Summer Reminiscence
Saturday, November 04, 2006

"I have liked remembering almost as much as I have liked living"
- William Maxwell

I actually find the opening quote a bit too extreme, but I am too pressed for time these days to find a better quote... Anyway, I thought I'd post some photos from my summer, like I always seem to do on this blog (^-^).

First of all, a blog template note: I realize now that the template I 'borrowed' and altered does not allow me to see the names behind comments. In other words, I can't see who commented on my last post or this post either, so if you could remember to put your name IN the comment itself, that'd be great :)

Anyways, I just downloaded Picasa2, so I've been tinkering with it a little in my spare time. I was pretty impressed with how easy it was to make decent looking photo collages - you just pick the photos you want and click 'create'. Google is definitely gonna take over the world one of these days...



The first collage is made from photos of my Mediterranean Cruise in August. Places we hit included Italy, Portugal, Monaco, Spain, France and England. I'd have to say my favorite city was Barcelona, Spain, because of the shopping and the architecture of the city. Of course, the most exciting point of the trip was when I got the acceptance e-mail from UVic :)

The second collage is of my newest cousin (that makes 15), who has probably tripled the number of hits for my uncle's blog. Everyone calls her 'boo', although her real name is Matia Chen. It's so easy to call her 'boo', but I'm sure she'll want a new nickname once she becomes a little more cognizant. My baby shower gift was the ipod onesie she's wearing in one of the photos - Steve Jobs should be quick to realize the marketing potential of a chubby little Chinese baby (^___^).

Well that's all for now - it's time to start going into overdrive if I'm to survive until December (o__O).



Posted byCharles Ang at 4:38 PM 2 comments  

“Justice? -- You get justice in the next world, in this world you have the law.”
Saturday, October 21, 2006

Kudos to the novelist William Gaddis for the heading for this post. Try not to read into it too deeply, you'll only end up depressed (^_^)

So I guess I haven't updated this thing for almost half a year... My excuse is that I was just too lazy in the summer, and as for September and October, I've actually been pretty busy :p. Most of you already know that I got accepted into UVic law in August, but in case you were wondering what law school (in Victoria) is like, here are some quick 'factoids':

  • Law school is three years of schooling plus one year of articling
  • The 1st year class in UVic Law is about 100 students
  • The average age of a 1y student this year is 26
  • All 1st years follow a Standardized class schedule, which is 6 full year courses and 1 half year course.
  • Most courses just have a lot of readings with one big final and a 'no-hurt' midterm (only counts if your midterm mark is higher than your final mark)
  • Surprisingly enough, each course has only two 1.5-hour classes per WEEK. I actually get fridays off!
  • Uvic Law school environment is pretty lax
  • Law Profs are NOT like the ones shown in 'legally blonde'. They aren't really mean at first but nicer as the movie goes along - they're just nice in general (mine are anyway)
  • In law school, you're more motivated to do your readings and participate in class discussions - i've probably done more reading in two months than i did in my entire 4th year (^_^)



One thing you realize really early on is the dual nature of law: a balance between legal formalism and personal judgments, and a balance between consistency and flexibility. In any area of law, there is always a counter argument to your argument, a retort to that counter argument, and so on and so on...

It is really interesting stuff, but right now, there doesn't seem to be a lot of ground to stand on in the world of law - I've been told that it will start to make more sense sometime in the middle of second year (a prof told me that too, lol).

So far, I'm enjoying the whole experience of law school, but then again, I haven't taken any exams yet... exams ruin everything >:(

Anyway, drop me a line, but don't ask for legal advice just yet (^_^).

Posted byCharles Ang at 2:46 PM 3 comments  

Seattle 2006
Friday, May 12, 2006

Hail to the Peerless City,
Metropolis of the west,
The gateway to the Orient,
Whom grandeur hath caressed!

Her men and women active, proud,
Seattle build sublime,
And greater far than ancient Rome,
The matchless for all time.

[excerpt from Seattle's blatantly self-aggrandizing city song, "Seattle the Peerless City"]

Hehe, I thought I'd just throw that out for all you aspiring poets out there. It also hints at the topic of this post - hurrah for foreshadowing!

Sorry for the very long break between posting - I didn't have the energy to dual post on both blogger and xanga the last few months (I am characteristically a very lazy blogger). Anyway, exams have been over for a while already, and I have been enjoying a rather decadent summer break :D

My cousin Joy came to visit us for a couple weeks, and we all went to Seattle for a few days with Tiff and Jer, on our first parent-free vacation! Sightseeing is way more fun when you aren't forced to take mandatory family shots all the time, hehehe.... Neverthess, we still took a lot of photos :p




Hehe, I believe the photos are pretty self-explanatory. We spent most of our time in Seattle shopping in downtown, but we also visited the famous Seattle public market. We took a lot of photos around the surrounding area (it's a really nice view), and we also visited the first Starbucks ever! The two-for-one shot of Jer eating sushi was our dinner at Todai, an all-you-can-eat seafood restaurant where you eat until you have migraines :D

The protest picture is kind of out-of-place, but we saw a HUGE parade of people going through the streets on May 1st, in response to the nation-wide protest against immigration laws. That was actually pretty cool, it was like seeing history in the making :p

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That's all I feel like posting right now... hopefully I will be able to head back to Calgary for a decent portion of the summer, so I can catch up with the Calgary folk :D. Until then, have a relaxing and productive summer!

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