These are mostly night shots taken on the night of the independence day in america.

Mr dua tau( yihua ) kinda reminded me that I might just forget bits and pieces of my stay here so I guess I should try to update my blog often. Let me just try to recall some of these events. Some memorable events in the past 2 weeks includes

1. Boston cycling tour led by Scott ( one of the mit professors ) - This totally killed me though it was great fun. First i did not expect it to be so damn long. The total distance was probably 40 km and above. And i kinda got sunburnt because of that. And my butt hurts lol. Well despite some physical damage , I thought it was a great experience overall. We got to see more than an average mit student would see in their 4 years of study!

2. Museum of Fine Arts in Boston -  Pav and I went to visit the Museum of the Fine Arts and it was such a great  experience . We were actually there solely for Edward Hopper’s exhibition that was going on there but we got more than we bargained for cause they had a big collection of paintings and even relics from all over the world. Other than Hopper’s paintings , they had Picasso , Sargeant , turner , matisse , manet and etc. It was totally mind blowing and definitely an overload of great visuals for me. Edward Hopper’s paintings were really great but I kinda like his prints as well. There  was most of his famous works there including his infamous night hawk. Definitely one of the best place i’ve been to in boston.

And on friday our first sprint ended with a big free buffet treat which was so great that I felt full for 2 days. After that meal i had such an after meal coma that i almost slept while walking back lol. ok no pics for this.

Thats it for now. Next week should be happening. We’ll see.

And summer came in its full glory when it was cool and even cold just a few days back. I guess somehow this links singapore and boston together.

After what seems to be a never ending and grueling 20 plus hours halfway round the world flight, it was finally over. Yes . Before I go on about Boston, let me just talk briefly about some of the cultural differences between us and america. One of the first things that I noticed about americans was the way things were done. For them it’s very normal to say things in your face and expect you to take the seemingly harsh words but really , it’s normal to them. Another thing i’ve come to notice is the independent go get it yourself spirit. people here are used to and expects you to get your own things done as well. Thats kinda nice though, i think.

Anyway Cambridge in boston( where im staying) is such a lovely town! It’s so not the typical american town and there are alot of great buildings from the british colonial eras. They are just awesome really. I was walking around town so much just to explore the place. There are loads more to explore though, maybe harvard square today. I was fortunate enough to get a window view and charles river is right in front of my dormitory so the view is absolutely great.

Everyones just nice here. This town is kinda geeky though, I dont see any cool looking people around. Everyone looks intellectual and educated. Which is good. Mit’s campus is really massive and it spreads throughout cambridge, kinda random. But we love it nonetheless. Right im really exhausted today so i’m not going to write too much.