Happy New Year.
Hope '06 brings you everything you desire.
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Saturday, December 03, 2005
Monday, November 28, 2005
Friday, November 11, 2005
MORE AND BETTER AID. TRADE JUSTICE. CANCEL THE DEBT. END CHILD POVERTY IN CANADA.So I know wristbands are totally poser now but before they were unfortuneatly ruined, they had purpose. Amidst all the fake ones out there, a few are still authentic and for a good cause. This "makepovertyhistory" one is among them. Check out the website at www.makepovertyhistory.ca
Sunday, October 23, 2005
"Are you gonna plagiarize the whole thing for us? Do you have any thoughts of your own on this matter...or is that your thing, you come into a bar you read some obscure passage and pawn it off as your own idea to impress some girls." - Good Will Hunting
I am so sick of people tryin to speak and act as if they've got somethin totally intelligent and utterly original to say. Do not try to convince me that your life is harder than mine, that you're smarter than me or I'll have to prove you wrong.
I am so sick of people tryin to speak and act as if they've got somethin totally intelligent and utterly original to say. Do not try to convince me that your life is harder than mine, that you're smarter than me or I'll have to prove you wrong.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Lately, I've been listening to Matchbox Twenty and Fall Out Boy... totally addicted and I think that's the name of Radioactive Man's sidekick in Simpsons, wonder if that's where they got the name?
Hmm, life seems a lot less hectic without an impeding oat... course I still have midterms so it's not all rainbows and lollipops.
Random thoughts include:
1. I can't wait for christmas! 3 weeks without school, it's gonna be awesome.
2. Also really excited for my 20th bday, I wanna do somethin really big... bungee jumping? Last yr, I thought I'd really dread turning 20 but now I'm lookin forward to it... could it be because I've been promised a really good present? I'm sure that's a factor and I hope I won't be disappointed.
3. Where should I go on vacation this summer? Hopefully I get some interviews to some optometry schools and while I'm there, I might as well make a vacay out of it. Applying for chicago, boston, new york, philadelphia and waterloo. I really want to go to boston but I really want an interview for new york... solely for vacation purposes and to visit my aunt and lil cousin Jessica (the cutest lil kid I've ever seen).
Wow, my thoughts are very future-oriented...
Hmm, life seems a lot less hectic without an impeding oat... course I still have midterms so it's not all rainbows and lollipops.
Random thoughts include:
1. I can't wait for christmas! 3 weeks without school, it's gonna be awesome.
2. Also really excited for my 20th bday, I wanna do somethin really big... bungee jumping? Last yr, I thought I'd really dread turning 20 but now I'm lookin forward to it... could it be because I've been promised a really good present? I'm sure that's a factor and I hope I won't be disappointed.
3. Where should I go on vacation this summer? Hopefully I get some interviews to some optometry schools and while I'm there, I might as well make a vacay out of it. Applying for chicago, boston, new york, philadelphia and waterloo. I really want to go to boston but I really want an interview for new york... solely for vacation purposes and to visit my aunt and lil cousin Jessica (the cutest lil kid I've ever seen).
Wow, my thoughts are very future-oriented...
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Hey party people. I'm sick =( I rarely get colds but when I get one, it's pretty bad. I just feel so weak and helpless right now. The weather is miserable/rainy and it really affects my mood. Another school year is underway and there's nothin special to mention... it's just typical. Couple birthdays in the month of september... We'll see if I remember them! Only time will tell.
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Fix You - Coldplay
When you try your best but you don't succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
When the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
High up above or down below
when you're too in love to let it go
but if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth
Lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face and I
Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face and I
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
When you try your best but you don't succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
When the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
High up above or down below
when you're too in love to let it go
but if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth
Lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face and I
Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face and I
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Ok, so to elaborate on the short summaries.....
Basically all we did tues was drive to van, when we got there we got a room at the ramada for one night and headed over to pho hoa for dinner. Even though it's a franchise, it's much better in van than here.
The task at hand was to find another hotel, we got a room at days inn for 3 nights. On wed, we went to chinatown where we bought wushu shoes from a nice chinese man who gave us a discount because Stephen happened to be wearing his Ging Wu jacket. Then we set out to go to gastown and accidentally stumbled across pacific shopping centre... we went back to gastown to get a typical standing-by-the-steam-clock picture. For dinner, we had some really good chinese food.
Thurs, we went shopping on robson street and pacific centre. I bought a few items from AX since we don't have one here. We spent some time looking for the gucci store which surprisingly not a lot of locals knew the location of. For dinner, we had sushi which of course was better than edm sushi.
Being chinese, we went back to chinatown fri morning then to richmond. We shopped around a bit in parker place which is basically a small chinese mall. The food court is all chinese food and bubbletea. Had some really good taro bubbletea. We then headed over to the night market a bit early to beat the traffic.
On our last day in van, we went to metrotown shopping centre for a couple hours then hit the road for kelowna. Days inn overcharged us $10/night at checkout and claimed that they told us the price they were charging when in fact they had told us something different when we booked the room.... but we didn't let that ruin the trip and gave them a second chance by booking a room at their kelowna location for 2 nights....
We arrived in kelowna only to find that the hotel was overbooked and we didn't have a place to stay! What's the point of a reservation?!?!!? Jokes about trashing their lobby were thrown around to try not to get too angry.... Kelowna was mainly booked since it was a sat night, we had to go to a dinky hotel in a tiny town next to kelowna... felt like the middle of nowhere and the room smelled a little funky. We stayed there for one night and in the morning we went to the travelodge right next to the beach in kelowna to ask for a room for 2 nights... it was a nicer room and a little cheaper even. Go figure. It was a great location so I guess somethin good came out of days inn bein totally stupid.
On sunday, we went to a few wineries trying to find some apple wine but we had little luck. We went paddleboating for a bit. We had some really nasty "chinese" food that was really meant for white people so it sucked for us. Later, we had to have some bp's wings and dry ribs to tie us over.
Monday was the best part of the trip for me. We went parasailing and it was awesome! It sounds like a ripoff when I tell you it was almost $90 for a mere ten min of "flying" plus a t-shirt and photo, but when I was up there I felt like it was worth every penny. Some mediocre real chinese food was for dinner.
Tues morning, we were alberta bound. We had a deathly gloomy ride home. It rained quite a bit and I was wearing shorts because it was really nice in kelowna but by the time we got to edm... I looked like a fool. We headed directly to jumbo restaurant for yet another meal of chinese food and I ran into bowie who made fun of my attire.
Basically all we did tues was drive to van, when we got there we got a room at the ramada for one night and headed over to pho hoa for dinner. Even though it's a franchise, it's much better in van than here.
The task at hand was to find another hotel, we got a room at days inn for 3 nights. On wed, we went to chinatown where we bought wushu shoes from a nice chinese man who gave us a discount because Stephen happened to be wearing his Ging Wu jacket. Then we set out to go to gastown and accidentally stumbled across pacific shopping centre... we went back to gastown to get a typical standing-by-the-steam-clock picture. For dinner, we had some really good chinese food.
Thurs, we went shopping on robson street and pacific centre. I bought a few items from AX since we don't have one here. We spent some time looking for the gucci store which surprisingly not a lot of locals knew the location of. For dinner, we had sushi which of course was better than edm sushi.
Being chinese, we went back to chinatown fri morning then to richmond. We shopped around a bit in parker place which is basically a small chinese mall. The food court is all chinese food and bubbletea. Had some really good taro bubbletea. We then headed over to the night market a bit early to beat the traffic.
On our last day in van, we went to metrotown shopping centre for a couple hours then hit the road for kelowna. Days inn overcharged us $10/night at checkout and claimed that they told us the price they were charging when in fact they had told us something different when we booked the room.... but we didn't let that ruin the trip and gave them a second chance by booking a room at their kelowna location for 2 nights....
We arrived in kelowna only to find that the hotel was overbooked and we didn't have a place to stay! What's the point of a reservation?!?!!? Jokes about trashing their lobby were thrown around to try not to get too angry.... Kelowna was mainly booked since it was a sat night, we had to go to a dinky hotel in a tiny town next to kelowna... felt like the middle of nowhere and the room smelled a little funky. We stayed there for one night and in the morning we went to the travelodge right next to the beach in kelowna to ask for a room for 2 nights... it was a nicer room and a little cheaper even. Go figure. It was a great location so I guess somethin good came out of days inn bein totally stupid.
On sunday, we went to a few wineries trying to find some apple wine but we had little luck. We went paddleboating for a bit. We had some really nasty "chinese" food that was really meant for white people so it sucked for us. Later, we had to have some bp's wings and dry ribs to tie us over.
Monday was the best part of the trip for me. We went parasailing and it was awesome! It sounds like a ripoff when I tell you it was almost $90 for a mere ten min of "flying" plus a t-shirt and photo, but when I was up there I felt like it was worth every penny. Some mediocre real chinese food was for dinner.
Tues morning, we were alberta bound. We had a deathly gloomy ride home. It rained quite a bit and I was wearing shorts because it was really nice in kelowna but by the time we got to edm... I looked like a fool. We headed directly to jumbo restaurant for yet another meal of chinese food and I ran into bowie who made fun of my attire.
Home sweet home... I guess.... the weather is just horrible! Anyway, I'm back from my vacation and I thought I'd give a day-by-day summary.
tues, 9th: drove to van city as fast as possible. went to pho hoa for dinner, much better than e-town pho
wed, 10th: went to chinatown. had really good chinese food
thurs, 11th: went shopping on robson st and around that area. had sushi for dinner
fri, 12th: went back to chinatown, then to richmond (had really good taro bubbletea). later, checked out the night-market
sat, 13th: went to metrotown, then drove to kelowna
sun, 14th: rented a paddleboat for a bit, then went to wineries tryin to track down some apple wine... no luck
mon, 15th: found apple wine. then went PARASAILING!
tues, 16th: gloomy drive back home
I'll probably give more in depth summaries of each day later. For those of you who are curious. And in a vain hope of tracing back what happened to all of my money!??!?!
tues, 9th: drove to van city as fast as possible. went to pho hoa for dinner, much better than e-town pho
wed, 10th: went to chinatown. had really good chinese food
thurs, 11th: went shopping on robson st and around that area. had sushi for dinner
fri, 12th: went back to chinatown, then to richmond (had really good taro bubbletea). later, checked out the night-market
sat, 13th: went to metrotown, then drove to kelowna
sun, 14th: rented a paddleboat for a bit, then went to wineries tryin to track down some apple wine... no luck
mon, 15th: found apple wine. then went PARASAILING!
tues, 16th: gloomy drive back home
I'll probably give more in depth summaries of each day later. For those of you who are curious. And in a vain hope of tracing back what happened to all of my money!??!?!
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Evenin ladies and gents. Only one month of summer left.... but that's ok cause I'm goin on vacation soon! Yay! I'll be in calgary this sat and sun for my cousin's wedding, back in edm on mon just to pack for van city! Leavin early tues morning; I should be back by the 18th or 19th... somewhere around that time, nothing's set in stone so I'll cya when I cya.
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Wow, I've wasted half of my summer.... it would break my heart if I didn't have a trip to vancouver to look forward to. All I've been doing since my spring class ended is work, it really eats up a lot of my time. It's too good of an excuse for not studying for my o.a.t. so I think I'm gonna quit. I should really do the mature thing and focus on my future for once.... plus I don't wanna follow the new dress code.
KUNG FU STUFF (stop reading if uninterested)
July is actually a very busy month for lion dances. We're doing the opening ceremonies at the Wushu tournament on the 16-17th at grant macewan, I believe that's just on the sat morning. Then there's the world masters games which is a pretty big deal... so many formal practices actually put on by the event; the opening ceremonies will be on the 22nd. Finally, there's heritage days on the last day of the month, the 31st. We usually do shows at both the hong kong and china pavilions and this yr will be no diff. We'll actually be doing kung fu demo at heritage days in addition to lion dance, and if past yrs are indicative it'll be fun.
Later days.
KUNG FU STUFF (stop reading if uninterested)
July is actually a very busy month for lion dances. We're doing the opening ceremonies at the Wushu tournament on the 16-17th at grant macewan, I believe that's just on the sat morning. Then there's the world masters games which is a pretty big deal... so many formal practices actually put on by the event; the opening ceremonies will be on the 22nd. Finally, there's heritage days on the last day of the month, the 31st. We usually do shows at both the hong kong and china pavilions and this yr will be no diff. We'll actually be doing kung fu demo at heritage days in addition to lion dance, and if past yrs are indicative it'll be fun.
Later days.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Evenin ladies and gents. Hmm, not a whole lot has happened... almost half of my summer is over. If only I had the ability to manipulate time.. all in the world would be right.
So ya, my job is pretty lax even though I don't particularly enjoy the people I work with. I figure I'll quit before I go to calgary for my cousin's wedding then 2 days after I get back from that, I'll be goin to vancouver for fun. This way I don't have to ask for the days off.
This summer would be a total flop if not for the trip to vancouver. Had to take a spring class and gotta start studyin for my OAT soon....
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So ya, my job is pretty lax even though I don't particularly enjoy the people I work with. I figure I'll quit before I go to calgary for my cousin's wedding then 2 days after I get back from that, I'll be goin to vancouver for fun. This way I don't have to ask for the days off.
This summer would be a total flop if not for the trip to vancouver. Had to take a spring class and gotta start studyin for my OAT soon....
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Thursday, June 02, 2005
Morning all. I'm just sittin here at sch half reading psych... obviously half not because I'm blogging..... So the latest development in the story of me is I got a job at cap connection and I'll be starting on sat, hope they pay decent but if they don't I won't be terribly crushed since the job involves standing there and not much else. Went bowling on tues... and bowled an eighty-some! yay!
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Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Murray: remember the time you invited me for coffee and I told you I had a hair appointment? I'm a puppet!!! my hair doesn't grow!!! I only told you that white lie so that you wouldn't be hurt
Galao: Murray, if people say nice things when they are lying, how do I tell when the nice things are the truth?
Murray: you poor fool, no one has anything nice to say to you
CIGARRO
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Galao: Murray, if people say nice things when they are lying, how do I tell when the nice things are the truth?
Murray: you poor fool, no one has anything nice to say to you
CIGARRO
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Monday, May 23, 2005
Greetings gentle readers. Just a quick recap of the last couple weeks... nothing too exciting to report as per usual. Basically trying to do some actual reading in my spring class and kung fu's back in the front seat since school sort of ended. We actually had a "fun night" after a lion dance last tuesday; went bowling and might I add that I have a serious deficit in skill for that activity.
And we went to red deer for a tournament, it was pretty fun even though they split my sparring division and I didn't get a chance for a rematch against the girl I lost to at the last tournament. I really thought I had a good chance to beat her this time around but I'm also glad I didn't spar her because she told me her knees are really screwed up and she already had surgery on one and is waiting for an MRI on the other.... frankly, I would've felt guilty for using that knowledge to my advantage so it probably worked out better that I didn't have to make that decision.
Side note, I'm probably going to look for a retail job sometime this coming week. Wish me luck and a decent wage.
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And we went to red deer for a tournament, it was pretty fun even though they split my sparring division and I didn't get a chance for a rematch against the girl I lost to at the last tournament. I really thought I had a good chance to beat her this time around but I'm also glad I didn't spar her because she told me her knees are really screwed up and she already had surgery on one and is waiting for an MRI on the other.... frankly, I would've felt guilty for using that knowledge to my advantage so it probably worked out better that I didn't have to make that decision.
Side note, I'm probably going to look for a retail job sometime this coming week. Wish me luck and a decent wage.
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Monday, May 09, 2005
Afternoon. Just had my first day of spring class; prof didn't lecture, just went over the syllabus so yay!
Quick recap of the infamous GW tournament. It was a lot of fun in a tiring kind of way. First off, we did the drum demo in which I always feel like a freakin monkey bangin cymbals together; then the lion dance which did not go very smoothly at all. I will be blaming the fact that Corey dropped me earlier and I kinda messed up my right foot as a result.
Later on in the day, I competed in hand form as well as weapon form with my spear. Sadly, I didn't place in either. I thought my hand form was pretty good although the end was lacking energy. Spear didn't go as well... I'll accept what I did since it was the first time I competed with that weapon but it needs definite improvement.
For the finale of the day, I competed in sparring. The first two fights were not too difficult to be honest. However, when I fought the title fight (winner=gold, loser=silver), I faced a worthy opponent who I've often seen at tournaments. I lost to her... badly.... Now, I am the owner of a so-so silver medal. I haven't seen any tapes/footage of any of my competing so maybe after seeing something, I'll have more to say.
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Quick recap of the infamous GW tournament. It was a lot of fun in a tiring kind of way. First off, we did the drum demo in which I always feel like a freakin monkey bangin cymbals together; then the lion dance which did not go very smoothly at all. I will be blaming the fact that Corey dropped me earlier and I kinda messed up my right foot as a result.
Later on in the day, I competed in hand form as well as weapon form with my spear. Sadly, I didn't place in either. I thought my hand form was pretty good although the end was lacking energy. Spear didn't go as well... I'll accept what I did since it was the first time I competed with that weapon but it needs definite improvement.
For the finale of the day, I competed in sparring. The first two fights were not too difficult to be honest. However, when I fought the title fight (winner=gold, loser=silver), I faced a worthy opponent who I've often seen at tournaments. I lost to her... badly.... Now, I am the owner of a so-so silver medal. I haven't seen any tapes/footage of any of my competing so maybe after seeing something, I'll have more to say.
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Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Sunday, March 27, 2005
I realize I haven't blogged in a while so I thought I'd remedy that. There's really nothing exciting going on in my life at this point in time though, so this has all the makings of a really boring blog.
Really just looking forward to summer. Just about a month left of sch and I've definitely had quite enough, wish I could go ahead and retire already. Plans for the summer include volunteering at my mom's optical probably once a week to shadow the optometrist and hopefully getting a good reference letter, studying for OAT, and a couple road trips. Also, a couple of my cousins are gettin married..... not to each other... So far, not a lot planned for summer but that doesn't make me any less anxious to get to it. I'm sure I'll have to get some lameass job but that's ok.
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Really just looking forward to summer. Just about a month left of sch and I've definitely had quite enough, wish I could go ahead and retire already. Plans for the summer include volunteering at my mom's optical probably once a week to shadow the optometrist and hopefully getting a good reference letter, studying for OAT, and a couple road trips. Also, a couple of my cousins are gettin married..... not to each other... So far, not a lot planned for summer but that doesn't make me any less anxious to get to it. I'm sure I'll have to get some lameass job but that's ok.
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Saturday, February 19, 2005
Sunday, February 06, 2005
The whirlwind that is chinese new year's demos/lion dances has begun. Yesterday was the infamous ging wu banquet and I guess the demo went pretty well. Although the dinner/dance didn't seem as much fun as past years probably because a lot of people left early. And, man oh man, did the music ever suck! Why did everyone think I was drunk? Just because I drank an obscene amount doesn't mean anything. I maintain that I drank the perfect amount yesterday at the perfect pace. Anyhoo, today we have a demo at wem by t&t. I wonder when I'll get home tonight and how much homework I'll get done...
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
A year older and none the wiser. Of the ppl that actually remembered it was my bday today, many mistakingly thought I was turning 20! The "big two-O" as I like to refer to it. I'm pretty sure in a year, I'll be freakin out about bein so old. But for now, I'm gonna enjoy my last teen year. Later days.
Friday, December 31, 2004
Thursday, December 30, 2004
2005 is fast approaching, I'm lookin forward to it. To recap this yr... I had three resolutions: get better marks in sch, get back my once flat stomache, and get into less fights with the folks. I kept 2 outta 3, not too shabby. This means for the upcoming yr:
1. get back into shape
2. get even better marks in sch
3. become the "cool one" with the little kids at kung fu (should be easier to teach/babysit them if they like me)
I'm actually very proud of myself with the way I've handled things with my parents, for the most part. So I'll be sure to keep that up.
1. get back into shape
2. get even better marks in sch
3. become the "cool one" with the little kids at kung fu (should be easier to teach/babysit them if they like me)
I'm actually very proud of myself with the way I've handled things with my parents, for the most part. So I'll be sure to keep that up.
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Finally wrote my last exam on monday. Went shopping and saw ocean's twelve afterwards; the shopping was a bit of a letdown considering I didn't really see anything worth buying, ocean's twelve wasn't as good as the original but still was not too shabby. Anyhoo, I guess I wanted to make a wish list. Here goes:
1. honda accord coupe v6 fully loaded (in about 2 1/2 yrs from my mom hopefully)
2. iBook (in about 1 yr from my dad)
3. iPod (to match the iBook)
4. samsung camera flip phone
5. small black wallet
6. dvd's: collateral, ocean's eleven, zoolander, american beauty, bourne identity, hero, pirates of the carribean... I'm sure there's more I can't think of right now..
7. cd's: gwen stefani, jay-z vs. linkin park
8. warm winter gloves (warm being the key word since mine are nice looking but the wind cuts right through them)
9. body shop lotions
10. digicam (maybe buyin on boxing day)
It's really not even practical for me to get an iPod since I have a perfectly good md walkman or the camera phone since I just bought my cell not even 5 months ago but ya, I had nothin else to put on the list. Fortunately.
1. honda accord coupe v6 fully loaded (in about 2 1/2 yrs from my mom hopefully)
2. iBook (in about 1 yr from my dad)
3. iPod (to match the iBook)
4. samsung camera flip phone
5. small black wallet
6. dvd's: collateral, ocean's eleven, zoolander, american beauty, bourne identity, hero, pirates of the carribean... I'm sure there's more I can't think of right now..
7. cd's: gwen stefani, jay-z vs. linkin park
8. warm winter gloves (warm being the key word since mine are nice looking but the wind cuts right through them)
9. body shop lotions
10. digicam (maybe buyin on boxing day)
It's really not even practical for me to get an iPod since I have a perfectly good md walkman or the camera phone since I just bought my cell not even 5 months ago but ya, I had nothin else to put on the list. Fortunately.
Saturday, December 18, 2004
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
So I've basically given up on studying for today... bout to call it a night and go to sleep at a decent hour. For some reason, I've been stayin up till 2 or 3am the past few nights and I know messin up my sleep schedule like that cannot be a good thing. At least it'll all be over soon.. less than a week actually. The thing about bein up so late is there's this sense of peacefulness and loneliness intermingled. I'm tryin to combat the latter feeling by trying to get myself into the christmas spirit, but I just feel so .... solely responsible for my actions... it's depressing. I've just gotten to the point where it is so blatantly obvious to me that no one can help me. This probably doesn't make a lot of sense... I guess it's kinda like when I was younger, I would get sick and my mom would say she wished she could do it for me (be sick and miserable). Of course, it wasn't possible and the same thing applies now. You can have all these ppl surrounding you but they can't go through your struggles for you.
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Hello loyal reader, not a whole lot to blog about.... startin to feel the stress for finals. I actually have my biol lab final this sat which is really not cool. I've developed some better study habits this term but in the process, I think I may have lost my ability to cram. Last yr, if my lab final was 3 days away, that's when I'd start... fast forward to present day and I'm thinkin I'm so screwed for sat, we'll see if I can push through.
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
I don't know what to make of today. I gave up my entire long weekend to study for biochem and it totally didn't pay off, I'm just stunned right now. I was convinced I aced that exam, I guess I have to go see it. I would probably chalk this whole day up to a loss if I hadn't seen The Incredibles. Amazing movie. Still, somehow it pales in comparison to my absolute disappointment.
Thursday, November 11, 2004
As many of us use this four day long weekend to booze it up or, in the case of the nerds, to study it up we often lose sight of the importance of rememberance day. As more generations pass, we grow farther from the feeling of being linked to the veterans. I don't know if I should feel guilty about this... I did see something on a commercial for a vancouver news station about a woman who has been stealing poppy money from veterans so I guess I don't feel too guilty in comparison.. At any rate, regardless of how you utilize the "free" time, I feel it's in our best interests to try to keep in mind why it is we're getting a long weekend.
Saturday, November 06, 2004
It occurs to me that many of us are not good with change or adaptation. Mainly what I want to talk about is how when you first get to know someone, that idea of who they are stays with you for a long time if not forever unaltered. This might account for why parents will always think of you as a helpless little baby who is at a loss without them. Basically, if you've ever had a long time friend who's gotten less and less like the kind of person you want to hang out with (the person they once were). Most likely, you're still friends just because you still remember how cool they used to be. It's a little warped but it definitely applies to me. For example, I had a crush on this guy when I first met him, he seemed like a really nice guy. Not a manslut, in good shape, smart. But over time, he's gotten so cocky it's ridiculous. It took me a while to realize that if I met him as he is now, there would be absolutely no attraction. Eventually, I had to let go of the crush cause he's just not that guy anymore. We all try to hold on to the person subconciously hoping they'll revert back to who you want them to be, never accepting that time has passed and change is inevitable.
Sunday, October 24, 2004
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Friday, October 15, 2004
Just wanna quickly say that I hate the curve. My psych mark would be .3 higher if I had gotten one more question right and if I had gotten one more question wrong, it'd still be at the same mark. Frixis. I'm so lucky my bioch is not on a curve otherwise my mark would be .3 lower so maybe the universe has a way of balancing out.... but I'm still pissed.
Thursday, October 14, 2004
So to elaborate on my last post, I am now allowed to know the thing I know... which is that this girl I used to be friends with in high sch is pregnant, drama much? I first heard it from someone who was told specifically not to tell me but on my way to study on sat, I ran into this guy from my old high sch on the bus and he started the convo with "Hey! Did you know your ex is gonna be a father but is in denial about it?" to which I replied "Yes, I do know but I'm not supposed to." Basically now that I'm allowed to know and have gotten over the initial shock, I'm not gonna do anything about it. She's really not someone I wanna talk to again so I'm just gonna leave this whole soap opera mess alone. It seems she's still into her old patterns.. not learning from mistakes and making stupid decisions after the fact. Even if I wanted to help her and talk to her, I doubt she'd listen.... exactly why we're not friends anymore.
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
i'd hear heaven - hedley
so close your eyes there's no suprise you'll realize they hear you
just hide your fear come closer dear it's hard when no one loves you
i'm on the soul of every role of every place your taking
until i'm done just stay for fun tomorrow's breaking even
too late never say tomorrow is another day
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
inside i know the way she fell like fire i forgot to play
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
we've lost our chance our one last dance them circumstances fail us
we'd wait too long they found our song it seems like time's against us
maybe it's me i'm overboard and singing for no reason
but life is light love like a fight today we're breaking even
too late never say tomorrow is another day
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
inside i know the way she fell like fire i forgot to play
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
everyone here thinks i'm crazy
seems like most of us love lazy
waiting round here is amazing
everyone runs like its hazy
too late never say tomorrow is another day
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
inside i know the way she fell like fire i forgot to play
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
true love never say tomorrow is another day
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
inside i know the way she fell like fire i forgot to play
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
so close your eyes there's no suprise you'll realize they hear you
just hide your fear come closer dear it's hard when no one loves you
i'm on the soul of every role of every place your taking
until i'm done just stay for fun tomorrow's breaking even
too late never say tomorrow is another day
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
inside i know the way she fell like fire i forgot to play
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
we've lost our chance our one last dance them circumstances fail us
we'd wait too long they found our song it seems like time's against us
maybe it's me i'm overboard and singing for no reason
but life is light love like a fight today we're breaking even
too late never say tomorrow is another day
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
inside i know the way she fell like fire i forgot to play
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
everyone here thinks i'm crazy
seems like most of us love lazy
waiting round here is amazing
everyone runs like its hazy
too late never say tomorrow is another day
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
inside i know the way she fell like fire i forgot to play
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
true love never say tomorrow is another day
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
inside i know the way she fell like fire i forgot to play
one love i'm one away i never thought that i'd hear heaven say
Friday, September 24, 2004
[kung fu post. do not read if not interested.]
Ever since I was in junior high, kung fu has been my hobby. I picked it because it was something that no other person at sch was doing, it was sort of a typical asian thing to do and let's not forget that song "everybody loves kung fu fighting." At the time, I lived about 5 blocks away from chiu lau kung fu and it seemed like the answer... after about two yrs and a sudden realization that all he did was take our money, I quit. I went half a yr without kung fu and was inevitably drawn back when my brother came up with the idea to join ging wu... almost 4 yrs later, I've got mixed feelings about it.
On the one hand, I really love how involved in the community ging wu is. All the tournaments and demos have been great experiences but I'm sort of at a crossroads since I'm not technically advanced or intermediate... somewhere in the middle... I basically feel like they consider me advanced and expect me to help out with teaching when it's convenient for them. Another thing that has always given ging wu a bad rap is that quite a few of the advanced ppl are extremely cocky. Now behind this cockiness is an obvious (at least to me) fear, I've noticed that these same cocky individuals will not try new moves in front of everyone else because obviously when trying something new, there's a huge probability that you'll look like an idiot. This is a major reason for why these ppl end up focusing all their energy on one thing they're good at and neglecting other things.
I've gotten a bit caught up in this behaviour but no more. I'm sure the advanced ppl talk shit about me behind my back anyway so why not make a fool out of myself if it might make me better in the long run? I just need to take a step back from wanting so desparately to make sijea and let the hoggers hog the class, I don't need to teach. I definitely don't want to become a hogger. Who knows? Maybe becoming sijea is in my future, but if not that's ok too.
Ever since I was in junior high, kung fu has been my hobby. I picked it because it was something that no other person at sch was doing, it was sort of a typical asian thing to do and let's not forget that song "everybody loves kung fu fighting." At the time, I lived about 5 blocks away from chiu lau kung fu and it seemed like the answer... after about two yrs and a sudden realization that all he did was take our money, I quit. I went half a yr without kung fu and was inevitably drawn back when my brother came up with the idea to join ging wu... almost 4 yrs later, I've got mixed feelings about it.
On the one hand, I really love how involved in the community ging wu is. All the tournaments and demos have been great experiences but I'm sort of at a crossroads since I'm not technically advanced or intermediate... somewhere in the middle... I basically feel like they consider me advanced and expect me to help out with teaching when it's convenient for them. Another thing that has always given ging wu a bad rap is that quite a few of the advanced ppl are extremely cocky. Now behind this cockiness is an obvious (at least to me) fear, I've noticed that these same cocky individuals will not try new moves in front of everyone else because obviously when trying something new, there's a huge probability that you'll look like an idiot. This is a major reason for why these ppl end up focusing all their energy on one thing they're good at and neglecting other things.
I've gotten a bit caught up in this behaviour but no more. I'm sure the advanced ppl talk shit about me behind my back anyway so why not make a fool out of myself if it might make me better in the long run? I just need to take a step back from wanting so desparately to make sijea and let the hoggers hog the class, I don't need to teach. I definitely don't want to become a hogger. Who knows? Maybe becoming sijea is in my future, but if not that's ok too.
Monday, September 20, 2004
So I've been on a bit of a roll in terms of blogging and thought I'd keep it up. I now totally understand why some of my high sch friends (mainly the ones who don't go to the u) were so mad at me when I totally ignored them last yr during sch. In my defence, first yr was very scary. But that's neither here nor there... the point is it's not that said friend can't make time for you, they choose not to. Maybe in the grand scheme of things, having your teenage friends like you is not a big deal. I know a lot of ppl who don't think they'll remain friends after sch. I guess those ppl would opt to pick sch over friends. Remember that episode of the o.c. where oscar was tryin to steal marissa away from ryan and oscar said "don't mess up your life for some girl you're not gonna care about in 5 yrs"? Well, I guess that summarizes what might be the reasoning for why some ppl just disappear when sch is in. In conclusion, if someone ever tells you how sad they are that they don't get to see some of their friends every day even though this person knows full well exactly where those ppl are and chooses not to walk the extra 5 min to the next building (say from cab to hub) to see them... I don't know... smack them or somethin.... and smack me if I'm bein a hypocrite which is entirely possible in this case.
Sunday, September 19, 2004
I've been ignoring my blog lately. I guess it's partly because life is pretty boring as per usual but mainly, I just don't really know how to express what I'm feeling. If you've ever seen the episode of undergrads where nitz has an identity crisis, then that's pretty close. For the most part, I like bein single but recently I've been goin through a period of really wishin I had someone. I'll get over it soon but till then, bleh. (It's a cycle, yay I'm single...... boo I'm single.. yay...... boo.. you get the point.) A major part of how I'm doin lately is the whole friends thing. Part of me really wishes I had more friends but I like the ones I have and I'm supremely bummed out that this yr, I haven't seen the same ppl I used to see every day last yr. Might be a factor in why this sch yr sucks.
Thursday, September 16, 2004
Thursday, September 02, 2004
I don't have to work tomorrow so that means I can go to sleep later.
Chris has sort of pushed me to explain more of my last monday blog mainly for clarity sake for myself. Besides the obvious that some of the ppl I feel the least comfortable around are the ones I've known for the least amount of time, I've also semi discovered that I am very concerned about what impressions I leave. That is a huge part of this problem since I tried so hard to leave a good first impression that it's created a snowball effect where every time I see these ppl, I want to give them the person they first met or if I felt like I left a bad first, then I try to make up for it.
Another huge factor is I meet a lot of ppl through existing friends and however that friend views me is imparted on the new person. I just kinda fit into whatever description that friend gave to make things easier.
I'm gonna try to make the atmosphere around me more lax, gonna be more myself and let whoever decide for themselves.
So there you go ladies and gents, the three of you who read my blog had all made a comment about it and questioned what exactly I was tryin to say and I hope that clears it up a bit.
Chris has sort of pushed me to explain more of my last monday blog mainly for clarity sake for myself. Besides the obvious that some of the ppl I feel the least comfortable around are the ones I've known for the least amount of time, I've also semi discovered that I am very concerned about what impressions I leave. That is a huge part of this problem since I tried so hard to leave a good first impression that it's created a snowball effect where every time I see these ppl, I want to give them the person they first met or if I felt like I left a bad first, then I try to make up for it.
Another huge factor is I meet a lot of ppl through existing friends and however that friend views me is imparted on the new person. I just kinda fit into whatever description that friend gave to make things easier.
I'm gonna try to make the atmosphere around me more lax, gonna be more myself and let whoever decide for themselves.
So there you go ladies and gents, the three of you who read my blog had all made a comment about it and questioned what exactly I was tryin to say and I hope that clears it up a bit.
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Lately I've been thinkin bout the ppl I know. I feel like I have a lot of acquaintances but very few friends. Then among the small group of ppl I consider my friends, there are the ones I feel fairly comfortable around and there are ones that I think I try too hard to impress. These are the ppl I feel I need to be entertaining and funny around. I'm gettin sick of puttin on this show.
Friday, August 20, 2004
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Monday, August 02, 2004
Hello. As we students all know, there is about a month of summer left...
I took in kdays on sat and was only there for about an hour and a half. Every yr, I get a little more bored a little faster... maybe I'm just too old for kdays. I am disappointed I didn't get to see the cirque show everyone told me about.
[martial arts stuff]
Yest my kung fu club had 3 demos at heritage days. The first two were at hong kong pavilion and I screwed up my hand form in the second show :( However, this yr no screwups with my weapon... aside from cutting myself but no one noticed. Still disappointed in the crowd at heritage which always seems to lack enthusiasm which I think is largely due to a lack of understanding with how much training goes into it.
Last show was china which was good since that pavilion was right next to borneo. I got to watch Kev and Noel lion dance in a demo setting for the first time and was totally impressed. Although the performance wasn't perfect I still really enjoyed the things that were attempted. I still think there is way too much poilitics involved... somehow a "rivalry" started between bcaa and ging wu. I clapped for bcaa even though some of my fellow ging wu members told me not to. I also noticed that some bcaa ppl started watchin our demo and I did not see them clap.
I can swallow my pride and say that I find bcaa's lion dance to be at a higher difficulty level than ours with the pedestals in their demo. But different ppl and even groups in this case have diff strengths and weaknesses based on where we place emphasis. In my defence, I'd have to say that ging wu has hand forms, weapon forms, as well as sparring to focus on besides lion dance. It was news to me that bcaa had recently started honing in on hand and weapon forms. By watching our demos, I think anyone would notice that bcaa's lion dance portion is the main event whereas ours is more the hand and weapon forms. Another thing I just want to point out is our styles of lion dancing are totally diff. I found bcaa's style to be more about endurance and showmanship whereas I would describe our lion dance to be shorter since the emphasis is placed more on power and sharp movements. I just hope that next yr and in yrs after that both groups clap as a show of support for the other.
Please note that none of this blog was meant to put anyone down, just my comparison and thoughts which is what a blog is all about. If something offends anyone, pls let me know since I'm sure it's just bad wording.
[end martial arts stuff]
I took in kdays on sat and was only there for about an hour and a half. Every yr, I get a little more bored a little faster... maybe I'm just too old for kdays. I am disappointed I didn't get to see the cirque show everyone told me about.
[martial arts stuff]
Yest my kung fu club had 3 demos at heritage days. The first two were at hong kong pavilion and I screwed up my hand form in the second show :( However, this yr no screwups with my weapon... aside from cutting myself but no one noticed. Still disappointed in the crowd at heritage which always seems to lack enthusiasm which I think is largely due to a lack of understanding with how much training goes into it.
Last show was china which was good since that pavilion was right next to borneo. I got to watch Kev and Noel lion dance in a demo setting for the first time and was totally impressed. Although the performance wasn't perfect I still really enjoyed the things that were attempted. I still think there is way too much poilitics involved... somehow a "rivalry" started between bcaa and ging wu. I clapped for bcaa even though some of my fellow ging wu members told me not to. I also noticed that some bcaa ppl started watchin our demo and I did not see them clap.
I can swallow my pride and say that I find bcaa's lion dance to be at a higher difficulty level than ours with the pedestals in their demo. But different ppl and even groups in this case have diff strengths and weaknesses based on where we place emphasis. In my defence, I'd have to say that ging wu has hand forms, weapon forms, as well as sparring to focus on besides lion dance. It was news to me that bcaa had recently started honing in on hand and weapon forms. By watching our demos, I think anyone would notice that bcaa's lion dance portion is the main event whereas ours is more the hand and weapon forms. Another thing I just want to point out is our styles of lion dancing are totally diff. I found bcaa's style to be more about endurance and showmanship whereas I would describe our lion dance to be shorter since the emphasis is placed more on power and sharp movements. I just hope that next yr and in yrs after that both groups clap as a show of support for the other.
Please note that none of this blog was meant to put anyone down, just my comparison and thoughts which is what a blog is all about. If something offends anyone, pls let me know since I'm sure it's just bad wording.
[end martial arts stuff]
Friday, July 30, 2004
Saturday, July 17, 2004
This blog is perhaps too sappy to post but I haven't blogged in a while so I'm just gonna put it out there. Enjoy!
So it's been almost two years since I've had a boyfriend and part of me is kinda bummed out but I'm mainly ok with it, surprisingly. I feel like I'm at a stage in my life where I don't know who I am or who I want to be. I do know I want to be better but other than that it's pretty open right now and I'm not sure I could really figure it out with someone. Maybe I'm kidding myself and I'm really miserable deep down but I don't feel that way. For the most part, I'm happy and really lookin forward to just being even happier.
p.s. There's nothing wrong with you that changing yourself completely won't fix. I know I've mentioned this before but I really thought it tied in with what a couple of my friends as well as myself are trying to accomplish in changing and bettering ourselves. Special good luck to Ranald since I think he's trying to do what I'm trying to except I don't have the guts to go places alone.
So it's been almost two years since I've had a boyfriend and part of me is kinda bummed out but I'm mainly ok with it, surprisingly. I feel like I'm at a stage in my life where I don't know who I am or who I want to be. I do know I want to be better but other than that it's pretty open right now and I'm not sure I could really figure it out with someone. Maybe I'm kidding myself and I'm really miserable deep down but I don't feel that way. For the most part, I'm happy and really lookin forward to just being even happier.
p.s. There's nothing wrong with you that changing yourself completely won't fix. I know I've mentioned this before but I really thought it tied in with what a couple of my friends as well as myself are trying to accomplish in changing and bettering ourselves. Special good luck to Ranald since I think he's trying to do what I'm trying to except I don't have the guts to go places alone.
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Since inventory on sunday was cancelled, I have to work till 11:30pm. I seriously doubt we'll be done by that time but whatevs, that's when I'm gonna leave. Also, I forgive my manager for not calling; she told me that she had taken the employee phone list with her but upon arriving home, her basement was flooded and the power was out. Better days!
Sunday, July 11, 2004
4:30ish - left the house to go shopping before work.
5ish (half an hour later) - arrived at the mall after driving through a couple flooded streets. (a drive that usually takes 10 min). stuck in parking lot, cars barely moving.
6ish - time to go to work but mall is being evacuated.
6:30ish - got home.
The worst part of all this is I was stuck in the parking lot for an entire hour. A lot of the time was spent making phone calls to:
my dad - "traffic's bad"
security - "is the mall being evacuated?"
my dad - "I don't have to work, the mall's being evacuated. you're already on your way?"
my brother - "are you finished closing yet?"
my dad - "you want me to turn around and go home? I have stephen. you're in the mall?"
and work - no answer
So my parents had been on their way to pick up my brother but then I got to him first, called my dad who then found us and got in the car. I drove to my mom who was waiting at our other car in a parking lot about a block from the mall and we drove home.
I'm pretty pissed off that no one from work tried to call me to warn me not to go to work. I had to figure out that the mall was being evacuated from the swarms of ppl walkin out and the clearly flooded parking lot. If someone had called me at 5ish which was when my brother said they started evacuating the mall, then I could've turned out of the parking lot sooner. I ended up finding out at 5:30ish when I decided to call security.
5ish (half an hour later) - arrived at the mall after driving through a couple flooded streets. (a drive that usually takes 10 min). stuck in parking lot, cars barely moving.
6ish - time to go to work but mall is being evacuated.
6:30ish - got home.
The worst part of all this is I was stuck in the parking lot for an entire hour. A lot of the time was spent making phone calls to:
my dad - "traffic's bad"
security - "is the mall being evacuated?"
my dad - "I don't have to work, the mall's being evacuated. you're already on your way?"
my brother - "are you finished closing yet?"
my dad - "you want me to turn around and go home? I have stephen. you're in the mall?"
and work - no answer
So my parents had been on their way to pick up my brother but then I got to him first, called my dad who then found us and got in the car. I drove to my mom who was waiting at our other car in a parking lot about a block from the mall and we drove home.
I'm pretty pissed off that no one from work tried to call me to warn me not to go to work. I had to figure out that the mall was being evacuated from the swarms of ppl walkin out and the clearly flooded parking lot. If someone had called me at 5ish which was when my brother said they started evacuating the mall, then I could've turned out of the parking lot sooner. I ended up finding out at 5:30ish when I decided to call security.
Thursday, July 01, 2004
I just never learn my lesson. NEVER SPEND TIME WITH PARENTS. Parents have the day off? Get the hell out of the house. What's so hard about that? I don't know but I can't seem to follow it no matter how much sense it makes. Anyhoo, I'm off to pull weeds now. This is fuckin retarded, we don't even have grass. What is the fuckin point?
Monday, June 28, 2004
Planning for a buncha ppl to get together is like fuckin pulling teeth. Now I remember why I never plan. If I ever ask you to hang out and you can't or you just don't want to, say no. I don't have time to listen to your lameass excuses or your "maybe" that obviously means "I'm going to wait till the very last moment to back out." It just feels like I know way too many ppl who I'm sure will not come but I ask anyway so as not to be rude. Whatevs.
Sunday, June 27, 2004
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
This is a kung fu related post so if you find martial arts totally uninteresting, pls stop reading now.
So the big kahunas at ging wu are all heading to florida for a major tourney for the first week of july. By big kahunas I mean Sifu Brendan, Sifu Charlie, Sihing Dennis, Cynthia, Anita, Sihing Wit, Corey, Winston, "lil" Andy... basically all our hung gar black belts and a handful of the brown belts. More importantly these are the ppl who basically run class, the only person who is not goin who has the authority is Sihing Andy. Now I bet you're all wondering why this is important to me at all, basically I've been asked to help him run class for the week everyone else is gone, I could be wrong but I think this could be important to proving myself in some way.
It's actually kind of funny since I've been asked multiple separate times if I could commit to this. Cynthia was the first to directly ask me if I'd be comfortable teaching the adults alone... and if it was alone, I'd be a bit nervous but Andy'll be there and make no mistake he's the one in charge. I'm just the trusty sidekick. Sifu Brendan had asked me during the red deer tourney then Andy asked and actually made me feel important by pointing out that he couldn't do it alone. More recently, Sifu Brendan asked me again.
I think a lot of the more advanced ppl at ging wu still question my reliability, but I'm hoping after this that they'll see they can count on me. Nothing short of a crippling accident is gonna keep me away for that week. If you don't already know, making Sijei in the next two yrs is a serious goal I have. Right now, by my guess I have about a third of the advanced ppl on my side who believe I would make a good Sijei; however, that leaves a whopping majority of two thirds I still have to convince.
All I have to do is not screw up..
So the big kahunas at ging wu are all heading to florida for a major tourney for the first week of july. By big kahunas I mean Sifu Brendan, Sifu Charlie, Sihing Dennis, Cynthia, Anita, Sihing Wit, Corey, Winston, "lil" Andy... basically all our hung gar black belts and a handful of the brown belts. More importantly these are the ppl who basically run class, the only person who is not goin who has the authority is Sihing Andy. Now I bet you're all wondering why this is important to me at all, basically I've been asked to help him run class for the week everyone else is gone, I could be wrong but I think this could be important to proving myself in some way.
It's actually kind of funny since I've been asked multiple separate times if I could commit to this. Cynthia was the first to directly ask me if I'd be comfortable teaching the adults alone... and if it was alone, I'd be a bit nervous but Andy'll be there and make no mistake he's the one in charge. I'm just the trusty sidekick. Sifu Brendan had asked me during the red deer tourney then Andy asked and actually made me feel important by pointing out that he couldn't do it alone. More recently, Sifu Brendan asked me again.
I think a lot of the more advanced ppl at ging wu still question my reliability, but I'm hoping after this that they'll see they can count on me. Nothing short of a crippling accident is gonna keep me away for that week. If you don't already know, making Sijei in the next two yrs is a serious goal I have. Right now, by my guess I have about a third of the advanced ppl on my side who believe I would make a good Sijei; however, that leaves a whopping majority of two thirds I still have to convince.
All I have to do is not screw up..
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
It's been two months of sweet freedom.
Either my dad liked the shirt I got him or he just really appreciated the gesture... or maybe a bit of both.. either way, he seemed pretty happy so that's one success in the failures that make up my life.
Shiet, my lower back hurts like a bitch. Too many leg lifts, I reckon.
Chronicles of Riddick was pretty good except a lot of air time was wasted by him takin off his goggles dramatically then puttin them back on. Also, some of the scenes in the beginning almost gave me seizures. I wanna see Dodgeball and Collatoral (Tom Cruise is the hottest old man on the face of the planet).
Me tired.. Bye
Either my dad liked the shirt I got him or he just really appreciated the gesture... or maybe a bit of both.. either way, he seemed pretty happy so that's one success in the failures that make up my life.
Shiet, my lower back hurts like a bitch. Too many leg lifts, I reckon.
Chronicles of Riddick was pretty good except a lot of air time was wasted by him takin off his goggles dramatically then puttin them back on. Also, some of the scenes in the beginning almost gave me seizures. I wanna see Dodgeball and Collatoral (Tom Cruise is the hottest old man on the face of the planet).
Me tired.. Bye
Saturday, June 19, 2004
Ahoy hoy! This summer is almost half over and I feel as if I've just wasted it... A warning to you all: do NOT see zatoichi, super boring. What else? Not much, life is pretty boring. I spend my days watchin general hospital or goin to work. Speakin of which, work is gettin crappy; a couple of the cool ppl are quittin, I'm pretty sure it's gonna set a chain rxn of quitters and I'll be left with the squares. Tomorrow is fathers day and I have to exchange the shirts I got for my dad cause my brother thinks they are too small for him. I think I'm gonna give him one for fathers day and one on his bday. Sidenote, one of my cousins is gettin married on my dad's bday. Umm.. that's all I can think of for now. Sunny days!
Friday, June 11, 2004
So I got paid today, now normally that is a good thing but they fucked up my paycheck. If I wasn't so untrusting of them (with good reason it seems), and didn't check to make sure my hours were right I woulda let them jip me outta fifty-so bucks. Haven't decided if I'll stop by tomorrow amidst shopping to let them know or just wait till I work on sat. Later days.
Monday, June 07, 2004
Sunday, May 23, 2004
Hello all you beautiful people. Just a quick blog before I head to work, as some of you know I went to red deer yest for a tourney. I screwed up my form but got 1st and sparring was quite a let down since I got eliminated the first round... the girl who beat me ended up winning so I guess that's some consolation; nevertheless, a loss is a loss and I must train harder. Despite not performing the way I wanted to, I still had quite a bit of fun. Peace and love.
Friday, May 14, 2004
Saturday, May 08, 2004
Hello everyone. Turns out if I get the time square job, I'll be able to juggle it with roots since time square only wants 15-20h/week. Right now, roots gives me 20-30h/week so what I can do is just tell them to cut it down to 20 and it'll all be good. I want you all to hope I get the job. Later days.
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
So when I woke up today, I called time square and the guy that gave me an interview is still out from his car accident.... as soon as I hung up, cap connection called and set up an interview for wed; bout an hour later, roots called and hired me. Now the dilemma is should I still go to the interview?
Thursday, April 29, 2004
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Wow, it's been pretty non-stop since sch ended. The majority of my time has been spent at kung fu, eating, sleeping and shopping. On mon, I went to wem to hand out resumes and time square gave me an interview on the spot but I didn't catch the guy's name... not good.. jacob connexion set up an interview when I dropped off my resume, when I got home roots called and gave me a pre-interview then set up an actual interview. So I was sposed to have two interviews tues (roots 11:30, jacob connexion 3pm). Luckily, I decided to head home after the roots interview instead of bumming around the mall till 3 cause at 1:30 jacob connexion called and rescheduled my interview for thurs 4pm. I'm not too impressed with jacob connexion. I really want the time square job so what I need to do is figure out the guy's name so I can call on fri and ask if he made his decision yet.
Monday, April 26, 2004
Sunday, April 25, 2004
Hey guys. It's been 3 whole days of summer vacation. What have I been up to? Besides major fights with the folks I've been doing a lot of shopping, eating, and quite a bit of kung fu in preparation for the tournament this sat. Wish me luck. I've also spent quite a bit of time writing my resume, asking ppl for references and it seems to be going pretty well. Hope I get a good job this time around. Later days.
Friday, April 23, 2004
I'm gonna put this out there even though no one will be able relate. I just want whoever is interested to get a glimpse into how I'm feeling right now. I must be a horrible person because the people who are supposed to love me most hate who I am. So I know you're probably thinking "oh that joanne, always getting into fights with her parents" but there has to be a reason as to why I cannot carry on a conversation for longer than 5 minutes without getting into a fight with my mom. I'm not exactly sure when it happened, but somewhere along the way during the 18 yrs I've lived, my mom turned into the person I most admired into the person who frustrates me most. I can honestly say my love for her is strictly due to obligation. I know a lot of you who read this will not believe this and just think this is another teenage rebellion, if that's what you believe I can't change your mind but I know what I feel. I know myself better than anyone ever will but one thing I will never know is why everyone has something to say about how I should live my life when no one knows what my life is. I must say I have dangerously low self-esteem, and how can I not with such negativity surrounding me in my home? All I ever wanted was to please my parents but the harder I try, the harder I fall. I may not agree with the reasons for why they hate me, but I hate the person I am. A person who can't control her anger, who tries oh so hard to have her opinions heard even though I know that no one is listening. A person who, evidently, has not learnt from her mistakes and will continue to fight a losing battle.
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Hello all. As most of you know, I gave up pop and fruitopia* for lent. I'm not catholic but Chris inspired me with his quest to give up fast food. (Good job Chris!) Anyway, I'm proud to say I succeeded and as soon as exams are over, olia and myself are going to give up chocolate... I'm going to give it up, olia's gonna try..... Lent is 40 days so we're attempting a mere 20 chocolate-free days. Pray for us.
Although I usually had pop almost every day, I think chocolate's gonna be harder. Even though I don't eat that much chocolate, the cravings are a lot stronger so..... we'll see how it goes. Back to studyin I guess.... later days!
*I really only wanted to give up pop but since Chris was giving up fast food, it made it look kinda slacker-ish so I threw in fruitopia as well. Not apple juice nor five alive, etc. Also, I'm not even catholic so I didn't appreciate being nagged.
Although I usually had pop almost every day, I think chocolate's gonna be harder. Even though I don't eat that much chocolate, the cravings are a lot stronger so..... we'll see how it goes. Back to studyin I guess.... later days!
*I really only wanted to give up pop but since Chris was giving up fast food, it made it look kinda slacker-ish so I threw in fruitopia as well. Not apple juice nor five alive, etc. Also, I'm not even catholic so I didn't appreciate being nagged.
Monday, April 12, 2004
So I decided not to be a slacker and I now have a full course load next yr. This means there are way too many spots to fill with classes I don't really need for my third yr... so I've made a potentially life altering decision. I'm taking all the required prereqs for optometry and applying at the end of my second yr.
Sunday, April 11, 2004
In case anyone cares, this is the phone I want, it's not out in canada yet...
www.sonyericsson.com z600
If it doesn't come out by the time my phone contract runs out, my back up phone is
www.sonyericsson.com z200
www.sonyericsson.com z600
If it doesn't come out by the time my phone contract runs out, my back up phone is
www.sonyericsson.com z200
People have already started disappearing... it's like a black hole engulfs all students for exam time, only to spit them back out afterwards.
I know I should be studying but all I can think about is how great this summer's gonna be. I do have to get a job but hopefully I can get out of the food/drink business and I'll be content. I just really hate smelling like what I sell. Why do I need a job? Because I'm 18 and have horrible spending habits. It's almost time for a new phone and I have decided that I want a camera flip phone which will undoubtedly cost me quite the pretty penny.
So it's been 8 months of univ and I am in the worst shape of my life. This summer is gonna be a lot of rollerblading, basketball, badminton, and pilates. All a part of operation revolution. It seems I lost my rollerblades when I moved... or they're somewhere amidst the other forgotten items in my basement; they weren't that nice so I will take this as an opportunity to buy new ones. (See what I mean about spending habits?)
Mission: Ab Attack
I think the name is pretty self-explanatory; this is the first mission of operation revolution and it begins mon.
one set entails: 60 crunches, 20 side crunches per side, 20 leg lifts, 20 burnouts
3 sets a day, 3 days a week (mon, wed, sat)
I know I should be studying but all I can think about is how great this summer's gonna be. I do have to get a job but hopefully I can get out of the food/drink business and I'll be content. I just really hate smelling like what I sell. Why do I need a job? Because I'm 18 and have horrible spending habits. It's almost time for a new phone and I have decided that I want a camera flip phone which will undoubtedly cost me quite the pretty penny.
So it's been 8 months of univ and I am in the worst shape of my life. This summer is gonna be a lot of rollerblading, basketball, badminton, and pilates. All a part of operation revolution. It seems I lost my rollerblades when I moved... or they're somewhere amidst the other forgotten items in my basement; they weren't that nice so I will take this as an opportunity to buy new ones. (See what I mean about spending habits?)
Mission: Ab Attack
I think the name is pretty self-explanatory; this is the first mission of operation revolution and it begins mon.
one set entails: 60 crunches, 20 side crunches per side, 20 leg lifts, 20 burnouts
3 sets a day, 3 days a week (mon, wed, sat)
Friday, April 09, 2004
Finals are fast approaching, I've been reading over my chem notes since sunday but I can honestly say I do not feel any smarter. I'm so sick of chem now, as soon as I feel like I understand a concept I try to do a question and all my confidence is inevitably shattered. Must focus on bio tomorrow, turns out I haven't taken any notes since the second midterm... that leaves me about 200 slides behind. The currently neglected subjects: stat and eng.. no real studying to do for eng but I do plan on reading some old pieces just to get my mind running; all I really have to do for stat is read over the notes, no practice final from my prof which is pretty stupid.
These upcoming couple weeks can be really stressful on a lot of students. I end up ignoring anyone who does not go to univ. Sometimes I get really bummed out about how much I have to do in the short amount of time I have. To make things worse, everyone else is basically in the same position. You'd think that would mean more people to relate to but everyone ends up being really high speed at everything they do and no one really wants to slow down to talk to anyone. Final week(s) end up being a time when I feel like I don't really have any friends, everyone either becomes a study buddy or, worse, just disappears off the face of the planet. Maybe it's better this way, less distractions. Every once in a while though, I remember something a friend did or said and it saves me; I just sit there smiling like a total retard thinkin of the time. Then I realize, you're gonna fail if you don't get back to studyin and that wipes the smile off my face but the point is that retarded moment is great and I thank anyone who has ever given me one of them.
These upcoming couple weeks can be really stressful on a lot of students. I end up ignoring anyone who does not go to univ. Sometimes I get really bummed out about how much I have to do in the short amount of time I have. To make things worse, everyone else is basically in the same position. You'd think that would mean more people to relate to but everyone ends up being really high speed at everything they do and no one really wants to slow down to talk to anyone. Final week(s) end up being a time when I feel like I don't really have any friends, everyone either becomes a study buddy or, worse, just disappears off the face of the planet. Maybe it's better this way, less distractions. Every once in a while though, I remember something a friend did or said and it saves me; I just sit there smiling like a total retard thinkin of the time. Then I realize, you're gonna fail if you don't get back to studyin and that wipes the smile off my face but the point is that retarded moment is great and I thank anyone who has ever given me one of them.
Monday, April 05, 2004
Ahoy hoy. What a beautiful day, sure the only exposure to the great outdoors I've had today was when I was walking to the bus stop but still. Today is a pretty good day despite nothing out of the ordinary occuring, it probably has somethin to do with the fact that I actually got some studyin done as opposed to the weekend which I basically pissed away by watching bad tv and eating lots...
Today also marks the beginning of operation revolution. Back fat was a major failure; what makes revolution different? So far, nothing. I just think the name is more motivational rather than ridiculing. Operation revolution's major objective is to get myself into good shape for the tournament. Also, it can apply to non-physical aspects. This summer is going to be four months for me and I intend to use it to its fullest. I do have to waste quite a bit of it working but that's so I can support my brandwhore-ish spending habits. Revolution should entitle things such as getting out to a park, barbecues, rollerblading and all that fun summer related stuff. I really can't wait till school's over.... in the mean time, I should get back to studying. Better days.
Today also marks the beginning of operation revolution. Back fat was a major failure; what makes revolution different? So far, nothing. I just think the name is more motivational rather than ridiculing. Operation revolution's major objective is to get myself into good shape for the tournament. Also, it can apply to non-physical aspects. This summer is going to be four months for me and I intend to use it to its fullest. I do have to waste quite a bit of it working but that's so I can support my brandwhore-ish spending habits. Revolution should entitle things such as getting out to a park, barbecues, rollerblading and all that fun summer related stuff. I really can't wait till school's over.... in the mean time, I should get back to studying. Better days.
Saturday, April 03, 2004
April is upon us. In less than twenty days, I will be nearly stress free. I'm not sure if anyone's noticed, but I think my blogs are getting shorter and shorter and this has been happening because I feel like I've said everything I need to say. So let's just take a look at what's goin on this month.
7th: last day of classes
14th-21st: my exams... not exactly sure on the official univ exam days
The important thing is apr 21, 11ish. At this time, you may now approach me with confidence that I am more likely to actually be listening to you talk.
7th: last day of classes
14th-21st: my exams... not exactly sure on the official univ exam days
The important thing is apr 21, 11ish. At this time, you may now approach me with confidence that I am more likely to actually be listening to you talk.
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