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.:~*may our memories live forever*~:.

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<<Some grads of 2003

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"The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again." -- Charles Dickens

"Can miles truly separate you from friends? If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you
already there?." -- unknown

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"Where can you go, when the world don't treat you right? The answer is home.
That's the one place that you'll find 7th Heaven" -- 7th Heaven (WB)

"Innocence is ashamed of nothing." -- Jean Jacques Roussea
(thank you for your stolen pizza! never be ashamed of who you are!)

"You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some
of them are golden only because we let them slip by." -- Sir James M. Barrie (regardless
of whether or not they were golden, thank you for the years i have know you)

"The years teach much what the days never know." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
(thank you for the many years of friendship; you have taught me much about life)

"We do not remember days; we remember moments." -- Cesare Pavese

Miss Amy Wong

Miss Alice Wong

Miss Mandeep Johal

Miss Tara Ma

Miss Clara Tong

Miss Kaushal Reddy

Miss Jennifer Vo

"Without music, life would be a mistake." -- Friedrich Nietzsche (thank you for bringing
such beautiful music into my life.)

"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain,
there would be no rainbow." -- G. K. Chesterton (thank you being the ever shining
and ever present rainbow)

"I saw an angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." -- Michelangelo (thank you
for carving my marble and setting me free; your creativity inspires me)

"To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all."
-- Anatole France (thank you for being such an inspiration with your amazing
creativity and your great sense of imagination)

    Kaushal, Kaushal, Kaushal. Where can I start? What can I say? Whenever we talk, we talk about such a large variety of things. We have talked about graduation, life, and just about any crazy thing that pops into our heads during these conversations. Sometimes we talk about weird things (ie, weird thing that happened to us on just random days..) and sometimes we talk about serious things (ie, what we will do after graduation or our thoughts on how life is going). For the most part, you had supported all my decisions and believed in everything that I could do. No matter what it was that I wanted, you always told me that I could do it and that I shouldn't give up. I thank you for that. Sure, you once said that Ontario sucked (yeah.. I'm not letting you off the hook for that!) but I'll still forgive you (though I won't forget ;) ) because you're an amazing friend and I am really really really lucky to have you as a friend.

     I don't really know how long we have known each other. I'm not sure which was the actual moment that we became friends. I know that in Grade 9, we had English with Ms. Robson together, though! Remember that? I think that was back during your obession-with-Nick-Carter days! I remember you writing his name all over a bunch of your stuff! I think i vaguely remember you drawing on either your binder or your backpack.. I think it was your binder. I remember thinking you were kinda weird back then. I remember thinking that you are kinda weird NOW! ^^ but hey.. There's nothing wrong with that, because being weird is cool and you are definitely cool! Go weirdness!! Don't steal HCl!!

     You have always developed an interest in everything that I have done or created. Whether it was the WeN Bug, or my obsession with Speedy and turtles, you never gave me a weird look or told me my ideas were a bit on the crazy side. You have always stood by my side, and of all my friends, I think you are the one who has been the most intrigued and supportive of the WeN Bug. The WeN Bug and I thank you.

     Over the while that I have known you, I have been able to see how wonderful you really are. I thank you so much for your friendship. Many years from now, when I am thousands of miles away from here, know that I will miss you very much. Don't forget to visit me, alright? Anyway, I hope you find success in your life, no matter what you end up doing. And don't forget to stay away from all the Computer 13's in the world! <3 !!

   You owe me some pizza, miss amy!! Yeah, some stolen pizza! It doesn't count that Jane ate mine! You gave me stolen pizza with stolen onions and I don't eat stolen onions OR any other kind of onions for that matter!! You owe me some stolen Halls, too! Remember? Good! You shouldn't spend all your time with your stolen office paper! Get to work and steal some pizza! You only have three years to get me some! Oh, oh, oh!! For my farewell evening dinner thingie, you could bring some stolen pizza!!! =) Okay? Okay!

     You are such a cool and funny person! You're like a little doggy! When you get scratched behind the ear, you practically start stamping on the floor!!! Spring Concert was fun this year because I got to sit right behind you and bug you until the concert started!! It was fun to play connect-the-two-moles with your arm! I hope you liked the two Speedy tattoos I made for you! I should be a tattoo artist, shouldn't I? Hopefully, if I ever become one, I'll would be so honoured as to have you as my first customer!

     You and I haven't exactly known each other for the longest time. But you know what? I think you are an incredible person, I wish I will be lucky enough to stay friends with you for the rest of my life. You possess a humourous side that always comes out at the best time. Thank you for providing me with all those laughs, those smiles, and those lunch hours of absolute fun-ness and entertainment.

     You and your digital camera. You and your inability to take decent pictures with Liana! You and your need to.. be you! Actually... No.. I like the fact that you're you! I thank you for being you! I don't think I would want to have it any other way! You're cool, you.. [insert adjective here] person!! ^.^ I'll miss you after graduation; you'd better keep in touch! If and when I become a criminologist, I want you to be the first person that I study... I want you to be the basis of my research on criminal and deviant behaviour! I want to study why you steal pizzas ;)

     Thank you for all the laughter you have brought to my life. Even though it may not seem like it, I luv ya!! Take care!! And don't forget.. No matter what happens, I'll let you see my law notes ;)<3 !!

    You've got such a fascination with pens!! ^^ It's cool, because you actually don't find many people like that very often. English this year SO would have been a nightmare if you weren't there!! Isn't it cool how you and I sat in the exact same seats as we did for our two English seating plans last year? Hehehe.. I guess we both like things to be the way they were ;)

     You're so cool.. You have such a great looking site and not only that, you write the best poetry, too! I loved that metaphysical poem you did on Calculus! I understood the majority of it and it was even cooler because I knew about derivatives and limits and stuff!! Hopefully, one day you can send me a copy of that poem!! I think everyone would love to read it because it's just so cool.. Just like you!!

     You have so much potential. I know that you will find success in life and that you will go on to have a great job with a great future. And then the newspapers will have articles about you and the magazines will want to interview you and I'll buy all those newspapers and magazines and I'll point out to everyone in Ontario that I know that I know you and that I used to go to school with you back during the highschool years and I'll feel so honoured and proud and everything. Yeah.. You make me proud! ^.^ Always know that!

     Thank you for always complimenting my writing, though you and I and everyone else knows how average it is! I mean.. YOUR writing is neat! Not mine! Everyone says that your writing is cool! Of course, You're cool, too. But I'm sure you already knew that! ^.^

     You have always listened to everything I had to say, no matter how boring or how... weird/stupid it was. I thank you for that. Your friendship has been one of the best things in my Vancouver life. Know that you will always be one of the people that I will miss after graduation and after I move. Don't forget to invite me to your wedding, though, whenever it may be, because I will want to come! Alrightie? Luv ya! Take care! <3 !!

     Wow.. Pretty soon, it will have been eight years since we've known each other! Ever since grade 5!! Isn't that crazy? I think it is. I remember all the stuff that we used to do in elementary. I remember chinese school with you. Especially when we had that teacher who had the heart attack. Remember when he let me do your exam for you? That was crazy of him, but it was still funny and stuff!! I can't believe he actually let us do that! I guess he didn't really care. Either that, or the heart attack made him really really weird. Remember the Wednesdays? Remember how we got off at 12:05 and then you and I would always go to Renfrew Library and we'd borrow a tonne of books and magazines? I remember those times. They were fun.. I miss those times...

     Omg, do you remember that board game that we made? We got to play that a couple of times at the end of Grade 6, remember? Sometimes, I wonder if you actually DO remember these things! I do, because they were the good moments of elementary school. I never really thought that I would end up staying in Vancouver for this long, but I'm glad I did, because if I didn't, then I wouldn't be able to find out whether or not our friendship would last until the end of High School. I'm sure it did, though. Even if we don't really talk to each other very much now, I hope you know that you will always remain one of my closest friends. I'll miss you.

     I'm sorry that I couldn't come to the Beaconsfield reunion. You guys all had fun, anyway, so my not being there didn't have much of an impact, anyway! Besides, all of the people that I would most want to see all go to Gladstone now, anyway. I hope you aren't mad that I didn't go! I told you I wasn't going to go, anyway. At first, I said I wasn't going to go because I didn't want to go and see the other people. Then, you said that I should make up an excuse like I was busy that day, so that people didn't have to feel so bad. So then, when I told you that I wasn't going to go because I was busy (you told me to say that lie!), you said that wasn't good enough! Well, guess what? I actually WAS busy that afternoon, anyway, because I had to go see my doctor! There you go! That's no lie!

     I'm glad that our friendship survived these eight years.. I hope that even after graduation, our friendship will endure many more sets of eight years to come. And for the 10 year reunion for Beaconsfield, I'll tell you now that I won't be going because I'll be busy that day! It's the truth, since I'll be across the country! Know that I luv ya lots and that I wish you great success in the future! Take care! <3 !!

      Wow. Nine years, eh? It seems like almost yesterday when we were in Mr Sandhu's class together. That year was a bit.. bizzare... I mean.. with Kevin and the Jar! That was crazy.. I remember the whale project with Mr Dunbar's class...   I remember that some of my group members started yelling and crying, because they couldn't decide who should be partners with whom.

      Remember lunch hours at your house? I think that was during... Grade 5? I think it was then. That was around the time of the biggest obsession with Sailor Moon.. You and I would always eat at your house and watch Sailor Moon, and the moment the show was over and the credit song played, once it sang the second line, we always shut off the TV and headed out. Of course, we didn't just WALK back to school.. Oh, no.. That was totally out of the picture! The only way we went back to school was by skipping. Not like a regular school girl, of course! Heck no! I mean.. the ONLY way to skip anywhere is to hop so that only one foot steps on one sidewalk tile at a time! That was the only way to go! And you know what? Sometimes, it still is!!

      Remember those vitamins we used to eat right before we left your house? Remember those paper dolls we used to play with? Not those big, barbie-like ones, of course! We played with paper dolls that were so small, you could fit them in the palm of your hand entirely! Remember that? They had the coolest clothes!!

      I have always been so thankful for your friendship. I'm so glad that it lasted all these years.. I don't know what I would have done without you in elementary! I don't know what I would do without you now!! Thank you for supporting me when I say I want to move back to Ontario. And thank you for offering to go over there with me when I decide to move. I wish you the best of luck during your years at U of A. I know that you'll make me proud. Also don't forget to invite me to your wedding, because I want to be there to see you walk down the aisle in your wedding dress! I want to be there to jump up and down and say "I've known her since grade 4!!!!!! Go, Mandeep!!!!"

      You will find success in your future. You have potential; I know you will put it to use. Luv ya lots & take care! Here's to 9 more years! <3 !!

   Alice, you ultra cool person!! I first met you in grade 8. I can still remember sitting across from you in Socials Studies 8 at the starting of the year. You sat beside Marian. I didn't know you two at the time, but eventually, we talked a bit, but never really did get that close. I think we had PE 9 together, but I could be wrong. I'm not too sure. I think it was PE 9, since you took leadership in grade 10. We talked more that year. I think it was because I was better friends with Suzanne by that time. I remember bowling with you and having French 9 with you. You were writing in that Little Twin Stars book of mine during bowling and your pen ink looked like it was glowing underneath the lights. It was cool. You wrote many pages in that book of mine and no one came close to taking your spot. I've decided to stop letting people write in that book now, so that means that you will always be the one who wrote the most in that book.
    Through the years, I think it would be safe to say that our friendship grew. We began talking more, though we never really did have the chance to hang out lots. No matter what, you were the one from whom I bought all those concert tickets (often more than one) and chocolates. I have always been a big supporter of you and all that you have chosen to do, and the musical talent that you possess hasn't always amazed me I've always had faith in you and I knew that you were capable of a lot. You have always met my standards and have even exceeded them. I always knew that you would =) You make me proud, GA!
     And, with talk about GA, who could forget sitting behind you in English 11 Enriched last year? It was completely amazing and fun. You never let the class down with the daily Steudel jokes and we expected one from you each and every class. Thank you for all the laughs that you provided me with. I know that English last year would not have been the same without you. You made it bearable and you made it fun. We were always partners in things (unless he wouldn't let us) and we have always had lots of laughs while still trying to cram in some work. And, of course, no one will ever forget that Eric Clapton song that you sang for us during our poetry presentations. It was some amazing singing and hopefully, one day you'll sing it for me again! Come June 2006, I hope you'll be there to give me a little concert! I must also add that I thought you played amazingly during the Winter Concert, Spring Concert, and Cabaret Night. You definitely made it worth going to those events. If you ever put on any other concerts in the future, tell me, because I will surely try to be there. Gumbi will always luv you! <3 !!

    How's my godsister? I know that I have a lot of them, but I think you are one of the most creative and inspirational godsisters that I have.   I have read a lot of the writing that you have posted up on your website and I think that it's simply phenomenal. Your writing is so good, it makes me go dark green with envy. But that, the feeling that overcomes that quickly is pride. Your writing makes me feel so proud of you. It makes me proud of myself, too, because I have you as a godsister! I read that short story on your page (the one I mentioned in your guestbook) and I felt totally hooked onto your writing. That short story was so good and it reminded me of Margaret Atwood's "Cat's Eye" and I thought it was simply great! (Should I mention that I absolutely love Margaret Atwood's works and anything else that resembles her writing in some way?) I hope that you never take down the extraordinary pieces that you have up on your page because no matter where I am, whether it is now, or 10 years from now, I want to be able to read it because it will surely make my day much better. Keep up with the writing! If you ever publish a book or novel, be sure to tell me, okay? Because I want to be one of the first few people to get the book, and plus, I want an autograph, too!
     Your singing.. Gosh.. I have heard you sing with Jen and your voices are simply spectacular. Don't know how you guys do it (Bev, too) but you guys sure do it well. At Cabaret Night, you played the piano wonderfully and your group as a whole was wonderful. I was glad to see you guys up there. Didn't think I'd be able to see my [big?] godsis perform! That truly made my night! Made me even more proud of you. If you ever decide to pursue singing, don't forget to tell me, okay? I wanna be there at your concerts, too. I hope you and Alice will both sing for me when June 2006 comes rolling along. You guys don't have to sing together or anything. You guys can sing separately. Either that or you guys can form your own little groups and we'll all have a private farewell concert for me! ;) Hehehe... That's probably asking for a bit much, but still!
     I hope that we will keep in touch over the years. We haven't hung out very much. The most recent thing must have been the SFU welcoming session that we went to with Kaushal. That was an.. interesting day. Too bad I couldn't see the speaker at the podium at the convocation mall until we all moved like... 20 from the dude. That was kind of embarrassing on my part, since you and Kaushal were both tall enough to see him. But I'm still glad that I went there with you guys, though! It was tonnes and tonnes of fun and I will always remember it. Like that part where you were talking with that friend of yours, and Kaushal thought you didn't know here. Anyway, always know that your godsis luvs you! <3 !!

Miss Vanessa Fiaz

"People need dreams, there's as much nourishment in 'em as food." -- Dorothy Gilman
(thank you for always letting me dream; thank you for letting speedy live through
the belief that he is real)

     Speedy wants to say hi!! Of all the people I know, I can't think of anyone else who is more ecstatic to see Speedy whenever I bring him to school. Not even the twins! I mean, Speedy was the unofficial mascot for the Senior Boys Soccer team in 2001! I can't believe that they abandoned him so quickly! But you.. You never lost your faith in Speedy and he has been more than grateful for that. I know that I have beeen. Speedy means the world to me and knowing that he has your luv, it just makes me feel so happy. Speedy is more than lucky to have a friend like you because you are an amazing person. You have always helped me with whatever I needed help with and you have just been such an excellent friend. You know that I want to move to Toronto and you have been such a supportive person about it. You were always there for me in Math to talk to and it was nice knowing that if I had any questions about Math, you'd be there for me. Thank you.
      It's too bad that I won't have a picture of you from the Artona pics, but that's okay. I'll always have the yearbook and hopefully, you'll let me have some pictures taken with you when June 2006 comes. I don't know your email so I cannot send you the email that talks all about June 2006 and what it's all about, but I'll get that to you soon. I hope you will come that day because I would mean so much to me to be able to see you before I must leave Vancouver for an undetermined amount of time.
      The talent that you have shown in Math and Calculus amazes me. I don't know who else around me can surpass the infinite knowledge you seem to have towards those two subjects. Although I did not have Math with you this year, I think you are one of the only two people that I know who actually stuck with Math 12 in summer school and managed to pull off a great grade. Somehow that doesn't shock me, because there hasn't been any Math or Calculus problem that I have asked you that you haven't been able to solve. Seriously, thank you for all the help you have given me with regards to those two subjects. You're an excellent friend and I hope that I never lose you.
      I have no idea what you plan on doing in the future, but I know that you will succeed. Yes, I am sure of that. You are an intelligent person and it makes me proud to call you my friend. I hope that your future will be blessed with much happiness because you totally deserve it. I know that my Cantonese is very very cruddy and I thank you for putting up with me regarding that. Always know that I luv you, alright? <3 !!