beach pix

had a super busy weekend working
will blog abt it again
but for now
the pix of my bday beach outing
fren's website
http://www.pbase.com/geordie_gallery/you_know_what_i_did_this_summer_24_may_07

36hr long 21st Birthday

Had a wonderful birthday yesterday
Pizza party at the work place (although the pizza wasn’t very nice)
Followed by a SOP of the rides in the water park (although we were supposed to ride them)
Ended quite early, so we went to the beach!!
It was really awesome man…the waves, the clean (icy) water and the fine sand
Played captain’s ball, took many photos, and got thrown into the icy water
Went home to cook a delicious dinner
And then my lovely friends surprised me with a cake!
Gonna go help test out the rides today and then help with another lifeguard test
After that there’s work at AP again from 5-11pm
Hope I get to operate my ride instead of being a cleaner

the pro xianzhen fryin the egg.she's a really gd cook...chef at coffee club leh..

our dinner
the chefs of the day

my birthday cake! have my name some more

my sweet friends :) thanks guys

wanted to post this ytd but the net was down...

haven't had much time to blog these few days
was busy the whole weekend with work
saturday & sunday was not too bad
working as a ride operator at Adventure Pier
it was the first weekend open since september last yr
i feel so happy to see the little kids get all excited and have great big smiles on their faces when they sit on the rides
but it was really tiring11am til abt 2plus then a 15min break, then half an hr break for dinner at abt 6, then another 15mins at 8plus, 9.ended at 11pm
i just collapsed on the bed when i gt back
sunday wasn't that bad cos we ended at 5pm
monday had a swim test to see if we could be lifeguards
swim 200m and pick sth up from a 3m pool
was soooo happy cos i really missed the water
today we started trg...learnt CPR and some rescue drills in the water
it was fun! but FREEZINGGgggg when the wind blew (which was almost all the time)water park's (called raging waters) gonna open this weekend
so this is kinda like a mini trg just so that we can be ready this weekend
the nxt week we'll get the very proper trg for the certification and the license
tmr's gonna be another day of trg
and then thurs have some pizza party followed by playin on the rides to learn them! so fun!like a party for my birthday! haha
talking abt pizza, I AM FAT
its just pizza, pizza & more western food & pizza ard here
although i run, it's not enoughhhhh!!! arghhhhhhhhhthe cold weather doesn't help man.u just feel hungry so fast
just had 3 slices for dinner cos we had some ride operator's social night at our workplace
had fun playing silly games

i can finally sleep w/o waking up in the middle of the night due to the cold
life here has been getting better and the weather is really nice
really sunny in the day, not that coldthe wind's still v strong and cold though

found some places with my friends names
dot's place
craig's house

my birthday's now! spore time...
means i get an extra long bday this yr! haha
i'm finally an adult.not like i want to be one.hahahahaha...

summer's finally coming

shots of the tents on the beach...a whole beach full of them..

didn't manage to get shots of the boardwalk full of people...

weather was really gd today..kinda burnt now...had fun

its the cold that makes me feel so miserable

nice n warm tonight.shall nt waste slping time.will update again soon...

Beach Jam

first weekend here
its really different
all the shops are open and there're so many ppl
this weekend is special, some event called the Beach Jam
where all the scouts gather at the beach
pitch their tents, and stay over
the sight is spectacular...
hundreds of tents all over the beach
and the beach is really hugeeeeee
too bad i don't have pics of it...

total sai kang day
after our trial runs and cleaning up of the whole AP
we went over to Mariner's Landing to help
humbled by the experience
we were cleaning the toilets
constantly sweeping it, getting rid of the sand
sweeping everywhere of the sand
and obviously it's never ending cos every where's sand
back breaking job man
5 hrs of that
but it's the first time meeting/seeing so many American ppl
i'd say there're many nice ones..really friendly and polite
and there're the racist ones...
oh well, tryin to get used to the insults...
some of them really just think that the whole world is all abt America
how shallow...oh well, their loss, not mine

ok i'm gonna slp now..totally tired and aching
10am-11pm today
1030am-11pm tomorrow
need God to help me survive and stop me from going insane

First day of work

was kinda my first day at work yesterday
we reported to Adventure Pier, the furthest away from our house
think its the smaller of the 3 piers also...
cos we were lifeguards, we were given the smaller rides to handle
we'll have our lifeguard shift in the day and then ride operators in the night
but the water rides are nt open yet, so for this weekend we'll be ride operators.. im in charge of a very easy ride called the "Apache".haha...helicoptors!
the season's not here yet and the weather's still quite cold
today's very cold, weather.com shows a 10deg C...
predicted to storm again..hope it doesn't man
that's why the theme park's only open on weekends now..
it'll fully open in a few weeks...
so, we had to study the ride manuals
then had a short training with the "supervisors"
then had a short MCQ/T or F test (i got full marks.haha)
after that we did some cleaning up of the grand prix cars
and then we rode em for ~15mins! super fun! haha
why i say "supervisors" (quote, unquote) is cos i do not see them as supervisors at all they are really biased against asians
our "supervisors" are some young punks who have not even been here before
and they applied for a job just like us
and they're our supervisors.oh well
while they were "training" me, they were gg on and on abt the party they had yesterday
or what they wanted to have for lunch
goodness...how unprofessional
the wind was (and still is) superrrrrrr coldddddddd
the sun is hot,but when the wind blows...........you freeze.really freeze
we went to Rio Grande after work for some chinese buffet
it's only abt an 8min bus ride from here
the food was SUPERB
and the best of all, we made new friends!!
made frens with the sporeans from the house nxt door
they're really a hilarious bunch of ppl man
had loads of fun with them..now the group is like huge
went to this place called ROSS and K Mart too
the textiles here are really cheap man
food's ex but shoes, clothes etc etc really cheap
there's a cinema there too..they watched spidey3 there last weeek
think we'll watch shrek 3 there together
some of the locals are really unfriendly man (well most of them are)
on the bus back, we were just talking normally
and the woman infront went "would you mind???!!!"
so we were like "whaatt??huh?" and we laughed a bit at her grouchy-ness
she replied "ha ha ha ha ha, very funny huh?"
could hv slapped her face man
when she got off she went "ha ha ha ha ha" again
what a b****
and there were some blacks sitting infront of my friends
the bus lights were turned off for awhile and u could turn on ur own indiv light
my friend wanted to look at her new radio, so she turned her light on
and they were like "what....turn on the lights for what?turn it off!"
my friends dint hear it, but i heard....tsk tsk tsk tsk
the ppl are like how unfriendly.....i'd say worse than s'poreans la

today we're gonna have a trial run
pretend the pier's open, and run our rides like how we would
then gotta do cleaning up again...
saturday its gonna open and there'll be some guests..
i hope the sun will come out man! if nt i'll just freeze...
ok gtg get ready...work's at 10am
pics below...

some of the new friends we made.another full table sitting behind...

chinese buffet food!

my ride! the APACHE...dun pray pray..haha

this ride's called the Great White.small roller coaster..

some more shots of Adventure Pier

a shot of the middle pier (Mariner's Landing) from AP

Rain

it's raining now

the weather man predicted some big storm with lotsa wind and maybe some hail

but thank God it was only rain, not very heavy...

but its colddddddd!! and of all days, we had training at MP til 9.30p.m.

walked back in the rain, but good thg i had an umbrella

regret giving the thick jacket to craig to bring back

this jacket that i have here can't keep out the wind!

think i'll go buy one tmr..saw it selling at US$5

went for a jog again today.felt really good..running against the wind

the boardwalk is quite short, a total of 15mins for the whole stretch

Morey's Piers has 3 parts to it that stretchs along the whole boardwalk

will put pics of it up soon

Moreyentation today was ok, but a bit boring

was rather tiring though, cos immediately aft tt was the Universal Ride Operator Course

kept falling aslp.haha....3pm-9.30pm

some pics of the storm as well as the deserted board walk at abt 6.45pm

more pictures

took some pics of the house
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2092101518

more of the boardwalk and supermarkets and stuff coming up soon!
shall bring my camera along when i go for a jog...

the start of my holiday in the USA

Hello everybody! I’m in wildwood, New Jersey!
Here’s the map of where I am…see the star?

I’m here for this program called Work & Travel USA
We work for about 2 and a half mths and then get to travel ard the US of A
I’m working for this company called Morey’s Piers, and amusement park & water park
Gonna be a Life guard for the water rides as well as a ride operator…
It’s called the boardwalk, cos it’s really a whole stretch of boards beside the Atlantic Ocean
Now how cool is that right?
The temperature here is still quite cold..abt 12-18 deg C, but it’ll get warmer cos its supposed to be summer
It can get quite warm in the day when the sun shines on you, but when the wind blows, you can freezeeeeee
I went for a jog today along the boardwalk and realized I was running beside the Atlantic Ocean!!!! Amazing….
Here’s a photo of the park from a far

the Atlantic Ocean

boardwalk

not very nice these pics cos i didn’t take much yet..more will come soon

think I shall talk abt the loooooongggggg journey here
left spore on the 12th, Saturday afternoon, 1440
watched music and lyrics as well as letters to iwo jima.nice..
China Airlines flight to Taoyuan International Airport and touched down at 7plus
That’s abt an hr away from Taipei
Made new friends too…xian zhen (who’s my roomie now) & Ben who was Ramesh’s (a friend we (me and Derek) made during the interview last yr) friend
Stayed at Tao Yuan Hotel
Shilin was too far away for us to go that night, so we just went to the Taoyuan night market…very small place
The nxt day, my dad’s friend, Uncle Samuel, drove us to Taipei
Visited the famous 101 and a few other places

lazy to load the taiwan pix here..will create an album soon

Took the transiting flight at abt 4plus
It was an 8hr flight to Anchorage, Alaska
Almost died on the plane cos there was NO IN FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENTTTT!!!!!
Slpt most of the time and it was soooo uncomfortable cos we didn’t get the window seat and so I had Derek on my left and another old man on my right
The view at the stopover at Anchorage was worth the 8hr flight
Check it out….

After gg throught customs, we had to wait for only abt 40mins
Another 6hr flight to JFK Airport, NYC
This time is wasn’t so bad, cos the uncle got off at anchorage
So I had 3 seats to myself, so I could lie down to slp
Shiok
China Airlines SUCK
My luggage got spilled with some STINKINGLY SMELLY CHUP from prolly some auntie of uncle’s sauce
Really smelly man! Even after multiple times of wiping with soap and the wet towel, it still stinks
And some of it got onto my brand new crumpler bag!!!!!!!

Spent a night at Holiday Inn, JKF which was near the airport
Had really gd food for bfast
Pics nt with me so can’t put it up yet…
Then cabbed to the Port Authority Bus Terminal
Took a bus to Atlantic City, NJ
Then changed another bus to Wildwood
We were all so tired of traveling and were so relieved when we finally reached
Sat on gum at the Bus terminal and some of it got onto my not so new crumpler bag :(

Staying in a cosy little house, 2 levels: downstairs guys, upstairs girls..
Each level has 2 sides, with 3 rooms each side, a toilet and a kitchen
Total of 19 of us in this house
So many PRCs in this batch..only 4 of us non-PRCs
The other sporeans stay in the house beside or a few houses away

It’s been good here so far
Supermarket and shops nearby, within walking distance
The workplace just a few minutes walk along the beautiful boardwalk
Many new friends as well as some old ones like daryl chee and enoch from VJ
Cooked dinner today, simple meal of pasta with tomato sauce and broccoli
Stuff here’s really expensive…
Starting work soon
Just cleared all the paper work today
Moreientation tomorrow as well as the Ride Operator Training…
Gonna get busy…

Guess that’s all from me for now..more pics of the house and all will be up soon as well as updates!
Oh anyway, it’s a 12hr difference between spore and NJ

my body clocks still a bit screwed up.haha