Am in the computer center in engin faculty. Stayed overnight again with yi-shyan and qiaoping yesterday. Am irritated with the internet connection here. It goes on and off all the time. A shrewd scheme to discourage usage of msn messenger.

Oh yea, I forgot to mention something. My brother gave me a shawl for my birthday! You may think it's so silly that I'm so happy about it. But you must understand. The tradition of giving presents during birthdays has been lost for years. And this is the first present I received from him since... I'm to blame as well. I hadn't been giving him presents as well, until last year, when I got him a card holder which he is using now as a wallet. So, yay, I'll treasure my shawl.