man man, the house is comin out to b pretty nice day by day!

juz got my dining table wit 4 chairs, another table tt'll b a small one in the kitchen, n hasib's study desk n his chair.

should b gettin the sofa n another livin room table soon.

anyway, as i was sayin bt the coldness... guess i was rite, its sub-zero temp today n i didnt know it was! im typin funny rite now, always havin to recorrect certain words, coz my fingers, sorry, my whole hands r numb from the coldness. i helped the furniture guys out n as one of they guys confirmed it, they seemed to b tired from a long day in this weather. n that guy said he felt like it was gonna b bt 60F (about 15 to 16 deg celcius) today, but when i walked to my home n juz now when i was helpin them out, he said the weather was around 20F! u noe wat tt means? its like bloody -5 or -6 deg celcius!!!

ive never weathered such temp b4. as chicago is known as the windy city, the strong winds didnt help.

i need to soak my hands in warm water after this. its still v numb n its lookin purple. man.

i long for the sunny days. i was chattin wit beks n she told me it was a lil cool there, wit the constant raining. believe me ppl, i would still prefer tt 'cool' weather coz if tts cool, its extremely freezin out here.

when i was walkin towards my place from my uncle's place, a daily walk (its only bt 200-300m walk) i tot i would suddenly lose consciousness coz the winds kept retardin my movements n the cold was bitin into my hands n face. i was practically tellin myself to go on n not stop.

ah well, gotta go soon, its 6 n gettin dark, before i know it, the temp's gonna get colder!

i juz wanted to comment, but ppl here r so nice. the two furniture guys juz now, as they were bringin stuff in n out, we were havin a conversation. bout weather, their work, the house, etc. ive been doin tt wit everyone these past few days now. i admire the fact tt they can kick off a conversation wit a complete stranger anytime, anyday. when i go to supermarkets, even old ladies say 'how r u doin today?' as they're passin by. im tryin to maintain a decent conversation, but its hard, coz everyone's juz so friendly here. i remember once when i was in hv's deli france, one caucasian women started talkin to the cashier about wat she should buy coz she happened to hav tried almost everythin n she requested for somethin gd n the cashier (a local) juz stared at her like 'uhh, wat can i say now?'

i guess tts y everyone's so stressed n they dont like work. ppl here love their job n u can see it. went to a mattress place yesterday n i could really tell that guy took pride in his work n i could feel his enthusiasm. tts how work should b. i think we're all too concerned wit how much we earn n wat kinda workin hrs we'll b havin n the number of breaks, etc. those things should b the least imp, at least tts the kinda vibe i get from these ppl here.

a gd lesson to n learnt.

k i better head back, its gettin quite dark. i shall blog again when i can use my uncle's laptop.