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Apr 29, 2007
Apr 26, 2007
27'15"
Thanks to your generous donations, we have together raised $270 for WWF!
Earlier today, I, along with my team members from work, went downtown for the Corporate CN Tower climb. The weather was not really in our favour, it was quite cold and rainy, which already made me feel very tired and worn out (especially after a day from work!). We arrived at around 5:30pm, registered and lined to for the 6pm opening.
At 6:05, we were at the base of the CN Tower to take our group photo. After taking the group photo, we had to go through a security check where the machine blows bursts of air to see if anyone has any dangerous material on them (don't like that too much, made my hair fly all over the place). After the security check, it was 143 flights of stairs straight up!
I got to admit, if it wasn't for my colleague, I think it would have taken me way longer than 27 minutes. He was pushing me to do more flights of stairs before taking a break, and that was very helpful (trust me, I didn't feel that way during the climb). This helped me beat my target time of 30 minutes, so thanks very much!
During my climb, I took around 5 breaks, each break around 1-2 minutes. But let me tell you, by the time I reached flight 70-80, I was thinking to myself, "Screw the animals! There is no way I can finish!" I really felt the burning in my lungs...perhaps I did not fully recover from my cold (almost bronchitis) last week, I am more out of breath than usual. I kept thinking about your generous donations and that was honestly a huge motivation for me to keep going and aiming to beat my target of 30 minutes.
Despite the pain, I really pushed myself in that next 10-20 flights (thanks to my colleague) and it was the sweetest thing to see the number "100" on the wall! By then, my mentality changed and I was really aiming to go all the way to 143 without stopping! By the 143 flight, there is a sensor pad where I 'beep' my wristband (every runner has to 'beep' once at the bottom of the tower to start the stopwatch and 'beep' at the top to stop it). That was a breathless (literally) moment!
However, after the 143 flights, there are actually 8-10 more flights before reaching the top. Even though those are not timed, they were the hardest flights for sure!!! Imagine, it's like telling you there is 1 more question on the exam after you have completed it!
I found it very mean that they have tons of photographers at the top of the tower waiting for us. I mean, after this kind of workout, nobody, I mean nobody can look half decent. They took several pictures of me (I think...), and I wasn't really impressed because I know how awful I must look....let's cross my fingers that they won't post it online!!!
We took the elevator down (all that work and over in 15 seconds) and had a free dinner at Joe Baddali's across the street. Their pasta was awesome!
Later that evening, my mom pointed out that I raised $270 and it took me 27 minutes to go up, so that equates to $10 a minute! What a coincidence!!!
Thanks again for all your support and contribution! The environment is important to all of us!
Earlier today, I, along with my team members from work, went downtown for the Corporate CN Tower climb. The weather was not really in our favour, it was quite cold and rainy, which already made me feel very tired and worn out (especially after a day from work!). We arrived at around 5:30pm, registered and lined to for the 6pm opening.
At 6:05, we were at the base of the CN Tower to take our group photo. After taking the group photo, we had to go through a security check where the machine blows bursts of air to see if anyone has any dangerous material on them (don't like that too much, made my hair fly all over the place). After the security check, it was 143 flights of stairs straight up!
I got to admit, if it wasn't for my colleague, I think it would have taken me way longer than 27 minutes. He was pushing me to do more flights of stairs before taking a break, and that was very helpful (trust me, I didn't feel that way during the climb). This helped me beat my target time of 30 minutes, so thanks very much!
During my climb, I took around 5 breaks, each break around 1-2 minutes. But let me tell you, by the time I reached flight 70-80, I was thinking to myself, "Screw the animals! There is no way I can finish!" I really felt the burning in my lungs...perhaps I did not fully recover from my cold (almost bronchitis) last week, I am more out of breath than usual. I kept thinking about your generous donations and that was honestly a huge motivation for me to keep going and aiming to beat my target of 30 minutes.
Despite the pain, I really pushed myself in that next 10-20 flights (thanks to my colleague) and it was the sweetest thing to see the number "100" on the wall! By then, my mentality changed and I was really aiming to go all the way to 143 without stopping! By the 143 flight, there is a sensor pad where I 'beep' my wristband (every runner has to 'beep' once at the bottom of the tower to start the stopwatch and 'beep' at the top to stop it). That was a breathless (literally) moment!
However, after the 143 flights, there are actually 8-10 more flights before reaching the top. Even though those are not timed, they were the hardest flights for sure!!! Imagine, it's like telling you there is 1 more question on the exam after you have completed it!
I found it very mean that they have tons of photographers at the top of the tower waiting for us. I mean, after this kind of workout, nobody, I mean nobody can look half decent. They took several pictures of me (I think...), and I wasn't really impressed because I know how awful I must look....let's cross my fingers that they won't post it online!!!
We took the elevator down (all that work and over in 15 seconds) and had a free dinner at Joe Baddali's across the street. Their pasta was awesome!
Later that evening, my mom pointed out that I raised $270 and it took me 27 minutes to go up, so that equates to $10 a minute! What a coincidence!!!
Thanks again for all your support and contribution! The environment is important to all of us!
Apr 25, 2007
3 months away!
I think it just hit me this week that our wedding is only 3 months away! There are still so many details to be settled!
I've been working on our website, booking a florist, negotiating for decorations, finalizing details with the restaurant.....every night there doesn't seem to be enough time to tackle all the outstanding items!
But I am enjoying the process. Despite some stress, my friends have been wonderful in lending a helping hand and giving great suggestions and contacts. Thanks! Our wedding is starting to shape and I really can't wait for you to share it with us!
Okay, gtg, back to work....
I've been working on our website, booking a florist, negotiating for decorations, finalizing details with the restaurant.....every night there doesn't seem to be enough time to tackle all the outstanding items!
But I am enjoying the process. Despite some stress, my friends have been wonderful in lending a helping hand and giving great suggestions and contacts. Thanks! Our wedding is starting to shape and I really can't wait for you to share it with us!
Okay, gtg, back to work....
Apr 17, 2007
Music for the ceremony
So many things on the go lately!!! I've finally started picking the songs for our wedding ceremony. Tonight, with the help of a friend from choir (also my pianist for our wedding), picked most of the songs for the ceremony!
It's really exciting because up to this point, it's my second time during this whole planning process that I'm picturing myself walking down the aisle. The first time was when I shopped for the wedding gown (obviously), and now I'm imagining the music that is being played while I slowly walk down the aisle...how exciting!
As most of you know, music is my passion, so wedding music is very important to me. I am hoping to find music that is not typical and represents who we are. Thanks to our pianist, Lydia, she has a wide repertoire of piano music and we are lucky to have her help us in our wedding! It is really amazing because she is very musical and understands my taste in music. I'm so excited!
For those of you who are looking for music for your wedding, here is a link a friend sent to me:
http://www.ourweddingsongs.com/
It's really exciting because up to this point, it's my second time during this whole planning process that I'm picturing myself walking down the aisle. The first time was when I shopped for the wedding gown (obviously), and now I'm imagining the music that is being played while I slowly walk down the aisle...how exciting!
As most of you know, music is my passion, so wedding music is very important to me. I am hoping to find music that is not typical and represents who we are. Thanks to our pianist, Lydia, she has a wide repertoire of piano music and we are lucky to have her help us in our wedding! It is really amazing because she is very musical and understands my taste in music. I'm so excited!
For those of you who are looking for music for your wedding, here is a link a friend sent to me:
http://www.ourweddingsongs.com/
Apr 15, 2007
Scrapbooking II
"Thanks Maria!!!!! What a wonderful wedding gift!"
My good friend Maria from HK has bought me a wonderful wedding gift from HK. Knowing that she can't make it to my wedding (her own wedding is in May in TO and she can't stay until July), she decided to buy me a scrapbook as my guestbook! What a useful and meaningful gift!
For this past week, I've been scouting Dollaramas every where to buy scrapbook items. I found the one at Major Mackenzie and Bayview really good! There are tons of scrapbook things to buy there! Of course, I bought a lot of things already, starting to plan how my pages would look like...
Today, I went to Orfus Road to check out this flower wholesale place and discovered that there is a Dollarama on Orfus Road. Since I had time, I went in for a quick stroll and to my surprise, this store is filled with scrapbook items! It was like going to the buffet and finding the food table! Needless to say, I couldn't stop myself from buying more...
Michael's is also having a scrapbook sale this week too. They have scrapbooks at 40% off and some scrapbook stickers are discounted as well (not all though). They have better quality items but seriously, Dollarama is not bad at all!
Now that I have most of the items, next is developing the pictures, I can't wait to put it together!
btw, which place develops digital photos better: Loblaws, Walmart or Futureshop?
My good friend Maria from HK has bought me a wonderful wedding gift from HK. Knowing that she can't make it to my wedding (her own wedding is in May in TO and she can't stay until July), she decided to buy me a scrapbook as my guestbook! What a useful and meaningful gift!
For this past week, I've been scouting Dollaramas every where to buy scrapbook items. I found the one at Major Mackenzie and Bayview really good! There are tons of scrapbook things to buy there! Of course, I bought a lot of things already, starting to plan how my pages would look like...
Today, I went to Orfus Road to check out this flower wholesale place and discovered that there is a Dollarama on Orfus Road. Since I had time, I went in for a quick stroll and to my surprise, this store is filled with scrapbook items! It was like going to the buffet and finding the food table! Needless to say, I couldn't stop myself from buying more...
Michael's is also having a scrapbook sale this week too. They have scrapbooks at 40% off and some scrapbook stickers are discounted as well (not all though). They have better quality items but seriously, Dollarama is not bad at all!
Now that I have most of the items, next is developing the pictures, I can't wait to put it together!
btw, which place develops digital photos better: Loblaws, Walmart or Futureshop?
Apr 7, 2007
Passion Play
Happy Easter!
Today is one day away from Easter Sunday, and Easter Sunday is the day when Jesus Christ rose from the dead after cruxification and declared victory against Satan. This weekend is usually filled with church activities.
As one of the Easter celebration, our fellowship decided to go see the Passion Play put on by the Queensway Cathedral in Etobicoke. They put on a musical production about the birth of Jesus Christ, his growing up and most importantly, his crucification and Salvation.
http://www.torontopassionplay.com/home.htm
It was a great way to celebrate Easter. We always have to remind ourselves what Jesus Christ did for us and what we should do in response to His love. Some parts of the play really touched me and made me realize how revolutionary Jesus was in his times. It's really not the same as reading from the Bible.
If you haven't gone to watch the Passion Play, I highly recommend it. The tickets are free, just make sure you arrive early (at least 1 hour) so you can park, get your tickets and grab a good seat (very important) to enjoy the show. If you have kids, they have nursery service for 2 years-old or under, and the show is suitable for kids to watch too. We saw kids of all ages enjoying it!
Today is one day away from Easter Sunday, and Easter Sunday is the day when Jesus Christ rose from the dead after cruxification and declared victory against Satan. This weekend is usually filled with church activities.
As one of the Easter celebration, our fellowship decided to go see the Passion Play put on by the Queensway Cathedral in Etobicoke. They put on a musical production about the birth of Jesus Christ, his growing up and most importantly, his crucification and Salvation.
http://www.torontopassionplay.com/home.htm
It was a great way to celebrate Easter. We always have to remind ourselves what Jesus Christ did for us and what we should do in response to His love. Some parts of the play really touched me and made me realize how revolutionary Jesus was in his times. It's really not the same as reading from the Bible.
If you haven't gone to watch the Passion Play, I highly recommend it. The tickets are free, just make sure you arrive early (at least 1 hour) so you can park, get your tickets and grab a good seat (very important) to enjoy the show. If you have kids, they have nursery service for 2 years-old or under, and the show is suitable for kids to watch too. We saw kids of all ages enjoying it!
Apr 2, 2007
300
It's been a while since we watched a movie together...I think our last movie was The Departed.
We decided to watch "300" because we both like the ancient history war type films. This movie is about Leonidas - King of Sparta, led an army of 300 Spartans to fight the Persians in the name of freedom.
We decided to watch "300" because we both like the ancient history war type films. This movie is about Leonidas - King of Sparta, led an army of 300 Spartans to fight the Persians in the name of freedom.
It was a very exciting movie, with all the big war scenes and really good make up job (meaning there are some ugly characters). The movie was just under 2 hours long, but the 2 hours just flew by quickly. There wasn't a dull moment, but beware, there are some gruesome segments.
In general, I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5!
I've heard of stories about Spartans before, and know that their training philosophy is very tough but one that is proven to work. After watching the movie, I became even more impressed with this tribe of people and started reading more about the history of Sparta on Wikipedia.
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