LAST BLOG OF THE YEAARR

This is offically the last blog of the year. I guess the stuff I wanted to say, I already said in my last posts. I'm still waiting for the countdown and I'm trying to think of some resolutions for the year. My resolutions will probably be to help my parents more and be more respectful and be with them more and work harder at school and be nice and just be a better person in general. I'm excited for 2012 definitely. Next year my birthday's gonna be 12/12/12 which is gonna be extra special =) so it'll be interesting to see how that'll turn out. I'm gonna finish off Grade 9 next and start Grade 10 and I'll get to see if 2012 will really be the end of the world. If it is, this is the last new year's eve I'll ever have and I'm enjoying it. Happy New Year Everyone!

SLEEPING IN

*sigh* today was actually a day that I didnt get interrupted by my parents and I actually got to stay home and sleep in. I pretty much spent the whole day sleeping in and just making the most of what's left. I've said this like a million times. Tomorrow's the last day of the year. I'm gonna miss 2011 alot. Tomorrow night we're gonna have a huge dinner just to celebrate the last day and probably do a countdown. I remember last year I watched the NYC countdown and it was beautiful. There were a bunch of people just standing at Times Square. There were alot of couples there and when the clock reached 12:00 a.m, everybody hugged and just kissed. That was actually the first time I watched a countdown in NYC and it was a good experience. It was beautiful. I wonder how 2012 would be like.

NEW YEARSS

I cant believe theres like two days left of 2011. Thats pretty sad. 2011 wasn't my favourite year but it was it was pretty fun. It was the first time I ever tried wakeboarding and it was super fun. I spent my summer in Thailand and Hong Kong and went to alot of places. I spent days in the summer hanging out with my friends. Grade 9 started off fine. I got to see all my friends again and then months passed and it brought me to winter break. Winter break was just absolutely awesome. I went to Whistler and stayed there for 2 days snowboarding with my family. Then came Christmas and the Christmas party and now here I am with 3 days left of winter break. *sigh*. Time passes by too quickly. I seemed like just yesterday that winter break started. I don't wanna do homeworkkkk.

RETURNS

today me and my dad and my sis went to Best Buy to return a router that was too slow. We thought the line-up was gonna be fast because people have work but nope. There was a huge line-up for returns. I guess it was kinda expected. It's pretty much like this every year. It was the same last year, it was the same last last year. People just receive stuff for Christmas that they don't want or need and it ends up getting returned so they could get money back for something better. Good thing I don't need to get anything returned. =)

P.S. They made a Chinese version of Jet Lag which is pretty cool.
theres a french version, english version, and now a chinese one. Wonder what's next.

HOCKEYYY

I spent like the entire day playing hockey with my sister and my dad. It was soooo fun. We were just doing a shootout between me and my sister and my dad was at goalie. He's pretty good at it. He stopped a bunch of our goals but we did score a few. My dad switched places with me and I ended up being goalie. I was kinda scared of my dad cuz he kept on doing hard shots. I did my best to stop him from scoring but hes pretty good. Then he gave me some tips on how to be better and yea. We'll play some more tomorrow. I'm like so tired right now. Can't wait till tomorrow.

BOXING DAYY

Today was Boxing Day and most of the people I knew went out to the mall to check for some good deals. Most of the prices were the same at like clothing stores but at like eletronic stores, the prices were extreme. My sister bought the most stuff today. She got an Xbox 360 and a Kinect and some games for it. My dad bought a PS3 for himself and got some games and I just got a game for my PS3. Really nothing much. The prices were pretty much the same for games. Most of the cameras were the same price but really the cheapest things there were Tvs, game consoles, and some computers. Nothing else changed much. So yea. This was my boxing day.

CHRISTMASSS PARTYYY

ITS CHRISTMASSS GUYSSSS

MERRRYYY CHRISTMASSS EVERYONE!!!!!!! Don't you just love Christmas? You wake up and you head down to the Christmas tree to unwrap the presents and just have a fun time. You get together, eat some turkey, have loads of fun, and exchange presents. Its quite nice. Singing Christmas songs and watch the beautiful Christmas lights. The Christmas party today was awesome. We had fun playing games and eating dinner and basically it was just like last year pretty much. The same people and the same fun. All my elementary friends together was just a good reunion to see all the people you spent half your life with. I kinda miss them. Most of them are in Hamber and I feel like going to Hamber just to see them. *sigh*. Christmas.

EATINGGGG

Today I had to spend the whole day following my parents around. My parents had a reunion with their friends and they went walking through downtown together and eating and talking. I really didnt wanna go. Everytime I go somewhere with my parents and their friends together, I end up getting all left out because theres really no one that wants to talk to me so I just end up following them around not opening my mouth for the whole day. The dinners with them are the worst. They spend like hours at the restaurant talking for hours and hours and its horribleee. Usually the dinners end at 9 even though they started early at like 5 or 6. Then after they finish their dinner they would sometimes go to a bar and talk some more and that would lead us to 11 pm. Then I get back home and I dont get to do a thing. Oh just great.

Christmas shopping againnnn

ANOTHER GREAT DAY AT THE MALL CHRISTMASS SHOPPPINGGG. I CAN'T BELIEVE ITS CHRISTMAS EVE ALREADY. You go out and see everybody in the Christmas spirit with lights hanged up and Christmas trees all set up. I went to Metrotown today again to see if theres like anything thats really cheap. We didn't really find much but we bought some more presents to put under the Christmas tree like an iPod nano for my sis and me which was pretty thoughtful of our dad. The Christmas party/ dinner is tomorrow and that'll probably be fun. Anyways gotta go sleep. Waiting for Santa to get my presents under the tree.

SALEEE

everywhere you go, you could see like a huge sale sign on the window. It's amazing. You could see like some stores with like 40% off signs or some that are up to like 70% off signs. My dad brought me to Hollister because he had like a 500 dollar gift card and we went on a huge shopping spree. The whole store was 50% off and surprisingly, I didn't buy much. I got like a checkered shirt and a jacket and that was pretty much it. My dad bought the most. He took like 5 shirts, 2 checkered shirts, 2 jeans, 2 jackets, a pair of sweatpants, and some V neck shirts. We managed to use up the whole gift card. Yea. Christmas shopping is fun. =)

soooo soreee

today really wasn't much better from yesterday.
I woke up at 8:00 am today again and I'm still pretty sore from yesterday. We ate breakfast at White Spot and I had this mango waffle which was actually pretty good. The mango tasted kinda weird though. Then after that, we went straight to the Blackcomb area from Whistler and did some practice runs on a nice hill which was pretty wide and steep. We got warmed up from going down 4-5 runs then we went to grab some lunch and we came back and decided to go up further and go on some harder trails. We got down them smoothly and went on around 2 more runs and that was pretty much it for the day. We were all tired and sore and ready to go back home to Vancouver. We drove all the way back home which took 3 hours because there was a huge traffic jam but now we're home safe and warm and sore. *sigh*. Had a big day.

goin to whistler

today was painful.
I had to wake up at 8:00 am in the morning on winter holiday to get packed up and ready for the trip at Whistler. Its winter break. That's not the worst part. The worst part was after I woke up, I had to survive the 2-3 hour trip all the way to Whistler. It was worth it though. Whistler was absolutely beautiful and snowboarding was pretty fun. We went up from Whistler and snowboarded to the Blackcomb area. Then we had lunch there and went on some more runs down the mountain. We did about 4-5 runs before we got tired and headed to our hotel. I'm like super sore right now. I'm snowboarding more tomorrow. Hope I'll get better from tonight's sleep.

SHOPPINGGGG

I spent the whole day shopping today and it was awesome. Me and my friend went to Metrotown and we went to all the stores that sold clothes. The first store of interest was West 49 and it was the first store we went to. My friend tried to look for some grey jackets or some black ones but he didn't find anything. As for me, I tried to look for a purple hoodie and some purple shoes and some dark skinny jeans. The results were good. I found my purple hoodie and a pair of purple shoes and some dark skinny jeans. The pair of purple shoes were not my favourite but they were definitely nice. So basically my shopping day turned out pretty well. In the end my friend bought some black hightop Adidas shoes which were pretty nice. Anyways he's still determined to find the jacket he wanted so next week, we're going to downtown instead to find some more stuff. TIMEEE TO GET SOME SHOPPING DONEEEEE.

NO ONE CAN DRIVEEE MEEEE

I wanna go snowboarding so badly tomorrow but not a single person in my family could drive me all the way to Cypress especially since they have work too. Now I probably know what you're thinking. Why don't you just use the public transit to get there? Problem number 1 is that my parents don't think it's too safe and problem number 2 is that it's pretty far. I have to take the skytrain all the way to Waterfront then I have to take the Seabus to Lonsdale Quay. Then I have to take the Cypress bus all the way to Cypress. Then I have to do the same thing to get back. I have to carry my board all the way there too. Its a big fuss. I guess I just have to wait till Wednesday where I'll to go to Whistler with my family. We already have it booked and I'm pretty excited for that. CANTTT WAITT TO GO SNOWBOARDINGGG.

MALLL with my mom

okay usually during sundays im always so busy with school and homework but since its winter break I'm all freeeee. Anyways me and my mom met up my dad's mom which is my grandma and we went to the mall to stroll around and have some lunch. Lunch went pretty well but the shopping part was horrible. My sister was at home because she was sick and during the time at the mall, all my mom and my grandma thought of was my sis. Then they went dragging me to all these woman stores where they sell clothes, earrings, and all the things thats suppose to make a girl look nice. They would spend like hours in the stores and ask me what looks nice and what doesn't. They even used me to measure. My sister is almost about the same size as me so they would just drag me over and they put some dress in front of me to see if it'll fit my sis. There were a bunch of people staring at me. I didnt even get to go to any stores i wanted. It was horribleee.

ALL DONEEE

YAYAYAYAYAYAY

SATURDAY IS FINALLY FINISHEDD.

THE CHINESE TEST IS OVER

ALL THE PAIN IS OVER.

Now it's time for the real fun to start. Now that everything is finished, I'm all relaxed. Honestly, today was the longest Saturday I've had. I had to study for the big test and it was horrible. I'm just really glad to get it over with. I'm excited for snowboarding now. I'm going snowboarding with both my friends and my dad to both Whistler and Cypress. My dad has booked a night at the hotel in Whistler and we're going there for 2 days and 1 night so I'm pretty excited for that. Then we'll go to Cypress for just a normal day of snowboarding with my friends. SOOO EXCITEDDD.

as busy as ever

even though school ended, not everything else has ended. I still have a bunch of stuff to do like my chinese test tomorrow and the two chinese essays I still have to write for that test. Its gonna be horrible tomorrow but it'll be all worth it once all of this stuff ends. Then it's freedom everyday playing games, snowboarding with my friends, and relaxing everyday and live life like the way it should be lived.

today was pretty okay. I had my english project due and our science test done and I'm just really glad to have that all finished. it was only a half day and I'm pretty tired already. we said goodbye to all our friends and that was it. We see each other next year. time passes fast. It's already winter break. It seemed like school just started a week ago.

Conclusion

Throughout the whole Empathy Blog experiences, I got to know alot more about my mom. Sometimes I ask her about her day and how business and sometimes I follow her to work but the empathy blogs definitely got us both closer. Business is pretty hard for her. She has to care about both me and work and she always puts me as number 1 priority. Sometimes she could have really good business to none at all. It's all about luck and who comes in and the amount of people that know our store. Usually most of her customers always come back for more and some extend it and go to the point of introducing it to their friends which increases the number of customers. She has to drive me to tutor and cook dinner and do chores and it's hard work. When she got sick we had to take over the chores and honestly, it's tiring work. I gotta start helping out more. It was a nice experience with you mom. =)

Empathy Blog #10 (Parents Blog)

This morning, there was a customer that got recommended by her friend to my store. They're planning a Christmas party and they think that our products will be nice as a gift. They bought like 30 boxes of our ginseng. I own a ginesng store if you didnt know. So I'm pretty happy about that. Anyways, it's almost winter break and we're getting ready for Boxing Day and some shopping in the US. We're also getting ready for stuff like snowboarding and skiing. In fact, Kendrew's going snowboarding/skiing with his friends this Sunday and hes pretty excited for that.

3 more days of school

only three more days of school. I cant believe time passed by so quickly. Its almost like we just started school and here we go with winter break coming and my birthday passed. I dunno why but this year time passed by so quickly. Especially 1st term. We have a science test tomorrow and another one on Friday. It's basically the same thing but its split into two. Also the english mandala thing is due Friday so this week's pretty tough. Especially since I have a chinese test on Saturday too. At least I get a 2 week break and I might go up snowboarding on Sunday if theres any snow up there. Cant wait.

hey

HEY
HEY
HEY

YOU THERE.

GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS TODAY.

YOU DUNNO?

ITS A MONDAY.

DECEMBER 12TH.

YOU KNOW WHATS HAPPENING TODAY?

OH YOU DON'T?

WELL.

NOTHING MUCH EXCEPT...

IT'S MAAAAA BIRTHDAYYYYYY.

I'M FINALLY 14.

I GOT MY BIRTHDAY BEATS.

I HAD A PARTY.

NOW I'M GONNA GO EAT MY CAKE.

BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Empathy Blog #9 (Parent's Blog)

I'm not quite sure if you know this but my parents and my brother used to live in Canada but they moved to China. Sometimes when they come here for visits they go back to their house here. They gave me the responsiblity to take care of that house since I live here. Anyways we just found out today that the next door neighbour rammed into my parents' garage and there's a big dent. Fortunately, they're nice enough to pay for the damage done which is really considerate.

Tomorrow is Kendrew's birthday and he hung out with his friends today since he wouldnt be able to celebrate it much tomorrow. I have a birthday cake ready and it's going to be nice. I'm making his favourite foods tomorrow. Lets hope he has a good birthday.

Empathy Blog #8 (Parent's Blog)

OMGGGG. Kendrew has a huge chinese exam tomorrow. I have to help him study a bunch of stuff and help him make 2 essays and get him ship shape for the test. It's gonna be a hard week next week. He has 3 projects due next week and he has 2 tests too. The problem is, I have to work while I help him study while is really difficult for me. I don't know what comes first. Kendrew or my clients. Sometimes I even have to push off my clients just to help Kendrew study or help him with his homework in chinese. Lets hope he cooperates with me and makes it easier for both of us.

Empathy Blog #7 (Parent's Blog)

Today I got alot better. I got some more rest and I got lots of sleep. I still didnt go to work. I'm not in the best mood today either. Today I had an arguement with one of my friends and really it was just stupid. Basically my friend fixes computers and makes them. When my computer has a problem I usually go to him but he doesn't exactly devotes to fixing it. Sometimes there could be alot of viruses and errors in his work and I wanted to try using a different computer service. Somehow my friend found out and he's arguing with me about why I didnt use his service and instead used someone elses and it really just pisses me off. I'm just trying it out. Is it such big of a deal? I go to his company everytime I had a computer error or anything and right now I just wanted to try something new once. So obviously this was a big arguement and it's going to be hard having the relationship we had before. He was being selfish and greedy. How could he.

Empathy Blog #6 (Parent's Blog)

Today I got sick and I had to stay home from work. I got a fever and a huge headache. I went to the doctor and he said I had a cold. I threw up a bit and I'm just really sick. I got some sleep and rest and I'm doing the best I can to stay strong. Kendrew was sick a few days ago and I think I caught the cold from him. He got better now and now I'm the one sick. Me sick is a really bad thing because there's no one cleaning the house or cooking dinner. Luckily I have a nice family and they helped me cook and do my regular chores. I'm going to stay home for a few more days and get more rest. I'm just glad the weekend's coming up.

Empathy #5 (Parent's Blog)

Today there was a customer and she bought $300 worth of stuff. She paid me 3 100 dollar bills and at first I thought they were fake because they were plastic and they looked different. Then I soon learnt that those 100 dollar bills were the new ones which was super cool. Then there was another customer that saw that and she was amazed at those bills. She was asking if she could give change for 2 of those bills. She was going back to China and she wanted two of those bills as sort of a souvenir. I still have 1 of those bills and I already showed Kendrew. I'm probably gonna keep it. I don't think I'll ever use it.

Empathy Blog #4 (Parent's Blog)

Today business wasn't going too well. The weather was bad so that might be one of the reasons that business wasn't well. I'm pretty unhappy with that.

Moving on to the things that did make me happy. There was a new neighbour moving in today and they gifted us a Christmas flower.It's a pretty sweet gift and very thoughtful.  I gave them some gifts in return and I'm sure in the future, we'll be great friends. Turns out their mother was a florist so that would make sense. They've worked in downtown for around 20 years selling flowers and plants and they moved here to where we are and they're opening their store here. We had a pretty nice conversation and they were really nice. A new friend.

Empathy Blog #3 (Parent's Blog)

Today I had the busiest day. I had make breakfast and lunch for Kendrew and drive him to school. I went back to Richmond where I work and today there was alot of business today and I'm quite happy about that. I made some new customers and I have alot of orders. Then after all the tiring work, I went to pick up Kendrew off of school. Then we got an afternoon snack and headed to his violin lessons. While he was doing violin I went to get some groceries and headed back to pick him up. We're having roasted pork for dinner tonight. It's gonna be delicious. =)

Empathy Blog #2 (Parent's Blog)

Today we woke up early to cook breakfast and we got it ready just in time as Kendrew woke up. After, we went down to the garden to water some plants and we got ready to go outside for some lunch. We went to Kendrew's favourite restaurant, White Spot, and we all ordered our usual dishes. Then, we went to Costco to buy some chocolate and some snacks for the Christmas party coming up soon. We then headed back home with out tummies full and our grocery shopping all done and laid back and relaxed. We were so full from lunch we skipped dinner. We should do this more often.

Empathy Blog #1 (Parent's Blog)

Today was the day of the trip. I woke up real early in the morning to get ready and pack up. I didn't wake up Kendrew because he was tired and it was 5 am in the morning so I let him stay home and sleep. I really hope he'll be fine. I hope he'll be a good boy and stay home and do his homework and not play games but that's probably not gonna happen. Anyways, I premade his lunch and breakfast and I taught him how to heat it up. Lucky for him, I excused all his classes and tutors today since we're going to be away and it'll be a fuss for him to get there himself because it's quite far away. I trust him. If he leaves the house I'll kill him.

HOME ALONEEEE

IM ALL HOME ALONNE TOMORROWWWW

My parents have to go on a trip early tomorrow for some work business thing and they're gonna be gone for about half a day which is like the longest time I've ever stayed home alone for. It's kinda pathetic. I know like a bunch of other people that have been home alone for like an entire day or more so this to them is like nothing but it means alot to me. It means that my parents trust me and they think I'm responsible enough to handle taking care of myself. I'm probably just gonna stay home and relax and make the most out of my beautiful Saturday.

don't feel too well

I'm really not feeling too well right now. My throat is really sore and my arm is really sore and I'm really really tired. I'm not sure if it was my singing yesterday that made my throat sore or maybe the shots yesterday but yea. I was also really tired today. Yea. Bad day. But it's the first day of December which is awesome because it was my friend's birthday todayy. It's gonna be my other friend's birthday on the 11th and thenn the next day will be a very very special day for meee.

It's just like last year all over again.