heading home soon... with 12 hours left in new york, i'm starting to miss the place. i understand why everyone loves manhattan cos i do too. almost everything you could possibly want is here. you have your quaint romantic alleys, bustling cosmopolitan districts, touristy sightseeing spots, and anything and everything you could wanna shop (well... almost). it helps when you eat really well, stay for free, and your host takes such good care of you. heh.

i'm really thankful for this trip. god has truly been watching over me throughout and i know he will bring me home safely. his perfect timing and fatherly protection never cease to amaze me... every single day of this trip he has amazed me. i've seen wat i wanted to see, done wat i wanted to do, and so much more. things which i didn't consider, opportunities which i didn't create, all given by His great provision.

on a lighter note, i've been thinking about traveling. like where else would i wanna go, with whom, and to do wat. i def wanna come back to the us again, to visit cities that i haven't yet and want to (like chicago, dc, san francisco, etc). but beyond that, i wanna go to europe first. experience a different culture and all. europe is so big, with so many wonderful places that are different from the other. backpacking around asia with a bunch of good frenz would be great too. the thing for me to remember though, is that while traveling is enjoyable and a good break and all, it is to be done in the right timing and to the right degree. which i think i can manage. dun wanna become a traveholic. heh.

thanks to all those who have so kindly given me free accommodation during this trip (the sim family, weiming, val). thanks for all the new frenz i have met and made along the way (people in theme parks, airplanes... singaporeans in upenn). thanks to all the old frenz that i've had the pleasure of catching up with. and most of all, thank you god... for your sovereignty in everything.

amen.

i spent the weekend in philadelphia with valerie! =)

we didn't do much sightseeing cos there isn't much to see in philly. heh. but we did spend alot of time with the singaporeans in upenn. which was great. they're really a nice bunch of people and i'm thankful that i made so many frenz. its almost as if i was a freshman getting acquainted with the school and trying to make frenz with some of the other students. i can safely say that i would be quite happy if i were to end up studying in upenn. not that i dun wanna nus law. i do. its where i think god's calling me and where i wanna go so its great.

can't wait to go home actually. not that i miss home that much. its just that i've seen most of wat i wanna see or wat i can take. 3 weeks is just about right i think.

hmm... short post. philly was just very... comfortable. which was good.