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Cross-posted from here

Summer school

Summer school as definately much more fun than I ever imagined it to be, considering that I did get off to a horrible start, but then there was a lot of things that I learned along the way. ~-^  My little list of stuff in summer school that I learned along the way:

1. You can't give up no matter how hard it is.  Its so weak to immediately jump to conclusion, that's exactly what I did and I was so happy that I didn't quit right away when I had the chance.  I met so much people and in many ways it only got better as the course went.  I met a lot of new people and these were people who I grewa to be very comfotable and happy with.  They were so cool it was surreal.  I had so much support from friends and family that I would do better, and I did. ^^ 


2. The people that I met there was amazing.  Like I said, I grew very comfortable with them and it was pretty funny how we grew exceptinally close at the day we had exams.  After the break, we talked for 25 minutes abotu food, then Oph and I went outside to study since inside was much too loud. >< Everyone else that we grew close with everntually came out and we all just started talking and testing each other.  It was basically like a study group.  The people in my class was different from the people in my school in that, I felt comfortable.   It was funn cuase we would talk abotu everything, this one guy talked so passtionatly about Haiti.  He inisited that he could help them by making moivies, like "Crouching Haiti, Hidden Poverty" and "Castaway Haiti" where you get a rich guy and try to get him to survive living in Haiti. xP I adore these people.  People from my school seemed faked the way when you approach them when I see these people it wasn't like that.  These people were so nice that I really enjoyed the class and I'll really miss them. T-T


3. The teacher wasn't that bad as some people said he was.  He was a really nice guy in the end. ~-^ Despite what everyone says, I don't think he was that bad, I think he actually did pretty good job and I don't think that people should have jumped to the conculsion that he was the bad guy, when he was doing his job fine.  Its not the teacher that mesk you fail, when I see some of the people who failed, I don't think they shoudl complain that it was him since I think it was them who did not do their work.


4. A mark is a mark, a reflection on how you did on a course.  A goal is good to have, but when you're beign unrealistic, its become really annoying to yourself and everyone who surrouds you.  I love Oph, I really do, but then becuase of her marks, she really drove me crazy to a point.  She was truly never satified with her marks, despite the fact that she was doing fine (high 80s).   Perhaps not something that she particulary likes, but then its nothing to be ashamed of or even say "failing".  It makes me realize that marks to a point is not everything.  You may not think its the greatest, but then its not the end of the world, nothing is really final and if you do work hard on something it does eventually show.  Not immediatly perhaps, but then it comes.


5. There's always time for fun, even when there's somethign coming up.  Last week was QT's birthday, and it was also that time when I had to do my culminating.  I was truly panicing when I was walking there, I already promised to go there and I felt incerdiably guilty for not going so I felt really obligated.  In the end, I realized that I don't think that the extra three hours whould had prepared me any better for my presentation.  If anything, I really needed that, becuase I was really freaking out and it relaxed me a little bit. ^^


6. To tie into the last point, I was really proud of my presentation.  I was surpringly calm, since I usually end up being very shy in my presentation.  People were also complimenting me, so I was really happy how it turned out.  The best part for me, was that since we were restricted from using technology, we had to be creative.  I end up using chart paper and creating what we call an "old-fashion" powerpoint. xD


7. Talking to is really nice. ~-^  We end up talking twice after school and then seeing her Data teacher each time. xD It was insightful and I miss talking to her.  Haha...for some odd reason, both time I always ended up further than when I orginally sat. ^^;


8. I'm never going to finish watching A Beautiful Mind. ;-; I've watched it twice and I've nevr been able to finish watching it...;-; But then I know what happened, so then its better I guess.

There's probably much more little stuff, but then I liked how this turned out a lot better than I ever expected.  It was fun. =D

Shopping at STC ^^

On the day of the actual exam date, our class was done really early so then we end up leavign early.  We were suppose to go to STC that day, so then we end up going to the library for awhile then going to meet up with Sakura and Nicholas.  We end up first goign to the park since I think Nicholas wanted to go see the big park, so hten we sat down and talked til the bugs started to bothered Oph.  So then we end up going to the community centre and sat down near the swimming pool.  While Oph and Sakura went to the washroom, I was talking to Nicholas abotu stuff.  He's a really talktive guy and I think that's one reason why I really like him.  He has so much things to say and he nevers gets boring, he's to shy to, like most other guys. ^^

When Oph and Sakura came out, we continued to talk until 11.  Then we decdied to go eat lunch at this bakery near Buger King.  I love going there because its pretty cheap and I love thier milk tea.  I think we were pretty loud in there, considering that we were teh only ones and we were talking so much.  We end up staying there for about a little over an hour.  We were so surprised and stuffed, which was good. ^^

We end up wakling to the bus station.  It was rather sunny outside...>< Oph was scared of the criket sound while we were passing by a grassy area. xP And then Sakura and Oph started to scream becuase of a bug, I wouldve too, but then I was rahter calm while the bg was one me. =/ ^^;

When we went on teh bus, it was pretty normal, except when this old lady started to yell at these twos guys when they were about to get off.  It was so freaky...she had a horase voice and then she kept swearing. =S The bus driver end up telling the lady to stay quiet, but it was creepy. Luckily, our stop was next so then we got off the bus. 

It came quickly when we went there and then we stopped at Naional Sports since we wanted to see Oph's boyfriend. ~-^ We looked in there, but then she realized that he wasn't working until 5. ><; Aie...so then instead of getting dropped off at the front of STC, we end up waking there.  It was rather long to get there until the next traffic lights...so then we end up j-walking over 8 lanes. ^^; We weren't going to, really!  But then we end up going when Oph dragged us, we all end up running with her. xP Heh. ^^;

By the time we got there, it was so tiring...x-x I bought a strawberry kiwi fruzi at Second Cup. <3 it!  So good...I was so thiristy!  We end up window shopping mostly, but then I saw a top that I loved...to bad its so expensive. ;-; Waiting for a sale...waiting. *prays* It was so much fun, we went pretty much everywhere~!  Nicholas was the best, he was able to show us what he thinks that was good and what he thought was bad.  He knew it and it was really cool, I thought he might be bored, but then it wasn't. ^^ It was veyr tiring though.  When we finally went to Coles, while Nicholas and Oph were looking around for book, Sakura and I sat down in teh children section and started to look at the children books. xD It was so relaxing there and it was confortable. x3 Too bad we didn't stay there for longer. xP Teehee.  We end up relaxing also in a music store and I watched while Sakura and Nicholas played the piano.  I end up looking at the music books and then goign to MAX with Oph.

We looked at Old Navy and Oph and Sakura saw a shirt taht they liked, but then Oph got sort of mad when Nicholas said it wouldn't really match her since she seemed to be a little bit more mature for her. ^^; Oh well.  I think she's going to buy that shirt still..not sure. =/

When we were waiting for Sakura's parent, we were outside a police area adn then there was a police that I think was smiling at us for some reason. =/ Er...I really don't know why, but it was creepy.  By the time I got home, I was really tired. ;-;

More Shopping x-x

The next day was probably even more tiring since I was going to walk again at Pacific Mall with Sakura and Nicholas to buy a braclet.  I was hoping to go straight there, but then what end up happening was that the report cards kept getting delayed. >< So then I couldn't do anything. 

We end up going to my last year volunteer place.  I saw Joanie and Jeremy again, Jeremey is so tall now. ;-; Oh well, things there seem to be quite different.  I mean they are much more organized.  We end up hanging out there for a hour talking to the principal, who was very nice (<3 her!) and talking to ourselves about university stuff.

We decided what to do next to pick up our report cards and we end up meeting back at Sakura's place to pick up our report card.  Teehee, before we left there, we got a chance to watch D.N Angel! *squeals* ^^

I got my report card and did pretty good. ^^ We headed to Pacific Mall and walked around.  It was really tiring again, even more since we walked for a long time too. We finally rested at this soya place and soyabean pudding!  It was so good! ^^ We finally end up going and buying our bracelets.  I bought this one at SOGO, and they had this discount card!  Next time I'll get 15% off, then 25% off and then 35%!  This makes me motivated to go to SOGO more, I love their stuff anyways, so I'll probably buy something in the near future.

Today, didn't do much...so tired.  Pigged out at Costco...xD

I don't understand how people can tolerate BBQ-ing. x-x Yesterday we were suppose to have a BBQ, but then my dad wasn't there, so then what end up happening was that my sister, my brother, my mom, my 'bui gai' and I were all cooking.

It wasn't that bad...but then I couldn't handle teh steam that came out when we were cooking the wings. My eyes kept tearing up, I couldn't take it. ;-; It hurt so much...T-T

Next time we'll just wait for my dad to come home and BBQ. ;P

One good thing was that it was edible adn it was cooked. Though some parts looked a little bit too burned. xD

Summer school is over, time to get some work done:

make layout for livejournal and tabulas ^^;

make new icons for livejournal =/

try to finish reading either The Catcher in the Rye or Pride and Prejudice=/

go downtown with Oph, Sakura and Nicholas ^^

buy uncle a present? =/

buy Nicholas a present ~-^

buy Daisy a present ~-^

buy one new top? ><;

decorate room =D

buy back to school stuff =S

knit? =/

go to FM? =/

Teehee, I just finished reading Simon Cowell's book, I don't mean to be rude but. Its very interesting cause it talks about his life up to Americian Idol. Even though many people are starting to inist to stop listening to Cowell's comment, since it is bais or whatever, I think he's a brillant person. He worked his way up to being teh famous and successful person he is.

Its sad, but then one thing is true, what he says is true. ^^; Kind of weird, but yeah. He said at the very begining that he was going to write about his life because unlike "most peeople", his life was interesting, and of course, its true. xP My favourite part was when he was talking about how he had competition with his younger brother Nicholas, and he always caused trouble. Like exposing how Santa Clauas was not real.

He wrote the book as if he was actually talking, so it made it really easy to read. It also made it realy funny, because he was telling the truth. I felt bad for Michael Jackson since he was pretty much critized throughout a fair amount in the book showing why he is not succedding like he used to, but then in contrast, he did praise him for his success, like with Thriller.

But I think this is one of the books which is extremely easy to read, like Confessions of a Shopaholic because it is very intersting, like I already said, but then it shows the story of himself that people probably doesn't know much about. I think this is espically good for anyone who is interested in becoming a star because it does serve its point in helping people.

To sum it up, this book basically delivers the same Simon that we always known and love at this point, but in writing. ;P

I have to admit, Maroon 5 song, "She Will Be Loved" and "This Love", the lead singer reminds me so much of Enrique Iglesias. Look at pretty much any Enrique Iglesias video and he's kissing some girl. Maroon 5 takes it to the next level, which is fairly disturbing. For example, in the "This Love" video, the girl and him was basically having a lot of fun. x3 Meh...Enrique Iglesias was doing more or less the same in his more recent video "Addicted". I guess you do what you enjoy, that's what many people say about making a video. xP

Enrique Iglesias was the same with Anna Kournikova, in that video (forgot the video at the moment xP). And then he was also doing the same with Jennifer Love Hewitt in that "Hero" video. Ack. x3 I think guys like him must be fairly desperate for girls. And what do girls see in Enrique Iglesias? I don't think he's thata attractive, nor does his mole (that he removed long ago, but I have to mention this xP) is very appealing. >< But hey, I'm not here to judge anyone...much. Teehee. x3

One thing though that I have to admit about Maroon 5, is that they are very addictive. I also think that they are much better than Enrique Iglesias anyday. ;P Aie..."She Will Be Loved" is very good than their other single, "This Love". I blame my sister on that part because she has been constantly listening to that for the longest time and obessing over that. The video itself is much better too! The main singer is pertty 'hot'. xD Unfortunaely, I still do not get the video concept of the video. =/ I think its the fact that the lead singer obvisouly cheated on his 'girlfriend', but then what really happened? What taht other lady, the 'girlfriend' mother? I don't know how I drawn to that conculsion, but then it makes sense to me. ^^; I don't know, but meh. It's all good, right? xP

Cross posted from livejournal

Today I went out with some of QT's friends and Helen since I was invited to go with them yesterday. Besides, I have nothign else better to do. xP Oph and Dyana was suppose to come a little bit later, around 5. We were suppose to be there around 2:30, but then we went there around 3 and I met them at Orbit. They were all guys and really cool. ^^

Speaking of Orbit, I haven't went there for the longest time and like my impression always, I never liked it there. Now, it seems like they added more games, but its all the same to me. ;P

We decided to go to Tea Shop 168 at the second floor to drink and hang out. I was intially going to drink there, but then like some of the other guys there, were forced to drink since, if you're sitting there, then you have to order something. =/ Anyways, we got a pack of cards and started to play big two, but then more people came and we had 8 people and played 'Pig'. It was interesting, since after you get all three letters, you have to do a dare. About three of the guys were thinking of so much dares to do for us. ^^; We were also really loud there too, there was only about 5 other people, but I think the waitress sort of got annoyed with us. ^^; Oh well. Sadly, like I said, BabyKinki and I were the only girls there and Pat really wanted one of us to do the buttdance (the one in Charlie's Angels, when Cameron Diaz was shaking her boot-ay ;P). I end up doing it in front the guys and it wasn't that bad, it was better than the other option, which was to hold this old guy hand, who was sitting in there with us. There was a lot of other dares like calling out to random people 'lan jai' and 'lan lui' (they were suppose to add something else to it, like come here or seomthing like that xP), talking to stranger and proposing to each other. Haha...the guys were terribly fun and we played til around 4:30 when Oph and Dayna was to come.

When we went out we saw DA and Ken outside waiting already. We all went downstairs to the main floor together and waited for the others to come. We talked and such, and DA and Ken went to get some fishballs. One of the guys (Paul?) coudlnt' find the place where to buy it, so hten I said I could help. He was really nice and we talked a little bit. He was rather shy, he reminds me of my brother. ~-^ When I came back soem fo the people took it like a 'little date'. Er...^^; Meh. I'm not sure, but then I think its the same guy who got dared to propose to me. ^^;

By that time Oph and Dayna arrived, I came back. It was so nice to see them, I haven't seen them for the longest time. ^^ We all went to talk for awhile and took soem pictures. We sort of ditched the guys, but then I don't think they mind too much since then they all went to Orbit. Before that, we end up crashing into KL, Helen basically ran into her. They end up bumping into Le Sasa or something like that, I think it was funny because the storekeeper's expression was so funny when they bumped into their store. xD

Helen, Oph, Dayna and I all went to take pictures. We were so loud when we were inside the booth, we kept talking loudly and stomping around in there because we were all a little short. xP It was cool though, my card eveyrone had cat ears. xD

We then went to Orbit, we took some pictures, but then most of them turned out bad. And we watched the guys play fuseball for awhile and then I had to go. All the girls kept trying to pursuay me not to go. ><; I felt really bad, but then I had to. I couldn't stay out since I didn't tell my parents that I was goign to be late and such. Helen kept stealing my stuff so then it took a little bit longer than it shoudld've. ^^;

It was a fun day, nonetheless. I liked it, and I would loved to meet them again. ^^

*squeals* It's so pretty and I really, really want one now. x3 It's the time turner that Hermione used in Prisoner of Azkaban and it's just so pretty! I would love to own one, but then its rather pricy. T-T

Teehee, I went to two insurance classes today, these are the ones which are in class, where you listen to the teacher inside talking about...nyah. The teachers end up giving us all the answers anways. xD It was so funny, it was almost time to leave and the teacher just told us the answer without explaining the question to us! xD It was boring nonetheless, but what can you do?

The driving part was fun! It was so cool beign behind the wheel. ^^ It was about and hour and a half driving around, and it was fun. ^^ I end up gong about 80 km/h too, it felt fast and cool, but it was so slow going 40-50km/h. =P I think I did alright, I didn't get honked a lot, but then I kept getting scared that I might speed, since at several points, I was going about 90km/h. ^^; That's one of the reason why I wasn't as straight as I should be on the road, but then I got better. ^^ And my stopping and turning were, meh. I keep thinking that I would crash, so I think tha's why I didn't do as great. Stopping...I think she did most of it. xD My instructor's hand wasn't on the wheel as much towards the end. =) =) Hehe...lots of fun though.

Can't wait for tomorrow!!

Oh my gosh!! It's finally over and I can not be more happier. ^^ It was so boring these past couple of days, and I'm so thankful that I did have someone to talk to for awhile. She's a friend of Nick's and she's really cool. ~-^ She could just talk to anyone and I could see why she and Nick are friends, they both talk a lot! =P

Heh, another thing good about today is because its the last day, bt then my teacher was really cool. ^^ First, we had a whole bunch of doughnuts from Tim Hortons we could eat. Then, when I came back form my lunch break, I'm usually about 40 minutes early. ><; But, being the cool teacher that he is, he always has a video there since he doesn't like it being so quiet. Usually it's some sort of driving video, but today was this Chinese movie, which was really interesting. I forgot it was called, but then it was kind of old and made in 1996, I think it's suppose to be a sequel to something, but forgot. He cut us off beore it ended because he had to teach, but then during our break, he always ask us how long so we want, and he let us finish watching it before we finish class today. =D Teehee~! And he also lets us otu early too, like almost an hour early too. ^^

I like him the best better than the other teacher, even though I fall asleep in both of their classes. xD

One thing that I find this summer is that I end up meeting a lot of new people. Like QT's friends, Nick and my summer school buddies. To be quite honest, I didn't really know anybody in the class, nor did I bother to get to know them. I sort of blame it on the fact that I always end up being the first one out of class, so I never 'socialize'. Meh. However, I end up staying a little bit becuase it was early and I wanted to ask the teacher something. This guy came up to me and started to talk to me for a quick second. He mention that he didn't have to pay becuase his father was his instructor. >=( Oh well, he was nice and I said my goodbye and left.

I called my mom and waited around in parking lot and then I saw him again. First I saw him running out with a doughnut, then he ran back inside. Then he came out with a key. and I complained to him that he has car keys or something like that. Then he asked me for my MSN, and talked to him again. It was kind of weird becuase I never talked to him before or anything, heck, I didn't even know his name. xP He ran to his father and then my mom came soon after.

Weird indeed, but then its nice to know other people, ne? ^^

I'm so tired today, I blame it all on yesterday, I was so scared, I couldn't really sleep. ><; I kept lying around everywhere, but I've been trying to stay awake becuase then tonoght I will get enough sleep. *Karen is very, very determine! >=O* And I had classes today too, for driving...^^; I didn't do too bad becuase I was tired or anything, but I was sort of distracted. xP

Anyways, I think I'm kind of sick at the moment. ><; I just feel so bleh. ;-; Tis not good. I hpoe it gets better.

I need sleep...

I think I need a rest from everything, I mean from going out and meeting people. In the past three days have been crazy.

I went out on Friday to meet some friends and I went driving with my instructor on that day. Then on Saturday I had driving classes, went around shopping with my mom and dad, went shopping at Market Village and played with my little cousin. On Sunday was fairly exhausting since we went to Nigara Falls which was pretty fun. ~-^ I went with cousin from my dad's side adn it was fun since we went around this street, played in arcade, took silly pictures (espically my 'pimp' pictures. xD) and sat in the car for like four hours. x-x

I know I'm going to get bored soon, but then I think I rather stay bored and go out ocassionaly, then run it all out all at once. I want to shop around at Pacific and read a little before school starts. That'll be good. ^^

I hate you!! I hate you Windows 2000! I never had any horrible experience with your older verion, Windowns 98 that is so much better than you!! I never had any problem installing programs into unless I had to update, but no, you just have to be stubborn and not do what I want to do. You keep freezing up on me to! >=( And I had you back for like less than 2 weeks and I hate you already! You're suppose to be the better verions, you're suppose to be able to function better and you just suck! >=( *kicks compy*

I'm so screwed...how am I going to be able to be prepared for school when the main computer doesn't have Word?! I need a miracle to help me install this in there, I don't need no new updated version of Word, I just need my lovely Word 2000. that crashes for myseterious reasons, yet is able to recover. I need my lovely Word 2000 to always automatically goes back to ugly Times in New Roman, size 12 even though I'm using Arial size 10.5. I don't need any new updated Word 2003, becuase I don't trust anything that is suppose to be better after the evil Windows 2000.

I will get back my Windows 98 second edition back onto that computer, I promise you! I will not let Windows 2000 win. >=)