THE WORST HOMESTAY EVERRRRR

Lonelyyy

All I need is someone to talk to and / or a good listener

Since when it becomes so hard ?!

OR

It has been like that, just that I am not aware of ?!

Grad lifeeeee

Yeap, my life as an official grad student starts tomorrowwwwww !!!

How exciting ~~~!! Gonna adapt to new learning environment, meet new professors and new friends etc ... Looking forward to it very muchhhhhh :D

Undergrad is past, Grad is present, CGA/CA is the future =))

Orientation starts at 11am ... sounds pretty ok... BUT, it takes approximately 40 minutes to school (including wait time for bus transfer)

So very unfortunately, I gotta get up at 9am tomorrow :(

Try my best to sleep early... well in my definition, earliest = 1am

LOL ~~

P.S : Actually I am glad to be one of the lucky ones in the sense that I am not wasting my time at all during this deteriorating financial crisis period....
I am pursuing post-grad study right after my undergrad degree is completed. Yet,this comes with a huge sacrifice - unable to celebrate CNY with my dearest family *sobs*

Nonetheless, I still hope that this trade-off is worthwhile and I suppose it is for the time being ~~

2009 !!!!!!!!!

HAPPY

NEW

YEAR !!!

New Year Eve was spent at Niagara Falls, counting down with my dearest BFFs (Bf and best friend XD)

In fact, I have tried counting down differently on every Jan 1st since I've been to Canada.

+ Flashback +

2005 into 2006 Counted down alone on a bed at SunnyBrook Hospital

2006 into 2007 Counted down with Elaine, Ada, Galvin and brother at Downtown Toronto

2007 into 2008 Counted down with sweetest family at my warmest home in the world(B'w)

2008 into 2009 Counted down with BFFs at Niagara Falls & Casino Niagara -> Helen & Mike !

2009 into 2010 ???

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 *