Job Applications - Fall 2006
Jobs applied: 5 | Interviews: 2 | Rejections: 3 | Updated: June 20, 2006The List:
- English Tutor -
Davis CampusTrafalgar Campus, Sheridan College - Offered- Communications Assistant - Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Guidance/At-Risk Support Assistant - Toronto District School Board, School Services Program
- Research Assistant - Defence Research and Development Canada, Department of National Defence, Toronto
- Special Projects Assistant - Regional Municipality of Peel, Executive Office, Brampton
June 29, 2006
Well, I do believe that would be another check in the West Nile Virus symptoms. I have this nice rash on my legs currently, and a rash is one of the symptoms on WNV. Already have the fever and headache covered, though that is not so bad as it might sound. I haven't broken out in a rash since I was a kid in Hong Kong, and that was heat rash too. On a random note, my trusty Merck Manual Home Edition does not have WNV in it. :oPI had a strange good all-nighter last night. That 455 midterm would be the longest one I pulled all term. And to think I pulled them over and over in 3B. Marianne would get up for class, and I'd hit the sack. Thanks to Amy for the MSN chats, and freak outs about all those articles! It's been one of the easiest things to write all term - strange, given that it's the highest level class that I'm taking. However, I'm not complaining.
Came home, watched the Superman special on the Discovery Channel, then proceeded to nap from 5-9pm, just in time to heat up the Shanghai Fried Noodles, stir a cup of HKMT, and plop down for some Supernatural (Dean helpless? who knew...), CSI, Popular (can't get enough of that Harrison/Christopher Gorham), and Crossing Jordan. Then the shower, and the rash (the hot water made the rash salient, or something). Good times in the basement!
Speaking of the basement, around 1am, I was hungry and decided to make some gung jei mein for myself when I discovered a *lovely* ant infestation pouring in from a hole by the kitchen window. Not before having flying ant after flying ant plop onto the stove (well, okay, maybe there were 3... but 3 too many!). So I grabbed the bleach in the bathroom and sprayed the heck at the ants until the kitchen smelled like the poolside. I was gonna take care of the carnage in the morning, but the paranoia convinced me to clean up carnage alley (give me gloves and I'm invincible) and plug up that hole with newspaper and duct tape (duct tape DOES solve problems!). Then I e-mailed the landlord, who replied me before I was done the midterm, at 6 in the morning! Crazy woman (she's awesome)! Hopefully it won't be that big of a problem anymore.
Alright... gonna clean up a little and then hit the sack. There's still class tomorrow, but then it's the long weekend! :oD Can't wait to go home...
June 26, 2006
My loved one has arrived. :o) It was nice to see the brown package sandwiched between the front and screen doors upstairs, especially after the bus decided to pull away from the stop as I was running toward it, and had to walk home. Make that 7 new CDs to enjoy. Dude, hearing the first chord of "Girl America" *melts* me. And "Won't Back Down"... oh man. Nothing sweeter than that in a while. I'm such a music geek!On another note, I'm wondering if I contracted West Nile Virus from one of 'em 4 bites (or all 4!). Just feel kinda unnaturally hot right now (ha, ha), but nothing else. Oh well. Hopefully I won't be out of it tomorrow and will be finish my midterm tomorrow for 455. Oh, and it seems that WNV will leave the system eventually... good, then I can still donate blood.
Alrighty... I'm gonna work on my last Perspectives response, then hit the sack. Support indie bands!
June 25, 2006
It was an activity packed weekend in Hamilton. I was rather surprised how nice the city is... I guess coming in from Mississauga, you only see the steel production places. Coming from KW, however, you see the lovely valley view from up top coming down from Dundas. It was also kinda cool how the bus wound through KW, Cambridge, Flamborough, Dundas, and a whole bunch of other smaller towns I fell asleep through. I love looking at the houses in the towns and villages. Wish I could live there sometime.Thank you Marianne for the tour of Hamilton, the food, and the place to lay my head. You're probably one of the most hospitable people I know. :o) Thanks for finding me at the GO station after I missed Main & Bowman! I've visited nearly all the labs she's worked in (i.e. UT, UW, and now Mac... the only one I missed was Merck in Montreal). I've also walked quite a bit of downtown Hamilton, Hess and all. And it was fun climbing up and down rock slabs and rubble at Webster's Falls. I praise God for an excellent all-terrain pair of flip flops! :oD Hopefully I can go back to Webster's on a nice day and take some photos. Good times in Hamilton!
On another note, most of my CDs have arrived (except Mat Kearney... but I'm convinced I'll get it this week). Thanks to my parents for bringing them up for me! So now my CD collection has expanded by 6. I'm gonna take my time and get to know each CD... haha... yes, I'm a music geek. But, hey, I'm having a great time with Waking Ashland's Telescopes EP from Japan! :oD Also deciding whether I should put up the autographed poster. Maybe. We'll see.
Anyway, I planned to sleep about an hour ago, but decided to figure out how to work the wireless card instead. It works, so I'm happy. :o) So I shall go to bed now.
SONG OF THE MOMENT
Now the silence breaks my walls
Looking through a telescope
My black is white all the time
A thousand miles can't fall asleep
White lines beneath my feet
The star light, becomes mineI'm calling, calling for you
You're calling, calling for me, yeahIs it for real?
Do I see what I want to believe?
Are you for real?
Spinning around so incompleteSearch the sky for signs of life
All I found were satellites
My hands are tied, all the time
Daylight seems only steps away
Wishing I could see your face
My hands are tied, to the open nightI'm calling, calling for you
You're calling, calling for me, yeahIs it for real?
Do I see what I want to believe?
Are you for real?
Spinning around so incomplete
I said hold on child, hold on to me
I'll get you through this
Hold on child, hold on to me
You're closer than you thinkCan I believe, in times like these?
"Telescopes," Waking Ashland (from Telescopes EP)
My favourite new track from the album. Ahh... they have such potential. My pet indie band. :o)June 23, 2006
MAT KEARNEY, COME TO ME NOW!!! The anticipation is too much... the package has been shipped for a week and it still isn't here. :o( Thank goodness he has the whole album loaded onto the website. I shall giggle with pure glee when that package appears on the seat outside the main door... I hope it's before next weekend.Heading to Hamilton in about 5 minutes. Let's see if I'll have the chance to plunk out "Won't Back Down." It'll be good to get out of the 'loo for the weekend... and see Marianne in her 8-month home. :o)
June 20, 2006
Wow... turnaround for continuous phase is really fast! I had an interview in the afternoon and was offered the job by 8pm! Praise God. :o) It's kinda funny, since I interviewed for the Brampton position, and was offered Oakville instead, on the interviewer's suggestion. Can someone tell me how to get to the Oakville campus of Sheridan?The pay is nearly double what is listed on their website, and I'll have a fellow tutor doing math from Waterloo with me. I'm kinda excited for the job prospects now. :o) Neil said he's had an English tutor observe one of the ESL classes once as she was interested in teaching in the future, and I think I can hook myself up with the same opportunity. Well, I can give job searching a rest. Sweet.
Now I really gotta dig in my heels and do the Jesus assignment! It's 10:40pm and I still don't have an outline or anything done. :o| Just out to see how badly I can kill myself, I guess. :oP I'll be glad when it's done and over with...
Hamilton this weekend, to see Marianne. Relaxing times ahead, I do hope! :o)
June 18, 2006
It's so good to dwell in God's house. :o) And to think that I contemplated not going to church this morning. Renewed goal: to seek for community wholeheartedly."Choosing life in community and choosing Jesus are increasingly appearing to be two aspects of the same choice." - Henri Nouwen
Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was vexed in my mind.
I was so foolish and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish;
You have destroyed those who desert You for harlotry.
But it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord God,
That I may declare all Your works.Psalm 73:21-28 (NKJV)
June 17, 2006
Hey, I broke my 1 1/2 year break from fanfic posting by writing this. It's always the spur-of-the-moment stories that make it online rather than the ones I toil on for ages. For one piece, I actually wrote a note to myself and said "story started October 4, 2003." I'm sure the other ones (especially the Third Watch ones) stretch back even further.On the other hand, I've written one sentence for my 356 essay due Monday, and none for the RS essay. I'm stuck between choosing Harry Stack Sullivan or Alfred Adler. I think I like Adler more, but I need to read up more on Sullivan. I wish the prof didn't write that Sullivan's theory was "more sophisticated, detailed, and inclusive than the social theories of Adler, Fromm, and Horney." Maybe I should just cave in and write about Erik Erikson. But I discovered PsycBOOKS today, so that should be hopefully helpful. We'll see.
Not quite randomly, I have a strange attraction to the word "fiction." I like it even more in the plural, as in "fictions" (partial truths, in Adler's mind). I also like the whole idea of "fictional finalism," a sort of black and white we see the world in so that we can bear the grey. As you can see, I really enjoy Adler. He's one cool dude.
I'm glad to be in psych. It's an interesting place to prance around in.
June 16, 2006
Current soundtrack: "September," Dakona (unreleased, but free on their site)
Current meal: curry chicken on white noodles, apple juice
Current musings: daisies and immigration; holy smokes, I'm blogging too muchWell, I got the interview for Sheridan. It lists both the Brampton and Oakville positions, though I only applied for Oakville. Well, at least it's not Scarborough or Markham or Toronto. Gotta brush up on my English tutoring skills and stuff now. No word on the GTAA job. Also gotta figure out how rankings work with continuous phase.
So I started picking the wild daisies that cover the ground on my walk home. There are all kinds of beautiful flowers that I can't name. I have them sitting in an empty salt shaker filled with sugared water on my table. Reminds me of Switchfoot's "Daisy" and of the verse from Matthew 6:28-29:
"So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."I was thinking about the daisies in my hand, about how their lives mirrored my own, and how I just don't feel belonging in Waterloo (ahh... the recurrent theme these 4 years). My thoughts drifted to how I too was plucked from the field in Hong Kong, not really aware of anything, and then I was plopped into the vase here in Canada. It's funny. Maybe I'll end up sucking up sugared water and even thrive in the vase, but there is just something elementally missing from the picture. And I can't go back to Hong Kong because the roots have died away there. Maybe I will grow roots again one day, but maybe I never will. I've definitely been contemplating about having stayed and grown up in Hong Kong. Would I have experienced so many awkward moments and questions about identity?
On a psych related note, I guess I'm most definitely in the identity vs. role confusion stage in Erikson's theory. And a good amount of intimacy vs. isolation thrown in for good measure. Oh, moratorium, when will you end?
SONG OF THE MOMENT
Just eighteen
When they took his life
Stupid games, on a stupid night
Sorries only go so far
They won't help return a stolen lifeJust eighteen
When they took his life
Stupid games, on a stupid night
Sorries only go so far
They won't bring this boy back his lifeAnd I'd love, I'd love, I'd love to see you in September
I'd love, and I'd love, I'd love to see you in SeptemberEmpty drinks in an empty bar
Killer tree and a smashed up car
Two of them will tell the tale
One of them will rip our souls apartAnd you broke down and said you're sorry
And still that bottle's by your side
Life's unfair 'cause we're all guilty
And some men rise, some men fall
And good men die long before it's their time"September," Dakona (from Good Enough For Me)
Ahh, a suitably dark and emo song to write this post to. Gotta love these sad songs about life. And in case you were wondering, the lyrics to the bridge on most internet sites doesn't match the ones in the download on their site. So I fixed it up. :oP Now that your life has been edified......June 15, 2006
Current soundtrack: Perfect Change, Dakona
Current location: home, home, on the biome (where is that from?)
Current pressing issue: lots, ha, but mainly, listening to 7 lectures and writing 2 papers (both of which are 8-10 pages)I applied to Sheridan College. We'll see how it goes... it'll be nice to work there, since the bus there comes right at the end of my street! It'll be interesting to dip my feet back into the tutoring world in a different (and closer!) environment.
Oh, Amy, me, and 2 others students did NOT get the message about the room change for PSYCH 455. I was rather paranoid that everyone in the memory class beforehand were all missing (and I had a presentation, so I *needed* to be there), but the others figured it was just the convo festivities that were holding things up (we were playing "where's Spencer?" out the window to the patio... we found Stolz, Anglin, Hildy Ross and even Kate from our class, but no Spencer). Nonetheless, we hung out in the ABC room for half an hour until I decided to check in PAS 4288 - lo and behold, Spencer was already lecturing there. So we walked in conspicuously - it's a class of 20, mind you - and explained what happened (Victoria talking in the class! and the class laughing at something she said! that's a rare moment!). Scott wandered in about 10 minutes later (we left him a note on the board, as he went to get free coffee in the lounge). Thank goodness Spencer was just on the second slide!
Anyway, that's what's exciting in my life nowadays. :oP Oh, actually, the JOY prayer walk stuff is SO EXCITING! The adults are actually responding to us kiddies (kiddies who are finishing or finished university :oP )! It's be so cool to see it done as a church-wide event. I don't think it's far-fetched at all. I wish I could make the videos for it though. Oh well. Maybe in the fall. :o)
June 14, 2006
Current soundtrack: just about 3 minutes ago, Mat Kearney
Current desire: go home and play guitar
Current location: PAS lab
Current energy level: mediocre, blame the late nightsOoo... didn't realize turnaround times for continuous phase are so fast. Already rejected from TDSB. Should've worked on some cover letters, but I decided to write my paper for 354 instead. Ahhh well. I wonder if I should just apply for Sheridan??? I'm gonna hold out and see if I get an interview for GTAA. Hmm...
So it's safe to say that everyone got owned on the 356 midterm, especially them fill-in-the-blank questions. :oP Doesn't help that I studied about 2 hours for it either. Blame the crush. Ahhh well. The English midterm was pretty straightforward, which could mean that it was actually deceptively hard. I studied about 1 1/2 hours for that, right after Personality Theory. Good times! :o|
Also, I had the line "doesn't matter if they call me wrong, doesn't matter if they steal my song, doesn't matter if we're all alone, it doesn't matter at all, 'cause I would take a bullet for you" running around in my head as I wrote the test. Sure took a bullet for the 356 midterm! :oP
Alright, gonna run and meet up with Yunping. She was convocating as I was writing my midterm for English. Can't wait to see her and Kim. :o)
SONG OF THE MOMENT
Yesterday I was sitting, recalling, reminiscing
Trying to remember whenever there was nobody listening
Before the hugging and the kissing, the booing and the hissing
All I had was just a vision,
All I had was my ambition
Your love without condition
Kept me swinging when I'm missing
My eyes upon the prize
Kept me striving for the mission
When I was down for the count, falling out of commission
I can hear you voice now screaming out "son, listen"
Get on up, don't give up, though you struck opposition
Time to buck all that stuff, find out what's you condition
Like a pull in my soul, like keys in my ignition
Call you all my commission, my love and my vision and...It doesn't matter if they call me wrong
Doesn't matter if they steal my song
Doesn't matter if we're all along
It doesn't matter at all'Cause I would take a bullet for you
I would take a bullet for you
I would cross any line, I'd swim across the sea
I would take a bullet for you
I would take a bullet for you
I would lose it all, I'd take my fall
To show you it's for realRemember when we used to flow together back in the park
You would slang guitar licks under the stars in the dark
You'd say let's grow together as this world falls apart
I was holding on to hope but hardly holding a spark
All the rhymes that I wrote you'd call dope from the start
I'd be like a pure note, like a quote on the mark
You'd go to every show and promote from the start
From the beginning we've been building much more than this art
Remember bearing scars in you car to impart you heart
You cared enough to call my bluff through the junk from the start
That's why you're holding onto half of my heart
You've been there through the times,
Through the nights that were dark and..."Bullet," Mat Kearney (from Nothing Left to Lose)
You know, I don't think I can say that I'd take a bullet for anyone. Yet. Of course, I blame avoidant attachment for it - I'm not so close to anyone that I'd give my life/health for him/her. And I've also never been in the situation, so it's hard to say, I suppose. I can't imagine feeling love that strong for another human, though. Part of my lazy, selfish generation. That's pretty telling of me.June 13, 2006
Current obsession: Mat Kearney - I shall purchase his CD someday
Current soundtack: streaming Nothing Left to Lose, Mat Kearney
Current desire: get down on the ground with my guitar and pen some new songs
Current worry: how am I gonna get a paper done and 2 midterms studied by tomorrow?Put in another 2 applications today. I'm happy to see more GTA jobs, and stuff that looks interesting too. Thank you, God. The TDSB job reminds me of Mel. :o) Hope your job search is going well, Mel!
SONG OF THE MOMENT
My girl America is just a youth in this world
Her smile is more precious than the sparkle of pearls
And though her age reads she's just a young girl
Age behind her eyes show the pain that she's swirled
Through the hand that's been dealt though it's quiet as kept
The weight was all felt last night as she slept
And as she crept into the dreams of the things of her past
Seems to have grown so fast, way beyond her own class
Though they're right there with her, hers brothers and her sisters
A natural born leader even when her peers diss her
My girl, she's at a crossroads, people praying for her
Some are preying on her magazine ad's, sex, drama, smoking marijuana
Longing for a father to call her 'daughter'
She's part of a generation longing for reconciliation
And this future that they're facing and this poison that they're tasting
My girl, I know it's love that your chasingMy girl America's crying when she's lying on her bed at night
I can see that she's screaming when she's dreaming for freedom
My girl America's dying while she's trying hard to stop this fighting
Don't stop believing, my girl AmericaBoys with hungry eyes have been knocking at her door
Telling her that's whats she's for, trying to rob her at her core
Then leave calling her a whore, but still she knows there's more
I know she knows there's more because there's a voice she can't ignore
'Cause it was founded in the foundations, from the day of her creation
In God we trust engraved in the treasures of her nation
And the void the boys can't fill
With the tippin' of the bottle or the poppin' of the pill
But still most of her friends don't care as they glare
Ready to drown the funnel as they frown down the funnel
As the stumble and they tumble breaking down into rubble
My girl America, can't you see
It's not the circumstances that determine who you're gonna be
But how you deal with these problems and pains that come your way
It's for you that I pray with hope for a brighter day
So I say, your deliverance is comin'Faith like a child from your first birth
You left it in the dirt on your worst hurt
And I see each tear in every scar
The hands that have held you where you are
And I can see we've strayed so far
A king born under that morning star
A crown of thorns that was placed to erace
Each tear that touched your face
His palms and sides were pierced with spears
He hung in love just to draw you near
My girl not of this world
Can't you see this is where we started?"Girl America," Mat Kearney (from Nothing Left to Lose)
Ahh... a song with double meaning, and a song about redemption. What can be beat? I would love to be able to write like this... though I don't think I'll sound as sweet rapping. :oP Really, I recommend checking him out. I can't say it enough.June 12, 2006
Current soundtrack: Air1.com
Current obsession: "For You I Will (Confidence)", Teddy Geiger (ahh... high school sappy love... I think I'm a hopeless romantic at heart)
Current location: PAS lab, and to be stuck on campus until probably past 12am
Current reading: The Personality Puzzle for PSYCH 356 midterm in 2 daysGood things come to those who wait...? Back into the JobMine I go. :oP I find it rather funny that in my last co-op term, I don't get a job match in initial round. But then again, I applied to 2 jobs. Go figure. I wonder where I'll end up...?
Ahh... the severity of my hell week is hitting me now. Of course, there are always the laments of "why didn't I do more on the weekend," but, meh, whatever. But I am starting to wonder how I'm gonna listen to 6-7 lectures and read 4-5 chapters for the Jesus course and write a paper within a week... all on top of having to write another paper for 356 due 2 days before. Not to mention having to study for 2 midterms this Wednesday and finishing the 354 paper, and prepping the presentation for the seminar on Thursday. Oh, good times ahead!
Alright, gotta plug away. Things should be better since I don't have my fanfics to tinker with on this computer. :oP
SONG OF THE MOMENT
I'm wandering the streets in a world underneath it all
Nothing seems to be
Nothing tastes as sweet as what I can't have
Like you and the way that you're twisting your hair round your finger
Tonight I'm not afraid to tell you
What I feel about youI'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
And cannonball into the water
I'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
For you I will, for you I willForgive me if I st-stutter
From all the clutter in my head
Cause I could fall asleep in those eyes like a water bed
Do I seem familiar?
I crossed you in hallways a thousand times
No more camouflage
I want to be exposed
And not be afraid to fallI'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
And cannonball into the water
I'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
For you I will
Always want what you can't have
But I got to try
I'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
For you I will, for you I will, for you I willIf I could dim the lights in the mall
And create a mood, I would
And shout out your name so it echoes in every room
I wouldThat's what I'd do
That's what I'd do
To get through to you"For You I Will (Confidence)," Teddy Geiger (from Underage Thinking)
I bought the track yesterday, and the play count last read 27. What a sap! "Dim the lights in the mall" - so high school! Awesomeness...June 9, 2006
Current soundtrack: Destination: Beautiful, Mae
Current drink: coffee and hot chocolate mixed into one
Current food: margarined English muffin with herbed goat cheeseSo I was ranked for Brampton. I'll have to wait until Monday to see I'm matched. If not, then I'm back in the stinkin' game!
I can't help but think I'll engage in a variety of psychological compensating tasks if I'm not matched. Seems like a cop out (as in, "why don't you take it like a man?"), but hey, at least that sort of stuff is good for your mental health. I'm sure God has something suitable in store.
Wow... if I'm not match, then I haven't a clue where I'm going this fall. I'd still like a job, nonetheless. Need to save up for Europe!
Until then, I'm gonna get outta my PJs and maybe catch a short fic (or maybe fic reviews) to boost the self-esteem. :oP
June 7, 2006
Current obsession: "You're Beautiful" by Paul Wright... one of those "melt into a puddle" songs; God sap music, I guess
Current homework: reading Intimate Relations
Current distraction: 3 MSN conversations, this website, and thoughts about the Everwood finale
Current drink: nothing but HK milk tea, baby!
Current ponderings: being an immigrant is a humbling experience... wonder what I'd be like if I grew up in HK?
Current frustration: not getting business English... the 69 on a few simple sentences proves itEverwood spoilers below, if anyone cares. Not in chronological order.
Anyway... that Everwood finale, I tell you. They summed things up, but left things realistically open. I'm glad Nina and Andy did not prance down the aisle as I thought they might have.
I absolutely loved Debra Mooney's performance - with all the grief of losing Irv, and still trying to be the tough cookie that I love. I thought she was going to up and leave (you know, do what Irv and her had planned for their retirement), but well, it's nice she stayed after all.
And that Stephanie chick, did not like her. Too bubbly and happy. Ephram needs someone a little more depressing. Like Amy. The ferris wheel was an interesting idea - kinda like the full circle thing going on, in terms of its physical shape, and what happened in the first episode. Anyway, the main thing is, Ephram and Amy are together, which is how things should end.
Oh, and I love how Delia finally got her horse. She all grown up. *sniff*
One of the best scenes is when Andy visits Julia's grave. I teared up then. Can you imagine having to visit the person you loved but never had the chance to show them your love? Then having to tell her that only after she died did you learn to prioritize your life? Then telling her that you're marrying someone else and that you're thankful that she's taught you how to truly love? Then saying a final goodbye as you start a new life??? Ohh. Any soliloquy but Treat Williams is just awesome. And this last one was just splendid.
I think the next time I go home, I'll try and remember to bring "The Unveiling" and "Moonlight Sonata" back with me. Two of the best Everwood episodes ever, just to reminisce. I'm such a nostalgic sap.
June 6, 2006
Here is Victoria's current list of download recommendations (aka another way of procrastinating from listening to lectures):Audio Adrenaline: They have "Ocean Floor," "Speak to Me," and "Pierced" posted for FREE! They're also disbanding by the end of the year due to Mark Stuart's deteriorating voice. :o( I'm glad I saw them before they were gone. They are AWESOME in concert!
Paul Wright: First heard him on Air1. He has an interesting sound. There's "Your Love Never Changes" and "You're Beautiful" available.
Switchfoot: I got this one by e-mail. It's called "Daylight to Break," and it's unreleased. Not sure how you can get a copy, but if ya want, I'll MSN it to you.
Say Hi To Your Mom: Just download all of 'em, although my favourites are "Blizzard," "Let's Talk About Spaceships," and "Dimensions and Verticals." "Laundry" is funny too - why ARE yours fluffier than mine?
Waking Ashland: Get "Tortoise and the Hare" just because I said so. It's free, so what's to lose?
I swear I'm gonna kill myself next week. :oP Unless someone wants to do one of my midterms or assignments? Huh? Huh? You know you wanna, so just message me!
June 5, 2006
Sweet. The internet just kicked back in on campus. I guess it's good timing, since I got 2 chapters read and outta the way.Here begins the post-interview anxiety. Haha. Not really, but why-oh-why do always forget certain important details (like research skills? SPSS skills???)? Despite that, though, I guess it went pretty well. At least I knew what I was talking about when they asked about what the region of Peel is and stuff. And it sounds like there is a bus available from Square One to the office there, so that'll be good. That's if I get the job. I'll find out on Friday... rankings come out then!
Let's see, backtrack a little. The weekend was okay. Didn't do much, but it's not unexpected, being home and all. We got these neat little cushions from the designer that has this cool flap. It's hard to explain, but it's fun to play with. Now the curtains in the family room and kitchen match each other. It's a little sick (being Chinese and all). :oD
Niette came over, and we made gummy dinosaurs from a package we picked up form Michaels. And we had this awesome tiramisu cake from Brazil Bakery on Mavis. Gotta buy more stuff from there sometime.
I really gotta plug away this week on all my assignments. Hell week approacheth...
June 1, 2006
"Car je connais les projets que j'ai form�s sur vous, dit l'�ternel, projets de paix et non de malheur, afin de vous donner un avenir et de l'esp�rance."
- J�r�mie 29:11 (Louis Segond)This is definitely a verse that's a little too well-known in Christian circles, so why not take a fresh look at it in French. It's an applicable verse as I venture into the world of grad schools in about a year. I just hope I can focus intently on God's voice, and not on the voice of humans, as I settle with a decision.
In the same sort of vein (at least in my mind), I think the following passage is going to be my life's pursuit.
Is this not the fast I�ve chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer
You shall cry, and He will say "Here I am."Isaiah 58:6-9a (NRSV)
Definitely one of my favourite passages in the Bible. :o) I wish I could live it out more frequently in my life. I also wish I'd stop wishing and just act it out. Why do we just let ourselves slide into complacency so much, I wonder? And why do we have a feeling of satisfaction after we've done a little bit, when there's so much more we can do? Things to contemplate is all.