Treasures

Yes, yes.  I'm at fault for putting social life and video games ahead of blogging and studies.  Honestly, my punishment should be more severe.

So I left this blog in the midst of International Week as it was just events day in, day out and I was left with almost no breathing space.  Luckily I had no quizzes or exams that week or I would have blipped right off and get tripping with caffeine (as if that works).  International Week was nice, although I am drawing comparisons to nothing of the sort as it was my first time experiencing it.  We had a theme for I-Week this time around, and it was the "Discovery of Treasure".

Before International Week kickstarted on Saturday, I volunteered to represent ISU as an international student to talk to the Boy Scouts of America for their Citizenship in the World badge.  I wore my scouts shirt from Malaysia and was really excited to meet the kids.  It was fun to share the culture I have to a captive audience, especially when they are eager to know more.  Although I did screw up some parts, as I didn't know we had to prepare a speech (mine was totally impromptu, boo).  They even had some hard questions like "What are your rights?" and "What changes would you like to see in America's foreign policy?".  I'll be honest: I dislike politics; not hate, dislike.  So giving me these tough questions to answer?  Sorry, bud.  In the end, we took a large group photo.  Yay!

We had our first intramurals, in which the ISC team (myself included) got obliterated in dodgeball in under 24 seconds.  Yes, you read it right.  Twenty four seconds.  We were bad right off the bat!  But hey, we had loads of fun.  Moreover, I was rather happy as I finally had an actual workout in a month!  On a sidenote, I think my left knee ligaments are straining up, as I always feel tweaks when I play any sport which involves running...  Hope it's not too bad.

I'll just skim through the events before this gets too wordy (although it might already be).  We had a Desserts and Snacks Fair, Scavenger Hunt, International Movie Night, International Bazaar, more intramurals, and the culmination of I-Week was the event I worked on alongside 3 others, International Night.  I-Night was okay, with a fantastic reception but not-so-good execution.  The major letdown was the douchebag of an AV tech as he was running amok without a clear plan in his head.  I got so worked up by him that for the first time in any event, I didn't say a word to him.  He didn't earn that word of thanks or acknowledgement.  Heck, if I knew how to work the equipment I could've done a better job.  Not to say that I'm good, but he was subpar.  Still, we had a great time!

After I-Night ended, everything seemed so lax to me.  Then again, I had not studied AT ALL so that may just be the case.  Yan Yao, with his tech brain similar to Roger, helped me get Borderlands 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.  Add that to my new GameBoy Advance emulator I got in my phone and BUH-BYE boredom, with a hint of discipline.

Thanksgiving break soon followed and Kevin Yan, Yen Fei and I found ourselves staying over at Cassie's place as her roommates had left and we all needed some company.  So for the entire week we cooked extravagant un-college-like food for ourselves to gorge upon.  It was so lavishing for a lifestyle.  Every night, to my dismay, we would watch a horror show, and you know how much I hate horror shows.  I think I gained a little more cajones after that.

Thursday saw us heading to Minnesota for Black Friday shopping.  On our way there, we had a flat tire, flurries and Malaysian food.  Awesomeness at it's finest.  So we shopped from 11 pm until 5 am in the morning.  Got solely essentials, with some wants like earphones and a gaming controller.  It was a good trip, I must admit.  I even had Kyoto Sushi for dinner, which was a Japanese buffet.  Win!

Last night there was a potluck at Tripp Street, where a majority of the Malaysians reside.  It was a great night and we had great food, a good atmosphere, and a good Taboo party game.  I need to play more in that game, it may just be the best party game I'm good at.  Needless to say, guessing the words like "polygamy" and "spank" did gain me some popularity, in the wrong way.  It was a great night, and I made new friends.

Moreover, today will be full of scholarship applications, emailing my lecturers, and hopefully, gaming studies. Dang it, I need to start applying soon as the deadline is a fortnight away!

So Good - B.o.B