somewhat preppy


this is the main entrance to SUNY - the general style of the university uptown campus is like that. grr. overexposed shot.


this is The Egg - a modernist concrete egg - it holds conference halls in the basement and a concert hall above. one of the admin buildings is in the background. overexposed again. the sun was so hot i couldn't really see my camera screen properly. it's super hot now in albany - it's like a hot hot day in singapore. i have to wear a cap to go running.


part of the administration building


the empire state administration buildings along the plaza

today ee jie and i went to have a walk around downtown. we had lunch at scratch, a cafe she used to frequent - beef sandwiches and ice lattes - and she showed me her old place. then we took bus 12 to the campus and stopped at the washington avenue entrance and she took me for a short tour around and introduced me to her friends and lecturers who were all very cordial and amiable. plus it was funny cos so many people were wearing green, including ee jie and me so we made sure we took pictures.

update: today i had a better run because i set off earlier in the afternoon. i ran one round around the perimeter of the school. it's pretty safe cos it's an open campus and there are many students running and doing sports all over. then i went to the track and did six rounds before ee jie came to meet me and we walked home together. she's cooking chicken teriyaki tonight. reminder - not to wear thin slippery socks when i'm doing longer distances - it's so uncomfortable. okay this is good. i should keep this up till friday. after dinner i'll be doing some ironing.