What do you guys think?
I think in a couple of years when I decide I need a house of my own for my family… 
…. then I will build a house like this for her… erm… my family. Its quite nice interior, I have a video of it… Unfortunately I can’t post a video here.
It is listed for $389,000CAD. Anyone want it?
I saw this on Facebook, it was in a note written by my younger brother. I’m reposting it here without his consent, as I think it represents a different perspective on strength. As always, I would like comments to discuss the topic, but I know how well that has worked so far (or not worked), so I think this may be dubious to expect a lot of comments. Despite that, even if this makes you reflect, then he has done his job.
Strength is a difficult word to define. It is often associated with characters such as Superman or Arnold Swartzneiger; strength however is a much broader term. At Camp Trillium strength is defined in the smiles and laughter of the children playing. It manifests itself as a young child takes a chemo pill without flinching. The intense strength of mind that a simple child can have when faced with bleak circumstances is phenomenal. Somewhere along the way I think we lose a bit of that strength and I think we need to get it back. To many people allow their lives to be governed by consequences and don’t stand up for their own happiness. To resolve this issue I think more people need to participate in programs like Camp Trillium, experience the strength first hand. Look at the kids and see them face the world with a smile despite what consequences may lurk around every corner, for the most part the children even project their strength unto their parents. If they can do it so can you, prove it to yourself!
www.camptrillium.com
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I’m going to Thailand on Saturday. Most of you probably know, as I’ve posted about it before. I thought I had told the people that matter, but it turned out that I forgot one. He just found out last week, and isn’t very pleased about it. He isn’t happy he wasn’t consulted, and he is afraid for my safety. Granted, I can understand some of his fears are well-founded. But I would have hoped that he could have confidence in me and my decisions rather than being so critical. Rather than believing that he did a good job raising me, instilling in me the proper set of morals and values, he believes that I cannot make good decisions or take care of myself.
I am aware of the problems that are currently ongoing in Thailand, but I think the risks are justified and are not all that extreme if you are careful and stay safe. Furthermore, I would hope that advice would have been offered rather than an ultimatum. I used to pride myself on my relationship with my parents and the open communication that entailed. Yet now I can see that my parents are just as controlling as anyone else’s once you step out of their comfort zone.
I only hope that in time these wounds can heal, and I can reconcile the aggressive attitude and personal attacks to some greater level of parental caring and a feeling of uncontrollability. I hope that things will be better when I go back, for I fear that should this not be the case, then I really will have to look for opportunities elsewhere.
I was very excited and anticipatory. I am now ambivalent.
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I just wanted to mention that I really am impressed and intrigued by my family sometimes. It seems I forgot to tell my dad that I was going to Thailand next week, so now apparently he sees me as a ‘jet-settler’. He says he is jealous that he has to work, and while I am in school supposedly learning I get to travel around the world. Oh well, all this will come to an end soon enough when I start work in just a few short months. Besides, I need to have some stories that I can tell my kids.
Because although my dad never really traveled too far out of Canada, the man has a seemingly endless supply of stories. From the ages of 17 to 27 he moved from city to city and job to job nearly every 4-6 months. That makes for a lot of stories when you can talk about the time you prospected for gold in Alaska, worked in a mine in northern Alberta, worked for the government in Ottawa, primed tobacco in Delhi, or a number of other things.
I just want to have some stories for my kids. Would be shitty to be seen as boring. I’m just glad that under that exterior, my family is supportive of me.
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I know that you are all poor students like me, but if at all possible, could you support my brother in the Cancer Society’s Relay for Life? He was diagnosed with Leukemia when he was 3, and through numerous complications and near-death experiences, he managed to fight off the illness and has made a near complete recovery.
He volunteers at a camp for cancer affected families and is now volunteering his time to run a Relay over an entire night to show his support for cancer research. This research helped save my brother’s life, anything you can do to support him would make us eternally grateful.
My sincerest thanks.
His name is Gary Comeau, and then just click on ‘Pledge Me’.
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Mom got burned yesterday by spaghetti sauce. 2nd degree burns on face and arms.
Lesson: Never completely fill up the blender with a boiling liquid.
At least Dad took care of things for the most part and she is feeling better today.
Originally Posted: March 10th, 2008
I really enjoy snow most of the time, that way I can slide around in my car, go snowboarding, and push people around. Yet the one year where we get more snow than ever before, I’m in a tropical climate. Go figure. My dad just sent me a picture of the current state of our backyard. Pretty funny if you ask me. He says that the snow-blower (new this year) seized because it got too much use, so he had to shovel again. Poor guy, I should have been there to help. Alas, I will have to suffer through the warm weather for him.
I also feel a little bad, because yesterday I let my mom know that I’m not sure how long I will be back in Canada for before I try to come back over here to Asia. I’ve decided (almost for sure at this point) that I want to come work in Japan, Korea, or Singapore at least for a couple of years. Would give me the opportunity to really explore the landscape around here moreso than the 4 days I spent in Korea, or the 8 I will spend in Japan this coming May. If I come back to Singapore, it will give me the chance to see all of my friends from here again and keep those relationships alive.
I still have two months left here in Singapore, but it now feels like every day I creep closer to the day that I have to leave, and I’m not really excited for it. I’m excited for certain parts, but not the whole. I know that once I’m back, I get kicked in the face by life, and have to start getting ready to start work. I’m a little excited at the prospect, but I know that I’m not going to enjoy what I do for the first little while of it until I get more into the soft side of BI.
Ah well, I guess I just have to enjoy the time that I have left while I’m here…
So Thailand and Vietnam before Japan, right? I hope so.
