The Moley Prophet

2 weeks we've been at Buffalo, and we are slowly adapting to the American way of life. The first week of class was kind of slack, but still tough, with 19 credits. Just before we began classes, few of us went to Niagara Falls. The trip was fun but the sight wasn't that great.

Today, the girls left us without a word to visit Pennsylvania. We only found out when Jerry went down to ask them whether they would like to go Walmart and found Cheryl alone at home. So much for being friends. So the 4 guys with William and Cheryl went to Target and Wegmans to buy a printer and do some grocery shopping. In the end, we bought about 2 weeks worth of supplies, costing US$200+.

After we came home, Cheryl's sickness became worst and we called the University Police to get her to the hospital. I think anyone would freak out when they see the amount of help that came. All I asked for was an Ambulance, but in the end, 2 Police Cars, 2 Ambulances, 2 Paramedic Trucks and 1 Fire Engine came. If Ryan - our house mate, came back at that time, I think he would think that our building had caught fire.

The University Police were also well-built. If only Singapore's police were so efficient and so well-built, I think crime rates in school would reduce drastically. 

P.S. These dumb people at the UB Student Union hung our flag the wrong way! If anyone from the consulate happens to drop by, please tell these idiots to respect our flag. 

Just arrived in Buffalo a few days ago, in the town of Amherst. This is truly a SUPER-SIZE nation where the smallest things they ever built were the Boeing [BA] 787 and micro-chips. If idiots getting caught in between the platform and the train are blaming SMRT, they should try using the trains in JFK Airport where the gaps are like almost 2 times bigger. Met with the guys on my first day here as the girls have gone to NYC to suffer. Also met with blogger Kevin yesterday, but we didn’t really talk much and intro to each other cos of something I will explain later.

We had our first meal at Subway, known for its big fat, foot-long sandwiches. When we reached the place at about 8PM, the store was almost closing. Lazy. We quickly ordered the sandwiches, which cost me over US$8 without drinks or anything.

We went shopping for things all over, and had to walk great distances. I had 2 times more than enough to experience walking in America. Its’ never ending. We walked mile after mile form Walmart to Tops cos some woman from Walmart told us its nearby, and then walked miles from Tops through North French Rd trying to get back to campus. This is absolutely crazy. And no one was willing to help, not even the University Police could help direct us back to school. In the end, we still had to depend on a couple of Singaporeans.

Some photos tagged to the map:
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