January 15, 2009

Japanese Level 3 starts next week. I think it’s going to be quite a challenge. I really should do some review of what I learned in the previous levels. It should be fun though.
I also registered for an Introduction to Photography course at Seneca College. I missed out on taking photography way back in high school and now I wish I did. I think things would’ve been different if I had gotten interested then. I hope I will get a lot out of this course and improve my skills. I’ve been interested in trying to learn how to shoot with film, so I’ve been looking around for a good, inexpensive film SLR to try it out.
I’ve also been thinking about taking a cooking course sometime, it’s definitely a useful skill. At least I can feed myself when no one is around. It’ll be especially useful if I do get accepted into the JET Programme. I’ll probably do it in the Spring.
So many things I want to do and learn. That’s life though. Live, experience and learn.
December 22, 2008

I rarely go out on Sundays. It’s usually because I wake up really late and just ending feeling too lazy to get changed and go out. Also, it maybe the fact that is rare that someone calls me out on Sundays.
There was this plan to head downtown with Eugene because I wanted to take some photos of the holiday lights and displays. However, the weather forecast said that it would start snowing in the afternoon, so we decided to stay uptown. Unfortunately, after lunch it just started snowing pretty heavily.
With our plans canceled, we decided to see Slumdog Millionaire. (Well, it’s more like, I decided and Eugene reluctantly agreed. Or as I would like to think; I suggested to see it and he was in fully behind that idea.) I can probably say with great certainty that it’s the best film I’ve seen this year. As a point of reference, my previous best film I’ve seen this year was The Dark Knight.
It was a very surreal film. It was a completely different kind of world to me. I was impressed by the whole cast, especially the kids. The opening scene to the film was stunning. The music was also very well done. Also, stay for the credits.
Even though the weather ruined the original plans, things still turned out pretty well.