much work done

not quite sure if i have allergies or a cold.
throat still hurts like hell, and bumpy little things at the top too. gross!
and deep congestion, which is also giving me a headache and muted ears.
eyes continue to itch, which is the only indication that it could be an allergy.

maybe it was offset by my crazy cleaning today.
and the lack of sleep from before, of course.
had a long day today, and the moment i got home i went straight to cleaning the interior of the car.
it was filthy!!
i think the last i cleaned it was last summer...
now it's near sparkling clean.
3 hours of non stop wiping and dusting, and all that jazz.
ended up delaying our dinner to 9pm.
when we got home, i crashed on the sofa and woke up at 4am to write up those stupid student reports.
now i'm done. yay!

tomorrow will be a happy day!
last day at the music school, and a new episode of True Blood =)

march on

the world will not defeat me.
bring it on!!!!

felt good to be able to bike to and fro my house and my bank.
only took me 40 mins for the entire trip.
wonder how long it'll take to get to the mall? probably under an hour?
storage indeed is a problem, unless i carry a backpack.

toe tapping fun!

finally! most of everything is ready on my bike.
i'm planning to get some more bags for longer rides, but that's in the future.
now i'll spend some time looking for a good trail to test out the bike and see how things will stay on.
thinking of going back to Twickenham Park near Richmond Green. part of the trail there is unpaved, which is great for my beginner mountain bike.

we had a full blast today at the Distillery District.
Nikki is totally burnt out on the ride home, so she didn't wake up in time for Times Square for the chinese fest.
got some stinky tofu, fresh opened oysters, and lamb skewers. the tofu was horrible, the oysters were very fresh (from Diana's), and the gang finished all the lamb skewers so i guess they're pretty good.
totally street food!

i'm burnt out now.
gotta go have some newly bought campbell's grape - so much fun to eat! and then watch the new True Blood episode.
then call it an early night!
gotta get back to a better sleeping schedule.

learning about myself

so i got the bottle cage and the lights.
they're not the best in the world, but they work.
however, the seat bag didn't. it's too big.
i'm bringing it back tomorrow to maybe get a refund or exchange for a smaller one.
we'll see.

finally caught up with all Fringe episodes.
now i'm just eagerly waiting for season 3 to come out!
it's such a fantastic show! Joshua Jackson is SO CUTE~

i think the revelation was that dream with all the chicken in there.
my subconscious must be craving meat in the system. so i'm gonna satisfy it after the one year mark of lacto-ovo-pescetarianism.
it is real hard to keep on the diet. actually, not hard for me, i just need to read all the ingredients and ask my servers.
but it is hard for the people around me, like my family and the cooks who make my meals. gotta admit, those chinese restaurant chefs and workers must have no respect for other people's beliefs.
so to make things easier, i'm gonna keep the option open by letting meat in.
still hate to eat bovine. we'll see how that goes. maybe i'll still stay away from it more.
having a no meat diet did make me feel healthier in body and mind. although the uncontrollable desire to have lots of carbs, sugar and fried food kept my weight pretty high still.

also started to realize one thing.
i don't consume a lot of alcohol because of the intolerance, but i do sleep really late.
and the connection is that when i sleep late, i get the same effects of being intoxicated.
so when i'm stressed, unhappy, or unsatisfied in life i would sleep late.
get very burnt out to a point that i would fall asleep right away.
at the same time, i'm building up a tolerance level of staying awake physically and mentally, so it takes longer and more time to burn me out to sleep.
i haven't been able to make this connection until this week, when i kept passing by LCBO and not going in to buy alcohol. (aside from the very fact that i'm totally broke.)

it's great to make all these discoveries, but horrifying at the same time... knowing how much i'll have to change.
1/3 life crisis?

mildly disappointed

the date on sunday has been cancelled - he got a deadline to meet.
i'm so glad i don't work a normal job.
wonder if Bobo and Potato still wanna go with me to Centre Island.
it'd be nice to finally break into my new bike.
if they don't go, then i'll go find an unpaved trail instead.

still looking for those lights and bottle cage.
the Cyclepath in Woodbridge is about $5 more than the Markham store.
guess i'll just pop downtown tomorrow to MEC and get that japanese one i just found.
$4.50 compared to $15. although not as fashionable but it'll do the job for cheap.

looking forward to free dinner!
yay!

here and now and then

going on a third date this sunday.
well, a double date really. Bobo and Potato are going too.
breakfast, then biking at Centre Island and end with dinner.
let's see how this will go.

my bike is still lacking lights and bottle cage.
maybe i'll go to the Cyclepath in Woodbridge before teaching tomorrow.
prices are a bit steep with plastic cages. sigh... light weight comes with a price tag.

helped Deno get a bootleg version of Finale 2010.
now i'm getting a free sushi buffet dinner! yay!
can never say no to free food ;)
this guy has achieved so much in a few years.
果然當年我沒看錯人.
he has great potentials to become something amazing.
i'm really proud of him as a friend. guess we've both grown up a lot.
and the most haunting thing is... i can still think like him.
just now, i gave him exact points in his piece where he needs to fix. and those are the exact points he's trying to fix without telling me beforehand.
i've only listened to it twice.
coincidence?

以前, 很想擁有愛情.
現在, 還是很想.
不過已經不懂得愛情.

new and old

got a bit overwhelmed by last minute stuff.
but it's all good. makes me feel busy and wanted.

went out with parents to McCowan/Elgin Mills to see the meteor shower.
we saw 3 meteorites but i couldn't take any pictures because of the speed.
of course, i'm not very experienced in night shoot so the pictures didn't turn out well.
should really get contact lenses so i can see the view finder clearly without obstructions from my glasses.
but it was nice being in the dark. however it's not nice when mum was being paranoid thinking about other people trying to mug us - NOT.COOL.

briefly reconnected.
we're so different, yet so in sync.
i never fear the lack of communication.
because i know we'll be back on track right away.
i guess that's why we kept on being good friends for all these years.

new love

loving the new bike!
i was looking around to find a bell and a head/tail light.
everything seemed overpriced, so i ended up just relocating my old ones to the new bike.
still missing a good tail light, and possibly need to replace the head light.
LED is the way to go! the old ones are way too heavy with C batteries.
still need to get a kick stand, carrier rack, reflective adhesive, water rack, and a reliable lock.
maybe i'll pay another trip to Cyclepath again to pick out some accessories.
not too much of a price difference from big stores. heck, they might even install the stuff for me for free!

haven't truly tested out the bike yet. planning to do so after a lunch meeting in 9 hours. that is, if i can wake up.
tonight has been screwed by baking pudding.

talking about the future

i have earned just enough to cover the remaining amount for the bike.
planning on getting the bike on tuesday.
if weather permits, i'm going to test ride the bike on the paved trail behind the house and see how long it takes for me to get to dad's place.
and on thursday i'll take it out for a spin on a real bike trail.
so exciting!

just sent an email to the music school's director last night about me quitting.
can't wait to get out of that place!
it does feel like a hindrance every time i make a trip out there.
makes me feel gloomy every monday, which is NOT good.
from september and on, i can utilize mondays and use it as a website day - a day when i stay home and update the 2 websites.
time for that long planned makeover for both sites!

surprises

the date went well.
i think the most surprising thing was the vegan restaurant!
never knew vegan food can be so filling and mind opening.
oh yeah, and him having a twin brother was also quite surprising.
hahahaha

recently hooked on Fringe.
now i'm pacing myself. don't want to run out of episodes and catch up to the current season too early, because the new season is not out yet.

and off i go to a wedding.
wishing no rain with this cloudy day...

busy bee

out for a second date wednesday night.
first AGO, then vegan dinner.
before all this... go do some stuff with parents in the morning - forgot what i have to do, but i'll need to do it anyway.
then trying out the Norco Bush Pilot in my size at the Cyclepath in Markham.
and then go home and teach.
sounds like a long day ahead.

just done a horrible R&B song arrangement.
please don't make me do another one any time soon.
i'm totally gonna throw up while arranging.

one more arrangement to do for this week, which is the reduction of the Nutcracker march.
hopefully i can just eliminate the entire part instead of rewriting everything.
however, it's still better than pop music.

couldn't see any aurora borealis tonight.
wonder if it'll ever show up in the sky... it's so orange from all the light pollution.

o yeah, i still have to make that dessert...
gosh, got a million things to do this week.

full day of sweat!

absolutely knackered!
Websters Falls is a beautiful place, if there's not so many people in it.
it felt like we've arrived to the Ganges river. i mean, literally.
of course, except the water doesn't have any of those germs/virus killing micro organisms.
next time i'll definitely go much earlier and not on a holiday.

going to try out the last bike tomorrow.
then it's deciding time.
i'm leaning towards buying from the Markham store, mostly because of the location and friendliness of the sales dude who looks like a younger version of Mark Fewer.

oh, and how do you handle a situation like this:
friend of a friend inquiring about your service. this potential client is part of a dual-level marketing company that eventually will ask for you to buy their products. the product in question contradicts your choice of standards in life. he/she invites you to information sessions that relates to the nature of the products, but didn't attach itself in the propaganda.
my reply - i didn't answer to the invite, but i feel that it's going to come up sooner or later. guess i'll have to face it when that comes up.

can't bear it, gotta sleep early tonight.
zzzzz.........