spring has arrived but winter is not planning on giving up the seat just yet...

Just when I thought my winter jacket would not be needed soon, it started snowing. Sure, it's all pretty outside but the wind will send you shivering even in a winter coat. Lol. However, I liked it.

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Today, was a typical, busy Wednesday. Getting to class not fully awake with lack of sleep. However, today's color theory class was replaced with a field-trip to a local design company. It was a GREAT eye opener. I couldn't help but get motivated and encouraged. That made today more interesting.

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Right now I'm just juggling between the workload, getting work permit, searching for summer jobs, looking into houses for rent, and a social life. If only there was a medicine for time management, my life would be more organized. However, old habits die hard.

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Signing out.

- B -

it is normal for an average person to have 3-5 dreams per night, some may have up to 7, but the trick is remembering them...

Reminiscing new year's eve night, then realizing the first two months of twenty-eleven had just passed; TIME has never failed to remind me of its speed.

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Needless to say the winter term has begun, well...actually half of it is gone, and so is half of my study week. I have yet to begin my pilled-up assignments but distractions seemed to get the best of me. Sometimes I question my determination.

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Skiping my interruptive, deep, long, and sometimes random thoughts, and into a summary of my January and February of 2011.

JANUARY.

I guess it went by quite quickly after the term started on the tenth. Seemed to be a blur to me now. Classes moved quickly from introductions of the course and into assignments that gladly flooded in keeping my busy.

Ohhh, one significant change was Campus-Alpha! Yes, what is that, you ask? Well, it is a seven week course for Christians or non-Christians to question and find out more about Jesus, God, and Christianity. The attraction? FREE dinner with dessert. Who could resist. So about fortyish people would gather every Tuesday nights to eats, chat, watch a short-clip of the week, then discuss among their groups. To be honest, the free dinner was what lured me in the first week. But after the short-clip and discussion session, something else made me attend the course every Tuesday night, even when I know I may have to sacrifice my sleep to complete assignments for the busiest day of the week, Wednesday.

FEBRUARY.

Busy became busier, tough became tougher, which means less sleep and darker eye circles. Ever had two all-nighters in a week? I did. The worst part is fighting to keep my eyes open in classes. That was a taste hell.

So to keep it short, the month went by like this:

MONDAY - 1 Class (2PM - 5PM)

TUESDAY - 1 Class (10AM - 1PM) ; Campus-Alpha (6+PM - 8/9+PM)

WEDNESDAY - 4 Classes (9AM - 7+PM); GCF (7+PM - 10+PM)

THURSDAY - 1 Class (12PM - 2PM)

FRIDAY - 1 Class (12PM - 4PM)

SATURDAY - Catch up on sleep...

SUNDAY - Church (8+AM - 11/12+PM); Grocery (till 1/2+PM)

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So that brings me into March. Really hoping to see spring kicking the winter away soon. The sun has been out more often and for longer periods, the weather is warmer on some days, mountains of snow has been melting at times, which seems like a good sign. It'll be nice if I could start surviving without my winter jacket sometime this month.

Signing out.

- B -

new year eve / new year...

crazy,

exciting,

reckless...

was my few hours between 2010 & 2011.

- B -

white Christmas...

Woke up on Christmas Eve with excitement shivering up by bones. Left the rez (residence) at around 12+PM after checking everything and feeding my other unit-mate's fish. (I'm feeding it cuz she won't be there the whole break and asked me to feed it). I hope it survives for the next 3 days or so, before I go back. (Yes, I did tell her through another unit-mate that I would be away for a few days so I wouldn't be at fault if the poor fishy does pass away due to starvation). Anyways, the transportation to Toronto was no way near direct or simple. It involves bus, bus, subway, subway, and a LOT of walking between every transit.

Luckily the hotel is near the subway. So we (me & my friend aka the closest unit-mate..I have five unit-mates btw) finally checked in at approximately 2+PM. The hotel was the cheapest one that is located in downtown Toronto and it was surely worth it. I loved the Victorian styled furnishing. They also used an old-fashioned elevator with a wooden exterior door and cage-like interior door.

The rest of day went like this..settling in, walking downtown, shopping, dinner, Christmas Eve service in St. Paul church (which was b-e-a-u-ti-ful), and ended the night watching a movie with bubble tea and butter biscuits.

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Next (aka Christmas) morning, we woke up at 8-ish to have our complimentary breakfast before checking out. Then, we took the subway to friend's bf's place and was lucky to get a free pass from the ticket guy (Yes, it was very unusual and rare, but he said it was nice to see pretty girls on a Christmas morning and did so). Guess, that's one of the advantages of being a female. LOL.

Spent most of the day in the Pacific Mall, the only one open on Christmas. It is an Asian mall so the place was obviously swarmed with 'em too. You could spot all types of 'em. Yes, I kno I am one too but it just felt kinda odd to see so many Asians after being surrounded with Canadians for months.

I think...

So I went berserk on shopping on my own, at the same time trying to control myself from going crazy and over shopping. Later, had Korean for dinner and reached back with a bloated tummy.

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Spent the final (aka Boxing Day) day in Toronto around Eaton Center and Chinatown. Mega sales on brands + fashion had made its way to the top as my favorite day of the year. It really sucked having to limit myself since i'm just a student who isn't living off my own money. Chinatown wasn't much. The main reason I went there was to get some ingredients, sauce, and food that I would never be able to get back in Barrie.

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Not that great of a story teller myself so it probably didn't sound all that but I had fun.

Lastly, Merry Christmas my friend.

- B -

there's so much snow outside I could bury myself...

Yes, it's THAT time again. The moment when your body & mind is free from all life's s***, and all that your five senses can feel or the only thing your mind can think about is the freedom from life's worry + stress.

A BREAK.

Even the dark clouds could not wipe out that joy.

So currently everything that a break consist of is in place...

doing useless things till the am,

movie marathons,

waking up at noon,

staring into nothing,

wondering why you get bored so easily...

now all I need is a SICK trip~!

*No, Sick as in Awesome, NOT puking*

Yes, I'm in Canada. So I'd be sillier than a fool if I don't use this opportunity to explore.

BARRIE. That's the TOWN I'm in. It is boring (down/up)? here. Why did I pick this town then? Well, the simple answer is because I don't trust myself enough to put me in a CITY with temptations in every corner.

So, this is a good opportunity to release myself. What could be better than spending my very 1st white Christmas in Toronto?

Till next update...

- B -