Hi,

I'll book the flight( Northwestern Airline ) on Jan 3rd and get to =
Norfolk on 5th. Then I am going to take the SPEAK test on 8th. There's =
still a long way to run.

Do you have a Chinese system there? I pasted a file in SMTH BBS, on the =
board "AdvancedEdu". The name was "Shang4 hai3 qian1 zheng4 ji4". I =
described the process of my application yesterday to the details.

I was very lucky yesterday. My father went to the consulation at 5:30 =
and stayed their until I arrived at 7:45(Good daddy). I was about the =
40th in the line. The door opened at 8:00 but I was not allowed in until =
8:30. I got the number of 42 ( which will be my next lucky number! ) and =
waited. There was two consulars at work. The woman consular is very =
easy, she let pass all F-1s and about half F-2s. That's very good, =
because somebody sitting next to me told me that all F visas should wait =
in her line. The other consular, the pig-tailed man, the famous killer, =
was very cool. The man( no 10 ) brought an American woman with him and =
they talked and quarreled for half an hour and got kicked. I was just =
feeling so lucky when the woman began to call number 27 after 39 and the =
man called out 40. I said a lot of shit to myself that I guess I won't =
have any appetite to eat for the rest of the day.

Two more depressed face from the killer and I got to face him. I had my =
overcoat in my left arm and my bag in my right.
I: good morning, sir!
Killer: (talking to others). . .
I: . . .
Killer: Hi. (throwing my TG score sheets and transcripts out)
I: . . .
Killer: ( Looking at my I20 and began writing and drawing circles on =
it.)Old Dominion?
I: yes?
Killer: Why did you choose this university?
I: Because. . .(well prepared answer. . . : )
Killer: Where is the yellow receipt?
I: (happy happy happy day ) Oh, it's here.
Killer: (writing "F-1" on my receipt) Have you done anything related to =
computer lately?
I: !!(not prepared)Uh. . .yes.(he appears to be thinking) For two =
months, after my graduatioin. (he is not responding) October and Nov .. =
November( feeling stupid)
Killer: OK, come back at two o'clock this afternoon. (thowing the =
receipt out)
I: Thank you.

Then I try to grab out all the materials at a time and my overcoat fell =
to the ground. I stuff all the papers in the envelope and bend down and =
try to pick up my overcoat when my bag dropped from my hand. Haha, but =
WHO CARES ANYMORE!

: ) Satisfied?

I still have to face the immigration officer while entering U.S. How to =
handle him?

Zhu