Go For the Gold!
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Hehe, look what I found in London Drugs, of all places :p
It's a cool model/figurine of Martin Brodeur, in his 2004 Team Canada jersey (i guess since its 2004, its from the World Cup of Hockey). I picked it up for really cheap, and my sister got some Jarome Iginla figurine... whatever... (bahahaha >:D ).
Flames Vs. Canucks animosity aside, Olympic Hockey is gonna be awesome (^o^) ! Team Canada plays Italy first (can't think of a single italian player), and watching int'l hockey is always fun - the bigger rink size is sure to make our fastest players stand out.
I hope I don't have any essays or exams during that time (o_O)... I know that I always have finals around playoff time, but I don't wanna miss any olympic hockey - I'll be 25 the next time Team Canada plays!
Anyways, here's hoping Brodeur will be solid the whole way through, and we won't lose any more D-men to injuries. Go Canada :D !
Posted byCharles Ang at 11:25 PM 0 comments
The new face of Canada
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
So now that we have the "friendly giant" as our new PM, it's time to see what he can do with the restrictions that come with a minority government. Most likely he will have to ally with the NDP on larger legislation issues, but it'll be interesting to see how well he plays his cards.
I'm pretty skeptical about any talk of sweeping changes in a minority gov't, but I am definitely looking forward to seeing what the new torie cabinet will look like. Don't be surprised to find Stockwell Day, or Mr. Calgary himself, Jason Kenney, taking up some spots (nothing high-profile though).
Next week, UBC is going to have a panel on discussing the new government, which I will definitely try to attend. I'll update this post if I pick up anything interesting :D
This post may very well be the only product of my political science degree, hahahaha (^o^)
*Addendum: Based on statistics and probability (this government has the fewest seats for a minority government EVER; torie minority governments are notorious for short lifespans), it will be Steven Harper's negotiation skills that will determine whether or not his government lasts more than 15-18 months. Good luck Mr. Harper - I think you're going to need it (o_O)
Mobile - Montreal Calling
Posted byCharles Ang at 4:38 PM 0 comments
What happened to January ?!
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Term Two just seems to be gearing up, but its almost the end of January already!
Anyway, after finally finding out the information about the Campus Crusade retreat in February, I will be able to come back to Calgary for most of the week (Feb 10-16th i think?). Unfortunately, most of you Calgary people still have class then, but I'm sure we'll be able to meet for a night or two.
After msn'ing with Danny the other day, I'm sure there is much to discuss:
Charuzu : me --> defected to the CANUCKS
but thats old news
:D
Tipster : Terrible news
Charuzu : hahaha
Tipster : You do own a Flames jersey
Charuzu : AND a Canucks jersey
Tipster : So you're a two timer
Charuzu : no
i believe the official term is
'bandwagoner'
lol
Anyways, I'll try to organize with you guys a little earlier this time... I have a feeling we're all going to end up in Sheridan's house again :p
There's actually a lot going on this week with UBC Crusade - there's an outreach playing off of the election (with two choices - God exists or God doesn't exist). I guess the point of this more 'publicity-ish' kind of outreach is to make the club known to those who are seeking. It's also supposed to get people thinking about spiritual things, but quite frankly, I find that a lot of university students are already deadset on defending their position on 'spiritual things'. My hope is that we'll find more people who will join the bible studies - the small student-to-student studies are definitely the most effective tool that CCC offers (imo).
Well, I look forward to catching up with all the Calgarians in a few weeks, except for mr.waterloo :p
Posted byCharles Ang at 11:15 PM 4 comments
Ringing it in
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Well, "新年快乐 !", as they like to say.
I took absolutely no photos in the Philippines (it was rather uneventful), so I just found some atypical anime new years art to pretty up the post (^-^).
I think they are tearing down one of the Buchanan buildings or something, because most of my classes are in this remedial building - that is far, far, away from my townhouse. I might try to switch one of my courses just because I don't want to walk that far at 8:30 in the morning.
This is my final term for my polisci degree, and it's pretty anti-climatic. Actually, my marks for this term don't seem to matter all that much - most law schools just take up to 4th year 1st term in calculating the gpa. I'll still try to finish well though, if not for consistency, then for my pride as a... uh.. political scientist :p
Where exactly I will end up going this year is the biggest unknown right now - if everything manages to go right for me, I can hopefully get into one of my choice law schools. In one aspect, I really don't want to move again (i've moved every single year since 2001), but I have to consider what is the best course of action, which will undoubtedly cause loads of worries. Maybe by this time next year, all of these worries will seem trite and ironic in light of the work I am going to have to do in Law School (-____-).
Heh, I'm sounding pretty pessimistic, but I'm actually looking forward to figuring out this next big step in my life. I guess it's time to figure out what this whole 'growing up' thing is all about. Until then, it's more walking, reading, and studying for the next few months
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