Cold... So cold

The month of January just went by like that. Everything was like a blur to me now. I wanted to post quite some thoughts, but it's all so blurry, and no longer seems that significant now. So, guess I'm not gonna waste words on them.

While work's been getting most of my attention at the moment, studying is definitely getting more and more of my attention apart from work.
My daily drill (weekdays): Study 6am - 8am (+1 or 2 hours of study time), work til 5/6pm. Gym for a 3-mile run. Study 9 - 10+pm... Repeat...

Also, in other news, I'm looking. Been thinking about doing so for awhile now. You know, it's been 1.5 years out of college, and things are settling down. Given the current situation, I think it's a good time for me to be looking. So, you guys have any good recommendations, please send it my way. Of course, I want one that's close by so that I don't have to deal with the long distance, which can be stressful in the long run. At first, I was only looking online, then my colleagues told me that I should get some outside help. So, I did. Make a phone call, and we met once for a few hours and it was insightful. Oh wait, I wasn't crystal clear in saying what I'm looking. I'm looking to buy my first place. I want it to be somewhere close to work, and I met up with a realtor couple weeks ago after searching online to see what's available in the area. LOL!

For some reasons, this month, I did quite a few things that's out of my box. Last week, I went to a concert with a couple of colleagues. It was Skillet, Puddle of Mudd and Shinedown. We went to the House of Blues Boston for the concert after work last Tuesday. It was certainly fun.

Then, this morning, I went to ice fish with my colleagues. It was bad timing as today was cold. The temperature, without considering the windchill was at 0 degree Fahrenheit (-18 Celsius). The whole experience was great. We had some grilling, chatted a little while waiting for the fish to take our baits, and played football. We caught five fishes, and released them though all of them were keep-able (more than 12 inches in length). I would definitely go again because it was fun. Hopefully, it's not that cold the next time.
Not me...
The drill... The ice was about 1-foot thick...
Me with a bait...
Flag UP --> There's a bite!
Here fishy fishy!

And i'm counting again...

This time, is how long it's been since stepping into US for the very first time. Exactly5 years!

5 years ago, a bunch of us left home for US. Come to think about it, it had been a great journey. While I had some rough idea about what to expect when coming to college in the States, there were so many things that happened exceeded what I asked for and then some.

Through the 5 years, I've learned a lot about myself and have made some good and also some questionable decisions that I wished I can reverse. But how one thing leads to another and all really have me thinking that things do happen for a reason.

I guess one can't help but to learn to be independent and to grow and mature when you are alone. And, I like it.

5 years. That's a long time for someone who's not even 25 yet.
Highlight of every year: (I think it's easier for me to look at this in an academic year basis, as compared to calendar year basis).

Freshman year - Traveling to NYC and Washington, DC. That was an amazing experience, as not only it was an eye-opener to visit all the tourist spots, it was also a great trip with good company.
I was also glad that I made the decision to stay back in the States over the Summer as that was when I actually had the more 'real' US college experience, where I stayed in a house with 5 housemates that I didn't know going in, where I went to several parties and where I started working for real.

Sophomore year - Traveling to Florida (Disneyworld and Miami). That was fun too. Started working over the school year. Also, during Spring Break, I volunteered on a farm in TX. It was fun as a group of 10 of us drove down to TX and back. It was a totally different experience as I don't think I've ever work in a farm (milking goat, weeding and planting, and etc).
Went home over the Summer and interned with Accenture. It was a good experience as well. It was good to be home after 2 years.

Junior year - Went to England and Ireland during Spring break. Interned at Hanover Insurance Company. That was another interesting story as the timing was really tight. After my actuarial exam in late May, I went to Midwest games, and then, the next day coming back from the games, I flew out to Massachusetts for the interview for that internship position. And, at the end of the month, I got the offer. Between then and the starting date (June 12th, 2007), I needed to settle my housing over the Summer in Worcester, MA and also, to purchase a car, so that I can drive out there for the job. It was quite a feeling to be making so many big decisions and boy, my parents were worried. As I didn't have the chance to drive much while I was back home, I wasn't an experienced driver, even for a young driver's standard. So, the whole driver half way across the country alone idea didn't boil well with my parents.

Senior year - Well. I took less classes. Accepted the offer from Hanover. Went to Yosemite National Park, drove through Death Valley, then Grand Canyon, last but not least Las Vegas. Taught an exam preparation class. Graduated in April. Dad came for graduation and stayed for a couple of months.

First year out of college - Started my job on 2nd of June. It's been more than 14 months, and I still like the challenge from my job. That plus studying for exam really keeps me busy. Ran my first marathon last October. Initially planned to run 2 marathons this year, but injured my calf in June, and had to stop running for close to 2 months. Started running again though my calf still not at 100%, hopefully, I can increase my mileage enough to run a half marathon in Hartford come 10th of October. Took 2 weeks off and went home for Chinese New Year, while the journey home was long, it's been 5 years since I was home for CNY, so, it was all worth it. But, I will definitely try not to fly with Northwest Airlines (at least for international flights).

So, I'm like doing a summary of what happened for the last five years. But well, life's getting a little routine lately, not a bad thing, but it is not easy to blog about it. So, that's all for now.

A mix of everything

So, it's been a long while since I really updated you guys about my new job. Well, not really new since I interned here last summer, and pretty much working on the same role, with many of the same people, and many more new people. The group has grown so much that the size it almost twice it used to be. Really glad that the company is doing well, and I'm on this train.

Anyway, it had been an exciting 4 weeks so far. Many night-outs with the actuarial group, (I guess not many people can imagine that... given that the perception of actuaries are dry and nerdy), but hey, not this group.

Also, in my second week, we had an Olympic game thing, which I got really badly injured. How badly, well, a bruised forehead due to someone running full speed at me while playing dodgeball; a gashed lip, resulted from someone running into me (again) while I was catching a ball while playing kickball and a sore-ankle, from my foot catching too much ground while playing kickball. It took me a good 4 day to fully recovered from the injuries, the worst being the gashed lip, as the cut in my inner lip developed into an ulcer, which, well, made it painful to eat.

Then, on the following Monday, I took my dad to the airport. After 2 months in the States, he's heading back home. Before he came, I wondered how the two of us will be, given that I had not been home for more than 2 years now, closing up on 3. But, it had been great. Traveling with my dad and spending so much time with him doing everything. And, not having to think about what to eat... :P and to have dinner ready on the table everyday by the time I got back from work. All these things. Really want to thank him and my mom for all their sacrifices.

So, it's almost 2 weeks, since dad left for home. I'm surviving and well. Just that I had been having dinner later now, instead of 7, it's 8.30pm. Instead of 2 meat dishes and 1 vegetable dish, I have 1 meat dish and 1 vegetable, and more leftovers. But hey, it's all good.

Running. Somehow, I found a new gush of energy in me to run more lately. Much more. I did 38 miles the other week, with a long 10-mile run. Even though the speed wasn't that impressive, averaging 9-minute mile, I did feel pretty good at the end of the run, and could have ran few more miles to make it a half-marathon. But I think I will do that today. I really hope that with all these training, I will do well in my first marathon, Falmouth Dunkin Donuts Marathon (sorta like an oxymoron there), on October 26th. I hope that I will complete it under 4 hours, hopefully, under 3 hours, 44 minutes and 52 seconds... why that time, so that I can beat Bush.

http://completerunning.com/archives/2007/06/18/famous-celebrity-marathon-runners/

That's rather a tall order, as to run a marathon within that time, I need to run a pace of less than 8:35 minute/mile. I can run 10-mile at this pace. Not sure if I can sustain if for the entire 26.2 mile course. Also, I started doing some interval workout, which is meant to speed-up my running, so, let's see how that will go. Also, I'd been running with my new iPod shuffle, since I won't be able to run with headphones in the marathon, I might need to find a new method to pace myself. But, the Falmouth marathon has one of the most beautiful sceneries for marathon, hopefully, that will help.

http://www.capecodmarathon.com

Next weekend, it's July 4th weekend, and because my uncle and aunt are in Richmond, VA, I'll be driving there (again), and to make it a more worthwhile trip, I'm taking Thursday off, so, it will be a 4-day weekend for me! But, it's about 9-hour drive each way. So, there's a lot of driving.

And, yesterday, I took my car for a good maintenance, expecting a pretty high bill, and they surprised my high-expectation. The damage - $800+. Well, it will be good for awhile. A long while I hope.

Two in one.

Can't believe September just went by like that. Chop chop, and first month of my senior year of college just rushed by. So, last 2 weeks was a really busy week for me. Well, actually, since I started studying more on C, it had been really really busy. And the fact that a nice TV sitting in my living room, and all the tv shows premiering didn't make it any easier for me.

Anyway, it was all good, just the usual 4-5 hours sleep for me on weekdays, and waking up 10 minutes before my work a couple of times. It was fun running to the bus stop at 6.55am in the morning, trying to catch the 6.58am bus. And reaching at 7.09am for my 7 o clock shifts.

Companies started their recruiting again, and I was slightly 'obligated' to attend some of them. Anyway, it was actually pretty good to catch up with some of my friends who are currently working with those companies. I mean, seeing their transition and knowing that I'll be in their shoes really soon really got me started on some reality check. Am I ready to graduate? Do I really know what I want to work as after I graduate? Am I happy with what I'll be doing and where I'll be doing it and who I'll be doing it with?

So, come to think about it, I can't really remember clearly what I did daily 2 weeks ago, and so, I'll be breaking the tradition of writing a daily report for the first week but just the highlights of the week.

The brightest point of 2 weeks ago would be witnessing Michigan Wolverines beating Penn State Nittany Lions. It was a rather good game, relatively. Going into the game as underdog, and being able to keep and finally beat a ranked team really gets me back on believing that the season is not over for us yet. And, what makes it better is I brought my camera to the game and took a bunch of shots and videos. Sweet...

Actually, another high point of that week was going to Ashley's with my buddies, Alex, Dane and Quang. It's been awhile since we had such a good time. And, can't believe I got a glass from Ashleys. :)
Had quite some to drink that night, and after a long night of staying a little tipsy, I jogged-walked for thirty minutes to go back to my apartment, leaving my car at my friend's place. And the next day, I had to walk 40 minutes to my friend's place to meet up with them before heading out to the Michigan - Penn State game.

So, here are some of the videos and pictures from the game:
I started off with a King-size breakfast... 4 slices of toast, 6 slices of bacon and 3 eggs, not to mention 2 cups of milk.
Frat parties we passed by on the way to the field.
We were there at the stadium rather early. About 25 minutes before the kickoff.

The football team running onto the field...

Kickoff...
Someone decided to bring poolside fun into the field with a killer-whale float.
Freshman quarterback - Ryan Mallett (15) taking the helm.
Cheerleaders...
Mike Hart (20) a whole lotta heart!

Currently, I am having error uploading more pics... sorry...

Anyway, it was an amazing game... and we won..

So, this past week. It was even better. And again, we won. And Manchester United had been doing pretty well too. On the premier league at least. Winning 1 - 0 and 2 - 0.

Handed in a half-ass paper for the internship course (formality reasons). I can't believe that I pulled out 6.5 pages of random stuff, and trying to connect the dots with examples and all. Kinda corny. :P

Yesterday, it was an away game for Michigan wolverines... And because of stupid duel between the cable companies and the new network, Big Ten Network, it wasn't show on the channels I can get on my tv, hence, I had to go to a sports bar to catch the match. I was at B-dubs and the place was packed, and because of a bad server, my friend couldn't save a seat for me. I was standing there for a good two hours before a couple of my friends decided to leave and I took their seat.

And the first half was pretty bad, and because I was standing, I think, I went through 2 huge 23oz of Guinness rather quickly. (16 ounces is a pint. That makes it almost 3 pints) :P Fortunately, the game picked up in the 2nd half, well, very much so in the 4th quarter, and we were able to pull off a very much expected win. 28 - 16.

So, after starting the season with 0 - 2, we are 3 - 2 now. Couldn't ask for more.

Also, last week, we finally won our first IM soccer game. I actually bought a pair of gloves and cleats so that I won't let the slippery ball escaping from my catches, and the cleats was really helpful on the wet grass field. At least I wasn't slipping and falling whenever I tried running and all. We won 2 - 1. And will be playing in the playoffs in 2 weeks time.

So, that's about it. Studying for exam C is going OK. Need to pick up another notch so that I will have more time doing practice exams.

And, I think it's finally warm out, warm enough for me to run outdoor. Been slacking lately, only able to cover 10 - 15 miles a week. But it's still better than nothing. :)

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to MOMMY!

No Wii for C...

So, after a lot of thinking, and also many failings on my several attempts to get a Wii, I decided to not buy a Wii this semester, well, at least not to buy it before my Exam 4/C.

And I've finally decided that I will take Exam 4 and I started studying for it, with more effort.
Woo hoo!!!

Last week was a less hectic week. Well, it always feels that way once I get the routine going.
But I did something rather stupid on Monday actually, where I forgot that I had another class at 4pm, that, I took a bus back to North campus, heading back to my apartment at 3.40pm. Fortunately, I remembered and got off and took another bus, and got to the class just 5 minutes late. Not too bad.

What other 'highlights' of the week? Well, last Sunday, I cooked my favorite dish for the very first time, and it turned out to be quite OK. It's a double-cooked pork, first deep fried and then, stir fried over sauce.Deep frying...Stir frying...
The end result... delicious...

Also, yesterday, Michigan finally won their first match of the season. A good 38 - 0 win against Notre Dame. It was a pretty good game, but, there's still a lot of things that Michigan wasn't doing right. And for the upcoming week, a game against Penn State really got me worried. Not to say that I don't have confidence in my own team, but really, to be realistic, it's just not going to be easy. After the game, Quang and I went to Macaroni Grill for dinner. The food was amazing. The Shrimp and Artichoke dip as appetizer was just so good. I actually smiled and felt great after taking my first bite. To top it off, I went back to my apartment and started studying. Welcome to the life of an actuarial student.

This afternoon, I finally got around buying a new pair of running shoes. I went to the running specialist store and professional they were. First, the guy asked me to walk down the aisle, and back, and then, measured my feet size, (by the way, my left feet is half a size bigger than my right), and he went into the stockroom to grab 3 pairs of shoes for me to try on. Alright, the first pair of shoes was great. Then, I tried on the 2nd, and then the 3rd. The 3rd one was just sooooo good. Without any hesitation, I bought the 3rd pair, and then, 'hangat-hangat tahi ayam' (in Malay), 3-minute heat(direct translation from Mandarin), because of this 'newness', in the evening I went running, and really, it was really a different experience altogether. It felt so much better, and my leg didn't hurt at all after 4 miles of running.

Also, forgot to mention that at 4.45pm, I learned that Target was having a clearance sale on futon, so, I rushed to the Target store that I knew, just to find out that it's at another Target store elsewhere, and drove there, and fortunately, there were still 10 futons left. As it was only $25 (original price of $100), I bought it without a doubt. And then, spent the next 1 hr + 15 minutes assembling it. That's right before my running.
Oh yar, on Thursday night, I played soccer for Student Actuaries @ Michigan (SAM). It was kinda sad that only 6 of us showed up. It was really saddening. We can actually play, but, well, with only 60% of full force, we got killed by our opponent. But, after we forfeited ourselves, and had a couple of players from the our opponent to play for us, we started winning. And I was actually doing not too bad a job as a goalie. Really, sorry for blowing my own trumpet here, but, I found it surprisingly hard to believe too.

And, on Tuesday night, it was Student Actuaries @ Michigan (SAM)'s mass meeting. A lot of people showed up, and it was good. Everything went rather smoothly, other than me forgot to mention Kai as Social chair until later. Sorry! :)

And I'm getting tired of Dell. I contacted them many times about my faulty DVD-+RW rom, and I've yet to get them to send me a new one, or to have them to take some action.

So, that's about it, my week, all jumbled up. In a nutshell.
Monday: Work, class, to the wrong bus, class.
Tuesday: Class, class... more class, and SAM mass meeting
Wednesday: Work, class, work, class
Thursday: Class, class... SAM IM Soccer
Friday: Class, Work... some drinking, studying...
Saturday: Studying... Home game vs Notre Dame... Dinner... Studying
Sunday: Studying... shoes shopping... futon shopping... futon assembling... running... Emmy awards... Studying

Fool me once...

It's painful to accept the fact that Michigan Wolverines are not good this year. Fool me once, shame of you; fool me twice, shame on me. How many losses can the fans take this year? How many non-conference home game losses can the fans take this year? Well, so far, 2 out of 2. Perfect losing record. I'm pretty sure the Michigan Wolverines are having a record-breaking year, breaking all the worst record you can keep track.The first 2 home games... the first 2 losses...

Losing is bad. But losing badly and not even giving back a fight is more than disheartening. It's embarrassing, humiliating, and just pure shame. The first loss, it's like having Manchester United, full squad, losing to a First Division team. The second loss, it's not longer an upset because Michigan Wolverines dropped out of the top-25 ranking after the first loss. It's comparable to be walloped 5 - 0 playing Manchester City. I mean, losing 39 - 7 at home. I tried to stay until the end of the game, but, I couldn't take it anymore after having to go through 2 weeks, back to back of such torture.

Enough of that.

So, last week was first week of class for me as a Senior, my final year as an undergraduate student. I'm do see myself taking things in an easier manner. More relax in handling things.
Am I becoming more mature? Maybe.
Are things going better? Yes.

I just think that I've been too hard on myself and on things in the past. I think this is a sign of me aging, not maturing. Whatever it is, I find that life's like that, and well, shits happen. Classes are good, and I find myself easier and enjoying classes more than ever. Maybe because knowing that the classes I'm taking are not required subconsciously make things better. Not that I don't like classes I took before, but, knowing that those classes are required to have some added pressure, I guess.

Work had been bad, especially the breakfast shifts. As the cafeteria is still way understaffed. I don't mind doing more work, but having to do more than 2 people's share is too much. I mean, have to be at 2 different posts physically is just impossible. Something needs to be done, to be done now.

Also, clubs' work have been keeping me busy. Running around printing flyers, buying food and emailing others. Festifall went rather well, and we have more than 40 people signing up at the booth.

Watching US Open at night had been fun. Djokovic's energy and being funny (Go youtube and search for 'Djokovic'), Federer godlike performance, Nadal losing to the Ferrer, Santoro coming short on his amazing run... And congrats to Henin on winning US Open 2007.

Cooking... I've been doing quite some cooking lately. Nothing too fancy, but sorry for blowing my own trumpet, those dishes so far turned out to be very edible. :P
Romaine with fried onion.
Chicken and potatoes with oyster-sauce. (Over-added the dried chili.)
Maybe I should start another blog of just the food I cook...then, i need to be more 'discipline', in terms of taking pictures of the food I cook before chowing them down.

So, back to the weekly summary.
Monday: Labor day. meeting and all.

Tuesday: First day of class. Woke up at 6.15am and helped out for two hours, before headed to classes at 9 til 11.30am. Went groceries at night.

Wednesday: Work from 7 til 10.15am . Classes from 12 - 1pm. More work from 1.15pm til 3.45pm and more classes from 4 til 5.30pm. Will be my most hectic day of the week.

Thursday: Classes and Festifall. Went to class from 9 til 11am. Was at the Student Actuaries @ Michigan booth from 11 - 4pm. Haircut appointment was canceled.

Friday: Class and work. Had my haircut finally. Went 'shopping' for Fall BBQ on Sunday.

Saturday: More shopping for Fall BBQ. Went to the game. Went to Hong Hua for good food. It was an interesting mix of us who went there. It was a good night.

Sunday... will be having meeting, then BBQ, then will be watching Federer playing Djokovic in the US Open 2007 final. And really need to study for C.

So, i think the question for me to answer before Sept 21st is "to C or not to C?" (Will I be prepared for the 4th actuarial exam if I were to take it in November?)

One week down, one week left

If you haven't already notice, I'm kinda obsessed with numbers. Counting this, tracking that. So, one week down (my 8th), and one last week left. :(

Last Wed, I met up with Ray & Grace at Minado - a Japanese buffet restaurant. For those familiar with Japanese buffet in Klang Valley, I would say that it's not as good as Jogoya (check out CrushedGuava's post on Jogoya link , but it's definitely better than Oishi!, I had quite a lot of sushi because I love sushi, and the quality was pretty good, and I was really hungry. :) Say, I had ~20 pieces of sushi, some sashimi, some steam dumplings, an unagi handroll, some crab cake, ice cream, fruits and some dessert. Good food + great company = Amazing night.

Friday, I started liking Access, and writing macros for that matter. It's great to be able to work on a report, and then, maintaining it, and kinda make it automated so that the next person can update it easily. Putting pieces of data and pressing buttons here, and scripting there, and tada ---> a report is generated. Understanding the processes behind the whole project and seeing the outcome and knowing how useful it will be is really rewarding. Knowing the hours that I put in is for something good and helpful to others really makes me happy. :-)

As this will be my last weekend here in Worcester, MA, I ran some errands yesterday. After a rather long phone conversation with my parents, I went to the gym, and after the gym, I went to service my car, and next, a car wash. I watched 2 episodes of America's Got Talent for the night. Also, had a 6-pack of Stella to celebrate something good. Still under speculations, need some confirmation.

Today, did laundry, and been thinking about packing and all.

Next week, at work, it will be mostly wrapping things up, and also, to do some write-ups about the work I did, so that the next person will know what I did and how to update it and all. I know I have said this a thousand times, but really, time flies.

My weeks...

So, I looked back to my last 6 weekends here, and I noticed a pattern. I had been traveling quite a bit on every other week. Why? I don't really know. Probably I need a break from a break.

Say, 1st weekend: Went down to Delaware to visit my cousin and her family.
2nd weekend, Boston
3rd weekend, didn't go anywhere...
4th weekend, Mohegan Sun
5th weekend, NYC
6th weekend, didn't go anywhere...

So, yeah, I didn't go anywhere last weekend, but, I did spend most of my Saturday reading HP 7. I think it was an OK book, the last 200 pages were just like a breeze. I think if I were to read another time, I will think JK Rowling is trying to put some 'politics' into the book. But, don't think I want to read so deep into it yet. After all, it's a book for young readers.

So, I think my previous posts had too much about work-related stuff, so, I guess I'm a sane workaholic after all, and my bring work home and thinking about work-related stuff is driving my friend nuts, so, for my sanity, and his, I should have more fun instead.

So, speaking about fun, I'll be going to Truro, MA. Truro link, is at the tip of Cape Cod, so, it's a famous summer spot for beach fun. Also, I'll be going to Provincetown for a whale watching trip. So, it's gonna be fun in the sun. Gonna get some 'color' too. Also, lighthouse!!!...

"With 2,551 housing units but only 907 resident households, a majority of Truro's residences are summer vacation properties. Most of these sit vacant for most of the year, and the town's population swells enormously between Memorial Day and Labor Day."

So... i think i need some pictures for my post, so, i think the best i can come up with are pictures below:

My latest thang... blueberries and cranberries... "I smell blueberries!!!"

Also, there's the haddock dinner set, which this picture didn't do the meal justice... and the best thing of all, it costs $3.99.

alright, that's about it... will try to update this before heading to Truro, MA this weekend...

4 weeks gone by...

So, I'm about half way through my nine-week internship. I think last week was probably the most I've learned about insurance, and also Access. So, it's all good. Previously, I had serious doubt whether I want to be in the insurance field, or the actuarial consulting profession in the future. I think it's really a good time to start to think about this because I'll have to make this decision soon, very soon. But, one thing I learned from my internship so far is that I haven't rule out working in the property & casualty (P&C) insurance, as I have already ruled out life insurance.

One 'problem' with me is I'm a workaholic, really. So, my biggest requirement of a job will be one that constantly challenges me. Probably because I'm still single and there's not much other stuff for me to do? So, I'm a person who will be delighted to have work waiting for me, and also, to be able to help out. For that reason, if I were to work in the insurance field, P&C is more the thing for me because there's a lot more opportunities to work as it is a rather new field as compared to the life insurance work.

Alright enough of those work-related thoughts. So, yesterday, I went to Mohegan Sun Casino to explore. It was a short drive, just above an hour (approximately 65 miles) South West of Worcester, in the state of Connecticut. So, I left from my sublet at about 1pm, after gym in the morning, and a quick lunch. The directions was really easy to follow and I was there by 2.05pm.

The Mohegan Sun Casino is my second casino I've been to. The first being Genting Casino. I wouldn't say that Mohegan Sun is better or worse, but it's smaller for sure. Also, as a Math major, I know my odds, so, I had limited myself to $50 of betting/slots. Well, it's about Gambler's Ruin theory, which, eventually, regardless how much money one puts in, unless he has more money than the Casino, he will lose all his money. And the expected time of when a gambler will stop is when he loses all his money. So, it's kind of a bummer for me to know about all this stuff, and take the fun out of gambling. :) But, also, as an Econ major, I also know that people are risk loving when the wager is small, hence lottery and all. So, I decided to play slots to kill time. 1 cent slots mostly.

One thing I like about the casino is it has non-smoking section in both parts of the casino (Casino of the Earth & Casino of the Sky). So, I bummed around for about 4 hours, and invested $40. (I was up $3 at one moment and my largest payout was 1250 credits, that is $12.50). It was all fun. Also, I wanted to try the buffet as it was highly recommended, but, the queue for both of the buffets were too long. So, I decided to drive back to Worcester, and cooked. Well, I bought fried haddock and it was really good. Also, I grabbed a six pack of Stella Artois to celebrate the passing of exams. :P It's been awhile since I had a beer. The last time I binged was the night after the actuarial exam, May 17, so about 2 months ago.

So, that's about it. Today, woke up with a slightest hint of hungover, really the slightest. It was all good after an extra hour of napping.

Next week, I'm going to NYC, I think. Then, the following weekend, will go to this EcoTarium nearby. Then, the following weekend, to Cape Cod, and then one more weekend to fill (Boston again?), and the following week, will be driving to Richmond, VA to visit my cousin, and next, back to Ann Arbor.

sleep... dream... ARGGGGH.... body clock kicks in...

The title pretty much says it all. So, I go to bed at about 12am, was thinking to wake up at 6.30am, but nope... body clock kicks in at 5.45am, thinking that I still have time to kill, tried hard to sleep again, and dreamed a crazy dream, and ARGHHHH... I was wide awake!!! (my second body clock?)

Well, so, I'd been pretty robotic with my time since I started working.

Wake up at 6.30am, shower + breakfast + prepare for lunch
Leave for work at 7.35am.
Reach office at 7.50am.
Start work at 8.00am.
Leave work at 4.30pm.
Go to work out at the on-site gym til 6pm
Cook and have dinner at 7.30pm
Online + reading + brain age til midnight!!!

Also, for three days in a row now I run at the gym. Hope that I really do my 20+ miles week for the first time. And we will go from there.