June 1, 2010

Today, I got up early because I had an appointment with Pat who is Edmonton Public School International students Program advisor. After I met her, it was almost noon time. I ate a cup of coffee and went to the lawyer office and asked about the custodianship.



Then, I went to NAIT to prepare the documents and wrote some emails.

May 31, 2010

I did not write the blog entry yesterday. It was a busy day for me. I went to teach Chinese all the day in the Temple and UA. I taught the San Zi Jing and told the students the stories about Cao Cao, Meng Zi , Tang Ying, and Xun Jihe.

I finished my Effective Writing Report until 1:30am this early morning. I felt tired.

Today, I got up late, and wrote my OB Group work the part of Implementation Plan. When I finished this, I ate my breakfast and lunch. Then I received a call from a friend who made some rice cakes. I went to her house and brought the rice cakes from her.

I am going to NAIT because I have AAC360 this evening.

May 29, 2010

I did not do a lot yesterday. I watched a Chinese movie named Juliet In Love. I tried to write my Effective Writing Report, but I only did a little of them.

It is a rainy and snow day today. I got up at 10:00am, took a shower, and ate breakfast and lunch together. Then, I watched a movie named In Good Company with my husband. After that, I went to Chinese Library and volunteered there. I read some Chinese poems and told some stories to children.

After we ate our dinner, I found that it is snowing heavily. The weather is getting wired.

May 27, 2010

This morning, when I was running, I saw several ducks, geese, and birds walking beside the lake. I did not want to interrupt them, so I was slow down my pace, and passed them. I recalled the last night news "Luck ducks", which was about two polices helped ducks cross the street. Human and animals live together and harmony. It is a beautiful world.

Yesterday was not so hot in Edmonton, but a lot of other places were pretty hot. A city in Pakistan's temperature was 56C; and this was higher than world record. I am wondering "is it true, 2012 is the end of the world."

When I came back home, I cooked breakfast and ate it. Then, I made a phone call to Jiang LF to ask about her son's graduate ceremony. I wanted writing my Effective Writing report; however, I don't what I am going to write. I will take a nap first. Then, I go to NAIT. I may have ideas when I get school.

I did not take a nap because I thought I could sleep for a while in the LRT. I went 99 Supermarket to buy some food. When I got NAIT, I wrote a little bit of my report and ate dinner. We had a short lecture and some group discussion in today's class. I left NAIT at 7:40pm. The bus driver is very talkative. She suppose to leave bus station at 8:49pm, but actual she left the bus station until 8:55pm. I got home at 9:10pm.

After writing more than one week journal entry, I felt I wrote faster than before. I am happy about it.

May 26, 2010

If you do something once, it is easy; however, if you keep doing something every day, it is hard. I have written my blog every for more than one week, and I will keep doing it.

Nancy did not go to run today because she had to volunteer in her son's school. I ran by myself for 45 minutes. I will still keep running everyday. Then, I cooked eggplant and ate breakfast. I edited my OB project and sent to everyone. I also took 45 minutes nap and did some laundry. After that, I searched website for my Effective Writing report.

At 3:20pm, I left home to NAIT. I met Bhagawati at the LRT station and she bought June bus pass. When we got NAIT, we ate dinner, and we had Effective Writing class. At 8:00pm, my husband pick me to home.

May 25, 2010

This morning, I ran with Nancy who I met from Internet for one hour. Actually her house is very close to my house. Then, I ate breakfast, cleaned house and wrote an email to Jing Wang about her daughter's studying in Canada in September.

I left home at 12:00pm, and reached NAIT at 1:30pm. I studied OB because we had OB midterm exam at 6:00pm. I finished my test at 8:40pm and came back to home. I caught the last bus 35 at 9:49pm. Unfortunately, the driver is very new. He even did not know the exactly route. While he was driving, he checked the bus schedule. However, He still went to the wrong way. Finally, I got home at 10:15pm. I ate a cooked corn, a steamed bun, and a yogurt. I wrote this entry before I went to bed.

May 24, 2010

It is a sunny day. When I got up, I did some laundry this morning. After I ate breakfast, I cleaned my house until 2:00pm. My daughter went to her classrmate, Kelly's house at 12:30pm. My husband cooked salted duck and other dishes. After we ate lunch, we walked to Sobays to buy some corns and bananas. Then, we went to Kelly's house to pick my daughter to our house. Kelly also came to our house with my daughter.

I cooked corns, and made some buns. I will do my OB project and midterm review later.

I did not write any things yesterday. It was a rainy day. I watched a Naruto movie with my daughter; and I finished my Effective Writing homework Case Analysis 2.

May 22, 2010

It was a long weekend. We got up at 10:00am, and I made Pancake for breakfast. We also ate some Ice cream cake that we bought on Friday.

We went to the West Edmonton Mall in the afternoon. First, we bought a jean for my daughter in the Bay. Then, we walked around the Mall, watched the dolphin show, and ate some cake in a Chinese cake store. Finally, we went to T&T to buy some food. The food in T&T was expensive and the quality of them was not very good.

I cooked Fish & Tofu Soup, Mushroom & Pickle, Roasted Beef, and some vegetable for dinner. After dinner, I watched a Naruto movie with my daughter.

May 21, 2010

It is a rainy day. My daughter did not go to school because the teachers had a meeting today. We talked and played for a while in the morning. We got up before 10 am; and I made some Tangyuans for our breakfast. Then, we watched the latest episode of Naruto. After that, I did some homework; and my daughter played piano for one hour.

We ate lunch at 1 pm. After we finished lunch, my daughter suggested me to watch an animation called "Alice". I took a short nap, and my daughter played computer for a while. When I woke up, we talked for a while. At 4:00pm, my husband came back to home. Then, we went to Ikea to eat dinner. We ordered Fish & Chips, Roasted Chicken, Salad with Quiche, and Almond Cake. Then, we went to DQ to buy an Ice cream Cake.

Since it was raining, we did not go to other place. We went back to home. My husband wants to watch a movie, "007". My daughter and I have to do some homework.

May 20, 2010

It is a rainy day. It is a field a & track day for my daughter's school. She is going to do the long jump and 100m running. I hope she does well. My husband took a day off. he drove my daughter to her school at 8:15am.

I went to U of A to do a food recall interview with Julie who is doing a high blood and food research at 2-3pm. I also bought the small pecan which produced from Zhejiang province China. I love to eat it.

After I finished the interview, I went to NAIT and talked to a schoolmate for a while. Then, I went to HP centre to entry this blog.

I had OB class at 6pm. The teacher only took attends and gave us midterm review sheet. I wondered why the teacher did not give sheet last class, and let us spent 3 hours transportation time. Then, we had group discussion. I left NAIT at 6:30pm and got home at 7:45pm.

May19, 2010

It is a cloudy day, warm but not hot. Alarm woke me up at 6:30am. I immediately got up to make Sushi for my daughter because she had a field trip today. Then, I went back to the bed again, played games, looked the Internet, and checked emails. After that, I ate breakfast.

I did my "Effective Writing" homework. It was writing the "Ethical funds" Summary. I spent 2 hours to finish it. When I finished the homework, it was noon. I want to take a short nap, but I cannot sleep. I did some house chores.

I went out at 2:40pm. I planned to take a walk for a while, but it was raining. I took bus to NAIT. When I got school, I printed out my homework, borrowed the "Effective Writing" book, wrote this entry.

May 18, 2010

It is a hot day. The temperature goes to 30C. I woke up at 7:15 am, cooked an egg for my daughter, and went to the bed again. I played the Link 4 game on my daughter's Ipod. I got up at 8:10am and decided to take a walk in the beautiful early morning. I walked for 45 minutes. The sun was shining but it was not so hot. The breeze flowed past my face. When I got home, I took a shower. After that, I prayed for a while, and ate my breakfast.

It was already 10:30am. After I did some laundry, I opened the computer and watched season 6's last episode of Desperate Housewives. Lynette gave birth to a new baby. The murderer confessed.

I did part of my OB project, "Statement of the Problems", and took a short nap. I made some Sushi for dinner and cooked spinach for my family.

At 3:40pm, I left home and went to NAIT. At the bus stop, I met my daughter, who was coming back from school. We hugged and talked for while. I got to NAIT at 5:15pm and ate dinner at the cafeteria. Then, I went to my classroom. The classroom was hot, and uncomfortable. Today, the teacher talked about Chapter 5. It was boring. While the teacher was reading the PowerPoint, I thought about how to lose my weight.

At 7:00pm, the teacher finished talking, and gave us an assignment with our group members. We discussed the assignment and our group project. At 7:30pm, I left the classroom and went back home. It was raining while I was on the way. Tomorrow will be colder than today.

I got home at 8:40pm. After we ate some watermelon, I wrote this diary entry.

It is Monday evening. I am writing a diary entry while I am waiting a LRT. It is a hot and sunshine day, and the highest temperature is 28 C. I had an AAC 360 lab Final exam from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. It was harder than midterm, but I think I did okay.

Summer is coming. I have to reduce my weight by eating less and doing more exercises. I should also keep myself actively every day. I have to make a daily schedule.

I did not write for a while. My daughter went to Band Camp yesterday, and she will come back tomorrow. My husband is preparing his presentation.

I have classes in NAIT four times a week. It is from Monday to Thurday.

I was so happy last week because I got a job interview. Today, I received a call from the interviewer who informed me that I did not get the job. I feel disappointed.

However, I know that there is a job waiting for me. I will keep applying.

Good luck for myself.

It is Sunday. I got up at 10:00, ate blunch, and looked the Internet for a while. My husband drove me to UA to teach Chinese from 12:30 to 3:00. Then, we drove to NAIT because I had a make up class for Financial Management. I asked my husband waiting me at the HP centre. I finished the class early, but my husband was not waiting me at HP centre. Probably, he went to the Kingsway Mall because he love shopping. Ha ha.

We drove to home at 5:00pm. After dinner, we watched the Golden Global from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. I read my Financial Management textbook for a while.

To improve language, you have to practice. I have written my blog entry for a while. I feel my writing is getting worse recently. I have to write something in English every day.

One of my friends will go back to China on Jan. 20, so I met her in City Centre Mall, and talked for an hour. Then I went to NAIT, had 4 hours Marketing class. My husband picked me up at 5:00pm. After we came back to home, we cooked together. After we ate our supper, I made a phone call to my parents in China, but they were not in home. Then I called my sister in Japan, and we talked on MSN for one hour.

New Year's Resolutions for Your Career (from MSN)

Do lunch or coffee
Once a month book a coffee or lunch with someone you’d like to get to know professionally, whether it’s a colleague, a potential mentor or someone who works in a field you’d like to learn about.

Join a professional association or group
This will open up new doors for you through networking opportunities and chances to learn more about your field through conferences and courses.

Volunteer in your community
Bring your existing skills to an organization or cause you feel passionate about. Take this Find your cause quiz to be matched with a charity that needs your help. Or try learning something new as a volunteer. Giving your time to a good cause is a great way branch out and builds your community.

Jump in at work
Volunteering can also take place at work. Volunteer to work on a particularly challenging project or take opportunities to help colleagues who need a hand. You’ll get the chance to learn something new and show your employer that you are open and ready for new opportunities.

Clean up
Clear your desk and workspace and commit to keeping it tidy. A messy desk is distracting to you and to the people who work around you.

And while you’re at it...
Clean up those loose ends in your finances. Have you signed up for the company pension plan and taken steps to maximize its value? Do you have unpaid bills or credit card debt you’re worried about? Take this opportunity to get serious about your financial future by getting out of debt and making the most of available opportunities to grow your money.

Be nosey
Make a point of asking more questions and talking less. Focus on taking the time to learn more about your company and the people you work with by listening to what they have to say.

Read everyday
More than ever before, there are places to read up on your industry, your company or possible career opportunities. Bookmark a few top industry websites and subscribe to or borrow copies of publications that can help you learn more about what you do and the industry you work in.

Be an idea person
Take the time to come up with a new idea or solution each month that can help you or your team do things better. That doesn’t mean telling people how to do their jobs, of course, but coming up with ideas to save people time or money is always appreciated.