OK, so I've somewhat re-established my template, although it's not quite the same as I had before (I think that would take too much time to re-create). But at least you can see it now.
Oh yeah, I created a new blog since I was having problems with this one.
Saturday, July 19, 2003
So what have I been up to...
I just can't seem to find the time to sit in front of the computer and blog anymore. I'm starting to think that maybe I am too busy. Swimming, biking, softball, etc. and of course I have to incorporate my social life. *sigh* Oh well, since last week, I've been swimming and I think I'm progressing quite well. Now if I could just get completely comfortable in the water, I'll be laughing (I still kinda "panic" when the water is above my head). Other than that, the past week has been OK.
Taste of Edmonton
I went to Taste of Edmonton last night with Irma, Irene, Sue, and Larry. Everytime I go to something like this, I like to have a "game plan" as to what I'm going to eat. So I printed out the menu at work, so that by the time I got to Churchill Square, I wouldn't have to walk around. But Sue and I ended up walking around anyway, since she's never been there before. We met up with the others and it was off to sample some food. First, I tried this seafood skewer, but I didn't like too much. Then I had this chocolate fondue fruit kebab, followed by strawberries in Grand Marnier with whip cream, and finally some deep fried ice cream. OK, so 3 out of 4 were desserts, but they were really good.
Need a drink
After we had all that food, we needed some beverages to water it down. So Irma, Irene, Sue and I went to Ceili's and had a few bevvies.
I finally went home a little after 1:30 am since I had to work the next morning. It was a fun night though.
Vamos à Mexico!
The trip that Irma and I have been talking/researching/planning about is finally going to happen! Yay! We went to the travel agent's this afternoon and put our deposit for the trip. So, if anyone would like to come (Bern, Gary, Bev, Leah), let me know and I'll give you the details.
I just can't seem to find the time to sit in front of the computer and blog anymore. I'm starting to think that maybe I am too busy. Swimming, biking, softball, etc. and of course I have to incorporate my social life. *sigh* Oh well, since last week, I've been swimming and I think I'm progressing quite well. Now if I could just get completely comfortable in the water, I'll be laughing (I still kinda "panic" when the water is above my head). Other than that, the past week has been OK.
Taste of Edmonton
I went to Taste of Edmonton last night with Irma, Irene, Sue, and Larry. Everytime I go to something like this, I like to have a "game plan" as to what I'm going to eat. So I printed out the menu at work, so that by the time I got to Churchill Square, I wouldn't have to walk around. But Sue and I ended up walking around anyway, since she's never been there before. We met up with the others and it was off to sample some food. First, I tried this seafood skewer, but I didn't like too much. Then I had this chocolate fondue fruit kebab, followed by strawberries in Grand Marnier with whip cream, and finally some deep fried ice cream. OK, so 3 out of 4 were desserts, but they were really good.
- Highlights:
- inner voice vs. outer voice (in Irma's case, the inner voice seems to take over the outer one)
- inner hearing vs. outer hearing
- Irma vs. Larry - no holds barred
Need a drink
After we had all that food, we needed some beverages to water it down. So Irma, Irene, Sue and I went to Ceili's and had a few bevvies.
- Highlights:
- Loser 1 aka Loser Bumblebee was there again
- Drunk Fat Bastard was passed out on the bar, and his drunk friend carried him out where he (i) lost his shoe in the process, (ii) the 2 of them sat at the entrance and then literally crawled out, and (iii) drunk friend passed out on the sidewalk, hence became known as Dead Man Outline
- "validate parking"
- 10...9...8......3...2...1... HAPPY BIRTHDAY IRENE! [*singing* It's Irene's birthday, she's 28 now...]
- "phantom" dancing (for some reason, the speaker above the dance floor wasn't working?)
- "twisting" this guy's arm to dance with us (he managed to guess our ages, names (except Irma's), and nationalities - talk about being on fire)
- performance from Delta Police Pipe Band
I finally went home a little after 1:30 am since I had to work the next morning. It was a fun night though.
Vamos à Mexico!
The trip that Irma and I have been talking/researching/planning about is finally going to happen! Yay! We went to the travel agent's this afternoon and put our deposit for the trip. So, if anyone would like to come (Bern, Gary, Bev, Leah), let me know and I'll give you the details.
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
The past weekend
Friday
I was planning to go to kickboxing, but that didn't happen. Instead, I went to the Creperie and watched Pirates of the Carribean. The movie was good, except for the part where I fell asleep. Oops. There was a scene that seemed to drag on, and coupled with the fact that I was a bit tired and couldn't understand what was going on, I dozed off. But overall, it was a good movie. Hmmm, maybe I should watch it when I'm not so tired?
After the movie, I went to a house party which was being thrown by a former co-worker. It was good to see some of my old co-workers (key word is "some"). I made my appearance, chit-chatted for a while, and went home.
Saturday
I worked for a few hours and went home to take a nap. I wanted to take advantage of the nice weather, but I was too tired from the night before. Plus I had my godson's 9th birthday to attend to in the evening. Can you believe it?! He's NINE! You know you're getting old when...
Sunday
We probably had the best softball game thus far on Sunday. In the first game, I played third base. I usually play rover or back-catcher, but this time I played third base, which wasn't too bad. I made this awesome catch when the guy up at bat popped the ball up in the air, and I hussled to the ball before it was called foul. Kinda hard to explain, but you had to be there. We won 15-2.
In the second game, I played third base again. I got a couple RBI's and even managed to score a point (I usually don't make it to first base because they usually tag me out). I did a lot of running in this game. Unfortunately, we lost 9-25. Yeah, we got killed. But we had fun anyway. The best thing about it was, even though they were a serious team, they weren't yappy and whiny like the other teams we played. They had just as much fun as we did.
Useless info of the day
What happens every 2 seconds around the world? A can of SPAM® is opened. That's a lot of SPAM®...
Friday
I was planning to go to kickboxing, but that didn't happen. Instead, I went to the Creperie and watched Pirates of the Carribean. The movie was good, except for the part where I fell asleep. Oops. There was a scene that seemed to drag on, and coupled with the fact that I was a bit tired and couldn't understand what was going on, I dozed off. But overall, it was a good movie. Hmmm, maybe I should watch it when I'm not so tired?
After the movie, I went to a house party which was being thrown by a former co-worker. It was good to see some of my old co-workers (key word is "some"). I made my appearance, chit-chatted for a while, and went home.
Saturday
I worked for a few hours and went home to take a nap. I wanted to take advantage of the nice weather, but I was too tired from the night before. Plus I had my godson's 9th birthday to attend to in the evening. Can you believe it?! He's NINE! You know you're getting old when...
Sunday
We probably had the best softball game thus far on Sunday. In the first game, I played third base. I usually play rover or back-catcher, but this time I played third base, which wasn't too bad. I made this awesome catch when the guy up at bat popped the ball up in the air, and I hussled to the ball before it was called foul. Kinda hard to explain, but you had to be there. We won 15-2.
In the second game, I played third base again. I got a couple RBI's and even managed to score a point (I usually don't make it to first base because they usually tag me out). I did a lot of running in this game. Unfortunately, we lost 9-25. Yeah, we got killed. But we had fun anyway. The best thing about it was, even though they were a serious team, they weren't yappy and whiny like the other teams we played. They had just as much fun as we did.
Useless info of the day
What happens every 2 seconds around the world? A can of SPAM® is opened. That's a lot of SPAM®...
Tuesday, July 08, 2003
A year and a half later...
... and I finally get a call from PriceWaterhouse regarding my trip to Hawaii which didn't happen. Apparently, I'm supposed to get credit for the amount that I paid for the trip. After waiting a year, I didn't think I would ever see anything. But I guess with patience comes rewards. Woo hoo!
... and I finally get a call from PriceWaterhouse regarding my trip to Hawaii which didn't happen. Apparently, I'm supposed to get credit for the amount that I paid for the trip. After waiting a year, I didn't think I would ever see anything. But I guess with patience comes rewards. Woo hoo!
Wednesday, July 02, 2003
Happy Canada Day!
OK, so I'm a day late. But that's because I was out last night and was too tired to blog. The morning ended up to be unproductive. The plan was to drop off some film I needed to develop; stop by my office to pick something up and drop it off at another location; pick up the pictures I dropped off earlier; then meet Irma at the Riverboat landing to watch my co-worker practice paddling (he's part of this dragon boat racing team), and to inquire about being a drummer. Well, my morning didn't quite work out the way I wanted it to. Part of it was because I was on the computer, and I knew I shouldn't have checked my email, etc. But NO, I had to log on. Ugh. Then, to really make my day, my dad told me I had a crack in my radiator which is why my car would overheat. Thank goodness it didn't overheat to the point that it broke down. So now I have to get that fixed. OK, enough's enough. I need a new car.
Anyway, by the time I finally left the house, it was 11:30. So I drove to work, and I was getting closer to the area, I realized the parade was about to start. Great. And of course, the street to my office was blocked off and there was no other way to get there. Well, so much for that idea. So I basically drove all the way to work (almost), just to turn around and drive all the way back to my house. I dropped of my film, had a quick bite to eat, and then headed back to the south side to meet Irma at the Riverboat landing.
When I got there, I had a bit of a "lost" moment. I couldn't remember how to get to the landing through the trails, so I called Irma and she pointed me in the right direction. About 5 or 10 minutes later, she was right behind me. We walked for probably another 15 minuted and then decided to walk back to her car and drive to the landing, since it would be a long walk. Talk about a back-and-forth type of day. When we got to the landing, my co-worker was just getting onto the boat. Irma and I watched, while they had mock races. After they were done, Irma and I went home to change and get ready for dinner.
Official Canadian Dinner
As part of Irma's Canadian Citizenship celebration, I thought it would be fitting to take her out to dinner on Canada Day. We met at the Creperie and the food was so good. Irma hadn't been there before, so it was good that she was able to try something new.
After dinner, we planned on going for a walk, but it suddenly became cloudy outside and started to rain. Plan B: head to Irma's place to wait for the rain to stop. To kill some time, Irma put some stuff away, I took an inventory of her shoes (which by the way she has 33 - yup, you're catching up), and we picked up hair off her floor. When the rain finally stopped, we picked up her sister and brother-in-law at the movie theater, and then drove them home so we could get Irene. Then it was off to Whyte. We made a pitstop, then walked to Saskatchewan Drive to watch the fireworks. We ran into Jo Anne and Christine, and waited about half an hour for the fireworks to start. Half an hour we waited, and the fireworks were only on for 5 minutes. Hmmm, that's nice. Once they were over, people either headed to Whyte Ave., or went home. We opted to go home, since we had to work the next morning.
OK, so I'm a day late. But that's because I was out last night and was too tired to blog. The morning ended up to be unproductive. The plan was to drop off some film I needed to develop; stop by my office to pick something up and drop it off at another location; pick up the pictures I dropped off earlier; then meet Irma at the Riverboat landing to watch my co-worker practice paddling (he's part of this dragon boat racing team), and to inquire about being a drummer. Well, my morning didn't quite work out the way I wanted it to. Part of it was because I was on the computer, and I knew I shouldn't have checked my email, etc. But NO, I had to log on. Ugh. Then, to really make my day, my dad told me I had a crack in my radiator which is why my car would overheat. Thank goodness it didn't overheat to the point that it broke down. So now I have to get that fixed. OK, enough's enough. I need a new car.
Anyway, by the time I finally left the house, it was 11:30. So I drove to work, and I was getting closer to the area, I realized the parade was about to start. Great. And of course, the street to my office was blocked off and there was no other way to get there. Well, so much for that idea. So I basically drove all the way to work (almost), just to turn around and drive all the way back to my house. I dropped of my film, had a quick bite to eat, and then headed back to the south side to meet Irma at the Riverboat landing.
When I got there, I had a bit of a "lost" moment. I couldn't remember how to get to the landing through the trails, so I called Irma and she pointed me in the right direction. About 5 or 10 minutes later, she was right behind me. We walked for probably another 15 minuted and then decided to walk back to her car and drive to the landing, since it would be a long walk. Talk about a back-and-forth type of day. When we got to the landing, my co-worker was just getting onto the boat. Irma and I watched, while they had mock races. After they were done, Irma and I went home to change and get ready for dinner.
Official Canadian Dinner
As part of Irma's Canadian Citizenship celebration, I thought it would be fitting to take her out to dinner on Canada Day. We met at the Creperie and the food was so good. Irma hadn't been there before, so it was good that she was able to try something new.
- "agressive" server
- "Do you want a mint?"
- "Do you want a toothpick?"
- "Do you want a rose?"
- "Do you want a toothpick?"
After dinner, we planned on going for a walk, but it suddenly became cloudy outside and started to rain. Plan B: head to Irma's place to wait for the rain to stop. To kill some time, Irma put some stuff away, I took an inventory of her shoes (which by the way she has 33 - yup, you're catching up), and we picked up hair off her floor. When the rain finally stopped, we picked up her sister and brother-in-law at the movie theater, and then drove them home so we could get Irene. Then it was off to Whyte. We made a pitstop, then walked to Saskatchewan Drive to watch the fireworks. We ran into Jo Anne and Christine, and waited about half an hour for the fireworks to start. Half an hour we waited, and the fireworks were only on for 5 minutes. Hmmm, that's nice. Once they were over, people either headed to Whyte Ave., or went home. We opted to go home, since we had to work the next morning.
Sunday, June 29, 2003
It's a hot one today...
I'm not sure what the high was for today, but it was really hot. Thank goodness there was a wind to cool things down a bit.
Softball
I played 1 out of 2 games today, since I had other plans for the afternoon. We had played against this team before (I actually played with this team a couple weeks ago because they were short players), and again we won. One player was getting way too serious and technical about the game. She would whine and complain about certain things, so a couple of us made comments that "it was just a game". And when it came time to shake hands with the other team, she even stopped walking as if to suggest that their team was better? Whatever. I was about to say something, but her teammate beat me to it by telling her to "keep walking". Why can't these people just play for fun?
Charlie's Angels
After playing ball, I met up with Irma, Irene, Joi, and Phoun for our "ritual Sunday", except that we didn't do the Café Select thing afterwards, since Joi and Phoun had other plans. The movie was pretty good, and as usual, there were some scenes that resembled things that Irma and I either said or did. It would've been nice to watch the movie with Irma sitting right next to me, but we somehow lost Irma and Joi? About half way through the movie, Phoun went to look for them, and then never came back. Later on, Irene and I found out that (i) Irma and Joi couldn't find us in the theatre to begin with, but ended up sitting a few rows in front of us, and (ii) Phoun did come back after looking for the other 2, but ended up sitting in the back because he didn't want to disrupt the people sitting behind us? We found each other after the movie.
Lounging on the patio
Irma, Irene and I headed to Moxie's to get something to eat and just lounge around on the patio. Smart ass comment for the day (once food had been served):
Server: Is there anything else I can get for you?
Me: Uh, how about some chicken? I asked for chicken on my salad...
Normally, people ask for salt, pepper, extra napkins, a glass of water, etc. But me, I ask for chicken. I bet that's the first time they've heard that one. hehehe
Walk down Whyte
After dinner, we headed to Whyte Ave to go for a walk. The only problem was I noticed the temperature gauge was too high. Great. Either I need a new thermostat or I have no coolant. So we made a detour and dropped my car off at my house, since I didn't want to be on the freeway and it breaking down. I had my dad take a look at it, and apparently I was out of coolant. My dad thinks that there might be a leak somewhere, because he just put coolant in it not too long ago.
Expensive year for car expenses
I've noticed that I've had way too many expenses on my vehicle this year. First it was the bumper (due to spinning out on a patch of black ice and hitting the rail on the freeway). Then 2 flat tires. Then my muffler being replaced. Then my rear shocks being replaced last week. And now my front shocks being replaced this weekend. *sigh* I really think this is a sign that I need a new car. OK, so maybe I just want to get a new car... =P
I'm not sure what the high was for today, but it was really hot. Thank goodness there was a wind to cool things down a bit.
Softball
I played 1 out of 2 games today, since I had other plans for the afternoon. We had played against this team before (I actually played with this team a couple weeks ago because they were short players), and again we won. One player was getting way too serious and technical about the game. She would whine and complain about certain things, so a couple of us made comments that "it was just a game". And when it came time to shake hands with the other team, she even stopped walking as if to suggest that their team was better? Whatever. I was about to say something, but her teammate beat me to it by telling her to "keep walking". Why can't these people just play for fun?
Charlie's Angels
After playing ball, I met up with Irma, Irene, Joi, and Phoun for our "ritual Sunday", except that we didn't do the Café Select thing afterwards, since Joi and Phoun had other plans. The movie was pretty good, and as usual, there were some scenes that resembled things that Irma and I either said or did. It would've been nice to watch the movie with Irma sitting right next to me, but we somehow lost Irma and Joi? About half way through the movie, Phoun went to look for them, and then never came back. Later on, Irene and I found out that (i) Irma and Joi couldn't find us in the theatre to begin with, but ended up sitting a few rows in front of us, and (ii) Phoun did come back after looking for the other 2, but ended up sitting in the back because he didn't want to disrupt the people sitting behind us? We found each other after the movie.
Lounging on the patio
Irma, Irene and I headed to Moxie's to get something to eat and just lounge around on the patio. Smart ass comment for the day (once food had been served):
Server: Is there anything else I can get for you?
Me: Uh, how about some chicken? I asked for chicken on my salad...
Normally, people ask for salt, pepper, extra napkins, a glass of water, etc. But me, I ask for chicken. I bet that's the first time they've heard that one. hehehe
Walk down Whyte
After dinner, we headed to Whyte Ave to go for a walk. The only problem was I noticed the temperature gauge was too high. Great. Either I need a new thermostat or I have no coolant. So we made a detour and dropped my car off at my house, since I didn't want to be on the freeway and it breaking down. I had my dad take a look at it, and apparently I was out of coolant. My dad thinks that there might be a leak somewhere, because he just put coolant in it not too long ago.
Expensive year for car expenses
I've noticed that I've had way too many expenses on my vehicle this year. First it was the bumper (due to spinning out on a patch of black ice and hitting the rail on the freeway). Then 2 flat tires. Then my muffler being replaced. Then my rear shocks being replaced last week. And now my front shocks being replaced this weekend. *sigh* I really think this is a sign that I need a new car. OK, so maybe I just want to get a new car... =P
Saturday, June 28, 2003
Back to kickboxing
After 47 days of not going (because of spanish and swimming), I finally made it to kickboxing class last night. It was a good class, but really hard. I was a bit disappointed with myself for not being able to keep up, but then what do you expect when you haven't done any hard core training in a long time. I found that I'm not as flexible and strong as I used to be. With time, I'm sure I'll be able to get to that level again. The best part was at the end of class when my instructor told me that the monthly fees were going down. Woo hoo! I guess after you've been there for a certain period of time, you get a discount on the monthly fees. I can't believe I've been going for 3 years now?! And to think, I was actually going to cancel kickboxing until the fall since I've only gone 3 times in the past 3 months. Talk about an expensive class.
Productive weekend so far...
I actually woke up at 9:00 am. That's a bit early for me, especially since I had the day off. But I guess my body is used to waking up early during the week. Anyway, Irma and I played tennis this morning. After all that confusion of actually having a tennis racquet, and planning to play but being rained out, we finally got to play. And I finally got to use my new tennis racquet. We had a lot of fun. And we looked good too - good form, good follow through, etc. Only problem was that we either missed the ball altogether or hit the net. hehehe. =P There were a couple times where we occupied 2 courts. OK, so we're not that great, but it was tons of fun!
After about an hour, we headed back to my house for lunch and started planning the Mexico trip. Yup, I'm going to Puerta Vallarta in the fall as part of my birthday celebration. [If anyone would like to come, let me know]. I'm glad we got that out of the way, since we have to book it pretty soon.
Once the Mexico trip was all figured out, we went to GMCC to sign up for swimming. I mentioned before that I was thinking of taking them again, and since Irma doesn't know how to swim either, we figured it'd be a good idea to go together.
Blizzard
No, that's not the weather we're having. It's actually really nice. Anyway, Irma and I went to Dairy Queen for some ice cream. She had the brownie earthquake, and I had the clodhopper blizzard. YUM!! I hadn't had a blizzard in soooo long. And I forgot how filling they can be. I ordered the medium-sized one and was full afterwards. Good thing I didn't order the large...
After 47 days of not going (because of spanish and swimming), I finally made it to kickboxing class last night. It was a good class, but really hard. I was a bit disappointed with myself for not being able to keep up, but then what do you expect when you haven't done any hard core training in a long time. I found that I'm not as flexible and strong as I used to be. With time, I'm sure I'll be able to get to that level again. The best part was at the end of class when my instructor told me that the monthly fees were going down. Woo hoo! I guess after you've been there for a certain period of time, you get a discount on the monthly fees. I can't believe I've been going for 3 years now?! And to think, I was actually going to cancel kickboxing until the fall since I've only gone 3 times in the past 3 months. Talk about an expensive class.
Productive weekend so far...
I actually woke up at 9:00 am. That's a bit early for me, especially since I had the day off. But I guess my body is used to waking up early during the week. Anyway, Irma and I played tennis this morning. After all that confusion of actually having a tennis racquet, and planning to play but being rained out, we finally got to play. And I finally got to use my new tennis racquet. We had a lot of fun. And we looked good too - good form, good follow through, etc. Only problem was that we either missed the ball altogether or hit the net. hehehe. =P There were a couple times where we occupied 2 courts. OK, so we're not that great, but it was tons of fun!
After about an hour, we headed back to my house for lunch and started planning the Mexico trip. Yup, I'm going to Puerta Vallarta in the fall as part of my birthday celebration. [If anyone would like to come, let me know]. I'm glad we got that out of the way, since we have to book it pretty soon.
Once the Mexico trip was all figured out, we went to GMCC to sign up for swimming. I mentioned before that I was thinking of taking them again, and since Irma doesn't know how to swim either, we figured it'd be a good idea to go together.
Blizzard
No, that's not the weather we're having. It's actually really nice. Anyway, Irma and I went to Dairy Queen for some ice cream. She had the brownie earthquake, and I had the clodhopper blizzard. YUM!! I hadn't had a blizzard in soooo long. And I forgot how filling they can be. I ordered the medium-sized one and was full afterwards. Good thing I didn't order the large...
Thursday, June 26, 2003
Where does the time go?
And why does it seem like I have very little of it? Am I really that busy? Or maybe there's nothing really interesting to write about? Probably a bit of both. Although, I should point out a couple things that have happened over the past week:
(i) I had my final swimming lesson last Friday. I have to say that I'm quite proud of myself for accomplishing that. Or should I say I'm proud of the fact that I've somewhat conquered my phobia of water. It's not a phobia per se, where I completely freak out, but rather being comfortable in the water. I'm still not as comfortable in the water as I'd like to be, but I'm more comfortable now than when I first started. I'm thinking of taking more lessons just so I can be completely relaxed in the water. The last class was tough. From what the instructor told me, I swam a total of 400 m (which equates to 16 laps). Wow! I wasn't really paying attention, but that explains why I was tired and out of breath at times. We swam back and forth with flippers, without flippers, frontcrawl with flippers, frontcrawl without, back stroke with flippers... well, you get the picture. At the end of class, our instructor told us that we could scuba dive for a day for free. She also works at this scuba school (?), and all we have to do is call in and book a time. I definitely want to do that!
(ii) Softball was cancelled on Sunday due to rain
(iii) I went biking for an hour last night. It was good until I had to go uphill. That wasn't fun. I probably could've done it if I shifted gears quick enough, but I still need to work on it. Oh well. It was a good ride nonetheless. And surprisingly enough my muscles aren't sore.
(iv) I had my final espanñol class tonight. So that completes level 2. If you were to ask me to say something to you, I don't know that I could. I could say a few things, but nothing too complicated.
Does that mean I have free time?
Free time? What's that? Now that spanish and swimming are over, I have no idea what I'm going to do with myself. I mean, I've gotten so used to being busy (spanish, swimming, biking, etc), that I don't know what to do with this extra time. But is it really extra time? Knowing me, I'll probably do something else. I should go back to kickboxing, especially since I haven't gone in almost 2 months and I'm still paying for it. But we'll see. I'm still debating on whether or not I should cancel it. And Irma wants me to take pilates with her, which is something I would like to try. And then there's other things I want to try like yoga and kayaking. *sigh* Maybe I'm wanting to do too many things?
And why does it seem like I have very little of it? Am I really that busy? Or maybe there's nothing really interesting to write about? Probably a bit of both. Although, I should point out a couple things that have happened over the past week:
(i) I had my final swimming lesson last Friday. I have to say that I'm quite proud of myself for accomplishing that. Or should I say I'm proud of the fact that I've somewhat conquered my phobia of water. It's not a phobia per se, where I completely freak out, but rather being comfortable in the water. I'm still not as comfortable in the water as I'd like to be, but I'm more comfortable now than when I first started. I'm thinking of taking more lessons just so I can be completely relaxed in the water. The last class was tough. From what the instructor told me, I swam a total of 400 m (which equates to 16 laps). Wow! I wasn't really paying attention, but that explains why I was tired and out of breath at times. We swam back and forth with flippers, without flippers, frontcrawl with flippers, frontcrawl without, back stroke with flippers... well, you get the picture. At the end of class, our instructor told us that we could scuba dive for a day for free. She also works at this scuba school (?), and all we have to do is call in and book a time. I definitely want to do that!
(ii) Softball was cancelled on Sunday due to rain
(iii) I went biking for an hour last night. It was good until I had to go uphill. That wasn't fun. I probably could've done it if I shifted gears quick enough, but I still need to work on it. Oh well. It was a good ride nonetheless. And surprisingly enough my muscles aren't sore.
(iv) I had my final espanñol class tonight. So that completes level 2. If you were to ask me to say something to you, I don't know that I could. I could say a few things, but nothing too complicated.
Does that mean I have free time?
Free time? What's that? Now that spanish and swimming are over, I have no idea what I'm going to do with myself. I mean, I've gotten so used to being busy (spanish, swimming, biking, etc), that I don't know what to do with this extra time. But is it really extra time? Knowing me, I'll probably do something else. I should go back to kickboxing, especially since I haven't gone in almost 2 months and I'm still paying for it. But we'll see. I'm still debating on whether or not I should cancel it. And Irma wants me to take pilates with her, which is something I would like to try. And then there's other things I want to try like yoga and kayaking. *sigh* Maybe I'm wanting to do too many things?
Thursday, June 19, 2003
Groundbreaking News...
This just in... As of approximately 11:00 am, Irma is FINALLY a Canadian citizen. YAY!! It only took 14 years, but hey, better late than never right?! =P I'm glad I was able to witness this moment. I found it interesting that the UN named Canada as the best place to live. I mean, I think Canada is a great place to live, but I never really thought of it as the best place. During the judge's speech, there were a couple things that stood out: (i) law-abiding citizen [Irma, that means you can't cause riots anymore]; (ii) permission to leave the country and come back [yes Irma, that means we can finally travel outside the country. Woo hoo!!]; and (iii) becoming a Canadian citizen is like your convocation [being that you've been here for 14 years, I guess that means you have your Masters and your PhD. hehehe]
Anyway, congratulations Irma on becoming a Canadian citizen. It's about damn time! hehehe. :-)
This just in... As of approximately 11:00 am, Irma is FINALLY a Canadian citizen. YAY!! It only took 14 years, but hey, better late than never right?! =P I'm glad I was able to witness this moment. I found it interesting that the UN named Canada as the best place to live. I mean, I think Canada is a great place to live, but I never really thought of it as the best place. During the judge's speech, there were a couple things that stood out: (i) law-abiding citizen [Irma, that means you can't cause riots anymore]; (ii) permission to leave the country and come back [yes Irma, that means we can finally travel outside the country. Woo hoo!!]; and (iii) becoming a Canadian citizen is like your convocation [being that you've been here for 14 years, I guess that means you have your Masters and your PhD. hehehe]
Anyway, congratulations Irma on becoming a Canadian citizen. It's about damn time! hehehe. :-)
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
Back to work
*sigh* Having a week off was great! The good thing was I didn't have to wake up early, I was able to get together with people I haven't seen in a while, and I went shopping. The bad thing was I wasn't able to accomplish much of my "possible things to do" list, and I did way too much shopping. I managed to do 2 out of 7 on my list, and neither one of them involved finishing up my Paris scrapbook. Oh well. I really didn't want to go to work today, but after all that stuff I bought the past week, I kinda have to.
New Bike
I ended up getting that bike I mentioned before. Talk about last minute shopping. I bought it half an hour before the store closed. Now I need to get a bell for it, since there's a $100 fine for not having one. I didn't know about that?...
MVP
I played softball yesterday afternoon and was named MVP for our first game. Yay! The opposing team didn't have enough girls on their team (they only had 1), so I volunteered. It was funny because there I was playing for the other team, but at the same time I was cheering for my team. It was all good though. Thank goodness they weren't as snarky as the second team we played. They were getting mad at each other for making bad plays. Uh hello, this is softball and it's supposed to be fun?! They were taking it way to seriously.
Father's Day
After softball, I went home and had a BBQ with my family. And after dinner my dad and I went to the driving range (my mom just watched). I was able to hit the ball 100 yards, but that's about it. I'm not sure if golf is a game for me, but my dad says I should get into it. We'll see. With all the other activities I'm involved in, how can I find the time? One thing's for sure, I have to get back into the gym. My shoulders are a bit sore from swinging that golf club.
*sigh* Having a week off was great! The good thing was I didn't have to wake up early, I was able to get together with people I haven't seen in a while, and I went shopping. The bad thing was I wasn't able to accomplish much of my "possible things to do" list, and I did way too much shopping. I managed to do 2 out of 7 on my list, and neither one of them involved finishing up my Paris scrapbook. Oh well. I really didn't want to go to work today, but after all that stuff I bought the past week, I kinda have to.
New Bike
I ended up getting that bike I mentioned before. Talk about last minute shopping. I bought it half an hour before the store closed. Now I need to get a bell for it, since there's a $100 fine for not having one. I didn't know about that?...
MVP
I played softball yesterday afternoon and was named MVP for our first game. Yay! The opposing team didn't have enough girls on their team (they only had 1), so I volunteered. It was funny because there I was playing for the other team, but at the same time I was cheering for my team. It was all good though. Thank goodness they weren't as snarky as the second team we played. They were getting mad at each other for making bad plays. Uh hello, this is softball and it's supposed to be fun?! They were taking it way to seriously.
Father's Day
After softball, I went home and had a BBQ with my family. And after dinner my dad and I went to the driving range (my mom just watched). I was able to hit the ball 100 yards, but that's about it. I'm not sure if golf is a game for me, but my dad says I should get into it. We'll see. With all the other activities I'm involved in, how can I find the time? One thing's for sure, I have to get back into the gym. My shoulders are a bit sore from swinging that golf club.
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