Sunday, April 29, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
Falling asleep @ Library
Plant Anatomy final exam! GAAAHH, the MOST boring biology course ever!! Why did I take it? Arrrggghh o.O! Perhaps I need it to graduate! =( I have NO interest in plants whatsoever!!!
Even though I'm at the library, I cannot concentrate. It's too damn boring and I'm falling asleep. Why do I need to learn about the structure of plants? Why? ='( *sniffles* I so want to go home and nap! =(
Two more exams to go. My back and legs are still hurting too! o.O"
Oh, did I mention I got a lot of new clothes from my cousins back in Indo? Hehe.. I'm wearing one of them right now. My friend said I look like a Korean wearing this Asian-style shirt! =p Coolio..
Alright, done procrastinating.. back to "Leaf Histology" ... o.O!!!!!!
Even though I'm at the library, I cannot concentrate. It's too damn boring and I'm falling asleep. Why do I need to learn about the structure of plants? Why? ='( *sniffles* I so want to go home and nap! =(
Two more exams to go. My back and legs are still hurting too! o.O"
Oh, did I mention I got a lot of new clothes from my cousins back in Indo? Hehe.. I'm wearing one of them right now. My friend said I look like a Korean wearing this Asian-style shirt! =p Coolio..
Alright, done procrastinating.. back to "Leaf Histology" ... o.O!!!!!!
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Back pain....
Dragonboat season is hereeeee.. YAY!! ^^
Anyway, I went to my first on-water practice yesterday. It was so much fun, although we really didn't do much because there were a lot of newbies on the boat. It kind of reminds me of last year when I was the only newbee on the boat. But now, owww, my back hurts! o.O" I can't even bend over my body as if to pick up something on the floor! =p It hurts when I brush my teeth! It even hurts when I sleep!!! HAHAHA! XD
And yesterday, for the first time, MY PARTNER WAS ANTON!! And I personally witnessed how he splashed the girl that was paddling in front of him! tsk tsk tsk.. anton!! =p
I really want to get my own life jacket, but they're so expensive! =( I gotta save.. save.. and I'm still upset over the fact that I can't come to practice this Sunday and all the other Sunday practices to come! =(
I don't know why I love dragonboating so much. Maybe it's because I love to play in the water, or with the water. I'd even love to play in the rain! =p
Alright, that's it from me for today. I gotta go back to studying. I'm back home since last night, and it's been so hard to concentrate on studying whenever I'm at home.
Oh, one more thing. My dad just came back from Jakarta, and he bought us a lot of Nutri-jell with different flavours. One of my favourite dessert! ^^ He bought new flavours such as melon and guava. I tried guava today, and OMG it was so good. The whole house smells like guava now!!!! Hehe..
Okays, now it's for real.. I gotta go back to studying! Later!
Anyway, I went to my first on-water practice yesterday. It was so much fun, although we really didn't do much because there were a lot of newbies on the boat. It kind of reminds me of last year when I was the only newbee on the boat. But now, owww, my back hurts! o.O" I can't even bend over my body as if to pick up something on the floor! =p It hurts when I brush my teeth! It even hurts when I sleep!!! HAHAHA! XD
And yesterday, for the first time, MY PARTNER WAS ANTON!! And I personally witnessed how he splashed the girl that was paddling in front of him! tsk tsk tsk.. anton!! =p
I really want to get my own life jacket, but they're so expensive! =( I gotta save.. save.. and I'm still upset over the fact that I can't come to practice this Sunday and all the other Sunday practices to come! =(
I don't know why I love dragonboating so much. Maybe it's because I love to play in the water, or with the water. I'd even love to play in the rain! =p
Alright, that's it from me for today. I gotta go back to studying. I'm back home since last night, and it's been so hard to concentrate on studying whenever I'm at home.
Oh, one more thing. My dad just came back from Jakarta, and he bought us a lot of Nutri-jell with different flavours. One of my favourite dessert! ^^ He bought new flavours such as melon and guava. I tried guava today, and OMG it was so good. The whole house smells like guava now!!!! Hehe..
Okays, now it's for real.. I gotta go back to studying! Later!
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
My sweet parents.. =)
I love sweet-talks! But don't get the wrong idea here okay. =p But, even simple phrases like "I love you," "I miss you," etc can really make my day.
Unfortunately, I noticed that Indonesians, especially those with Chinese backgrounds, don't usually express those words unless absolutely necessary. I don't know if it's because of pride or they just don't know how to express feelings, or they just assume that the significant others should know they feel, etc.
Fortunately, it isn't like that in our family. I have to admit that we were once like that. I used to be shy or embarrassed letting my parents know that I love them or that I miss them. However, when my dad was still a lawyer back in Jakarta, he only came to visit us in Canada once every 3 - 4 months. I realized that this experience only drew us closer together as a family, because when he came to visit us, I could really feel that I missed his presence all these times, and I knew that he felt the same way. And whenever he had to go back to Jakarta, I remembered that all of us would drive to the airport together to send him off. I remembered how I used to hide my tears because I didn't want him to go back.
So, the past few years, I've gathered the courage to say things like, "I miss you, when will you be back?" Although we normally talked through SMS when he's back in Indo (my friends once called me the "high-tech" family 'cuz my dad used to have an extra cell phone exclusively used to text-msg us here =p). He would text-msg me daily asking if I've eaten, if I've gone home, how was school, etc.
Anyway, to cut things short, I was studying at Tim Hortons 2-nights ago with my roommate and another friend. All of a sudden, I received a text-message from my mom saying, "Farah & Otte (My lil' brother), daddy mamie kangen sm kalian, kapan ada waktu utk dikunjungi? ....." And I was just got a little teary because I haven't seen them in so long. My Dad just arrived from Jakarta last Saturday and I couldn't go back last weekend due to exams. That simple message, made me smile even though I was stressed out studying for my exams. =)
I luv my sweet family! <3
Unfortunately, I noticed that Indonesians, especially those with Chinese backgrounds, don't usually express those words unless absolutely necessary. I don't know if it's because of pride or they just don't know how to express feelings, or they just assume that the significant others should know they feel, etc.
Fortunately, it isn't like that in our family. I have to admit that we were once like that. I used to be shy or embarrassed letting my parents know that I love them or that I miss them. However, when my dad was still a lawyer back in Jakarta, he only came to visit us in Canada once every 3 - 4 months. I realized that this experience only drew us closer together as a family, because when he came to visit us, I could really feel that I missed his presence all these times, and I knew that he felt the same way. And whenever he had to go back to Jakarta, I remembered that all of us would drive to the airport together to send him off. I remembered how I used to hide my tears because I didn't want him to go back.
So, the past few years, I've gathered the courage to say things like, "I miss you, when will you be back?" Although we normally talked through SMS when he's back in Indo (my friends once called me the "high-tech" family 'cuz my dad used to have an extra cell phone exclusively used to text-msg us here =p). He would text-msg me daily asking if I've eaten, if I've gone home, how was school, etc.
Anyway, to cut things short, I was studying at Tim Hortons 2-nights ago with my roommate and another friend. All of a sudden, I received a text-message from my mom saying, "Farah & Otte (My lil' brother), daddy mamie kangen sm kalian, kapan ada waktu utk dikunjungi? ....." And I was just got a little teary because I haven't seen them in so long. My Dad just arrived from Jakarta last Saturday and I couldn't go back last weekend due to exams. That simple message, made me smile even though I was stressed out studying for my exams. =)
I luv my sweet family! <3
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Exams.. EXAMS!
I think I'm going crazy! I hate thermodynamics, I can't seem to understand it well. I've been working on the assigned questions in the back of the textbook and it took me on average THREE trials to get to the right answer! Right now I can check if my answer is right or wrong. But on the exam, how am I supposed to know if my answer is wrong? ^$#@&Y%@^$^^%@%$#@%#@
Although we are allowed to bring 6-pages cheat sheet, but it's no use if I don't understand it. Problem solving questions are my problems ever since I was in grade school. I probably don't read the question well, so that's why I don't understand what the question is really asking, and hence the wrong answer! T___T
Alright, gotta keep practicing those questions.
Later dayz!
Although we are allowed to bring 6-pages cheat sheet, but it's no use if I don't understand it. Problem solving questions are my problems ever since I was in grade school. I probably don't read the question well, so that's why I don't understand what the question is really asking, and hence the wrong answer! T___T
Alright, gotta keep practicing those questions.
Later dayz!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
New Addiction: Fancy Beverages...
Lately I've been in the mood where I actually want to try new things. Just for basic information about me, I don't usually like to try new things. Especially when it comes to food/drinks, I tend to order or make food/drinks that I know I like. I don't usually like risking ordering/making something that I might not like.
However, the past few weeks I've been ordering stuff that I never dared to order before. Can you believe that I've NEVER tried chamomile tea in my whole life until 5 months ago? And I considered myself a tea-lover?? T_T So, I finally did and it turned out to be okay. I,then, started to try other teas that Tim Hortons have on their counter! =p
Last week, my friends and I went to a handmade chocolate stores. Their chocolates were very nice and rather expensive, so I didn't buy any chocolates there. Instead, I was attracted to their tea collections. They had fancy flavoured teas like Strawberry Vanilla, Rum Vanilla, Orange Fountain, etc. I was so attracted to them and decided to buy. Since I wasn't sure if I will like it or not, I only bought 1 tea bag per flavour instead of buying a box for each flavours. They were only 50 cents each, and I bought four of them. This morning, I brewed the Strawberry Vanilla one, and OMG they had a very tempting fragrance! LOL. They didn't taste bad either. I could smell both the strawberry and vanilla, although I'm not so sure if I could taste the strawberry. But maybe it was because I brewed it plainly with water. You should check out their website (www.island-rose.com), and they have a few recipes there to make it into a fancy beverage.
I also started to love alcoholic beverages! I know I like those drinks, so I always try to limit myself, and I actually NEVER bought those things at a store unless for a friend's birthday or other special occasions. I'm so afraid of turning into an alcoholic and that's why I try to stay away from them. But, my friend, Monica *wink*wink*, decided to take me to LCBO and took a look around. And we both ended up buying liquor. I bought Baileys because I know my mom likes it. The next day (OMG the next day!! lol =p), I was waiting for a friend at Union Station and I bought coconut Malibu. *sigh* But, the limit still goes on though. I don't drink more than 1 glass/bottle/pint at any one time. Please, please, please, I don't want to be an alcoholic!!! T___T
Actually, last Friday at Salsa night, I broke the rule! o.O I drank two shots! Oh nooo -_-! Funny thing is, there's a guy that wanted to buy me a drink. But, when he gave me my drink, he was actually afraid that I was underage. HAHAHA! I admit that I look like a high-schooler, but I'm way past 19! =p
Okay, enough procrastination. Back to studying!
However, the past few weeks I've been ordering stuff that I never dared to order before. Can you believe that I've NEVER tried chamomile tea in my whole life until 5 months ago? And I considered myself a tea-lover?? T_T So, I finally did and it turned out to be okay. I,then, started to try other teas that Tim Hortons have on their counter! =p
Last week, my friends and I went to a handmade chocolate stores. Their chocolates were very nice and rather expensive, so I didn't buy any chocolates there. Instead, I was attracted to their tea collections. They had fancy flavoured teas like Strawberry Vanilla, Rum Vanilla, Orange Fountain, etc. I was so attracted to them and decided to buy. Since I wasn't sure if I will like it or not, I only bought 1 tea bag per flavour instead of buying a box for each flavours. They were only 50 cents each, and I bought four of them. This morning, I brewed the Strawberry Vanilla one, and OMG they had a very tempting fragrance! LOL. They didn't taste bad either. I could smell both the strawberry and vanilla, although I'm not so sure if I could taste the strawberry. But maybe it was because I brewed it plainly with water. You should check out their website (www.island-rose.com), and they have a few recipes there to make it into a fancy beverage.
I also started to love alcoholic beverages! I know I like those drinks, so I always try to limit myself, and I actually NEVER bought those things at a store unless for a friend's birthday or other special occasions. I'm so afraid of turning into an alcoholic and that's why I try to stay away from them. But, my friend, Monica *wink*wink*, decided to take me to LCBO and took a look around. And we both ended up buying liquor. I bought Baileys because I know my mom likes it. The next day (OMG the next day!! lol =p), I was waiting for a friend at Union Station and I bought coconut Malibu. *sigh* But, the limit still goes on though. I don't drink more than 1 glass/bottle/pint at any one time. Please, please, please, I don't want to be an alcoholic!!! T___T
Actually, last Friday at Salsa night, I broke the rule! o.O I drank two shots! Oh nooo -_-! Funny thing is, there's a guy that wanted to buy me a drink. But, when he gave me my drink, he was actually afraid that I was underage. HAHAHA! I admit that I look like a high-schooler, but I'm way past 19! =p
Okay, enough procrastination. Back to studying!
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Procrastinating..
Aaahh.. I'm procrastinating like crazy!! o.O! My exams start on Friday, but if I don't get going with studying now, I'm not gonna make it through all those chapters and reviews. =( Summer is just 12 days away, and it's just soooo hard to focus! =(
I'm supposed to have dragonboat's first on-water practice this Sunday. I doubt I can make it though. I have so much to study for! =(
For all my University/College friends, I wish u the best with your exams!
I'm supposed to have dragonboat's first on-water practice this Sunday. I doubt I can make it though. I have so much to study for! =(
For all my University/College friends, I wish u the best with your exams!
Monday, April 09, 2007
Salsa Dancing!
I think I'm getting a little addicted to dancing lately. I've finally finished a whole semester of Latin Ballroom, although I only took the one offered on Campus. Mainly because it was cheaper, and since I haven't been dancing since I was 12, I wanted to find out if I can re-discover that love for dancing I had when I was small. It turned out that I still loved dancing.
Friday night on Good Friday, my friend took me to Acrobat Lounge. It was quite a fancy place with wood floor, but on Friday nights they pushed all the tables to the side and the restaurant turned into a big dance floor. Friday nights are known as the salsa night for this place, so people came to dance Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, etc. I've never been clubbing at all, so this would be my first clubbing experience, although it wasn't really a club. But, I must say, even though I knew nothing about Salsa before, I learned so much that night because so many guys volunteered to dance with me even though they knew it was my first time to dance Salsa! =p
I must say, again, that girls are at an advantage in this type of case because guys are always looking for girls to dance with. Since usually the guys ask, that means the guy must be confident enough to prove that he can dance. I danced with a few good dancers and some guys that couldn't really keep up with the beat. If I was a good dancer, I could just say "no" to those guys that couldn't really dance. (But of course I'm always too nice to do that, right? *wink* =p) So, in the end, it's harder for guys to learn and be good at it because all the good girl dancers only want to dance with the good guy dancers, y'know what I mean? Whereas the girl, like me, for example, I get to dance with a lot of REALLY GOOD guy dancers simply because they asked. In partner dancing, the guys always lead, that's why they must be pretty good and at least able to keep up with the beat.
A friend of mine, a guy, came with me. And poor thing, he didn't dance at all! =p He got through the lesson, and I danced with him for a song. He couldn't ask girls to dance with him because he didn't know how to dance. Since he has to lead the girl, he should at least know the steps and a few tricks. Girls are usually just being pulled around, here and there, and we just have to learn to follow and learn the signs and gestures given by the guys.
Well, all in all, I had such a great night that I wanted to come back! =) So many guys offered to buy me drinks, but I started rejecting the offers after I had 2 shots. It was over my limit! I don't EVER want to be a drink addict, so I limit myself to 1 shot, or 1 bottle, or just one of anything per drinking time. Also, my friend told me that I shouldn't drink if I want to salsa dance because then I'll get dizzy easily. I guess she was right! =(
At the end of the night my head was spinning and I was hiding behind the tables so that guys wouldn't ask me to dance anymore. But, still a guy asked me to dance with him, and he even taught me to dance Argentine Tango! LOL =p I didn't want to dance, at first, because I felt dizzy. But he promised that he'd go easy on me on the spinning. But, salsa is all about spinning, so we couldn't help ourselves but spin, spin, and spin. Good thing he was such a fun guy, so I still had fun even with my spinning head!
Well, I'm busy with exams for the next 3 weeks so I probably won't be dancing until the end of the month! =( I'll for sure miss it, but I'll soon be back on the dance floor! =D
Anybody wanna join me? ;p
Friday night on Good Friday, my friend took me to Acrobat Lounge. It was quite a fancy place with wood floor, but on Friday nights they pushed all the tables to the side and the restaurant turned into a big dance floor. Friday nights are known as the salsa night for this place, so people came to dance Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, etc. I've never been clubbing at all, so this would be my first clubbing experience, although it wasn't really a club. But, I must say, even though I knew nothing about Salsa before, I learned so much that night because so many guys volunteered to dance with me even though they knew it was my first time to dance Salsa! =p
I must say, again, that girls are at an advantage in this type of case because guys are always looking for girls to dance with. Since usually the guys ask, that means the guy must be confident enough to prove that he can dance. I danced with a few good dancers and some guys that couldn't really keep up with the beat. If I was a good dancer, I could just say "no" to those guys that couldn't really dance. (But of course I'm always too nice to do that, right? *wink* =p) So, in the end, it's harder for guys to learn and be good at it because all the good girl dancers only want to dance with the good guy dancers, y'know what I mean? Whereas the girl, like me, for example, I get to dance with a lot of REALLY GOOD guy dancers simply because they asked. In partner dancing, the guys always lead, that's why they must be pretty good and at least able to keep up with the beat.
A friend of mine, a guy, came with me. And poor thing, he didn't dance at all! =p He got through the lesson, and I danced with him for a song. He couldn't ask girls to dance with him because he didn't know how to dance. Since he has to lead the girl, he should at least know the steps and a few tricks. Girls are usually just being pulled around, here and there, and we just have to learn to follow and learn the signs and gestures given by the guys.
Well, all in all, I had such a great night that I wanted to come back! =) So many guys offered to buy me drinks, but I started rejecting the offers after I had 2 shots. It was over my limit! I don't EVER want to be a drink addict, so I limit myself to 1 shot, or 1 bottle, or just one of anything per drinking time. Also, my friend told me that I shouldn't drink if I want to salsa dance because then I'll get dizzy easily. I guess she was right! =(
At the end of the night my head was spinning and I was hiding behind the tables so that guys wouldn't ask me to dance anymore. But, still a guy asked me to dance with him, and he even taught me to dance Argentine Tango! LOL =p I didn't want to dance, at first, because I felt dizzy. But he promised that he'd go easy on me on the spinning. But, salsa is all about spinning, so we couldn't help ourselves but spin, spin, and spin. Good thing he was such a fun guy, so I still had fun even with my spinning head!
Well, I'm busy with exams for the next 3 weeks so I probably won't be dancing until the end of the month! =( I'll for sure miss it, but I'll soon be back on the dance floor! =D
Anybody wanna join me? ;p
Monday, April 02, 2007
Laurier Dance Open House!
I had such a blast this past weekend. I pretty much spent all weekend playing and dancing for the show. Well, the weekend ended with a big dance show inside the gym of my campus. The show was REALLY fun to watch. It was full of jokes, humours, funny dances, funny comments, etc. We even had "Dancing with the Stars" featuring four Laurier profs, each paired up with one of the finest dance instructor from Laurier. It was extremely FUN to watch because the profs knew they couldn't really pull off the routine, so they joked around as they danced.
They were all kinds of dances ranging from ballet, tap dance, jazz/contemporary, hip hop, ballroom, etc. I was in the Latin Ballroom group and we danced merengue, cha-cha, samba, and mambo. I had so much fun while dancing that I didn't even care that hundreds of people were watching and just danced! In our grand finale dance, the mambo, we formed a circle and the boys get to lift up the girls and walk around in circle. Trust me, in practice we ALWAYS screw up this part! =p But amazingly, we didn't screw up in the real show! HAHA! And another thing, I almost pulled my thigh muscle when my partner dipped me. o.O" Well, I wanted to raise my left leg high in the air as I dip, but in practice I've never pulled any leg muscles doing that. But, good thing everything turned out fine! =)
Next thing, I wanna learn how to Salsa. Anybody want to learn with me? ;)
They were all kinds of dances ranging from ballet, tap dance, jazz/contemporary, hip hop, ballroom, etc. I was in the Latin Ballroom group and we danced merengue, cha-cha, samba, and mambo. I had so much fun while dancing that I didn't even care that hundreds of people were watching and just danced! In our grand finale dance, the mambo, we formed a circle and the boys get to lift up the girls and walk around in circle. Trust me, in practice we ALWAYS screw up this part! =p But amazingly, we didn't screw up in the real show! HAHA! And another thing, I almost pulled my thigh muscle when my partner dipped me. o.O" Well, I wanted to raise my left leg high in the air as I dip, but in practice I've never pulled any leg muscles doing that. But, good thing everything turned out fine! =)
Next thing, I wanna learn how to Salsa. Anybody want to learn with me? ;)
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