Curtain Call

Well well well.. the semester is over!

With the voice "pens down" being projected into the hall and "you may leave" following that... Choruses of "Yay"! were heard in the exam hall. So my papers have ended, so have the semester and the academic year. The year has been good. I have learnt alot, seen alot and grown too. Thank God for placing me where I am for I cant imagine being anywhere else. Im grateful for the events that happened for the entire AY. Though Im really injury prone this semester.

But somehow I feel a sense of loss. I dont know what I am going to do for the holidays. Quite un-like me I must say. Usually Im ultra-organised and my holiday schedule will be out even before the exams. This time round, I am really living day to day.

The usuals like attending courses like : 2 star kayaking, climbing instructor, sailing . Attending camps like the OGL and PESS outdoor camps.. Meeting up with friends to catch up.

Sigh.. somehow I feel that I am still where I was last year and though I've grown as a person, certain aspects of my life remain status quo. I still cant answer certain questions, still cant figure out some stuff and still thinking really hard about it.

Anyway I hate threes. They say two's a couple and three's a crowd. How very true!
And I can safely say that Im in more threes than most people man.. About 6 or 7?
The loner in me says I can deal with it.. Suck it up andhandle it in my usual "Mr Congeniality" way. But I guess its getting the better of me and I dont know how to deal with it.

Sometimes I think hey so what if I can really study? So what if I really get my honours (though I would love to) So what if I get all the outdoor certs in the world? So what If im the best Adventure Racer or Ultimate player? End of the day I feel that Ive gotten nothing. And by the way, we cant choose where we were born at, so look around you and count your blessings. If things arent going well domestically..just your luck.. we just got to work around it, ask me.. I know full well..

Nothing man! Really. . Suddenly to know is to know that you dont know.
So that you want to find out more and know. Then you finally know. I think its not just got to do with contentment, its got to do with fulfilment as well. With the kids, I can see how they pick up skills, learn about values and new things. Im happy about that. But this days in school, its all just about this and that of self-improvement.

Maybe there's more to it out there that I can ever find.
Hey who knows?! Maybe my destiny is to be the hardcore maverick/enigma PE teacher that is just meant to do the hardcore stuff as a loner..

Only time will tell...

Tiff's 21st Birthday

So yes.. it was the birthday of the semester. Big chalet? Check. Multiple guests? Check. Lots of presents and food? Check. Haha. Yup, it was tiffany's 21st birthday. but the make-up was woeful.. Please spare her and us the agony.. Haha.

Good that she had lots of nice presents and I enjoyed playing taboo there!

Completed my 2 star kayaking course! Well.. at the expense of my ankle. I twisted it on the first day but persisted on finishing the course. Just want to thank God for sustainance and good buddies who were on standby for activation. Thanks alot!

Going for physio soon.. Sigh.. very accident prone this sem...

Updates on Alberta

This is Bear Tracks - the equivalent of NIE portal where all the updates are being posted!

This is my application status. The application date was only 3rd April. I know the picture is very

blur. Its just using print screen to crop it, so cant expect much.

Anyway Im happy! Alberta here I come!

IVP Ultimate (Part 2)

TEAM NTU ULTIMATE FRISBEE !

Its been a great journey being part of this team. From a bunch of newbies this team has grown tremendously and to defy the odds at this IVP has been nothing short of amazing! Thank God for that!

We finished this tournament in joint 3rd position which is extremely good given that we were seeded last at the beginning of the competition.

My objective of joining the team was to enjoy the fellowship and also experience teamwork once again after feeling lonely being a long-distance runner during my JC days.

Im glad to have found this team and it was really emotional as the competition came to an end and it signalled the curtain call for this team. Well.. I hope that it only gets better from here. And I intend to improve greatly by picking up Ultimate at U of A.

Closure of Semester:

Year 1 is coming to an end. In fact only the exams are left of this semester. The assignments, presentations and tests sucked the life outta me. But im more seasoned this time round and coped slightly better.

Closure is a word I feel strongly for a couple of things:

1. Closure of semester

2. Closure of Ultimate Training

3. Closure of Hall Life (yeah I gotta shift out by 30th April)

4.Closure of relationships

As the exams draw near, Im praying for strength, wisdom as well as good memory to aid in my revision. Friends please keep me in prayer.

U of A also just sent me an email to give my campus computing ID! Yay! Which means Im officially a U of A student! Haha.. no more NTU..

My email is akang@ualberta.ca Do drop me emails there!

Prospective Student of University of Alberta