Just another day...

It's feels really great to know you helped made someone very happy.. especially if someone tells you "It felt like my wish came true!!" and you know you had a part in it... even though that person doesnt :) That 'look of joy' just made my day :)

There's always a first time for everything... Now that is one true statement! Today I had my first professor in UofT who forgot that he's supposed to come and give us a lecture! haha.. I'm guessing it's probably cause it's supposed to be his first lecture for the year.. Anyway, class was cancelled! Hehee... so technically I got an extra off day :D Hehe.. I wonder what he'll say when he comes in for class tomorrow..

Heard a song this morning (cant upload since it's of the 'wrong' format) and thought how appropriate it is... The fact that I've "aged" has been coming back at me quite a few times recently..

A few months back when I turned 21, I'd expected "something" to happen.. changes for sure! Though what kind I really had no idea.. but I've always had this picture that things will be different somehow.. So, I went to bed 20 yrs old and woke up 21.. hmm.. maybe I went to bed 21 already.. But anyway the point is I didnt feel any different the next morning... nor the morning after that nor the morning after the morning after that and so on... until recently that is..

I found out a classmate of mine from high school is getting married! next week! SHOCK would be an accurate word to use here.. Here I am slugging through 3rd year trying to get a bachelors degree.. and there she is getting married.. moving on to the next phase in her life.. kids to follow soon enough.. woah! And that's not the only wedding news.. another acquintance (who's 3 years older) will be getting married soon too.. Up until recently it didnt even occur to me that I'll be attending weddings of people around my age anytime soon.. (well I guess I wont be attending either of these weddings actually but that's besides the point..) And then there are those other little incidences/facts/news that really got the fact through to me.. Life has changed! I just hadnt noticed until now..

For some reason, in my life (I'm not sure if this happens to other people) once I noticed something "new" it'll just keep coming back at me.. time and again! Like if there's a word that I previously didnt know of... once I take the effort to look up the meaning.. that word starts appearing in newspapers/articles/books/all over the place! And this applies to people, facts in life and just about anything... (personally I find it weird.. but it's not a bad thing..)

Ah well.. Life is short!~ As long as you're happy at the end of the day.. you've lived life! :)
... or at least that's what I'd like to think..

I was CONNED!! Ugh.. The one time I decided to splurge a little on fruits (since I could definitely use the extra vitamins) I ended up with the wrong type of pear! Pears should come in 3 colours which corresponds to their specific textures! The GREEN pear should be smooth and crunchy!! The Light Yellow one should be sand-ishy and contain more water while the Yellow Ocher one should be something like a cross between the two but still sand-ishy in texture! So when I bought GREEN pear(s) yesterday the last thing I expected was for it to have the texture of a yellow pear!!! Donkey!!

Today was Dr. George Lee's last lecture.. sigh.. I'm definitely going to miss him.. He's got one interesting style of lecturing that really gets the material into your head... or in this case into my head.. today he taught us "Tracheotomy :a surgical procedure where you make a small vertical incision through the neck into the trachea to assist breathing when there is an obstruction in the airway".. and how sticking a fish hook into your friend's throat is the only way to save him if he's experiencing a systemic anaphylaxia and you're both caught in the middle of the sea with no epinephrine at hand.. *shudder*

I've finally solved The Mystery of The Mysteriously Appearing Bruises! How? All thanks to the bruise that only appeared on my hand yesterday... from a 'hit' I sustained LAST Friday! YES! Now that explains it all.. How am I supposed to remember banging my knee against something a week ago when there's no sign of injury until a whole week later?? The only reason I remembered this one was coz it was quite a hit and I dont usually injure my hands.. Sigh.. one whole week... ???!!

So this is what it feels like to wake up the day after a badminton session after almost one year of not playing... *oww - aching in the 'wrong' places* :p Yesterday turned out to be a pretty good day (unfortunately all but academic-wise) The badminton session was fun and I finally learnt the right way of holding a racquet! Haha.. talk about slow.. but I thought it was pretty similar to the way someone once taught me to hold drumsticks..

Ending the day with Thai food for dinner and creme caramel for 'supper' and lotsa good company was the way to go :) But right now I've got to buck up and get down to work..

A few quotes that I saw yesterday:

Love concurs all - even snoring (hahaha.. now this explains alot!)

Never underestimate the power of love at first sight, many of us will not pass a second observation (hmm... maybe there is some truth in this ;p)

*Frus* This biochem lab write-up is driving me up the wall!! I'd spent hours on it and it's not anywhere near done yet! Arghh! and the blister/bump/whatever it is on my lip has been driving me crazy the whole day.. HOW IN THE WORLD did I get it??! and finally to top it off I'd end up with a few of my infamous unintended 'injuries' today... Sigh.. Horrible day.. Ought to go to bed and sleep off the 'bad luck' and hopefully tomorrow will be a better day *fingers crossed*

Too lazy to write right now.. I'll let the pictures do the talking..










Calm before the "storm".. in this case a very angry woman who threatened to call the cops :p

What a view...













Fall colours..



Captured moment of a private joke amid the leaves ;)

I just woke up from a wonderful (read: restful) nap :) Energized and happy (best sleep I've had in days... and I guess partly cause my 4 day weekend has just started.. that hadnt even occured to me until py mentioned it this morning..) I had the oddest dream just now.. and the reason I woke up was because I was about to burst out laughing (in my dream) hehee..

Anyway, 4 weeks of classes has gone by.. and after my first test yesterday I feel that school has finally really begun (yeah.. Im a bit slow) Tonnes of catching up to do..

Been thinking about what I'm going to do after graduation.. 2 years doesnt sound short.. but I know in actual fact it isnt that long either.. Grad school is an option.. but do I like what Im doing enough to want to spend the rest of my life doing that? Am I really cut out for working in the lab doing research? Sigh.. so many things to think about.. sometimes I wish I hadnt been so 'rebellious' and had just taken the 'accounting path'.. All laid out.. I'd have known where to start, what's going to happen and where it'll ultimately go... Not that I dislike what I'm doing now, quite the contrary actually.. but it's hard when I just dont know what's going to happen next..

I'm tired tired TIRED! My lack of properly sleep is catching up with me.. feeling really low.. (I think I just passed the 5 feet mark on my way down.. the up-side.. only one more feet to go.. ) Energy level is beyond low... and my mood is not much better.. sigh...

Exhaustion (plus stress?) has a way of bringing out the worst in me.. I hate it when I get grumpy.. or even worse snappy and rude.. it's so wrong to take it out on the unlucky person/people who happen to be around me.. (also I'd feel really horrible about it almost right after and have to find ways to make up for it..)

I just want to get some good sleep... make that need.. 5 hours is all I need (for now..)