i had my hopes up a bit too high.
Durham Regional Forest wasn't as good as i have imagined.
Twickenham was actually much more beautiful and it's much closer.
not a lot of trees have turned colours yet, so it's still rather green in Durham.
i'm going back to Twickeham, hopefully coming Sunday to see if there's more colours yet.
but if i'm able to visit David Prentice on that day, then i'll take a look at the creek and trees around Orangeville!
got to call him tomorrow before i go teach.
gosh... i really don't like teaching the shy one.
no sense of tone, rhythm, nor discipline to practise...
sigh....
Monday, October 19, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
fall planting
time for some tulip planting!
hopefully i won't get a "frost bite". hahaha~
i was gonna go to the gym today, but didn't realize the retard rehearsal starts early tonight.
oh well, working in the yard is still some form of oxygenated exercise.
did i mention this?
my mum saw a bunch of aggressive squirrels in the backyard the other day.
weeks later, which was last week, when i wanted to "harvest" my sunflower seeds...
all of them were all on ground, all eaten.
*SOB*
hopefully i won't get a "frost bite". hahaha~
i was gonna go to the gym today, but didn't realize the retard rehearsal starts early tonight.
oh well, working in the yard is still some form of oxygenated exercise.
did i mention this?
my mum saw a bunch of aggressive squirrels in the backyard the other day.
weeks later, which was last week, when i wanted to "harvest" my sunflower seeds...
all of them were all on ground, all eaten.
*SOB*
Thursday, October 15, 2009
thoughts written unspoken
back to that orchestra's rehearsals.
i never liked it because of the dictator conductor.
高傲卻沒能, bad combo.
o well, i'm just there for the money and meeting old friends.
i finally got paid for the rest of my work for the Hart House Orchestra.
it's very satisfying having done a big job and compensated.
this cheque will take care of 1/5 of the cost of my musafia case.
Mahsa's wedding is not until next year.
i still wanna go to a moderately hot place for the winter.
California seems to be a good idea, but who would go with me??
gonna head out to the gym now!
hope i can spend the entire 30 minutes on the treadmill today!
i never liked it because of the dictator conductor.
高傲卻沒能, bad combo.
o well, i'm just there for the money and meeting old friends.
i finally got paid for the rest of my work for the Hart House Orchestra.
it's very satisfying having done a big job and compensated.
this cheque will take care of 1/5 of the cost of my musafia case.
Mahsa's wedding is not until next year.
i still wanna go to a moderately hot place for the winter.
California seems to be a good idea, but who would go with me??
gonna head out to the gym now!
hope i can spend the entire 30 minutes on the treadmill today!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
thanksgiving long weekend
it has been a nice relaxing weekend.
well, not that relaxing... i was cooking till 4am saturday night.
sunday's trip to the apple farm and Fork of the Credit was fun, but it was cooooold.
at the end of the trip, my dad and i actually saw very tiny little snow flakes!
today was fun too.
my parents and i went for dim sum at around 1pm.
so i had to cancel my 2pm student just in case we ran late... which we did not!
but it was a good decision because i was so tired at the end of the day.
after dim sum we went to 3 parks: Headwaters, Twickenham, Richmond Green.
they're all parks within Richmond Hill. so i guess we had a day tour around our own town!
out of the 3 we visited today, i like Twickenham the most.
if we were there around summer time, it'd be so wonderful with all the wildflowers.
but we got to see some nice leaves too at this time. would be better if we went next week because there's still a lot of green.
Richmond Green was totally red. they have so many maples in there, so the colours were just stunning!
next time i guess i'll just have to go by myself.
mum doesn't like to walk, so we only walked half way before we turned back to the car.
if i were to go on my own, i'd spend the entire day exploring all of the trails in completion.
but i did get some nice pictures even though it's only half completed!
maybe next week! i'll see if i can make a trip to David Prentice and get my viola adjusted.
should be nice at around Orangeville.
well, not that relaxing... i was cooking till 4am saturday night.
sunday's trip to the apple farm and Fork of the Credit was fun, but it was cooooold.
at the end of the trip, my dad and i actually saw very tiny little snow flakes!
today was fun too.
my parents and i went for dim sum at around 1pm.
so i had to cancel my 2pm student just in case we ran late... which we did not!
but it was a good decision because i was so tired at the end of the day.
after dim sum we went to 3 parks: Headwaters, Twickenham, Richmond Green.
they're all parks within Richmond Hill. so i guess we had a day tour around our own town!
out of the 3 we visited today, i like Twickenham the most.
if we were there around summer time, it'd be so wonderful with all the wildflowers.
but we got to see some nice leaves too at this time. would be better if we went next week because there's still a lot of green.
Richmond Green was totally red. they have so many maples in there, so the colours were just stunning!
next time i guess i'll just have to go by myself.
mum doesn't like to walk, so we only walked half way before we turned back to the car.
if i were to go on my own, i'd spend the entire day exploring all of the trails in completion.
but i did get some nice pictures even though it's only half completed!
maybe next week! i'll see if i can make a trip to David Prentice and get my viola adjusted.
should be nice at around Orangeville.
Friday, October 9, 2009
weirdness
i had one of those weird dreams last night.
so i appear to be "the chosen one" and i have to go through this process to achieve my wings.
after i've got those wings, things started to get really bad.
first, there's this big flood. but somehow the building where i went through the process where all my people are seems to be able to withstand the flood.
but the rest of the land is not.
so i had to use my wings to fly over these flooded valleys to several points to perform a rite to stop the flood.
my first point is to first use my wings to fly to point 2 - ok, easy enough to say, but it's really hard to fly over water when there's gusting wind.
when i got there, i had to find this blackish grey tabby kitten and take its brains out.
apparently it's part of the sacrificial rite.
of course, being a cat lover, i couldn't kill it on the spot. i held onto the kitten and flew to point 3.
that's when i woke up by my dad's repeated attempt to get me to fix the damn internet connection.
i guess flood land is flooded forever! >(
wow, watching Lexx does give me weird dreams...
so i appear to be "the chosen one" and i have to go through this process to achieve my wings.
after i've got those wings, things started to get really bad.
first, there's this big flood. but somehow the building where i went through the process where all my people are seems to be able to withstand the flood.
but the rest of the land is not.
so i had to use my wings to fly over these flooded valleys to several points to perform a rite to stop the flood.
my first point is to first use my wings to fly to point 2 - ok, easy enough to say, but it's really hard to fly over water when there's gusting wind.
when i got there, i had to find this blackish grey tabby kitten and take its brains out.
apparently it's part of the sacrificial rite.
of course, being a cat lover, i couldn't kill it on the spot. i held onto the kitten and flew to point 3.
that's when i woke up by my dad's repeated attempt to get me to fix the damn internet connection.
i guess flood land is flooded forever! >(
wow, watching Lexx does give me weird dreams...
stuff that happened and will happen
since there's no more streaming episodes of Lexx left, i'm downloading the rest of it.
hate to miss an episode and never find out what happened.
now i can watch from the start again! well... when i have more time.
i've also resumed Queer as Folk, now at season 3 episode 12.
it's slow for me since i haven't followed shows for a few months.
now that House and Heroes are back on, i can finally restart my lovely world of dramas.
kind of miss it!
i'm looking very much forward to january when Lost and Being Human come back.
it's going to be a very exciting season, with Lost being in its last season.
orchestra is picking up too.
i've got booked for Peterborough for their Christmas concerts already, so that's good.
not looking forward to the drive though.
it would be much nicer in the fall time when the roads are still clean and leaves are in nice colours.
oh well... gotta do what i gotta do!
i am looking forward to this sunday.
the whole family is taking a trip to Mississauga for some apple picking (this part i don't like) and trail walking.
i'm there for some nice fall pictures, hopefully there's a waterfall... if that's the same place i saw in my searches.
great opportunity for me to get more practising on photo taking.
this time i'll remember the tripod!
as to the new pub that i wanna check out...
that should happen soon!
i really wanna get a taste of their food before they turn into something else again.
that spot seems to change ownership and type of establishment quite often...
we'll see. maybe early next week.
hate to miss an episode and never find out what happened.
now i can watch from the start again! well... when i have more time.
i've also resumed Queer as Folk, now at season 3 episode 12.
it's slow for me since i haven't followed shows for a few months.
now that House and Heroes are back on, i can finally restart my lovely world of dramas.
kind of miss it!
i'm looking very much forward to january when Lost and Being Human come back.
it's going to be a very exciting season, with Lost being in its last season.
orchestra is picking up too.
i've got booked for Peterborough for their Christmas concerts already, so that's good.
not looking forward to the drive though.
it would be much nicer in the fall time when the roads are still clean and leaves are in nice colours.
oh well... gotta do what i gotta do!
i am looking forward to this sunday.
the whole family is taking a trip to Mississauga for some apple picking (this part i don't like) and trail walking.
i'm there for some nice fall pictures, hopefully there's a waterfall... if that's the same place i saw in my searches.
great opportunity for me to get more practising on photo taking.
this time i'll remember the tripod!
as to the new pub that i wanna check out...
that should happen soon!
i really wanna get a taste of their food before they turn into something else again.
that spot seems to change ownership and type of establishment quite often...
we'll see. maybe early next week.
Friday, October 2, 2009
gah gah
i think i'm coming down with a cold...
very stuffed, sinus blockage, head exploding...
but when i'm playing, it seems to be less annoying.
maybe it's because the trumpets are blowing in my ear so i'd feel that pain first.
it's super cold out without my wool jacket nowadays.
guess it's time for Canadian winter soon.
i should get a new down coat this year.
my old one has been in use for the past 6 years. time to retire my old friend.
the Beatles CDs are still not here yet...
i'll go and check up on them in person on monday.
can never trust people working in hmv, especially when they're still in training.
stuff i need/want to buy, but don't have the money to buy yet:
1) snow tires for my Rav 4
2) more comfortable black concert shoes (i think i'll go shop in London in November)
3) backup battery for my Nikon
4) a sturdier tripod for my Nikon
5) the next generation of iPhone - this will be my next phone when my current contract ends in a year
6) original DVDs of a few TV series
very stuffed, sinus blockage, head exploding...
but when i'm playing, it seems to be less annoying.
maybe it's because the trumpets are blowing in my ear so i'd feel that pain first.
it's super cold out without my wool jacket nowadays.
guess it's time for Canadian winter soon.
i should get a new down coat this year.
my old one has been in use for the past 6 years. time to retire my old friend.
the Beatles CDs are still not here yet...
i'll go and check up on them in person on monday.
can never trust people working in hmv, especially when they're still in training.
stuff i need/want to buy, but don't have the money to buy yet:
1) snow tires for my Rav 4
2) more comfortable black concert shoes (i think i'll go shop in London in November)
3) backup battery for my Nikon
4) a sturdier tripod for my Nikon
5) the next generation of iPhone - this will be my next phone when my current contract ends in a year
6) original DVDs of a few TV series
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