RISK

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk being called sentimental.
To reach out to another is to risk involvement.
To expose feeling is to expose your true self.
To place your ideas and dreams before the crowd is to risk being called naive.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
But risk must be taken,
Because the greatest risk in life is to risk nothing.
The people who risk nothing do nothing,
Have nothing, are nothing and become nothing.
They may avoid suffering and sorrow.
But they simply can not learn to feel,
And change and grow and love and live.
Chained to their servitude, they are slaves;
They have forfeited their freedom.
Only the people who risk are truly free.

My EXCLUSIVE St. Catharines Trip Planner

Here's the outline~~ Planned exclusively by myself with the help from Helen & Mike :P

29th Dec - From Windsor (9am) to Toronto (DT subway station - around 12 or 1pm)
- Head to Helen's place by either cab or subway
- Have lunch together after dropping off belongings at Helen's place
- Maybe go window shopping at Pacific Mall or TNT and have dinner together
- Stay overnight at Helen's place and Mike stays over at his fd's place

30th Dec - Depart from Helen's place to St. Catharines at noon.(Mike will come to join us there)
- Arrive at Comfort Inn around 2 or 3pm. (Probably at 2pm) Check-in time is 3pm though (might take a small tour around)
- Get addresses, take tours to houses and visit Brock University
- Visit Downtown St. Catharines and tourist spots nearby hotel (dinner included)

31st Dec - Maybe continue taking tours to houses ....(tentative)
- If ideal house is found, then will move my stuff over and store there for one night (31st)
- Head to Niagara Falls after dinner
- Going back to Comfort Inn after countdown (maybe by cab)

1st Jan - Check-out at 11am
- Helen : You have appointments with your fds (i m not sure what time) You can take Greyhound back to DT Toronto (my suggestion)
- Mike : You have to accompany me buying some necessities. You can take Greyhound at night (my suggestion)
- Myself : Move to new house, settle down and meet new housemates

2nd Jan onwards - Explore St. Catharines, bus routes and new school myself - can't waittt ~~

THE END

Merry Boxing Day

While everyone is probably on shopping spree, I have been staying at home .... was once tempted by great deals offered , but I have no shopping mood at all this year ~

Frankly, I would head to the mall rightaway on Boxing Day , this year is kinda special for two reasons

1) I shopped two days in a row (22nd & 23rd) .. bought everything needed and wanted

2) I just packed my stuff, new stuff would just be troublesome at this time

On another note, phobia caused 3 years ago is still there .... not as profoundly as last year though ... Hope I would have guts to go Yonge Street, Foot Focker on Boxing Day next year !~~

* Third Boxing Day Anniversary *

Merry Christmassss

Christmas, has meant a lot to me since young ~

It means warmth, love and spirit ... it means even more if it's White Christmas - "cosyness" of being in a house etc ...

This year, I spent my first Christmas in Windsor - nothing more than spending an ordinary day .... In fact, I have been busy packing the whole day ... besides that, I also continue searching B&B and hotel rates deal, hoping to lower our costs of trip as much as possible .... that's basically how I spent Christmas this year ~

Anyhows will leave for St. Catharines sooon ... REAL SOOOOOOOON