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What a busy Saturday..

Due to late responses...we can only book aquarium tickets for 2pm slot instead of 1pm slot as intended. Booked tickets so that we won't have to arrive there and unable to buy tix because of busy weekends..

Ticket prices are $24.25 payable to Junliang.

Confirmed peeps are:
Jackson, Aston, Kelly, Guanda, Johnathan, Andrew, Dylan, Junliang, Huiting, Dawn, Pernren, Weisheng, Agnes, Beverly, Xiangxin, Yiping, Jane, Seng, Liangyu == 19 pax

Dim Sums include the above and the following:
Tim, Paul, Calvin, Raymond, Brian (John's friend)

So I suggest we meet at 0900hrs so we know who's still sleeping...and leave GLC by 0930hrs k?

Spring Break suggestions...

Updated 12th March

As discussed:

1) All extending Bahamas except jackson, yiping, fiona, clarence, junliang, huiting & jane. We'll all be going to drive-through Safari!

2) Car plan:
wave 1 - jackson, kelly, junliang, huiting, guanda, dylan, jane^ == 7 pax
wave 2 - tim, calvin, paul, beverly, xiangxin, agnes == 6 pax
wave 3 - jane, yiping clarence, fiona, bingfeng, pernren, jonathan, weisheng, aston, raymond, andrew == 11 pax

3) Things to bring:
passport, DS 2019 -> These 2 are super important else cannot go Bahamas.
sunblock/suntanning lotion
beach wear, oakley guys remember ur sunglasses!
Music CDs...if need blank CDR can get from me.

cheers

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Updates!

Alright peeps, Spring break planning has finally taken its first step into execution.
The location of our miami hotel is here
It's on miami beach itself, two minutes walk to the shoreline, 5mins drive (or 30mins walk) to South Beach and don't know how long to North Beach :) Hotel is $90/night tax included..considered cheap aleready...

Okies, for those who are skipping school on Friday, 16th, you have the option of going Tampa early, departing GLC on Friday 0001hrs. Lemme know if you're interested.
During that weekend, there is a festival going on in Tampa. See here. It will be interesting to be involved in the festival!

Revised schedule:

Stage 1: Tampa

Those free on friday:
Fri 0001 - Leave GLC for Tampa
Fri 0700 - Arrive Tampa, day tour, check-in hotel for 1 night.
Sat morn - Chech out hotel & Link up with rest of GIP in Tampa

Those got school on Friday:
Sat 0001 - Leave GLC for Tampa
Sat 0700 - Arrive Tampa, link up with advance part, day tour

Itinery for Tampa:
Advance party will be touring around Tampa, St. Petersburg..
Full force will attend the Festival on Saturday till 6pm, before driving to Miami.

Stage 2: Miami
Sat nite - Check in Miami hotel
Sun morn - Tour Miami city & South Beach
Sun nite - Return to Miami to stay
Mon morn - Go to Key West for full day tour
Mon nite - Stay in Miami
Tue morn - Check-out, take cruise to Bahamas
Tue nite - Stay in Bahamas, Flamingo hotel
Wed aftn - Depart Bahamas
Wed nite - Arrive Miami, drive up to Orlando. No more Safari park.

Stage 3: Orlando
Wed nite - Arrive Orlando
Thu - Free & Easy Orlando
Fri - Free & Easy Orlando
Sat - Free & Easy Orlando
Sun morn - Checkout Orlando, return to GLC

See Route

Let me know if you have other suggestions and comments. For Orlando, because its gonna be free&easy, some may intend to travel elsewhere further up north. You gotta let me know by 8 Mar 2000hrs if you need to check out the hotel earlier, (or bear the full costs for not informing). Also, wherever you'll be going around Orlando, form groups of 5 to travel in a car together, anything less will depend on car availability..

This Sunday, we'll be collecting additional $300 from each person (excluding Hannah & Dawn) to cover for the expenses that we will incur for the first half of Spring Break, ie patrol costs, miami hotels, bahamas... this will cushion the financial impacts of those making the bookings. Kelly & Aston will be the Accounts Executive for Spring Break. Do give your real bills to them.

That's all for now.

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Spring break is coming in 1 mth time but still there's no concrete plan yet..
It's really hard to plan for such massive group to a massive state for a massive period...but here're my plans..

I think not all wanna go to the theme parks in Orlando..hence I'm thinking of doing it this way:
Stage 1: GIP as a whole

Sat 0000hrs: From Atlanta, we drive towards St Petersburg/Tampa area (possibly move out at midnight, 7hr drive. Not staying in any accomodation, half-day tour).
Attractions include Busch Gardens, The Pier at St. Petersburg,
Florida Holocaust Museum and Pier 60. Source: http://www.tampaattractions.com/attractions_tampa.html

Sat evening: Leave Tampa for Key West where we stay 1 night, 7hr drive
Sun Morning: Tour Key West for 1 full day, night movement to Miami, 3hr drive. Stay in Miami for 2 nights. Alternaltively we can stay in Miami for 3 nights from Sat night, and visit Key west without staying there.
Monday & Tues: Beach Fun in Miami as a group.
Attractions in Key West:Southern tip of US, Sunset celebrations, Dry Tortugas National Park, Dolphin Adventures..etc..
Attractions in Miami:Holocaust Museum, South Beach

Tues morning-evening: Movement up to Orlando, 3hr drive. Along the way we will bypass safari park which we can drive in and see the animals roaming free. Next stay in Orlando for as long as you want.
Stage 2: GIP splitted
Wed & beyond: Free & Easy

Generally when in Orlando, the GIP will NOT be together for outings..totally free & easy. Things that can be done in Orlando include theme parks, space centre, daytona beach, city stuffs, Ripley's Believe it or not etc..

If there are too many days spent in Orlando, as a smaller group, you can organise to move up further north to Jacksonville, Savannah, Myrtle Beach, Augusta, Macon or even up Nigara Falls????? Just gotta take into considerations of time, costs, making sure ur car takes full capacity and not leaving anyone behind to squeeze in other cars, and max 2-3 drivers per car.

Welcome any suggestions (in fact I do need alot of them)... Also, looking into the possibility of collecting $100 from each person to cover group costs such as accomodation up till stage 2. For these will require a couple of volunteers to be the finance ic..

Click to see roadtrip on map

js

Foreign Film Festival

Hey...

Anyone interested to go for this? I will probably be going, at least for Life is Beautiful :)

Information

Event Info

Name:	Foreign Film Festival presented by the Student Center Programs Council
Tagline:	FREE
Host:	Student Center Programs Council Movie Committee
Type:	Music/Arts - Performance

Time and Place

Start Time:	Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 8:00pm
End Time:	Friday, March 9, 2007 at 8:00pm
Location:	Student Center Theater, 1st Floor - Across from the Pizza Hut, Georgia Tech
Street:	350 Ferst Dr NW (map)
City:	Atlanta, GA

Description

The Student Center Theater will be host to a series of foreign films beginning at 8pm on March 7 with the Cannes Film Festival winner Maria Full of Grace. Following it is the Academy Award Winner Life is Beautiful at 8pm on March 8. And rounding it out on March 9 at 8pm is the story of the legendary love affair between Marguerite Duras and Yann Andréa in Cet Amour-Là, starring Jeanne Moreau.


Maria Full of Grace - http://www.mariafullofgrace.com/
March 7th @ 8pm

Life is Beautiful - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/
March 8th @ 8pm

Cet Amour-Là - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277622/
March 9th - 8pm

Smoky Moutains + Ski (optional)

Helios...

Planning a trip on 3Mar & 4Mar to Smoky Mountains & Ski nearby (which is optional)...
Smoky Mountains
Those not interested to ski can do other things cos there're many other things to do.. Come to dusk can get Hannah to take out her telescope and see stars too?

Plans are underway..

Sign Up for NWA.com Frequent flyer programme

Hey we all flew for 10000 over miles to this place, and will be flying back to SG..its a whole lot of mileage! Do go to nwa.com to register as a frequent flyer. I'm not sure how useful our miles can be, but it should be sufficient to claim a free fight within Asia from Singapore..prob Japan? Yeap hurry do peeps!

Spring Break preview...

I think this is a good preview of what to expect...

There is really a lot of action going on from the day we got here in Atlanta. All the fun and excitement would not end anytime soon. This is because we are planning for a skydiving trip coming up in the first week of march. The tentative date is 3rd of march and it is also subjected to the weather. I think some of you would think that it is a crazy idea to jump out of a plane at 15,000 feet. But think about the feeling of free falling for 60 seconds and taking in the great view and of course the wild experience. There are important points to note for those who are interested.

1. It would be a tandem jump i.e. you are harnessed to a qualified instructor who would do all that needs to be done to bring you down safely.
2. There would be a 45 minutes introduction briefing to cover all the safety precautions and important information that we need to know before the jump.
3. The cost of the jump is as follow:
1 Person: $149.00
5 – 9 People: $139.00
10 + People: $129.00
4. The drop zone is about an hour drive from here and we would have to rent a car for this purpose. The organizer says that he can work something out for the transport if we can confirm the no. of participants i.e. rent a bus.
5. The duration of the whole event would normally last about a day because the plane takes only a few at a time.

Currently, there are about 8 brave souls who are up for the adventure... More are welcome! It is not always you get to do something that exciting and the rates are considered cheap because we are part of it as students of GT.

For the more 'garang' one, you can try the AFF program which allows you to jump solo after a 6 hours course on the ground. That would cost around 250 but you would get certified after going thru a series of jumps. Check out the links for more info.

http://www.gtskydive.com/
http://www.collegeskydiving.com/

Lastly, all this is possible because the president of the GT sky diving club is really forthcoming in making our first jump possible. He would be coming down on friday night for the CNY dinner and answering any more questions that we would have.

Still hesitating... check out the video....

Tribute to GIP(eeps)...

Had an awful day at school, but managed to pen a little poem. Guess what, it's to commemorate Valentine's/Friendship Day! Thanks guys for the wonderful company so far! "FOR YOU~!" haha

Icy warm reflectionz

Despite twenty years of play and tome,
We were merely strangers.
Most paths hardly crossed,
Let alone knowledge of one’s existence.

Yet, more than a thousand miles from home,
We became brothers and sisters.
Congregating at one famous delta,
Like tributaries of all great rivers.

What a carnival of personalities,
That never fails to amaze me.
Some more intriguing than the rest,
All of which mattered - nonetheless.

Here, we gain experience and wisdom like hungry miners,
For harvest, we’ll have to go through thick and thin.
May old mindsets wither like trees in winter,
And new characters to blossom like flowers in spring.

The journey’s finish may loom like a novel’s ending,
Let’s hope it’s not the end of the story.
A mere period it will definitely be,
To open a new chapter for you and me!

Penned by Rayzor, 02-14-2007

Sunrise at Savannah

enjoy~

New module in GaTech: FUN 2007 (credit hrs undefined)

Yo yo yo! Wat's up GIP(eeps)? After such a fun-filled Mardi Gras trip, I'm sure many are still recovering from the exhaustion huh? For those who still thirst for more excitement, I've got SEVERAL activities lined up for the coming weekends!!

Event: UFC Fight Night: UPRISING @ Hooters (Yeah, again!!)
Date: 3rd March 2007
Place: TBC (To Be Confirmed)
Wassup: Fanta-licious buffalo wings, roaring atmosphere and cool waitresses!

Event: No Fear Tour
Date: 7th March 2007
Place: The Tabernacle
Wassup: It's a heavy metal concert that features metalcore bands Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, battle metallers DragonForce and Christian hardcore metal band He Is Legend!
Note: Please get tickets on your own via the link below cos we got ours (Tommy, Robert & me) already.
Tics for gig


Event: Poker Party
Date: TBC once got enough players
Place: GLC #302
Wassup: Poker game (those seen on TV) for 5 to 6 players. Will begin to play without $$ for beginners. Real game starts when every player more or less figure out the game. Will have a money pool, where everyone throws in $10-$20, and game will proceed. Finalist will get back his wager while winner takes the kitty home!

Other events: Watch LIVE wrestling or UFC, movie night@GLC/theatre, etc...

Rayzor's recommendations...

Mardi Gras 2 - February 17th, COMPOUND, Atlanta

Shout out if you are interested!

http://www.99x.com/events/SinnersBall2007/

21 & above only

Photo-sharing

Can we device a way to share photos?

One possibility is to share your pictures folder on GLC network. I'm still figuring how to do it, but welcome other suggestions.

Comments?

Mardi Gras

For the peeps who are gonna miss the actions..you have till Thursday's Psychology class to confirm with me :)

Now here's some tempting info:

Confirmed attendees (12pax)
js,aston,kelly,guanda,junliang,huiting,dylan,tim,paul,calvin,bingfeng,raymond

Hotel booked
Clarion Collection Queen & Crescent
344 Camp St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Google map & directions

Please do not try this at home!

This is a short clip of the preview to the main fights tonight! It's serious fighting, not "kelong" kinda of WWE stuff ok? Btw, the Fear Factor guy, Joe Rogan, is one of the presenters for this show.

UFC 67 - Live, Tonight


Not for the faint-hearted

For the gals

Progam	Location / Dates	Price
Women's Night at the Climbing Wall 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. The Women's Resource Center and Outdoor Recreation Georgia Tech (ORGT) are teaming up to offer you an evening at the CRC Climbing Wall. Come join us for this "all women's" program. We will provide everything you need including, gear and instruction, just bring yourself. We will be teaching in a supportive, non-competitive environment. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. *Pay UPSTAIRS at the CRC front desk "membership services", then bring the reciept to the wall. You should pay with credit card or student id. They do not take cash.	Location: CRC Climbing Wall Date: Fri Feb 9	Student - $3 Non-Student - $3
Women in the Wilderness Caving-Class 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Class 6pm - 7:30pm. Hey ladies, join us for a caving trip in the North Georgia mountains! This guided underground experience with other women from Tech will give you have a great challenge, an opportunity to make new friends, all while learning new skills. This trip will be a lot of fun and give you a chance to try something new while hanging out with other women looking for something adventurous. We provide a learning environment that is supportive and non-competitive. We'll teach you everything you need to know and supply all the needed gear. Beginners are welcomed and encouraged! *This is a mandatory pre-trip class session. Day Trip: Sat 3/3 8AM?8PM	Location: ORGT Date: Mon Feb 26	Student - $20 Non-Student - $30

I probably can't make it for both but just to jio... For the rock wall just go down on the day, pay up at the counter on your left when u enter CRC, and go straight down to the wall.. For the caving trip sign up at ORGT office, at the back of CRC..

Check this video out...... My professor played it in class today and it was just fascinating. The engineers out there would like this one!

Swan Lake

Anyone else interested in going Swan Lake? So far got the girls, kelly, and me, and we prob getting the $10 tix cos we're all feeling very poor. It's 5th Mar (Monday) night at Fox Theatre just down Ponce de Leon. I will prob be bringing my binoculars to share. Let me or Agnes know by Friday cos we're booking the tix then :) Thanks!

Hannah

This weekend & some info abt Mardi Gras

Yo yo yo! Wat's up GIP(eeps)? Before the much anticipated Feb weekend outing, I've got two activities lined up this weekend - thanks to my friendly roomies!

1. Saturday Night 2/3/07
UFC Fight Night Pay Per View: RAMPAGE
Sounds boring? Well, we're heading to Hooters for the live telecast there! No entry fee, but a main course meal and beer will probably set u $20 back. Transport will be provided as my roomies have cars!! Ready to rumble?!

2. Sunday evening 2/4/07
Superbowl XLI, 'nuff said!
Gonna be a party at my apartment. Got food, beer and maybe a few chicks popping by(keep ya fingers crossed)! Haha... Witness this historic event and soak into the American culture!!! Btw, my roomies also invite the GIP babes too, so girls are welcome!

Interested? Please leave tags or comments on this blog.

MARDI GRAS
What you see on the website is only the tip of the iceberg. The party starts when everything organised finishes at night. No use going all the way for the day, cause nothing really happens in the day! (Everybody's dead drunk)
Warning: The party will be as debauch as you can imagine! Drink till morning, wild dancing, the ever-present boob-flashing and lots of hanky panky when everyone is drunk.
IMHO, the girls, for their own sake, better not go. This is because if u dun flash your ta-tas, the crowd will verbally abuse you or even forcefully grope u! And if u get drunk, consequences are unimaginable!
For guys, no use going for cheap thrills that are not safe! (Not to mention the ever-increasing gay community) If you wanna risk it (cos it's super tempting one, i guarantee there will be hordes of man-eaters there), then then the choice is yours!
For more info, can go to unofficial Mardi Gras related websites and see it for yourself!
Just my 2 cents

Voting Poll #1

Here is the compilation of the skiing videos. Enjoy and have a good laugh!


you can download the video at the link below.
http://download.yousendit.com/30F16F725AF8BC5C
username: jonhey@mad.scientist.com
password: password

Atlanta Hawks Game

dylan's head got bitten by the bird..

Mardi Gras

Anyone interested?

Mardi Gras in New Orleans

8th, 9th, 10th, 11th Feb

Idea only..I myself not confirmed yet.

Funny Video

Nothing's over till its over - Florida

Hope everyone had an enjoyable and memorable weekend. Alot of you thanked me for organising this but the credit really goes to junliang while I'm just an information desemminator :)

Okies do load up ur pictures here, or may zip all and send to me to do a similar slideshow like Savannah. Videos too! We have a collections of individual's ski video but dunno who's camera. Yp's? Dawn's? Send to me and I'll share it all here!

Next up will be Spring break, Florida. This is a week-long event soooo need more brains to be cracked. Any volunteers??? Others who have a particular place interested to go can propose too. Like hannah's shuttle launch will be a spectecular sight. Have to consider whether to take flight or drive 12-14hrs too. Many stuffs.

Okies that's all le. Hope a florida comm can be formed soon enough to start on reasearch and planning.

rock on peeps!

Mambo Jumbo

I'm a happy man tonight! Not that I'm usually unhappy at nights, but I'm so glad EVERYONE is turning up for ski trip! Cheers!

Looking forwards to it. Hope you guys too!
Remember to clear as much of your work as possible k?
Otherwise study ic tim will barrrr u from....sleeping???

Anyway thanks u all again.
U guys make my night.

Earthrace?

Did you guys see one of the Savannah pictures featuring a powerboat "Earthrace"?

We were at riverfront first night and saw this really futuristic powerboat with dim blue lights at the side. Super nice. Never seeen such boats before.

I looked at the pictures again and saw the words "Earthrace".
Then I googled for this and woah!
THIS IS A POWERBOAT ATTEMPTING TO BREAK THE WORLD RECORD!

"Earthrace is a bid to break the world record for circumnavigating the globe in a powerboat, and using only renewable fuels."

"The Earthrace aims to smash this record by completing the voyage in less than 65 days, and will mark the first time in history that an official UIM Powerboat record will be attempted using renewable fuel."

This is a website picture of earthrace, exactly what we saw that night!


js

Savannah Photos

Flash Slideshow

NASA sounds good..

i know dawn would definitely love to go~

NASA!

Hey.. This is a bit early, but could we go to NASA during spring break? Kennedy Space Centre at Florida.. Tours are quite ex though, $38 per adult. Get to " Tour Kennedy Space Center, see IMAX® space movies and all exhibits and shows. Also includes the Astronaut Hall of Fame and interactive space-flight simulators." There's supposed to be a shuttle launch on 16th Mar too, which is the Fri just before spring break. This one can view from outside NASA (Cape Canaveral) itself, just have to be at the right place at the right time.

Hannah

Savannah

Greetings!

Why no one else posting their happenings???
We are in Savannah and are going to watch Sunrise tomorrow morning.

Seeya peeps!

Pineapple Tarts Trial 1

decided to attempt making some tarts last nite.. made only 11 pieces in total..



draining the juice



one pineapple 500ml of juice...


baking in progress


done.. a little out of shape though..


shared with paul, jane, xiangxin, dawn & i

cold brrrrrr

going to school already..

today's a freezing day.. its colder than yesterday.. can sense it.. :S~

i feel like getting a portable heater from walmart/publix.. abt $30

Hey hey

Yoyo everybody
I'm back from school liaoz

Just walked past a dead bird near Papa Johns. Did anyone see it?
Poor thing..it must have been frozen to death..God bless

Anyway I envy Raymond for having such wonderful housemates.
Mine just watch their TVs, play their playstations inside their room.
Doubt my side of the carpet ever got their footprints on it. wth..

ws > work hard, play much harder!
Skiing is something we shouldn't miss here, moreover its the winter season now. So everybody build up your fitness and get ready for the loads of information coming up!

js

Stuff to whet your appetite!

Hi all, it's been a rockin' trip so far in America, which is not possible without u peeps!

Anyway, I'm extremely blessed with nice room mates and i must confess they are rather happening!

Through our nightly TV sessions (feel free to drop by GLC#302 ok? have free flow of beer too!), we chatted a lot and here's some of the things that might interest u!

- Gatech Football game (difficult to get, but will check it out)
- Skiing (already mentioned, but some places, albeit farther, have snow all year, so no worries to ski some time later...)
- Clubbing (will probably check out some clubs by february and update u guys)
- Heavy metal concerts / Underground gigs (according to preference)
- WWE/TNA wrestling live (will organise one if they happen to drop by atlanta Philips Arena or Georgia Dome)
- Spring Break (got recommendations like Cancun, Key West)
- Poker Party (organised by my roomies, will wager $ so now not enough ppl, anyone interested?) Anyway, i dun gamble, i might be the bouncer for the night! haha

Ok ok, enough distractions from the books liao, wait become the infamous example quoted by Miss Chua ("Some of they play too hard, forget abt studies, blah,blah,blah...")

Will surely jio u ppl if any of the above is confirmed!

Global Immersion Rocks!!!

wah skiing... but first exams coming up leh.. v hard to spend both sat and sunday out for the next couple of weeks..

so far not much reply on the CNY stuff as well

ws

Skiing?

Skiing sounds good. North Carolina? Where exactly? Some mountain there ar... I got no gear to go skiing though.. How, can loan from the place itself or sth?

Anyway I've signed up to go caving with ORGT, meeting on 31st Jan and trip on 3rd Feb, anyone who's interested (in this or any other outdoor activities with ORGT) can just go down to their office at CRC and sign up :)

WS, yeah yeah tacos without veg, just like the Arby's one.. I'll probably make tacos without meat though.. >.< Don't know if I can make it taste good though

Event coming up..

Here's a little preview of what events are coming up:

Next weekend 27,28 Jan (if possible) - Skiing @ North Carolina
3,4 Feb - Tanger Outlets (maybe, maybe not)
Chinese New Year Celebrations (17th,18th Feb)

Now need to find out how many pple are interested in skiing and shoping..

js

Weather's Cold

wah today weather v cold.. my room mate left the aircon to cool again.. woke up freezing as usual.

been really busy all day and night.. aah.. i need more time..

the worst thing is that you're doing lab work with a phd student who designs flawed experiments.. day after day.. efforts go down the drain..


came back to realize my apartment's microwave's door handle is coming off.. too tired to cook dinner.. decided to kope some chicken from pern ren (from last night's reception) and made 2 taco wraps with loads of ham, bacon and cheese. hah! hannah! taco is definitely nicer without the veggie :D

eh.. why so few people posting arh? so many contributors already.. post more!..


cheers,
ws

Weather forecast

There will be ICE tonight!

-js

Welcome

A very warm welcome to all of you to newborn NTU GIP@Gatech

I have sent emails to all of you through your msn email. All you need to do is to accept the invitation to become our authorized contributors. Cool? Now everyone of us can share little stories, scandals, complaints, events, outings etc etc all here!

This blog has just been started and modifications to its template is still underway. Feel free to contribute in the meantime. Talk about your school! Talk about your rommie! Talk about what's happening in Georgia. Organise events! Post pictures! Comments! EVERYTHING!

And who's blogspot expert? Can join the blog design team???

Make it happen.
Make GIP happening.

-js

Credits to weisheng for registering this blogspot account.