Day 101

Day 101

Thur. Dec. 19, 2013

Last day here at Waterloo and my last post of Term 1. I woke up early this morning doing my laundry and finalizing my house cleanup. My roommate was back and he was cleaning up even though he had overstayed his allowed intended period after exams. The house was clean and I made preparations in packing for my flight back.

For lunch, I went to Pi Market and bought my items for my winter term and went to their International Eatery. The master chef greeted me and remembered me from last time and struck a friendly conversation with me. After that remarkable customer service, I decided to buy my lunch there instead of Burger King where I had coupons. The service at Pi Market is exemplary and should be recognized as creating a customer-friendly atmosphere.

Now, the Greyhound bus to Toronto where I need to take a flight later on tomorrow was oversold. The overload of passengers resulted in delays for the other passengers due to waiting for another bus and traffic accidents on the freeways was a pain as well. In the end, I was delayed for nearly 45 minutes and then I met my brother in downtown Toronto. My brother cooked me dinner and fed me so much food that for the first time in Term 1... I felt so full eating food at residence. Tomorrow is going to be a long day and early flight tomorrow. 6 hour connecting flight with Calgary as a mid-stop.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! It would probably be January 4th for the next log at Waterloo University. Signing off for Term 1 of 2013...

Day 100

Day 100

Wed. Dec. 18, 2013

100th day milestone! The whole majority of the day was spent on reviewing the materials for VCULT100. Lots of readings and films that were discussed in class. The exam was harder in the multiple choice as there were 5 choices each looking very similar. For the essay part, I feel like I only did a satisfactory essay due to the complexity in describing a film and relating it to film forms and cultures.

Anyways, I have to say that moment when I are the last guy to ship out tomorrow and one of my roommates host a friend over for hotpot lunch on his last day today… First, his friend wears his snow/mud covered boots and walk over cleaned and mopped common areas that me and another roommate has cleaned. Second, the roommate leaves his hotpot on the stove and doesn't store in the fridge and finally, the roommate doesn't come home to clean up the friend's mess, his assigned cleaning section, and store his food.

Just when I think university stress is over for now…here comes residence stress. Almost feels like I'm taking care of my own children in the house. Fabulous experience here at ResLife!

Day 99

Day 99

Tues. Dec. 17, 2013

One more day before the VCULT100 final and one more day before it reaches Day 100. Today was an intensive studying and reading of VCULT100 materials as I focused on the parts of essay question and presentation definitions. Lots of hard studying made me want to get out.

I went to the campus today to buy my Greyhound ticket for a trip to Toronto. I must say, the girl who provided me the service appeared to be very unfriendly and uninterested in her job. I'm not sure if this is a symptom I'm starting to pick up about the level of service here at Waterloo, but I have to say that I'm not impressed. If you don't like the job, don't carry the attitude as it's very contagious.

That being said, any day that goes south can be fixed by talking to my girlfriend who has the patience and understanding to listen to my problems.

Two of my roommates ship out today and one of them will be dropping out of university as I had mentioned earlier. So sum it up, me and one more roommate left before this place is empty.

Day 98

Day 98

Mon. Dec. 16, 2013

As I am going to make my way back to BC this Christmas, I plan on doing my laundry on the last day of leaving Waterloo so that I won't have any clothes left in the hamper.

Time to get serious now with VCULT100 studying. I read over the required readings and glanced over the exam prep questions. Two essays and 20 multiple choice answers seem to be alright, but I'm seeing my friends stress out already. Not a good sign especially when I need to write two essays about two particular films we screened.

Later the night, I played True or Dare with my girlfriend on Skype and I realized how cheeky she was. Note to self...always go for truth.

Day 97

Day 97

Sun. Dec. 15, 2013

Almost nearing day 100! I will stop once I depart Waterloo as this blog is strictly logging my university life here at Waterloo.

The majority of the day was spent on video Skyping my girlfriend and watching movies instead of reading over notes of VCULT100 final exam on Wednesday. I did however glance a bit at my written notes and then went on relaxing and enjoying the day.

Nothing interesting to log on a snowy day as I stayed indoors...

Day 96

Day 96

Sat. Dec. 14, 2013

The final weekend for Term 1 and I must say it has been quite a journey thus far. As I wrap up an online critique for GBDA101, I noticed that there were a lot of good animations worthy in beating us to the cash prize. Oh well, we did the best we could and that's all that matters.

Later the night I ordered pizza from Twice the Deal and I must say I've become their frequent customers. I've get my orders within twenty minutes with no delay and good hot pizza to my liking.

The remainder of the night, I play poker with some friends my roommates had brought home. One of them was a couple which reminded me of my and my girlfriend. How adorable!

Day 95

Day 95

Fri. Dec. 13, 2013

Friday the 13th! As if bad luck was going to happen today, the day went by pretty smoothly as I still have my heat and hot water. I wonder when the day without electricity will arrive. It's bound to happen and I'm sure of it according to Murphy's Law which states that anything can go wrong.

The majority of the day was me Skyping and texting my girlfriend as we discussed about our summer plans to meet. The places we will be going and the things that we plan to do. One thing for sure, lots of photos for ever-lasting memories. Oh, the future seems so bright and happy!