Parents back from Cuba!

Parents just got back from Cuba (special trip for them) on Dec 1st midnight.
While they were gone, I was sleeping over at a friend's house (for a week :D goodtimes). It was very fun and exciting, enjoyed staying with them very much. I hoped that I could stay over at their house longer :P

While at their house (Joseph's), I downloaded 2-3 songs; one of them Don't Stop Believing (Glee cast version). Joe listened to it the night it was downloaded, and (I think) it became his second-favorite song :P

Aside from spending time with Joe, I also played lots of Wii, namely Brawl and Mario Kart, with his 2 sisters. Very very fun. AND I helped them unlock all characters on Brawl... *that was fun :)*

My parents brought quite a bit of souvenirs, and one of them was for me :) It was a box with my name written on the front, and when the box is opened, a Spanish phrase is inscribed on the inner side of the lid. Thought I did take Spanish from Gr 7 to Gr 10, I still can't make out the phrase -.-'

Overall it was extremely fun, both for me and my parents, and this trip was pretty interesting -- staying over at a friend's house for a week :O

Haliburton Forest, Here I Come!

Going to Haliburton Forest tomorrow, a Gr 11 school trip. The reason for going on this trip is to get the leadership "credit", or something that demonstrates leadership. In order to graduate from my school, I have to have at least 3 of these leadership credits, and my school provides all 3 opportunities :D

For example, in Gr 9 - canoe trip. Gr 10 - dog sledding trip (totally amazing & unforgettable. Would really like to do it again), and Gr 11 is a hiking trip in Haliburton Forest.

It's going to be a high of 8 degrees and low of -2 degrees Celsius... gotta bring a little more clothing, but I only have one bag to fit everything into, including my sleeping bag!

In any case, I've already "trial-packed" my bag, so now I know that everything can fit inside that teenie weenie bag :P

After returning from trip, will definitely write about it, so I don't forget what happened either :P

Back from Utica trip

I went to Utica on Saturday, came back yesterday (Sunday) at 11 p.m. My family and I attended the trip mainly to look at maple leaves. The itinerary also said that we will ride a steam train on Sunday to look at the leaves. We thought it meant that we take the train to a place, get off, then we walk around to see the leaves. It turns out that we're supposed to see the leaves on the train (while the train is moving >.>)

It wasn't as bad as I thought though, because surprisingly, it was I who took lots of pictures (not my dad.) We also went to Waterloo Outlet Mall on Saturday, and I bought a lot of stuff, mainly for my school trip near the end of October.

Overall, it was a great experience, although I'd have to say that it would've been much better if we walked around to take pictures of maple leaves (rather than having compete with the motion of the train.)

In a Holiday Inn North of Syracuse

I'm at a Holiday Inn Express right now north of Syracuse. (I'm on a trip.) Luckily, there was a computer with free internet in the main lobby of the inn. Tomorrow, the tour group will get on the bus and travel to train station. From there, we travel via stream train :D

The stream train will take us to a place with lots of Maple Leaves :) And of course, my dad will take lots of picture (and maybe I will too)

Time to head back to hotelroom,
Cheers.

Back from Orangeville Camp

Much enjoyed this camp, and it reminded me of Vancouver World Gathering Camp. I miss Van D:

Messages in this camp were about S.O.S. (i.e. how it was split into 7 parts, and those 7 parts describe the life/steps of a Christian and the relationship with the Lord)

Although S.O.S. was talked about in Vancouver, it was easier to understand the content and meaning at Orangeville =P

On a completely different note, CONCERT COMING UP! On Oct 4th, it is held at Terry Fox Public School. Currently trying to invite a friend to join, but did not receive a reply yet... Hopefully she can attend!

Continue to enjoy the Lord's and Abba's love everyday!

Back from HK

Hong Kong was fun=]
Visited my relatives and some very old friends. My old friends were friends that used to live in the same complex/neighborhood as I did when I was around S.K. Each of our families met up with each other and we went for hot pot!
The adults had one table, and the teens (us) had another. Hot pot.. it was All-You-Can-Eat also! So our table decidede to order 10 plates of American beef meat, 10 plates of fish/octopus/beef balls, 6 plates of chick meat, 5 plates of lamb meat, 3 plates of sausages and (just for fun,) 1 plate of chicken testicles.

At first, only around 6 plates of American beef meat and fish balls came, so we ordered more- Round 2: 15 plates of American beef meat, 3 plates of chicken meat, 1 plate of sausages, and 2 plates of pig skin. [oh the joy] And still, only 6 plates of American beef came... so for Round 3, we had to personaly and repeatedly tell the waiter to get us 10 more plates of American beef.

Finally, the time came. 10 plates of beef stacked one on top of another. Then the table went barbaric, pouring two plates of beef into the pot at the same time. We finished the 10 plates of beef in no time, was very fun =D

New York Trip

I went for 3 days on the trip to New York. We had church meetings and I bought a few things. On the way back, we went to Waterloo Premium Outlet, and bought 2 pairs of shoes.

The 1st pair was a pair of Nike. It's called Nike Court Del Mar. I bought it specialy for my badminton playing.

The 2nd pair was Adidas: Superstar II. I am going to include it in my casual outfit.

Picture of Court Del Mar:

Unfortunately, I could not get a picture of my Adidas Superstar II.