Last leg@LA

---

it's our last leg@LA and today we visited CSULA or California State university LA to have a chat with their Prof ...it was a fruitful trip tho' we were lost as we missed the turning to go up onto freeway 710 from 55...however, all is not lost as when we reached the campus, we were wowed by the warm reception and also the prepn they have taken to help us understand more about the IT structure n Instructional Designs done by their teacher trainees. Of course, a signature trade-mark of the campus was the Golden Eagle and we manage to capture a screen shot of that!

I'm into my last day of driving..and here u would c me in my friend's miata...a cool neat convertible that is 10 yrs old and she got it for US$5K...a price we would never get in Singapore.....*grin...i told her she helped me fulfill my dream of driving a convertible...

also, at certain sections of the freeway, i manage to hit the 80 miles per hour *grin...and must say that the road holding of the car was really good.

have fun..and sayonara..we are into twenty hours of flight..yep..that's right...12 from LA to Tokyo and then 6 back home...

cheers!

---

Photos

with prof at CSULA
with Dr Cherie Hawley
Acting Dean, Charter College of Education and her team of professors

the miata that i drove
isn't it beautiful?!

the miata that i drove
another shot

executive lunch at CSULA
we had a fruitful discussion on the possiblities of further collaborations with the uni

the golden eagle
a magnificent creature...

at fashion island
this was a place that was elusive to us for a while but we manage to find the shopping haven at the end..n ended up with some great bargains as robinsons was having a closing down sale...*grin

at fashion island
after a hard day's work n driving n navigating around, we decided that we both deserve this pix...hee

another great makan@cheese factory
they don't make cheese like that in singapore...here're dishes that are really sinful but taste real great...salad here comes with tacos plus lots more! Doesn't it look really great?!

another great makan@cheese factory
our shrimp dinner...that is actually more like large prawns !

back home - singapore
when i reached home on the 17th mar at 3am (yep..u wonder where was 16th mar??), i found that the 2 "hu-lu"s that i bought for CNY decoration has turned mouldy...hmmm..i wonder what's inside the "hu-lu"?

Comments

[Cherie Hawley]

Thank You
Dear Pin Lay, Thank you for sending the link to your Blog - it was so fun to read! We enjoyed the visit with your and Ang Wee Ling to Cal State LA so much. It was facinating to see all of the things you are doing at the Nanyang Girl's High School. We are looking forward to future collaborations. With warm regards, Cherie Hawley Interim Dean Charter College of Education CSULA