its been a month since my last post.. and so much has happened in a month.. some good.. some bad... i've learned a good amount about myself in the last month.
i've learned that:
- if i put my heart into it, i can actually do well in things i thought i couldn't
- i fall in love too easily.. and at the same time, i fall out of love too easily
- i'm not ready for the complications of love
- i'm not as grown up as i thought. despite my age
on a less serious note. i've learned that:
- tbay isnt that bad of a uni town
- despite the bad hours and not so great pay. working at east sides is great. im actually really enjoying it. so much that i'm gonna return there in september :)
- i'm starting to like tbay despite all the odds
in the last month i've come to some realizations:
- i'm not ready for a complicated relationship. im not sure i'm even ready for any relationship at this time. i thought i was but the truth is, life is complicated enough with just me. i don't think i can deal with more than just me right now. let alone another person and the baggages that come with.
- i'm glad i made the decision to come here. i'm liking all the ppl ive met. i'm actually looking forward to coming back
- i'm not as ready to move back to hk as i thought. dont get me wrong. i'm still gonna move back. it just might be a harder move than i thought. im not ready to miss out all life in canada. im not ready to miss out on the lives of all my friends. i don't wanna lose them. i don't wanna lose friendships. i dont wanna lose out.
i've had a lot of free time to contemplate lately hence all the sudden thoughts..i'm done exams. i'm done work. i'm heading home to toronto in like 25 hrs. starting my summer school courses in like 2 weeks.. then off to hk in 3 weeks. miri malaysi in 4 weeks.. which i'm super excited for. and then starting my teaching job in like june. this summer will be harder and longer than all the past. i've never done summer school. period. never ever. not even in high school. i'm not sure what to expect. and not sure how to deal with having to work 5 - 6 days a week.. and taking 3 summer courses on top of that. oh well. i guess its time to finally put the whole time managment stuff into use
March 20, 2009
slowly but surely counting down... oh i wish i could just hurry up and be done with all the school and work.. so i can hop on a plane and be in toronto.. hop on a plane and be back in hk with the fam and friends.. hop on a plane and be suntanning/diving/relaxing in malaysia
counting down. the days need to come quicker
10 more days till my last assignment is due
27 days till last day of work @ ESM
28 days till first day of exams
31 days till done ALL exams
32 days till i fly back to toronto
60 days till i fly back to hong kong
67 days till i fly to miri malaysia
72 days till i'm back in hk for the summer
its hard to concentrate on life when i'm sick, when i'm tired. when im just blah. after a certain amt of work and school, life just gets very predictable and annoying. don't get me wrong. life is good. i'm ok with how things are now, but its still very blah.
its good to just have something exciting and fun to look forward. and for me, it's definetly a 5 day trip to malaysia with my sister, and being back in hk for the summer with the fam and just getting to teach in hk again. i'm very excited for it.
67 days is too far away.. oh i wish it could come sooner.. please please please. i don't think i can stay sane for that long
counting down. the days need to come quicker
10 more days till my last assignment is due
27 days till last day of work @ ESM
28 days till first day of exams
31 days till done ALL exams
32 days till i fly back to toronto
60 days till i fly back to hong kong
67 days till i fly to miri malaysia
72 days till i'm back in hk for the summer
its hard to concentrate on life when i'm sick, when i'm tired. when im just blah. after a certain amt of work and school, life just gets very predictable and annoying. don't get me wrong. life is good. i'm ok with how things are now, but its still very blah.
its good to just have something exciting and fun to look forward. and for me, it's definetly a 5 day trip to malaysia with my sister, and being back in hk for the summer with the fam and just getting to teach in hk again. i'm very excited for it.
67 days is too far away.. oh i wish it could come sooner.. please please please. i don't think i can stay sane for that long
February 16, 2009
its good to just be home. altho i'm not gonna be home for too long but its a much needed break from work and school.
i just got in this morning at 8am. ended up having breakie and running errands with my dad till about noon. then went shopping with jo till 5. jap food @ gal with tiff, jo, and jess. then went to watch "confessions of a shopaholic" and chinese dessert.. mmmm how i missed good asian food.
monday: lunch with sam. then possibly hanging out and dinner with dez/krystle
tuesday: possibly going out for a good meatey steak dinner DT with hsieh.
wednesday: eye doc appt..dinner DT with wynne.. and TSO concert afterwards
thursday: gotta clean and sort the crap in my room.. and hopefully an appt with my aunt. definetely am in need of a good chiro adjustment.
friday: 5pm flight to montreal to hang out with my beloved rachel :) and i'm there for the saturday, sunday, and monday
monday 23rd: in montreal till about 7pm.. then flight back to toronto en route to tbay.
and that will be the end of my reading week.. short but sweet hopefully...
then unfortanetly, back to the business of school and work.
more quizzes, book reviews, papers, group assignments, tutorials, then juries and exams. along with working 4-5 shifts a week @ east sides, plus my weekly shift for the city.
busy busy busy. at least i'll have $ for the summer.. i'm so excited for the summer.. i wish it would just hurry up and come. dont have too much planned for the summer yet, but i'm sure it'll be good.
flying back to hk may 20th. and then off to mari, malaysia for some beach fun with my sister. then maybe planning a china weekend trip with my grandma, aunt, uncle, and cousins. along with working in hk somewhere. and junk boat trips, random macau/china trips, shopping, and just getting to be in hk with family and friends :)
should be good.
really oughta head to bed. i've been awake since Saturday 2pm with only 1hr of sleep on the flight since. thats a good 36 hrs awake.. mmm.. 9hrs of continous sleep sounds soo good right now.
nite nite
i just got in this morning at 8am. ended up having breakie and running errands with my dad till about noon. then went shopping with jo till 5. jap food @ gal with tiff, jo, and jess. then went to watch "confessions of a shopaholic" and chinese dessert.. mmmm how i missed good asian food.
monday: lunch with sam. then possibly hanging out and dinner with dez/krystle
tuesday: possibly going out for a good meatey steak dinner DT with hsieh.
wednesday: eye doc appt..dinner DT with wynne.. and TSO concert afterwards
thursday: gotta clean and sort the crap in my room.. and hopefully an appt with my aunt. definetely am in need of a good chiro adjustment.
friday: 5pm flight to montreal to hang out with my beloved rachel :) and i'm there for the saturday, sunday, and monday
monday 23rd: in montreal till about 7pm.. then flight back to toronto en route to tbay.
and that will be the end of my reading week.. short but sweet hopefully...
then unfortanetly, back to the business of school and work.
more quizzes, book reviews, papers, group assignments, tutorials, then juries and exams. along with working 4-5 shifts a week @ east sides, plus my weekly shift for the city.
busy busy busy. at least i'll have $ for the summer.. i'm so excited for the summer.. i wish it would just hurry up and come. dont have too much planned for the summer yet, but i'm sure it'll be good.
flying back to hk may 20th. and then off to mari, malaysia for some beach fun with my sister. then maybe planning a china weekend trip with my grandma, aunt, uncle, and cousins. along with working in hk somewhere. and junk boat trips, random macau/china trips, shopping, and just getting to be in hk with family and friends :)
should be good.
really oughta head to bed. i've been awake since Saturday 2pm with only 1hr of sleep on the flight since. thats a good 36 hrs awake.. mmm.. 9hrs of continous sleep sounds soo good right now.
nite nite
February 05, 2009
SERIOUSLY!!
it makes me wonder.. did ppl's parents never teach them to be respectful? did ppl's parents never teach them to be polite? did ppl's parents never teach them not to lie? did they not teach them not to steal?
DID YOUR PARENTS NEVER TEACH YOU TO PAY FOR YOUR BILL??
geez.. seriously.. who dines and dashes anymore??
twice in a week i've seen it..
first on saturday:
these two ppl came in around 1030.. it was ufc fight night, so we were really busy.. they came in. they reaked of pot.. anyhow.. came in. ordered some food.. while waiting for their food.. the two of them were like sleeping in the booths.. completely stoned.. and after they were done.. they walked out.. i noticed that there wasnt a billfold on the table so i went and got their server and manager.. and they went out and chased them down.. got to them. the server asks them. did you guys pay? the guy responds, uh no. wth??? finally after some yelling by my manager and the server.. they're escorted back in, pay their bill and then we escort out.
last nite:
a well dressed, somewhat polite couple come in. ask for a booth. so we get it for them. they order like 6 stella's and pasta. and before we know it, they've ran out the door. didn't even finish their food. their server chases out after them. they speed away in their car, almost running over the server along the way.
like seriously??? whats wrong with ppl nowadays.. what is going through your mind to allow you to think that its possibly ok to not pay for your bill and just leave??
uh hello? its called stealing..
it makes me wonder.. did ppl's parents never teach them to be respectful? did ppl's parents never teach them to be polite? did ppl's parents never teach them not to lie? did they not teach them not to steal?
DID YOUR PARENTS NEVER TEACH YOU TO PAY FOR YOUR BILL??
geez.. seriously.. who dines and dashes anymore??
twice in a week i've seen it..
first on saturday:
these two ppl came in around 1030.. it was ufc fight night, so we were really busy.. they came in. they reaked of pot.. anyhow.. came in. ordered some food.. while waiting for their food.. the two of them were like sleeping in the booths.. completely stoned.. and after they were done.. they walked out.. i noticed that there wasnt a billfold on the table so i went and got their server and manager.. and they went out and chased them down.. got to them. the server asks them. did you guys pay? the guy responds, uh no. wth??? finally after some yelling by my manager and the server.. they're escorted back in, pay their bill and then we escort out.
last nite:
a well dressed, somewhat polite couple come in. ask for a booth. so we get it for them. they order like 6 stella's and pasta. and before we know it, they've ran out the door. didn't even finish their food. their server chases out after them. they speed away in their car, almost running over the server along the way.
like seriously??? whats wrong with ppl nowadays.. what is going through your mind to allow you to think that its possibly ok to not pay for your bill and just leave??
uh hello? its called stealing..
January 29, 2009
omg. i am such an idiot its unbelievable...
my finger went a little trigger happy while checking my school gmail acct today.. and before i know it, i've deleted every email... crap!
i needed those emails too.. there were emails about my possible hk jobs this summer... and now i don't know which places actually replied back to me.. and asked me to contact them when i was in hk.. SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT
i can't just go re-emailing everybody now.. crap crap crap..
my finger went a little trigger happy while checking my school gmail acct today.. and before i know it, i've deleted every email... crap!
i needed those emails too.. there were emails about my possible hk jobs this summer... and now i don't know which places actually replied back to me.. and asked me to contact them when i was in hk.. SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT
i can't just go re-emailing everybody now.. crap crap crap..
January 22, 2009
tho not 100% confirmed.. but in my mind i think i've decided. 2010 academic year will be my last in canada. irregardless of the outcome that maybe, the choice is final. i wont be staying here.
as much as i love canada, i just dont see myself living here anymore. from the very first summer i went back to hk, i kinda knew that canada wasnt really the place for me anymore. perhaps it was because i enjoyed working in hong kong, or perhaps it was being able to spend more time with my family, i don't really know the exact trigger but i know its what i need to do. there are so many things with this that are unclear, and undetermined. i have 2 years to figure it out. i do have an idea of what i want.
for me, i think this has been the most determinative decision i've made in years. throughout my life, i've made so many decisions that i've either regreted or change becuase i no longer felt the decision was right. but eventually moving back to hk was something i'd thought about for a number of years. i wasn't sure when exactly i'd move.. or why i'd eventually choose to move back.. but moving back was something i had to do.
2 years seems like such a long time.. yet from another point of view.. an incredibly short amt of time too. there's lots that needs to be done between now and then. i know the next 2 years wont be an easy 2 years for me. but i'll get through it. i'll finish what i need to . and thats all that matter.
as much as i love canada, i just dont see myself living here anymore. from the very first summer i went back to hk, i kinda knew that canada wasnt really the place for me anymore. perhaps it was because i enjoyed working in hong kong, or perhaps it was being able to spend more time with my family, i don't really know the exact trigger but i know its what i need to do. there are so many things with this that are unclear, and undetermined. i have 2 years to figure it out. i do have an idea of what i want.
for me, i think this has been the most determinative decision i've made in years. throughout my life, i've made so many decisions that i've either regreted or change becuase i no longer felt the decision was right. but eventually moving back to hk was something i'd thought about for a number of years. i wasn't sure when exactly i'd move.. or why i'd eventually choose to move back.. but moving back was something i had to do.
2 years seems like such a long time.. yet from another point of view.. an incredibly short amt of time too. there's lots that needs to be done between now and then. i know the next 2 years wont be an easy 2 years for me. but i'll get through it. i'll finish what i need to . and thats all that matter.
November 28, 2008
counting down the days... 25 more days till i'm home and 27 till christmas.....
sadly every time i start counting down, it seems like the days are farther and farther away. there's not much standing in the way of me and those 25 days: simply 2 exams and working. and i really do wish i had decided to go home early instead of picking up extra shifts, but i know its for the best for me to stay up here. this will probably be the first time i'm home for the holidays for such a short period of time. i hope i end up getting to hang out with everybody and see everybody before i come again because the next time i see them again will probably be thanksgiving 2009.
ive kind of got my rest of 2009 planned out already.. its quite busy and if it goes as planned, 2009-2010 will be my last year in canada for a while. i'll be back again in tbay come beginning of january.. school and work till reading week. going to montreal/tremblant. and then back to tbay for school/work and then exams. after exams i'm heading off to hk for the summer.. prolly gonna head straight for tbay after or stay in hk till mid sept, head to nyc for cousin's wedding and then back to tbay.. come christmas, i have no idea where i'll be.. as i will no longer have a home back in toronto. might stay in tbay, maybe go back to hk, might bum @ somebody's in toronto. finish the year and then head off to hong kong for good.. thats the plan at least for now.
a lot of it all rides on what i decide to do about school. i haven't quite decided if i wanna just do a B.Arts or a Hon.B.Arts in Music. i'd be done a whole lot quicker if i just did the B.Arts.. convo june 2010 or Hon.B.Arts in Music.. convo 2011/2012 depending... i don't know if i really wanna a music degree.. geeez here i go again.. i can never seem to decide what to do. irregardless of what degree i chose, i'll end up doing the same thing anyway. so the dilemna is whether i want to do an extra 2-3 yrs of school for a type of degree that i wont necessarily be using anyway, a type of degree that wouldn't particularily benefit or be of any more advantage.
so i don't know. i don't even know why exactly i'm ranting tonight at 1am. perhaps i'm jsut being like always and procastinating. god knows i should be studying for an exam i have on monday or even sleeping instead of bumming around watching tv, movies and surfing the net. oops
sadly every time i start counting down, it seems like the days are farther and farther away. there's not much standing in the way of me and those 25 days: simply 2 exams and working. and i really do wish i had decided to go home early instead of picking up extra shifts, but i know its for the best for me to stay up here. this will probably be the first time i'm home for the holidays for such a short period of time. i hope i end up getting to hang out with everybody and see everybody before i come again because the next time i see them again will probably be thanksgiving 2009.
ive kind of got my rest of 2009 planned out already.. its quite busy and if it goes as planned, 2009-2010 will be my last year in canada for a while. i'll be back again in tbay come beginning of january.. school and work till reading week. going to montreal/tremblant. and then back to tbay for school/work and then exams. after exams i'm heading off to hk for the summer.. prolly gonna head straight for tbay after or stay in hk till mid sept, head to nyc for cousin's wedding and then back to tbay.. come christmas, i have no idea where i'll be.. as i will no longer have a home back in toronto. might stay in tbay, maybe go back to hk, might bum @ somebody's in toronto. finish the year and then head off to hong kong for good.. thats the plan at least for now.
a lot of it all rides on what i decide to do about school. i haven't quite decided if i wanna just do a B.Arts or a Hon.B.Arts in Music. i'd be done a whole lot quicker if i just did the B.Arts.. convo june 2010 or Hon.B.Arts in Music.. convo 2011/2012 depending... i don't know if i really wanna a music degree.. geeez here i go again.. i can never seem to decide what to do. irregardless of what degree i chose, i'll end up doing the same thing anyway. so the dilemna is whether i want to do an extra 2-3 yrs of school for a type of degree that i wont necessarily be using anyway, a type of degree that wouldn't particularily benefit or be of any more advantage.
so i don't know. i don't even know why exactly i'm ranting tonight at 1am. perhaps i'm jsut being like always and procastinating. god knows i should be studying for an exam i have on monday or even sleeping instead of bumming around watching tv, movies and surfing the net. oops
October 17, 2008
its coming up.. not as soon as i would like.. and its sad that this year i wont be home for it.. but hopefully i'll be doing something exciting up in tbay for it..
my birthday wishlist:
not that anybody is gonna buy any of these things.. but i like to make a list none the less...
Billabong Hoodie
Roxy Luggage Set
Roxy Shoes
Winter Boots
Coach Violet Clutch
Coach Magenta Carly
Coach Berry Wallet
Tattersall Bracelet
Coach Ring
Coach Ring
Leehom New CD - which my sister has preorder for me already!! yeah miranda...
Winter Boots in Moonlight Ivory
TNA Cowichan Sweater - my mommie bought this for me already .. how nice :P
Nikon Coolpix 10.1MP Digital Camera (P80)
MacBook . i thought i'd never say it.. but i've starting liking the mac
Sorel Winter Boots in Kettle.. cuz winter up here is freakin insane....
not much else to say.. i'm gonna go bake a cake now.. hmm.. chanterelle's chocolate souffle cake sounds good...
my birthday wishlist:
not that anybody is gonna buy any of these things.. but i like to make a list none the less...
Billabong Hoodie
Roxy Luggage Set
Roxy Shoes
Winter Boots
Coach Violet Clutch
Coach Magenta Carly
Coach Berry Wallet
Tattersall Bracelet
Coach Ring
Coach Ring
Leehom New CD - which my sister has preorder for me already!! yeah miranda...
Winter Boots in Moonlight Ivory
TNA Cowichan Sweater - my mommie bought this for me already .. how nice :P
Nikon Coolpix 10.1MP Digital Camera (P80)
MacBook . i thought i'd never say it.. but i've starting liking the mac
Sorel Winter Boots in Kettle.. cuz winter up here is freakin insane....
not much else to say.. i'm gonna go bake a cake now.. hmm.. chanterelle's chocolate souffle cake sounds good...
October 06, 2008
having a good prof really means everything. understanding means u don't hate the course as much. which for me means i don't skip class as often. i have realized i am not as dumb as i think i am. a prof that is able to explain things in a efficient and coherent way definitely helps a lot. i understand music theory a lot better this time around.. and as a result, i find myself not as bored in class, not as wanting to skip class.
on the topic of skipping class, to be honest, i'm still finding it hard to get my butt out the door and walk to class. especially when its monday morning, or its a night class. more so when its cold outside.
did i mention that its only like 10 degrees avg up here? complete with harsh winds, it really feels like winter has started up here. the wind up here is like 10-20km/h on a normal day. just this past weekend, it was -4 degrees at like 9am. it was excruciating to have to walk 10 mins to the bus stop, and then again for 10 mins from the bus stop to work.
i don't even want to start imagining what the winter up here will be like. according to the weather network,
january's temperatures range from -20 to -8 with winds of 15km/h and up to an avg of 43cm of snow. i think i might just turn into a snowman. complete with a big furry jacket, furry boots, and big furry hood.
i am definetly looking forward to going home to toronto this weekend, where the forecasted weather is suppose to be 14-19 degrees..
i'm glad to be goin back to toronto. i miss my chinese food.. i miss my sushi.. i miss my calbee potato chips :P there are no good places up here for chinese food, no chinese grocery market :(
only another 40 or so hours to go..
on the topic of skipping class, to be honest, i'm still finding it hard to get my butt out the door and walk to class. especially when its monday morning, or its a night class. more so when its cold outside.
did i mention that its only like 10 degrees avg up here? complete with harsh winds, it really feels like winter has started up here. the wind up here is like 10-20km/h on a normal day. just this past weekend, it was -4 degrees at like 9am. it was excruciating to have to walk 10 mins to the bus stop, and then again for 10 mins from the bus stop to work.
i don't even want to start imagining what the winter up here will be like. according to the weather network,
january's temperatures range from -20 to -8 with winds of 15km/h and up to an avg of 43cm of snow. i think i might just turn into a snowman. complete with a big furry jacket, furry boots, and big furry hood.
i am definetly looking forward to going home to toronto this weekend, where the forecasted weather is suppose to be 14-19 degrees..
i'm glad to be goin back to toronto. i miss my chinese food.. i miss my sushi.. i miss my calbee potato chips :P there are no good places up here for chinese food, no chinese grocery market :(
only another 40 or so hours to go..
September 04, 2008
i have officially moved to thunder bay.. unpacked and everything..
despite the fact that its so far away from everything i know and everyone i know, its not actually too bad of a place..
its quite peaceful and beautiful here.. i have an awesome view from my room... my housemates are nice..
starting to think my choice to come was good...
evidence of such:
in a span of 4 hours, i managed to gain credit for all my past windsor credits, change majors, and basically complete 1.5 years of university.. HAHA.. sweet....
in the span of a day, i've completely unpacked, got my ISIC card, bus pass, applied for work study, applied for jobs, and started my readings... WT????
yes that is correct.. i've actually broken the book seal and started to read..
maybe, just maybe... i'll go to my first class tommorow :)
despite the fact that its so far away from everything i know and everyone i know, its not actually too bad of a place..
its quite peaceful and beautiful here.. i have an awesome view from my room... my housemates are nice..
starting to think my choice to come was good...
evidence of such:
in a span of 4 hours, i managed to gain credit for all my past windsor credits, change majors, and basically complete 1.5 years of university.. HAHA.. sweet....
in the span of a day, i've completely unpacked, got my ISIC card, bus pass, applied for work study, applied for jobs, and started my readings... WT????
yes that is correct.. i've actually broken the book seal and started to read..
maybe, just maybe... i'll go to my first class tommorow :)
August 02, 2008
i am so confused..
about school
about life
about family
about friends
about the future
about work
about money.
for once, i'd like to make a decision, be sure of it, and then have nothing else in the world change so that it would stay correct. dream that's never going to come true.. yes i know.
it just really bugs me that no matter what i do, i always end up at the uncertainty, doubting stage.
when will i ever figure things out?
about school
about life
about family
about friends
about the future
about work
about money.
for once, i'd like to make a decision, be sure of it, and then have nothing else in the world change so that it would stay correct. dream that's never going to come true.. yes i know.
it just really bugs me that no matter what i do, i always end up at the uncertainty, doubting stage.
when will i ever figure things out?
November 16, 2007
to this day i still dont understand..
why are we always attracted to things that we know are bad for us..
we're always so tempted by things that we kno we shouldn't do....
one would think.. with age and wisdom.. we'd learn to think beyond those things...
yet strangely enough.. i find myself in that same situation over and over again..
i kno i shouldnt.. yet i can't help it..
it hurts too much.. yet i can't break away..
all the pain and tears and stress.. its not worth it. and i know that..
but something as simple as a phone call.. and that all doesn't seem to matter anymore..
why haven't i learned?
why am i still doing this to myself?
why are we always attracted to things that we know are bad for us..
we're always so tempted by things that we kno we shouldn't do....
one would think.. with age and wisdom.. we'd learn to think beyond those things...
yet strangely enough.. i find myself in that same situation over and over again..
i kno i shouldnt.. yet i can't help it..
it hurts too much.. yet i can't break away..
all the pain and tears and stress.. its not worth it. and i know that..
but something as simple as a phone call.. and that all doesn't seem to matter anymore..
why haven't i learned?
why am i still doing this to myself?
September 11, 2007
so weird.. this time back.. everything seems so out of place.. i feel so awkward in canada.. but i shouldn't tho..
skewl doesn't feel right this time around.. my friends @ skewl seem really different.. its like we somehow grew really apart over the summer.... i seem to forgotten everything i've learned in skewl.. my interest seems to somehow have dissipated....
it feels awkward being home.. home doesn't feel like home....driving.. the roads seem different.. i don't really kno how to explain it all..
its kinda like.. somehow i don't really belong here anymore..
wuts up with that??
i've lived here for 90% of my life.. and yet strangely enough.. after living somewhere else for 4.5 months then coming back.. i don't belong anymore??
WTH?
skewl doesn't feel right this time around.. my friends @ skewl seem really different.. its like we somehow grew really apart over the summer.... i seem to forgotten everything i've learned in skewl.. my interest seems to somehow have dissipated....
it feels awkward being home.. home doesn't feel like home....driving.. the roads seem different.. i don't really kno how to explain it all..
its kinda like.. somehow i don't really belong here anymore..
wuts up with that??
i've lived here for 90% of my life.. and yet strangely enough.. after living somewhere else for 4.5 months then coming back.. i don't belong anymore??
WTH?
August 29, 2007
its been a really long time since i left toronto.. and i'm really really excited to go back.. 4 days !! WOOOOOHOOOO!!! tho these last 4 months in hk have been loads of fun.. i miss toronto.. and i miss all my friends.. i miss my house.. i miss having my own room and bed :P
but most of all.. i miss the peace and quiet that is CANADA..
i'm so looking forward to taking the TTC and not having some greasy old man breathing down my neck.. looking forward to walking down the streets of T.O and not having ppl bump into me.. or slap me with their bags ..
i'm excited for school.. i can't believe i said that.. i've never been much of the nerdy type.. im excited for classs.. and getting to make more yummi cakes n stuff.. looking forward to being with my fellow chefs.....
but b4 i come back.. still got some stuff to do..
1) finish some last shopping.. contemplating whether to buy a 100GB hard drive for my laptop..
some CD's and DVD's.. some books for my mommie..some tools for skewl
2) dinner and drinks with the co-workers.. desserts with euds..
3) taking my lil cousins out to play one last time before the summer is over
4) meeting up with my ex-aunt and my cousin..
5) trip to stanley with victor
last but not least
6) gotta figure out how to pack all my crap into 2 suitcase.. they've jacked up the prices for an extra suitcase.. friggin $150US .. no way.. i thought about mailing but 30kg will easily cost me like $85CAD..
coming home soon.. yeah!!!
but most of all.. i miss the peace and quiet that is CANADA..
i'm so looking forward to taking the TTC and not having some greasy old man breathing down my neck.. looking forward to walking down the streets of T.O and not having ppl bump into me.. or slap me with their bags ..
i'm excited for school.. i can't believe i said that.. i've never been much of the nerdy type.. im excited for classs.. and getting to make more yummi cakes n stuff.. looking forward to being with my fellow chefs.....
but b4 i come back.. still got some stuff to do..
1) finish some last shopping.. contemplating whether to buy a 100GB hard drive for my laptop..
some CD's and DVD's.. some books for my mommie..some tools for skewl
2) dinner and drinks with the co-workers.. desserts with euds..
3) taking my lil cousins out to play one last time before the summer is over
4) meeting up with my ex-aunt and my cousin..
5) trip to stanley with victor
last but not least
6) gotta figure out how to pack all my crap into 2 suitcase.. they've jacked up the prices for an extra suitcase.. friggin $150US .. no way.. i thought about mailing but 30kg will easily cost me like $85CAD..
coming home soon.. yeah!!!
July 16, 2007
been back for 3 days short of 3 months.. coming back in like 51 days.. i'm excited... i miss toronto.. i miss all my friends.. i miss my house.. i miss having my own room.. i miss driving.. so much that i miss......
dun get me wrong.. i luv hk too.. i've been having fun.. doing lots in hk..
it happens every year..
from sept - aoril/may.. i miss hong kong and all my hong kong friends..
from may/june - sept.. i miss toronto and all things torontonian...
life has been pretty good...
working six days a week.. avg of 4 hrs a day.. im enjoying the relaxed atmostphere of the centre i work at...liking the kids...
loved hanging out with some torontonians in hk..
went out shopping with jo and cy in mong kok.... gotta love how jo is so complete lost in hk.. haha
saw some movies with cy....
ocean park with sammi and cy... my one and only touristy day so far.. and prolly gonna be the only one.. hahah :P we went on like one of the hottest possible days... sweated like buckets.. omg..
lunch with euds...good chats
drinks and meeting up with some old friends.. godo times
weddings galore... family trips.. playing with the lil cousins..
its been loads of fun.. and more fun to come...
friends bday drinks... beach fun.. junk boat trips.. more karoake.. more teaching.. more shopping.. :) yeah
thats enough of an update i think.. got class to teach in like 10 mins..
miss u all :)
dun get me wrong.. i luv hk too.. i've been having fun.. doing lots in hk..
it happens every year..
from sept - aoril/may.. i miss hong kong and all my hong kong friends..
from may/june - sept.. i miss toronto and all things torontonian...
life has been pretty good...
working six days a week.. avg of 4 hrs a day.. im enjoying the relaxed atmostphere of the centre i work at...liking the kids...
loved hanging out with some torontonians in hk..
went out shopping with jo and cy in mong kok.... gotta love how jo is so complete lost in hk.. haha
saw some movies with cy....
ocean park with sammi and cy... my one and only touristy day so far.. and prolly gonna be the only one.. hahah :P we went on like one of the hottest possible days... sweated like buckets.. omg..
lunch with euds...good chats
drinks and meeting up with some old friends.. godo times
weddings galore... family trips.. playing with the lil cousins..
its been loads of fun.. and more fun to come...
friends bday drinks... beach fun.. junk boat trips.. more karoake.. more teaching.. more shopping.. :) yeah
thats enough of an update i think.. got class to teach in like 10 mins..
miss u all :)
May 26, 2007
so i've been back in hk for about a month now.. not much has happened.. haven't done anything too excited.. gone shopping.. spent some $... bought some clothes.. bought some shoes .. hung out with some friends.. watched spiderman3. (WASTE OF $$$$$$)
on a good note.. i found an internship spot...
story about that...
i was suppose to intern at this new japanese fusion restaurant in central.. i went to my interview with the exec chef.. and we started talking.. and he was this really really nice british guy.. he started telling me about his experiences in the industry and wut not.. and even tho in the end.. he decided that his soon-to-open restaurant was too busy to have an intern.. he went out of his way to call up a fellow chef friend of his to see if their restaurant was interested.. SO SO SO NICE of him.. and it worked out great..
i now have an internship spot at TRIBUTE.. his friend's restaurant.. its in lower soho.. still central area.... its a small california cuisine restaurant.. opened by a architect..small kitchen staff.. only 5 other guys.. all of whom are really funny and willing to teach :) yeah :) one of them is even kinda cute :P hahahha.. so i'm interning there from now till end of august 3X a week
still gotta find a part time job tho... so broke :( had a few interviews but they weren't quite what i was looking for.. so gotta keep on looking
leaving for a thailand trip in a lil over a week... with my fam and my aunt, uncle n 3 cousins.. haven't travelled with them in like over 10 years.. going to bangkok and river kwai.. :) gonna get a nice tan.. hopefully...excited.. cuz we get to sleep in those river huts at river kwai lodge.. haha :P
not much left to say :P
hope all of you ppl out there are having a good summer.. miss u guys
on a good note.. i found an internship spot...
story about that...
i was suppose to intern at this new japanese fusion restaurant in central.. i went to my interview with the exec chef.. and we started talking.. and he was this really really nice british guy.. he started telling me about his experiences in the industry and wut not.. and even tho in the end.. he decided that his soon-to-open restaurant was too busy to have an intern.. he went out of his way to call up a fellow chef friend of his to see if their restaurant was interested.. SO SO SO NICE of him.. and it worked out great..
i now have an internship spot at TRIBUTE.. his friend's restaurant.. its in lower soho.. still central area.... its a small california cuisine restaurant.. opened by a architect..small kitchen staff.. only 5 other guys.. all of whom are really funny and willing to teach :) yeah :) one of them is even kinda cute :P hahahha.. so i'm interning there from now till end of august 3X a week
still gotta find a part time job tho... so broke :( had a few interviews but they weren't quite what i was looking for.. so gotta keep on looking
leaving for a thailand trip in a lil over a week... with my fam and my aunt, uncle n 3 cousins.. haven't travelled with them in like over 10 years.. going to bangkok and river kwai.. :) gonna get a nice tan.. hopefully...excited.. cuz we get to sleep in those river huts at river kwai lodge.. haha :P
not much left to say :P
hope all of you ppl out there are having a good summer.. miss u guys
April 10, 2007
YIKES!!!!
time is running out and i still have so much to do..
3 exams left.. my 6 hour pratical, my nutrition, and my baking theory..
i'm not too worried about my nutrition or my theory.. but i'm totally freaking out for my pratical..
my pratical was suppose to be a 9 hour exam split between 3 days but beacuse of me leaving early for hk.. i got reschedule to write it this coming sunday 6 hours straight.. which in a way is good thing but in another is a bad thing..
good: get it done and over with in one day, less stress ( only one day of stress), only have to complete it in front of chef and not ppl from the industry, not completing the full exam ( only certain tasks)
bad: less time to pratice.. a very very stressful weekend.. no help from friends.. waking up really early on a sunday
i'm gonna need lots of luck.. wish me LOTS!!!
time is running out and i still have so much to do..
3 exams left.. my 6 hour pratical, my nutrition, and my baking theory..
i'm not too worried about my nutrition or my theory.. but i'm totally freaking out for my pratical..
my pratical was suppose to be a 9 hour exam split between 3 days but beacuse of me leaving early for hk.. i got reschedule to write it this coming sunday 6 hours straight.. which in a way is good thing but in another is a bad thing..
good: get it done and over with in one day, less stress ( only one day of stress), only have to complete it in front of chef and not ppl from the industry, not completing the full exam ( only certain tasks)
bad: less time to pratice.. a very very stressful weekend.. no help from friends.. waking up really early on a sunday
i'm gonna need lots of luck.. wish me LOTS!!!
March 20, 2007
March 06, 2007
if there's anything that bugs me the most.. i'd have to say it was ppl's attitude toward so called blue collar jobs.
plumbers, technicians, garbage men, maids, butlers, etc. and most importantly to me chefs.
it reallly pisses me of when ppl just automatically assume that people who have choosen those professions have only done so cuz they can't choose anything else.
i mean.. what's so wrong with all of those jobs that ppl really feel the need to insult us?
example.
a: hey. long time no see.. how have u been?
b: i've been good. what are u up to now?
a: i go to ....... university 4th year.. finishing.... degree. how bout u?
b: oh i go to george brown. i'm studying to be pastry chef.
a: pastry chef? u need to study to be one?
b: yeah. it's quite profesional and challenging.
a: Oh. (stutters for a bit) but anybody can make a cake.
b: its really not that simple.
im seriously just so tired of having to explain myself. so tired of having to defend myself to ppl. don't get me wrong. i love what i'm learning. i love proving ppl wrong about this. i love seeing their faces when i say some hardcore pastry term and they're all confused..
but it still bugs me. i mean you wouldnt go ridiculing a doctor, a teacher, a social worker, a lawyer. so what makes u think u can go ridiculing a plumber, a waiter, a chef?
plumbers, technicians, garbage men, maids, butlers, etc. and most importantly to me chefs.
it reallly pisses me of when ppl just automatically assume that people who have choosen those professions have only done so cuz they can't choose anything else.
i mean.. what's so wrong with all of those jobs that ppl really feel the need to insult us?
example.
a: hey. long time no see.. how have u been?
b: i've been good. what are u up to now?
a: i go to ....... university 4th year.. finishing.... degree. how bout u?
b: oh i go to george brown. i'm studying to be pastry chef.
a: pastry chef? u need to study to be one?
b: yeah. it's quite profesional and challenging.
a: Oh. (stutters for a bit) but anybody can make a cake.
b: its really not that simple.
im seriously just so tired of having to explain myself. so tired of having to defend myself to ppl. don't get me wrong. i love what i'm learning. i love proving ppl wrong about this. i love seeing their faces when i say some hardcore pastry term and they're all confused..
but it still bugs me. i mean you wouldnt go ridiculing a doctor, a teacher, a social worker, a lawyer. so what makes u think u can go ridiculing a plumber, a waiter, a chef?
February 08, 2007
life suxs..
i no longer have my own car..
my jobs are in jeopardy..
my body is deteriorating in more ways than one.. and not even just because of the car accident
i'm losing faith in myself..
i'm losing faith in others..
life has become a mess..
ppl keep on telling me its gonna be better.. things will always work out.. but i really dun feel like it will.. life just keeps on getting worse for me..
its like i'm falling into a hole.. and i don't even kno where the bottom of this hole is... at least.. if i knew where the hole was.. i kno how much worse its gonna get.. but its so dark.. i dunno kno much more of this i can take..
URGH
i no longer have my own car..
my jobs are in jeopardy..
my body is deteriorating in more ways than one.. and not even just because of the car accident
i'm losing faith in myself..
i'm losing faith in others..
life has become a mess..
ppl keep on telling me its gonna be better.. things will always work out.. but i really dun feel like it will.. life just keeps on getting worse for me..
its like i'm falling into a hole.. and i don't even kno where the bottom of this hole is... at least.. if i knew where the hole was.. i kno how much worse its gonna get.. but its so dark.. i dunno kno much more of this i can take..
URGH
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