Thoughts, Thinkings, and Ideas!
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Well school is officially over. Now all I have to do is write 3 exams and I'm home free for a while month! I look outside and see the kids playing, the birds, chirping, and the smell of fresh grass blowing in the wind. And I wonder, is summer more fun now then it was when I was a kid?
When I was a kid summer = birthday parties, camps galore , no school, play, play, and more play.
Now summer = longer, have to find a job, have to go to school, it's hot.
Hmmm. So the question is if you had a choice would you want to be a kid and play? Or be an adult and work?
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
So how's it like driving back and forth from school and TO every weekend? Well, the drive sucks. However, it's more like 2 different worlds. Here I try to work hard... (try) and in TO all I do is play, doesn't even feel like I'm in school. At any rate the world here in loo is almost over. Next Tuesday is the last week of school and my last exam is August 10th. After that I get a whole month off of just pure chilling. Or as I call it chillaxing.
Here's a question... what do you do in TO? I notice that when I want to do something with peops, it's always so what do you want to do? and they reply... What do you want to do? And so on and so forth. It seems you always end up watching a movie (which you don't even interact with the people, why not just watch on your own) and eating... (which encourages us to spend money and become fat people). so... What do you do in TO? (Usually you don't get together to sit down and "talk", you need an activity) (Guys don't like shopping like girls do). ?
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
And so the summer is still flying by! I suppose I'm making the most out of it. The Lions are a fun team to play on, I'm meeting a lot of people I wouldn't meet if I played on the Ambassadors. (Which is one of the reasons I wanted to play for the Lions) Devos seem to be going well, the problem is that you always want to outdo ur last devo.. which sucks.
Nehow I read a funny e-mail which I thought I'd post.
We always hear "the rules" from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side.
These are our rules!
>>Please note... these are all numbered "1"
>>ON PURPOSE!
1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up,
put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us
complaining about you leaving it down.
1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the
tides. Let it be.
1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of
it that way.
1. Crying is blackmail.
1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints
do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!
1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every
question.
1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it.
That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In
fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.
1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't
expect us to act like soap opera guys.
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.
1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the
ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.
1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want
it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it
yourself.
1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during
commercials.
1. Christopher Columbus did not need directions and neither do we.
1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
1. If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say nothing," we will act like
nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an
answer you don't want to hear.
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is
fine...Really.
1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared
to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or monster trucks.
1. You have enough clothes.
1. You have too many shoes.
1. I am in shape. Round is a shape.
Alright! Jerk point + 1 for me.
Monday, July 05, 2004
Holidays are nice. Summer Conference was pretty good. A lot of people didn't go this year, but it was still jam packed with things to think about. There are a lot of summer conferences happening... mostly at Brock. Our theme was unity and making the church our spiritual home.
I suppose the thing to notice is that the Chinese church is massively changing. Worship, types of sermons, attitudes, and people. People you grow up with leave, and you meet new people. The real question is, is it for the better. Conservative seems to be so negative. And yet Secular is taking over and being pushed hard. I guess I'm wary over the secular because it tries to make something sacred into something more worldy. On the other hand, the youth like it and it's part of their culture. So many pros and so many cons..
