Oboe is an instruemtn I used to play ... I learned it for a few months in P. 4, but then I switched to clarinet. I kept playing clarinet all through high school, but after that, since I don't have my own, I haven't played it much. If I were to learn another musical instrument, I'd pick a Chinese instrument, like gu-zheng or er-hu or pi-pa. : )
Piano is an instrument that I've been playing for most of my life ... since I was 6 years old actually. I think it was common in H.K. for parents to send their kids to learn piano ... I suppose I enjoyed it when I was small. During high school, I had more excuses to not find time to practise, and for some years, I was practising just for lessons and RCM exams ... quite frankly, I didn't enjoy it very much. : | In university, I had even less time to practise, but maybe because of that, I began to appreciate it a lot more. : ) Sometimes, I wish that I've put more effort into it earlier ... but I guess it's all part of the journey ... I'm now working towards the ARCT Performer's exam.
Quebec City was where I spent most of the summer in 1999, and where I had a very fun and enriching experience! : ) That summer, I went on the Summer Language Bursary Program for 5 weeks. It was my first time being away from home for that duration. I stayed in Universite Laval's rez. I took 3 French courses at the university, plus there were many activities and trips to join after class and on week-ends. The profs and animateurs / animatrices were great too! I had so much fun there ... and I was improving my French at the same time!
Rafting is the most adventurous thing I've done. The first time I went was when I was in Quebec for the French program. The most memorable thing was cliff-jumping ... all along, I thought I wouldn't do it, but somehow, when our raft parked near the cliff, I felt very ready to try taking the plunge ... I never found out how high that cliff was, but it did feel long when I was free-falling into the water below. : D The second time I went rafting was summer 2002. I think the rapids were bigger and faster at this place. I also went with a bigger group of friends, so it was more fun! The most mermorable thing that time was ... I fell off the raft : D
Sleepy is my nickname (another one?!). The Mew Mi's with summer birthdays have one of the Seven Dwarfs nickname: Elena = Bashful, Janet = Grumpy, Ka Ying = Sneezy, Lynn = Dopey, Pauline = Doc, Tina = Happy, Wendy = Sleepy.
TCMC (Toronto Chinese Methodist Church) was where I was baptized, and where my wonderful family of BASICs (brothers and sisters in Christ) is! Lord, make my life a prayer to You
University of Toronto is my school! I also worked there for 2 summers, doing research at the Laboratory of Applied Surface Thermodynamics. That's also the research work in which I, as the secondary author, had my first paper published!
ViXS Systems is where I did a 16-month internship placement as an Associate ASIC Designer. I had a great working and learning experience there!
Wedy is my pet bear. : ) I started keeping him when I was in Gr. 10. He's soft, cuddly, friendly and very "GWhy". : D Like me, he loves Vitasoy and ice-cream. : 9
XO (Bad Badtz Maru) is NOT a character that I like, but he somehow finds his way into many conversations that Mew Mi's have : P I do like Winnie the Pooh (though not as much as Garfield : P). I like his friends too: Tigger, Piglet and Roo.
Yoga is a relaxing fitness program that I've tried a few times, but I prefer doing pilates or step classes. I'm now trying to learn tennis.
Zhang Hui Yan is my Chinese name ... in Mandarin (pin yin).
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