Cold~~~

Ok. Nearly froze to death last night! The heater decided not to work. But I think it was especially cold yesterday, cos the heater hasn't worked for 2 nights, and I only slept in a t shirt, long johns (bottom) and PJ pants as of 2 nights ago. But yesterday, I had to pile on the layers. Long johns (bottom), PJ pants, t shirt, long-sleeved sweater, padded jacket, scarf and gloves! And all this while I was stuffed up in the sleeping bag. [I sleep in a sleeping bag on a carpet on the floor] If I really get acclimatized to this sort of weather then I'm so dead when I get back to hot/humid Singapore.

*ah choo!*

*ah choo!*

Sigh. The other girls are debating what time to go to work now, cos the manager didn't give us any instructions whatsoever. I was trying to tell them ang mohs very relaxed one... Someone wanted to arrive at the hotel at 8! Its very unlikely that they start so early I think. And we have to time our activities cos the bus arrives once an hour. Can walk la, but its very far and I would rather not brave the elements and arrive at the hotel bushed before I even start work :p

One more thing I find puzzling... They don't seem to make any attempt to eat fruit/vegetables and yet they complain about constipation problems. Hahaha. Granted, those things are expensive but no choice. I can forgo meat but I think I'd die without fiber. I now have bananas, watermelon and baby carrots! -proud of self :p- So let's examine my nutritional intake: vitamins and fiber from the stuff above, amino acids from egg, fats (plenty available on self), carbs from cereal, minerals (from water?) Haha.

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FM: No the couple I'm staying with aren't Japanese. I was a little puzzled as to why they called it a futon as well cos I think its really a bed! Like converted from a couch kind.

ZY: Thanks soooo much for your jacket, scarf and gloves. I'd be dead without them! The weather is a little unpredictable here. You can't tell how cold/hot it is by looking at the sky. Need to literally open the door and stuff your face outside :)

Carine: Wish you were here to shop with me!

Lynn: Come and climb the mountains with me~~~

SQ: Thanks for saying hi! Hope you get to go to Hongkong :)

William: Not much chance to do any photography yet :( The city is surrounded by mountains but its hard to take a photo without including the not-so-nice foreground. And sometimes its very cloudy.

Shin: Ah... If cows go moo, then moose goes...
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This is either a trick question, or I'm too stupid, so I won't answer hahaha!

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Anyway, a little moose education!

Moose Classification (If you're not Lynn Koh please ignore this :D )
Phylum: CHORDATA
Class: MAMMALIA
Order: ARTIODACTYLA
Family: CERVIDAE
Subfamily: ODOCOILEINAE
Species: ALCES ALCES

And for normal folk:
* Moose are found all over the Northern Hemisphere; their range essentially coincides with that of the coniferous forests of northern Asia, Europe, and North America.
* Moose may grow to be 7 feet tall and 1500 pounds!
* They like to eat trees and shrubs, usually maple and aspen and are considered herbivores
* Moose lose their antlers in the Spring, and breed in the Fall
* The word "moose" itself is derived from the Natik word "moos," itself supposedly derived from the Proto-Algonquian mooswa, meaning "the animal that strips bark off of trees."
* Moose have a life expectancy of 8-25 years