Gosh i ponned class today again. Couldn't wake up in time. The class was at 10am but i woke up at 11am. Nice huh.

Sociology of work and industry is really crazy. I don't know why i took it in the first place. I honestly don't even know if the lecturer is teaching or just reciting stuff from his materials. His lecture slides are useless! And he talks so fast with a bunch of info. How am i supposed to write or even type that fast? Eeeeks. Its really frustrating. So i ended up reading my coursepack instead.

Gotta watch my money better.

Tired! At least we bought the bus tickets to Toronto already. Gotta do the rest another time i guess. Hopefully we can get it done real soon :)

JIAYOU!

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Here i am with more pictures! Some are already on my facebook :) Doing a post while i wait to go out.

Weather these days are really cold, with temperatures around -18 deg celsius with a windchill of -33! YIKES. On thursday night the whole group of exchange ppl came to my house and we kind of tried to discuss our plans for the winter break. The wind was so cold that well, we practically couldn't walk properly! I was blown sideways while walking! Terribleeee!

And the weather has been so cold for the past couple of days that well, i skipped the whole day of school on Friday and went to get groceries and did 2 readings only. Yikes. I AM BEHIND TIME LA WAKE UP YOUR IDEA SHULIIIIIIIIIII!!!

Gonna head to the snow festival later. Think its called la cote des neiges. Hahhaa i wanna make a snow angel! :))) So excited! And then there is the road trip coming up! We are planning to go Toronto :) And cross the border to buy my kate spade and miumiu and nike and longchamp! HAHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHHAHA!

Can u feel how excited i am??

WOOOOOOTS!

Gotta study hard and play hard! :) FIGHTING!

It's already the first month! Time pasts really fast here. And i love the partying although i didn't go to many. Guess it's really the company. The snow here! Food here sometimes tastes not bad! Hahaha.

And i gotta plan my 21st birthday party. Like omg.

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I MISS SINGAPORE!
I MISS SUNNY WEATHER!
I MISS DRIVING AROUND!
I MISS WEARING SLIPPERS!
I MISS HAWKER CENTRES AND FOOD COURTS!
I MISS SINGAPORE FOOD!
I MISS MY ROOM!
I MISS MY FAMILY!
I MISS MY FRIENDS!
I MISS NUS!
I MISS THE COMFORT ZONE!

Gosh i have so much things to be homesick about. But i shall not let that impede me in my brave new world. At times you just feel like shit, with the whole environment not being what you expected and hoped for, and you wish to throw in the towel and head back with tail in between your legs. No that is not going to happen to me.

You haven't seen the best of LIN SHULI yet.




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Gosh i really need to study but i find no impetus sometimes! In deep need of study buddy but hard to find.

Montreal has been kind to me so far, and apparently it's gonna rain tmr! How strange is that. But here it's called freezing rain, where it freezes once it hits the ground, making the floor really slippery. It's supposedly warmer tmr, so i guess i can wear nicer stuff to go out! :) And there is also a Soka meeting at a member's place, so it's going to be my first time attending a home meeting in Montreal! Can't wait :)

Open heart and smiles would do just fine.

This is going to be one wonderful trip :) FIGHTING SHULI!!!


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Well it's been almost 2 weeks plus for me in Montreal, guess i shall do up an entry!

School has been fine so far, except that there are loads of readings to be done and i am waaaaay behind everybody else. I have at least one coursepack for EVERY module, so i totally can imagine myself being buried in heaps of intellectual verbatim. Imagine me being able to sprout out some decent essays after that.

Food here is boring, unless you bother to walk around and look closely. According to my credible informants, there are Thai and Korean restaurants near McGill, so i am definitely gonna check them out! Totally craving for restaurant food that is not all about pasta, bread and pizza. Asian food, yum. And i am cooking more often, preferring to cook my meals at home instead of eating out since it's a lot cheaper. Cooking at home also gives you more autonomy and creativity!

People here are generally okay, except that they aren't exactly very friendly to you. I wonder if there is an inherent discrimination and detest for Asians, or is there a post-colonial supremacy sort of self-induced gratification going on there. In any case, i love hanging out with my Asian peeps! The whole bunch of us are really friendly, and it's nice to have a mixture of countries. China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and even Russia! Maybe it's the weather, but most European and Caucasian international and exchange students tend to stick to their own kind and most of the time, neglect us! Time for some change.

Clubbing here has been a great experience, since we went to the famous Club 737 on the top of a building. Nice meeting people, and the girls here are HAWT! Some guys are cute too, but they tend to stick to their own people.

SKIING WAS PHENOMENAL!!! Ended up with loads of bruises and aches but it was well worth it! Guess i have mastered it since i went onto the beginners' slopes and manage to come back in one piece! Mount Saint Anne :)


All right, there are my emo moments, and during those moments i really loathe coming for exchange. I feel vulnerable, lonely and pathetic. Then you wonder why the hell did you come for exchange and feel so so so upset and depressed. But then i snap out of it and get back on my feet. Time and tide waits for no man.


Persevere!

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Wow it is the end of the school week already, and i must say that so far, all the lectures are good. I just have to now do my readings and then i can catch up!

Nothing much to blog about, pictures are on fb. Just gonna try to be more open and receptive to things and ideas here.

It's pretty late, and my room is a little cold. I tried to turn up the heater already, cos when i checked for the weather it is currently -13. Gahh if it gets too cold i think i shall just stay at home and fossilize.

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HELLO!

That dowdy picture was taken while i was attending the arts orientation talk ytd afternoon. The sun sets at about 4pm everyday, while my classes end at about 525pm. Quite 'late' already, if you look at the skies. And cos McGill is based on a mountain or something, the wind gets stronger and i cannot imagine wind + snow. This Sunday is going to be a test for us, since the weather forecast stated it to be as low as -22. I wanna stay home already.

And i need more socks! I am so unprepared i tell you. A lot of things didn't bring :(

Mum and Big Bro are living it up in NEW YORK CITY!!! School has been okay, but i must say it is really hard to make friends. Everyone is in their cliques and always in a hurry. Guess this is reciprocal, just like how we treat foreign exchange students back in NUS.

The campus is darn big, with loads of rustic renaissance buildings, colonial structures i don't know how to describe. The campus is just really big. And i forgot to wear my thermal pants under my jeans so i was shivering all day. It gets worse at night.

Gonna go school again later! JIAYOU SHULI!

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