Finally, after wading through tons of work and distractions, I found some time to post this up. Enjoy!
Uncertainty was abound during the first week, when we arrived without knowing about anything. But it was also the period where everyone learnt the most about themselves. A wonderful experience!
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Takeoff from Changi Airport
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Transit in Narita Airport
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2 hour wait, with Kaiwei looking funny :)
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Esther and Quek
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Kaiwei and I were bored so we went exploring.. and found a Akihabara store!
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that sells delicious looking cuttlefish!
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and some kinda small fish.
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Finally, off to America!
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Food-fare on board Northwest Airlines.
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Some nice looking American bridge
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Reach liao woo!
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Breath taking scenery outside San Francisco airport
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More breath taking scenery outside San Francisco airport
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Waiting for seniors to pick us up. Still remember Devika coming to pick me up wearing her act-seh sunglasses :)
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What’s my first meal in America? In and out burgers!
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The burger you guys saw in the previous blog post
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Fries done animal style!
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Seniors kindly put us (Bernard and I) up at their place, at Bernado’s.
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Bernardo’s damn hip la.
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As public transport is virtually non-existent here in Sunnyvale California, the first batch rented a Pontiac — USD$400 for a week man!
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Weather’s great, nice and cool with interest flora and fauna to see..
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Beautiful leaves, aren’t they?
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The Vine’s household, who put up the rest. Wonder what Bernard is really clutching. :)
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Driving around in the rented Pontiac
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Vine’s mini eco-system in a rice-cooker..
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David then brought us around in San Francisco..
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The car got hyperdrive mode one u know.
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You never know how it feels like in hyperspace.
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Happy that we came out alive, 70MPH hyperspace haha.
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Saw Gap!
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The night streets of SF.
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Try parking man.
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Can eat happy liao :D
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Shuyang no look tea pouring
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Here comes the food. Jellyfish!
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Crab! But still no match for my Dad’s :D
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The walnut prawns are seriously good.
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Pork, I think..
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A wholesome spread!
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Awesome fish..
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I couldn’t resist a picture with this steep a car park.
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We then drove up to Twin peaks and savored the stupendous scenery..