Essays in the summer ?? Madness (*o*)
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Hmm... so this is summer school...
Heh I just started last monday and my midterm is on wednesday already :p
Each 3 hour class is equal to a week of classes in a normal term, and yet people still skip anyway - doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of taking an intensive summer course? ( heh w/ever, they can just boost up the average >:) )
Anyway, I had to sign up for this course since I'm leaving for the Philippines in a couple of weeks... that's gonna be ohhhhhh so much fun... cuz you know... after going TWENTY TIMES... it's not boring at all... and I REALLY enjoy my grandma giving me the same old lectures.... (<-- very bitter & sarcastic grumbling)
Well at least I got to catch up with the Calgary gang (^_^)
The weather over there was ... kinda apocalpytic actually... In all seriousness, there was a bunch of flood warnings because of all the heavy rain ( I hope its died down by now). Hehe, it seemed sunny on one day, so we tried to play a game of soccer - of course, once we were in the middle of an open field it started to hail like crazy (-_-)...
Other than that, my break in Calgary was pretty fun.. I was doing well in poker until Meera cleared us all out ( Honestly, who gets a four of a kind in texas hold em?? ). Heh, it was nice seeing you guys... hope the bible study goes well :p
Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my camera to Calgary (again)... I DID, however, take some photos at my friend's R/C booth at Driven to Perform (mod show). My cousin and I brought our Mini-Z's and helped look after the practice track; hehe we kinda cheated... our cars have upgraded motors, so they're faster than the practice cars (but they didn't know that :p) 
I'm not very big on Mod Shows... I definitely preferred the Pacific Car & Light Truck show. Basically, there was an army of R34s, S2Ks, one Ferrari and one Lamborghini :p
Hehe, when I got back home from Calgary I found this tacked onto the bathroom door:
Har dee har har. My uncle strikes again :p
Posted byCharles Ang at 11:56 PM 1 comments
Changing Gears
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Only a week left before the LSAT... it's a little daunting, especially considering how seriously LSAC administers the test (there's apparently ~30 minutes of registration/bureaucratic crap you have to go through before you touch the test). Based on practice LSATs, my marks have ranged from around the 70th percentile to about the 90th percentile, so consistency (in the higher end) is key.
The 2 Logical Reasoning sections are the easiest to score consistently on: they're broken up into ~25 individual questions, so if there's a question that's taking too much time, you just skip it and try to come back to it later (its only one mark after all). Reading Comprehension and Logic Games are more in the air, as they're both composed of 4 major sections, so sometimes you're lucky and sometimes you're not. I think the most important thing is to stay calm and go through the test without looking back - all of the questions are perfectly manageable, it's just a matter of time management.
Anyway, I'll be glad when that's over on the 6th... then I can focus on other parts of my summer:
- Work: My major project right now is to research about the fast-track (rule 66) procedures that are being fine-tuned in the Supreme Court of Canada. I think this will be really interesting and useful - it will probably become more of the norm over the next few years.
- Summer School: I finally get to take the course on Int'l Security... hopefully my term paper on the Ballistic Missile Defense will come in handy during this course.
- Devotions: I've been meaning to spend more time on my devotional life... I'm going to the Campus Crusade bible studies @ UBC, but that's not enough... I need to buy a good book and work on my daily commitments.
- Find a gym or something?: Not surprisingly, I don't exactly have a very disciplined exercise schedule right now. I haven't even been playing that much badminton lately... so I dunno, I gotta find a way to go get more exercise in the week :p
This will be the only time I can spend in Calgary this whole summer, so I'd better make good use of it, huh? Actually I know everyone's busy with work and school, and I have to catch up on reading and research as well, but I'm sure we'll be able to meet once or twice to hang out ( btw meeting me at the airport does NOT count... I still feel bad for those japanese women who were greeted by a bunch of flames players waving around 'marry me' signs ). Heh, either way it'll be good to see everybody again - too bad the big 'E' defected to the east hehehe.
That's enough blogging for today... I'm not gonna touch this thing until I finish off that LSAT!
Asian Kung-fu Generation - Blackout
(Not gonna upload it since
I'm the only one who listens
to Japanese music :p)
Posted byCharles Ang at 11:31 AM 5 comments
Long Weekend Fun (^o^)
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
1. Friday - Premium Outlets, Tulalip WA
Left early Friday morning to see the new premium outlets near Seattle with Mike and Sherry. There are so many bad drivers driving across the border... and going at 140 km/h too. The outlet itself wasn't too bad.. the Banana Republic and Calvin Klein outlets probably were the most worthwhile stores there. Lots of shoe stores there too (puma, nike, sketchers, aldo, etc.). We got back in time to try Feenie's for dinner; pretty good place, but don't order the calamari (-_-).
2. Sunday - Matt's (Surprise) Bday Party
A bunch of people from St. Andrews held a surprise bday party for Matt at the quads. We managed to genuinely surprise him too, which is pretty amazing, considering how they baked the cake in his dorm and I had to phone Chiann about 10 times on her cell to keep tabs on Matt. We spent most of the night playing a VERY competitive game of Cranium (well no fights broke out at least), and most importantly, my team won (^o^) ~mwahahaha!
3. Monday - Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
In celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday, I watched the third episode of Star Wars ( I dun really care about the queen...). There was a bit of a lineup, but we had no trouble finding decent seats for a 2:30 showing. The movie was much better than eps 1 or 2, in terms of story, fight scenes, and even acting. I think Ewan Mcgregor shined in all three movies - he made Obi Wan a really interesting character that was fun to watch. My major criticism about the movie is how they tried to jam all the 'linkage' parts at the end of the movie in order to bridge ep 3 with ep 4. There were also some parts in the movie (mainly the emperor parts) that were so over the top that people bursted out laughing. I definitely don't regret watching the movie, but it'll be weird to try to watch all 6 movies in a row.
4. Tuesday - Delirious? Benefit Concert
Sam invited me at the last minute to go to the Delirious concert at the coliseum, which I gladly agreed to ^_^. He got the tickets for free (they originally went for 35 bucks each), and we got decent seating as well. The first hour and a half was pretty lame though - the first opening act was a DJ and a dance team who didn't exactly energize the crowd. We also had to sit through a raffle draw that went very slowwwly... The opening band ( I totally forget their name, it was something in latin) was pretty good for a local band, but the main singer seemed really nervous. The concert started around 6:30, but it wasn't until 9:00 that Delirious? finally came onto the stage. It was definitely worth the wait though- they gave a really good live performance, even though Martin (the main singer) couldn't hit some of the higher notes because of a cold. Listening to live versions of 'Rain Down', 'Majesty', and 'History Maker' was awesome... they even put the lyrics up on the screen so the whole crowd could sing along. Heh , one of the most memorable moments was when people began to wave their cell phone screens instead of lighters during one of Martin's ballads ( he later said "you all think you're a clever bunch. do ya?" in his british accent). All in all, an enjoyable concert that was definitely worth going to (^_^)
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The long weekend was fun, but now it's time to refine my LSAT skills : only 2 weeks to go :o !
Posted byCharles Ang at 1:26 PM 2 comments
