Dec 30, 2004

the number Phi...

so ive been readin Da Vinci Code lately..which is a pretty good book...i tink im bout halfway thru it...so one part of the book it talks bout dis number Phi also known as the "Divine Proportion" n how it is everywhere all around us n honestly itz such a kool number...n coincidentally i had an assignment last semester dat was based on dis number..so i was bored n googled more bout it...here wut one site said bout it

" The Divine Proportion was closely studied by the Greek sculptor, Phidias, hence, it was given the name Phi. Also known as the Golden Mean, the Magic Ratio, the Fibonacci Series, etc., Phi can be found throughout the universe; from the spirals of galaxies to the spiral of a Nautilus seashell; from the harmony of music to the beauty in art. A botanist will find it in the growth patterns of flowers and plants, while the zoologist sees it in the breeding of rabbits. The entomologist views it in the genealogy of a bee, and the physicist observes it in the behavior of light and atoms. A Wall Street analyst finds it in the rising and falling patterns of a market, the mathematician in the examination of the pentagram.

Throughout history, Phi has been observed to evoke emotion or aesthetic feelings within us. The ancient Egyptians used it in the construction of the great pyramids and in the design of hieroglyphs found on tomb walls. At another time, thousands of miles away, the ancients of Mexico embraced Phi while building the Sun Pyramid at Teotihuacan. The Greeks studied Phi closely through their mathematics and used it in their architecture. The Parthenon at Athens is a classic example of the use of the Golden Rectangle. Plato in his Timaeus considered it the most binding of all mathematical relations and makes it the key to the physics of the cosmos. During the Renaissance, Phi served as the "hermetic" structure on which great masterpieces were composed. Renowned artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci made use of it for they knew of its appealing qualities. Evidence suggests that classical music composed by Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach embraces Phi. Whether it was by design, intuitive, or just an accident is not known. "

man..im such a nerd...itz the holidays..rather dan go out im at home surfin the net readin bout a number..hahaha

Dec 29, 2004

in the midst of all our celebrations...

in the midst of all our celebrations...
remember those dat r suffering today
in the midst of all our laughter...
remember those dat r crying in anguish
in the midst of stuffing ourselves with food...
remember those dat have not eaten for days..
in the midst of openning all our gifts..
remember those dat barely have enuff to survive

derez sum crazee stuff goin around the world rite now...da death toll in the South-East Asia region after the Tsunami disaster has top 80,000 ppl...we r fortunate enuff to b where we r...take the time to help those around u....sacrifice a little part of urself to make the world better..u dont have to travel across the world to help other ppl...even toronto has the highest population of homeless ppl in da world...do wut u can n help
recently found out Toronto has the highest population of homeless

good song good song....

another good song by Micheal W. Smith from the same cd as b4...just a reminder of what Jesus did...

Micheal W. Smith - I Am Love


I am not passers by
I am not a white lie
I am love, I am love
I am not feeling sad
I am not quickly mad
I am love, I am love

You can try to hide
You can try to run
But you'll never run far enough
This is my flesh, this is my blood
And I am love
You can fly up high
You can dig down deep
You can flee to the west
You can flee to the east
But you can't escape what I've done
I am love

I am not standing by
I am not letting go
I am not leaving you
I am love, I am love
My blood fell like rain
I did not bleed in vain
But from my vains
I am love

Dec 26, 2004

unproductive boxing day sigh....

well first off since amanda talked bout all da food she ate..it only make sense for me to do the same hahaha...(for those ppl dat dont kno amanda n i talk bout food a lot hahaha) well christmas day started bright n early when sumhow all my family frenz decided to go yum cha in da morning..so we were till bout 2 sumthin...n bout 3 hours l8r..da exact same family frezn came over for christmas dinner..n it was potluck styles..n dinner started early around 7ish..n we had like sushi..salmon..turkey...beef...shrimps...salad...n da list juss goes on...den afterwardz took a short break..den we went bak at again w/our FIRST cake..it was for my mom's bday (which is today) den rite after dat..we busted out the SECOND cake..which was a jello cheesecake...n we also had tong sui (yeung gee gum lo) as well....not long after dat we had our THIRD cake..which was another cheesecake....by dis time it was around 11:30 hahaha oh man i was gonna blow up from all da food..

alrite datz enuff of dat..so today..went to church in da morning..afterwardz like many ppl out dere...went shoppin..itz like part of the christmas traditions now...went to markville..rite when both me n my mom were gonna give up n juss go home cuz we circled the parking lot for like 1/2 hour...we found a WICKED spot...da 2nd spot right infront of the door..awesome ! ..but sadly dere wasnt much in da mall...dat interested both of us...i bought katamari dalamacy ps2 game..n rite b4 we left..i got a hoodie as well..i only picked up the hoodie juss cuz i felt like i needed to buy sumthin since it took me so long to find a parking spot...my mom got nuttin for herself..juss random gifts for cousins cuz dad goin bak to hk...oh yah..saw a lot of ppl from church at markville too...seems like all of dem juss headed up dere afterwardz..weird stuff..n e who...yah so boring day was unproductive since didnt get much..

lastly...Happy Birthday Mom !

Dec 25, 2004

Merry Christmas !!!

well it is dat time of yr again..n itz wonderful...saw a really cool commerical today too..da Bell commerical when ppl pass on simple acts of kindness..n it goes around to everyone...dat is sumthin we should all do...go out n do a simple act of kindness....itz sumthin dat no money can buy..n we can surely change the world w/ one action at a time..

also...gotta remember wut dis day is all bout...itz not bout santa...or reindeers or presents n e thing dat...itz bout Christ hence CHRISTmas...dis is the day when Jesus Christ was born in a manger in Bethlehem...God's only Son..left His glory in heaven to become a lowly man knowingly He will die on the cross for our sins sum 30 years l8r...now datz LOVE..all the sufferings, all the pain and all the sorrows He had to endured to the fulllest juss for our sake...God does love us because we loved Him but He CHOSE to love us and Jesus is the representation of dat love for us..
wut is my mood rite now ? thankful

Dec 24, 2004

good times good times...

well finally saw everyone from MAC again..well not everyone...tommy was missing as usual *shakes fist*...but besides him most of the old group was dere...it was kool juss seein everyone again n juss chillin w/ dem..itz been TOO LONG..should go out more often..well da few of us dat is in toronto at least....

alva's secret santa card made me laff hahaha..she is so jokez...herez wut it says:
"Guess who I am ...
sexy,
hot,
beautiful,
DAMN fine
wearing black,
2 1/2 inches taller,
and beautiful hair "
LOL alva...so jokez..not dat im sayin ur those things hahaha hope u feel better soon tho..n i do hope ur christmas wish does come tru eventually n u do find dat person

o yah who can forget...amanda n i were like an hour late...well first reason cuz of me driving extremely snow in dis weather..n da other reason is dat...cuz winnie wasnt home when we went to pick her up..she was still at fairview shopping...boooooooo to her..sat infront of her house for like a good 15 minutes boooooo

letz c wut else...danny's present was normal dis yr..im sure many ppl gave a sigh of relief when dey found out dey r not gettin danny's present...n im sure amanda was freakin out b4 she opened the gift hahahaha n oh man...amanda's gift from wallace..it juss wouldnt shut up hahaha it juss kept on makin itz beepin sounds..n amanda had to read the instructions when she got home to learn how to shut it up haha

o yah one more interesting thing happen tonite..while i was headin out to dinner...i did like a good 360 spin onto the opposite of the road on 16th....so not fun...quite freaky too...truly thank God that there were no cars on the other side..or else..WHAM ! for sure....thank You keepin me safe once again...

Dec 21, 2004

n im bak...

well i was bak yesterday..but i was way too tired to write a blog on it...so after my exam on friday..i headed straight to Woodland Trails for camp....n i gotta say it was a blast..even tho i hardly got n e sleep at all...it was juss great seein all da kids havin fun n all da leaders did a great job and im sure dey had fun too..

so all da kids had a great time..did many things dey've never done b4 in their lives...like building emergency shelters n learning how to start a fire (even tho none got theirs to start)...throwing wet socks at eachother while they were blindfolded...got to decorate their own gingerbread man..make crossisants....so it was lotz of fun..

man sunday morning was freezing..n we were outside at like 8 in da morning to run dis obstacle course....oh man i was freezing my butt off...ppl's hair was frozen my scarf was freezing up....emily was so smart she went outside in wet pants..n it froze...it was like solid hard...so jokez..

n who can forget CSC = constant state of confusion..n frankie was the first one to have it..den it juss spreads to everyone ...Mirabel was the first one to have a major severe case of it...she is so lost when she is tired...

o yah...herez sum more random events dat happened at camp
  • mandy cheatin her way thru monopoly n claims she was tired
  • woo sir encouraging mandy to go for Miss Chinese Pageant
  • mandy sittin on top of a fridge pretendin she is going to commit sucide during a first aid scenario
  • samantha slapping herself in da face in da morning
  • a junior talkin in her sleep in da middle of the nite (totally freaked me out)
datz all i remember rite now....well herez the link to the pix im like in only one of dem

Dec 17, 2004

n im off...

well im off to go to skool..to study for a bit more b4 my last exam at 2pm....the anticipation of gettin it over w/ is gettin to me..rite after the exam..im off to go to camp..letz hope itz gonna b a fun weekend..n none of the kids freeze to death...whop i'll b bak on monday..hopefully rejuvenated..

Dec 13, 2004

i want to go play in da snow now...

http://www.angelfire.com/wa/zzaran/calvin.html
haha pure genius..how come i never thought like calvin when i was young...

Dec 12, 2004

n dey r off...

alrite my parents juss left for the airport for their trip to Las Vegas with another uncle n auntie...n dey r gone for a week...which doesnt really make a difference since all my exams r duin dis week...so while dey r gone off baskin under the Nevada sun...i'll b freezin in Toronto n itz suppose to snow all week too noooooooooooooooo

Dec 11, 2004

dey r remaking Willy Wonka...

ooo wicked wicked stuff..dey r remaking willy wonka and the chocolate factory...still remember when i was young..the movie was so good..n the books too.. well herez the site for the movie http://chocolatefactorymovie.warnerbros.com/
weird how Tim Burton made dis kiddy movie have dis creepy feel to it tho

Dec 10, 2004

letz bust out sum quotes...

alrite juss finished watchin spiderman 2 w/ my bro...so herez a good quote from da movie

" Too few characters out there, flying around like that, saving old girls like me. And Lord knows, kids like Henry need a hero. Courageous, self-sacrificing people. Setting examples for all of us. Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them, cheer them, scream their names. And years later, they'll tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them how to hold on a second longer. I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams…" ~ May Parker

dis song is from one of the new cds i got .. itz so good..dis is juss one of the many songs i like on the cd..

All I Want - Micheal W. Smith

All I have in this world
Is fire from above
All I have in this world is You
All the journeys I have walked
I know You've walked them too
All I want is to be faithful
All I want is You

All I have is a love
That set my world on fire
Let it fall, let it burn in me
Oh to be a friend of God
Is all that I desire
All I want is to be faithful
All I want is You

All I have in this world
Is fire from above
All I have in this world is You
All the journeys I have walked
I know You've walked them too
All I want is to be faithful
All I want is You
All I want is You

wut a boring friday...

well i basically stayed home all day n studied..haha datz it ! datz my whole day o how i hate exam time..itz so BORING !!!

well yesterday me n da rest of the UofT ppl decided to take a day off after our crazee last couple of days at skool...went to c Blade Trinity..it wuz a typical Blade movie..nuttin too exciting bout it..da good part wuz dat it was FREE ! afterwardz went to james' place to play sum vid. games...didnt get to play much tho..cuz had to go pick up my mom from work..n dat was basically it...for yesterday..

guess i'll go bak to studyin..but juss gotta say HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROSE !!! tho u'll prob never read dis since u prob dont even come to dis page hahaha n e case..STOP STUDYIN ON UR BDAY n go out n have fun..so wut if u got an exam tomolo hahaha

Dec 8, 2004

i survived...=oD

alrite i survived dis week..well not even dis week..3 days..including today...which consisted of csc336 final assignment..csc363 final assignment n csc343 exam ...woah im so glad i survived tho im dead tired rite now..

sumthin i noticed today...u kno it is the last day of the term when..

  • every single CS computer lab is packed with ppl
  • 8 of us had to share like 4 computers
  • at least one printer is broken/ran out of paper or toner (to be exact two werent workin)
  • everyone has at least one assignment due
  • everyone looks like dey have not slept for the past couple of days from either: i) spending all of last nite debugging their programs, or ii) spending all of last nite figuring out what they were supposed to for the assignment (sadly my frenz n i fall into the latter group)

on a side note: finally got my new cds today...switchfoot n micheal w. smith...thnx caroline..much appreciated

Dec 4, 2004

juss remember this old song..

alrite..im sittin here doin my assignment...though i rather b watchin my sat. morning cartoons..n e who..yah juss remmeber this old song dat i havent listen to for a long time...

Boys II Men - Stand

I'll stand even when life has got me down
And my hopes and dreams are no where to be found
Still I stand cause I know
I'm too close to give up now
I put it all in your hands and just stand
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Stand, even when nights seem cold, and
Stand, when you can't feel your soul, and
Stand, when your dark past won't seem to go away, help me say, you can
Stand, God is right by your side, and
He will make everything all right so, if you can (lift your hands) let's plan and just stand

If I cry, it's all right, cause it may be just what I need
Cause everybody hurts sometimes, and every heart needs relief
Still I know where to go, to the one who understands
So no matter what tomorrow may bring, still I stand

Stand, even when nights seem cold, and
Stand, when you can't feel your soul, and
Stand, when your dark past won't seem to go away, help me say, you can
Stand, God is right by your side, and
He will make everything all right so, if you can (lift your hands) let's plan and just stand

Everybody help me say...
Even if you fall still know that you can just stand, you can just stand...
If you can, lift your hands, let's plan, if you just stand

If you
Stand, even when nights seem cold, and
Stand, when you can't feel your soul, and
Stand, when your dark past won't seem to go away, help me say, you can
Stand, God is right by your side, andHe will make everything all right so, if you can (lift your hands) let's plan and just stand

If you stand...
Help me...
Lord, I know...

If you can, let's plan, stand

Dec 3, 2004

Kitty once again shows us how dumb we r

alrite i would juss like to say dat Kitty once again today put us into our place today...dis is a direct quote from Kitty's xanga "今日都要test, 咪就係363! 唉! 唔哂講都知我炒o左啦!" to those dat cant read chinese it says.. "today had another test, for 363, u don't have to ask n you'll prob know that i failed"..she said she prob failed the test...so today we got our test bak..n wut did Kitty get ? the highest mark out of the whole group...n if i remmeber correctly..i tink da highest mark she got all yr for dat course...in my opinion..she "chinese failed" the test hahaha

Dec 2, 2004

last week of semester..NOOOOOOOOO !!!!

alrite i officially HATE last weeks of semester..itz CRAZEEEEEEEEEE all da profs juss like decides to make stuff due on the last fews day..n itz pure hardcore doin work...like rite now...still got 3 assignments to hand in n a test..den i can START to study for final exams...

n u kno wutz sad ? i hate to admit it but winnie is rite..im a nerd..worst yet im a computer NERD
n i kno im a nerd..when i understand my TAs stupid corny jokes about Turing Machines goin to bars n cant decide wut to drink...and i make up stupid theories like how function dependencies is related to friendster..man n if u understood the stuff i juss said bout TMs n FDs..guess wut ? ur a NERD like me hahaha

alrite im done rantin bout skool

P.S. winnie KOOL ppl walk to dinner on the 23rd LOL
P.P.S. no matter how big of a nerd i am..amanda is still a bigger nerd hahaha