... to be continued

I usually go back and read what I've posted on my blog in the past. Then I realized that I tend to post some things that I started doing or were happening but then never say anything about it afterwards. Not that I think anyone would really care how they ended, but I just want to update it for me. Some readers might! I don't know.

Anyway, here are some ending stories:

Back in June when I posted that I was following EURO 08 (the European Soccer Tournament) and I said that I supported Italy. Yep they lost and long story short, Spain ended up wining the whole thing. I was disappointed but it's okay.

My internship at the Zoo is about to end, next week is going to be my last week. I am now in the job hunt for a new change. tbc ...

My arm is not healing. I have to go see a surgeon to operate on it to remove the sac inside otherwise it will keep growing back the nurse said. I will make an appointment next week. tbc ...

Twilight series -- I finished book 3 on August 4 (later than I planned) and I haven't started with the new book: 'Breaking Dawn' yet. I will soon though, because I am dying to read it. It's just that I had to find some balance. tbc ...

About the post on being famous. Yes, I did appear in the Ensign for this month. I got a lot of calls and text msg from people. It is kind of fun to have your picture in the magazine, but it's not pleasant when everyone you meet mentions about it. If you want to have a look, here.

And lastly I did survive the Ecology class. It was intense but I learned a lot. I still have to write a huge research paper which is due next Friday. I wish I can get away with it but I can't. tbc ...

Surviving the ECOLOGY class

Watch the bee!

I am very stressed about this course I have to take this week. It's called 'field ecology' and it's Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m. We spend time outside studying plants and other species. Maybe it shouldn't be that bad, but it is really kicking my butt. Most of my classmates are all guru with the subject as they are all environmental studies major. They look at a plant and they can key it right away. I have to flip the pages over and over and figure out what they were talking about. This is the first time I have ever taken an Ecology class. I am not very familiar with the different terms they use and I don't have a great patience.

But hey, it's gonna be okay. I care about the environment and this is going to teach me more about it. In fact, here are a couple of quotes I really like:

"The major problems in the world are the result of the difference how nature works and the way people think." Gregory Bateson
"The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe, the less taste we shall have for destruction." Rachel Carson

Suppose you're famous !!!

Suppose you appeared in a magazine called the Ensign that a good number of people including your friends will see. Some reactions would be:
"I saw you in the Ensign !!!"
"Hello?!?!?!? Why didn't you tell us that you were going to be in the Ensign?!?!?! That is so awesome!!!!! :-)"
"you appeared in the Ensign, please send me a copy"
"Hey, what's up with you in the Ensign? How'd you do that?"
"you're famous!!!"
Further reaction was even with someone who comes to visit you with a copy of the magazine and asked you to sign an autograph. Or you would sit somewhere outside eating lunch and some random people happened to read the magazine a feet away from you and stare and try to resolve the puzzle if that is really your picture.
Interesting !!!
I guess you can say that you are famous. But that reminds me of this quote:
"All is ephemeral -- fame and the famous as well." Marcus Aurelius

"I love to see the Temple ..."

I received a link from one of my friends the other day; a link to a slide show of all the LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) Temple all over the world. Click here to view these splendid, gorgeous, and stunning buildings. There are 126 of them today. Not only they are so beautiful from the outside, but they reveal such symbol of eternity. As a member of the LDS church, I love going to the temple. I find peace in there and I feel closer to God and to his Son Jesus Christ whenever I visit these sacred places.
The first temple I have been to -- Johannesburg South Africa (Aug 1999) The temple I frequently attend -- Salt Lake City Temple