~Wonderfully Blessed~

12th of January, ‘07

Today we woke up and we got into our beautiful costumes! What a great start to a fun day! We pampered ourselves to look beautiful. Then, we went to meet the officials from the U.S Department who sponsored us. We had quite a great time there and we each got the YES pin and took lots of pictures of our costumes. After the meeting, we rushed to our rooms to change for our trip to Washington D.C !! I felt great and I was back to my normal energetic self! We saw the White House, the Pentagon, the Monument which is a tall straight block. We went to a mall to eat. It was great because everything was free! The food and deserts. I had a corn dog and ice-cream. We went up to the clock tower to view the whole Washington D.C. I was in a bad time, my camera’s battery went dead! Jeez, no more picture snapping for me. =P. So sad, anyways, I had a fantastic time and we went back feeling satisfied. Before that, we went to another mall to learn how to shop with $10 and budgeting. When I went back, I took a shower and went room hopping. We played Truth or Dare which was not really fun for me. But we stayed up THE WHOLE NIGHT! I didn’t even sleep a wink! We said goodbyes to Lisa and Arthi who left at 3:00 am. I cried because Lisa would be going. It was a sad moment. Then, we went back to Truth or Dare and waited until everyone had to leave too. I said my goodbyes barefooted outside. It was freezing cold!! Especially my feet. They were all so nice to me. I’d miss them terribly much. How I wish we could be together for this 6 months=(. Anyway, I went to my room to wait for our turn to leave. Trisha and I had a wonderful chat in the room. We shared lots of things together and it was nice. Then, we went down to eat breakfast, which was kinda lonely for us coz everyone’s gone. Then, we went to the Recreation Room for a while and I slept for a little while. When it was time, we went back and took our luggages down. Today is the 13th of January, ‘07 anyway. When I brought my luggage down, my foster family was already down there waiting!! We hugged each other and it was a happy meeting! I’m glad that it started well. We talked a lot in the car and we went to my mom’s sister’s place and met Phillip, Nathaneal, and their parents. Then, we reached our home which was beautiful. My mom loves decorating and my room is wonderful with bright colors! I unpacked my bags and ate dinner. Then, I watched the movie, Sleepover. It was a nice ending to a nice day. I slept really well and I wanna thank God for everything. Thanks Papa^^ Muax

15th of January, 07
3:47 pm (delayed diary)

11th of January, ‘07

Another early morning again for orientation. I was awaken by the sound of the telephone ringing. Timothy was doing the morning wake up call. I went to the bathroom to get ready and took a quick bath. Did I? Lol, no lar..I didn’t bath, it was freezing cold! Then, we went down to eat breakfast which was bacon and all the nice food! At last, I can eat comfortably. Then, we had orientation which was kinda hard for all of us coz we were all struggling to stay awake! The jet-lag was really kicking in for all of us. I was not really feeling well coz my throat and eyes were so dry. My head was throbbing like mad. We had a lot of open discussions and our friendships grew stronger each day. After all the sessions and lunch and dinner, we went to the Recreation Room. I went online to check my mails but I didn’t reply any coz I was too tired and I went back to sleep straightaway. The next day will be the most interesting! Stay tuned! Ciaoz^^

15th of January, ‘07
3:26 pm (delayed diary)

9th of January, ‘07

Pheew… today was the most hectic day of my life! We ate our dinner at the restaurant as fast as thunder! Then, we went to KLIA, we were one of the earliest to be there. It was only around 7:15 pm and we were supposed to be there at only 8:15 pm. Lol, anyways, it’s better to be early than late. After waiting for everyone to arrive, I gathered all my group members which were Siyan, Zizi, and Wendell. We checked in our luggages and said our goodbyes to our loved ones. It was really a bittersweet moment. It was hard for all of us. Can you imagine it? Six months in America!! It’s kinda mind boggling. Well, after saying goodbye, we walked and passed all kinds of checking points and finally boarded the plane. I sat with DJ and Burn which were teasing me almost the whole time. They were very friendly though, a bit crazy like me. Haha. We were kinda noisy but we don’t really care. Keke, bad eh? We’re kids, we can’t really help it. =P. The flight was great but it was hard to sleep. Normal flight effect. We stopped at Paris airport. The Charles DeGaull Airport, which was horrible! We’re almost dehydrated and we’ve got to wait for 6 hours! The people there weren’t as nice too. Anyways, I bought a cup of water for 2.80 pounds! Which is about RM10! Jeez, I hate Paris. Then, we boarded the United Airlines aeroplane. I’ve got a lot of things to say about this flight because it was the most horrible flight I’ve ever flew on! I HATE THE STEWARDESSES! They’re plain rude and cranky. They can actually let their passengers go dehydrated. They sneer at you when you ask them for water and they slam the food on your table so loudly. When I’m old and powerful enough, I’d sue that airflight and get rid of those rude people. Afterall, my middle name is SUE. Haha. Jeez, I’m boiling but I won’t keep any grudge against them. I will still treat them nice and smile eventhough they’re rude to me. It’s their loss coz I won’t lose anything. I didn’t do anything wrong and they surely did. They should be feeling guilty. When we reached America, it was around 7:30 pm. We went to the 4-H Convention Centre by bus. I was feeling really nauseatic because of the cheese I ate at the airplane. We had a late dinner at the 4-H Centre and I didn’t eat much. We were SO tired and sleepy but we still had orientation. I can’t really remember what they talked about but I was kinda dozing off. We got out room keys later on and we carried our heavy luggages up to our rooms with the help of Adam, our group leader for PAX. Then, I showered and chat with my roommates, Lisa, Trisha, and Huda while waiting for my hair to dry. We watched some TV too and we slept at 1:00 am. It wasn’t really comfortable coz my nose was so irritating but I got a little sleep. Hehe, I have to flip on the next page for tomorrow’s happenings! See ya! Muax^^

15th of January, ‘07
3:01 pm (delayed diary)

7th of January, ‘07

YAWN… today is kinda like a groggy start for me. I woke up at 7:30 am and I slept at 5:00 am yesterday. So, around 2 hours of sleep only. Hebat leh, but amazingly, I was really awake during orientation. Today’s session was not as serious because we went through all the serious sessions on the first and second day. We listened to all the volunteer’s experience and was asking lots of personal questions. During the end of this orientation, we had a vote on who’s the funniest, laziest, fiercest, friendliest, nicest, overall, etc. We had a fun time electing and it ended with everyone satisfied except for Nambee I think, coz he got two awards for being the laziest and useless. Keke, poor Nambee, but he might be the next leader for the AFS alumni, he’s trustable^^ Then, we had photography sessions. We took lots of crazy pictures and had a great time exchanging contacts. We went to take our luggages and paid for the T-Shirts. Later on, we went downstairs to eat lunch. Food was great today and I sat with Wei Liem, Tim, and Trisha. We had a great chat and I was later greeted by my parents. They were talking to Jillian and it was nice that she met my parents. I went to take my luggage bag and said my goodbyes to almost everyone of them. I’ll miss all the volunteers and hope that we can meet or work together someday. Well, here ends the diary of my orientation! Wait till you hear about my flight tomorrow! Gotta sleep now. Nitez diary..Muax!^^

8th of January, ‘07
1:22 am (delayed diary)