After 2 months of classes; and about 3 months of work, I finally got a super long holiday! Yay!
I decided to get out of the familiar for a bit, so I headed to Vancouver.
The purpose of the trip was to spend time with Jing, who is leaving home for good at the end of this month (*sob*). I also managed to spend time with other friends I've met through IVCF.
My friends, Larisa, Riaga, and Mitchell, were very hospitable and generous - they opened up their place and put up with me for 4 days! (:
On Monday (August 3rd), Jing and I spent the day together. We had Vietnamese food for lunch; followed by amazing bubble tea! We then headed to 4th Ave to do some window shopping. We then had sushi for dinner; then I suggested dessert; so we headed to Joey's!
All in all, we spent most of the time eating. Seriously. We ate so much! I guess that's what we are good at; so why not use it eh? :P
On Sunday - the day I headed over - I got to spend time with Larisa. It was nice as I got to know her a little better. I'm glad we had that opportunity to do so.
On Tuesday, the Main House had a BBQ dinner in honor of me! =D I know! Pretty amazing eh? I felt so appreciated and loved!
We had hamburgers and tons of salad... we then played Ticket to Ride - pretty rad game I must say.
And it was nice seeing friends whom I've not met for a long time as well as meeting new friends.
Most of Tuesday and Wednesday was spent resting and reading and doing a lot of introvert moment - definitely something I needed. I was a down time and it helped me to refocus my energy on things that I've been neglecting. For example, reflecting on my past months and giving myself the time to mourn and feel sad that my closest friends have left Victoria. The down time was also very helpful in giving me the opportunity to not think about school or work. The past months, everything evolved around school and work, and it's safe to say that I was on autopilot. So having the off time helped me to turn off that switch and begin to really live my life, basically.
I'm now back on the island - it's nice to be home you know. It's back to the same routine, minus school :)
I have 2 weeks left of work! Time flies eh???? It's crazy!
Summer's almost over. I'm not sure if I should feel sad or not. There's just a balance of pros and cons.
I'd love to have the summer go on for reasons such as: less school work (well, not really. but you know, you get a course over and done with in 3 weeks); less busy (it depends); the freedom to do anything I want (less courses, more time to hang out with friends, or just to idle it away!); getting to travel anywhere (unless you're working, then that's not the case). And I'd love to have the summer end because: I GET TO SEE MY FRIENDS (especially Kim and Chrissy; my Exec members!) AGAIN; I get to do my FINAL semester of my undergrad!; IVCF will be in full swing; I'll be ONE step closer to Urbana '09; and I'll be ONE step closer to visiting Christine as well! =D Oh! And I'll get to experience Fall and Winter again! Yay! It's strange, I know. I have a fetish for crazily cold weathers for some reason. Not that I don't appreciate hot weathers, I do. But I find cold weathers intriquing. And when that involves snow, all the better! *grins*
I decided to get out of the familiar for a bit, so I headed to Vancouver.
The purpose of the trip was to spend time with Jing, who is leaving home for good at the end of this month (*sob*). I also managed to spend time with other friends I've met through IVCF.
My friends, Larisa, Riaga, and Mitchell, were very hospitable and generous - they opened up their place and put up with me for 4 days! (:
On Monday (August 3rd), Jing and I spent the day together. We had Vietnamese food for lunch; followed by amazing bubble tea! We then headed to 4th Ave to do some window shopping. We then had sushi for dinner; then I suggested dessert; so we headed to Joey's!
All in all, we spent most of the time eating. Seriously. We ate so much! I guess that's what we are good at; so why not use it eh? :P
On Sunday - the day I headed over - I got to spend time with Larisa. It was nice as I got to know her a little better. I'm glad we had that opportunity to do so.
On Tuesday, the Main House had a BBQ dinner in honor of me! =D I know! Pretty amazing eh? I felt so appreciated and loved!
We had hamburgers and tons of salad... we then played Ticket to Ride - pretty rad game I must say.
And it was nice seeing friends whom I've not met for a long time as well as meeting new friends.
Most of Tuesday and Wednesday was spent resting and reading and doing a lot of introvert moment - definitely something I needed. I was a down time and it helped me to refocus my energy on things that I've been neglecting. For example, reflecting on my past months and giving myself the time to mourn and feel sad that my closest friends have left Victoria. The down time was also very helpful in giving me the opportunity to not think about school or work. The past months, everything evolved around school and work, and it's safe to say that I was on autopilot. So having the off time helped me to turn off that switch and begin to really live my life, basically.
I'm now back on the island - it's nice to be home you know. It's back to the same routine, minus school :)
I have 2 weeks left of work! Time flies eh???? It's crazy!
Summer's almost over. I'm not sure if I should feel sad or not. There's just a balance of pros and cons.
I'd love to have the summer go on for reasons such as: less school work (well, not really. but you know, you get a course over and done with in 3 weeks); less busy (it depends); the freedom to do anything I want (less courses, more time to hang out with friends, or just to idle it away!); getting to travel anywhere (unless you're working, then that's not the case). And I'd love to have the summer end because: I GET TO SEE MY FRIENDS (especially Kim and Chrissy; my Exec members!) AGAIN; I get to do my FINAL semester of my undergrad!; IVCF will be in full swing; I'll be ONE step closer to Urbana '09; and I'll be ONE step closer to visiting Christine as well! =D Oh! And I'll get to experience Fall and Winter again! Yay! It's strange, I know. I have a fetish for crazily cold weathers for some reason. Not that I don't appreciate hot weathers, I do. But I find cold weathers intriquing. And when that involves snow, all the better! *grins*
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: ( I am gonna be super sad too when jing leaves too!
by the way, you got my email about that secret project right? : D
Yes I did! I'll get that done before the 21st (:
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