Mock's Pictures

Yesterday, R and I drove to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Today, we come back to CMU. Yes, it's a 7-hour drive each way; but I only have two days to spend.

For R, it's a graduate school visit. He is deciding between Cornell and Stanford (and probably also some other places). For me, it's just a get-away from Pittsburgh -- a very nice (& delicious) one.

We rented a car from Enterprise (at PIT airport). This is no advertising... but they only charged us $15/day underage fees even though we listed two drivers on the rental agreement. Other companies would have charged $25/driver/day.

Along the way, we decided to stop at Grove City Outlet Mall (Highway #279, exit #113). R wanted to get a new shirt to impress the professors at Cornell. Man, you're such an image builder.

Here he is, getting his stuffs from J.Crew.

I didn't buy this one. But, hehe, I must admit... I also ended up spending $24.99 for new pants. [didn't plan to get one at first ... lol]

Arby's at Jamestown. It's half-way between Pittsburgh and Ithaca. Their famous curly fries are very, very delicious.

Here we are at Cornell. This is a fake waterfall! (Nong called it 'Niagara')

R and Nong, at the fake waterfall. R was wearing the new jacket he had just bought from Guess (at the Outlet Mall). Man, you're so #5 (a Thai joke).

Thaaaaaaaaaaaksin! ... well, he's already got out :P

P'Joy, P'Yor, p'Nok, Nong, and other fabulous people at Cornell cooked for THE FABULOUS DINNER that night. It was so good that I didn't get a chance to reach my camera (too busy with the food); that's why I almost didn't have any pictures. Anway, I was able to get a picture of this sweet yellowish sticky rice with fish topping. (ข้าวเหนียวมูน .. something) Even though I had got really full with the main course, I was able to finish this wonderful dessert without a problem :D

FYI: the food we had was ลาบหมู (เผ็ดสะใจ), ไก่อบ-ทอด, หนังไก่ทอด, ข้าวเหนียว, ส้มตำสูตรสีเขียว (เพราะไม่ใส่กุ้งแห้ง/มะเขือเทศ -- โหน่งบอกว่าราขึ้นกุ้งแห้งพอดี; แต่ก็ยังอร่อย และแซบอีหลี), เค้ก, บราวนี่, ไอติมพะโล้!, ฯลฯ

Mock, p'Fon, and Nong at a Japanese milk tea cafe. Nong's fleece is soooo Cornelly (big red).

p'Fon was R's mentor; she's an expert at Cornell, giving R detailed advices on how to have a sucessful meeting with profs and how to plan the coursework. She's going to Rice University (in Texas) next fall for a PhD.

Aside: มีคนฝาก comment มาว่าภาพนี้ ท่านอาร์แต่งตัว ทำผม เสียจนดูเหมือนว่าเป็นคนเรียบร้อยซะเหลือเกิน 555 [what does the man imply?]

Mock and May. She's playing Sodoku while eating breakfast. Hmmm.. a great way to start a new day, feeding both your stomach and your brain :)

I ordered a western omelette. It came with salsa topping! So good :D

I think the logo looks a bit like gmail =>
Don't you think?

We really love this Cornell Mail truck :P

May, R, p'Fon ... and some kind of tower.

Oh, right, it's McGraw Tower, according to Wikipedia.

Happy Gaypril... a sign in front of the Cornell Store.

Nong's getting his math homework done.

May's cheering Nong, "Hurry up! Get it done so we can go eat lunch; I'm hungry."

May is a great tour guide. She knows a lot about Cornell, and she loves it. She has shown me so many places that morning. (I do remember those places, but I don't remember the names, so I won't write about them :P) And, oh, I also attended the Eastern European Civilization class with her. ( the class was fun -- i had a nice dream .) Most important of all, she also treated me a meal. (Haha, that's the best part -- just kidding).

May is going to UC Berkeley next year for a PhD (in Chemistry, not European history .. hehe).

The Nanotech building. May said it's the newest building on campus.

Some people say Cornell is in a forest. I say it just looks a bit natural. I can imagine that it must be very beautiful in the summer.

A very beautiful building.

That same building...

Oh, yeah, Cornell has a farm, and the farm has some cows. The cows produce milk, and the milk is made into ice cream :) GREAT ICE CREAM :) :) :)

The Okenshield's Dining Hall. At CMU, campus food = expensive junk. Here, campus food = reasably-priced delicious food! At $7, one can eat until the stomach explodes. (chinese food, american food, desserts, drinks, ice cream, ...)

From left to right: R, Mock, Thame, p'Fon, p'Nok, p'Yor, Miki, [?].



Notes:
[1] ขอบคุณเพื่อนไก่ที่ช่วยกดดัน (ผ่านทาง comment) ให้ผมเขียนคำอธิบายใต้รูปไวๆ
[2] ช่วยกันคอมเมนท์ได้ตามศรัทธา .. ถ้าเห็นคำผิด/ข้อมูลผิด ช่วยชี้แนะด้วยครับ :)
[3] รักคนอ่านทุกคน (คนบางคนที่ไม่ได้อ่านผมก็รัก ... ฮี้วววว)