Snowboarding Rocks!!!

Feb. 07, 2006: Was I prepared after 2 hours of falling on my derrieres and getting bruises all over my body? You bet I do!!! Took 2 ibuprofen before bed and slept like a baby. Almost afraid to sleep too because I fell so hard the last 2 tries and hit my head hard. The next day, it was not as bad as I thought it would be with the pain reliever taking effect. I should have continued taking some the next day because by the second day, my muscles were so sore that it took so much effort just to open the door, as though one had dumbbells attached to each muscles. Every step felt so heavy. But it was defintely worth all the pain ... I would do it again given the chance. Snowboarding really rocks!!

I remember

"Do You Remember"

Do you remember when we first metI sure doIt was some timeIn early SeptemberYou were lazy about itYou made me wait aroundI was so crazy about youI didn't mindSo I was late for classI locked my bike to yoursIt wasn't hard to findYou painted flowers onGuess that I was afraidThat if you rode awayYou might not roll backMy direction real soonWell I was crazy about you thenAnd now the craziest thing of allOver 10 years have gone byAnd your still mineWe're locked in timeLets rewindDo you rememberWhen we first moved in togetherThe piano took up the living roomYou'd play me boogie woogieI played you love songsYou'd say we're playing houseNow you still say we areWe build our get awayUp in a tree we foundWe felt so far awayThough we were still in townI remember watchingThat old tree burn downI took a picture thatI don't like to look atWell all these timesThey come and goAlone don't seem so longOver 10 years have gone byWe cant rewindWe're locked in timeBut your still mineDo you remember?

ThankYou. "SheeTaime" ;)

New York City

Times Square

Ground Zero
Statue of Liberty

Here is the proof that someone did drop by yesterday, though I did not see the food being touched. Maybe the sound of the heater chased them away before they had a chance to enjoy it.

Nocturnal visitors

Had visitors yesterday. Saw the footprints. I think it was a family because the prints were in various sizes. They were looking for food since it is so scarce right now. Maybe I will put out some of Frenchtoast's food for them tonight. I think they will like the treats, especially the alfalfa. It would be great if I can capture them in video tonight . I want to see how many they are.

Snow snow go away

Freezing cold at night. So quiet, so peaceful.
So peaceful, so beautiful, yet a parlous
This was what I get when I got ready to leave the house.

Semester is over

Another semester came and gone. My my ... what an unusual one this was! Thank goodness it is over and hopefully I get to catch some sleep and do something wonderful. Take a break from teaching and rushing to finish assignments. Got the final grades posted and still have a stack of reports and finals that the students left for me. I can't really blame them. Who would want to see all those when one is relieved from the craziness?
Before I forget, I'd better cover part of Frenchtoast cage so that she is not too chilly. Her ears seem nippy.
Happy holidays and may all is fine!

Happy Thanksgiving

It's THANKSGIVING!!! I have so much to thank for, yet so much to pray for, but for now, I am just thanking the goodness in life. The snow has been falling since I opened my eyes, and it will keep falling for 2 days non-stop, according to the weatherperson. I just hope that no flight will be delayed so that everyone get to go home to their family safely, especially my sunshine. I am preparing my food a day early because I do not think I have enough time to cook tomorrow. It will be just the two of us with Frenchtoast but it may change, last minute arrangement ...

I was actually going to write something else but I strayed ... Oh yeah, writing story sucks! I tried it but I have to admit it is no fun at all. I may even end up with twisted spine and swollen wrist. Dangerous!!

One year of searching

It just happened one day when I woke up and realised that I did not belong here. I left and little did I know that it would be the most unusual journey I had. I reached the city and managed to get a room after spending several days looking. It was not much, but it would do for now. A week after that I got a job waitressing in a restaurant. And there, I spoke to you for the first time, exactly a year and a half after I started. But I knew you even before that. You would come in once a week, always alone, got seated, then asked for Perrier, always Perrier. Even till now, each time I see a bottle of Perrier, it reminds me of you, and it makes me smile. I looked at you when I had the chance, sometimes I noticed you looking at me, but quickly looked away when I set my eyes on you. I never served you, till that day. My heart nearly jumped out when I saw you. Maybe your heart does know who is the right one for you. You asked for your usual, then you ordered your dinner. Your voice, so deep, so soothing. You never understand how a voice can drugged you till you experience it yourself. When you were done with dinner, I asked whether you would like to have some desserts. You said yes if you get to share it with me. I laughed, thinking what a sweet talker you were, and how you would definitely break my heart. Indeed, it did not turn out exactly that. But you were serious about dessert, and I told you that I would get off work in 2 hours. You said ok, paid for your dinner and left. I thought that was it till I left the restaurant 2 hours later and I saw you. We started talking and you walked me home. Something special emerged after that day. We did not have dessert that day but we did the day after that, and the day after that, and the day after that... You own a bakery, 3 blocks from my place. It turned out that you were the one who saw me first and that was how you knew where I worked.... to be continued ...

Welcome Snow

Oh yeah, this is the time of the year filled with holiday spirits and with it comes the snow. It started yesterday evening when the temperature dropped from 45F to 25F and the sky was so cloudy, not the usual kind of cloudy that you see on a fine warm weather, you know the snow is definitely coming when you see this kind of cloudiness. It started with snow shower followed by flurry, then huge chunk of lake effect snow all through the night. By morning, everything was covered in snow. When I looked out of the window and saw a couple of snow covered pine trees with a lamp post in the middle, it reminds me of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe chronicles ... sigh ...
Happy Winter, may I have a good one this year. For others, stay warm.

Until the day I get to see you in person ... you will be in my dreams, my thoughts, the doodles I draw, the picture I sketch, the dough I knead to your form, the shape I cut out from the cookie dough, the teddy bear that I make unconsciously... until then ... from a dotty unusual shrew-startled .... zzzzzzzz

God Only Knows

I may not always love you
But as long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it

God only knows what I'd be without you

If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me

God only knows what I'd be without you

Song of Love

The blue sky can dissappear
And the earth can very well collapse
Doesn't matter when you love me
I became ignorant of the world
As much as love flood my mornings
As much as my body trembles in your hands
I care less of the problems
Because you love me

I will go to the end of the world
I will paint the night yellow
If you asked me to
I will bring down the moon
I will steal the luck
If you asked me to
I will disown my homeland
Even my friends
If you asked me to

They can laugh at me
I'd do anything
If you asked me to
If one day,
you are taken from me
And if you die,
when you are far from me
It doesn't matter when you love me
Because I will die too
We will have the eternity
Among the most immense blue
In our world
No more problems to worry

Do you love me as I love you?

EG/MM/GP

Got Love?

Love is magical, love is beautiful
Love is caring, and it is wonderful
Love treasures, love remembers
Love does not discriminate
Love is everything sweet and nice
put into one.

But love gets greedy,
love causes pain
love suffocates and it kills
love destroys a soul
and hardens it
love causes dilemma

Only human can turn
something simple into
a complicated crisis

Have you?

Have you ever been in love
You could touch the moonlight
When your heart is shooting stars
You're holding heaven in your arms
Have you ever been so in love?
Have you ever walked on air
Ever felt like you were dreamin'
When you never thought it could
But it really feels that good
Have you ever been so in love?
The time I spent waiting
For something that was heaven sent
When you find it, don't let go
Have you ever said a prayer
And found that it was answered?
All my hopes have been restored
And I ain't looking anymore
Have you ever been so in love, have you?
Some place that you ain't leavin'
Somewhere you're gonna stay
When you finally found the meaning
Have you ever felt this way?
'Cause have you ever been so in love, so in love
You could touch the moonlight
You can even reach the stars
Doesn't matter near or far
Have you ever been so in love?

I have, and I am still ...
and I pray that I will forever
And I cannot thank
Everyone and Allthing
enough for making it happen!
Benez et protegez nous, svp

Is it you?

I have been so overwhelmed with this feeling of sadness for a few days now. I do not where it comes from at all. Thinking that it is depression I am getting, but then it is not the kind of depression I normally feel. At times, especially during the night, the intensity is so astounding that it has the ability to stop my breathing. Feels like every breath I take could be the last one, so harsh so savage, an onerous task. Where does this come from? Is it just a feeling from deep within me, or is it a sign of acknowledgement? If it is the latter, why me? Is this a gift, or is it merely a curse? A silent plea from the one who sent it out? Who am I to accept this confession? No possible explaination for it. Well, it is more logical to accept the former. This will go eventually, and life resumes its pace once again. I can only feel, I cannot grasp you. Let me breathe freely, show yourself, let it go ... and may peace be with you.

An opened mind

The norms of society influence the behavior and the thought process of the people who are in it. On a positive note, courtesy, consideration of others, and respect are some of the values that should be a norm in any society. However, many people are blinded to these positive values. Instead, they are more apt to absorb the negatives. In a society where the norm is to behave as though no one else is better than they, is just ignorance. We may debate over ethnocentrism. However, ignorance is not ethnocentric. People have to realize that we depend on each other to survive and thrive. When people refuse to leave their cocoons and open their eyes to the rest of the world, they stay stagnant in their perceived perfect society. They do not better themselves because they are already “perfect” in the society that they are. With their mind set on themselves being “perfect”, they have placed on their set of blinders. When others point out to them that they are not in sync with the more positive ways, they build resistance. Perhaps they are afraid of change, one might say. It is actually more of ignorance and arrogance. They believe strongly and constantly portray themselves as sweet and sensitive. Thus, unable to see that others are having difficulties in relating to the way that they are because of their hidden faulty ideology, that they refuse to recognize. Perhaps these people should look more closely at themselves before they ask questions.

I wonder

Tomorrow will be my first day teaching microbiology laboratories. I am nervous and at the same time excited about it. I just hope everything will be going well. Oh well ... we will see. Chance ou malchance, on verra bien .. comme toutes les choses dans ma vie! Got my favorite cd of the corrs, talk on corner. Love the album ... I missed the songs so much. Brought back memories of yesterdays ... one of few albums where I love most of the songs. Got to go now... relaxing to my favorite songs while preparing for tomorrow.
Peace to the world and Stop seal clubbing!!

Got Lesson?

Mistakes well learnt will never ever be repeated! That is so damn true!

Where are they?

Courtesy, like common sense, is getting more and more rare nowadays. Common sense is not so common after all and courtesy is not so courteous anymore. To the 'common senser', keep spreading your senses and to the 'courteouser', keep being polite because when you are no longer in the picture, that's what people will remember you by, no matter how brief the encounter is ... Peace to the world amidst this catastrophic!