I somehow feel like I haven't done much this Christmas other than Christmas shopping. I haven't even done Boxing Day shopping, and I honestly have a few things that I really need to get. I don't know, it seems like I'm always out of the house everyday and mostly at the mall, but why don't I have these things done? It seems like I've just be wondering around at malls, here and there, but didn't really do any shopping. *sigh* I really hate going shopping alone, but I guess I'm most effective when I'm at the mall alone.
The year is finally ending soon. Sometimes I cannot believe how quick the days go by. I still remember vividly what I did last new year's eve, and now I'm already planning to do it over.
Anyway, I don't know what else to say for now. I'm actually just waiting to use the bathroom =p
Later!
Friday, December 29, 2006
Thursday, December 28, 2006
New Year Resolution
This quote has such a deep meaning for me that I cried when I read it at a store. It came in a ice little wooded cross with decorations and texts in the centre. I found it when I was looking for a Christmas gift for my best friend. It's really hard to find her gifts, really, because she has the most random style ever! =p So, when I found this, I was really satisfied. I even bought two so that I could keep the other one.
"When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I would have not a single bit of talent left and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.'"
-Erma Bombeck
I hope this will touch your heart as it has touched mine! Remember that everything that we have came from Above, and it is only by the grace of God that we came to this Earth. So, I want to give it all that I have back to Him.
God bless
God bless
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Quick Update!
Hiya!
Merry Christmas Everyone! I know it's a day late, but I haven't had the time to update my blog. So today is boxing day. I originally planned on going to Square One but Bade told me that it's dead packed in there. So, should I go?? Right now I'm thinking of going to Heartland Town Centre instead. I usually go there on Boxing day anyway, because it seems to be less packed because it's more of like an outlet type of plaza. Besides it's really close to my house, so I can just walk there instead of being stuck in the traffic. Maybe I will go to Heartland. Hmmm.. I still have to get my friend a futureshop gift card anyway for her Christmas present.
Anyway, just a little update on what had been going on the past few weeks. I finished all exams and hopefully did good. Although I did not think that I did good in biochemistry exam, but who knows? The exam has a different format that the midterms, so I guess I was a little surprised. But, I hope I did fine. Just waiting for the marks to come out now!
My new job is also pretty good. Although I really want to work counter, I'm officially a hostess now. I was supposed to be trained to work counter last Friday and Saturday. But something happened and I had to hostess. I suspect that one of the waitresses quit, so whoever was supposed to hostess that day had to waitress, and I was moved to hostess. I'm also hostessing this week and the coming week! As much as I hate hostessing, the tip is really fine! Hehe.. =p But I still prefer working in the back. Hopefully soon! =(
So my dad was invited to come to TWO Christmas open houses at Ottawa by people from the Indonesian Embassy. Oh my God, I ate like a pig yesterday. Can you believe, we switched houses from one to the other within 3 hours! And yes, there were plenty of good Indonesian food in both houses. OMG, I was bloated like crazy!
Our church's Christmas service also went fine. So much better than expected. The drama turned out to be good and we received many good compliments. Well, it's a miracle to think about it because even at the last practice people couldn't remember their lines. So, thank You God! =) Too bad that in the middle of the candlelight service, Bade and I had to leave for work! Boo! =(
Because of the church's Christmas service, we missed our family christmas get-together this year! But it's okay, we also had one at home with all the church kids and a few other peeps. We went to Congee Wong on Christmas Eve then back to my house to open our presents. I was Santa this year! It was my first time and I kinda liked it. =p
Okay, now I really don't want to go shopping anymore! =( Maybe I'll just go to futureshop, get a gift card and go back home. I'll go shopping tomorrow, maybe then the boxing day madness will not be as bad. I still need to get my brothers their Christmas present. I know.. I know, it's late, but better late than nothing! =p I really had no time to go shopping. I had exams until the 21st. The 22nd was then the official Christmas shopping day. I managed to get everyone their presents, including my parents, but not my brothers. Sorry guys! =(
Anyway, this is getting too long. I'll talk about Christmas presents next time. Gotta get ready for futureshop =p
Happy shoppink!
Merry Christmas Everyone! I know it's a day late, but I haven't had the time to update my blog. So today is boxing day. I originally planned on going to Square One but Bade told me that it's dead packed in there. So, should I go?? Right now I'm thinking of going to Heartland Town Centre instead. I usually go there on Boxing day anyway, because it seems to be less packed because it's more of like an outlet type of plaza. Besides it's really close to my house, so I can just walk there instead of being stuck in the traffic. Maybe I will go to Heartland. Hmmm.. I still have to get my friend a futureshop gift card anyway for her Christmas present.
Anyway, just a little update on what had been going on the past few weeks. I finished all exams and hopefully did good. Although I did not think that I did good in biochemistry exam, but who knows? The exam has a different format that the midterms, so I guess I was a little surprised. But, I hope I did fine. Just waiting for the marks to come out now!
My new job is also pretty good. Although I really want to work counter, I'm officially a hostess now. I was supposed to be trained to work counter last Friday and Saturday. But something happened and I had to hostess. I suspect that one of the waitresses quit, so whoever was supposed to hostess that day had to waitress, and I was moved to hostess. I'm also hostessing this week and the coming week! As much as I hate hostessing, the tip is really fine! Hehe.. =p But I still prefer working in the back. Hopefully soon! =(
So my dad was invited to come to TWO Christmas open houses at Ottawa by people from the Indonesian Embassy. Oh my God, I ate like a pig yesterday. Can you believe, we switched houses from one to the other within 3 hours! And yes, there were plenty of good Indonesian food in both houses. OMG, I was bloated like crazy!
Our church's Christmas service also went fine. So much better than expected. The drama turned out to be good and we received many good compliments. Well, it's a miracle to think about it because even at the last practice people couldn't remember their lines. So, thank You God! =) Too bad that in the middle of the candlelight service, Bade and I had to leave for work! Boo! =(
Because of the church's Christmas service, we missed our family christmas get-together this year! But it's okay, we also had one at home with all the church kids and a few other peeps. We went to Congee Wong on Christmas Eve then back to my house to open our presents. I was Santa this year! It was my first time and I kinda liked it. =p
Okay, now I really don't want to go shopping anymore! =( Maybe I'll just go to futureshop, get a gift card and go back home. I'll go shopping tomorrow, maybe then the boxing day madness will not be as bad. I still need to get my brothers their Christmas present. I know.. I know, it's late, but better late than nothing! =p I really had no time to go shopping. I had exams until the 21st. The 22nd was then the official Christmas shopping day. I managed to get everyone their presents, including my parents, but not my brothers. Sorry guys! =(
Anyway, this is getting too long. I'll talk about Christmas presents next time. Gotta get ready for futureshop =p
Happy shoppink!
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Kepoooo...
How can a single person be so kepo? I don't understand... o.O"
kepo = mind other ppl's business
I mean, if your boyfriend or girlfriend is kepo towards you, then yes, that makes sense. If your parents are kepo, then that means they care and want to know exactly what's going on to every single detail of your life. If your siblings are kepo, then it is also because they care. If your best friend is kepo, I guess that can also be understandable. If your friend is kepo, I can still understand that.
But people, when you care about someone and without realizing you're being kepo towards them, they might not like it. I mean, give them some space. Sometimes people have secrets that they'd like to keep to themselves. So, please watch it and be a little careful.
I'm the type of person that hate to hurt other people's feelings. I don't like to say to my friends, "Please just mind your own business," because I know that will hurt them. I know they care about me and have no other intentions. But, again, even your friend might have things that they don't want you to know.
That's it for tonite!
kepo = mind other ppl's business
I mean, if your boyfriend or girlfriend is kepo towards you, then yes, that makes sense. If your parents are kepo, then that means they care and want to know exactly what's going on to every single detail of your life. If your siblings are kepo, then it is also because they care. If your best friend is kepo, I guess that can also be understandable. If your friend is kepo, I can still understand that.
But people, when you care about someone and without realizing you're being kepo towards them, they might not like it. I mean, give them some space. Sometimes people have secrets that they'd like to keep to themselves. So, please watch it and be a little careful.
I'm the type of person that hate to hurt other people's feelings. I don't like to say to my friends, "Please just mind your own business," because I know that will hurt them. I know they care about me and have no other intentions. But, again, even your friend might have things that they don't want you to know.
That's it for tonite!
Thursday, December 07, 2006
arrrgghh... first mistake already..
I haven't started working at the new place, yet I have already made a stupid mistake. *sigh* During the interview, my boss said that he wanted me to come in next Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night to finish my training. I thought, okay, that can be arranged. I honestly forgot that I have an exam on the Saturday morning until the night after the interview, so I obviously cannot work on Friday night. I was panicking pretty bad because the boss, according to my best friend, is known to be really strict. He's very nice and all, but very strict when you make mistakes. It makes sense though because all of his employees are young adults, and if he isn't strict enough that the employees will most likely take advantage of him. Typical young people nowadays. =p
Anyway, I tried to calm myself down and said that I will give him a call first thing tomorrow morning and apologize. He did say that if I cannot come in to work I have to let him now before Friday, because that's when he makes the schedule. It was only Wednesday, so I thought, "Okay.. He shouldn't be mad because it's not even close to Friday.." But in fact, I was scared because he might think that I lied to him so that I can get the job. I mean, who would forget about their exam schedules?? Except me, of course!
But, yea, whatever. I decided to just put things on the table, and if he likes it then he can accept it, if he doesn't then tough luck. So, I picked up the phone and gave him a call to apologize and pointed out my unavailability to work on Friday night. Surprisingly, he was cool about it and said that it was fine and told me not to worry about it. *phew*
So, lesson learned from this experience is to face your problems and just put out everything in the open. You never know that the person you are so afraid of might even accept it. Besides, you cannot please everybody. So, just do what you think is right and what you think is best for the specific situation.
One more thing to share before I go and study. I was reading Science Daily (www.sciencedaily.com) this morning when I woke up, and I read about an interesting study. Researchers found out that when kids are jumping up down and running here and there, they aren't just having fun. On top of being excited, they're increasing bone size and mass, so in the end they have stronger bones. Bone size can only increase during development years, so maybe exercising up until kids reach puberty is crucial to prevent osteoporosis (bone fracture) when they get old.
When people get older, their bones start to degrade from the inside outward. By having bigger bone size, the bones have extra layers on the outside. So, yes the bone will still degrade as people age. But if your bones have many extra layers, then it will take your bones longer to fracture, which hopefully is enough layers before you pass away.
However, for the adults that read this, do not frown. You may still reduce the risk of bone fracture by exercising regularly. The article said that maintaining aerobic fitness is important to maintain bone mass and density, which in the end reduces fractures.
G'day everyone!
Anyway, I tried to calm myself down and said that I will give him a call first thing tomorrow morning and apologize. He did say that if I cannot come in to work I have to let him now before Friday, because that's when he makes the schedule. It was only Wednesday, so I thought, "Okay.. He shouldn't be mad because it's not even close to Friday.." But in fact, I was scared because he might think that I lied to him so that I can get the job. I mean, who would forget about their exam schedules?? Except me, of course!
But, yea, whatever. I decided to just put things on the table, and if he likes it then he can accept it, if he doesn't then tough luck. So, I picked up the phone and gave him a call to apologize and pointed out my unavailability to work on Friday night. Surprisingly, he was cool about it and said that it was fine and told me not to worry about it. *phew*
So, lesson learned from this experience is to face your problems and just put out everything in the open. You never know that the person you are so afraid of might even accept it. Besides, you cannot please everybody. So, just do what you think is right and what you think is best for the specific situation.
One more thing to share before I go and study. I was reading Science Daily (www.sciencedaily.com) this morning when I woke up, and I read about an interesting study. Researchers found out that when kids are jumping up down and running here and there, they aren't just having fun. On top of being excited, they're increasing bone size and mass, so in the end they have stronger bones. Bone size can only increase during development years, so maybe exercising up until kids reach puberty is crucial to prevent osteoporosis (bone fracture) when they get old.
When people get older, their bones start to degrade from the inside outward. By having bigger bone size, the bones have extra layers on the outside. So, yes the bone will still degrade as people age. But if your bones have many extra layers, then it will take your bones longer to fracture, which hopefully is enough layers before you pass away.
However, for the adults that read this, do not frown. You may still reduce the risk of bone fracture by exercising regularly. The article said that maintaining aerobic fitness is important to maintain bone mass and density, which in the end reduces fractures.
G'day everyone!
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Making cafe mocha at home..
I'm not much of a coffee drinker. In fact, I'm very sensitive to caffeine. If I drink tea at around 6 pm, I would stay awake until 3 am. So, I normally only drink in the morning if I feel like to, or in the afternoon if I have a hard time staying awake while studying. But definitely no caffeine in the evening. I went to Starbucks near my campus the other day, and I thought maybe I should try decaf coffee. I'm not sure if decaf coffee actually contains no caffeine at all. I will google it soon and find out! =p
Anyway, usually when I buy coffee at Tim Hortons, I would get cafe mocha. Canadians usually call it half and half because it contains half coffee and half hot chocolate. I love it because it's not very sweet and it's just perfect since I don't want to drink too much coffee. So, I tried it out at home. I mixed hot chocolate powder with instant coffee and then I added boiling water and cold milk from the fridge. Well, my dad bought the wrong (knock off, lol) hot chocolate, so it kinda tasted weird, but still good. But, I'm pretty sure that I did not add enough milk. I don't know if I should actually make the hot chocolate and coffee in separate container, and then mix them together. But that means I have to wash 2 mugs, which is not cool. Well, once I finish this knocked-off branded hot chocolate, I will try it again with the Tim Hortons hot chocolate and see if that will make up the difference.
Anyway, I'm done making my hot cafe mocha for the day in this very cold winter! *sigh* Now I should go back to my books and study for my exams.
Oh ya, I forgot to mention that I got a job at Caffe Demetre!! Well, I haven't started any shifts yet. OMG, I've been wanting to work there since so long ago, it's like the coolest hangout place in town! LOL! I'm supposed to start next week because the boss makes up the schedule every friday and I had my interview yesterday. He told me to come in on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday next week. However, when I left after the interview he called me saying that he wants me to come in this Saturday because his wife wants to train me to be a hostess. Well, it's cool that I get to be a hostess instead of kitchen duty, but I kinda want to work in the kitchen. I enjoy baking and cooking, and since this is a dessert shop (or cafe) I get to decorate the cakes and make those cool drinks. Well, I hope I'd still get trained to work in the kitchen, but we'll see.
My job hasn't started, yet I have to go shopping for outfits! =( Because, I have to wear all black and I don't have that many blacks in my wardrobe. On top of it, I have to dress up a bit to be a hostess. I'm kind of iffy about this, because I don't want to come to work with nice clothings and then get chocolate and whipping cream all over my shirts. =p
And one more thing before I end this, I finally got my dad to go swimming again!! Hopefully I can convince my mom by next week. It's healthy, ya know! They're gettin' older and I think they really should exercise so they can be healthier and live longer. Although I believe that lives are in God's hands. But, yeah, I think staying healthy and fit is important!
Alrite, I really gotta go study! G'day!
Anyway, usually when I buy coffee at Tim Hortons, I would get cafe mocha. Canadians usually call it half and half because it contains half coffee and half hot chocolate. I love it because it's not very sweet and it's just perfect since I don't want to drink too much coffee. So, I tried it out at home. I mixed hot chocolate powder with instant coffee and then I added boiling water and cold milk from the fridge. Well, my dad bought the wrong (knock off, lol) hot chocolate, so it kinda tasted weird, but still good. But, I'm pretty sure that I did not add enough milk. I don't know if I should actually make the hot chocolate and coffee in separate container, and then mix them together. But that means I have to wash 2 mugs, which is not cool. Well, once I finish this knocked-off branded hot chocolate, I will try it again with the Tim Hortons hot chocolate and see if that will make up the difference.
Anyway, I'm done making my hot cafe mocha for the day in this very cold winter! *sigh* Now I should go back to my books and study for my exams.
Oh ya, I forgot to mention that I got a job at Caffe Demetre!! Well, I haven't started any shifts yet. OMG, I've been wanting to work there since so long ago, it's like the coolest hangout place in town! LOL! I'm supposed to start next week because the boss makes up the schedule every friday and I had my interview yesterday. He told me to come in on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday next week. However, when I left after the interview he called me saying that he wants me to come in this Saturday because his wife wants to train me to be a hostess. Well, it's cool that I get to be a hostess instead of kitchen duty, but I kinda want to work in the kitchen. I enjoy baking and cooking, and since this is a dessert shop (or cafe) I get to decorate the cakes and make those cool drinks. Well, I hope I'd still get trained to work in the kitchen, but we'll see.
My job hasn't started, yet I have to go shopping for outfits! =( Because, I have to wear all black and I don't have that many blacks in my wardrobe. On top of it, I have to dress up a bit to be a hostess. I'm kind of iffy about this, because I don't want to come to work with nice clothings and then get chocolate and whipping cream all over my shirts. =p
And one more thing before I end this, I finally got my dad to go swimming again!! Hopefully I can convince my mom by next week. It's healthy, ya know! They're gettin' older and I think they really should exercise so they can be healthier and live longer. Although I believe that lives are in God's hands. But, yeah, I think staying healthy and fit is important!
Alrite, I really gotta go study! G'day!
Thursday, November 30, 2006
The joy of swimming..
Finally, after saying "Let's go swimming" for months now, my friend and I went swimming since last week. We made a commitment that we go swimming for at least once a week. First time back in the water, it was very harsh for me. I couldn't breathe properly and I could only swim 1/3 of the length of the swimming pool. The swimming pool at my campus is 50 metres long, or at least that's what it says on the website.
Anyway, last night we went swimming again for 2 hours! With the help of a kick board for the first 1 hour, I finally got-the-hang-of-it, finally got my breathing synchronized with my arms, legs and body. Then the other hour, I was just happily swimming back and forth. We might go swimming again tonite if we don't get too busy with our studying.
It's been a while since I said this... "I love being in the water, and I love going swimming.."
Just as Dory (from Finding Nemo) always said, "Just keep swimming.. just keep swimming.. just keep swimming.. swimming.. swimming.." =p
Happy swimming!
Anyway, last night we went swimming again for 2 hours! With the help of a kick board for the first 1 hour, I finally got-the-hang-of-it, finally got my breathing synchronized with my arms, legs and body. Then the other hour, I was just happily swimming back and forth. We might go swimming again tonite if we don't get too busy with our studying.
It's been a while since I said this... "I love being in the water, and I love going swimming.."
Just as Dory (from Finding Nemo) always said, "Just keep swimming.. just keep swimming.. just keep swimming.. swimming.. swimming.." =p
Happy swimming!
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Taking care of a baby...
I'm currently living with my little brother, simply because our schools are both located at Waterloo. I have to admit that it feels much better having a family member living with you rather than living with only friends. But, I also have to admit that my little brother gives me much trouble daily; well not much, but let's say it's pretty stressful.
It is mainly stressful because my brother is a picky eater. He doesn't like to taste new things. Although I think he's much better at trying new things now, but... o.O" For example, yesterday, he pretty much ate a small-sized frozen pasta, chips and ice cream. I feel like I'm a really bad sister. Yesterday after I came home from my morning lecture, I felt very tired so I went back to sleep for a few hours. Because I suspect that I might still be sleeping during lunch time, so I left him a note saying that there's food in the fridge that Mom packed on the weekend, and all you have to do is defrost and slice the meat thinly, and eat. I mean, usually I would prep everything and all he has to do is sit down and eat. But, he is also an adult now.. my gosh he's 19! He did not even have the courage to prep food himself? And he is telling me that he wants to live by himself next year.. I can't even begin to imagine what'll happen..
Sometimes I sacrificed my sleep time to wake up early and prep food so that he can eat when he gets hungry. FYI, he eats little each time but more frequent. But, a lot of the times he ignored whatever I made and decided to fill himself up with instant noodles or TV dinner, etc. I mean, did he not realize how much time I spend everyday to prepare food? It's not like I don't have a lotta work! My school hours are twice his!! A life science student compare to a business student? o.O"
A few times I had to get up in the middle of the night when I realized that I've forgotten to take out the meat from the freezer. I hate having to have to defrost meat products, because sometimes they get partially cooked here and there, so I prefer taking it out at night so it'd thaw naturally overnight.
He doesn't even want to help washing dirty dishes that I used for cooking. You know how many dishes you're left with after the cooking part is done.. A LOT! Even though he saw that there were dirty dishes on the sink that I used for cooking, he wouldn't bother to wash them even when he was also washing his own dirty plates. I'm like, do you just simply don't appreciate my loving care and time that I spent, or do u just simply not care?
I know that he is not the type that do not care, however sometimes he just does not realize, u know what I mean. He maybe does not remember that I'm not his mommy or I'm not responsible for him. Well, in a way I am since I am his older sister, but it's not like I have to always be there for him. He should be helping me too, since he is the guy in the house, even though he's younger.
Anyway, I should stop complaining and go to class. No offense to whoever read this, including my brother.
Later days!
It is mainly stressful because my brother is a picky eater. He doesn't like to taste new things. Although I think he's much better at trying new things now, but... o.O" For example, yesterday, he pretty much ate a small-sized frozen pasta, chips and ice cream. I feel like I'm a really bad sister. Yesterday after I came home from my morning lecture, I felt very tired so I went back to sleep for a few hours. Because I suspect that I might still be sleeping during lunch time, so I left him a note saying that there's food in the fridge that Mom packed on the weekend, and all you have to do is defrost and slice the meat thinly, and eat. I mean, usually I would prep everything and all he has to do is sit down and eat. But, he is also an adult now.. my gosh he's 19! He did not even have the courage to prep food himself? And he is telling me that he wants to live by himself next year.. I can't even begin to imagine what'll happen..
Sometimes I sacrificed my sleep time to wake up early and prep food so that he can eat when he gets hungry. FYI, he eats little each time but more frequent. But, a lot of the times he ignored whatever I made and decided to fill himself up with instant noodles or TV dinner, etc. I mean, did he not realize how much time I spend everyday to prepare food? It's not like I don't have a lotta work! My school hours are twice his!! A life science student compare to a business student? o.O"
A few times I had to get up in the middle of the night when I realized that I've forgotten to take out the meat from the freezer. I hate having to have to defrost meat products, because sometimes they get partially cooked here and there, so I prefer taking it out at night so it'd thaw naturally overnight.
He doesn't even want to help washing dirty dishes that I used for cooking. You know how many dishes you're left with after the cooking part is done.. A LOT! Even though he saw that there were dirty dishes on the sink that I used for cooking, he wouldn't bother to wash them even when he was also washing his own dirty plates. I'm like, do you just simply don't appreciate my loving care and time that I spent, or do u just simply not care?
I know that he is not the type that do not care, however sometimes he just does not realize, u know what I mean. He maybe does not remember that I'm not his mommy or I'm not responsible for him. Well, in a way I am since I am his older sister, but it's not like I have to always be there for him. He should be helping me too, since he is the guy in the house, even though he's younger.
Anyway, I should stop complaining and go to class. No offense to whoever read this, including my brother.
Later days!
Monday, November 27, 2006
Favourite song at the moment..
Kaulah penulis hidupku
Engkau membuat s'galanya baru
Engkau di dalamku
Dan ku ada dalamMu
Tak ada yang tak mungkin bagiMu
Dan ku dicipta untukMu
'tuk membawa harum namaMu
Engkau di dalamku
Dan ku ada dalamMu
Kini kudatang mencari wajahMu
MengasihiMu s'lalu dengan seg'nap hatiku
Mencintai seluruh perbuatanMu
Mengabdikan hidupku sesuai rencanaMu
Ku mau menyembahMu sampai akhir hayatku
Kau memahami hatiku
Hanya Kau yang mengertiku s'lalu
Engkau di dalamku
dan kuada dalamMu
Kini kudatang mencari wajahMu
- Engkau didalamku, by GMB
I just love this song.. It portrays everything that I feel deep down about my God, my Saviour. I want to thank my friend, Wilson, for introducing me to this song about a year ago. Everytime I listen to this song, my heart just softens and I feel that I'm ready to do whatever God wants me to do. Even though maybe I've had a bad day with people or at school, but this song reminds me again about why I'm here, why I was created by God.
Not only this song has good lyrics and meanings, the music arrangements are also good. It's soft in the beginning, it builds up a little in the middle, and then it goes into this jazzy instrumental bridge. It's very nice! If anybody would like to listen to this song, come visit the following website and you can listen to it for free.
http://www.airhidup.com/media.cfm?AlbumID=63
Thank you, God.. luv You always..
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Oh my God.. I'm such a cruel person..
On Friday, I was walking home from my campus, and I saw in front of me a blind lady also walking side-by-side with her guide dog. I recognized that she is also in my class and thought to myself that she must also be walking home. I was walking fairly quickly because it was cold and I didn't have enough clothes on because I originally planned to stay at the library and wait until my aerobics class starts at 4. But then I got hungry and I forgot to bring any cash, also haven't filled up any money on my student card. So I decided to go home, get a light snack so I wouldn't faint at kickboxing aerobics.
Anyway, back to the story.. I was also walking quickly because I came to an intersection and I didn't want to miss the crossing light. I noticed that the blind lady stopped because the dog stopped. The dog must've recognized the intersection. However, guide dogs are not taught to recognize crossing light, so the owner is responsible to cross safely. I did not know this at that time! I thought a guide dog can do everything for the blind owner. So, as I walked passed the blind lady, I heard a voice calling, "excuse me!" I turned around but I didn't see anybody behind me except for the blind lady. At that time, I didn't think that the blind lady needed help because I've never interacted with any blind people before. Usually when people say "excuse me" they needed direction or maybe I've dropped something. So, I kept walking and crossed the road. After I crossed, I started to realize that it might've been the blind lady calling me to ask guidance to cross the road. Those thoughts were just coming so quickly like a bunch of arrows coming at you simultaneously. I was so speechless and felt very terrible. I don't know why I didn't walk back and find her if she still needed help. I don't know why I just kept walking. Oh my God, I felt very selfish and arrogant. Oh my God... I'm so sorry.
I felt so bad that I started to think. Maybe I need a personality makeover or something. I need to be more open, especially towards new people. I don't interact well with new people. Maybe this was why I ignore random people that try to communicate with me. Maybe this is the Asian way, you know, being arrogant.. or in Indonesian slang terms, "eloe eloe, gue gue.." But, I know deep down I don't have that kind of personality. I may seem to be like that because I'm generally shy toward people, especially the new ones. But, even if maybe I have that personality a little bit, I shouldn't be. Man, I don't live in Indonesia anymore. I pretty much grew up here. I came here when I was 9, then went back to Indonesia and came here again when I was 12 and stayed here until now. I really should change and be more open like those Canadians who like to throw smiles at random people that they see. Canadians tend to be very warm and they make everybody feel welcome. This is especially IMPORTANT considering that I'm choosing health services to be my main career. How will I interact with patients? Maaann... Maybe I should volunteer at the hospital again so I get to practice to meet new people and help patients. But I need a real job, something that pays. I wish those pharmacies would consider university students.. *sighs*
Well, last week I dropped off three resumes already at 3 pharmacies at Connestoga Mall. I need to find other pharmacies nearby. It's so hard because I don't even know Waterloo that much. Two pharmacies turned me down already, but two are not enough to make me give up. I'm searching for more. I need to stop slacking off and study, work, study, work, study, work.. T__T
Alright, this is it for now, I need to finish my last chemistry lab report of the term!
Bye for now!
Anyway, back to the story.. I was also walking quickly because I came to an intersection and I didn't want to miss the crossing light. I noticed that the blind lady stopped because the dog stopped. The dog must've recognized the intersection. However, guide dogs are not taught to recognize crossing light, so the owner is responsible to cross safely. I did not know this at that time! I thought a guide dog can do everything for the blind owner. So, as I walked passed the blind lady, I heard a voice calling, "excuse me!" I turned around but I didn't see anybody behind me except for the blind lady. At that time, I didn't think that the blind lady needed help because I've never interacted with any blind people before. Usually when people say "excuse me" they needed direction or maybe I've dropped something. So, I kept walking and crossed the road. After I crossed, I started to realize that it might've been the blind lady calling me to ask guidance to cross the road. Those thoughts were just coming so quickly like a bunch of arrows coming at you simultaneously. I was so speechless and felt very terrible. I don't know why I didn't walk back and find her if she still needed help. I don't know why I just kept walking. Oh my God, I felt very selfish and arrogant. Oh my God... I'm so sorry.
I felt so bad that I started to think. Maybe I need a personality makeover or something. I need to be more open, especially towards new people. I don't interact well with new people. Maybe this was why I ignore random people that try to communicate with me. Maybe this is the Asian way, you know, being arrogant.. or in Indonesian slang terms, "eloe eloe, gue gue.." But, I know deep down I don't have that kind of personality. I may seem to be like that because I'm generally shy toward people, especially the new ones. But, even if maybe I have that personality a little bit, I shouldn't be. Man, I don't live in Indonesia anymore. I pretty much grew up here. I came here when I was 9, then went back to Indonesia and came here again when I was 12 and stayed here until now. I really should change and be more open like those Canadians who like to throw smiles at random people that they see. Canadians tend to be very warm and they make everybody feel welcome. This is especially IMPORTANT considering that I'm choosing health services to be my main career. How will I interact with patients? Maaann... Maybe I should volunteer at the hospital again so I get to practice to meet new people and help patients. But I need a real job, something that pays. I wish those pharmacies would consider university students.. *sighs*
Well, last week I dropped off three resumes already at 3 pharmacies at Connestoga Mall. I need to find other pharmacies nearby. It's so hard because I don't even know Waterloo that much. Two pharmacies turned me down already, but two are not enough to make me give up. I'm searching for more. I need to stop slacking off and study, work, study, work, study, work.. T__T
Alright, this is it for now, I need to finish my last chemistry lab report of the term!
Bye for now!
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
My pride an joy!
It's 10:26 AM, and I just got home from my morning Biochemistry lecture. My professor said that she has posted our last midterm marks online, but she couldn't hand back the paper yet because a few students still hasn't written the test. So, I rushed home.. turned on my laptop.. open the webCT website.. log in.. click on the Biochemistry link.. *and I'm telling u my hands were cold and sweating!!* and voila! My eyes were suddenly pulled open as wide as it could get.. my smile started to get wider too as if both corner of my lips were locked onto somthing.. my hands reaching to the side where I keep my backup calculator and started to punch in the numbers.. and yeah!!! I got 37.0/40.0, which is equal to 92.5%! My first midterm I scored 91.5%. I could not believe that I scored even higher on the second one with so much harder materials and 4 exams in 2 working days. I did not actually expect much out of this midterm because I was one of the last students in the exam room. I think I was the fourth last student that left the room! But praise God.. emang anak Tuhan selalu tampil beda dan diberkati! *bangga* =p
My plan was originally to go to bed as soon as I get back from lecture because I slept for a total of 7 hours in 2 nights in a row! But I don't think I can sleep now because as you can see I'm overjoyed! ^^ Maybe I'll pick up my guitar instead and worship! :) Or should I bake? I've been wanting to make chocolate chip muffins. We'll see.. I might get tired in a bit.
Later days!
My plan was originally to go to bed as soon as I get back from lecture because I slept for a total of 7 hours in 2 nights in a row! But I don't think I can sleep now because as you can see I'm overjoyed! ^^ Maybe I'll pick up my guitar instead and worship! :) Or should I bake? I've been wanting to make chocolate chip muffins. We'll see.. I might get tired in a bit.
Later days!
Monday, November 13, 2006
No more midterms!
Yeah!! I finally finished all the 8 midterms. Although I must say that the dates and times for all my midters were VERY unfair, but I guess life is tough! My last four midterms, I had two on Friday afternoon (Abnormal Psychology and Biochemistry), and then I had another two on the following Monday (Personality Psychology and Molecular Genetics). I only had about 1 - 2 hours in between of the two exams on both days. How more unfair could it be? I had to stay at Waterloo over the weekends and did not get to see my family. Especially, I did not have enough time to study. I felt like I could have done so much better. But it's okay, I've done my best and God will do the rest.
Today, after napping for 2 hours after both of my exams, I went to my aerobics class. I haven't gone in more than 2 weeks because I was sick for almost a week, then I was extremely busy with my midterms and papers the following week. I must say that I'm starting to love working out. Being fit makes me feel good about myself. It gives me the motivation to live a healthier life, be wiser in choosing what to eat, learn to organize my time so that I have enough time to go the gym, learn to commit myself, etc. I loved the aerobics session so much today that I cannot wait to go again tomorrow! =)
Well, I can't write much right now because I have to go shower and get started on my paper that is due this Thursday. I haven't started at all, but at least I don't have to worry about any more midterms. I also need to catch up on sleep!!
It also feels good to be writing again! ^^
Cheers
Today, after napping for 2 hours after both of my exams, I went to my aerobics class. I haven't gone in more than 2 weeks because I was sick for almost a week, then I was extremely busy with my midterms and papers the following week. I must say that I'm starting to love working out. Being fit makes me feel good about myself. It gives me the motivation to live a healthier life, be wiser in choosing what to eat, learn to organize my time so that I have enough time to go the gym, learn to commit myself, etc. I loved the aerobics session so much today that I cannot wait to go again tomorrow! =)
Well, I can't write much right now because I have to go shower and get started on my paper that is due this Thursday. I haven't started at all, but at least I don't have to worry about any more midterms. I also need to catch up on sleep!!
It also feels good to be writing again! ^^
Cheers
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