Believe it!

2006-07-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

4 day boston tour (Part I)

Finally, we got a chance to get out of vermont and its greeneries. Well, Boston is known mainly for students and tourists to know more about American history. The Freedom Trail is probably the most famous attraction to visit. There are markings on the pavement to guide people to different places along the street.

We checked out Harvard too.

The famous library.

A tired Harvard student sleeping on the grass. If only we can just sleep in front of the CS building.

2006-07-04T16:07:00.000-07:00

4th July

The best time to experience american patriotism.

We went down to Wilmington to watch the fireworks on the 3rd. It is seldom we see so many people gather outside their house or just any huge grass patch for picnic. We had burgers and sundae out under the night sky too. nice.

Royal bought all of us flags to go down to the parade. in the end, nobody wants to hold any flags cos it's just too geeky i guess. onli ziwei and i were nice enough.ahha...well, we started the parade with a huge stick of candy floss. yum...

The housekeeper Joyce's granddaughter, Natalia was in the parade too. she was riding some motorcycle thingy. hah well...that was a nice smile there.

Well, that's about it. For more photos, check out shutterfly bah. i'll try to post when there's time...kinda busy this few days with the guests and working ard the inn thus the outdated post. orh, btw, the new people are here to take over us and they are from Romania. kinda cool isnt it? ehh... i'll post more fotos from boston the next time round. ta.

2006-06-26T10:07:00.000-07:00

Click

Warning: Movie Spoiler!

Like any other Adam Sadler show, it touches your heart in a special way. Well, the movie is cliche and honestly, you'll probably know the ending of the story 15 minutes into the show. But the way Adam Sadler portrays his character. He's so sincere and convincing, and when u look into his eyes, he seems to say more than his lines say. And i feel like jumping at him and giving him a super big hug for being such a darling. He looks nonchalent and yet, i love seeing him fighting for happiness for his family.

And, i always got a soft spot for family themed movies. 'Click' shows how we always have reasons aka excuses to avoid things that really matter most to us. sometimes we wanna escape the frustrating moments in life, not realising that both good and bad times make up wonderful memory that makes up life. It's getting thru the worst times in our life with pple we love that is more valuable than always having things easier. Everything happens for a reason like what i love to say. and thank goodness, it always happen for a good reason.

2006-06-21T18:19:00.000-07:00

Your rainbow

Royal made me water all the outdoor plants this morning. The sun was strong and the winds were steady. Then i noticed that whenever there is direct sun ray and with the water, it forms a tiny rainbow of colours, with a nice shape. It's really beautiful, leaving a tinkling feeling and it feels like i can touch it if i reach out for it.

Actually, we all dun haf to wait till after the storm to see the rainbow. it all depends on yrself whether you want to see one. So whenever you feel that the sun is beating too harsh on you, use the watering can and spray some water. Make your own rainbow.

2006-06-19T13:52:00.000-07:00

Soak up the sun

The last weekend sees thousands of bikers competing in races on Mount Snow. Ziwei and I went up and take a look what's happening there.

This is the view up from Mount Snow. We managed to flirt our way to a free ride on the skylift. "I feel good...lalalala..."

One of the stunts that the biker did. We had many bikers stayin in MI and boy, most of them were ~drools~ cute... haha...

Now that summer has officially arrived, it's swimming and hammocking every other day.

Life's never better.

2006-06-14T13:13:00.000-07:00

Feast yr eyes

Check out photos here at http://watsgoingon.shutterfly.com

2006-06-09T19:27:00.001-07:00

Fluffy fluff fluff

It's amazing what music can do to people. No matter where we come from, what language we speak, cultural or personality differences. It brings people together in a way that is unexplainable. We are lucky that Mountainner Inn specialises in Elderhostel programs where retired people come together on an educational trip to learn different topics. MI does a lot of programs on music cos Ned and Royal are into opera stuff. They met in a opera group in New York 15 years ago.

Just this week, the program is on Gilbert and Sullivan operatta. It has really catchy melody and brilliant words. Ziwei and I loved all the music and the sing along chorus. On the last day, the group of people are supposed to come up with their own lyrics to go with Gilbert and Sullivan's music. And one of them actually wrote about how much she enjoyed the stay here in MI, and also mentioned all of us, which is really beautiful. Man... was i touched, tears were steaming from my eyes after the whole thing. haha... everything's just amazing....

This is the paper with her handwriting.

This is taken after the performance during the last night. On the right is Nathan Hull, the instructor for this course. He's weird...and fun loving. We'll meet in New York to have some serious fun later on. Btw, he has a double degree in computer and theatre(opera). Weird... Standing beside him is Devin, another opera singer and she sings soprano and with her really great vocals, she rocks the place. And i love her hair. :>

2006-06-09T03:48:00.000-07:00

It's time for them to leave...

It's really a strange feeling, after spending just a few days together, there always people whom you have a special 'bond' with. These are people who you know that they can be 'forever' friends be it those around our age or those who are over the age of 80. That's the thing about life and travel, you get some and you lose some. I get a lot of warmth and love from these people that I have met, yet I know that all of us have our own life to go on... Thanks to all that I have met so far and in the future, for all the loves, hugs, sweet words, which I will always put it in my heart... Thanks again...

2006-06-08T08:18:00.000-07:00

American's favourite past time

Talk and talk and talk.... They can talk about anything under the sun and beyond. Politics, life, death, tv, opera, movies, ghosts, WWI, WWII... you name it they got it. They have social gatherings, high school & college reunions, parties etc just to chit chat. And boy, do they have stories to share. Aunts, uncles, aunt's sons, friends, friends' friends ya dah ya dah... there's seldom where there's nothing to talk abt, more like no time to talk about everything. everyone has something to share and is itching to share their experience.

I learnt tons from them and listened to stories that are incredulous and exciting. Even though we don't know the people from their stories personally (we barely even know the people we are talking to), we seem to know them just by listening to the stories. Also, we learn topics like music and history of a thousand stuff( Ned is especially good at this, he remembers dates by heart). It's more than the books, not that school doesn't mean anything. It's just now the books make more sense and come alive.

The world is huge. Come out and look at it.

2006-06-07T10:19:00.000-07:00

In and around

swimming
hot-tubbing
sauna
nice long chit-chats with people we hardly know
peanut butter ice cream
maple walnut pie
white wine
margarita
getting emotional over "Remember the titans"
getting nostalgic over "Aladdin"
shop till u feel blessed at 'twice blessed'
gorge till u drop at 'first wok'

when is the last time u do something just for yrself?

2006-06-03T09:43:00.000-07:00

Theme song of P&P - 第一时间

累了不要见外把我挖起来吐个痛快　　　　
看不惯朋友有难谁还冷冷的围观为你握起来
煩了不要见外把我找出来陪你负担
续杯咖啡的温暖一直暖到你想关你心情的坑洞让我来填满
昨天会被今天明天来取代动心的感情不会淘汰关心常在
就算你我在热闹喧哗中走散友情会第一时间赶来　　　
让乱跳的心平躺下来重新的呼吸简单深深的满满的　　　
朋友只要你被孤单压的叫不出来我第一时间送出关怀　　　
热热的眼神陪你看关找回那片大自然围著你抱著你相信你
我确定
累了不要见外把我挖起来吐个痛快　　　　
看不惯朋友有难谁还冷冷的围观为你握起来
煩了不要见外把我找出来陪你负担　　　　
续杯咖啡的温暖一直暖到你想关你心情的坑洞让我来填满
昨天会被今天明天来取代动心的感情不会淘汰关心常在
就算你我在热闹喧哗中走散友情会第一时间赶来　　　
让乱跳的心平躺下来重新的呼吸简单深深的满满的　　　
朋友只要你被孤单压的叫不出来我第一时间送出关怀　　　
热热的眼神陪你看关找回那片大自然围著你抱著你相信你
我确定
(if it doesn't show properly, use unicode encording.)

jus wanna say to our frenz out there, no matter where we are, friendship remains.

2006-06-01T06:20:00.000-07:00

The Birthday with no cake (Part 2)

Birthday has never been special to me, but it must be special for a special gal like her... Well, it's funny that I only do it (as in writing the blog because i have been too busy nursing my bruises, digesting the food we have eaten, watching the TV) now, but "Happy 21st Birthday", Pong! Wonder if this is the 21st time I told her that... Mmm... 21st Birthday last for a week, so on her behalf, I welcome more blessings for this... err... a bit blur, forgetful (well, that's all since it's her birthday) girl whom I have get to know so well... "Happy Birthday"... oops, is this the 22nd time, I better take that back, or I would have nothing to say next year... HAHAHA!!!!

2006-05-30T15:00:00.000-07:00

The Birthday with no cake

...happens to be one of the most special birthday i ever had. firstly, the day is extended by 12 hours cos of where i am! haha... and i called home to talk to daddy and mooommy and also had a long talk with 2 of my special friends. u guys rock my world! awwww.... :>

ziwei sang me a birthday song early in the morning and gave me a really nice surprise.

pretty isnt it? She insists that i shd haf a birthday cake. haha. that silly ger brought mee sua from singapore so she can cook for me for breakfast. but we cldnt find any eggs or seasoning in the kitchen...so we decided to sneak out for 2 hours to go to our fave restaurent. First Wok Chinese Restaurent. haha.. how predictable is that. we sat in the usual seat and had a great time PIGGING OUT. serious pigging out.... my 'baby' warned me that he's gg to peek out if i dun control. but seriously we lose control....

This is the huge bowl of mee sua that the chef prepared for us using those that ziwei brought. It tastes superb - the taste of home... the plate of chicken wings in the middle was sooo juicy and the seasoning is perrrrfect. not too salty, a lita oily which we love and the right crispiness. it melts in yr mouth. totally.

on top of the mee sua and chicken wings, we each had another bowl of rice, no-bone duck with pine nuts and brocolli flowerette with garlic sauce. The waiter gave us some fruit punch that was on the house. yummmm.... seriously. xing fu de gan jue.....

slurp... everything was DELICIOUS! and the carnivore in us swept everything off the table, like we were released from a starvation camp. (which is not true cos we almost finished all the food that Royal bought for us for the few days they are nt ard.) man... somemore when i was at the last drumstick and abt to give up, ziwei says "this is a challenge. we must accomplish it." she said it with such gesto i was so sure i could do it. and true enough.... yummmm....

Check out our satisfied look(and i tink i look like i'm gg to blow any minute). well, i just wanna say a big thank you to Ping for making everything more special than it already is. so glad i found a buddy traveller who eats and sleeps and watches tv as much as i do. shi ting is sooo blessed. :>

2006-05-27T15:57:00.000-07:00

Trim it

ok doesnt look like there are much changes, but it's just a trim u see. i like the fringe tho'. Just the length i like. ehh, the hairdresser says my hair style is 'cute'. erhmm... ~shi ting raises eyebrow~. 'cute' is the last word that comes into my mind when i think of my hair. 'dry' is the first.

This is taken in the car while Royal went to run her errands. We seldom take photos of ourselves cos there's only the two of us so it's troublesome. but well, this is one of the better ones that we took. i think....

2006-05-27T06:55:00.000-07:00

Caught in the rain

for the third time?! haha... but well, it was bright and shiny when I set off to the hairdresser for my birthday gift for myself that prove to be a bit out of my budget. sheesh... this is the first time i have such an expensive hair trim. USD25! okok...maybe i shdnt be gegao. anyways I was alone lar, cos one person has to be in the inn at one time. so george sent me down and I waited half an hour for the MOOver bus, eating a banana at the same time. lalala.... nice. anyways, i'll post a photo of my new hairdo the next time. lazy to go up to get the camera.

anyways, when i was alone on the bus, letting my thoughts run wild while stoning. I thought a bus ride is just like life. ok, dun sniggle... but it's just like people appear in other people's life and when the time comes, they leave. So, it's inevitable that people come and go. Some people give u a smile that makes your day, some merely leave some mud on the bus. But everyone makes a difference in everyone's life, in some way or another. I heard this saying that strangers are just family that we have yet to come to know about. And friends I have now whom i treat as family, all started out as strangers. It's amazing how events happen and people know each other better and develop relationships that helps build a person that will last forever.

well, hope my bus ride of life will be exciting while people come along and shape a better person in me.

2006-05-27T06:33:00.000-07:00

Ned and Royal...

Edwin and Royal Wilson are the owners aka innkeepers of Mountaineer Inn. On the whole, they are really nice people. Try guessing their age... Both of them are in Mid to Late-50s and have been owning the inn for 13 years, and we guesses that they must be really rich people bcos they have over 10 credit cards, and the cool thing is Ned (nickname for Edwin) bought the inn because Royal loves to ski. Both of them are movie, play, opera lovers, and that is why they are always going over to New York to catch the latest production... Boy, they must be really rich...

The other thing that is worth mentioning is that they are always squabbling about something, but we guess it's part of their marital lifestyle... (sometimes it really scares the hell out of us... but fortunately, we are pretty good in see no evil, hear no evil...)

As employers, other than times where Ned reprimanded both of us, they are great. Taking this week for example, they bought tons of food for us including junk food which has become part of our diet here in US... Royal will also bring us with her when she needs to run some errands, and the 4 of us went to watch Da Vinci together... it's really nice because such outings kind of bring us together and makes Ping and Pong less homesick and happier... Hope that these will last, at least for another 2 months... heehee...

2006-05-26T15:32:00.000-07:00

The Perfect Holiday...

Guess what? Our employers are away in Providence and only be back in 5 to 6 days time. It means that there will only be the 2 of us (not including the chef bcos he is always hiding in his room...) Imagine, just the 2 of us in the inn. It might sound scary bcos the inn is a place whereby a lot of people always come by (such as the Mr Pool Table, Mr Laundry, Mr Candyman, Mr Coca Cola, Mr Swimming Pool, Mr Fedex, Mr DPS, etc. But it also means that we have the WHOLE place to OURSELVES... WOW!!!

Like what Shi Ting has written in the previous post, we soaked ourselves in the hot tub and sweat it out in the sauna every other day after work... yesterday, we even sneaked into one of the guestrooms, the suite and spent the night there... (oops, hope we did not leave any evidence behind) Mr Swimming Pools have been coming by these few days, and Shi Ting said that we are like Desperate Housewives, because of the way we had our breakfast and watching them work at the same time (the thing is, they are half-naked... old men... Gosh!!!) Initially I dun really have the Desperate Housewives feel, but come to think of it, we are quite like them because there are always sunshine hunks (except that they are abit old) around us, mowing the lawn, washing the pool, planting the flora and fauna... (OO... cant wait for the roof guys to come by)

In just these few weeks, I discovered a lot of capabilities that are hidden within me.. Like, I can be a sinseh (ask Shi Ting), chef (I have been doing the cooking for 2 days... Wanting to get Shi Ting to cook tonight and she dare me that she can cook, provided that I dare to eat...), mechanic technician (I can fix the door, build up a metal shelf... so you know who to look for next time ur door is not working), and mouse catcher (the mouse trap that I set, successfully managed to catch a mouse... disgusting and inhumane, but still have to do it... haiz... pls see below).

Hope that it will not rain these few days, if not we will have to become water pumper too... we have to pump the water out of the wonder well if the rain gets heavy... I never know I have multi-talents such as these... ;)

2006-05-23T18:21:00.000-07:00

Peanut butter ice cream

We have yet another off day today. i guess it's like that when there are no guests so i predict our next 2 weeks is gg to be nam nua big time. for a start, we researched on the lodging and tpt and places in boston, hoping to travel there next week to celebrate my 21st. but, ned just broke the news to us that we might have to look after the inn during that few days while they are away on a funeral. nice...

well, den we went to the hot tub and sauna. it was shioook! feels like on an all expenses paid holiday trip. heh, den we had our usual video watching night, starting with 'shrindler's list' which is really good. i like how it is produced, black and white thruout with speckles of colour, and the way that the atrocities are portrayed that is heart wrenching and yet is not blatant. and it shows that war does not only bring out the worst in people. very nice.

den we watched "bambi" while eating the leftovers for dinner and Reese's peanut butter ice cream. yummm.... delicious. i wonder why we dun haf peanut butter ice cream in spore. or do we?

anyways, i received the parcel from home. it was sweeeet. u guys make shi ting very happy. haha...

2006-05-19T12:31:00.000-07:00

Our room

As requested by my baby sister, i shall show everyone our room! And we are really lucky to have one of the guest rooms which is cosy and comfortable and full of our 'smell'. heh....

The bed beside the wall is mine and the other is of cos zoey's. ermm... and our bed is usually un-made. wahahha.... so cossssy.

This is my bedside table. (starting from left clockwise) The 3 bottles of vitamins that i have to remind myself to take everyday which i did take every other day. The lamp. The tissue box which is replenished pretty often. The huge green cup that finally only belonged to us. Bottle of moisturiser bought from Walmart and i swim in it everyday to prevent skin aging. Flower that ziwei made for me... shy... lita tatt that kept me company...shy again... the essential locally made tiger balm and we are close to using up the whole thing. none of us have even seen an empty tiger balm before. handphone that is totally useless here cos of no reception but double up as my alarm clock. ipod. book bought from 2nd hand store that costs 50cents. title: Haven- about 10,000 jews WWII refugees brought into America. wahaha...act chim. all thanks to cenite.

The armchair that I will sit and stone for 5 minutes every day after work. It also doubles up as my clothes rack.

The view outside the room. The trees are showing the leaves as compared to when we first arrived. But it is still raining almost everyday and it can get really cold.

This picture has nothing to do with our room. But it shows my favourite moment of the day which is the feeding time. I'll bring the leftover bread from breakfast and feed the squirrels and chipmunks and birds. orh well, i guess i'll stop here. it's time for afternoon nap. yawn..... till the next time.

2006-05-19T12:11:00.000-07:00

Milk the goat

We had the chance to go to Adam's farm with the elderlies from the ElderHostel program for knitting. Finally, we got the photos uploaded!! It's quite an experience, especially milking the giat. haha...ziwei says she has potential. sheesh...

(no animals were harmed in the process) afterthought: hand really stinks.

yep, if u're wondering, it's shi ting there. i decided to be mysterious and cover my eyes. rite... anyways, the lamb(or sheep :> ) is soooo hungry it almost snatch the whole bottle from my hand and almost took away with ziwei's jacket.

this is the fluffiest bunny we have ever seen. The weaver pulls the fur straight out from the bunny and start weaving from the spinning wheel (see below where the bunny is resting on her lap). And the bunny stays still and enjoys being literally skinned alive. geeez...

This is one of the many nice ladies from the program. She says we are one of the reasons why she's enjoying herself in the inn. awww.... can understand lar. we are so sweet. wat to do...... check out our pretty smiles. heh....

laugh at it

2006-05-12T19:44:00.000-07:00

Laugh at it

i forgot the soup spoons.
i forgot the soup!
i forgot to clear the butter.
i forgot to change the bulb.
i messed up the orders.
i almost drop the plates.
i said something that i tot was funie and cause an awkward silence at the table.

and i laugh at myself, forget it and walk on. haha...i must be the blur-est person alive. and i'm glad i can laugh at myself, think how stupid and silly i must be. and i guess accept myself for who i am. well, this week has been horrendous. finally, the reality of work sinks in and this place aint that perfect afterall. but i guess work's the same anywhere, and we will learn to adapt and get used to how things work around here.

but well shi ting is still shi ting. super blur, still stoning like nobody's biz. but i jus wanna say dun worry abt me. i still am glad i made the decision to come here. occassionally when i'm not doing much, i still dream about home and the comforts and the warmth. but life's abt stepping out of your comfort zone and explore, and not just to sit comfortably waiting to be served. it cant be nice every minute and second but it wun be ugly every minute and second too. so well...peepz at home, everything's cool ard here. and i'll make sure i live life to the fullest. (erhem, pardon the cliche) take care and did i mention i miss u over at home? hahha...and i dun tink i'll call back much anymore cos' it's expensive and i need to pay for it!!! bah.

take care and lots of loveeeeeeeeeeee.

not so bright, but it aint dark

2006-05-10T11:31:00.000-07:00

Not so bright, but it aint dark

yea, like wat ziwei mentioned. work's up to the neck and my fingers are rotting and my back is breaking and my eyebags are looking more like shopping bags. BUT! pls dun start worrying abt me after reading ziwei's last post. i'm still holding on pretty ok. it's jus the crybaby in me cannot take the tears after talking to my parents on the fone. they always make me cry no matter how hard i try not to. I LOVE DADDY AND MOOOMMY!

and 'ping', if u're reading this, always remember pong will always stand by you no matter wat happens. we are alike in so many ways i understand wat u're going thru. we are gg to make it together and come out stronger pple rite? when you've faced the worst, the only thing that can happen is it'll get better. i trust that things will get better soon. i know it.

flea market this sunday. hopefully some retail therapy will help. :>

It's still raining...

2006-05-10T06:56:00.000-07:00

It's still raining...

Hi this is my first ind. posting... well.. the weather turned cold again recently, just like what I am feeling right now... After washing the dishes for straight 7 days and working for 6 hrs with no rest at all (and that's for dinner only), not only that i have to wash *disgusting, i have to take the risk of falling into the trash cart and eaten alive by bears, and yet i am being reprimanded for taking break (not signing out) and not helping out 'Pong'.. Ahhh... it seems like no matter hard i scrubbed the pans and pots, it's never enough... not only that, quality is really not quantity... the hard work i put in is not enough to for me to work the hours I should be working (or is it that i am not given the opportunity).. [unable to keep on writing because my eyes have uncontrollably started to tear again... right beside me Shi Ting is also crying after calling home... I have decided to name the both of us as Ku Bao Er Ren Zu (CryBaby Duo)... ]

tears and rain

2006-05-08T19:02:00.000-07:00

Tears and Rain

i'm nt homesick. reali, i mean i'm not on the verge of taking the next flight back to singapore. i know what i'm doing now is what i want to do. everything's coool.

but it's weird these feelings come. it's such mixed feeling and i reali cant find an adjective to describe it. ok..maybe PMS (totally unexplained uneasiness and frustration and gorge-yrself-mood which is bad, trust me). i duno. maybe i dun need to use my brain so much over here so i tend to think abt unnecessary things. it's jus up, down, left, right, all over the place. or maybe, human beings are jus unreceptive to changes. esp when u haf to keep cleaning and cleaning and cleaning everyday...bleah, my room's like 10,000 times messier and i dun give a damn abt it.

and worst still! i'm treated like a princess in singapore...here...i have to treat pple like queens. humph.

but dun start worrying abt me. i'm ok...and i'm glad i'm feeling this way. it reminds me that i'm human with feelings. haha... not someone whu can leave and nt feel anything abt anything. and i'm giving myself a few more days to get over these upside down feelings. and so i'm still missing everyone back at home. i wanna give all of ya a BIG HUG when i'm back. guess we need to be away to know how much pple matters to u :>

oh ya, ziwei and i were caught in the rain for the 2nd time. it was freeezzzzing cold.... we never learn our lesson abt getting more clothes on when we go outdoors. ar well...cant wait for summer.

country life

2006-05-06T18:26:00.000-07:00

Country Life

yea it's me again. the weather's still cool ard here but it's turning hot. cant wait for summer to arrive. things are still pretty much the same and day in and out we do the same thing. it's starting to get routine and monotonous, and the laughter and jokes are getting lesser ard here. think the excitement is fading and boredom is seeping in. but well, i guess it's like that in the country. u cant have the cake and eat it i guess. it's all peaceful and serene and beautiful, but routine, quiet and lack of civilization.

tink sometimes the work gets too much and we get all tired and it can be unbearable. esp since it's work that pple shun doing. for me, i dun do housework at all back at home...and now it's so much cleaning and dusting and serving and smiling(fake). bleah... ok i shant be a spoilt brat. i guess it's good training .just hope that this aint a bad sign tt i'm grumbling on the 2nd week.

well, a lita good news is that we managed to catch Mission Impossible 3 today in the town cinema. it wasnt fantastic but the movie freak in me has to go catch a movie, but action stuff aint my cup of tea so well...but it was fun hanging out once in a while. waiting for the MOOver bus and walking ard, breathing in the fresh air. :>

hope everyone's doing fine at home...i miss u guyss like crazzzzy....

view outside mountaineer

2006-05-01T13:12:00.000-07:00

View outside Mountaineer

hey you probably figured, this is a solo post by ting. heh...ya telling from the colour eh :> ya, we decided to have separate colours if we wanna post individually. yep, everything's still great here. we had a half day off yesterday and today. we wanted to haf a horror movie nite (exorcist, psycho and nitemare on elm street) yesterday but we were dead beat having walked 1.5 hours from the store. oh well...

anyways, i did a lita exploring outside the inn the second day we were here. and took some fotos. i was alone and i forgot my gloves and the keys. was stuck in the friggin cold for an hour. bah.

The view outside our room. will take another one when summer comes and the leaves appears.

ziwei and i sat on the swing once and did a little knitting. yep, u heard me right. i learnt how to do knitting cos there's this knitter's club that stayed over for a few days.... okok i know knitting and shi ting totally dun match. bleah!

This is the river that ends behind mountaineer inn. It runs for many miles. realli picturesque. :>

This is the pavilion that ziwei and i worked on with grandpa George. We covered it up with screens cos when summer comes the bugs will go in. Anyways, he has been MIAing for a few days. WE MISS YOU GEORGIE BOY!

The first signs of summer... in about a month's time . (ok... the formatting is getting haywire....)

People come here to take their vows. AWwww.... nice.

It's less than 10 degrees....brrr....

The inn from the back (digital zoom:<) pardon for the dates...lazy to change it lar... haha... well, there are more but well, show u guys when i'm back bah... anyways, ziwei drew some cartoons of wat happens here. so keep checking this space! heh.... :>

the long awaited photos

2006-04-28T10:09:00.000-07:00

da mei and lita tatt. xiang yi wei ming. heh.... these are fotos in new york. those in vermont will wait. time for lunch!! heh... eat again. :>
hah hah~~ it's cold in new york.....
hee... slurp... envious?

the first breathtaking sight from the plane. above achorage, alaska. we stopped over there for a couple of hours. it's amazing.

wat's happening up in the mtns?

2006-04-28T09:52:00.000-07:00

sorrie guys... take so long to update. cos we have been busy (actually more like lazy) ya... okok!

erm, we spent our first day here working with the caretaker grandpa george. he's cool. we helped him fix the doors to the pavilion. it's the first time we do something so technical and outdoors. knocking and screwing and carrying heavy stuff. and driving the cart. sounds tough but it's really refreshing. but we had to wear 3 layers in the cold. brrr.... wind blows~~~

royal gave us our duties for the remaining days in MI(mountaineer inn). shi ting aka pong aka ting will be the horny dishwasher working side by side with buddha mike aka mikey-boy aka poolkid and ziwei aka ping aka zoey is the flirtatious waitress.

yea..the problem of the names come in as usual. ziwei miraculously comes zoey. and shi ting...yea u know the story.

george: wat's yr name?
shi ting: shi ting
george: she teng?
shi ting: SHI TING
george: she?
shi ting: up to u (smiles)

and mike the chef calls us ping and pong cos we first met at the table tennis table. yea smart.

orh yah! the food is freakily gooooood. day one: mike wasnt ard so we only had cereal for breakfast and sandwich(cringes) for lunch and chicken wings for dinner. it was a fight with the 'gentlemen' in the house. day two: sandwich for breakfast and joyce bought us donuts for snacks and then FULL COURSE american dinner (bread, soup, salad, chix entree, and hen chocolate den chocolate cake...ziwei still drooling..) day three: pancake and bread for breakfast, chix with tons of veggie for lunch and pork chop for dinner. the desert was mapel pie with whipped cream. tt was heavenly. seriously. we melt with the cake in your mouth. today: we haf mushroom omelette with sausage patty. lunch not yet.... looking forward to it. :>

heh heh...

good face day

2006-04-28T09:36:00.000-07:00

We think this pic looks good. wanted to put it as profile foto but it's too big. who knows how to change the photo size do email us!

orh yah!

2006-04-25T06:16:00.000-07:00

the address here:

PO Box 140
Handle Road
West Dover
Vermont 05356
U.S.A

and ya! our handphone doesnt work here. no reception high up in the mountains. so ya. :>

Finally... the inn comes into sight...

2006-04-25T05:59:00.000-07:00

...IT'S A BEAUTY. GOSh! Words can't describe how we feel. It's amazing. It's european victorian style. All the rooms here are different. It is decorated with flowers wallpaper and warm comforter. so beautiful and cosy. We feel like going back home. Royal passed us the keys to all the rooms in the inn. Such trust in us makes us feel comforted and protected.

Next stun. The library room. A small room with pastel coloured sofas and shelves of books and a big tv. sounds like a nice place to chill. wait till we go to the living room.

It's hugeee... with more sofas, 3 pianos!, a pool table, bar counter, rocking chairs and A HUGE TV! awww... feel like melting while typing this. haha...

NEXT!! we went into the storage room and that's when we really collapse. a MEGA huge collection of movies dated from god-knows-when to the latest brokeback. it's *drools* amazing. we cant stop laughing. one movie a day keeps ziwei and shi ting smiling. heh...

Mike the chef brought us to another leisure room. there's a table tennis table( shi ting shall hone her skills and pit against lynn...u wait!) and 2 pinball game machines and 2 saunas! outside that room, we have a hot tub under the sun. MAN!! how nice can this get!?! awww...

we know this description doesnt do justice to the place. shall take fotos and make everyone drool along later. so keep coming back for more!

it's like a dream. everything is so laidback and relaxing and cosy, warm...(despite the really cold less than 10 degree weather) ziwei keeps saying "haooo xing fuuu orr..." heh....

ride to vermont

2006-04-25T05:53:00.000-07:00

... was like a family outing. We stopped over at the groceries, stationary store, electronics store and lunch was Burger King. yea i know...eat again. All the stores were concentrated in an area but we still had to drive to the different stores. hah...BIG USA and also the things sold there are MEGA size. everything looks 3 times what Singapore has.

Royal was really nice. She bought 2 memory sticks for a student employee at mountaineer for his camera. realli nice. She is just like a parent pampering her child. So, don't worry about us here. Cos we are soooo pampered. (shi ting suggests paying just to work here)

And ya, the highlight of the journey! We catch up on more sleep.

Before Vermont

2006-04-25T05:39:00.000-07:00

...on the plane. Basically, we slept. and eat.(china airlines food not bad..burp.) and sleep somemore. Did i mention we slpt? That's about it. exciting huh. :> We reach NY at 11pm and Ziwei spooks herself out. Her call for SuperShuttle Manhattan was transfered to Florida. -_- Had a hell of a ride(imptance of seatbelt..phew...) to Chelsea International Hostel. We share the room with 2 other mei nus. (that makes 4 mei nus in a room..aww...) orh yah! we stole breakfast from the kitchen. slurp.

ORH YAH! after eating our loot we still had to go out at 7 in the morning to look for more food. guess wat?! DUNKIN' DONUTS for breakfast! heh heh... but silly ziwei has to spill 1/4 of the hot choc on herself. smart. den shi ting has to rush to the counter. "serviette please...(pause)you mean napkins?" darn. but well, we still had our reali nice and warm breakfast(bacon and egg bagel plus choc frosted donut and manager's special donut). it was sooo blissful..other than a weird 'tiko' keep smiling at us for no reason.

met ned and royal (employers) after a long walk down 8th avenue. before tt we decide that wateva happens in US stays in US (shi ting flips the magazine "butt" and guess wat, she drools) employers are way cool. they are soooo nice. machiam family.