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Journal 16 – need to start keeping up…haha

It started with a journal every two weeks…and now it’s one every semester!!! I’m really sorry about not being able to update all of y’all about my life. Well, it’s Friday and I am done with classes…so I might as well write a journal before a take my nap and before I welcome the arrival of the weekends…

I managed to survive my last semester unscathed and I think I would be fine with my classes this semester (though I’m taking 4 major classes; Org Chem II, Molecular Biology of the Cell, Recombinant DNA techniques & Ecology). I have got most of the background from my microbial class and the same professor is teaching 2 of my classes (MBC & RDNA). Oh yeah, I had the shock of my life on my first day of recombinant class. My professor from Org Chem I is taking the class with me…taking a class with your ex-professor is daunting. I think some of you might still remember him from my last journal. Oh yeah and I take it back, he’s not Indian, he’s Sri Lankan. My bad. Take a look at this guy at this website (http://fp.uni.edu/chemistry/faculty.asp?ID=44&Type=2). We’ll see how our grades compare at the end of the semester. Textbooks’ prices are always crazy and I save by buying online and selling my old books online too. I have got most of the books that I need.

Ok, forget about the classes. There shouldn’t be much to brag about when it comes to classes so I’ll move onto Iowan’s favorite topic, weather. The weather has been nice since I got back. The temperature was around an average 4 degrees Celsius for the past 2 weeks. I know it might sound freaking cold to some of you but over here, we take a 4 degree day anytime of the week during winter. It’s almost as if spring has arrived. However it started snowing again over the past few days and it is snowing heavily right now; a cruel reminder that winter is here to stay!! I wish spring would arrive as soon as possible…I can put on shorts then instead of the usual jeans. It’s not that I do not like snow. In fact, I love snow. I used to hate walking in the snow as I found it lonely and cold sometimes. However, I find it invigorating nowadays to walk in snow and now that my body is adapted to this cold weather, I can take pleasure in appreciating the pleasant white scenery around me instead of suffering the agony of freezing my…BALLS off!!!

Talking about spring, I have decided to go to

Florida

for spring break. I have just decided to road trip there with a bunch of international friends. We’re going to rent a van and drive all the way to

Florida

(influenced by the brilliant road trip in

Elizabethtown

). We might stop by

Chicago

,

Memphis

, and

Atlanta

en route to

Florida

. Which part of

Florida

would I visit you might ask and to tell you the truth I’m not sure yet. There are so many hot spots in

Florida

. But one thing is for sure, I’ll meet my old pal…Mr. Bernard Bacon, that is if he has not returned to

Malaysia

yet. It will be fun and I can’t wait to get some sun tan!!

What else do I have to write? Hmm, I’m still doing the same old stuff as I always do. I still work out every Monday to Thursday, soccer on Wednesday and Friday, meeting every Wednesday, work every Monday, Wednesday and some random weekends…Just the same old routine that I stick to everyday. Oh yeah, one more thing. I had just received news from my international student advisor that I might be on the promotional signs for my university. Some of you might know that I have been trying to promote my university in some colleges in

Malaysia

. And now for the

Southeast Asia

tour that my advisor is embarking on this spring, there will be a new promotional signs that will be printed and she has asked if I would want to feature on the magazine with an interview and a picture. I’m all for it as I want to get more Southeast Asian students, moreover Malaysian students to come study here. I’m waiting for a call from the Marketing and Public Relations office anytime now. This is an exciting chance for me and hopefully I will be able to attract more Southeast Asian students here.

Alright, that’s my update for my life. Till next time…take it easy!!

Lipin Loo

3.20 PM,

20^th January 2006

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