{/Friday, July 04, 2008, @5:37 PM.
{ Title: It's my bday today here in Usa AND IT'S INDEPENDENCE DAY... }
Title: It's my bday today here in Usa AND IT'S INDEPENDENCE DAY...
But most probably I won't get to see any fireworks. Evelyn and I have no means to get to bigger towns out of the parks where there will be fireworks. Oh well, I gotta be contented and be happy that I'm spending my bday in Yellowstone National Park haha!
It was pretty random and spontaneous - whatever happened after 12am. Evelyn told everyone we came across that it's my bday on 4th july and i get kinda shy. Took pictures with many ppl haha. Whee! Nice pictures yea! I shdn't be sad that I don't get to see fireworks. It's like 3.43am now but I don't really care since the internet connection is so nice.
Many unexpected things happened in the past week or so. On 23rd Jun 08'(Mon), we got lost (5 of us - Evelyn, I, Zhang Ye, Tang Wei and Fan Tong Lin) when we went on a day hike to Shoshone Lake. All that bloody snow covered the trail and it was hard to find our path sometimes. That's how we ended up going on a really long path called "North Shoshone Lake Trail" that's 8.4 miles. We kept thinking we're going in the right direction but we're just circling the lake in actual fact. Shoshone Lake is really beautiful though, it is so wide, it's like a mini ocean. We took quite a couple of pics so I'm happy yea!
By the time we found boards that told us the distance frm Lonestar Geyser, it was gonna be dark soon and it's still 6.3 miles and another 2.4 miles (1 mile is about 1.6km) to reach Old Faithful (home sweet home in the dorm though). Thank goodiness we met Fig and Harren who gave us a torch light and told us our direction. We were so happy to meet humans. Whee! Also, we went to Shoshone Lake frm a path we chose ourselves, Evelyn and I just followed the guys who followed their instincts to reach shoshone Lake by ourselves, snowy path and stuff haa.
Eeew, I see a rat in the Laurel lobby now, i'm alone in the lobby now and internet connection is so fast hah. Omigush, it runs so fast. Neways, we had to stay overnight out in the cold for about 5 hrs, frm 12 plus am to about 5am (daybreak) by a hot spring. Well we tot we could make it back to OF but we couldn't cos we had a pretty fast river to cross after walking for an hour. It was pitch dark and we realy had to turn back. That's when we found the hot spring and it was kinda bad though at least we didn't freeze to death. It's cold out there in the open and our clothes were wet. We did everything we could to distract ourselves from the cold. Thank goodiness Evelyn sang a lot and distracted us (me at least).
We left for our path to go back and it was pretty hard near the end of it. We had very little food, 5 ppl split a PB & J sandwich, 4 oreo cookies and we had no more water left. Thank goodiness we're not in a tropical place, we don't lose that much of water. I'm jus so proud of everyone cos we managed to hang on and survive it - walking for 20 odd hours in 2 days, just crazy when we had to get thru swamps, snow (the snow was pretty bad), we didn't care that our feet were soaking wet. It's my Yellowstone adventure though :D The fine we had to pay - 200 bucks (the rangers fined us for not having a camping permit when we stayed overnight and improper storage of food, we're supposed to tie our food on a tree so bears won't smell the odours and come looking for us but we didn't) (we're innocent kids who told the truth and that's how we got fined) Neways, we made it and hitchhiked back to Old Faithful Inn.
Our bodies ached so bad - i have 2 really awesome bruises (1 on each leg) and it's not gone yet. It's a blend of purple and red and green and blue - it's beautiful, kinda like the rainbow aha. I'm kidding. We're more or less recovered now and it's a memorable experience. Holy cow! I wrote so much - yea, can remind myself about it... Everyone felt indignant that we got fined for being lost but it's kinda true that it's our own fault, we didn't plan and we weren't cautious and we only have ourselves to blame - the ranger made it really clear.
Another sad thing 3 days later - 27 jun 08' (fri), Jeremy left YNP @ about 4.30pm cos he drew on a table a few nights ago in a drunk state (satan lurves you) in laurel and he earned immediate termination. Evelyn and I were so sad that we decided that we must definitely see Jeremy again before we leave, cos who knows when we'll see him again and there wasn't enough time to say goodbye. Well, we did feel really strongly about it - to visit him - and we acted on it and have already booked tickets to go to Toledo, Ohio (his hometown) to visit him! We're just waiting to know if we can stay in their house and save on lodging as well as experience a host family's care and pamper! WHAA... It was really miserable, Evelyn and I'd reminisce about the times when he'd be here, we really miss his hugs!
Omigush, I'll stop it, the bad stuff, the bad is gone now, so the good will come. Pedro is so nice! He just walked by and E told him it's my bday today and he said he'll give me a present and asked me what I want. We spent quite a lot of time talking about it cos I seriously don't know what I'd like to have since it's not a close fren and I don't want to ask for something too much. In the end, we settled on some wildflowers, a note (for me to keep forever), a 5 bucks phone card and a portrait of me (i gave him one of my photographs to draw). THANK YOU SO MUCH! WHEE! SO EXCITED - I WANT A PORTRAIT. According to him, friends and family in Ecuador will celebrate your bday and treat you like a king/queen, so don't worry about anything and just have fun on your bday! WAHA... That's so f*ckin awesome and whee!
To mama & papa & ah sang:
Have a safe trip to Japan and have many beautiful memories. Lurve you all.
To Kelvin Bro:
You enjoy your time in Msia too, my house will only have one member for the next couple of days (back home in Singapore). Omigush i wrote so much... Oh yea, didi/korkor, i got a new roommate and we hang out with her fren as well, they are frm Taiwan but older than me too.
Night all, i think I better go back to planning my timetable and sleeping haa.. It's 4.02am, bloody yell... I will upload pictures if i can hee.
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But most probably I won't get to see any fireworks. Evelyn and I have no means to get to bigger towns out of the parks where there will be fireworks. Oh well, I gotta be contented and be happy that I'm spending my bday in Yellowstone National Park haha!
It was pretty random and spontaneous - whatever happened after 12am. Evelyn told everyone we came across that it's my bday on 4th july and i get kinda shy. Took pictures with many ppl haha. Whee! Nice pictures yea! I shdn't be sad that I don't get to see fireworks. It's like 3.43am now but I don't really care since the internet connection is so nice.
Many unexpected things happened in the past week or so. On 23rd Jun 08'(Mon), we got lost (5 of us - Evelyn, I, Zhang Ye, Tang Wei and Fan Tong Lin) when we went on a day hike to Shoshone Lake. All that bloody snow covered the trail and it was hard to find our path sometimes. That's how we ended up going on a really long path called "North Shoshone Lake Trail" that's 8.4 miles. We kept thinking we're going in the right direction but we're just circling the lake in actual fact. Shoshone Lake is really beautiful though, it is so wide, it's like a mini ocean. We took quite a couple of pics so I'm happy yea!
By the time we found boards that told us the distance frm Lonestar Geyser, it was gonna be dark soon and it's still 6.3 miles and another 2.4 miles (1 mile is about 1.6km) to reach Old Faithful (home sweet home in the dorm though). Thank goodiness we met Fig and Harren who gave us a torch light and told us our direction. We were so happy to meet humans. Whee! Also, we went to Shoshone Lake frm a path we chose ourselves, Evelyn and I just followed the guys who followed their instincts to reach shoshone Lake by ourselves, snowy path and stuff haa.
Eeew, I see a rat in the Laurel lobby now, i'm alone in the lobby now and internet connection is so fast hah. Omigush, it runs so fast. Neways, we had to stay overnight out in the cold for about 5 hrs, frm 12 plus am to about 5am (daybreak) by a hot spring. Well we tot we could make it back to OF but we couldn't cos we had a pretty fast river to cross after walking for an hour. It was pitch dark and we realy had to turn back. That's when we found the hot spring and it was kinda bad though at least we didn't freeze to death. It's cold out there in the open and our clothes were wet. We did everything we could to distract ourselves from the cold. Thank goodiness Evelyn sang a lot and distracted us (me at least).
We left for our path to go back and it was pretty hard near the end of it. We had very little food, 5 ppl split a PB & J sandwich, 4 oreo cookies and we had no more water left. Thank goodiness we're not in a tropical place, we don't lose that much of water. I'm jus so proud of everyone cos we managed to hang on and survive it - walking for 20 odd hours in 2 days, just crazy when we had to get thru swamps, snow (the snow was pretty bad), we didn't care that our feet were soaking wet. It's my Yellowstone adventure though :D The fine we had to pay - 200 bucks (the rangers fined us for not having a camping permit when we stayed overnight and improper storage of food, we're supposed to tie our food on a tree so bears won't smell the odours and come looking for us but we didn't) (we're innocent kids who told the truth and that's how we got fined) Neways, we made it and hitchhiked back to Old Faithful Inn.
Our bodies ached so bad - i have 2 really awesome bruises (1 on each leg) and it's not gone yet. It's a blend of purple and red and green and blue - it's beautiful, kinda like the rainbow aha. I'm kidding. We're more or less recovered now and it's a memorable experience. Holy cow! I wrote so much - yea, can remind myself about it... Everyone felt indignant that we got fined for being lost but it's kinda true that it's our own fault, we didn't plan and we weren't cautious and we only have ourselves to blame - the ranger made it really clear.
Another sad thing 3 days later - 27 jun 08' (fri), Jeremy left YNP @ about 4.30pm cos he drew on a table a few nights ago in a drunk state (satan lurves you) in laurel and he earned immediate termination. Evelyn and I were so sad that we decided that we must definitely see Jeremy again before we leave, cos who knows when we'll see him again and there wasn't enough time to say goodbye. Well, we did feel really strongly about it - to visit him - and we acted on it and have already booked tickets to go to Toledo, Ohio (his hometown) to visit him! We're just waiting to know if we can stay in their house and save on lodging as well as experience a host family's care and pamper! WHAA... It was really miserable, Evelyn and I'd reminisce about the times when he'd be here, we really miss his hugs!
Omigush, I'll stop it, the bad stuff, the bad is gone now, so the good will come. Pedro is so nice! He just walked by and E told him it's my bday today and he said he'll give me a present and asked me what I want. We spent quite a lot of time talking about it cos I seriously don't know what I'd like to have since it's not a close fren and I don't want to ask for something too much. In the end, we settled on some wildflowers, a note (for me to keep forever), a 5 bucks phone card and a portrait of me (i gave him one of my photographs to draw). THANK YOU SO MUCH! WHEE! SO EXCITED - I WANT A PORTRAIT. According to him, friends and family in Ecuador will celebrate your bday and treat you like a king/queen, so don't worry about anything and just have fun on your bday! WAHA... That's so f*ckin awesome and whee!
To mama & papa & ah sang:
Have a safe trip to Japan and have many beautiful memories. Lurve you all.
To Kelvin Bro:
You enjoy your time in Msia too, my house will only have one member for the next couple of days (back home in Singapore). Omigush i wrote so much... Oh yea, didi/korkor, i got a new roommate and we hang out with her fren as well, they are frm Taiwan but older than me too.
Night all, i think I better go back to planning my timetable and sleeping haa.. It's 4.02am, bloody yell... I will upload pictures if i can hee.
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awww. sorry I didn't get to pick up the phone on your birthday. i was on my roof watching fireworks : /
By 
, at
1:43 PM
Omg finally an update! Sounds fun over there. Did you happen to receive my belated greeting card? ._.
reich
By , at
2:03 AM
@riomaa:
No prob! JUST BRING ME around when I'm in Anaheim! I bet it was fun! I had a bday filled with me doing random stuff. See ya! I'm leaving Yellowstone NP today - so sad...
@Reich:
I didn't! Did you send it to my email? I haven't checked my email in 1348878973 days...
m_m kyla
By , at
7:46 PM
Post Comment - that you lurve Da Dong too haha
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