hello everybody,
nothing much to report other than a) i still haven't started studying, b) loving chili more and more everyday, and c) i wish i didn't have to go back to london and write exams! i know there's no point in wishing for impossible things (one of my fave cure songs), but sometimes i really wish i didn't have to go back to school for another four years in order to become a pharmacist. i want to start practising as a pharmacist NOW. a part of me wants these next four years to fly by quickly, but another part of me knows that these next four years might be the best experience in my life, and by the end of it i'll wish it hadn't gone by so fast.
what to say about 2005? emotionally tumultuous. my relationship/ex-relationship with t, and all the highs and lows associated with it, is enough to make me emotionally spent. getting fucked over by u of t - again - and finally knowing where i'll be doing my pharmacy degree - that was emotional upheaval too. moving to another country two-thirds into the year, starting a new chapter and a new life. meeting new people that i wouldn't have met if all this didn't happen, and reuniting with old friends. all very strange, exciting, scary and new.
i am looking forward to 2006. there's something about a new year that's so special, the absolute promise of endless possibilities. all i hope for is the continued happiness and health of my loving family and friends.
CET
Friday, December 30, 2005
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
latest pics of chili
here are some pics of chili taken yesterday. my cousin bought him a little adidas outfit (oh god, here we go with the clothes)...
chili is getting SO big! in one week alone he has grown so much. he needs to get his second vaccination before we can take him outside; it'll be good to start walking him as he needs the fresh air and stimulating environment.
CET
post-christmas report
holy, four days without a post - i was getting antsy!
brief rundown on the last few days:
24th-parental mahjong activities. two of the ladies they played mahjong with were BLOODY annoying, especially the one telling us how to raise our chili, because she's an expert on dogs of course. ugh.
25th-hung out with canuckian, dad and chili until my mom, aunt, grandma and cousin came home from the temple. you can tell who the demon seeds are in the family, eh? we opened gifts and it was such a lovely time; chili was playing with the paper and getting into the christmas tree. he has made this christmas extra special, even if he pees where he shouldn't sometimes.
26th-first day where we ALL left the house, leaving chili alone for two hours. it was more traumatic than i thought - not for chili, but for me! i was so worried about him - my dad thought chili would bark and bark until he fainted - but when we came home he was okay! a little shaken up i think, but okay. he'll have to get used to it as my mom and dad will be heading back to work soon.
27th-spent the whole day working at the pharmacy. worked with my old boss. it wasn't too busy which was good, as i had forgotten how to do some of the stuff!
today i'm working the evening shift with the PHARMACIST FROM HELL...she is so DAMN slow she drives me nuts as well as the customers. this blog isn't big enough to contain all my rants and raves about her, but suffice it to say, I HATE WORKING WITH HER.
re: shooting in toronto: it makes me sad that it takes the death of a 15-year-old to galvanize the city to action. and i wonder if there will be any concrete action taken, as they (police, public, media, etc.) have been saying the same things since this summer, when the onslaught of shootings began. i feel sad at the loss of toronto's innocence.
CET
brief rundown on the last few days:
24th-parental mahjong activities. two of the ladies they played mahjong with were BLOODY annoying, especially the one telling us how to raise our chili, because she's an expert on dogs of course. ugh.
25th-hung out with canuckian, dad and chili until my mom, aunt, grandma and cousin came home from the temple. you can tell who the demon seeds are in the family, eh? we opened gifts and it was such a lovely time; chili was playing with the paper and getting into the christmas tree. he has made this christmas extra special, even if he pees where he shouldn't sometimes.
26th-first day where we ALL left the house, leaving chili alone for two hours. it was more traumatic than i thought - not for chili, but for me! i was so worried about him - my dad thought chili would bark and bark until he fainted - but when we came home he was okay! a little shaken up i think, but okay. he'll have to get used to it as my mom and dad will be heading back to work soon.
27th-spent the whole day working at the pharmacy. worked with my old boss. it wasn't too busy which was good, as i had forgotten how to do some of the stuff!
today i'm working the evening shift with the PHARMACIST FROM HELL...she is so DAMN slow she drives me nuts as well as the customers. this blog isn't big enough to contain all my rants and raves about her, but suffice it to say, I HATE WORKING WITH HER.
re: shooting in toronto: it makes me sad that it takes the death of a 15-year-old to galvanize the city to action. and i wonder if there will be any concrete action taken, as they (police, public, media, etc.) have been saying the same things since this summer, when the onslaught of shootings began. i feel sad at the loss of toronto's innocence.
CET
Saturday, December 24, 2005
whateva!
yeah, yeah, yeah, so i tried a piece of chili's kibble as well, big deal. it was alot tastier than the chicken strip.
ENOUGH people have emailed me telling me that they want to try their pet's kibble too, so poo poo to you!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
CET
ENOUGH people have emailed me telling me that they want to try their pet's kibble too, so poo poo to you!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
CET
Friday, December 23, 2005
kibble
hmmm, there's nothing much to write about if it isn't about my puppy, at least not in the last few days. canuckian and i went out on wednesday - the first time we've been out of the house since we got chili on sunday - for dinner with a friend. we went christmas shopping afterwards but bought things for ourselves! today we had lunch with another friend followed by more shopping, and again it was for ourselves or for chili. he ABSOLUTELY LOVES to chew; i found him some rawhide chews in the shape of slippers! very cute. he barked at it when he first saw it but now loves gnawing on the thing.
we're also try to distance ourselves from him, so that he gets used to being alone some of the time. because everyone's at home for the holidays he has been quite spoiled with the constant company. he whines alot when we're not there and like a child crying, your first instinct is to go to it (though with some children my instinct is to run away!), but we have to resist the urge and let him be alone for a while.
anyhoo, this christmas is pretty low-key; my parents might be having mah jong activities at the house tomorrow, but canuckian and i don't really have any plans. just waiting to open presents i guess!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! may you all have a wonderful time with your friends and loved ones; all the best for 2006!
CET
we're also try to distance ourselves from him, so that he gets used to being alone some of the time. because everyone's at home for the holidays he has been quite spoiled with the constant company. he whines alot when we're not there and like a child crying, your first instinct is to go to it (though with some children my instinct is to run away!), but we have to resist the urge and let him be alone for a while.
anyhoo, this christmas is pretty low-key; my parents might be having mah jong activities at the house tomorrow, but canuckian and i don't really have any plans. just waiting to open presents i guess!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! may you all have a wonderful time with your friends and loved ones; all the best for 2006!
CET
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
chicken strips
holy, it's only his fourth day at home with us and chili's already learned how to climb up the stairs! he's still a little frightened to climb down though. he's also figured out how to get past the gate blocking his "puppy-proof" area from the rest of the basement. what a smart puppy! he really is growing day by day.
we gave him a bath today and he looked so funny; with his fur all wet and pressed against his body, he looked like a white, water-drenched, over-sized rat. definitely not as bad as a chihuahua though (is that how you spell it?). he was really scared while having his bath, but he looked so cute and fluffy after. my mom clipped his toenails too.
so, we have these strips of dried chicken that we give him as a treat if he's done something good, liking pooing on the paper instead of the carpet; it looks like beef/turkey jerky and smells really good...i couldn't help myself and tried a little bit. it tasted really bland unless you bit into it, and while a little bit of flavour emerged, overall the taste was disappointing. so if you've always wondered what chicken strip dog treats taste like, now you know.
yeah, yeah, yeah, don't tell me you've never been curious as to what dog food tastes like...
CET
we gave him a bath today and he looked so funny; with his fur all wet and pressed against his body, he looked like a white, water-drenched, over-sized rat. definitely not as bad as a chihuahua though (is that how you spell it?). he was really scared while having his bath, but he looked so cute and fluffy after. my mom clipped his toenails too.
so, we have these strips of dried chicken that we give him as a treat if he's done something good, liking pooing on the paper instead of the carpet; it looks like beef/turkey jerky and smells really good...i couldn't help myself and tried a little bit. it tasted really bland unless you bit into it, and while a little bit of flavour emerged, overall the taste was disappointing. so if you've always wondered what chicken strip dog treats taste like, now you know.
yeah, yeah, yeah, don't tell me you've never been curious as to what dog food tastes like...
CET
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
i'm a crazy dog lady
okay, so i don't want to post entry after entry on nothing but chili, because that would make me a crazy dog lady - thank god my repulsion of dog clothes keeps me from going over the crazy-dog-lady edge. i started this blog to keep in touch with my friends and family, letting them know what i get up to while in london - this, i promise, will not turn into an "all about chili" blog space. i'm sure there's enough of those on the internet. having said that though...
my days are consumed with looking after this dog! i think it's because canuckian and i know we only have a limited time with him (as a puppy) until we have to fly back to our respective destinations; we are thus making the most of every waking moment we have with him. as parents say about their kids, "they grow up so fast!", so i know that when i see chili again in june he'll be a completely different dog then when i left him. we have gone crazy with the camera, taking pictures of him left, right and centre, as we want to capture his funny ways while he's still little. too bad my family has yet to enter the 21st century by purchasing a digital camera, but i'm sure that will happen eventually.
funny moment: today was the first time we let him into the kitchen/front hall. there was a basket on the floor with a huge head of cabbage in it - chili was suspicious of the cabbage (as it was bigger than he is!), and proceeded to bark at it with all the fury his little body could muster. cracked me up, a dog barking at cabbage. he also barked at his own reflection in the tv cabinet door, and proceeded to charge at his own image, only to knock his face into the door. classic.
i love my puppy!
CET
my days are consumed with looking after this dog! i think it's because canuckian and i know we only have a limited time with him (as a puppy) until we have to fly back to our respective destinations; we are thus making the most of every waking moment we have with him. as parents say about their kids, "they grow up so fast!", so i know that when i see chili again in june he'll be a completely different dog then when i left him. we have gone crazy with the camera, taking pictures of him left, right and centre, as we want to capture his funny ways while he's still little. too bad my family has yet to enter the 21st century by purchasing a digital camera, but i'm sure that will happen eventually.
funny moment: today was the first time we let him into the kitchen/front hall. there was a basket on the floor with a huge head of cabbage in it - chili was suspicious of the cabbage (as it was bigger than he is!), and proceeded to bark at it with all the fury his little body could muster. cracked me up, a dog barking at cabbage. he also barked at his own reflection in the tv cabinet door, and proceeded to charge at his own image, only to knock his face into the door. classic.
i love my puppy!
CET
Monday, December 19, 2005
a pinch of chili...
that's our chili!!! the picture was taken at the breeder's place when chili was eight weeks' old. he was born october 18th, and is a west highland white terrier, also known as a westie.
today chili:
a) bit my hand until it bled (BAD CHILI, BAD CHILI!!!)
b) didn't pee on the newspaper and i was fortunate enough to step on it
c) took a nap in my lap
canuckian and i are looking after him in shifts. you know you love someone when they bite you and pee where they aren't suppose to and you're okay with that.
he went a little crazy at one point, digging around in his bed and running around haphazardly. i'm glad i haven't been around when he's pooed.
CET
WE GOT OUR PUPPY!!!
we came home from ferris' horse farm today in time for the arrival of our new puppy...named CHILI!!! yup, he is one hot dog, he he he...oh my goodness, my mom was cradling him in her arms, wrapped in a red fleece blanket...a picture of pure cuteness. we placed him in his new "puppy-proof" area and he was timid at first, but not long after he was playing with us and frolicking about.
my mom taught him how to pee and poo in his little "bathroom corner", and soon enough he was doing it on his own, without any prompting! pretty damn good for his first day.
he had SOOO many visitors too, a couple of my mom's friends and their husbands, not to mention their sons and daughters and even the daughter's fiance! my friends came to visit as well, mr. bing and flo, and we got caught up on each other's lives while chili was running about. AND they all came bearing gifts! chili already has new toys, his first christmas card and a christmas treat. man, i'm already talking like a crazy dog lady. at least I won't be the one to dress him up in stupid clothes, that's my mom's job.
he took a couple of naps because he was all played out; my mom is now sleeping beside him downstairs, as it's his first night away from his mom and siblings.
mr. bing took lots of pics with her digital camera - as soon as she sends them to me i'll post them up!
it's funny how much i love him already.
CET
my mom taught him how to pee and poo in his little "bathroom corner", and soon enough he was doing it on his own, without any prompting! pretty damn good for his first day.
he had SOOO many visitors too, a couple of my mom's friends and their husbands, not to mention their sons and daughters and even the daughter's fiance! my friends came to visit as well, mr. bing and flo, and we got caught up on each other's lives while chili was running about. AND they all came bearing gifts! chili already has new toys, his first christmas card and a christmas treat. man, i'm already talking like a crazy dog lady. at least I won't be the one to dress him up in stupid clothes, that's my mom's job.
he took a couple of naps because he was all played out; my mom is now sleeping beside him downstairs, as it's his first night away from his mom and siblings.
mr. bing took lots of pics with her digital camera - as soon as she sends them to me i'll post them up!
it's funny how much i love him already.
CET
Friday, December 16, 2005
dim sum eat thai
another stellar food day. had dim sum with my dad and canuckian - two dollars per dish before 11:30am, SWEET! we had about 14 dishes between the three of us, oh yeah baby. har gow, siu mai, bbq pork bun, egg tarts, congee, mmm...all my regular favourites and then some. i love being such a glutton with my family.
in the afternoon canuckian met up with a contact at the art gallery of ontario for coffee, so while she was doing that i spent my time at the henry moore sculpture gallery (see picture above). they had those blank cards where you can do a little sketch or doodle, so i exercised my long-lost artistic ability and tried my hand at sketching one of the sculptures, "two piece reclining figure no. 9". i don't think i did too badly, the shading might've been a little bit off, but i think i did pretty good for someone who hasn't sketched in years. at the bottom of the card you can write a little about yourself and where you're from - i signed off "canuckian's evil twin." i wonder if anyone will make the connection?
the evening was spent at salad king (thai restaurant) eating garlic shrimp, yummy. i always leave full and happy from that place. then it was to my cousin's condo for some "hangin' out" quality time. my cousin, "mac boy" and his fiancee are heading to london for a week's vacation this sunday, so i wrote down all the places they could go for some cheap eats! we were going to go see "king kong" tonight, but for reasons i won't get into here, i am back home instead, blogging before going to bed.
tomorrow i'm off to my friend ferris' horse farm for a "bake n' booze" fest, where we literally eat desserts and make cocktails. it's like betty crocker meets betty ford, nice. bring on the chocolate chip cookies and chocolate martini!
have a good weekend everybody!
CET
Thursday, December 15, 2005
the weather outside is frightful...
...and the fire's so delightful,
there's simply no place to go,
let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!
i don't know if i got the lyrics right, but you know what i mean.
holy white christmas batman, there's snow, and tons of it! canuckian and i just came from shovelling our driveway. thank god my dad bought a snowblower during the summer (yes, you can get snowblowers in canada during the summer), as there was alot of the white stuff and it was really heavy and thick, not the light, fluffy kind. this type of snow is PERFECT for building a snowman. i want to get my snowsuit on and roll around in it. tomorrow's activity perhaps...
it's so nice to have such a distinct season, even if it wreaks havoc on traffic and you break your back shovelling the stuff. a white christmas, ahhh...
CET
there's simply no place to go,
let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!
i don't know if i got the lyrics right, but you know what i mean.
holy white christmas batman, there's snow, and tons of it! canuckian and i just came from shovelling our driveway. thank god my dad bought a snowblower during the summer (yes, you can get snowblowers in canada during the summer), as there was alot of the white stuff and it was really heavy and thick, not the light, fluffy kind. this type of snow is PERFECT for building a snowman. i want to get my snowsuit on and roll around in it. tomorrow's activity perhaps...
it's so nice to have such a distinct season, even if it wreaks havoc on traffic and you break your back shovelling the stuff. a white christmas, ahhh...
CET
walmart wackiness
ahhh, holidays are all about waking up when you want, eating when you want, and generally being an enormous sloth for a few weeks. so isn't it weird that i've been getting up early (and by that i mean before ten, because any time before ten IS early), and have been reduced to scrounging around the house for food, as our house is not properly stocked? what the heck?
because i've been waking up early, i like to go to canuckian's room and jump on her until she wakes up. she was quite the moody cow today so i've given her a new nickname - canuckian MC (moody cow), or canuckian DMC (definitely moody cow). i love how creativity is sparked at the most unlikely of times. no, that's not true, i'm ALWAYS creative when it comes to dissing my sister.
we're off to walmart in a little while to do some chocolate shopping and puppy toy shopping, not to mention the post office to mail out the gazillion cards canuckian and i spent all last night writing out. i know walmart is evil, but where else can you get ten boxes of clodhoppers for cheap?
my mom and dad should be picking up our new puppy on sunday, when there's a "predicted" break in the weather. we're all bracing ourselves for a snowstorm that should be hitting us sometime tonight. isn't there something so immediate in living in a country where you can die from just being outside? makes you feel alive! :)
time to wake my dad up from his nap.
CET
because i've been waking up early, i like to go to canuckian's room and jump on her until she wakes up. she was quite the moody cow today so i've given her a new nickname - canuckian MC (moody cow), or canuckian DMC (definitely moody cow). i love how creativity is sparked at the most unlikely of times. no, that's not true, i'm ALWAYS creative when it comes to dissing my sister.
we're off to walmart in a little while to do some chocolate shopping and puppy toy shopping, not to mention the post office to mail out the gazillion cards canuckian and i spent all last night writing out. i know walmart is evil, but where else can you get ten boxes of clodhoppers for cheap?
my mom and dad should be picking up our new puppy on sunday, when there's a "predicted" break in the weather. we're all bracing ourselves for a snowstorm that should be hitting us sometime tonight. isn't there something so immediate in living in a country where you can die from just being outside? makes you feel alive! :)
time to wake my dad up from his nap.
CET
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
no puppy today :(
so i wake up at 7:15am, as we want to leave the house by around 8 for the three-hour drive to kingston. my mom comes out of the bathroom in her work clothes. i'm thinking "why is she dressed so nice to pick up a dog?" when she tells me we're not going because of all the snowfall last night. i run to the window and look outside, and sure enough EVERYTHING is covered in a few inches of snow. DAMMIT!
don't get me wrong, i love snow, but it just figures it would fall (and in large quantities) on the day we want to get our new puppy. so now we'll have to wait until the snow clears and it's safe enough for driving. if we owned a pickup truck or a SUV we'd be happily on our way right about now but alas, no.
my dad said we should have the dog couriered to us today (he works for a courier company). i thought that was pretty funny.
i guess it's back to bed for a bit more sleep, then perhaps i'll pop into the pharmacy today (i used to work there) to say hi to my old colleagues and speak to the RX manager, she might have a few days for me lined up.
i want my puppy NOW!!!
CET
don't get me wrong, i love snow, but it just figures it would fall (and in large quantities) on the day we want to get our new puppy. so now we'll have to wait until the snow clears and it's safe enough for driving. if we owned a pickup truck or a SUV we'd be happily on our way right about now but alas, no.
my dad said we should have the dog couriered to us today (he works for a courier company). i thought that was pretty funny.
i guess it's back to bed for a bit more sleep, then perhaps i'll pop into the pharmacy today (i used to work there) to say hi to my old colleagues and speak to the RX manager, she might have a few days for me lined up.
i want my puppy NOW!!!
CET
birthday and puppy!!!
today is my birthday - canuckian too, of course. a BIG thank you to everyone who called and emailed birthday wishes today!!!
there were no outbreaks of wrinkles of my face today, thank goodness! when i turned 26 i SWEAR fat globules (i.e. "love handles") appeared around my waist overnight! i am not even kidding...
didn't do too much today, had lunch with canuckian, my dad and grandma, then drove to canadian tire to buy fuses for the fuse box. exciting, i know. my grandma got her hair done (i.e. old lady perm) at this salon across from the vegetarian restaurant we ALWAYS go to. the salon owner had a his pet bunny hopping around the salon - a big bunny, all velvety and black - my dad told me not to touch it for fear of AVIAN flu...i'm like "hi, avian flu is found in BIRDS" and he's like "yeah, but still."
tonight we had all-you-can-eat sushi for dinner. mmm mmm good. it's practically a ritual: as soon as we walk in my dad orders 20 to 30 pieces of salmon sashimi - remember here that we haven't even made it to the table and sat down yet - when it comes, we eat it really, really fast, even though we keep reminding ourselves to slow down and pace so that we can fit more food in. then it's more sashimi, maki, hand rolls, tempura, uni, yakitori until we're absolutely stuffed. good times.
did i tell you my family's getting a puppy??? we're picking him up tomorrow, it's a west highland white terrier!!! i am beyond excited, it'll be our first puppy ever. after dinner we went around to the pet place to buy a bed, toys and a leash. my dad wanted one of those poop-and-scoop things where you don't have to touch the poo at all. they were SOOO expensive! i didn't think it was worth it at all when you can just use your hand (with a bag over it of course). the breeder sent us a pic via email, it was like getting a sonogram of your first child - well, not like i know what that's like, but you know what i mean - anyhoo, i will let you know how the pick-up goes. he is just SOOO adorable...
CET
there were no outbreaks of wrinkles of my face today, thank goodness! when i turned 26 i SWEAR fat globules (i.e. "love handles") appeared around my waist overnight! i am not even kidding...
didn't do too much today, had lunch with canuckian, my dad and grandma, then drove to canadian tire to buy fuses for the fuse box. exciting, i know. my grandma got her hair done (i.e. old lady perm) at this salon across from the vegetarian restaurant we ALWAYS go to. the salon owner had a his pet bunny hopping around the salon - a big bunny, all velvety and black - my dad told me not to touch it for fear of AVIAN flu...i'm like "hi, avian flu is found in BIRDS" and he's like "yeah, but still."
tonight we had all-you-can-eat sushi for dinner. mmm mmm good. it's practically a ritual: as soon as we walk in my dad orders 20 to 30 pieces of salmon sashimi - remember here that we haven't even made it to the table and sat down yet - when it comes, we eat it really, really fast, even though we keep reminding ourselves to slow down and pace so that we can fit more food in. then it's more sashimi, maki, hand rolls, tempura, uni, yakitori until we're absolutely stuffed. good times.
did i tell you my family's getting a puppy??? we're picking him up tomorrow, it's a west highland white terrier!!! i am beyond excited, it'll be our first puppy ever. after dinner we went around to the pet place to buy a bed, toys and a leash. my dad wanted one of those poop-and-scoop things where you don't have to touch the poo at all. they were SOOO expensive! i didn't think it was worth it at all when you can just use your hand (with a bag over it of course). the breeder sent us a pic via email, it was like getting a sonogram of your first child - well, not like i know what that's like, but you know what i mean - anyhoo, i will let you know how the pick-up goes. he is just SOOO adorable...
CET
Monday, December 12, 2005
the twins have landed
canuckian and i are home now, woohoo!!! our flights arrived within an hour of each other, canuckian at terminal 2 and i at terminal 1. it was a happy reunion with the family - lots of hugs and kisses - oh, and a box of tim hortons donuts waiting for us in the car. sweet, joyous bliss. then it was off for home, where my grandma, aunt and cousins were waiting for us. another happy reunion, followed by dinner of chinese bbq pork, chicken and all things YUMMY. this month home will be a food feast to remember.
had dinner tonight with friend e (oh, her new nickname on my blog will be "e-mail" - long story, perhaps i'll fill you in later, but for now, "e-mail" it is, hehehe...) and her family and friends. ladyinthestreet was there (i finally figured out who she is, thanks to my sis), as well as our friend "melroy". we had a feast to delight the senses; lobster, scallops, squid, shrimp, pork, chicken, fish, etc., and for dessert we had a fried treat in the shape of a rabbit! everything was SOOO good! oh, i almost forgot to mention the eel we had, fried and steamed, mmm...MANY THANKS to e-mail's family for hosting and treating us! that was VERY kind of them.
last thing to note: it's minus 15 degrees here tonight, not including the wind chill. HOLY CRAP, i had forgotten how FRICKIN' FREEZING it gets here! i think being away from canada has caused me to have an idealized version in my head of what winter in canada is like. i imagine snowy days with bright sunshine, the air fresh and crisp, and while all of this is true, my brain conveniently forgot the holy-jesus-it's-so-cold-my-nose-is-going-to-fall-off part.
tomorrow is my birthday! eek. i don't want to talk about my age at the moment, all i'm looking forward to is the all-you-can-eat sushi dinner, and dairy queen ice cream cake that's waiting for me in the freezer. BRING IT ON.
CET
had dinner tonight with friend e (oh, her new nickname on my blog will be "e-mail" - long story, perhaps i'll fill you in later, but for now, "e-mail" it is, hehehe...) and her family and friends. ladyinthestreet was there (i finally figured out who she is, thanks to my sis), as well as our friend "melroy". we had a feast to delight the senses; lobster, scallops, squid, shrimp, pork, chicken, fish, etc., and for dessert we had a fried treat in the shape of a rabbit! everything was SOOO good! oh, i almost forgot to mention the eel we had, fried and steamed, mmm...MANY THANKS to e-mail's family for hosting and treating us! that was VERY kind of them.
last thing to note: it's minus 15 degrees here tonight, not including the wind chill. HOLY CRAP, i had forgotten how FRICKIN' FREEZING it gets here! i think being away from canada has caused me to have an idealized version in my head of what winter in canada is like. i imagine snowy days with bright sunshine, the air fresh and crisp, and while all of this is true, my brain conveniently forgot the holy-jesus-it's-so-cold-my-nose-is-going-to-fall-off part.
tomorrow is my birthday! eek. i don't want to talk about my age at the moment, all i'm looking forward to is the all-you-can-eat sushi dinner, and dairy queen ice cream cake that's waiting for me in the freezer. BRING IT ON.
CET
Friday, December 09, 2005
last day of term!!!
woohoo, today's the last day of class! can you believe it? it's gone by so quickly (of which i'm actually rather glad). i still have a tutorial and a three-hour chem lab to get through, but it's just nice knowing that in 48 hours time i'll be on the plane back to toronto.
i'm wearing my new white top and earrings that g gave me for my birthday, and am feeling tres cool. it's a boatneck top with a funky silver design on the front. i love how she captured my style so well! anyhoo, enough about that.
thank you to everyone for your support! you're right styxxx, the tutorial agency doesn't DESERVE me - they can stick it! i will go home to re-energize myself and then come back to tackle the new year head on!
i'm having dinner tonight with the evil hypnotist and t, should be nice. hopefully evil hypnotist will be wearing his fedora, so i can try that trick again where you roll the hat up your arm until it lands on your head. some guy was doing that at the boat party and i want to practice.
love you all; for those in t.o., see you soon!
CET
p.s. the skull in the creek has been removed, i wonder by whom?
i'm wearing my new white top and earrings that g gave me for my birthday, and am feeling tres cool. it's a boatneck top with a funky silver design on the front. i love how she captured my style so well! anyhoo, enough about that.
thank you to everyone for your support! you're right styxxx, the tutorial agency doesn't DESERVE me - they can stick it! i will go home to re-energize myself and then come back to tackle the new year head on!
i'm having dinner tonight with the evil hypnotist and t, should be nice. hopefully evil hypnotist will be wearing his fedora, so i can try that trick again where you roll the hat up your arm until it lands on your head. some guy was doing that at the boat party and i want to practice.
love you all; for those in t.o., see you soon!
CET
p.s. the skull in the creek has been removed, i wonder by whom?
Thursday, December 08, 2005
i am so bummed...
i received an email today from a tutorial agency that i applied to. t is working for them, tutoring students in german, and makes £22 an hour! you can only imagine how much that money would help me. anyhoo, so basically the email says:
Dear Applicant,
Unfortunately your application to become a tutor with the ***** Tutorial Agency has been unsuccessful. Due to the high volumes of applications to our agency we are unable to give individual responses to all applicants.
talk about generic and heartless. what the f do i do now? waterstone's doesn't want me, the tutorial agency doesn't want me - i can't find a job in this city to save my life! it leaves me more worried about money (like i need to worry about money even more) and more frustrated. F*** F*** F***!!!
CET
Dear Applicant,
Unfortunately your application to become a tutor with the ***** Tutorial Agency has been unsuccessful. Due to the high volumes of applications to our agency we are unable to give individual responses to all applicants.
talk about generic and heartless. what the f do i do now? waterstone's doesn't want me, the tutorial agency doesn't want me - i can't find a job in this city to save my life! it leaves me more worried about money (like i need to worry about money even more) and more frustrated. F*** F*** F***!!!
CET
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
brick lane and tapas
model update: chatted with model boy yesterday in the computer room, turns out he's been modelling for eight years now, and was "discovered" by a modelling agency. he also lives a couple of tube stops down from me, so we're practically neighbours!
went to brick lane to do some xmas shopping yesterday. brick lane is known for its curry houses, but past the curry houses, further down the street, you'll find some really great clothes shopping! there's a store called laden showrooms that has all the clothes you'd normally find at the markets, all in one place - no need to fight the scores of people normally crammed into the market on a sunday afternoon! there's also some pretty cool vintage clothes shops, and a little alleyway called the "sunday (up) market" with some clothes stores as well. i think my canuckian will be VERY happy!
yesterday's "flatmate dinner" went surprisingly well. we went to the tapas bar around the corner and it was really good; the waitress served us an apple liqueur and a hazelnut one after dinner and dessert, complimentary (did i spell that right?) of the restaurant - i think it's because they know we're their neighbours! the conversation flowed well and it was a nice evening. when we got home i sat them down and gave them their xmas presents (see, i am SO nice) - "angels and demons" by dan brown for flatmate s, and a whole bunch of organic chocolate for flatmate j.
it's weird because now i feel a bit bad for slagging them on my blog (well, just a little), but it's just that their personalities are so inconsistent, i never know where i stand with them at any given moment!
CET
went to brick lane to do some xmas shopping yesterday. brick lane is known for its curry houses, but past the curry houses, further down the street, you'll find some really great clothes shopping! there's a store called laden showrooms that has all the clothes you'd normally find at the markets, all in one place - no need to fight the scores of people normally crammed into the market on a sunday afternoon! there's also some pretty cool vintage clothes shops, and a little alleyway called the "sunday (up) market" with some clothes stores as well. i think my canuckian will be VERY happy!
yesterday's "flatmate dinner" went surprisingly well. we went to the tapas bar around the corner and it was really good; the waitress served us an apple liqueur and a hazelnut one after dinner and dessert, complimentary (did i spell that right?) of the restaurant - i think it's because they know we're their neighbours! the conversation flowed well and it was a nice evening. when we got home i sat them down and gave them their xmas presents (see, i am SO nice) - "angels and demons" by dan brown for flatmate s, and a whole bunch of organic chocolate for flatmate j.
it's weird because now i feel a bit bad for slagging them on my blog (well, just a little), but it's just that their personalities are so inconsistent, i never know where i stand with them at any given moment!
CET
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
supermodel in our midst
so quite by chance today i found out one of the male students in my class is a MODEL!!!
one of the girls bought this month's glamour magazine and in it is a ten page spread of "model boy!" i had just come out of the bathroom and the girl thrusts the magazine in my face. i look at the picture thinking "so what?" when the realization of what i'm looking at dawns on me. so of course i scream and grab the magazine from her, flipping through the pages.
it's so strange to see someone in a completely different light. he is cute in person though a little rough around the edges; on a whole he just looks so NORMAL. he's really tall and lanky and has shaggy, droopy brown hair (it's a little long). he comes into the common room and by this time the magazine has made its way around to every first year student in the room. i think he seemed a little embarrassed by our reaction but hey, that's what you get when you don't tell anyone you're a MODEL! he told me he did the shoot earlier this year and that he's been modelling for a while. i think it's great, as i'm sure it must help with the bills.
my flatmates and i are having a little christmas dinner together tonight, just the three of us. flatmate s suggested it. i must admit i was a little shocked and thoroughly confused when i received her text message; most of the time they are so aloof and antisocial with me, not to mention flatmate j's various neuroses, and now we're suppose to eat together like a happy flatmate family? i just don't understand it. never in my life have two people been more confusing or as hard to figure out.
i'm off to do a little more xmas shopping today, just a few more items to buy. save for a couple of morning classes each day, i'm pretty much free until my full day on friday. ahhh, the life of a student; it's great except for the dirt poor part.
CET
one of the girls bought this month's glamour magazine and in it is a ten page spread of "model boy!" i had just come out of the bathroom and the girl thrusts the magazine in my face. i look at the picture thinking "so what?" when the realization of what i'm looking at dawns on me. so of course i scream and grab the magazine from her, flipping through the pages.
it's so strange to see someone in a completely different light. he is cute in person though a little rough around the edges; on a whole he just looks so NORMAL. he's really tall and lanky and has shaggy, droopy brown hair (it's a little long). he comes into the common room and by this time the magazine has made its way around to every first year student in the room. i think he seemed a little embarrassed by our reaction but hey, that's what you get when you don't tell anyone you're a MODEL! he told me he did the shoot earlier this year and that he's been modelling for a while. i think it's great, as i'm sure it must help with the bills.
my flatmates and i are having a little christmas dinner together tonight, just the three of us. flatmate s suggested it. i must admit i was a little shocked and thoroughly confused when i received her text message; most of the time they are so aloof and antisocial with me, not to mention flatmate j's various neuroses, and now we're suppose to eat together like a happy flatmate family? i just don't understand it. never in my life have two people been more confusing or as hard to figure out.
i'm off to do a little more xmas shopping today, just a few more items to buy. save for a couple of morning classes each day, i'm pretty much free until my full day on friday. ahhh, the life of a student; it's great except for the dirt poor part.
CET
Monday, December 05, 2005
full weekend
sorry folks, it's a full-on 9-to-5 day today, so before i head to my biochem tutorial, here is a point-form rundown on my weekend activities:
friday:
- birthday dinner at t's place; he made roast lemon chicken with roasted veggies, yum
- he gave me a BIG box of chocolates; the evil hypnotist gave me a lava lamp (cool)
- g was there, this was her first time meeting t; verdict? "he's really cute and can cook too"
saturday:
- went xmas shopping with t's sister, then saw the film, "keeping mum", starring rowan atkinson and kristen scott thomas; verdict? "dark, funny and cute, i liked it"
sunday:
- lunch and market shopping at spitalfields with "american e", the girl who's working in registry in the job that i did when i used to live here
- bought some cool pressies for g (as she's my secret santa); not to toot my own horn but i consider myself a pretty good gift-giver!
- came home, wrapped pressies like a mofo, then went to dinner for the secret santa exchange
- kiwigirl got me, i got g, and g got kiwigirl; all the pressies were AWESOME!!! i am so happy with my gifts and i'm sure they're happy with theirs
- the food: smoked salmon fillet with olive crushed potatoes, followed by a pear and peach crumble with custard = tummy heaven
gotta go! only a week until i'm home!
CET
friday:
- birthday dinner at t's place; he made roast lemon chicken with roasted veggies, yum
- he gave me a BIG box of chocolates; the evil hypnotist gave me a lava lamp (cool)
- g was there, this was her first time meeting t; verdict? "he's really cute and can cook too"
saturday:
- went xmas shopping with t's sister, then saw the film, "keeping mum", starring rowan atkinson and kristen scott thomas; verdict? "dark, funny and cute, i liked it"
sunday:
- lunch and market shopping at spitalfields with "american e", the girl who's working in registry in the job that i did when i used to live here
- bought some cool pressies for g (as she's my secret santa); not to toot my own horn but i consider myself a pretty good gift-giver!
- came home, wrapped pressies like a mofo, then went to dinner for the secret santa exchange
- kiwigirl got me, i got g, and g got kiwigirl; all the pressies were AWESOME!!! i am so happy with my gifts and i'm sure they're happy with theirs
- the food: smoked salmon fillet with olive crushed potatoes, followed by a pear and peach crumble with custard = tummy heaven
gotta go! only a week until i'm home!
CET
Friday, December 02, 2005
the characters in my play
i received a letter last week from a friend back home in t.o., let's call her the "business woman" - oh, and if you read this "business woman", and want a better nickname, then let me know!
in her letter she said it was hard trying to keep track of all the people i mention in my blog, because more often than not i just use the first letter of their first name, and do not give them a proper nickname.
so here, in no particular order, are the people that i've mentioned in my blog (as far as i can remember). you can suggest a nickname for the people that only have an initial, but i hope listing all the "characters" clears up some confusion.
flatmate j - self-explanatory
flatmate s - self-explanatory too
ms. journalist
evil hypnotist
"j" - a friend i've known since grade 7; she's living in london as well at the moment
that's all i can think of so far. let me know if i've missed anyone. i was going to assign a nickname to those who still have just an initial, but i think that'll just add to the confusion so i'm sticking with their initial, too bad!
in other news, t's throwing me a little birthday dinner party tonight at his flat. that is SOOO sweet of him. it'll be nice.
the girl at the computer next to me was looking at weird diseases on the internet and showed me a picture of a woman who had larvae growing in her boob, over her nipple. can we say GROSS??? i think i'm scarred now from looking at the image. i don't even want to describe it, i think your own imaginations will be sufficient.
CET
in her letter she said it was hard trying to keep track of all the people i mention in my blog, because more often than not i just use the first letter of their first name, and do not give them a proper nickname.
so here, in no particular order, are the people that i've mentioned in my blog (as far as i can remember). you can suggest a nickname for the people that only have an initial, but i hope listing all the "characters" clears up some confusion.
flatmate j - self-explanatory
flatmate s - self-explanatory too
kl, or kiwigirl
"g" - a friend i met through kiwigirl, whom she met through her flatmate
"t" (we all know this is my ex, right?)
ms. journalist
evil hypnotist
classmate t - again, pretty self-explanatory
"j" - a friend i've known since grade 7; she's living in london as well at the moment
that's all i can think of so far. let me know if i've missed anyone. i was going to assign a nickname to those who still have just an initial, but i think that'll just add to the confusion so i'm sticking with their initial, too bad!
in other news, t's throwing me a little birthday dinner party tonight at his flat. that is SOOO sweet of him. it'll be nice.
the girl at the computer next to me was looking at weird diseases on the internet and showed me a picture of a woman who had larvae growing in her boob, over her nipple. can we say GROSS??? i think i'm scarred now from looking at the image. i don't even want to describe it, i think your own imaginations will be sufficient.
CET
Thursday, December 01, 2005
row da boat
hey party people,
so my school threw a christmas boat party yesterday. alot of people that i know from first year came along, though i guess most of the people on the boat were upper years.
i only had two classes yesterday, so my classmate T and i had an english breakfast at her local greasy spoon, then hung out and got ready at her flat. i was pretty stupid because i a) forgot my party ticket at home and b) brought my hair straightener (north american plug) but forgot the converter. it was fun though getting ready for the party together. neither of us are "girly girls" normally but sometimes it's nice to be that once in a while.
i showed T my blog, it was the first time she'd seen it. i told her i mentioned in my blog how i find her boyfriend EXTREMELY hot, and that i hope she didn't mind i wrote that. :)
the party itself wasn't too bad. after a shaky start music-wise, the dj put on some pretty good R&B so my bad self got down and boogied. maybe it was the cappuccino i had just before boarding, but man, did i feel like the energizer bunny or what? i felt like i could've danced forever. one of the student union's social reps tried djing and he did a shite job of it. couldn't mix songs to save his life. and because the majority of the school is made up of indian people, he played tune after tune of nothing but bangra music; now, i don't mind bangra at all, but not THAT much, plus after a while it felt like the music was catering to just one kind of taste. anyhoo, i told him to play something else and after a while he did.
the boat had to be back at the dock by 11:30pm, and we were on the guest list for the ministry of sound, but i was staying over at T's place so i didn't go. we got a curry takeaway and after they went to bed i stayed up watching tv for a while before going to bed myself. i watched an ultra-old-school episode of "ER".
anyhoo, that's about it. pretty good night; i'm glad i got to shake my booty.
CET
so my school threw a christmas boat party yesterday. alot of people that i know from first year came along, though i guess most of the people on the boat were upper years.
i only had two classes yesterday, so my classmate T and i had an english breakfast at her local greasy spoon, then hung out and got ready at her flat. i was pretty stupid because i a) forgot my party ticket at home and b) brought my hair straightener (north american plug) but forgot the converter. it was fun though getting ready for the party together. neither of us are "girly girls" normally but sometimes it's nice to be that once in a while.
i showed T my blog, it was the first time she'd seen it. i told her i mentioned in my blog how i find her boyfriend EXTREMELY hot, and that i hope she didn't mind i wrote that. :)
the party itself wasn't too bad. after a shaky start music-wise, the dj put on some pretty good R&B so my bad self got down and boogied. maybe it was the cappuccino i had just before boarding, but man, did i feel like the energizer bunny or what? i felt like i could've danced forever. one of the student union's social reps tried djing and he did a shite job of it. couldn't mix songs to save his life. and because the majority of the school is made up of indian people, he played tune after tune of nothing but bangra music; now, i don't mind bangra at all, but not THAT much, plus after a while it felt like the music was catering to just one kind of taste. anyhoo, i told him to play something else and after a while he did.
the boat had to be back at the dock by 11:30pm, and we were on the guest list for the ministry of sound, but i was staying over at T's place so i didn't go. we got a curry takeaway and after they went to bed i stayed up watching tv for a while before going to bed myself. i watched an ultra-old-school episode of "ER".
anyhoo, that's about it. pretty good night; i'm glad i got to shake my booty.
CET
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