GoodBye 2007. GoodBye Bemidji.

Year 2007 has ended. It also means that I have been living in Bemidji for one year. My one year experience here has been a pleasant one. So let's see what I have done in this past one year. =)

I left Malaysia in the beginning of the year and came over to this place name Bemidji in Minnesota at United States.

This is the place I experience the weather of negative 40 Celsius. This is the place I see snow for the first time in my life. This is the place where I get to go for snow tubing, sledding, ice fishing, skiing, and so on.

It is the first time I celebrate Chinese New Year outside from home. During the Chinese New Year, I was missing home terribly, I missed the company of relatives, the laughters, the mahjong's sound, the kids, the food, and not forgetting the red packets!

I met this American family through Family Friends Program. They are Steve and Bonnie, their family are great people! When I leave this place, I will always miss Steve & Bonnie, Keren, Luke, Abbi, Ken, Aaron, Mara, Jonathan, Megan, Martha, Derek, Molly, Heidi, Lars, and so many more!

I stand on the frozen lake for the first time! This is the place where I go for Ice-fishing.

For the first time in Us, I was on the newspaper with my floor mates during Spring semester.

I met a lot of awesome people in Bemidji. Natalie and I.

Blake, Patrick, Natalie, Me, and Justin.

Natalie and Choopi. I love them la. It's so sad that this semester we did not get to hang out that much as compared to the last semester.

I am really glad that I meet this family. =)

I decided to walk out from the past and let myself to fall in love again. Love the dimples!

Aunty Doreen is such a caring person. Same as the son la. I like guys who love their mom la. =p

Then, during the Spring break, I met this old old old old old friend, Wynx from Penang in Indiana. Was so happy to see him!

During the Summer, I joined the Summer Internship Program. We all worked hard together and hence we are the number one team! From the left: Terry, Evelyn, Me, Kristina, KoFen the Manager, Candice, Zoe, Sung, and Eva. There is more people in the team that not in the picture. I have no regret joining this program, it is not about how much money we have earned, it is about how many friendships we have made and how many families that we have helped and touched throughout this program. I am really glad that I have really really good managers: Kofen, Gary, Kailing, FuhLing. They are good leaders!

I received a few awards for the Internship. yay!

After Summer, I went back to Malaysia for a really short trip like one week or so, to attend my brother's wedding. And I realized that my sisters have both grown so pretty! I mean they are always pretty but now prettier!

My youngest sister. Beledees. She is the sweetest girl I tell you. She can be my really good friend and we usually chat a lot before go to bed. =)

And then Suzan, also my younger sister. She is now a more understanding daughter and she is finally done with her F5!

Then my brother. He happy la! Finally get married after like 11 years of courtship.

I never seen my dad and mom were so happy before. =)

Then, after came back from Malaysia, I grew closer to another group of friends. Airene, Yvonne, ZhengBin or I usually refer him as MyPet.

They are the friends that I will always remember and hold on to in my life. Natalie, Me, Chloe, Airene. I am gonna miss Chloe this small-little-pocket-Asian big time.

Last year had been a great year for me. I have a lot of 'First' in my life. Also, I am graduated. I met a lot of nice people, met a lot of new friends. This doesn't mean that I have forgotten all my old friends. I grew closer to WeeJian too (what to do, we share a phone plan. =p). I got to know WeiYong better too, I will always remember he is the one who spent the night at my house watching me packing my luggage =p. I talked a lot to Jamie too but I wished that I could understand him better. There are people that I hardly keep in touch with but they are always on my mind. Friend like Pamela, we just need to chat once in a while and update each other through our own blogs. Then Jacob or also known as Jake, I remember he helped to comfort me a lot when I first came to Us, somehow I find him pretty interesting. lol. Jake, you should stop tempting me to go back to Malaysia.

In the past year, I traveled to many places in Us. From Minnesota to Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and some passing by states like Alabama, Wisconsin, Kentucky. Some of the places I went to travel, some I went is because of my work. And tomorrow I am flying to Maryland and New York. Then next week to Oregon! Yay!

In this year, I have set out goals for myself, I hope it all turn out good! It is also a new chapter of my life where I have to step into the work field. I can't wait for the challenges and I can't wait for all the new experience!

Anyway, I am leaving Bemidji tomorrow. I will be back to Bemidji in May for the Graduation. I will definitely miss the crazy weather here!

So long Bemidji. Bye 2007!