oh a whim, i decided to blog...my sleeping habits have gone to the dogs, oh well, i suppose i'm just minimizing the jet lag!
sooo, FRANCE! everyone's been asking me if i'm excited to go. of course i am. except that i have this annoying project i have to do before i leave. st. mike's called me last week to ask if i was interested in writing a piece on convocation and my experiences at smc. naturally i agreed to do it. and now i have to write it. and of course, i'm procrastinating!
i'm getting money on wednesday, as there were no pounds available today, and not enough euros. but that's ok because i don't even have my bank card! the airhead that i am, i accidently left my bank card and my old driver's license (my new one came in the mail today!) with liz from yesterday (i'll get to that in a sec) and i DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT. well, until she emailed me and told me today. and this isn't the first time i'm left my bank card and not known it. i think i've left many items accidently in matt's car, and he'd randomly call me up and tell me. hahaha. oh so not a good thing!
right, on to yesterday: metric, broken social scene and modest mouse on centre island! sorry grace, i really did want to see you (and everyone else) go dragonboating, but it was way too early, and even though the event i went to didn't start until 2pm, liz and i didn't even get to the island until after 5pm. we stopped off at the second cup at union station, and they undercharged her and forgot to ask me to pay. hahahaha. i didn't see the necessity in reminding them...especially AFTER i had it, it was so gross, so full of sugar! i think i felt queasy after that. but the delicious pizza pizza got me back on my feet! yesterday's event was so good! i even got a metric t-shirt, although i'm pretty sure i got it because it was PINK. hahaha.
monica came back from examining in vancouver, and i had a morning meeting with her saturday morning at 8:30AM. it was insane. i was so incredibly tired after that, and i don't think i've recovered since! and what did we discuss? nothing that was important. the only thing i got out of that was a free breakfast. righto.
and as juju mentioned from her blog, we had a good time at grandma's birthday last thursday. there WAS a bit of awkwardness but i was at the same table with grandma and her best friends. i'm so lucky that i got to know her friends, so all i kept hearing that night was mostly "oh my, you're so grown up and so pretty!" i love little old chinese ladies!
ah well, look at the time. it's nearly 1:30am. and i got some crazy mosquito bites tonight, that are driving me insane. damn those little buggers.
alright then, i'll leave you all a very lovely website. it's about a guy who's been teaching english in japan for almost year, and it's great.
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Friday, June 17, 2005
hello hello!
after an incredibly retarded crappy day and a half, matt surprised me with tickets to a JET CONCERT at the opera house last night! ;p i have to admit that when he asked me three weeks ago if i was free the night of thursday june 16, 2005...i didn't really try too hard to find out why. why not? because i know how it feels to try and plan a surprise for someone and then ending up telling that person because they throw such a fuss about not knowing, so i didn't want to ruin any big surprise...and you know what? it was an EXCELLENT SURPRISE!!!
of course there was a huge ton of waiting until JET ACTUALLY made it on stage at 10:30pm to perform for about an hour (afterall, they only have one album! ;p) but they played some of their biggest hits (cold hard bitch, rollover DJ, look what you've done, are you gonna be my girl) immediately, and they literally took my breath away, they were THAT GOOD.
Go!!
So 1, 2, 3, take my hand and come with me
because you look so fine
and i really wanna make you mine.
I say you look so fine
that I really wanna make you mine.
Oh, 4,5,6 c'mon and get your kicks
now you dont need that money
when you look like that, do ya honey.
Big black boots,
long brown hair,
she's so sweet
with her get back stare.
Well I could see,
you home with me,
but you were with another man, yea!
I know we,
ain't got much to say,
before I let you get away, yea!
I said, are you gonna be my girl?
Well, so 1,2,3, take my hand and come with me
because you look so fine
and i really wanna make you mine.
I say you look so fine
that I really wanna make you mine.
Oh, 4,5,6 c'mon and get your kicks
now you dont need that money
with a face like that, do ya.
Big black boots,
long brown hair,
she's so sweet
with her jet back stare.
Well I could see,
you home with me,
but you were with another man, yea!
I know we,
ain't got much to say,
before I let you get away, yea!
I said, are you gonna be my girl?
Oh yea. Oh yea. C'mon!
I could see,
you home with me,
but you were with another man, yea!
I know we,
ain't got much to say,
before I let you get away, yea!
Uh, be my girl.
Be my girl.
Are you gonna be my girl?! Yea
- Jet
In other news:
congrats to myself and my fellow classmates at U of T, who FINALLY have made it out of the HOLE. that day was brutal beyond belief, only because of my SHOES. there are shoes that are made for looking pretty and that is it. the particular shoes i was wearing that day was EXACTLY that, and then we had to walk across queen's park (twice!) and then over to UC, and then to hart house, and then back to UC and then across the kings college circle to convocation hall. it was incredibly painful, and some unknown muscles in my calves told me so for the next four days after!
then there were several bbq's that i was invited to including tee's bbq graduation party up in the shwa, and alex's birthday bbq that was hosted by jordan, and mich's graduation bbq that i couldn't attend because i was grace's house trying to figure out where and what we were going to do in france that day...sorry mich!
and of course, there was the upsetting news of my cousin on wed, but ames pretty much sums up everyone's reaction on her blog so i'm not going to reiterate it again.
i also went to the imax theatre for the first time to watch "batman begins." it was a pretty interesting experience. first off, i was RACED to the back row by this incredibly large woman who seemed to want to beat me to the seat next to kevin (for some reason i don't know, but poor kevin! haha) so i just went round to the other side to sit with kaz. secondly, the movie was ok, but since the screen was so large, i kept getting distracted by christian kane's mole at the side of his nose. and the kid that played little bruce wayne had such long and beautiful eyelashes...hahaha. the end of the movie sucked because at that point i was starting to get sick of all that close up action, and i couldn't focus on any moles or eyelashes...so i don't think i paid too much attention to the ending. oh well...
after an incredibly retarded crappy day and a half, matt surprised me with tickets to a JET CONCERT at the opera house last night! ;p i have to admit that when he asked me three weeks ago if i was free the night of thursday june 16, 2005...i didn't really try too hard to find out why. why not? because i know how it feels to try and plan a surprise for someone and then ending up telling that person because they throw such a fuss about not knowing, so i didn't want to ruin any big surprise...and you know what? it was an EXCELLENT SURPRISE!!!
of course there was a huge ton of waiting until JET ACTUALLY made it on stage at 10:30pm to perform for about an hour (afterall, they only have one album! ;p) but they played some of their biggest hits (cold hard bitch, rollover DJ, look what you've done, are you gonna be my girl) immediately, and they literally took my breath away, they were THAT GOOD.
Go!!
So 1, 2, 3, take my hand and come with me
because you look so fine
and i really wanna make you mine.
I say you look so fine
that I really wanna make you mine.
Oh, 4,5,6 c'mon and get your kicks
now you dont need that money
when you look like that, do ya honey.
Big black boots,
long brown hair,
she's so sweet
with her get back stare.
Well I could see,
you home with me,
but you were with another man, yea!
I know we,
ain't got much to say,
before I let you get away, yea!
I said, are you gonna be my girl?
Well, so 1,2,3, take my hand and come with me
because you look so fine
and i really wanna make you mine.
I say you look so fine
that I really wanna make you mine.
Oh, 4,5,6 c'mon and get your kicks
now you dont need that money
with a face like that, do ya.
Big black boots,
long brown hair,
she's so sweet
with her jet back stare.
Well I could see,
you home with me,
but you were with another man, yea!
I know we,
ain't got much to say,
before I let you get away, yea!
I said, are you gonna be my girl?
Oh yea. Oh yea. C'mon!
I could see,
you home with me,
but you were with another man, yea!
I know we,
ain't got much to say,
before I let you get away, yea!
Uh, be my girl.
Be my girl.
Are you gonna be my girl?! Yea
- Jet
In other news:
congrats to myself and my fellow classmates at U of T, who FINALLY have made it out of the HOLE. that day was brutal beyond belief, only because of my SHOES. there are shoes that are made for looking pretty and that is it. the particular shoes i was wearing that day was EXACTLY that, and then we had to walk across queen's park (twice!) and then over to UC, and then to hart house, and then back to UC and then across the kings college circle to convocation hall. it was incredibly painful, and some unknown muscles in my calves told me so for the next four days after!
then there were several bbq's that i was invited to including tee's bbq graduation party up in the shwa, and alex's birthday bbq that was hosted by jordan, and mich's graduation bbq that i couldn't attend because i was grace's house trying to figure out where and what we were going to do in france that day...sorry mich!
and of course, there was the upsetting news of my cousin on wed, but ames pretty much sums up everyone's reaction on her blog so i'm not going to reiterate it again.
i also went to the imax theatre for the first time to watch "batman begins." it was a pretty interesting experience. first off, i was RACED to the back row by this incredibly large woman who seemed to want to beat me to the seat next to kevin (for some reason i don't know, but poor kevin! haha) so i just went round to the other side to sit with kaz. secondly, the movie was ok, but since the screen was so large, i kept getting distracted by christian kane's mole at the side of his nose. and the kid that played little bruce wayne had such long and beautiful eyelashes...hahaha. the end of the movie sucked because at that point i was starting to get sick of all that close up action, and i couldn't focus on any moles or eyelashes...so i don't think i paid too much attention to the ending. oh well...
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
i went downtown today to pick up my "gown" and class composite photos. soooo weird, it's only hit me now that i'm really graduating. i think i've sub-consciously denied thinking that, so maybe i will be happy tomorrow...i guess i will be most happy just to people who i began university with, although alot of those same people aren't the same people i finish with. it also sucks that the composite photos are only of the people who are graduating from our college, i guess there's just too many people graduating to do a big humongous one. hahaha.
one of the best songs off the album X & Y:
What if there was no light
Nothing wrong, nothing right
What if there was no time
And no reason, or rhyme
What if you should decide
That you don't want me there by your side
That you don't want me there in your life
What if I got it wrong
And no poem or song
Could put right what I got wrong
Or make you feel I belong
What if you should decide
That you don't want me there by your side
That you don't want me there in you life
Oh that's right
Let's take a breath, jump over the side
Oh that's right
How can you know it if you don't even try
Oh that's right
Every step that you take
Could be your biggest mistake
It could bend or it could break
But that's the risk that you take
Coldplay - What If
yesterday i met up with mich to buy the coldplay X & Y cd from hmv. and then we attempted to work on our japan scrapbooks while we watched coldplay on tv. yes yes, we're crazy crazy fans of coldplay! tony espinoza came by after lunch and then we all went and visited ms. sandra wong! god, it's crazy that i've known this girl since gr. 11 highschool! we were both in the same math tutorial school (i know, so nerdy!) but we never listened in class and always chatting with each other, and horton and derek. i think only darren paid attention in class, so we always copied the answers off him! hahaha, we learned absolutely nothing from those classes! hahaha.
i was so delighted that the summer buddies meeting made it into kinsey's blog that i also wanted to take this time to say how much i miss my friends from highschool (even though karen and i were technically "enemies" with the SJ girlies...hahaha.) what great times in OAC accounting...and k. man. hahahaha. i think it's so great that we all still put in the effort to see each other! i'm so excited about us all going to see karen's performance in august! and then, i promise we won't ditch you girls!
one of the best songs off the album X & Y:
What if there was no light
Nothing wrong, nothing right
What if there was no time
And no reason, or rhyme
What if you should decide
That you don't want me there by your side
That you don't want me there in your life
What if I got it wrong
And no poem or song
Could put right what I got wrong
Or make you feel I belong
What if you should decide
That you don't want me there by your side
That you don't want me there in you life
Oh that's right
Let's take a breath, jump over the side
Oh that's right
How can you know it if you don't even try
Oh that's right
Every step that you take
Could be your biggest mistake
It could bend or it could break
But that's the risk that you take
Coldplay - What If
yesterday i met up with mich to buy the coldplay X & Y cd from hmv. and then we attempted to work on our japan scrapbooks while we watched coldplay on tv. yes yes, we're crazy crazy fans of coldplay! tony espinoza came by after lunch and then we all went and visited ms. sandra wong! god, it's crazy that i've known this girl since gr. 11 highschool! we were both in the same math tutorial school (i know, so nerdy!) but we never listened in class and always chatting with each other, and horton and derek. i think only darren paid attention in class, so we always copied the answers off him! hahaha, we learned absolutely nothing from those classes! hahaha.
i was so delighted that the summer buddies meeting made it into kinsey's blog that i also wanted to take this time to say how much i miss my friends from highschool (even though karen and i were technically "enemies" with the SJ girlies...hahaha.) what great times in OAC accounting...and k. man. hahahaha. i think it's so great that we all still put in the effort to see each other! i'm so excited about us all going to see karen's performance in august! and then, i promise we won't ditch you girls!
Friday, June 03, 2005
i watched "closer" last night, and i don't know why, but it really affected me. i didn't cry but i felt so bad for jude law's character. how can human beings be so stupid, malicious and unforgiving? he messed up bad....twice. but the most important question is whether cheating is becoming the norm of society? hm, something to think about...
People
They don't mean a thing to you
They move right through you
Just like your breath
But sometimes
I still think of you
And I just wanted to
Just wanted you to know
My old friend...
I swear I never meant for this
I never meant...
Don't look at me that way
It was an honest mistake
Don't look at me that way
It was an honest mistake
An honest mistake
Sometimes
I forget I'm still awake
I fuck up and say these things out loud
My old friend...
I swear I never meant for this
I never meant...
Don't look at me that way
It was an honest mistake
Don't look at me that way
It was an honest mistake
An honest mistake
- the bravery
this week was quite eventful, what with the nike 10K run on centre island on sunday (1:00:45 mins, i'm so proud of myself! ;p) and then the zoo on tuesday (the orangutans, elephants and the pink flamingos!!), as well as going downtown with my sister on wednesday and going to harborfront. eric was so nice as to take my sister and i to one of his martini hangout areas and treated us to some ice cream!! and yesterday shelley and i went and had a massage done at the aveda at yorkdale. it was sooo good. i think we're going to invest money into these things! ahaha.
i mean it doesn't seem like much, but i've also been planning my itinerary for france. i have so many ideas and plans, but they seem so sketch, i need to get an official train schedule or something...the only thing i've booked so far, is a musical in london. something to look forward to!
People
They don't mean a thing to you
They move right through you
Just like your breath
But sometimes
I still think of you
And I just wanted to
Just wanted you to know
My old friend...
I swear I never meant for this
I never meant...
Don't look at me that way
It was an honest mistake
Don't look at me that way
It was an honest mistake
An honest mistake
Sometimes
I forget I'm still awake
I fuck up and say these things out loud
My old friend...
I swear I never meant for this
I never meant...
Don't look at me that way
It was an honest mistake
Don't look at me that way
It was an honest mistake
An honest mistake
- the bravery
this week was quite eventful, what with the nike 10K run on centre island on sunday (1:00:45 mins, i'm so proud of myself! ;p) and then the zoo on tuesday (the orangutans, elephants and the pink flamingos!!), as well as going downtown with my sister on wednesday and going to harborfront. eric was so nice as to take my sister and i to one of his martini hangout areas and treated us to some ice cream!! and yesterday shelley and i went and had a massage done at the aveda at yorkdale. it was sooo good. i think we're going to invest money into these things! ahaha.
i mean it doesn't seem like much, but i've also been planning my itinerary for france. i have so many ideas and plans, but they seem so sketch, i need to get an official train schedule or something...the only thing i've booked so far, is a musical in london. something to look forward to!
