Procrastination to the Max

Everything Anyone Ever Wanted To Know About You
The Basic Stuff
Name?:	Barbara
Age?:	18 (turning 19 in October!)
Height?:	5'6 1/2"
Weight?:	115 lbs
Birthday?:	October 17th
Birthplace?:	HK
Current Location?:	Toronto and Hamilton
School/Grade?:	Finishing first year undergrad
Zodiac Sign?:	Libra
Chinese Zodiac Sign?:	Rabbit
Righty or Lefty?:	Lefty! I am a child of satan =P.
Haircolor?:	Dark brown
Eyecolor?:	Dark brown
Skin Color?:	Yellowy olive?
About You
What's Your Family Situation (Parents, Siblings, etc)?:	Mom, dad, older sister
Any Pets?:	RIP Hammy
If So What Are They?:	WAS a guinea pig
Favorite Relative?:	don't have one
Least Favorite Relative?:	don't have one
What's Your Heritage/Race?:	Chinese
Political Affilation?:	no comment
Love & Sex
Sexuality?:	Straight
Are You In A Relationship Now?:	Yes
If So, With Whom?:	Kyle
For How Long?:	8 months and counting
Are You In Love?:	most definitely
Do You Have A Crush On Anyone?:	yes =)
Ever Had A Crush On Someone Of The Same Sex?:	nope
How Old Were You When You Had Your First Kiss?:	17
Virgin?:	*cough*
If Not, How Old Were You When You Had Sex For The First Time?:
Was It Enjoyable?:
What's The Farthest You've Ever Gone?:	all the way?
Where Do You Most Like To Be Kissed?:	anywhere
Best Love Quote?:	the greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.
Your Friends
Best?:	nope! I don't judge
How Many Do You Have?:	i don't like to keep count
More Guys Or Girls?:	more guys
Love Them All?:	of course!
Any You Wish You Were Closer To?:	definitely
Oldest?:	umm...db friends that are like my sister's age..OLD!!
Newest?:	Dragonboat!
Pen Pal?:	nope
Friends And Words: Associate Them
Pen:	writing love letters
Flower:	nice to recieve them
Pink:	not my colour
Window:	lets you see out into the world
Heart:	everyone should have one
Mother:	my role model
Bread:	yum!
Insane:	me when i have to study for a test
Sunglasses:	hard to find for my extremely round head
Pimp:	i'm not dropping the n-bomb here
Cross:	religion...i'm agnostic
Lonely:	me right now =(.
Car:	the best way to get around
Music:	calms the nerves
This Or That
Boxers or Briefs?:	boxer briefs
Thongs or G-Strings?:	thongs
Shorts or Pants?:	shorts
Shoes or Barefeet?:	shoes
Books or Movies?:	books
Night or Day?:	night
Dark or Light?:	dark
Mountains or Beach?:	beach
Snow or Sun?:	sun
Pepsi or Coke?:	COKE!!!!!!!
Guys or Girls?:	guys
Swim or Surf?:	swim
For or Against
Gay Marriage?:	for, there's nothing wrong with it
Abortion?:	for, freedom to choose
Bush Getting Re-elected?:	enh, al gore would be a better president
Suicide?:	against, there's always a way to get better
War?:	against, war is stupid
Pants?:	for, to hide my ugly knee bruise
Clothes In General?:	against, everyone should just run around in their birthday suits!
Penises?:	for? to make babies with?
Favorites
Color?:	red/blue
Number?:	1.618
Holiday?:	Hallowe'en
Season?:	Fall
Movie?:	Fight Club, Moulin Rouge, Spaceballs, etc.
Book?:	Princess Bride
Magazine?:	Comso
Food?:	anything!
Drink?:	COKE!!!!!!
TV Show?:	House, Family Guy
Song?:	Incubus - I Miss You (at the moment)
Band?:	Chili Peppers
Computer Game?:	umm...Half-Life? It's the only one i've played
Video Game?:	Soul Calibur, fight fight fight!!
Anime/Manga?:	none
Shirt?:	anything that doesn't make me look fat
Pants?:	jeans
Actor?:	jake gyllenhaal, christian bale, will farrell, christopher walken, ralph fiennes, etc.
Actress?:	charlize theoron, nicoke kidman, halle berry
Singer?:	christina aguilera
Flower?:	rose, heliconias
Scent?:	fruity scents
Animal?:	beagles (floppy ears!), puffins
Cookie?:	chocolate chip
The Future
Want To Go To College?:	in university right now
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?:	coroner, or neurologist
Want To Get Married?:	yes
Want To Have Kids?:	yup
What Would Their Names Be?:	don't know, will decide that with my husband
How Many?:	3?
Where Do You Want To Live?:	suburbs somewhere
Where Do You Want To Get Married?:	outdoors somewhere beautiful
How Do You Want To Die?:	i want to die from old age when i'm like 90-something
More Stuff About You
Piercings?:	one in each ear
Tattoos?:	nope, want one
Smoke?:	definitely not
Drink?:	sometimes
Do Drugs?:	not really
Skinny Dip?:	haven't yet
Greatest Fear?:	spiders, ET
Chocolate or Vanilla?:	vanilla
Go To Church?:	no
Religion?:	none
Scars?:	my knees
CDs Owned?:	a whole bunch
Collections?:	stamps from when i was in elementary school and keychains
Like To Be Naked?:	sometimes..
Ever Eaten Sushi?:	oh yes! yum!
An Entire Case Of Oreos?:	not by myself
Been On Stage?:	yes...i have horrible stage fright
Danced In The Rain?:	yup, it feels exhilirating
Kissed Someone Of The Same Sex?:	no
Weirdest Dream?:	its too long to say here
Best Dream?:	see above
Saddest Dream?:	see above
Dream You Most Wish Would Come True?:	i made everyone really proud of some accomplishment i did
Think You're Attractive?:	no
Shoplifted?:	nope
Been Caught "Doing Something"?:	uhhh..nope
Weirdest Makeout Place?:	i don't know
Like Thunderstorms?:	sometimes
Favorite Shoes?:	my running shoes and sandals
Favorite Quote?:	didn't i answer this question already?
Best Advice Given?:	do the best that you can
Worst Advice Given?:	don't try you'll just fail
Favorite Song Lyric?:	come what may
What Quote Says Most About Your Life?:	if it seems to good to be true, it probably is
Glad This Is Over?:	kinda

He's my Hero

It's been 8 months now and I still can't believe how incredibly lucky I am to have found someone like Kyle. It's weird how I went from never truly dating to serious relationship...but it seemed so easy with him. Him and his cheeks *pinch pinch* and his hockey skills of course (yowza!)
We met during Frosh week (I remember in vivid detail) on Faculty day and I was running late and ended up in the most boring Element group ever...Tantalum. I must praise the fact now that I was late because if it wasn't for my awesome ability to not wake up to blaring alarm clocks, I would have never met Kyle. We got to talking during the body painting where we painted the same stuff (teehee!) and did each others tattoos. During lunch that day, he told me he was native and I was totally floored. Wow! A Native guy! The only other native guy I've ever met was a story teller when I was in elementary school. This just sparked more conversations and we went out to explore Hamilton the next day.
During the bus ride to an unknown destination, he asked me if I wanted to go see a movie some time...I thought: Did a cute guy just ask me out for a date?! How can this be possible? I'm not even good looking or cute or anything!!! Since then, things have been sweet. I love him and he loves me ^_^. I never thought I would find someone so great in first year since I lived off campus, but I guess it turned out for the better! (The bestest better there is!) I'm totally amazed at his insights into the world and how he is so patient with me. I know I can be all "grrrr!!!" and "shuuutttuppp!!" sometimes but he's still around for some reason. It's so nice to find someone who really cares about you...it gives me a little tingle inside just thinking about it heehee...He really is my hero (lol!). And as an added bonus, he's not afraid of spiders! (What a complete package!!) Teeheee..
Note: this post is NOT just to accept tiff's challenge.

Music Banquet photos

Ok, here are some pictures from the music banquet. I don't have any from the Milton regatta though (any of me in them anyways :P ).

Here's Justin and Eric performing another amazing song

Tiffany looking like a lobster....or some messed up ant

A decent picture of Tiff and Me (I?). Is it really apparent that I'm covering my cut on my right knee?

Awww...do we really make Adam that miserable/nervous? (Note the big hair)

The guy that looks like Khashayar. It was totally accidental, I was trying to take a picture of Tiffany.

Flash from the Past

I had been so busy since I got to Toronto last Wednesday. So...let's start things off with talking about what happened Thursday!
THURSDAY
I met up with Tiff and Steph for lunch at Jack Astor's, and then we went to visit Woburn (where we met Neena!). It was great to see all the teachers again, especially since the last time was reading week...they still all look the same. When I got to Woburn, I got a call on my cell phone from M&M Meat Shops. The woman said they had a opening for me at a shop near my house which is quite exciting. Now I don't have to mooch entirely off my parents over the summer time, I have my own money to spend! Plus this job can possibly open up a lot of retail jobs since I have to do everything from selling food to cooking food for sampling. Plus, half the store is a gigantic freezer so it's alright if it's 35 degrees outside, I'll be chillin' indoors.
After the Woburn visit (where Mrs. Houghton guilted me into going to Music Banquet), we all went to STC to go shopping for the banquet. I realized after we went shopping that I left my dress AND my shoes in Hamilton so I decided to go to Fairview mall the nextday to buy something nice.

FRIDAY
Bright and early in the morning I had to go to M&Ms to sign some papers (including tax forms which are oh so confusing). I also got my M&M sweater...and that made me feel special for some reason. After that, I followed through with my plan and went to Fairview and bought myself a nice beach dress (that I will probably wear often) and a $10 pair of black pants for work.
Tiff came and picked me up from my house after that and we both head over to Michelle's to pamper before the banquet. I loved Michelle's straightening/flattening iron. It had these ions I think that made your hair extra straight and I finally found out how long my hair actually is. I love it!
The banquet itself was pretty nice, I have some pictures, if you want to see them I can post them up later. There were a lot of people and I ended up having a pretty good time. It definitely felt a little weird sitting at the "adult" table with the teachers.
I left a little early because I had a regatta to go to the next day...

SATURDAY
The Milton Regatta! My mom drove me at 6:30 in the morning to Milton, a city that is halfway between Toronto and Waterloo. I was dead tired, but the good weather heightened my spirits. I bonded more with the team and I enjoyed the races. It was pretty interesting racing because we haven't learnt starts yet, power series or finishes so it was just kindof a uphill battle. Plus the boat that I was on (there are two Mac boats) we only had 13 people paddling and it was hard! We went pretty slowly but in the last and most important race, we ended up beating a full boat which felt amazing.
After the racing finished, we went to Jon's place in Mississauga for a barbecue. His house is like a frikkin mansion. When you walk in, there's a knight there...a KNIGHT! Fancy.
His backyard was beautiful and we had a great time laughing and eating craploads of meat. Later that night, the bugs came in swarms and we all sat inside watching the hockey game and trying to find Jon's cute little kitten. The kitten was eventually found behind the couch we were all sitting on.
It was the first time I had beer other than Bud, and they didn't taste that bad until you chug them, then it just tastes like ass. Yuck. I left the party a little early too so I could get some rest for the next day.

SUNDAY
We had practice bright and early in the morning at Sunnyside and people were feeling sore and tired from the day before. I had a pounding headache that wouldn't go away, but once we started paddling it slowly faded. My muscles ached from the very beginning and after did starts, I felt like my arm was going to fall off. We focused on power after we practiced the starts and I thought I was going to die.
What happened was we paddled at 90% for 30 seconds, then we had a break for 30 seconds. Then we go for an extra 20 seconds, so for 50 seconds we paddled at 90% and then we had a break for 30 seconds. It went like this until we went to 2 minutes and 30 seconds, so you can imagine how hard it was. For the 2:30 one, we actually raced the other boat that had more people on it, and we beat them! It felt awesome!
Now I'm back in Hamilton and I'm trying to START studying for the bio test that is coming up on Wednesday.

In conclusion, I had a busy couple of days. I found a flexible job over the summer time, and I hope people visit me when I'm working! The M&M Meat Shop that I'm working at is the one at Steeles and 404.
I had an excellent weekend, and I can't wait till next weekend when we have our Pickering regatta!

May 2-4 Weekend

In short, the long weekend was excellent. Kyle came and I took him to places he's never been to.
In more detail,
I met up with Stella at her new house on Thursday and explored her very modern and expensive looking kitchen. We made our own pasta in the sense of boiling pasta and mixing it with already made Pesto sauce and fried spam. Tasted great! But we made a whole lot. Afterwards, we took the bus downtown and Stella and I waited at the bus station for Kyle to come. We waited....and waited...and we still didn't see him on the bus! Soon after, Stella had to leave for her meeting and I waited alone...and waited...and waited. 50 minutes later I get a call on my cell and I find out Kyle got off one of the buses and went over to the main terminal already. How did I miss seeing him getting off the buses? I will never know. We went to the Eatons Centre and met up with Webnesh. We walked around, had food and Web and I caught up on our oh-so-exciting lives. Later on, my mom picked Kyle and I up (we said bye to Web!) and went home and had a very traditional Chinese dinner.
On friday, I took him to the Science Centre since he's never been to it. OSC was alright except there weren't any new exhibits so it wasn't as exciting for me. Plus there were a lot of school groups so therefore a lot of screaming annoying kids running around and hogging all the cool things to do. After OSC, we went to go find a TD bank and I got yelled at for my horrible parking by a crazy lady, "you're going to get a ticket because you parked right on the line!"
On Saturday: Pacific Mall. That's right...I took a native guy to Pac Mall. I haven't been there myself in a long time, and a lot of shops have changed from selling jewelry to selling illegal dvds. I think we passed by at least 5 stores selling still-in-theatres movies.
Sunday was the day my parents have been preparing for...the Davinci Code Day. The family + Kyle went to go meet up with Alex (Abby's bf) at Eglinton Town Centre (or the other one? The one with the huge Cineplex) in the Casey's by the theatre and had a pretty huge meal. We watched the movie shortly after.
THE MOVIE BLEW.
I'm sure no one is suprised by that comment. The book had so much potential in the movie but it was so boring. I don't think it's because we've all read the book either. I read "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" and I still loved the movie to bits. I think (and we all agreed) that the casting was probably the weakest link in the series of weak links. Audrey Tautou and Tom Hanks had no spark whatsoever and the semi-relationship that they gave off was more like father-daughter than man-woman. This movie also reminds me of my dislike for Tom Hanks. Other than Forrest Gump, I haven't liked any of his movies. And he said "libary" in the movie! It's "libRary"! It made him seem incompetent. Plus he was fat.
We had to move the grill into the solarium because it was way too windy outside to do anything. My dad didn't open the screen doors wide enough so the smoke went into the house. The chicken wings also caught on fire and I freaked out because Kyle took out the rack and held the flaming chicken wings (that were dripping flaming oil) over the carpet. The good news: no one got burnt; the bad news: the chicken wings did.
Monday: Everyone left Toronto. I did, Abby did and Kyle did. I'll be back in Toronto on Wednesday!

Update

Dragonboat practice last Saturday was great, and so was Wonderland right afterwards. Neither Kyle or I brought a camera so I don't have any pictures to show you. It was pretty cold when we went to practice for db, bright and early at 9 in the morning. It's unfair how the day I actually go outside is the day that the weather decides to be a jerk and be 5 degrees lower than the day before and after it. The temp didn't make Wonderland that much fun either, but I went on a lot of rides. The tickets are also good for one more trip to Wonderland before June 30th, so I'll probably go again with Kyle. I went on the Bat, I was so proud of myself. It was pretty scary going down so fast and then going backwards again, but the ride itself was pretty short and it was quite a rush.
On some other news, Kyle isn't taking a summer course anymore and he went back to Wiky. He wasn't going to get funding for it so I told him that it wasn't worth taking it. Now that he's not here, I decided to spend more time in Toronto than in Hamilton and be with family instead. I'll only be in Hamilton Monday to Wednesday (unless there's something coming up) so I can meet up with anybody who wants to have lunch or something eh? *nudge nudge*

Not Home Just Yet

I'm currently taking summer school right now, not too much fun but at least the majority of the people in the house are doing the same so I'm feeling less miserable.
Still the same sort of things happening around the house, except certain people have been getting on my back a lot more (which is really bugging me!). I made the cuts and am now officially part of the McMaster Dragonboat Team! Yay!! Our first practice is this Saturday and this one guy on the team scored some sweet $21 Wonderland tickets (you get to go twice!) and a bunch of us are going there after practice. It seems like bad weather is coming but hopefully it will go away by Saturday (cross your fingers everybody!). The practices are held in the same place as the Woburn team, but now that I've rowed in Hamilton waters, Toronto water seems like the cleanest water ever!
Let's just say that Hamilton water isn't exactly the right colour of water. It goes from brown to orange to green...all the colours of the steel factory rainbow you could say.
Umm...Kyle's staying in the same house as me for the summer too, he's taking the same course as me. We're both trying to upgrade our marks in first term Bio to have a better chance at getting into our programs next year.
I can't believe I haven't updated in so long, I actually almost forgot my password!