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Monday, February 28, 2005
results of reality
i stayed up till 2.30am this morning on a long-distance call to singapore with my sis and friends for the release of the GCE 'O' Level results. i was nervous and could feel my hands shaking as i held the phone to my ears.
my L1R5 was 13. prelims was a 10. so well, what can i say? here's my results:
chinese A1
emath A2
amath A2
combined humanities A2
english B3
biology B3
chemistry B3
physics B3
what irony, all maths the same, sciences the same. bummer. though it isn't bad, but it isn't what i expected too. so looks like i will have to erase the-line-that-will-no-longer-come-true from my wishlist. this is the result of reality. ah well.. our school didn't do to well, so i heard. sad, i was hoping we could help our school improve.
to those grieving over their results, stay strong! don't brood over it too long, coz the world continues to spin regardless of what it is..
my L1R5 was 13. prelims was a 10. so well, what can i say? here's my results:
chinese A1
emath A2
amath A2
combined humanities A2
english B3
biology B3
chemistry B3
physics B3
what irony, all maths the same, sciences the same. bummer. though it isn't bad, but it isn't what i expected too. so looks like i will have to erase the-line-that-will-no-longer-come-true from my wishlist. this is the result of reality. ah well.. our school didn't do to well, so i heard. sad, i was hoping we could help our school improve.
to those grieving over their results, stay strong! don't brood over it too long, coz the world continues to spin regardless of what it is..
Sunday, February 27, 2005
resulting factor
i went for a haircut yesterday with my bro and june who came down from hamilton. we went to pacific mall, which is a typical chinese mall.
i earlier planned not to do anything but just cut my hair. in the end i highlighted my hair. wanted to dye it but i had the earlier base colour from amkss grad nite. the highlight is kind of like gold-silver-white. overall i guess it's alright. i am not gonna do anything to my hair for the next few mnths!
the 'O's results are going to be released in just a few hours! nerve-wrecking! i'm staying up to call my sis who is collecting on my behalf. and then i will call some ppl i suppose.
* blessings
i earlier planned not to do anything but just cut my hair. in the end i highlighted my hair. wanted to dye it but i had the earlier base colour from amkss grad nite. the highlight is kind of like gold-silver-white. overall i guess it's alright. i am not gonna do anything to my hair for the next few mnths!
the 'O's results are going to be released in just a few hours! nerve-wrecking! i'm staying up to call my sis who is collecting on my behalf. and then i will call some ppl i suppose.
* blessings
Friday, February 25, 2005
glide...... gracefully pls
my ankles ache from the ice-skating!
reached there early and walked among the commercial buildings of bay strt/front strt. met the rest and headed to the pontiac ice maze via the skywalk. there were flurries on the way. the ice maze was cool with ice-walls.
then we headed to nathan philips square in front of the city hall and ice-skated. i was wobbly at the beginning but got the hang of it. i cannot go fast and do those crazy stunts you see on tv. ice-skating will never be my profession. of course i did fall a few times, but recovered quickly.. my feet hurts now, i suppose the ice-skates were out of shape from all the wearing. i must have looked clumsy trying to glide gracefully.
we bailed early, and i met emily and wingyan for lunch at eaton centre and then just walked arnd.
came home and here i am. here are some of the pictures i took just now:
toronto's cn tower from afar.
toronto's cn tower from right below.
me! and my big head blocking the what was supposed to be the cn tower! =x
skywalk- boring! citylink in spore is way better.
lobatt's centre for indoor sport tournaments
pontiac ice-maze. behind is the structure is the base of cn tower. and flurries!
small part of toronto's skyline.
nathan philips square ice-skating ring right in front of toronto's old and new city hall!
toronto's old city hall under refurbishment.
toronto's current city hall.
the 'O's results are coming out in a few days! *gasps* crossing my fingers!
reached there early and walked among the commercial buildings of bay strt/front strt. met the rest and headed to the pontiac ice maze via the skywalk. there were flurries on the way. the ice maze was cool with ice-walls.
then we headed to nathan philips square in front of the city hall and ice-skated. i was wobbly at the beginning but got the hang of it. i cannot go fast and do those crazy stunts you see on tv. ice-skating will never be my profession. of course i did fall a few times, but recovered quickly.. my feet hurts now, i suppose the ice-skates were out of shape from all the wearing. i must have looked clumsy trying to glide gracefully.
we bailed early, and i met emily and wingyan for lunch at eaton centre and then just walked arnd.
came home and here i am. here are some of the pictures i took just now:
toronto's cn tower from afar.
toronto's cn tower from right below.
me! and my big head blocking the what was supposed to be the cn tower! =x
skywalk- boring! citylink in spore is way better.
lobatt's centre for indoor sport tournaments
pontiac ice-maze. behind is the structure is the base of cn tower. and flurries!
small part of toronto's skyline.
nathan philips square ice-skating ring right in front of toronto's old and new city hall!
toronto's old city hall under refurbishment.
toronto's current city hall.
the 'O's results are coming out in a few days! *gasps* crossing my fingers!
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
aaarrrrggghhh!
i'm cramming biology for a test tmr. wadever on the glycolysis, krebs cycle, electron transport chain, PGAL, etc etc. driving my nuts!
better go study now. i can't wait for the weekends to arrive!
better go study now. i can't wait for the weekends to arrive!
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
"Emotional" - Diana DeGarmo
Sometimes I get emotional
Sometimes I do some stupid things
Sometimes I say what I just keep inside
Sometimes I'm sad about everything
Sometimes I'm mad and break some things
Sorry times ten, but you just got in the way
Don't give up
No running away
I wont hurt you
Sometimes I'm just a pain
And that's the way it is
That's just the way I am
Sometimes I feel like crying
Lay down and dying
That's when I need you
Laughing's always easy
But sometimes I'm just scared you'll leave me
That's when I feel
Emotional
You say I'm just impossible
Totally unpredictable
I'm just a girl get used to it
No big deal
You can't change me
Why would you try?
I'm no angel but I can make you smile
And that's the way it is
That's just the way I am
Sometimes I feel like crying
Lay down and dying
That's when I need you
Laughing's always easy
But sometimes I'm just scared you'll leave me
That's when I feel
Emotional
Don't give up
No running away
I wont hurt you
Sometimes I'm just a pain
And that's the way it is
That's just the way I am
Sometimes I feel like crying
Lay down and dying
That's when I need you
Laughing's always easy
But sometimes I'm just scared you'll leave me
That's when I feel
That's when I need you
Emotional
Sometimes I get...
Emotional
Sometimes I get emotional
Sometimes I do some stupid things
Sometimes I say what I just keep inside
Sometimes I'm sad about everything
Sometimes I'm mad and break some things
Sorry times ten, but you just got in the way
Don't give up
No running away
I wont hurt you
Sometimes I'm just a pain
And that's the way it is
That's just the way I am
Sometimes I feel like crying
Lay down and dying
That's when I need you
Laughing's always easy
But sometimes I'm just scared you'll leave me
That's when I feel
Emotional
You say I'm just impossible
Totally unpredictable
I'm just a girl get used to it
No big deal
You can't change me
Why would you try?
I'm no angel but I can make you smile
And that's the way it is
That's just the way I am
Sometimes I feel like crying
Lay down and dying
That's when I need you
Laughing's always easy
But sometimes I'm just scared you'll leave me
That's when I feel
Emotional
Don't give up
No running away
I wont hurt you
Sometimes I'm just a pain
And that's the way it is
That's just the way I am
Sometimes I feel like crying
Lay down and dying
That's when I need you
Laughing's always easy
But sometimes I'm just scared you'll leave me
That's when I feel
That's when I need you
Emotional
Sometimes I get...
Emotional
give me my results, and life!
sickening. just the sick feeling. hmwk, and more hmwk. bleh.. thank god friday will be an activity day- going skating and to some ice maze. guess that will be fun and brighten up life. it's gloomy, cold, winter-white. if anyone is wishing for this, you won't once you live through it.
the 'O' level results are soon to be released. 25feb / 28feb? gah, i don't know. just soon. been communicating with mdm tong through email, and i miss her lessons. hope our results won't disappoint her and amkss..
i'm nervous, excited, eager, worried. hope there will be tears of joy at amkss's school hall on that collection date. just too bad i won't be there.
the 'O' level results are soon to be released. 25feb / 28feb? gah, i don't know. just soon. been communicating with mdm tong through email, and i miss her lessons. hope our results won't disappoint her and amkss..
i'm nervous, excited, eager, worried. hope there will be tears of joy at amkss's school hall on that collection date. just too bad i won't be there.
Sunday, February 20, 2005
precious thoughts/memories
i finally put up an image on my blog. this picture is part of the full one taken in the humble class of amkss 4/1'o4. i still rmb we took this for the school's yrbk, and got everyone to bring in something which were precious to them.
i have 3 items in the picture. sesame's street ernie (top-left), the LOVE sign with the little ladybug clip on it (middle), and a squishy bear (bottom). and the table used was mine too! it's filled with vandalism, in fact there's a '4/1 2004' vandalised at the bottom-left corner of the pic. =)
too bad the pic for rejected. ggggrrrr!
i have 3 items in the picture. sesame's street ernie (top-left), the LOVE sign with the little ladybug clip on it (middle), and a squishy bear (bottom). and the table used was mine too! it's filled with vandalism, in fact there's a '4/1 2004' vandalised at the bottom-left corner of the pic. =)
too bad the pic for rejected. ggggrrrr!
Saturday, February 19, 2005
more for the city
me, my bro, ratna, nora and kusuma went to hamilton today for a one-day trip. no specific purpose, just went around and met up with one of the teachers from my bro's canada high school in hamilton, columbia international college.
we had to go down to the south of toronto and take a GO bus (a long-distance coach to other parts of nearby toronto). it took around 2 hours to reach hamilton.
for one thing, hamilton isn't what i thought it to be. it was much smaller and erm, much more dull. it's kind of a suburban city that sprung up next to the lake. the houses are kind of old and run-down, so i think i still prefer toronto, though it's pretty boring too (especially at night!).
met 2 other people, mr.B (the rest calls him this) and june. both were from cic too, and now still lives in hamilton. so we went around.. had dimsum, met a teacher, had dinner at a chinese restaurant. we left at 7pm and i have slacked since then. or should i say, since yesterday.
nora sent us this movie, "Raise Your Voice", starring hilary duff and a few others. it's about a small town girl making it to los angeles for this music programme and chasing after her dreams, the same cliche stuffs. but the show was awesome, and i even parted with some lachrymal secretion & nasal mucus. there are some really cool soundtracks from the movie..
and i also watched "Saved!", starring mandy moore, macaulay culkin, jena malone, and others. the movie it's basically on religion, christianity. the show was kind of religion-sensitive, no wonder spore reviewed it and marked it as a m-18 movie!
well i better go to bed. btw, the 'O' level results should be released anytime soon!
* cross my fingers . blessings!
we had to go down to the south of toronto and take a GO bus (a long-distance coach to other parts of nearby toronto). it took around 2 hours to reach hamilton.
for one thing, hamilton isn't what i thought it to be. it was much smaller and erm, much more dull. it's kind of a suburban city that sprung up next to the lake. the houses are kind of old and run-down, so i think i still prefer toronto, though it's pretty boring too (especially at night!).
met 2 other people, mr.B (the rest calls him this) and june. both were from cic too, and now still lives in hamilton. so we went around.. had dimsum, met a teacher, had dinner at a chinese restaurant. we left at 7pm and i have slacked since then. or should i say, since yesterday.
nora sent us this movie, "Raise Your Voice", starring hilary duff and a few others. it's about a small town girl making it to los angeles for this music programme and chasing after her dreams, the same cliche stuffs. but the show was awesome, and i even parted with some lachrymal secretion & nasal mucus. there are some really cool soundtracks from the movie..
and i also watched "Saved!", starring mandy moore, macaulay culkin, jena malone, and others. the movie it's basically on religion, christianity. the show was kind of religion-sensitive, no wonder spore reviewed it and marked it as a m-18 movie!
well i better go to bed. btw, the 'O' level results should be released anytime soon!
* cross my fingers . blessings!
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
missing
i had lunch today and from one of the classes came this song.. "ning jing de xia tian.. de de de de de de de.." and all of a sudden memories just came flooding my little brain.
i rmb a grp of us were singing (ok i was just humming!) this song as we walked through the dimly litted pathway next to the beach. we were at the chalet, most of 4/1 ppl.
the stars, the breeze, the waves, and the fun.
i rmb a grp of us were singing (ok i was just humming!) this song as we walked through the dimly litted pathway next to the beach. we were at the chalet, most of 4/1 ppl.
the stars, the breeze, the waves, and the fun.
Monday, February 14, 2005
i'm in the process of hunting down a picture to fill my blank blog.
and after some blog-surfing, i just realised i miss everyone back in spore soooo much! and it irritates me to see the time i tag, showing that i'm one day late for valentine's day when it's the time difference. gah gah gah!
and after some blog-surfing, i just realised i miss everyone back in spore soooo much! and it irritates me to see the time i tag, showing that i'm one day late for valentine's day when it's the time difference. gah gah gah!
watch out!
i lost count of the number of times i tried to keep my balance and struggled from giving way to the slippery ground.
last night, unexpectedly, there was a warning for freezing rain that will hit toronto early monday morning. i wasn't aware of it till i hit the pathway on the way to the bus station. the ground became slippery with an ice-coating as temperatures hovered at 0 degrees celsius.
the whole day it was dark and gloomy. like a mourning day. it rained silently but continuously. but hey, today is valentine's day! is there not enough love today to brighten up the day?
the ice melted in the evening as i was on my way home. maybe spring is announcing it's arrival?
something funny happened in school today. we had biology test and emily was all too prepared for it. i warned her about the possibility of being caught, but she kept on saying i was cursing her and it won't happen.
in the end? she did. she's alright though. i couldn't help but giggle as i faced my testpaper. is it me, or is it just that emily was suay today?
i'm going off to prepare dinner and then go collect my laundry from the dryer. so tata!
last night, unexpectedly, there was a warning for freezing rain that will hit toronto early monday morning. i wasn't aware of it till i hit the pathway on the way to the bus station. the ground became slippery with an ice-coating as temperatures hovered at 0 degrees celsius.
the whole day it was dark and gloomy. like a mourning day. it rained silently but continuously. but hey, today is valentine's day! is there not enough love today to brighten up the day?
the ice melted in the evening as i was on my way home. maybe spring is announcing it's arrival?
something funny happened in school today. we had biology test and emily was all too prepared for it. i warned her about the possibility of being caught, but she kept on saying i was cursing her and it won't happen.
in the end? she did. she's alright though. i couldn't help but giggle as i faced my testpaper. is it me, or is it just that emily was suay today?
i'm going off to prepare dinner and then go collect my laundry from the dryer. so tata!
Friday, February 11, 2005
library and books
i just came home from the trip to the north york public library. the place is kind of big with many levels in this office building. the library is separated into departments- like department of literature and arts, department of economics and history, etc. or something like that.
i got 2 books for my ISU. it's for the english grade where we have to read a novel and write an essay on the story, author and whatever relevant stuffs. we had to find canadian authors so i got: "Not Wanted on the Voyage" by Timothy Findley (based on the fable Noah's Ark in a more fictionised way, and about faith and hope), and "The Hero's Walk" by Anita Rau Badami (about Indian immigrants to canada, their tradition, acceptance, and the overcoming of grief).
i chose the first one in the end. Noah's Ark is afterall part of my childhood.. =)
i got 2 books for my ISU. it's for the english grade where we have to read a novel and write an essay on the story, author and whatever relevant stuffs. we had to find canadian authors so i got: "Not Wanted on the Voyage" by Timothy Findley (based on the fable Noah's Ark in a more fictionised way, and about faith and hope), and "The Hero's Walk" by Anita Rau Badami (about Indian immigrants to canada, their tradition, acceptance, and the overcoming of grief).
i chose the first one in the end. Noah's Ark is afterall part of my childhood.. =)
Thursday, February 10, 2005
"chu er" of chinese new yr. and the day is like any normal day. to school, back home, dinner, homework, tv, and then slp the night and wake up for "chu san".
anyway i received a greeting card + postcard + picture from pamy today! gosh, i miss her and the rest of the drama crew. we rock guys! and my dad, mum and sis sent me and my bro a cny card too! plus our our own self-cooked reunion dinner, red packets, and new clothes, i think chinese new yr is considered alritey for students living abroad. =x
tmr i will only attend period 1 of school. then off we go to north york public library. it's an english field trip. guess it shld be quite fun. and oh yea, our school is organising a ski trip the following fri! the price is kindda ok, and i will decide if i want to go soon..
ok, off to do my hmwk. and then read this book (it's a play) for english.. bye!
anyway i received a greeting card + postcard + picture from pamy today! gosh, i miss her and the rest of the drama crew. we rock guys! and my dad, mum and sis sent me and my bro a cny card too! plus our our own self-cooked reunion dinner, red packets, and new clothes, i think chinese new yr is considered alritey for students living abroad. =x
tmr i will only attend period 1 of school. then off we go to north york public library. it's an english field trip. guess it shld be quite fun. and oh yea, our school is organising a ski trip the following fri! the price is kindda ok, and i will decide if i want to go soon..
ok, off to do my hmwk. and then read this book (it's a play) for english.. bye!
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
so this is university life..
guess what? i sat through a university lecture.
school ended at 11am today, so i headed to UTSC (university of toronto at scarborough) to meet my bro. he got me to sit with him in one of his class (computer science) after he brought me around the place, to the library, bookshop, a lecture hall, main hall, food places, the student centre. the place is quite awesome. and life in university seem so liquidly-smooth and up-to-you kind of attitude and atmosphere.
at one toilet, the flush cover was spoilt. a simple note saying: "to flush, press the button down for 3-5 seconds". nothing wrong right? someone, a smart aleck, wrote "don't treat us as idiots" or something. ego-istic and proud.
i slept through the lecture halfway while reading my book. reminds me of the time i will slp in classes at amkss. i didn't get caught. i think the lecturer couldn't even see and be bothered by me. but one thing i found really detesting was the way these so-called grown-up students just took flight in the middle of the lesson. just walked out the door, causing disturbance. i'm not any better to slp in the class eh?
i was kind of attracted to university life, ignoring the possibility of not having so many close friends as in high school. the feel is different, not much strict rules.. i'm through my application process. received acknowledgement letters. now i have to send my documents over to them.
ahhh, another 6 months to university life..
and yes, i nearly forgot today was chinese new yr. so this is how i passed my first cny here. it feels like any other normal day! bummer.
school ended at 11am today, so i headed to UTSC (university of toronto at scarborough) to meet my bro. he got me to sit with him in one of his class (computer science) after he brought me around the place, to the library, bookshop, a lecture hall, main hall, food places, the student centre. the place is quite awesome. and life in university seem so liquidly-smooth and up-to-you kind of attitude and atmosphere.
at one toilet, the flush cover was spoilt. a simple note saying: "to flush, press the button down for 3-5 seconds". nothing wrong right? someone, a smart aleck, wrote "don't treat us as idiots" or something. ego-istic and proud.
i slept through the lecture halfway while reading my book. reminds me of the time i will slp in classes at amkss. i didn't get caught. i think the lecturer couldn't even see and be bothered by me. but one thing i found really detesting was the way these so-called grown-up students just took flight in the middle of the lesson. just walked out the door, causing disturbance. i'm not any better to slp in the class eh?
i was kind of attracted to university life, ignoring the possibility of not having so many close friends as in high school. the feel is different, not much strict rules.. i'm through my application process. received acknowledgement letters. now i have to send my documents over to them.
ahhh, another 6 months to university life..
and yes, i nearly forgot today was chinese new yr. so this is how i passed my first cny here. it feels like any other normal day! bummer.
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
amazing race
i just watched the finale of the amazing race just now. freddy and kendra won. damn!
i supported kris and jon as they like have never argued on the whole race and don't criticise other countries and stuff like freddy and kendra do. there were so close yet so far. arrrrggghh!
i supported kris and jon as they like have never argued on the whole race and don't criticise other countries and stuff like freddy and kendra do. there were so close yet so far. arrrrggghh!
year of the rooster
this chinese new year will be my first one i spend it here. the atmosphere here is so different- no bustle for new stuffs and goodies, no holiday. it's just like any other day.
lucky me, i've prepared new clothes, got my red packets, but something is still missing. i will be having a simple reunion dinner with my bro later on after he returns home from class, but it is unlike in kl or spore where we have shark's fin, abalone, very very good stuff (saying it is making my mouth water)!
i have to go prepare the ingredients for dinner. so have a happy chinese new year! here comes the rooster! "pok pok keh"!
lucky me, i've prepared new clothes, got my red packets, but something is still missing. i will be having a simple reunion dinner with my bro later on after he returns home from class, but it is unlike in kl or spore where we have shark's fin, abalone, very very good stuff (saying it is making my mouth water)!
i have to go prepare the ingredients for dinner. so have a happy chinese new year! here comes the rooster! "pok pok keh"!
Saturday, February 05, 2005
"Beautiful Soul" - Jesse McCartney
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
I know that you're something special
To you I'd be always faithful
I want to be what you always needed
Then I hope you'll see the heart in me
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I won't let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You might need time to think it over
But I'm just fine moving forward
I'll ease your mind
If you give me the chance
I'll never make you cry, c'mon lets try
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I won't let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
Am I crazy for wanting you
Baby do you think you could want me too
There is nothing left to hide
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I won't let another minute go to waste
I want you and your soul
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
Beautiful soul, yeah..
Your beautiful soul
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
I know that you're something special
To you I'd be always faithful
I want to be what you always needed
Then I hope you'll see the heart in me
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I won't let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You might need time to think it over
But I'm just fine moving forward
I'll ease your mind
If you give me the chance
I'll never make you cry, c'mon lets try
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I won't let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
Am I crazy for wanting you
Baby do you think you could want me too
There is nothing left to hide
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I won't let another minute go to waste
I want you and your soul
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
Beautiful soul, yeah..
Your beautiful soul
Friday, February 04, 2005
street walking
school ended and the weekends are here. sort of crazy, two tests next week and maybe a surprise quiz or something. oh, and today we had the meningities shot too. it was ok, but my arm got numb a while, and now it's just stiff.
school is somewhat better. there are new friends, but i still miss ppl back in singapore. communication here is still a BIG problem. i miss talking and crapping with you guys in english, singlish, mandarin.. it was so natural, now i'm all stiff and with the 'erm, erm, erms..'
i went out to eaton center at downtown with this grp of friends (kevin, chaucer, christine, angelina) just now.. we just walked around and tried to shop, but didn't buy anything.
later i met my bro for dinner at this little eating place called 'salad king'. it's something like thai and asian food. we then walked a long way around downtown toronto, walking to ryerson university, and then to some shops. we walked to this place where alot of medical centers are located, then to the ontario provincial government building and to university of toronto at downtown. took a subway to this hip shopping place and then finally headed home. we walked for a very very long distance, and i took some pics using my bro's nokia phone.
will be staying home most of the weekend i suppose. have to study and complete my assignment. and yippy! next wednesday is chinese new yr, and there's half-day! it's kind of short compared to when in singapore where it is like 2-3 days of holidays.. but cny isn't a public holiday here. they should really make it one here since there's so many overseas chinese here! then on fri i will be missing 3 out of 4 periods to go to public library for an english trip..
and i will post up the pics i have taken since i came to canada soon. unless i get lazy suddenly. so pray for those who want to see them.. muahahaha!
school is somewhat better. there are new friends, but i still miss ppl back in singapore. communication here is still a BIG problem. i miss talking and crapping with you guys in english, singlish, mandarin.. it was so natural, now i'm all stiff and with the 'erm, erm, erms..'
i went out to eaton center at downtown with this grp of friends (kevin, chaucer, christine, angelina) just now.. we just walked around and tried to shop, but didn't buy anything.
later i met my bro for dinner at this little eating place called 'salad king'. it's something like thai and asian food. we then walked a long way around downtown toronto, walking to ryerson university, and then to some shops. we walked to this place where alot of medical centers are located, then to the ontario provincial government building and to university of toronto at downtown. took a subway to this hip shopping place and then finally headed home. we walked for a very very long distance, and i took some pics using my bro's nokia phone.
will be staying home most of the weekend i suppose. have to study and complete my assignment. and yippy! next wednesday is chinese new yr, and there's half-day! it's kind of short compared to when in singapore where it is like 2-3 days of holidays.. but cny isn't a public holiday here. they should really make it one here since there's so many overseas chinese here! then on fri i will be missing 3 out of 4 periods to go to public library for an english trip..
and i will post up the pics i have taken since i came to canada soon. unless i get lazy suddenly. so pray for those who want to see them.. muahahaha!
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
groundhog day
today is groundhog day. what a name to call it. i didn't know what it was till yesterday when my bro and my housemate talked about it..
it's like this olden tradition when on this day a groundhog (which is something like a racoon/weasel) will emerge from wherever it lives from hibernation, and if a shadow is casted from the groundhog, then spring will be here soon (or is it the other way round where if a shadow is casted there will be another 6 weeks of winter and cold days?). it's just one of them.
and guess what's the results announced today? there will be 6 weeks of winter!!! arrrggh! hope it's just a grandma tale. i don't want another one-and-a-half months of winter!!!
it's like this olden tradition when on this day a groundhog (which is something like a racoon/weasel) will emerge from wherever it lives from hibernation, and if a shadow is casted from the groundhog, then spring will be here soon (or is it the other way round where if a shadow is casted there will be another 6 weeks of winter and cold days?). it's just one of them.
and guess what's the results announced today? there will be 6 weeks of winter!!! arrrggh! hope it's just a grandma tale. i don't want another one-and-a-half months of winter!!!