A realizationIn the midst of school and boredom, i have just realized i've been living in Vancouver for just over 5 years since may 2002. Seeing how i wont be able to blog for awhile, i might as well make this somewhat worthwhile..The change and adjustment
When i first moved here, i lived with my cousins in east vancouver (not displayed on map). I spent most of the time hanging out with them and getting to know a few of the sights of this city i was completely oblivious to. It was indeed a drastic change from the busy and crowded streets of singapore, to the quiet almost rural ambience of the city. I then moved into a small townhouse in West Vancouver. From here I attended irwin park elementry school, about 10 mins drive away from home. I met my first friends there, and got to know the community alittle better.well not rlly, i still had my singlish accent, and probably had the most broken english in the entire school) I was finally starting to fit into the society. It was at this point i started practicing taekwon-do. (I really cant remember what drove me to do this, it still remains a mystry to me till today.) Another move...aw great To my suprise, i was yet going to move again to a different part of west van. This would mean a new school, new friends, and yet another community to fit into. Angry and somewhat fustrated, i blindly charged into the unknown, not really knowing what to encounter next. I quickly made new friends (whom till today still are)and got to know the new community i was now based in. The 1st trip to singapore As i walked out onto the hot streets of my homecity, thinking of all the untterly ridiculous questions people are going to ask me when i got there, i seemed like i was stepping into a new country. I had gotten so used to canada, that now singapore was a tourist country to me. (no rlly, i actually felt like a tourist) This trip was probably more of a hassle then a vacation to me. My parents, had decided the perfect time to come back, chinese new year... aw great, everyday was a never-ending adventure to visit family i never knew i had. Of course, my parents weren't that stupid to come back at this time on purpose, they had actually decided to come back at this time, to be at my cousin's wedding. Ah yes, just what i wanted, a whole day of visiting more family. (i actually kinda enjoyed this day, but whatev) Finally, after such long waiting, i finally got to see everyone at True Way again. Those were probably the best times i spent there (actually make that the only good times i spent there) Seeing the old CG again was truly a bitter sweet experience. Knowing that i wont be able to see any of them for at least another 2 years (which actually turned out to be 3 years, still very angry about this, explain later). High School, and the transition (what transition?) Finally after 3 years of elementry, i was now moving onto high school. The mere thought of it was somewhat scary. Bracing myself for violence 24/7, drugs and profanity around every corner, and unending stress of deadlines and preassure. And to my surprise, high school was not nearly what i had expected it to be. I personally blame the elementry schools for teaching us that it would a BIG transition. Chey, some big transition indeed. The 2nd trip to singapore, and now.. Nothing rlly much happened from what i remembered, aside from "wow"s and the oh so favorable "you changed alot lar". Got to see everyone again, and didn't have to visit distant family! (justice done alas) I had certainly enjoyed this 2nd visit back alot more, (still missing the good times, *sigh*) And now i end up here, sheared with boredom and the awesome depression of not seeing singapore for another year or so.. And till now.. life goes on..
Timothy Tang
17
Rockdige Secondery
Jan 13th 1992
[[ The Wishlist ]]
I could use a new set of headphones...
More guitars?
Maybe a grand piano...
and the will power to write my books
If only life was a fantasy story...
A weekend away with my extended family perhaps? (You know who you are) (^_^)
Fantasy of Darkness (A book project of mine)
Da creater
[[ Don't talk crap, it's ****ng rude ]]
A realizationIn the midst of school and boredom, i have just realized i've been living in Vancouver for just over 5 years since may 2002. Seeing how i wont be able to blog for awhile, i might as well make this somewhat worthwhile..The change and adjustmentWhen i first moved here, i lived with my cousins in east vancouver (not displayed on map). I spent most of the time hanging out with them and getting to know a few of the sights of this city i was completely oblivious to. It was indeed a drastic change from the busy and crowded streets of singapore, to the quiet almost rural ambience of the city. I then moved into a small townhouse in West Vancouver. From here I attended irwin park elementry school, about 10 mins drive away from home. I met my first friends there, and got to know the community alittle better.well not rlly, i still had my singlish accent, and probably had the most broken english in the entire school) I was finally starting to fit into the society. It was at this point i started practicing taekwon-do. (I really cant remember what drove me to do this, it still remains a mystry to me till today.) Another move...aw great To my suprise, i was yet going to move again to a different part of west van. This would mean a new school, new friends, and yet another community to fit into. Angry and somewhat fustrated, i blindly charged into the unknown, not really knowing what to encounter next. I quickly made new friends (whom till today still are)and got to know the new community i was now based in. The 1st trip to singapore As i walked out onto the hot streets of my homecity, thinking of all the untterly ridiculous questions people are going to ask me when i got there, i seemed like i was stepping into a new country. I had gotten so used to canada, that now singapore was a tourist country to me. (no rlly, i actually felt like a tourist) This trip was probably more of a hassle then a vacation to me. My parents, had decided the perfect time to come back, chinese new year... aw great, everyday was a never-ending adventure to visit family i never knew i had. Of course, my parents weren't that stupid to come back at this time on purpose, they had actually decided to come back at this time, to be at my cousin's wedding. Ah yes, just what i wanted, a whole day of visiting more family. (i actually kinda enjoyed this day, but whatev) Finally, after such long waiting, i finally got to see everyone at True Way again. Those were probably the best times i spent there (actually make that the only good times i spent there) Seeing the old CG again was truly a bitter sweet experience. Knowing that i wont be able to see any of them for at least another 2 years (which actually turned out to be 3 years, still very angry about this, explain later). High School, and the transition (what transition?) Finally after 3 years of elementry, i was now moving onto high school. The mere thought of it was somewhat scary. Bracing myself for violence 24/7, drugs and profanity around every corner, and unending stress of deadlines and preassure. And to my surprise, high school was not nearly what i had expected it to be. I personally blame the elementry schools for teaching us that it would a BIG transition. Chey, some big transition indeed. The 2nd trip to singapore, and now.. Nothing rlly much happened from what i remembered, aside from "wow"s and the oh so favorable "you changed alot lar". Got to see everyone again, and didn't have to visit distant family! (justice done alas) I had certainly enjoyed this 2nd visit back alot more, (still missing the good times, *sigh*) And now i end up here, sheared with boredom and the awesome depression of not seeing singapore for another year or so.. And till now.. life goes on..