and some roses for Cheryl. The price for roses is not too different from that of Malaysia. And then we had dinner together, without Oscar though. It was much quieter that night. The food was okay, but I have started to miss Penang foods. =(

Took a bath and went downstairs. Wished I could do more activities with the family but I was really busy. =3　Wrote diary and cut my nails and reviewed my assignment. And then to bed. =)

Jyyer

The day I started sleeping on the floor

Sunday~ Woke up at 8.30. Got upstairs and met Kevin. Ed and Cheryl have left for Church, while Kevin and Oscar will be leaving at around 9.15. Ate half of the doughnut Kevin shared with me. Got downstairs and worked hard with my psychology assignment, and finally finished it at 12.30. =D

Cheryl knocked my door at around 11.45 telling me that they will be going out to have lunch and to play the real disc golf, too bad I had to prepare for my quiz… Went upstairs and had some internet. Got back downstairs soon and prepared for sociology quiz at around 2. Got bored and tried to study pronunciation, but that was worse. ==”

Slept for awhile and almost felt like not waking up again. ><　Around 5 Cheryl and Ed went out again leaving Kevin, Oscar and me home. After finish studying for my Sociology quiz, I went upstairs and ate some breads. =)

Was sick the entire day, or maybe since noon. Felt so cold even when I was indoor. Sweat a lot for no reason. Got a little day like the other day I mentioned… Even though I was wearing a lot, but that did no help.

Probably since the night we played PS3, I have got muscle cramps all around. I wondered if that has to do with the liquid-filled bed, but I really want to just sleep on the floor. ><

Kind of feel sad all day again, perhaps I have studied too much. ==”　Being alive is hard. I wished I could cry, but the tears just won’t come out, again. I have so much studies to do, bla. I felt so lonely I felt like chatting with the wind again. =3　But I have kind of lost the attachment to him I used to have. =3

Studied psychology and got tired again. I tried to sleep but I can’t fall asleep. Nose bleeding is bothering me everyday, due to the low temperature and therefore air pressure. Tried to study again. But com’on, it is really tiring to do that again and again and again.

At 8 something Cheryl came and asked if I want something to eat. Of course I did. I went up and had a Cheese sandwich, and a bowl of over-salty Mexican soup, which tasted like Indian. Full and finally sleepy. Decided to bath. =)　And I always use about half an hour for bath, it is kind of fixed since years ago… but why? I have no idea.

Did my bed on the floor. I hope this will let the muscle cramps leave me alone. Oscar leaving tomorrow, won’t it be too quite then? That should be fine, though. Goodnight.

Jyyer

The night I laughed and cried hard

Saturday~ Wake up at 6 as my alarm rang, and then turned it off and continued sleeping until 9. I wished I could continue to sleep, but Oscar has woke up and was noisy upstairs lol. I went upstairs and took a shower, had breakfast and watched a video Kevin made. It was about a San Francisco trip the Wanners went to with some students they hosted.

Then it is noon. Wrote diary and it is 1pm. Kind of felt homesick… You know what? Penang is just too wonderful. It is sad here in McMinnville, with they ever-raining weather, and so far away from my family and friends. I often felt like crying but, well, the tear just won’t come out. I wished I would have simple life. Why did I choose to come here? Funny thing.

Just for your information, I was sick on Thursday 9/2, probably because it was so cold and windy that day. I didn’t tell anyone but I feel much colder inside even though the indoor temperature is 21 degree Celcius. I slept and got up and healed. Thanks god. I don’t wanna fall sick in this place…. =(

Whatever I felt, I did my assignment. Read all the articles provided and picked four that I found interesting. Around 5.30 Cheryl knocked my door and told me that dinner will be ready soon, so I got up. Met David sitting in his wheel-chair. Had dinner together. Well, he is another good joker, who apparently like to pull jokes at Oscar too… he probably came for that purpose. xD

I accidentally dropped some sausage into Oscar glass and Ed later purposely dropped a broccoli into his glass… Oh come on, it is just a laughing and laughing and laughing dinner. And Oscar did what he did yesterday on the van: calling everyone with their initial. David seems to be very fond of him too, like Ti.

Went back downstairs and wrote down what happened. All of a sudden I recalled the expressions on my parents’ faces when I left. I told myself that no matter what shit happens to me, I will live on, and on, and on. But when I recalled that I have to choose 2 out of sleep, good grad, and social life, I almost cried. It is so hard to be alone.

Listened to 《如果愛》、《原諒我就是這樣的女生》、《一生所愛》 and cried. D=　And that was when I wrote 《雲雨外的未來》, everything I felt at that moment was recorded in that poem… Crying made me feel so warm, seriously, and I felt much better after that. Meow.

Continued writing assignment and slept at around 10.30.

Jyyer