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!
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