had to ink this one down

OUR FIRST SNOW HAPPENED TODAY!!!! and it isn't even HALLOWEEN yet!!! 

wasn't enough snow for some serious fun....

like GT-ing in the badass backlands here.....

I'm bracing myself for some serious snow this year.....  hopefully it'll be a SHORT winter!!!

weekends are suppose to be something that people look forward to...

this weekend wasn't one of those...

I had 3 papers to finish, and I had a bridal shower to host!!!  BRUTAL!!!

So, I finished 2 papers, and bought enough booze for the lil' ssshammmmmered 'fest (bridal shower) to pretty much guarantee that I won't be getting any work done tomorrow night...

now...the big scratcher is....am I not a good student if I REALLY DON'T GIVE A SHIT??  kekeke... It's so stupid how they cramp up all the work at the SAME TIME!!! 

just venting out....

til next doodle...

stay GoLD!~

woahhhhhhh, it's been a while since I've written a rant!!!  i think that's cause I didn't have something worthy enough to be penned.  

BUT NOW I DO!

I had a profound night last night.... 
I have a new group of ppl I chill with at York (my uni) now.  We decided to go watch a movie and get some grub after...  So, we all decided to let this one girl, Annette, make all the plans...  and because of her awareness of what is happening in the world, I got an eye opening experience.
We went down to a old, independent theatre in the west end of Toronto.  I wasn't impressed with the oldness of it, and it sorta smelled musky and a bit funky.  We thought we were watching something hollywood, but instead....

The movie playing was WAR DANCE.
http://www.wardancethemovie.com/

I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend people to watch this movie.  If you can't find it at your local rental store, then check out some libraries or some shit...  Cause WE NEED MORE PEOPLE TO BE AWARE!

This movie is a documentary.  It's based in the war torn country of UGANDA, located in AFRICA.   There are lots of abandoned children in Northern Uganda because the rebels that occupy the bushes kill their parents and take the kids to become child soldiers.  Some are lucky and run away, but some are not so lucky with their fate.  The movie focuses on three children of war living at a government protected camp.  Rose, Nancy, and my favourite, Dominic (ex-child soldier).  Their school, Patango Primary, enters in a country-wide arts competition that includes singing, dancing, improv, instrument performance, etc...  But what really got me was the amount of trauma that these kids endured, and the determination they had to want to WIN and bring home PRIDE and HOPE for their tribe.  War and Conflict wasn't their focus even though that's all they know since the very beginning of their lives.  Just the sheer hope and smiles that these kids have on their faces breaks my heart.  There wasn't a dry eye in the theatre of 150.  I was profoundly touched and changed by these kids.  I felt my heart heavy with shame, with all the shit I complain day in and day out. 

What was even MORE COOL, was that the film's creators/directors were all there to answer questions after the movie!  Sooooooooo many insightful and meaningful questions were asked and answered, it was truly incredible.  it was so good to see that so many people are actually aware and CARE about these children half way across the world.

In all honesty, I'm glad I got to see this movie, coz now I wanna get involved, and see how I can help spread awareness...  I'm going to walk and raise money/awareness in Toronto on Oct. 25th, 2008. 
It is called the Gulu Walk. http://www.guluwalk.com/learn/



I've started a BIT late in trying to raise funds, but it's THANKSGIVING this weekend here in Canada, so FAMILY-TIME GIMME GIMME MONEY!   

With the elections in our country right now, along with the ones down south, I've come to realize how democracy is not just a right, it's life.  I now question what I read in the 4 different newspapers I have delivered every morning.  Asking more questions makes lots more sense than staying quiet...... ignorance isn't ALWAYS bliss, don't ya fink???

there's my rant! 
til next time!

home sweeeeet home!

s'up y'all??

I'm a bit sluggish with my blogs lately....  no reason really, just slow and pretty much out late all the time....

last friday was a pretty amazing day...  my auntie, Ruby, took me to ShenZhen for the day...  We shopped, got fully body massages, and ate some pretty awesome Japanese food...  with some top noche sake!  During the meal, we were talking about all sorts of things, and one thing that stuck out most was about relationships...  She talked about her past, and I about mine.  I talked about how I couldn't let my last relationship go and that I was still pretty smitten by him til recently.  I told her how I felt..being its been 2 years, I still love him.... 

Then, she told me about her story.... 
She told me about her first husband, and their divorce and then his unfortunate death of suicide.  She told me that even though they were divorced, his suicide devastated her emensely.  She told me that she was raw for about 3 years, after his death....  There is no right time to let go....  Time heals, but most of us just don't have the patience to wait it out....

She taught me something...  There is no time limit on loving a person....  Time helps to fade away the pain, but it's never STUPID to love someone, for however long....  Although our situations were completely different, I got her point.....

yesterday afternoon, I received an email iniviting me to this guy's wedding in a month...and I also found out that they are expecting a baby soon after...  weird how things happen, eh???

guess this is God telling me to move on, as he has.....

I will move on, damn right I will move on........