12.19.2002
Yay! I'm all packed, and thus all set to go!!!
Bye for now, North America! :) See y'all in a coupla weeks!
Bye for now, North America! :) See y'all in a coupla weeks!
I...am...DONE!!!
Woo hoo! Paaaaar-tee!!!!!! Pandemonium in the streets! MY HOLIDAY HAS BEGUN!!!! :)
Yeeeyeahyeeeyeah, yeeeyeahyeeeyeah, yeeeyeahyeeeyeah, yeeeyeahyeeeyeah, YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Woo hoo! Paaaaar-tee!!!!!! Pandemonium in the streets! MY HOLIDAY HAS BEGUN!!!! :)
Yeeeyeahyeeeyeah, yeeeyeahyeeeyeah, yeeeyeahyeeeyeah, yeeeyeahyeeeyeah, YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
12.18.2002
Reading The Lonely Planet's guide to Beijing, I came across the following. It's about the Lama (Tibetan) Temple, and it's referring to it's 60 feet tall Buddha statue:
"Flitting around the Buddha's head is what appears to be spinning prayer wheels, emitting a sweet, harmonious whine. Closer inspection reveals them to be pigeons with whistles attached. You can't help thinking the poor things are on one of the lower levels of samsara or Wheel of Life - it's a crappy job even for a pigeon."
I can't help but thinking of these second-class pigeons being relegated to continuous whistle-blowing so some humans can get a thrill out of believing that it's some heavenly music emanating from the great Buddha. Poor things indeed!
Kay. SO not studying right now. Through with the "review." We'll just see how tomorrow goes. But the good news is that I'll be home free in just over 12 hours!! Wheeeeeeee!
"Flitting around the Buddha's head is what appears to be spinning prayer wheels, emitting a sweet, harmonious whine. Closer inspection reveals them to be pigeons with whistles attached. You can't help thinking the poor things are on one of the lower levels of samsara or Wheel of Life - it's a crappy job even for a pigeon."
I can't help but thinking of these second-class pigeons being relegated to continuous whistle-blowing so some humans can get a thrill out of believing that it's some heavenly music emanating from the great Buddha. Poor things indeed!
Kay. SO not studying right now. Through with the "review." We'll just see how tomorrow goes.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!
I am slowly going crazy, 1-2-3-4-5-6-switch!
Crazy going slowly am I 6-5-4-3-2-1-switch!
My housemate's writing her last exam right now. She'll be done in 45 minutes. Then she'll come home, and be all happy. And then she'll pack while I sit here and cram. Finally, she'll leave to go home...and I'll still be sitting here, cramming.
Nope, not bitter at all!! ;)
I am slowly going crazy, 1-2-3-4-5-6-switch!
Crazy going slowly am I 6-5-4-3-2-1-switch!
My housemate's writing her last exam right now. She'll be done in 45 minutes. Then she'll come home, and be all happy. And then she'll pack while I sit here and cram. Finally, she'll leave to go home...and I'll still be sitting here, cramming.
Nope, not bitter at all!! ;)
BLAH! Am tired! I should go to bed soon. But so don't wanna. Sleep means the end of the day...and the end of today means the beginning of tomorrow...and tomorrow means - EEK! - day before my final!!! :( On the other hand, it means a day closer to being done. Ah...freedom...so close, and yet SO far.
12.17.2002
Back in K-Town! Never thought it'd feel this nice to come "home," albeit only for a couple of days. But still. I've missed this place!
I did a lot of thinking on the bus ride over. My thoughts were quite scattered and incoherent, but I think I did have some flashes of insight. I wish I could enlighten you all with them, but my thoughts usually don't make it to my long-term memory bank. :( Sad, hunh?
OH! Wait! I remember one! :) Staring out the window of the stuffy, smelly Trentway-Wager bus, I noticed some Canada geese flying in their typical V-formation, accenting the clear blue sky with their dark lines. It really did look beautiful. Then I realized that some groups were huge, whilst some were tiny (~2 or 3 geese). There was even this lone goose that looked a bit lost. :( It made me wonder...don't they ever get tired?! Or is the trip a breeze to them? Do some face it with anticipation ("Yay! Can't wait to hit the beach!") and others with dread ("Non-stop wing-flapping. How come we can't hitch a ride...catch a plane?)? Are some superfit (and thus the "leaders" of the V) and others kinda portly? Then I wondered why I thought about these things.
My mom and I had a conversation about falling asleep. She's been blessed with the ability to fall asleep whenever, wherever. I, however, am a different story. I toss and turn, and think, and get all uncomfortable. Even when I'm tired!! I really hate it. I told my mum all this, and she asked why this happens to me. I told her about the thinking bit, and threw in that I usually thought a lot, if not all the time. And she said, "You? Think? What about?" I replied, "Umm...I dunno...just stuff? Random thoughts, really. I guess I kinda just talk to myself?" And, boy, did that freak her out. :) I don't think she's ever noticed how weird I am.
I heard No Doubt's "Don't Speak" twice on two different radio stations in a one-hour span. How odd. It's such a sad song. :( "You and me/We used to be together/Everyday together/Always" *sniff*
Speaking of songs, the new Santana/Chad Kroeger song "Why Don't You and I" is quite catchy. Makes me happy everytime I hear it. =)
OK. Enough blogging! This is addictive... ;)
I did a lot of thinking on the bus ride over. My thoughts were quite scattered and incoherent, but I think I did have some flashes of insight. I wish I could enlighten you all with them, but my thoughts usually don't make it to my long-term memory bank. :( Sad, hunh?
OH! Wait! I remember one! :) Staring out the window of the stuffy, smelly Trentway-Wager bus, I noticed some Canada geese flying in their typical V-formation, accenting the clear blue sky with their dark lines. It really did look beautiful. Then I realized that some groups were huge, whilst some were tiny (~2 or 3 geese). There was even this lone goose that looked a bit lost. :( It made me wonder...don't they ever get tired?! Or is the trip a breeze to them? Do some face it with anticipation ("Yay! Can't wait to hit the beach!") and others with dread ("Non-stop wing-flapping. How come we can't hitch a ride...catch a plane?)? Are some superfit (and thus the "leaders" of the V) and others kinda portly? Then I wondered why I thought about these things.
My mom and I had a conversation about falling asleep. She's been blessed with the ability to fall asleep whenever, wherever. I, however, am a different story. I toss and turn, and think, and get all uncomfortable. Even when I'm tired!! I really hate it. I told my mum all this, and she asked why this happens to me. I told her about the thinking bit, and threw in that I usually thought a lot, if not all the time. And she said, "You? Think? What about?" I replied, "Umm...I dunno...just stuff? Random thoughts, really. I guess I kinda just talk to myself?" And, boy, did that freak her out. :) I don't think she's ever noticed how weird I am.
I heard No Doubt's "Don't Speak" twice on two different radio stations in a one-hour span. How odd. It's such a sad song. :( "You and me/We used to be together/Everyday together/Always" *sniff*
Speaking of songs, the new Santana/Chad Kroeger song "Why Don't You and I" is quite catchy. Makes me happy everytime I hear it. =)
OK. Enough blogging! This is addictive... ;)
12.16.2002
Can anyone tell me how to get rid of that icky huge grey margin on the right?? I've self-educated myself into changing the background colour and establishing a few links (yes, I have but three friends in the entire world!). But that grey margin?? It's elusive.
This web stuff is a lot of fun. Great excuse to procrastinate, too. ;)
This web stuff is a lot of fun. Great excuse to procrastinate, too. ;)
Hello all. :) Well, looks like I've hopped onto the blogger bandwagon. Not sure how long this'll last...or if this will even be posted. But here's to trying... ;)
So I've been at home (*home* home, not ghetto home) for about a week now, vegging and recuperating from my icky cold. Sad to say I've kinda *forgotten* that I have an impending final in...dang, 3 days?! I'm so unprepared it's not even funny. And it's worth 60%!!! Yoinks. MC, too...which at first I thought I didn't mind b/c the right answer's THERE (it's just a matter of finding it), but I've now come to the conclusion that I have not been well-endowed with discriminatory abilities. Yep...all the friggin' answers look and sound the same to me. Oh, poo on you profs!! ;)
Besides, Shanghai is in 4 days!!! Woohoo! Never thought I'd get so excited about a trip. But I am. =) I wonder how it'll be. I know that I can't expect too much...otherwise I'll come back sorely disappointed at my lofty and unattainable standards/ideals. Yet it's somewhat impossible to go without the slighest twinge of excitement! Balance, I say...it's all about balance!
For all you literature-fans, I'll be reading Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment on the plane ride over. And probably back, too. I started it a few days ago, and gosh, talk about psychoanalytical! It hurt my brain. But it's a good - and very interesting - read. I'll tell you more about it when I've - ahem - actually read it.
OK, enough procrastinating! This post has turned out to be WAY longer than intended. Maybe this blog-thang is a good thang... ;)
Toodles!
So I've been at home (*home* home, not ghetto home) for about a week now, vegging and recuperating from my icky cold. Sad to say I've kinda *forgotten* that I have an impending final in...dang, 3 days?! I'm so unprepared it's not even funny. And it's worth 60%!!! Yoinks. MC, too...which at first I thought I didn't mind b/c the right answer's THERE (it's just a matter of finding it), but I've now come to the conclusion that I have not been well-endowed with discriminatory abilities. Yep...all the friggin' answers look and sound the same to me. Oh, poo on you profs!! ;)
Besides, Shanghai is in 4 days!!! Woohoo! Never thought I'd get so excited about a trip. But I am. =) I wonder how it'll be. I know that I can't expect too much...otherwise I'll come back sorely disappointed at my lofty and unattainable standards/ideals. Yet it's somewhat impossible to go without the slighest twinge of excitement! Balance, I say...it's all about balance!
For all you literature-fans, I'll be reading Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment on the plane ride over. And probably back, too. I started it a few days ago, and gosh, talk about psychoanalytical! It hurt my brain. But it's a good - and very interesting - read. I'll tell you more about it when I've - ahem - actually read it.
OK, enough procrastinating! This post has turned out to be WAY longer than intended. Maybe this blog-thang is a good thang... ;)
Toodles!
