Of Chicago - Fall 2008

So, after resting up in our hotel for the night where 5 people shared two queen size bed (UZ sacrificed himself by sleeping on the floor - damn good right him?) we headed to Chinatown in the morning for breakfast!

Why Chinatown you ask?Simply because it has Chinese food.
Personally ... I can't stomach American breakfast too much.It gives me headache and stomachache.Why headache you ask?
Because most of the time, it is too oily.And oily food gives me headache.
And what bout roti canai you ask?
Yes.Oily roti canai gives me headache.
I digress.

We were brought to this dim sum restaurant by Amy a.k.a Team Leader's Assistant.
Personally ... Malaysia dim sum beat it top down left right north south and west east.Which in Chung Chin's term means ... TOTALLY. (Yeah ... I can see you saying "Cheh.Spoilt MALAYSIAN brat", Amy)
But ... considering that we were in U.S., I would say the food is pretty good!
At least the stuffs are fresh.

V pose with chopsticks!

Perfect timing! Erm ... Don't ask me. I have no idea what gave Shie Meng that look. =P

Full team picture.
What is it with asking other people to take pictures?Do other people intend to make you look bad?

With reference to the comments above, I seriously think that people are out to make other people look bad.Either that, or there is just a limited quantity of people ... and I mean LIMITED quantity ... who knows how to take a DECENT group photo of OTHER people.
You thinking, "Cheh.Not like you're an extremely good photographer."?
*shrug* I admit that. But at least I think I take DECENT photographs of them when requested by some stranger.
I digress.Again.
Oh.And Amy.If you are reading this.I am in NO WAY referring to Fel.I swear.
I just suddenly remembered when I finished writing the whole thing.Heh.

After the fabulous breakfast, we headed to downtown Chicago by subway.I think all of the team members with the exception of Amy and me had not ride on U.S. subway before.It was definitely an experience.At least when I first rode the subway, I thought of it as fantastic experience.You just can't help but feel a little ... poetic?

Perhaps it's Hollywood.It has contaminated my brain too much with the image of lonely poets living beside train tracks or a yet to be discovered hero (Wanted!) waking up to the noise of the train or a uber-cool image of Brad Pitt having dinner (Seven!) in an apartment beside the tracks.
Heh.Well.As they say ... "Whatever ..."

Hmmm ... I think my moustache is pretty cool.

Fel is holding the camera because earlier she was commented on her photography skill.

Nauseous bumpy ride for some

Where else to go when we are in downtown ... Millenium Park of course.
And well, practically ... this is where our day REALLY starts.When all the classic things happen.
Heh heh

I like this picture.Somehow ... felt nice.

For the picture above, the classic thing that happened was that, while EVERYONE was preparing to take this picture ... moving around and getting into their places and poses ... I snapped continously ... and when inspected upon ... Felicia actually had the same pose ... SAME POSE ... for the 8 pictures I took continously. Geng ler.

Signs of 不合群

Cloud Gate or more famously known as The Bean.

Group picture.This one is considered ... ok la ... And I think UZ was looking at some girl by the side.

I don't know why ... but the assistant seems to be scared of me.

That day was HOT!Burning hot.We were literally being toasted walking around the park.But lucky for us ... water park!
It wasn't actually an ACTUAL water park ... there is just this pool of water somewhere near Millenium Park ... and there were lots of people over there chilling out.Kids especially!

Cooling down

Damn cute.

All the kiddo playing in the pool of water was SUPER-cute.Especially when they were running around.The happy smile on their face ... that was really priceless.It was a mini-heaven.With little angels all around.

Wet.With no extra clothes to change.

It was actually a rather ... random act to jump into the water.No one brought any extra clothes to change.
Which is why in all the pictures, you do not see me!
Hahahaha ... I guess I like spontaneity ... but only when I am not part of it.
=P

Water being thrown out.And where were you looking, team leader's assistant??

And then, someone actually took notice of the shirts we were wearing ... Allow me to introduce the Traffic Light band ...

Red, Yellow, Green!

Coincidence?Perhaps
I like coincidences. They make me wonder about destiny, and whether free will is an illusion or just a matter of perspective. They let me speculate on some idea of some master plan that, from time to time, we're allowed to see out of the corner of our eye.
- Chuck Sigars

Part II ends