Saturday, August 8, 2009

Godzilla has landed on US soil.....




This post was uploaded during my 3rd day here at UAH, seriously, i still can't belive i have landed my self at US...i was craving my Nasi lemak the the 1st day, and then i'm eating chili dogs and fries the next...

OK, guys, bear with me as i go....

My flight schedule starts at malaysia (8.15pm) local time, i have my whole family to accompany me, it was a very touching sight to see all my families and my dearest girl friend "sending" me away, my sister was in tears, my little sister couldnt make it as she's having some school that day...but she did cry the night before....i was very touched..=(

The 1st thing i notice on JAL was this very cute console here right besibe my armrest, it consist of a game controller and a phone all together, and the best thing is u get to swipe your credit card at the sides as soon as u need to phone someone on the plane...cool !


The flight was short, it took me less than an hour to reach singapore, from there. i'm supposed to stay one night at their transit hotel, and get up the next morning.



Terminal 3 singapore was awesome, it was spacious and u get to do lot's of stuff here ! like watching movie free (24-7), a butterfly gardemn (indoor) and free internet usage ! i manage to run around and explore and found out some very intresting things to do. The free movies was my favourite, you can go in and out wenever you like !

Then after the cozy night, comes my big flight ! the flight from singapore - japan was 7hrs ++, frankly, it was tiring, the leg space was super small and during the flight was a repeating:

sleep > wake up > eat > toilet > sleep > wake up > eat > toilet > sleep > wake up > eat > toilet >

During the flight, i talk with this girl who was a singaporean, and she's doing pharmacy over there, and she treat me one of those japanese chocalate...frankly....yummy !!!





the united airline over there took me long hours and i manage to finish all tehir movies already, seriously 80% of the movies i seen it before, so, i was kinda bored out in the middle. My back was in pain, as my buttock never move a muscle.








Then comes the cuper long hours of flight, tokyo to USA (direct) 12hrs++

i thought the 7hrs flight was terible, but the 12hrs was torchering, i was "downgraded" from (economy + ) to (economy) means less leg space, and less moving space.



well, this time i manage to sit with a Korean girl, she's studying PHd at US, so, we talk a lot and manage to sit through the flight, a note for all long distance traveller, always make sure you bring your neck supporter, it helped me so so much during the flight, and don't forget to bring some books...or else you will end up having a butt cramp !!!




FINnaly hours of sleeping and eating and toilet-ing, i manage to wake up to the sunny light of Washington Dulles airport, the airport was super crowded, and i manage to get out of the plane as fast as posible, cuz i know my next plane is coming in 50minutes. but i end up waiting in long Q's at the immigration department, it was devastating to see so many people, and most of us end up mising our flight !

can u imagine watching people from all over the world yelling and screaming in diffrent language !!! it was horror !! but even with my NIKE shoes, i failed to take on my next flight to huntsville, and i had to stay overnight there to wait for my flight the next morning, but THANKS to world learning, i manage to stayed at Holiday Inn, it was a superb hotel with very very big and cozy bed....=)


the next day, i manage to get on the plane and get myself some very nice muffin for breakfast, i purposely skip my FREE breakfast buffet at Holiday Inn just to came here early, but i end up waiting till 11am due to plane maintenence problem. not really a nice experience as a 1st timer to US though...BUT i had to admit ! it's super exciting !


i'm finnaly here at Huntsville University, and it's super hugh....i manage to meet the other 2 Ugraders, there's the girl Zhanat from Kazhakstan and Sergey from Armenia.

Dr. Pottenger helped us a lot on the stuff and enrollment ! and he was the one who came to the airport to fetch me, he was very helpfull !


Anita was also the one over there waiting for me at the flight, i feel so bad when i was unable to tell them my flight was delyed, and they had to wait there for a couple of hours....


Right after my arrival to Huntsville, we were told to go for a ball game at the nearest stadium. This is the 1st baseball game of my life, it was really enjoyable. But i was too exhausted to reaaly get into the game...people were shouting and screaming, and there was some heart lighten scene during every break of the game...nice !






i manage to head back to my dorm and make sure everything is in place, it was very tired, and my eye's were half shut during that afternoon...but did make my room cozy though....


the next day was full of schedule for us as well....but we manage to sneak out of the dorm and get ourselves some fast foods....it was the 1st for us to eat at Taco bells, a kind of mexican food, and very very nice tortilos...like "poh piah" but bigger ...

After attending our orientation that afternoon, we manage to grab a very very nice buffet dinner at one of the Huntsville chinese all-you-can-eat restaurant, i still can't belive that i can eat chinese food the next day !





2009/2010 Global U-gard USA, UAH

All this thanks to World learning and the International office of UAH, they've been very nice and helpfull....Thanks !!!


Here's some nice pic of UAH, got it with my roomates...jog at 5am.....he he, i'm still at M'sia time.

p.s. i miss my frinds and family from M'sia already.....espeacially my girl, hope she's doing alright....=(



1 comment:

  1. alan ur blog many spelling mistakes haha
    i miss u too!!
    envy envy envy. its not over between us u know. u better come back and settle all our hutangs with each other

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