Merry Christmas... and a Happy New Year!!!

So, exams ended on the 20th Dec for me, and well, results were better than expected. :) Anyway, can't believe that I'm done with 5 semesters here at the University of Michigan. Really, 5 semesters!!! And, I only have 1 semester worth of classes that I HAVE to take to graduate. With 3 semesters to spread them out, I will be taking a bunch of interesting classes. Probably, I'll slot in a year of another language there too in my senior year.

Next semester, I'll be taking 2 math classes, 2 economics, and 2 mini-courses on Geo-Science. 14 credits, which is pretty much good to go. The only drawback on my schedule is that I've early classes on Mon and Wed early at 8.30am, and then on Tues and Thurs, 9am-1pm then 4pm - 5.30pm. The good thing is, I still have my Friday off, which is VERY important.

So, I'm currently staying at my friend's apartment, it's been 5 nights now. To-do list over the break:
1) Finish reading The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman
2) Finish reading Off the Books by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh
3) Finish planning my Spring Break (England and Ireland)
4) Uninstall Warcraft III before the end of break

Yar, the item 4 on the list is currently screwing the other 3 items on my to-do list. CRAP!!! Because of DOTA and TDs, I had been sleeping at 5-6am for 3 nights. BAD BAD BAD. Even more so because of my body clock that pretty much will wake me up at 10-11am the latest no matter what time I go to bed (unless I went to bed totally wasted). Anyway, I had been sleeping less than normal semester. DAMN!

So, because I had time to kill, on Christmas' Eve, I cooked a pretty decent Christmas dinner and it was pretty good. A picture says a thousand words, so, here they are!!!

The Menu:
-Jello Shots
-Sangria
-Rum(Bacardi(R) Gold) and Whiskey (Jack Daniel's(R)) + all kind of mixers
-Honey-glazed Ham
-Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole
-Bacon and Cheese Potato Skins
-Ice Cream

Jello Shots... I didn't think about the festive colors, or else, i would have gotten the strawberry (to get the red) instead of the blueberry.
Sangria... which turned out to be quite good, missing in the picture is creme soda, lemon juice, 2 shots of Bacardi (R) rum, and sugar.
Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole... before putting it into the oven to bake. This is my 'classic' dish, I had this so much during my freshman's summer semester. I love it.
Potato Skins and the Honey-Glazed Ham... in the oven, almost done.
Dinner's served... What do you think?

I guessed my estimation was wrong, and actually, we (LiLi, Chia Chye and I) was actually worried that we would not have enough food for ten, but actually, there's tons of leftovers, which we pigged over the leftovers for the next day. It was a great night!

Also, President Gerald R. Ford passed away (University of Michigan alumni, longest living president, the respected undertaker president in my opinion, the 38th President of the United States). He's also the most high-achieving athletes among all presidents. My condolences to Ford's family.

It's college bowl season. So, there will be a lot of college football too.