a time in history :
quebec visit |
highschool grad |
university life |
victoria now and then
jul 27 '04 : 1839 [pacific] : right through tuesday maybe tomorrow will be better
you can't really blame people wanting to hang out with their own people. for one thing, they would understand better, they would appreciate the same things and ideas [not to say there are no exceptions, but just less so] in a world where we all tried to fit in somewhere somehow, we'd admit to somethings and do certain actions just to be accepted. i respect those who stood against the crowds and wouldn't give in anything to be accepted. nobody wants to be lonely; but is it better to be lonely or to be pretentious and therefore uncomfortable around others? i guess it depends. lately my take on that is leaning more on the former. i guess i really have changed: i am not as accomadative and generous as i was before. meanwhile, i am grateful to those who listen to my mindless troubles and problems when i have the urge to vent. anyway, enough for today, i need to go eat dinner now.
jul 26 '04 : 1206 [pacific] : when the summer's over the clouds have dissipated, sort of..
i shall be returning to the university of toronto it seems; i registered my courses this morning at about four. even though that really doesn't mean anything, dropping courses is just couple clicks away. but at this point and time everything my parents have talked about my near future involves toronto. my dad also suggested a few career options if i graduated with art history degree. anyway, i am not going to spend time analyzing anything; over-thinking is not a good thing. and these are the courses i'll be taking starting september:
fall : cla204 : intro to classic mythology fah290 : asian art fah309 : roman historical art fah333 : altarpieces in italy fah388 : art & theory
winter : ast201 : stars & galaxies fah261 : intro to medieval art fah339 : art & politics in italy fah355 : architecture & urbanism in baroque europe fah382 : architecture after 1950
although i highly doubt the possibility, is anyone going to be any of my classes?
jul 17 '04 : 2026 [pacific] : confessions random : episode i
i like sleeping. the longest i have slept was sixteen hours. the longest i have stayed up was fifty five hours. that was during first year university when i had to stay up to finish an essay. i hate flying, even between victoria and toronto. i can't sit down in the same position for more than an hour. it hurts my back. i change position about twenty times while watchig a movie in the theatre. i wonder if it bothers the people behind me. i like horror films. violence and zombies are a good team. jackie chan should stop making hollywood movies. i enjoy the sun very much so. i wish i can get tanned more easily. i like candies, chocolate and all things sweet. white chocolate rules. i love music. my favorite genre is jpop. i like chinese eighties' music. i don't like american eighties'. i grew up listening to pop. i like eating. i eat most things. i don't like raw vegetables, but i love sashimi. sushis make me happy. so do fries and burgers. coffee is good, but beyond two cups per day is harmfully ill. i prefer iced-tea over any other pop drinks. pepsi is better than coke. dr. pepper sucks. i like grocery shopping because i get to buy food. food is great. i wish i had learned an instrument or two when i was little. i want to play the guitar. i am definitely a materialist. i don't like walmart. japan is my favorite country. it has all the best things in the world. most asians love japan. except traditional chineses or koreans who still hate the japanese for having invaded their countries long ago. favorite city is and always will be victoria. renaissance created the best art of all time. i don't understand modern art. splashes of paint on a canvas is not art. i want to see the temples of the gods in greece. i want to step foot on the great wall of china. i need to learn to speak mandarin and japanese. dreaming is mostly fun. i have spent the last two hours playing video games. i like the new generation final fantasy(s) better than the old school ones. final fantasy viii is a great game to all you schmucks; learn how to play a game properly. tidus is pronounced tee-dus, not tide-dus; go watch the american trailer. i ought to stop eating so much when i've nothing better to do. eat more fruits. peaches and strawberries are my favs. drink milk, too.
i just logged onto msn messenger; interestingly, no one is on. no one. that's a first. is there a party somewhere in town that i wasn't invited? i suppose work is taking up a lot of people's time. at least write something so i know what's happening eh? unless you're dead. even then, you are welcome to materialize in front of me and have a chat with me or something. i'm mostly free, usually. except today, i had sears home central sent someone in to do some carpet cleaning. right now my carpet is still a little damp, but i expect it'll be fully dry by the time i wake up tomorrow. while the technicial was busy with the carpet, i took the time to visit my little cousin [refer to jan's entries for his picture] he's turning two on wednesday, we've planned a little birthday party for him tomorrow. it's nothing fancy; well, a two year old doesn't care much anyway. he seems to enjoy being tickled for some reason. he always have me chase after him on purpose and then tickle him, and it doesn't stop unless i stop giving him attention. and his brother and sister enjoy attaching themselves onto my arms and having me spin around. children, so innocent and fun.
i have finally decided to take over the 'laundry room' and turn it into my room. when i say laundry room it's not actually the place where the wash machine and dryer are placed; it used to be my eldest brother's room [he now works in hong kong as an auditor] and after he left it was turned into a place where clean laundry is put when we're too lazy to fold the clothes. and i've been wanting to have my own room for a while. for my whole life i've been sharing a bedroom with another brother. i figure being twenty in about two months, i ought to have some personal space. the opportunity arrives as the room is one of the carpeted areas to be cleaned. i folded all the clothes and returned to their rightful owners [mostly me] re-arranged the furnitures, and began putting up posters and some of the artwork i've done in the past. i'll probably put up some pictures too, when i've found a better way than simply taping them to the wall. it'll all be done soon, then i'll finally have my own space!
jul 11 '04 : 0000 [pacific] : someday : happy birthday mike! already twenty-five?? where did all the time go!?
even the best of friends like to compare and compete, whether it be intentional or not. while it's not exactly rocket science or an entirely new discovery, since i do that myself also, like that time when i was talking with a so-so friend of mine and telling each other how many times we've been tempted with marijuana and drugs. clearly they are not things to be proud of, but at that moment, telling him that i have connections seems to be cool and hip. he knew it too. regardless, point is, i find it interesting listening to someone sharing his or her opinions about the same thing/person/idea with very different variations and emphases, depending on whom he or she was sharing them to. i suppose we all have that part inside us that doesn't like to be regarded as a lesser to another, even if the topic of discussion or object of comparison is inconsequential and meaningless. anyway, just a thought of the day.
on the other hand, i have sort of found a volunteer job for the time being, and it is to look after my two little cousins while my uncle and aunt work during the day. mostly we just have fun; we practice french together, go swimming, play tennis, learn some computer skills, so on. nothing special really, but i guess it is better than painting houses or serving coffee and donuts. then again, i don't get paid or any work experience. humm.
