Beware the Ides of March
Sunday, February 27, 2005
Yup... the title of this post is a line from Julius Ceasar...
I've been complaining about all the term papers I have to do in March, but now that its around the corner, it's time to suck it up, bury myself in research, and write four good essays. As long as I keep focus, I should be able to pull it off... then its exam time already, and that's third year. Each year seems to go by faster and faster (*o*)
My reading break in Calgary was pretty fun... it was half and half hanging out and studying.
First Friday : Got in late at night, and most of the gang went over to my place. Just did some catching up and played pool.
First Saturday : Slept in :p (my dorm bed sucks so much compared to my bed at home). Went to Jeremy's birthday dinner and church afterwards. Eric got baptized (hehe althought they almost skipped over him) and I spent the rest of the nights with my parents, who left on their cruise early sunday morning.
First Sunday : Started studying... and it snowed in the day ! Drove through the snow for bubble tea later in the night.
Monday : Went to chinook with the gang... we headed to Sheridan's house later for poker and taboo.
Tuesday : Study Day
Wednesday : Visited STS with Tiff and Jason... went for sushi at night (for Jeremy's birthday again). It was pretty ~oishi too hehe (^o^)
Thursday : Another Study Day
Friday : We actually went to the International Bobsleigh Competition @ COP.
It was definitely an interesting experience... they sure like yelling to psych themselves up before a run (@_@). Went to my house afterwards.
Saturday : A church service I was very grateful to attend... Pastor Ryan gave his last sermon as a pastor in our church, and it was sad to see him go. He's definitely a talented speaker, and I'll miss his sermons. I also saw the new First Alliance building... it's huge!
Sunday : Headed back to Vancouver to study for midterms!
I had a lot of good times... but I had to study too. My US presidency midterm was pretty tough.. the other midterms were pretty doable.
Oh yah, I changed up the music section on the side -->
All the sites i used to go to for jpop and mandarin music have died off :(
Right now i'm just looking up songs that I heard on the OC on Limewire, hehe.
Posted byCharles Ang at 10:34 PM 2 comments
Hehe I'm a lazy blogger...
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Heh, the time between my posts is getting longer and longer...
I'm spending my reading break back at home, which I'm really happy about... I haven't been here since October ! Unfortunately, UBC's break was early this year, so it doesn't coincide with UoC's break :( I also have all my midterms immediately after this week, so I have to spend alot of time actually reading during the... uh... reading break. Aiya... what can you do ?
I spent a little time doing some art... still trying to practice how to draw girls (I REALLY suck at drawing girls). The pic below obviously wasn't done freehand... i copied a pose from the manga I"s (I literally traced it over on adobe). I had fun coloring it in and changing the hair / face / clothes though (^_^). The hair took a lot of hit-and-miss blurring & smudging... one of these days i'll learn how to do it properly :p
I also learned the usefulness of the 'paint daubs' filter... it has a pretty nice effect.
Man, after these midterms it's all, well, uphill from here. I have to start researching like crazy for my term papers: I've never done 4 simultaneously before, so that should be TONS of fun. I already signed up for a LSAT course from April 30th to May 30th, and I'll be taking the LSAT at the beginning of June. Hopefully things will go well... I will probably take a summer school course while I'm in Vancouver. I'll also have to look for volunteer work and a part-time job for later in the Summer (when I'm actually in town).
Last, but not least...
Happy New Year ! (^o^)
Posted byCharles Ang at 11:53 AM 0 comments
New Year, New Challenges (o_O)
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Ugg... I just got over a nasty cold that's been going around in my dorm.
I haven't gotten that sick in a really long time - I forgot how much it sucks (-____-)
Anyway, this term is going to be really different for me... I'm stockpiling on 3rd year polisci courses, which means that March is going to be one killer month. I have 4 research papers due around the same time in March, and they're all worth at least 40% of my mark. I definitely have to be really good with time management this term...
I'm also concerned about all these things that I have to get done in the summer. I'll most probably have to take some summer courses (also polisci (>_<)) and start preparing for the LSATs. I'll probably take this Kaplan course... but the hours are really inconvenient, they're either early in the morning or late at night. It wouldn't be a problem if I was still living on campus in the summer, but I doubt I'll be doing that (especially if they tear down my dorm o_O).
I also wanted to join my friends for a mission trip this Summer. It would be in Ecuador with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) most probably... hehe it'll certainly make me nostalgic of our grade 9 trip. I want to go, but it's difficult to figure out logistics six months in advance. I really need to get all this LSAT stuff done this summer, and I am sure that I will have to go to Philippines again ( this will be like my 20th trip to Davao ?? trust me, it's NOT fun.. ) God willing, I'll be able to find a way to get everything done and join the guys (and gals) in Ecuador.
I'm definitely starting to feel the pressure of getting into Law... I did ok last term, but there is definitely room for improvement ( the difference between and 81 and an 85 is HUGE ), so I have to find a way to do better. I have to make sure to keep on my readings, see the prof a lot about the essays and course material, and not have any regrets about badly using my time. That's easier said than done of course..
On a much different note, if you are into animation and/or art, you should try and see the korean movie Wonderful Days. The film has a really beautiful blend of 3D and 2D art... some of the lighting effects are just incredible.
The movie came out a few years ago, but I bring it up now since its coming out in theatres in North America, under the name "Sky Blue". They have movie stills and a trailer at the official site, found here. It will probably only be shown at Tinseltown or something... but it is worth watching or at least downloading (^_^)
Wah... this was a pretty long post...
Hehe, sometimes it is useful to own a blog to vent on...
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