How I memorize the 50 states of USA

One day, I was watching my favourite sitcom FRIENDS. Chandler was challenging his friends to name all 50 states. Nobody can. So, I challenged myself to memorize all 50 states, not in particular order. Below is my respond to Bobby Tonelli in MunahHirzi official. I hate to retype, so I copy paste my response. Here, Bobby admitted that he can't name all 50 states of USA when Munah challenge him to name all 14 states in Malaysia. 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPYh88jZnd4

#SGWomenDrivers: Malaysian Quiz (Ft Bobby Tonelli)

oh Bobby, the 50 states of USA is easy to remember if you know the tricks.

I'm gonna share with you how I memorize the 50 states. but not in order.

 there are 4 Ws,As and Is. 3 Cs and Os. 8 Ms and Ns. 4 of the Ns stars with New, 2 starts with North. Because there are 2 North, there must be 2 Souths i.e 2 Ss. Besides S, there are 2 Ks, Ts and Vs... other states starts with D,F,G,H,L,P,R,U
So I'll sing WAI4CO3 8MN 2KSTV DFGHLPRU... (I know it doesn't make sense but that how I memorize them)

Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, Wisconsin (if there is West, there must be East...eh... nope. It's just Virginia)
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (aka Ala... Ala... Ar Ar states)
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Idaho (first 3 are neighbouring states)
Colorado, Connecticut, California
Oklahoma, Oregon, Ohio
Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Mississippi, Missouri (this is the hardest part... but I'll make sure I don't miss any by screening my mental map from east (Maine) to northwest (Montana) plus the 2 great rivers (Mississippi and Missouri)
New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada, Nebraska (4 New, 2 North 2 'Nay')
Kansas, Kentucky
South Carolina, South Dakota (obviously if there are 2 Norths, there must be 2 Souths...)
Texas, Tennessee
Vermont, Virginia
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah.

There you go 50 states.
That's how I impress Americans
Have a nice day!

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Yup WAI4CO3 8MN 2KSTV and DFGHLPRUwhy WAI4CO... thanks to my upbringing WACO incident is always emphasized by my mother, how one should not commit heresy. Yup Waco, Texas. I guess you get the hint which church I grew in by now.8MN is easy, Most states start with these two letters. I got this fact from a children encyclopaedia when I was 12.KSTV is actually an imaginary TV station which I created for this mnemonic. Wait, let me search if there is any real KSTV. Apparently there are many KSTV. wakakakakaka... just a coincidencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSTV-LPhttp://mycn2.com/kstv/http://www.worldcat.org/identities/nc-kstv%20tv%20television%20station%20seattle%20wash/DFGHLPRU... it's too long. Actually, I'll run all the alphabets to remember the remnant states. Usually this is what I'll do... A,B,C,D-DELAWARE, E,F-FLORIDA,G-GEORGIA, H-HAWAII, I, J,K,L-LOUISIANA,M,N,O,P-PENNSYLVANIA,Q,R-RHODE ISLAND,S,T,U-UTAH...... ok 8. I always have problem naming states from M. So I'll use my mental map.Bye bye for nowLovegeography geek.