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I didn't get to take any special pictures today (but this), due to excitement and studying for math >.< But the good news was that my mom gave birth to Nathaniel today! Haha, who knew? One week earlier! :)
Every now and then I would look at my left and realized that the drawing I am doing now is still unfinished :(. It bothers me each time I look, since I really want to keep drawing! But distractions distractions distractions are keeping me from doing so! To which do I blame most of it to? Biology. Yup, as an AP student, I gotta keep up with my reading. You know, maybe AP shouldn't mean "Advanced Placement", maybe it should be an acronym for "Advanced Procrastinator"? Haha, I guess biology isn't the only one to blame for. Anyway, I was going to use my dad's Canon Powershot SX1IS to photograph something else but he took it because my mom could give birth anytime soon. That's a little disturbing but I'm assuming he needs it so when he takes her to the hospital, he would have the camera by his side already? Hmmm, lets leave it at that. Anyway, I will be continuing to add graphite on the drawing bit by bit. I really hope to finish it before the month of April but might get sidetracked because Nathaniel will be born by then. Which means tons of bonding time with him! :D And may also mean this drawing will be delayed >.<
I managed to balance it on the doorknob :)
SHOOT I misspelled the name on the picture.. LOL. Oh wells. >.<
After much thought and discerning, we finally decided to name my baby brother Nathaniel. It was really hard to choose because one would like a name and the other doesn't. For example I wanted the name Ezekiel and nickname him Zeke but my mom doesn't like the name. That was before though, now I don't like it as much lol. My brother wanted Jericho but I didn't really like it. My mom wanted Hero but it didn't work out and my dad wanted to pass on his name but we disagreed right away lol. The thing is, we agreed as a family to find a name that rhymes with "elle". One that has an "l" at the end so that his name isn't the odd one compared to me and my brother's. When my mom listed the three top names the two that stood out the most were "Nathaniel and Azriel". I liked Azriel at first but then started liking Nathaniel because of the meaning. My mom said she tops it number 1 because it meant "Gift of God; God has given". She then told me that it was through praying to God that made it possible for one more child be added in the family. So thank you Lord for this gift, this blessing that you've given us. Thank you for answering my mom's prayer and for keeping both of them safe and and healthy. A child is the greatest gift anyone could have. Though these words may not be enough, you know just how thankful we are for the blessings you've given us Lord God. THANK YOU LORD once again! Two more or less weeks until we get to see him, can't wait! :)
P.S: Thanks to those who helped me decide and discern about the name, it means a lot!
Title says it all.
If you haven't known this already, I have YMCA meetings every Wednesdays of the week. So I guess this post is going to be about YMCA! Hoorah! Well after doing my homework and waiting for Nikol and the members to come, we all crowded around our usual sitting spot inside the culinary arts room. We talked about the camp to the people who didn't go and also welcomed a new member (hai Jessica :)! After that Nikol told us about this Global Youth Summit happening this March 19th and also our event for the month on the 27th. We planned out and arranged some of the things we are going to do for the 19th and also planned out our event for the 27th such as who hides the eggs, who cooks the pancakes, who gets to be the M.C, and etc etc. I feel super excited for what's ahead because we get to go on a ZOO SLEEEPOVEEER!!! HUUUZAAH!! And we also get to do what we want for the month of April (watch movies, pizzas, games, invite people, etc etc)! Our BIGGEST event would probably be May and for June it's going to be a surprise (which means we don't have to plan anything for that month) and also this teen zone thing. I'm also excited for this weekend as the YFC north is hosting the General Assembly and I also get to see the KFC R.O.C.K Leaders on Sunday. WOW, tons of things happening! There are other important things as well but I'll leave that out for tomorrow or Friday. Anyway, as you can see I have a lot of things to be excited about. GAAH AND there's going to be tons of things happening for YFC and KFC this June and summer too! WOW. Haha, I can't wait! :D
So today we had a speaker that came to our school. It was a presentation originally for the Aboriginal students but the staff and teachers decided to have everyone hear what this man had to say. I already knew his story since I went to a field trip before I graduated junior high and he was asked to be the special speaker of that day. Anyway, after seeing his presentation, my next class was also on the list to go see his presentation! Yup, I heard the same life story twice in one day, thrice if I count the one back in grade 9. I wasn't going to watch it again, but decided to since I had nothing better to do if I just roam around the school 'till the end of the day. Anyway, it was interesting to see it again since I was curious if he would say the exact same things as last time. Well he did but made some twists.
This man is inspiring. I remember in my grade 9 year when he told us all of his successes as an athlete and student and THEN showed us his three amputated fingers on his left hand which left a surprised look on my face. It was incredible how this guy managed to tackle a lot of obstacles in his life and still have success 'till this day. He was actually a professional footballer but now a psychologist. Another amazing thing is that, he will be getting his PhD soon! You may not understand my surprise since I didn't wrote down the other factors that would make you understand, but for me this man is just inspiring. I hope the best for this guy!
A couple quotes from his presentation:
"Unless you're the lead dog, the view never changes!"
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other
people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of
God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.
—Marianne Williamson
A not so great picture. I took a photo of my math text book since I didn't feel like making an effort to take a nice picture today. I'm that lazy >.<
ALRIGHT, so today we had to say our goodbyes to the people we met. Overall, I had a really good time. One of my favorite memories? When John and Jake wouldn't stop laughing at the drawing I drew of Jomar. LOL AHHAAHAHAHA, that was so hilarious. Even though we didn't get to go on the Giant Swing, I would like to say CONGRATS Kristine! For facing your fears of height, being alone, and..deng I forgot the last one. Well I'm glad that you had the best time though, your schedule was waaay better than the rest of us. And for our CC's...lol maybe we'll see them again next year? HAHA, right. I'm not hoping anyways since that feeling faded when I realized he talked too much LOL (and many other annoying factors too). But I'm sure that song he sang will remain in our minds for a long time, unless we forget how it goes lol. Umm besides that, the sessions were alright. The best speaker would have to be Bob Mulley (not sure how to spell his last name fyi). Remember guys, keep the persistence, proving people wrong, helping others and the "rob and duplicate" he presented to us. I'm sure that you'll remember what he taught us one day. There were so many other memories too, but I don't want to say too much since it will make this post too long. Though I'll be summarizing it in points for me to remember in the future:
- The nosy girls in our Cabin
- The time when I turned on
the lights while everyone was
still asleep. LOL Jill ;)
- Playing chess with you all
- Jake saying he'll win on that
slap jack card game but always
gets all the cards in the end LOL
- The name games that Jesse
taught us in Goal Setting
- The times when I fell asleep
for Nutrition with Jomar and John
LOL and as I was filling the sheet
during Goal Setting (unbelievable,
was I THAT tired?!)
- Making beads in Creative Arts
and laughing too much at the drawings
- Camp Fire songs: Lazlo.. the 3rd's
song, the Dum Di Di Dum Dum song etc.
- Playing on the piano with you guys
- THE DANCE LOL along w/ glow in the
dark bracelets, that girl (you know
what I'm talking about lol), and
playing cards after while everyone
else was still dancing LOL
- THEEE PICTURESS
- BOB MULLEY and his awesome inspiring
olympic stories
- The hope for Nikol to hook us up for
the Giant Swing..lucky Kristine >.< lol
- The banner
- THE FOOOD!
- That guy who barged in and helped
Kristine with her chess strategies
- The songs we sang before we ate
- Playing Ketchup with Chris and his
motivation to win against me lol
Oh man this list is going to make this post too long. lol I guess I should stop there. Well, hopefully we get to go on the Giant Swing next year!
Nikol gave us these pretty cool wooden tags for us to write our names and recognize people. I needed a picture of the day so I decided to take a picture of the tag names. There were two more people I wanted to include but they were busy doing something (sorry Jake and John!). I was planning to ask Jomar if he could send me the picture I took of the cards but decided that this picture would bring back more memories when I look at this image again. Though the picture I took of those cards was really good, lol oh well thats fine.
While waiting for the bus to pick us up for YMCA's Leader's Conference Camp, my friends and I decided to play a couple of games. We played with cards and this little tiny chess since the bus wasn't there yet. It actually took a LONG time for it to arrive, around two hours I think! But thats okay, we had a ton of fun playing cards and chess. And thank you Jill for the french fries. And if you happen to read this Louie, we took GOOD CARE of her! :D This would mean she can come to next year's conference without complain, okay? Haha :P
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My friend, Kristine and I always have this little doodling "contest" during English class. We would pick a subject and then draw it. Then we ask people which one is better/looks more like the subject and tally the votes on the paper. So far I'm winning with points of over 70 and hers around 40.. LOL. Anyway, today we didn't do that. She was doing her chemistry homework and I decided to doodle during the first 30 minutes of Mrs. Schmaltz reading us this book we had to listen to. And since we also had to read aloud Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing", I continued on doodling after reading my small part on it. Then continued doodling during Info Pro as I was done with all the lessons. Anyway, I am psyche about tomorrow! We are going camping for YMCA's Leader's Conference and seeing the pictures that Jomar had sent me, my excitement just BOOSTED! Can't wait!
