Snapshots of My Life @ Drake

2 years ago, 8 new Malaysian students went to Drake. Happy, young, hopeful and innocent (hehe..).


We started holding doors for people behind us and saying 'how are you?' to everyone that passes by. Breakfast was unanimously agreed as the most satisfying on-campus meal. Anywhere that requires more than 15 minutes walk is "too far", in winter anywhere further than 5 mins is a pain. Wal-mart became THE place to shop for anything and everything. Eating Chinese food was a once-a-week luxury.

But we also did some Malaysian stuff.

Chinese New Year potluck! Everybody had to cook.. and wear something red. If you don't and choose to wear some other color (like blue) instead, then prepare to "keng sou" "gu-wak-zai" style. Although I must say holding a styrofoam bowl really spoils the "dai lou" image.

DASS (Drake Actuarial Students Society) Malaysian Nite! We got talked into cooking M'sian food for the actuarial students at Drake. It was a great chance to show the Americans & other international students why we keep gushing about M'sian food. But don't think they liked all of it. The 3-layer pork (yummy! full of fats!) might have been too much for some of them.

Malaysian Nite! By Jan '06, we finally had enough M'sians at Drake to have our very own special night. Self-funded, it was the night of the Malaysians, by the Malaysians, and for the Malaysians. The night was a blast!

And of course.. mahjong! Pretty much learned all my mahjong tricks in the States. I love this game! Miss playing 3-ka with self-proclaimed God of Gambler and my roommie.

During holidays we went sightseeing. For some reason every Thanksgiving (late November) I keep going back to Chicago, but with a different bunch of people though. This was taken in the Field Museum at Chicago. No wonder King Kong was so angry la.

And when we get down to it, we study pretty hard too.

In May '06, after a memorable 3 years, I'm finally done! Still happy, still YOUNG, and still hopeful! Woohoo!