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I've finally succumbed to the flu. When I finally thought that I was getting over it since coming back from Minneapolis, I took the turn for the bad and ended up missing class and work today. Darn the flu! I really needed to work today too!

Thanksgiving in Minneapolis (well more like only the evening) was really fun. After being in Ames for so long, finally we saw buildings, but most importantly staying in the city again! Sure the first night dinner wasn't anything great since most places were closed, but it was fun exploring the city while it was quiet and you could more or less do whatever you wanted without much eyes on you.

The first shopping spree at the outlet lasted for neearly 7 hours. I never knew I could shop that long. But I have to say we girls were a good shopping team. LOL! We shopped from 11.30pm until 6am and came back to the car with loads of stuff. Come to think of it, we didn't even get to finish walking around the whole outlet too, because we were so exhausted in the end and hungry too. From the outlet we moved on to BestBuy to see electronics, which we found to be cheaper online anyway. Finally got back at the hotel at 9am and proceeded to sleep until 2.30pm.

At 6.30pm we were off to Mystic Lake Casino, where Wooi Hau and I analyzed the place and applied what we learnt from American Indian class (yup we're total nerds). After that huge buffet meal where I stuffed myself with turkey, we explored the casino and took some crazy pictures (mostly just Carien and me). Back at the hotel, there wasn't much to do and we ended up wathing Hooters swim suit competition on TV, which seriously wasn't fun at all. Carien and I then slept "early" so we could head out to Macy's the next day at 7.30am before we checked out of the hotel.

Day 3 was another shopping frenzy, but only lasted in the morning for me because by then I spent a lot in Macy's. But I have to say it was well worth it! Breakfast was dim sum, and it felt like home even if it was expensive and not as good as home and we had to wait for more than 30mins for a table. Then it was to the Mall of America, where I decided to walk with the guys since walking with the girls was a further temptation to shop. Ended up going to the Hooters bar with them, which I have got to say was a disappointment, but maybe not to the guys. Dinner was at Peninsular - a Malaysian restaurant in Minneapolis. After dinner it was back to Ames again.

So that pretty much sums the whole trip. Got back home a little before 2am, and I was so exhausted by then. Still...I have got to say, money well spent!