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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008On Monday, I took Sharon up to Zion National Park again. This time we took a shuttle bus and also went on the hike to Weeping Rock. It was a lot of fun. Here is a video from Weeping Rock:
And here are some pics:
Trip to Utah with Sharon
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Sharon and I had a blast on our Utah vacation! We met up with Elder and Sister Jensen at the Salt Lake City Airport. Sharon knew them from when they served in Miri Branch. They took us around and we went to see lots of sites with them. We also got to see snow, and play around in it too. It was a first for Sharon, who had never seen snow before in person. So that was a lot of fun. We also got to see the Salt Lake City Temple and the Tabernacle and the Conference Center. We ate lunch at the Brigham Young Lion House.
We then took a shuttle down to St. George. It was a long ride for some reason. When we got to St. George, my mom picked us up. It was nice for Sharon to meet my mom. My mom gave her some flowers, which was really nice. We were happy to reach home finally. Sharon had her room in the office. We relaxed at home the rest of that night.
The next day, Saturday, we also relaxed. I showed Sharon Zion National Park when we went up to pick Chantelle up from work.
On Sunday, we went to church with my family. It was really nice. Then we came back home to relax and eat dinner.
Final For IS 240L
Thursday, April 17th, 2008The final for my IS240L class is a comprehensive project which will test all of the things we should have learned over the semester. I am almost done (indeed, this blog post is a part of it). The final can be found here: http://whiting.is2.byuh.edu/final.html . I had to make a flash animation, embed a video, write 3 essays and post them as pdf files, make a blog and write in it every day, and make a web site using Dreamweaver. It was a lot of work, but it is good to have it done. Also, the flash is pretty cool. Check it out.
Shopping Cart Final
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008For my CIS 201 class, we were required to build a shopping cart as a part of our final. It was a big learning experience for me and also a chance to use the skills that I had gained from this semester. It was also a lot of fun. The link to it is here: http://lwhitin.is2.byuh.edu/cgi-bin/cis201/shopcart You should go check it out! Haha. I was the first one done in my class.
Finals Week
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008This is finals week, where every class gives you a super big project or test that will require all of your time for the rest of the week. This would be fine, except that there are 5 of these (1 for each class) and so the work would take about 5 weeks to do. So trying to balance all of the finals is a big thing, and my free time just went out the door. Also, I have to work for 20 hours this week for Kealakai. And somehow I am still managing to spend a lot of time with Sharon. I hope I survive this week.
The Cheesecake Factory on my Birthday!
Monday, April 14th, 2008
April 12th was my 22nd Birthday! Sharon, Brandon, Dan, Kurt and I all went to the Cheesecake factory because Kurt’s mom gave us giftcards. We had sort of a joint celebration because it was Kurt’s Birthday in a couple weeks as well. Sharon got a huge burger and fries, while I got the five-cheese pasta. Both were amazingly delicious! Then we were so full, we decided just to split a cheesecake. We got some kind of White Chocolate with Raspberry type of cake, and it was SUPER good! I LOVE CHEESE CAKE! Haha. We barely finished it, then rolled out of the store and got in the car. When we got home, we took a nap on the couch, then Sharon took me to a surprise she had planned at the school, telling me to dress up first. So I put on a tie and we went. The surprise turned out to be a dance recital from the Social Dance class. We ate the food they had and danced along to as many songs as we could. We didn’t know how to dance them, but we learned fast by watching those around us. My favorite was the Waltz (because it was the easiest, hehe) But we also danced some kind of Turkish step and the Cha-Cha. Then we came home and went for a walk on the beach barefoot, stopping at the playground on the way home to just be with each other. Then we went home and fell asleep on the couch again. When we woke up (around 1 am) I took Sharon home. That was my Birthday. It was a blast! The best part was being with the one I love… Thank you Sharon~
Photo Shoot on Sunday
Sunday, April 13th, 2008On Sunday, Doreen, Sharon and I had a spontaneous mini photo shoot. It was a lot of fun. We posed and just snapped as many pictures as we could. We got some really good pics, and I am happy that we did. I climbed a tree and we took some pics in that as well. I went to Sharon’s ward and the Bishop talked to me about dating Sharon, about how I had to ask his permission before I dated anyone in his ward. Haha. I asked and he said yes. I fasted as well.
Watching Movies
Friday, April 11th, 2008One our favorite past-times which Wen and I enjoy is watching movies. We download them from the internet, then watch them on a laptop together, usually sharing a set of earphones. We have watched countless movies. It is a lot of fun and gives us an excuse to be together.
Plane Tickets to Utah
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Today Sharon and I bought tickets to go to Utah. It turned out that buying a round-trip ticket to Los Angeles was the cheapest way. The flight stops in Salt Lake City, so we are planning to just get off there. Then I will drive Sharon to Los Angeles when she has to go back, and I just won’t use my return ticket. It is interesting how plane tickets work. You can get round-trip tickets for less than one way tickets. Strange. 2 for less than 1. Anyways, Sharon and I are now very excited about our trip!
Trip to Utah
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Sharon and I have decided to go to Utah together. This will give Sharon a chance to meet my family and also to go see many of her friends in Utah. We are also planning to go to Los Angeles to go to Disney Land, and also to go see some sites like Zion Canyon National Park, and most important… SNOW! Haha. Sharon has never seen snow (except from the window of an airplane, but that doesn’t really count anyways). We are both really excited. We will be leaving the 24th of April and Sharon will be coming back to Hawai’i on the 9th of May so that she can go back to Malaysia. I plan to work in Utah for the summer, then go see Sharon in July sometime. We are then planning to go travel all over South-East Asia. I am really excited.
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