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June 27, 2002
.10:44 PM
Today I stopped by at the YMCA around college/yonge for a quick tour of the facilities. I'm really tempted to join but the place I went to seemed extremely crowded. The tour guide told me that 5-8pm is a busy time at the Y. I'm really tempted to join mainly because I need some form of exercise. The real issue right now is time. It takes about an hour and a half each way for me to get to work everyday. I'm not sure how to fit in a workout into my schedule. Perhaps I could get up early jump on an early bus, head down to the Y, work out, and then go to work. I'm still not sure what I want to do. If only I lived downtown, then there'd be more flexibility. Alternatively, I am thinking of taking up running. Seriously. I've never ran much growing up, but it's good for you and shit so I might actually start small and work my way up.


June 26, 2002
.11:45 PM
today i met up with P for the first time in over 2 years. we met up in downtown toronto around yonge/king and drove up to yuppyville a.k.a. seattle sound (yonge/eglington) for some hot eats and cool treats. well, there were no cool treats involved this time, only hot mexican eats. anyway, after finding some parking near a municipal park, we headed towards yonge street only to be confronted by a lady. after small-talking with us for a little while, she quickly brought up the topic of owning our own internet bizness. i told her i wasn't interested.

she replied "do you expect your current job to take care of you forever?!?!??

i shrugged and thought to myself, nothing is forever. i told her i was happy with my current job (at least for now).

she replied "you haven't been out much have you?". she then mumbled something about missing out on a goldmine.

maybe i'll see if i can find her again tomorrow if i make the trip up to eglington. i hope it's not too late. :)


June 25, 2002
.4:51 PM
they dug me my very own garden.
gave me sunshine.
made me happy.
nice dream.


June 23, 2002
.10:05 PM
I've finally made the move from University student --> Unemployed Bum --> Employed. It feels weird that work is what I will be doing from now until I retire. The very thought of working full-time hasn't sunk in completely. To me, it feels like yet another co-op work term except, when people are returning to school in september, i'll be working. This is the first step in the game of life:
1. get a job
2. get a girl
3. get married
4. have kids
5. soccer practice
6. watch kids grow up
7. retire

It's weird how life is sort of planned out for you. We're expected to follow some sort of cliched path that is designed like an efficient assembly line. Sometimes I think about all the missed chances I had. Sometimes I second guess myself and wonder what would have happened if I had taken a right instead of a left; If I stayed home instead of going south; If I took back words that I said to you. I look at my progression in the game of life and I wonder if it's too late. Hindsight is always 20/20 and we can only change what tomorrow brings.


June 18, 2002
.11:31 PM
I realize that I haven't written here much lately. I've been busy and well, there hasn't really been much to write about thus far in June besides the fact that I recently convocated last saturday, found a full-time job in Toronto, and found housing in Toronto. For now, i'll be living in Scarborough again and making the daily 1.5 hour ttc/subway commute to downtown toronto.

Lately, I've been purchasing different furnishings for my place. There's so much to buy and move but I guess once I get my place all setup, then all should be good.

Things are starting to fall into place these days. I attribute most of it to luck - and lots of it. I've had way to much free time the last few months and have actually been looking forward to working. I know it sounds extremely lame, but it's true. When I start working, I will no doubt wonder where all of my free time went.


.8:11 PM
Our family guinea pig, Eddie, passed away today at Dr. Nichol's animal hospital. Last night, right after dinner, Eddie started acting strange. His urine appeared red, and he was squeeling painfully in his cage. At first we thought the redness was due to the fact that he had eaten a lot of grapes earlier in the day, but that doesn't explain the increased squeeling. As such, we decided to take him to the vet today only to learn of some bad news. Eddie had a large bladder stone in his bladder and there was a large amount of crystallization build up within his urethra. Because of the Eddie's age (4.5 years), and complicated operation, we decided that Eddie should be euthanised.

When I first arrived at Dr. Nichol's, Eddie was calm and at ease having been injected with a large dose of morphine. It was comforting to know that he wasn't suffering any more and that he was no longer in pain. I remember the vet telling us that Eddie was brave compared to us, because if we had a stone this huge in our bladder, we would have been complaining a long time ago.

Eddie lived a simple and happy life. He was always loved by everyone in this family. It's hard to let go of animals that you get attached to. Eddie, you'll always be in our hearts.


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