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Return to the Dog House!

Quote of the Blog:
"Look at this photograph. Everytime I do it makes me laugh. How did our eyes get so red?...
It's time to say, time to say it. Goodbye, goodbye."
- Photograph, Nickelback

Saturday, August 27, 2005
1:18pm

*sigh*...my crazy grade 12 church buddies showing off our garbage bag fashion sense=P hehe...As much as you guys drove me insane, you helped keep me sane. It's too bad that Jen, Howard, and Simon weren't able to join us last nite. Missed a crazy game of messy twister and chubby bunny! Man...10 guys, 4 girls, 10 years...and yet, somehow, we came out alrite. Haha...God does perform everyday miracles=D I'll miss you guys.

And yes, you may have noticed that I ripped this pic off Jeff's site=P I didn't get to take any pics yesterday at the deinitiation and my camp pics are getting developped at Loblaw's...won't be getting them back until Wednesday.
So, you'll just have to wait=P

But, yes, "highlights" of this past week will definitely have to be Tuesday afternoon, when Bin and I nearly drowned in Lake Huron (thanx to Jeff who saved us and everyone who made sure we were okay), singing at the top of my lungs around a campfire for the last time with the WAY on Wednesday nite, and deinitiation last nite at church.

But yeah, crazy to think that 7 years ago, we looked like this!?! ==> And that in a week's time, I'll be moving into res, and be deemed a first-year university student. I mean, wasn't it just yesterday that I had stepped into high school for the first time? Time sure flies. Thanks to everyone who has made life so memorable: all those aunties and uncles who have watched me grow up; everyone who was around to support me and my family during the difficult times; all the counselors I've had in Juniors and the WAY; and all those who love me enough to consider me family.

And of course, to my actual family: my sister and my parents who have loved me and cared for me these past 18 years in the best Christ-like manner they could...and who never gave up on me.

Since Tuesday's incident, I've done a lot of reflecting. If I had drowned that afternoon, I think my biggest regret would've been leaving behind so many loved ones without saying "I love you" or "goodbye". And leaving them without having said "thank you" for all they've done for me.

At my grandfather's funeral a few years ago, my sister and I did these mini "wills" as to how we wanted our funerals to be. And we came up with lists of worship songs that we wanted people to sing...because we wanted people to celebrate our new lives in Christ instead of mourning our earthly deaths...We wanted people to be able to think of our lives and praise God for all His blessings...that even in death, we could bring glory to God.

Life is unpredictable. And sometimes, the difference between life and death can be determined by a decision made in a split-second...And if there's one thing I've learned from summer camp this year, it's to live with joy and courage, because every day we find ourselves still on this earth is another day God has given to us to be blessed and to bless.

Another second chance,
     Angela

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Quote of the Blog:
"An age is called Dark, not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it." - James A. Michener

Friday, August 12, 2005
1:11pm

Wow...this week has been long...yet it seemed to be quite packed of stuff...Well, these past few days, I went shopping with my mom, and got to catch with her about her past 3 weeks in Panama.

It's crazy what types of things happen in our world...the disrespect that people can have towards each other. But yeah, my mom's stories made me more aware of how some people really do have to work to stay alive...and how hard it is for some to try and immigrate to a foreign country, not know the language, having to work a minimum of 12 hours a day, trying to pay off debt, and doing their best to stay alive long enough so that they can pay off their debts and live the better life for which they had originally left their mother country.

It's weird, cuz I've never had to travel to another country/province/city ever since I was one-and-a-half. So, I really don't know how to relate to those who have had to take refuge in foreign countries, or who have had to leave their mother country only to hope that they can find a better place to raise a family.

Amazing what humans can do...selfishly and selflessly...

To understand life,
one must observe it,
     Angela

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Quote of the Blog:
"Laziness is nothing more than resting before you get tired." - Jules Renard

Tuesday, August 9, 2005
8:40pm

*YAWN*...yup...today was one of those days when I'm just not in a working kinda mood and I was actually able to get away with not working=P hehe...But yeah, today (even though I woke up at 9am...which is relatively early) was a lot of lounging and TV-watching...and then a li'l bit of cleaning.

As for tomorrow, hopefully, I'll be able to wake up around 9am again, make breakfast/brunch/lunch with/for my sister and mom, since they'll both be home tomorrow=) And if I'm up for it...maybe I'll make some crêpes, too=D YUMMY!!! hmm...problem is we'll have to buy ice cream or bananas and whip cream to go with them...but plain crêpes are always good, too=D

Mmm...today's "emptiness" made me think of last summer in Nova Scotia...wish there was a nice beach I could walk to from my house...so I can go watch the sunset. *sigh*...I dunno...it was often lonely there (in Churchpoint), but it was so calming, relaxing and beautiful...a great place to meditate and reflect on things, I guess. It'd be nice to go back someday to visit.

Hope your day was more eventful than mine,
     Angela

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Quote of the Blog:
"And true it may seem like a stretch, but it's thoughts like this that catch my troubled head when you're away and when I am missing you to death."
- Such Great Heights, Iron & Wine

Monday, August 8, 2005
9:14pm

I'M DONE! I'M DONE! I'M DONE!!! hehe..."Done what?" you may be asking - my grade 10 piano exam, that's what=D And even though I'm 99.99999% sure that I didn't pass, it's done and over...and man, does that feel good!

But yeah...I don't believe my piano teacher thought I'd pass either...seeing that I need 70% in each section of the exam to actually "pass" the overall exam...and seeing that I TOTALLY screwed up my sight reading portion of it...yeah...=P

Anyhooey, on to bigger and brighter (and hopefully, much less stressful) things, my sister and I went shopping for school stuff today=) hehe...it was quite a tiring task...after walking from one end of the mall to the other and back again, doing out price comparisons, we realized that Wal-Mart (in general) is definitely the place to get good deals=) But that meant walking back to the other end of the mall yet AGAIN...so yeah, my legs are tired.

And yeah...hmm...looks like I don't have much planned for this week. My mom's coming back from her Panama short-term mission trip tomorrow, so there'll be some catching up to do. Also, lots of cleaning to do...my dad's been nagging...and since piano's done, I've no "legitimate" excuses to give anymore=P But, oooh...you know what would be fun? BOWLING=) With piano twice a week, I haven't been able to risk playing and straining an arm or something...so I haven't played in AGES...must go before school starts! Anybody interested?

Anyhoo, I wanted to thank everybody who prayed for my exam, cuz even though I may not have passed it, it was definitely a good learning experience...and well, a humbling one as well=)

Giving life my best shot,
     Angela

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Quote of the Blog:
"Maybe I´ll go travelling for a year, finding myself, or start a career, could work the poor, though I´m hungry for fame. We all seem so different, but we´re just the same."
- Twentysomething, Jamie Cullum

Wednesday, August 3, 2005
12:30am

GAH!!! Nope, worse than having someone get to it before I do, it still says one spot available, but somehow, I just can't get it!!! Although technically, today, August 3, these spots should be open for all first-year students regardless of stream!!! *sigh*

Oh well...try again tomorrow morning...and well, worse comes to worse, I'll have a 4-credit year and Tuesdays free...that's not so bad, right?

Stayed up for nothing...
     Angela

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Quote of the Blog:
"After years of expensive education, a car full of books and anticipation, I´m an expert on Shakespeare and that´s a hell of a lot, but the world don´t need scholars as much as I thought."
- Twentysomething, Jamie Cullum

Wednesday, August 3, 2005
12:03am

*sigh*...Woke up this morning (or well, if you want to be technical, then "yesterday morning") and logged onto U of T's course selection program for my 8:50am start time. And well, it's now 12:06am, and yet, I still have one first-year seminar that I want to get into...and I've gotta get the one last spot for this one last course, praying I log in and sign up for it before anyone else does when the clock says 12:15am=S

Man...it's cool being able to figure out your own schedule and stuff, but MAN, is it STRESSFUL!!! And a LOT of brainwork may I add to figure out all your various back-up plans and what courses to sign up for first, etc., etc., etc.

Well, it is now 12:09am...6 more minutes...until I find out whether or not I will be taking 4 credits worth of courses or 5 credits worth...AHHHH!!!

Stressed?
     NOOOOOooo...
          ...well, maybe a li'l bit=P
     Angela

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