:: Monday, February 25, 2002 ::

WAY AH DOI !!!!

Mmmm goyee bouey shuut-go-hohng-dow-bing!!!

:: Jesse 2:12 AM

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SKI SKI SKI SKI SKI SKI SKI SKI SKI
Awwww it's gonna RAIN!!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!! This wonderful trip to Mt. Tremblant is gonna be interrupted by RAIN! Apparently though, Mt Tremblant is so high that hopefully we'd be able to ski above the clouds and then there would be wonderful snow... but my question is... how on earth did the snow get up there in the first place? Still excited though... we'll be going from Monday till Thursday. 6 of us jammed packed into Cheryl's van. Right now the boys Brian and Dave Lo are playing ping pong downstairs. I don't think they'll be sleeping at all.

C A N A D A . I L O V E H O C K E Y . That was one SWEEEEEEEET game. Man, guys can be so brutal at times. Watching Carol squirm everytime Canada would score and the boys would jump up and down and chant " duh duh duh duh.. duh duh duh duh....." hahahah... I think the two girls in the room actually FELL asleep during the game. Woah. Perhaps blue boxes are the only things they think about (jk... really Carol!). But man oh man... I remember the days in grade 2 when Miss Kemp would let us bring our road hockey sticks to class and leave them in the big refrigerator box in the back of the class room so we wouldn't need lug them to and fro... my wonderful blue Titan Hockey stick.... since then I hated hockey until I met Rob, mister "HOCKEY's more important than my girlfriend" fool. But man oh man. If you missed the game... shame!

TC IS GONNA BE WICKED! Met the most coolest fellow captains, Jonathan Lee and Sarah Joy Wong... brings back such fond memories! Yay Aaron is gonna rock God's house! If there's anything I'd invite you to pray for, it's that the Lord would just open the hearts of those 26 youths in our group! Yay. So excited! Yay! So yay.

8 more hours till we hit the road!!! Mt. Tremblant, sun or shine, HERE WE COME!

:: Jesse 2:04 AM

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jesse the china man, is over at my place right now. it's..mm.. 3:17am!! what is he doing here, you ask? well, currently, he is examining the shape of winnie the pooh's bum. in fact, it has amused him for quite some time now. cheryl is over too, and now they're both deciding on how to undress pooh.

just another night at essex, i guess :)

~karyn

:: Jesse 3:25 AM

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Ahhh 2 exams down, 1 more to go!!! Wow... it's Judgement day. Do you know what you do on a day with 3 exams? Well I know now what NOT to do. Here are my Top Ten Things You Shall Never Do Before a day with 3 exams:
1. NEVER be near olympic television when studying. The UCC is the worst place, since there are like 12 TVs all around.
2. NEVER be near olympic television when Canada's playing Hockey. Oh damn. That was a NICE game.
3. NEVER attempt to get better at something the night before other than your work. Even after an hour, I still suck at darts.
4. NEVER drink powdered ICE TEA before you sleep. Cuz I couldn't.
5. NEVER study with Karyn Pong. She eats all your food.
6. ALWAYS study with Owen Wong. He has good fries.
7. NEVER think about skiing trips. They WILL distract you.
8. NEVER study with a fountain pen when you're tired. It'll end up all over your face.
9. NEVER BLOG!!! Especially after writing a long entry and publishing and finding out that you timed out and there's no way to get back to your history for what you wrote and then you realize all the time you used... GRRRRRR
10. NEVER NEVER EVER EVER EVER eat instant noodles (ramen) before you sleep. Especially two packages with two eggs. YOU WILL REGRET IT I GUARRANTEE!!! I still am. I still feel. I ache. I still moan. I still can't stand up straight. I still can't sit down.

:: Jesse 3:31 PM

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Name: Steve Wong Age: 24 Occupation: Computer Programmer at Ericsson Germany Nicknames: Wongoz, Godfather, Dai Lo Car: He doesn't own one but we were in North Carolina, he was pulled over by a cop for going 65 mph in a 25 mph zone. Luckily we were Canadians... they just let us go... besides... what could a bunch of Canadians do anyways? Admirables: Steve knows everyone. Everyone in the GTA. I don't think there's a Chinese man or woman out there who doesn't know Steve personally or indirectly. When he was leaving to Germany, I think everyone said goodbye to him. Caisa President, Dragonboat Coach, superstar CCSA coach, wow... this guy does it all. Funnies: Steve is like a grandfather. He knows all these funny stories that crack you up and make you actually listen. His laugh is quite distinct, a hybrid of hyenia and kookaburra, catches all the attention in the room. But what cracks me up is when he puts on the stupidest face and says "Did you know" like that kid from Jerry McGuire.

Name: Joanne Tse
Age: 20
Program: Health Science
Nicknames: Jo, Jomanji, HEY YOU! YO! FOO!
Car: With her height, I wonder if it's even legal for her to drive.
Admirables: Jo's got something about her, that when she walks into the room she brings a smile to everyone's face. Maybe it's her laugh, cuz she's got this unique giggle that defines her character. Or maybe it's cuz she has a big mouth (they're measuring it!). But that's after you notice she's in the room, that's if you can actually see her.
Funnies: The best is just watching her and Rob go at it. "Foo!" "Broder!" Or when she attempts to whisper in the library but she's so loud and it's just funny trying to keep a straight face watching her attempt to whisper.

:: Jesse 1:55 AM

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Yay. Despite the 4 exams I have this week, two people persisted in coming up this weekend and stealing my time! Hahahah... that's all cool. Above is a pic of my half cousin Charita and me... wait... that's not me... that's Caleb. Woah. When people said we looked alike, I never thought so until this picture. Victor likes to call him "Baby Jess" when he doesn't remember his name. I guess this is a perfect time to do my Profile of the Week!

Name: Caleb
Age: 19
Program: Science
Nicknames: Baby Jess
Car: Honda Accord. Caleb just got this after christmas. What a relief, finally a hope for all those hopeless Saugeeners to get around London! It's a sweet ride, but I swear I feel a freezing cold draft up my butt when I sit in the backseat to the wonderful smells of premium gasoline hovering in the air! Nice Phone holder though!
Admirables: Caleb is one of them guys that you would have your daughter marry. He's a really genuine guy, a real man of God. He's got a lot to say when it comes to walking with Christ, and it's always a pleasure to hear his opinion on things. He works hard like a dog at his work.
Funnies: When Caleb walked into Sunday night bible study, Matthea made the comment:
"Caleb, your head is darker!" - meaning his hair probably grew a millimetre and his head darkened 3 tones.

Yeah, Charita's visit consisted of Pad Thai and album browsin. And Jon Sy, that fool, made me stay up to 5:30am on Saturday night!!! arrrr... but it was definitely a pleasure to be the only person he's debating with... and when he's in ur house he has to submit at times. Hahaha.

:: Jesse 5:27 PM

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GUESTBOOK IS UP- thank goodness there's no AA "tag my bookie... you're so kyoote" annoyances!
Haha... enough about the Valentine's day stuff! I'm here at Karyn Pong's rez, attempting to study but she and Cheryl Leung are burping and totally pigging out on Melba toast, chocolate and black sesame chinese bars. Where does sesame come from?

"Sesame Street." - Karyn

Hahaha... now they're singin Beachboys. Well tonight was quite the wonderful evening. I definitely had my doubts when ACF decided to merge a coffee house with a counselor appreciation night. I guess I was wrong. It was wonderful, watching silly skits to very emotional sharing and presentations for our wonderful and loving counselors. They are definitely a reflection of God's love and care. Ahhhh so uncoventional to what we're used to in the Chinese Church! If only I could wrap them up in a box and send them all to you who don't know them. By special request, here's the lyrics to the song that I presented to them tonight, along with the extra personalized verse.

How could I ask for more? - Cindy Morgan
There's nothing like the warmth, of a summer afternoon
Waking to the sunlight, being cradled by the moon
Catching fireflies at night, building castles in the sand
Kissing Momma's face goodnight and holding Daddy's hand

Thank you Lord, how could I ask for more?

Running baffled through the grass, a lil hide and go see
Being so in love, that you can hardly eat
Dancing in the dark, when there's no one else around
Being bundled neath the covers, watching snow fall to the ground

Thank you Lord, how could I ask for more?

So many things things I thought, would bring me happiness
So dreams that are realities today
Such an irony in the things that mean the most to me
Are the memories that I made along the way

So if there's anything I learned, from this journey I'm on
Simple truths will keep you going, simple love will keep you strong
Cuz there are questions without answers, and flames that never die
And heartaches we go through are often blessings in the disguise

Thank you Lord, how could I ask for more?

So when I look at what you have done, and all that you have said
All the times you poured your heart, all the times that I have laughed
Cuz there are moments always treasured, cuz I know in Christ they'll last
My counselor now brother, and sister in Christ at last

Thank you Lord, how could I ask for more?

:: Jesse 1:02 AM

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Valentine's Day Part 3

The picture above is taken from tonight, my wonderful whipped roommate Rob and his woman Christina. As I said he went all out for her. Look at that pie/cake/tart/cheesecake he has in his hand. Wow. What effort. What effort. I think at this moment Christina has the mentality "It's the thought that counts". If you've never met Christina, she's the most wonderful person, cuz she's a Chinese Martha Stewart. In case you don't know who Martha Stewart is, you're probably a guy. Take a look at that cake she made... now that's a cake. But Rob, nonetheless, after spending all his time last night prepping and all today running around and serving her 3 meals (sure beats my Bag of Rice gift), this is what he had to serve her tonight.



Menu a la Roberto Tsai pour la femme Christina Ho


Appetizer

A la oven baked Zucchina

stuffa avec la fromage, les tomates, les bread crumbs et les peppers rose



Salade

Does rob know what a salad is?


Entrees

La Lobster Yummy

Un Vive Lobster vine sparkling

avec les potates scallop



Wine

Peach Chardonnay




Wow... standards huh? :)

:: Jesse 12:38 AM

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Valentine's Day Part 2
My investigation into the odd chemistry behind this odd day continues. Did you know how Valentine's day originated? It is said to have been traced back to sometime in like 400 AD when a King decided that it would not be fit for his soldiers to fight if they had loved ones behind, perhaps having them distracted would lend to him losing the battle. He then decided that soldiers were not allowed to engage in battle if they had a low poh waiting at home with food on the table. Then comes Valentine, the bishop who because he feels the agony of the soldiers who really want a home cooked meal, decides against his loyalty to his majesty and secretly weds soldiers behind the King's back. What a courageous man.

So romantic girls? Well what happens next is the King finds out and demands Valentine to stop. What does the bishop do? He takes a bow and launches an arrow into the King's heart, and that's where Cupid arrises from. Just Kidding.... the king has him KILLED.

Sometime in the 16th century or so, the Pope began filtering out all Pagan rituals and practices, and comes across Valentine's heroic and well not so pagan ritual. He decides to appoint February 14th as the day of St.Valentine, instead of some beast worship feast day or something.

Wonderful. Touching. So 5 centuries later, we find men walking around campus so awkwardly carrying in their arms a dozen roses, along with a matching awkward expression on their face as they think how much more they are going to spend before the girl says thank you. Why can't we be practical with gifts? Here is my idea of a perfect Valentine's day gift that is not only thoughtful, sweet, and cute, it's also practical, cheap, and VERY original.

"Hi Honey! Here's your valentine's day gift! It's very big, to express my BIG heart FULL of LOVE!"

"It's a bag of rice."

"Yes Honey! And each grain of rice will represent every new day we will be sharing together!"

"I don't like rice."

"Oh but Honey! Look at the length of each grain! It represents the longevity of our love for one another! And look how white it is! It represents the purity we have!"

"I want a ring."

"Oh better yet honey! There's a cinammon heart somewhere buried deep within the bag of rice. One day, when you are going to Bow Fan, you will smell the wonderful inscence, representing my devotion to you, which is always there! And your bowl of rice will be red! Red as the desire colouring my heart!"

"I still want a ring."

:: Jesse 8:57 PM

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Valentine's Day
What an odd evening. Just returned from a successful Men's Cell group and rehearsal of our oh so original reinactment of our counselors Stephen Cheng and Pam and Roger Shuttleworth. Stumbling across Amanda Li's room were a whole hoard of psycho girls. Hahaha. Kinda funny how us guys were somehow smack in the middle of their conversations. Woah. Girls are so weird. I think I've known that for a long time, but, now I think I've just discovered that I can't comprehend how weird they are. This one girl walks in with this HUGE monkey, probably a 200 dollar monkey (stuffed I must add). This is from a guy she just met. Deciding between a CK watch and a phat cologne bottle to give back in return. Woah... who's setting the standards here? The watch ordeal... did you know that a man has the right to a nice watch for his engagement? How expensive can a watch get compared to a diamond ring? Definitely not 4 months wage. ho ho ho. And the only good the watch is for is to see how late the girl is.

"Valentine's day is the only day in the year in which it's for the girl." - insight by one of the girls in that room tonight.

Since when is it ever a day for the guy anyway? Man, watching Rob right now muster around the house, preparing a storm for his lady Christina, I can't help but laugh and do my wonderful homework. Vive la single life!

:: Jesse 11:52 PM

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Ugh. Glycolysis. Krebs. Fatty Acid Synthesis. Gluconeogenesis. Pentose Pathway. Allosteric Control. Site directed control. Who'd ever think it would all come back again. Yet it does. And it always will. Spent the whole afternoon making a map of everything... I remember my OAC bio teacher, Mrs. Kerhoulas, showing us this huge mess of structures and pathways, and pointing out to the small yet visible pathway in the middle.

"Folks, this is glycolysis, and this is the Kreb's Cycle. This is all you will learn in OAC. You see the rest of this mess? In case you hope on pursuing biology, you'll never see this again."

Oh now I need to know everything that was on that map.

Well it's Chinese New Year, the Chinese New Year party was odd, with Caucasian people in the class saying "Hong Bow" as if it were tissue or something. Do I feel any different? Do I raise an eyebrow if anyone says "Mah" or mentions in their everyday jargon the word "Horse"? Maybe. Perhaps.

Oh and my regrets go out to the Canadian figure skating pair. As everyone knows... they skated flawlessly, and despite the booing from the crowds and disbelief of the commentators that consisted of past gold skaters, the judges still determined that the Russian team should win for yet another year. Scandal they say? It's even better that a Chinese judge steps out, being one of the judges to have placed Russia over Canada. Makes China look bad too.

"Today has been a disgrace to the world of figure skating." - NBC Gold Medalist Commentator.

It'll be interesting to see an investigation into this much disputed matter. Nonetheless, even if they were to win after a huge collision prior to the skate, even now after investigations, it will never be the same, the success will never be the same...

And to top things off, Elvis gets 7th. That's like opening a box of Chocolates and finding only the dark chocolate cherry ones left.

:: Jesse 6:03 PM

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Chinchilla - means "little chinta" a name given by the Indian tribes in their area. The chinchilla is from South America, more specifically in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Chile in the high altitudes of the Andes Mountains. Their scientific name is Chinchilla lanigera, which means long-tailed chinchilla. Their class is Mammalia (Mammals), their order Rodentia (Rodents), and their family is called the Chinchillidae (Chinchillas and Visachas).

In 1918 a gentleman by the name of M.F. Chapman was working in Chile and saw his first chinchilla. This individual is responsible for bringing these furry little creatures to the United States. About a year after he had his first encounter with them, he gathered a trapping party of 23 men to capture as many chinchillas as possible; however, they were so scarce(almost to the point of extinction) because of excessive trapping for their pelts, that they were only able to capture 11 and this took them 3 years. It took 12 months to bring these down the mountain of Chile. They took every precaution necessary so they would not lose any to the temperature changes they encountered on the way down. It paid off being so careful, as they all survived. By the middle of the 1960's, thousands of chins were being raised throughout the United States and Canada.

Enough of the technical stuff... she's a cute one. My last one died. She better last till I have kids.

:: Jesse 12:57 AM

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It's 8:25pm here in Weldon Library, attempting to somewhat study for my 4 exams next week. Guess who's in town? None other than Vince, "Keanu Reeves" Victor Fung's brother. Who would come to Weldon during their slack week? Hmmm... well oh well. Victor's got that funky bandana thing recently, probably too ashamed about his new found short haircut.

:: Jesse 8:21 PM

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Ahhhh so addicting. Just 4 minutes later I find myself yet writing another entry. Well, for those of you who don't know, my wonderful Diamond Mako organizer died the other day. Leaning over a counter to eat ice cream fed by the temptress Joanne, I found myself balancing a guitar and masterfully "mange"'n down some Breyers vanilla, oh so unaware of the little pda in my pocket being shattered as my immense weight of my thigh pressed up against it. That night, horrified to see my screen shatter to pieces, I realized what a symbol of materialism this lil harmless pda had become. I found myself searching online for hours, never satisfied with the things I have been so blessed with. Well here I am, trying to strip away the things that have bound me so secretively all these years. As Victor Fung and Rob Tsai would know, I "research" a lot on the net for toys all the time: laptops, mp3 players, digicams, cell phones, ebay listings, guitar pedals, guitar amps... even if I own some of these I've never been satisfied. Quite a weird turn of events when a lil pda died.

On a brighter note, Albert Wu came to visit this weekend on his choirboy roadtrip with MacMaster. Yay. Speaking at my highschool fellowship HYPE (Here's Your Place Eternal ) about relationships and playing with my crazy chinchilla and just chillaxin, much was felt this week.

Oh. Let me introduce you to my chinchilla. Her name is Dong Gu. That means Chinese mushroom. What's a chinchilla you ask? I'll let you do the research yourself and I'll report back in a week on this topic :).

:: Jesse 2:08 PM

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Wow... first ever post! Took me like ages to find the perfect template, and well... this isn't perfect. Hmph. Oh well. I'm in the computer lab right now, and I should be doing my mandarin homework and studying for the 4 freaken exams I have next week. Instead I'm here setting up a website. Jeez. As if Asian Avenue wasn't enough. Well I'm practically sitting in an asian avenue, with Carol and her china biz group working so fervishly on their oh so inventive asian lineup of makeup for their biz 257 feasibility study. ahhhh the memories. Nonetheless, speaking of China, I'm off to Mandarin class to have a Mandarin Chinese New Year party in hopes of having Mandarin food. Yay. I like food.
Interesting... :) Inspired by a fellow Wongo to write journals regularly, and a Superfatconball who also uses this funky blog thing, I guess it'll be a regular thing I hope.... enough!!!

:: Jesse 1:50 PM

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