Reunion

I just came back from a lovely reunion with my parents' classmates. My Tita Nadine, who lives in Staten Island, New York, was in town for the weekend. I was really excited to hear that she's here to visit. When my family got to my uncle's place in Scarborough, we were told that my Tita Baby flew from Winnipeg for a surprise visit. We all ate at a Japanese restaurant, called Ten-Ichi, which was the restaurant I ate at a few years ago with my Loomis Art Store friends (what a small world!). As always, we ate a lot of food. My favourite were the spicy salmon rolls and for dessert I was introduced to the mango yogurt shot. Delicious! It was just nice to see familiar faces and good laughs from my parents' past. It has been a few years now since we've seen them as well. And it was good to catch on things even if it's for a few hours of chatting. As well, they always have to ask if my brother and I are dating anyone. Some things never change, even with my own marital status. Haha...ha...heh...

Friday?

It's been a week since I've been working from my tutoring job. The new school year starts next week and a new career path begins for me. I haven't really reflected back that much of what had happened over the past year because I feel like I need to always be on the go. I guess this would be a good time to do it now considering I am writing about it.

There were a lot of ups and downs that had happened during my teacher's college year, but in the end I took it in as an experience for my personal and also my professional life. I never really noticed it until someone told me, but I did grow up a little bit more. It was the independence that I needed to experience and it showed me that I am capable of taking care of myself. I had a good close knit of friends that I made at school who were also on the same boat as me. And of course my friends from home to remind me that I am not alone in this journey. It also made me appreciate how much I missed my family's presence as well. And in a sense, I became a little bit closer to my family as well.

I developed a greater respect for teachers and educators in general. Teaching is not a joke. I actually enjoy teaching in general and not just for Art anymore. And I say this all the time, but if I went back about 10 years ago and saw myself now, I wouldn't believe it for a second. I was always (still is) the shy, quiet, polite girl who just sat on her chair and dreaded doing public speeches. But at the same time, I needed to conquer that fear being in front of a crowd. I have a faced a few other fears when it came to teaching. And everyday, I am developing the confidence that I always wanted to have, which I saw in the other great teachers I've had in the past.

I embrace the challenges that teaching will throw at me and face it with a smile and determination. And I look forward to what else will unfold for me in other aspects of my life...

Greetings!

Welcome to my new blog reader(s)!

I have signed up to numerous blogs (i.e. Livejournal, Asian Avenue, and etc.), but I think I just need a fresh start with putting my thoughts down somewhere.

I have no clue what this blog will be mainly about, but I guess just like my other blog it will be about my life experiences.