Couple days ago, I found out that BC Japan Earthquake Relief Fund and their project JAPAN LOVE was organizing a fundraising street event. I sent them an email to volunteer ASAP! It was getting really frustrating watching all the news and images from Japan and not being able to help. This is a 8/9.0 magnitude earthquake followed with a tsunami AND radiation threats! This is huge, and so disturbing. Might I add, it was also frustrating that the news around here were giving spotlight attention to concerns like how Japan's stock market is falling, OMG Could their radiation spread to the west coast?, BC economy absorbs benefits from Japan's demand in lumber.....So I am so happy I made the step to helping out.  A very small help.  But I hope it makes its way to the families, animals, and all those affected by the disaster!

All the volunteers gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery for a short orientation. I think there were around 40...50 of us?!  It was the maximum number of fundraisers allowed legally to roam the streets! So there was actually an overwhelming number of people who signed up to help  

Above is my team & I for JAPAN LOVE!!! Amazing people with great spirit and energy. Thank you Vancouver for giving so generously lastnight!  I hope people will continue to support and the people in Japan to stay strong! I am currently helping to organize a relief show which will feature some of Vancouver's most talented dancers! If anyone is in the area who is interested in performing or attending please give me a shout!

Much Love,

AMY

It breaks my heart to see the images of what people had to face in Japan.  Cars, houses, and other infrastructures being swept away like dust in Miyagi.  Fathers, mothers, children, friends, and families missing, injured or lost. 

Please take care everyone!  To those with friends and families in Japan - I hope you get in touch with them!

Let's do what we can to help!  Living in Vancouver, we expect a +9.0 quake to hit us anytime~ so seeing what Japan is facing scares me most definitely but more importantly triggers me to do what I can to help!  You always have to think about what if you were there, what if your friends and family were there.

My sister has tried to teach me how to make chicken curry twice.

The first time she made me watch.

The second time she made me watch, but I got to chop the carrots.

There's a chinese proverb that says that if you tell me, I will forget,

Show me, and I may remember,

Involve me, and I will understand.

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What if you want to make a person understand you?  A person, although much more complicated than a  curry recipe, the same concept should be applied.  Don't just tell them to understand you - the sidelines isn't exactly the best place to learn. If you want a person to really understand you, then be sure you are willing to open yourself up to them and include them into your life.

This has been really cheesy.  Goodnight!

I'm very bad at keeping my blog updated...but I feel that I must talk about the Olympics, just doesn't feel right if I didn't (even if it's super belated!).

So basically our city was completely transformed. Suddenly, Canadian car flags were on every other car..people were happier...there was just this energy and buzz all around town. It was pretty amazing. I've never seen anything quite like it. Strangers would watch the games together in the malls where there were TVs, streets were packed like HK, and every store window was decked out in some kind of Olympic spirit. Roads were blocked off, and there was hardly any parking in downtown..and it was really quite nice actually.

I'm writing this in hk right now!!! have not been here for a while...not really use to all the people everywhere.  it got soooooo hot here suddenly.... 

Mostly spending time with relatives here..but got to meet up with some friends the past two days, and will be doing some power shopping tomorrow with some good friends :) Come down to Tsim Tsa Tsui everybody! ahhaah. I'll update with pics later :)

But for now I have to update you guys on what's been going on this winter and new year over on my end! In December I went to watch 604 Delite, which showcased four of Vancouver's illest dance crews: OTI, NON, Groovy G's and Stonefoxx. This is BIG cuz there aren't too many oppurtunities to see a show like this over here.

NEw Years..

Vancouver 2010 Olympic hype!