It’s a phrase I’ve been saying a lot lately. I don’t know how it came about. Maybe it was a song, or maybe it was a friend (who is obviously a bad influence). There are probably a ton of other sayings that I could say, perhaps something really wise, something that would spur you to chase rainbows,start a revolution and change the world, but until then, I am most unfortunately stuck with “Whaddup”.

So whaddup, everyone.

I’m Jay, and yes, I am a girl. I hail from the Southeast Asian country of Malaysia, and it’s okay if you’ve never heard of it before. Really. After my enormous success in hoodwinking the admissions officers of UBC into accepting me, I am now a first year student in the Faculty of Arts! I also managed to slither my way into the Blog Squad. They didn’t even see it coming. I am that sneaky.

Yes, you do.

I’ve been in Vancouver since the 27th, and it already feels familiar and almost home-like to me. Trekking along the streets of Downtown for 8 hours every day has really prepared my feet for life at UBC. They don’t even hurt anymore. They’re just in this perpetual state of numbness and they creak whenever I flex them. I also live on residence! Reppin’ Shuswap y’all! When I first found out that Shuswap had co-ed floors, I was half-expecting hormones buzzing around, and pheromones so thick in the air that you could sniff them out. However, my floor’s pretty tame. A lot of us go to bed before 1 am. It’s a little like a retirement home with significantly younger inhabitants.

I enjoy random dance parties, surfing the waters of the Internet Ocean and hiding under my comforter with my imaginary friends (we just had a tea party yesterday. Mary ate too many cookies and got sick all over my bed). You can also see that I really like parenthetical statements. If you ever see me around, do come over and say hi. I am naturally quite reserved, but I will talk to you if you talk to me. Even I know the basics of social etiquette. And no, I’m not angry at you or anyone else. That’s just my face.

I’m actually not sure what I’ll be blogging about yet (my experiences in first year?), but I’m all about carpe-ing that diem, so I guess everything will just unfold naturally. I am so stoked about being here at UBC and even in my second week, I am still excited. For what? I’ll find out pretty soon.

I wish I knew how to end blog posts properly. They end just like books, don’t they?

And they lived happily ever after. The End.