Wow, this was a strange night. Around 9:30pm the fire alarm went off. Most of us acted like usual, grabbed our coats, grabbed our shoes, and grabbed our cameras and started heading out. However, this time it wasn't a fire drill, or somebody smoking in their rooms, or somebody forgeting about their cooking in the kitchen. This time, it was somebody accidently hitting the sprinkler head in their washroom, which punctured the glass casing and therefore, releasing a WHOLE lot of water. The picture you see is the hallway in front of that persons door. This picture was taken about 15 minutes after the water was released, and I don't think the water was turned off until at least half-an-hour to an hour afterwards. Luckily for me, this happened on the 5th floor of the building and I live on the 6th floor. However, water leaked all the way down to the 2nd floor and possibly even to the first floor of the building. Tons of water damage to the building, and I can't imagine the damage done to peoples rooms, especially the one in which the sprinklers went off in. The extent of this was so bad, that you could see the water damage from outside the building. You could see the water stains between every floor around that side of the building. It was pretty bad.
Stupid thing was... We all went outside, and then one of the RA's told us that everything was under control and sent us all back inside. (which is when I got the picture and video) But immediately after we all head back in, Campus security comes in and tells us all to head back outside. An hour later, we all get to go back in, but the fire alarm goes off again, and this time there's a fire in one of the 2nd floor kitchens. (Somebody was stupid enough to leave their pot on the stove without turning it off before leaving). So out we all go again... and now it stinks of smoke and most of the building is under heavy water damage. And to think that the International House isn't even a year old yet. And to think this happened 3 days before the Year End Party.
Sigh, though I must say, I kinda missed seeing the fire department cause this is the first time I've seen the fire department come to I-house this entire year. (I hear it's the 2nd time, but I wasn't in town for the first one). But compared to living in Schaffer last year where we averaged at least 2-4 fire alarms per month, or Lister the first year where we averaged 1-2 fire alarms per month. You kinda miss seeing 6-8 fire trucks pull up to your building. Though, if there wasn't so much damage to the building and ppl's properties, this would have been a better occasion.
Anyways, now I need to finish my assignment and go to sleep.
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Monday, March 28, 2005
Easter Weekend Pt. 3
Farewell Linda. Hope you have a wonderful time in Hawaii.
Well, we had a really successful surprise party for Linda yesterday (Good Job Jacklyn for organizing). Lots of people came out for her farewell party and most of us were dressed to the Hawaiin Theme. The best part of the night was naturally, Linda's arrival and the surprise (and luckily, she was actually surprised, hehe). Which means, good job everybody for eluding Linda and not letting her know the secret, hehe. The rest of the night was just another night filled with fellowship, games and food. Though, there is a couple high-lights that really stood out at the party for me.
1) The great baloon fight. :) I know there's a video out there somewhere. And that video just shows baloons flying everywhere, it was crazy. Just a really fun time. Brought up a lot of good laughs, especially when we started luring people to go through the room, but really just entered the gauntlet. hehe.
2) Darrens 40th Birthday. On top of the already festive atmosphere and fellowship, we got to celebrate Darren's 40th birthday as well. Which was great, cause Cheryl made a WONDERFUL cake... and we actually put 40 candles on it, haha. It was great.
Okay, anyways, I've blogged a lot today. But for those of you who wish to see all the pictures I took over the weekend. You can click on My Photos on the links to the right. Also, for those of you who wish to receive some of the pictures, just e-mail me or message me the titles of the pictures and the quality in which you wish to receive them in (good or resized (smaller/poorer)) and I'll get them to you whenever I am able.
Oh, and if anybody has the video of the baloon fight, could I get that please? and possibly any other good photos?? hehe
Easter Weekend Pt. 2
Happy Birthday Clem and Amy. I still find it kinda strange and funny how they are married and have birthdays only 4 days apart. But yeah, after Good Friday service, we ended up heading over to Clem and Amy's house to 'chill' and to celebrate their birthdays. Luckily, Good Friday was right in the middle of their birthdays, so it was all good. :)
The night was really awesome, as we all just sat around and just fellowshiped, just talked, and talked and talked. And played with Elijah. Man, that kid has way too much energy, I think he tired US out first, hehe. Oh, and instead of going out for dinner, or ordering in, or having a pot-luck style dinner like we always do. We actually ended up just cooking... though Amy did most of it, hehe. But that was a nice change.
The night was really awesome, as we all just sat around and just fellowshiped, just talked, and talked and talked. And played with Elijah. Man, that kid has way too much energy, I think he tired US out first, hehe. Oh, and instead of going out for dinner, or ordering in, or having a pot-luck style dinner like we always do. We actually ended up just cooking... though Amy did most of it, hehe. But that was a nice change.
Easter Weekend Pt. 1
Thank You Lord for what You did for me and for all of us all those years ago. Thank You for the Cross. Thank You for your Blood. Thank You for your Sacrifice. Thank You for thinking of me.
Above All
Above all powers
Above all things
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began
Above all kingdoms
Above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure what You're worth
Crucified
Laid Behind the stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all
Once Again
Jesus Christ, I think upon Your sacrifice
You became nothing, poured out to death
Many Times I've wondered at Your gift of life
And I'm in that place once again
I'm in that place once again
And once again I look upon the cross where you died
I'm humbled by your mercy and I'm broken inside
Once again I thank You
Once again I pour out my life
Now You are exalted to the highest place
King of the heavens, where one day I'll bow
But for now I marvel at Your saving grace
And I'm full of priase once again
I'm full of praise once again
Thank You for the cross
Thank You for the cross
Thank you for the cross, my friend
Above All
Above all powers
Above all things
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began
Above all kingdoms
Above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure what You're worth
Crucified
Laid Behind the stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all
Once Again
Jesus Christ, I think upon Your sacrifice
You became nothing, poured out to death
Many Times I've wondered at Your gift of life
And I'm in that place once again
I'm in that place once again
And once again I look upon the cross where you died
I'm humbled by your mercy and I'm broken inside
Once again I thank You
Once again I pour out my life
Now You are exalted to the highest place
King of the heavens, where one day I'll bow
But for now I marvel at Your saving grace
And I'm full of priase once again
I'm full of praise once again
Thank You for the cross
Thank You for the cross
Thank you for the cross, my friend
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Stampede
First off... We finally got hot water back after a 4 day hiatus... felt so nice to take a nice hot shower this morning, hehe. These past few days sure taught me a lot about the things that we take for granted here in Canada. Things such as hot water, electricity and the like. It's strange how in most places in the world, most people don't have hot showers everyday, or use electricity at all, and here we are not even really capable of 'living' comforatably without such commodities without planning for them in advance (eg. camping, etc.).
But back to the what this blog has been titled for... the Calgary Stampede has been growing consistently for the past few years, not only in number of attendees, rides, games, but also in who comes to town to perform in concerts. This year, Michael W. Smith and Delirious will be in town to end off the Stampede. I mean, wow, we usually only get country singers/bands or secular Canadian artists. But for the stampede to actually grow big enough to invite big name Christian bands is something completely... different... and cool. On one note, this is awesome for Alberta as we continue to be a shining light in a country slowly falling into an inmoralistic nation. It's nice to see that Christians and Christianity is still welcome in such a time, and it gives hope for this country. But yeah, this will be a pretty awesome concert, not only because I like both Delirious and Michael W. Smith, but also because both of them have proven that they have awesome concerts. So it should be really cool.
But back to the what this blog has been titled for... the Calgary Stampede has been growing consistently for the past few years, not only in number of attendees, rides, games, but also in who comes to town to perform in concerts. This year, Michael W. Smith and Delirious will be in town to end off the Stampede. I mean, wow, we usually only get country singers/bands or secular Canadian artists. But for the stampede to actually grow big enough to invite big name Christian bands is something completely... different... and cool. On one note, this is awesome for Alberta as we continue to be a shining light in a country slowly falling into an inmoralistic nation. It's nice to see that Christians and Christianity is still welcome in such a time, and it gives hope for this country. But yeah, this will be a pretty awesome concert, not only because I like both Delirious and Michael W. Smith, but also because both of them have proven that they have awesome concerts. So it should be really cool.
Sunday, March 20, 2005
HOT WATER!!
ACK!! We have NO hot water, I repeat... we have NO hot water in the building. So... I'm going to stink in a few days, if they don't get this thing fixed. hehe. But this is getting really annoying, cause we can't take showers, cause it's freezing cold, no warm water or anything...
But yeah, something about not have any water pressure in the building... and something about the water heaters being on the TOP of the building? And therefore no water pressure = no water in water heaters = no hot water. But WHO would honestly put the water heaters on top of the building?? And WHY is there no water pressure?
Oh, and another bad thing about this... It has been snowing outside non-stop for the past few days. It's been hovering around minus 10 as well. Sigh. Well, at least I get to look forward to being home in less than a week. YES!! And it's a 4 day weekend, so I leave Thursday night and stay till Monday afternoon. :)
But yeah, something about not have any water pressure in the building... and something about the water heaters being on the TOP of the building? And therefore no water pressure = no water in water heaters = no hot water. But WHO would honestly put the water heaters on top of the building?? And WHY is there no water pressure?
Oh, and another bad thing about this... It has been snowing outside non-stop for the past few days. It's been hovering around minus 10 as well. Sigh. Well, at least I get to look forward to being home in less than a week. YES!! And it's a 4 day weekend, so I leave Thursday night and stay till Monday afternoon. :)
Monday, March 14, 2005
Curling
Well, went Curling for the first time in my life on Saturday. It was pretty good, if only I wasn't sick... but since I had already paid a week before, I decided I might as well go. And if I wasn't sick, and feeling light-headed, I may have actually remembered that curling... happens on an icy surface... which means that the place will be pretty chilly... but I ended up wearing a t-shirt cause it was so nice outside. HA... so I curled with my jacket on, hehe... which really hampers you.
But it was still a pretty cool experience... it's really hard to measure how hard you need to throw the rock... I either overshot the target or never made it to the target, haha, unless I hit other rocks. :) It's also really hard to tell whether or not you should sweep or not... and usually when we finally realized that we needed to sweep, it was too late to made a big enough difference. sigh...
Oh and one more thing about curling... if you want to kick or even pretend to kick somebody... USE THE FOOT THAT HAS THE SLIDER ON IT!! Cause if you keep the foot with the slider on the ice and kick with your other foot, you are going to wipe out big time, hehe... which I did... but at least I didn't hit my head like one of my friends. :)
But it was still a pretty cool experience... it's really hard to measure how hard you need to throw the rock... I either overshot the target or never made it to the target, haha, unless I hit other rocks. :) It's also really hard to tell whether or not you should sweep or not... and usually when we finally realized that we needed to sweep, it was too late to made a big enough difference. sigh...
Oh and one more thing about curling... if you want to kick or even pretend to kick somebody... USE THE FOOT THAT HAS THE SLIDER ON IT!! Cause if you keep the foot with the slider on the ice and kick with your other foot, you are going to wipe out big time, hehe... which I did... but at least I didn't hit my head like one of my friends. :)
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Sick
Well... I don't know how it happened, but I am sick. And being sick really sucks. Though I guess the strangest thing right now is the fact that no matter what time I go to bed... early or late... I always wake up at 5am... maybe that's why I got sick, cause I wasn't getting enough rest. But yeah, hopefully this waking up at 5am will stop soon, need some quality rest... and hopefully all will be back to normal before midterms kick up again in the next 2 weeks.
Wow... shortest blog yet...
Wow... shortest blog yet...
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Bowling
Went bowling yesterday with a couple people from my floor. It was only 5 pin, but it was still really fun. I was actually able to bowl a 187, which is probably the highest score I've ever gotten in 5-pin bowling. For one game, I tried to play in different ways, so I bowled like Fred Flinstone and whatnot... didn't do too well, but I somehow made it over 100pts still... so I have to wonder how I never got over 100 before?? or maybe I have?? But yeah, most of the ppl that I went with have never played bowling before and watching them play was really interesting, to say the least. :)
Today, for church, we sent off an HMS missionary team from Vanguard college to China, which is an annual event. It's always awesome to have them come and do their drama's, testimonies and their attempted singing in mandarin. :) (Though, I think they speak better mandarin than me, haha, sigh). None of the students were chinese, naturally, so it was really cool. And God Bless them as they head over to China for a 6-week short-term mission trip. After service, we all went over to Wok King for lunch, and being at a table with a bunch of caucasions who don't eat chinese food often is... interesting. A lot of them, mainly the older generation, the parents that came to see their kids performances, were extremely picky in how/what they eat. One of them even scooped out fish and shrimp from the congee and left the congee... interesting... But yeah, that meant more food for us though, hehe. :)
Today, for church, we sent off an HMS missionary team from Vanguard college to China, which is an annual event. It's always awesome to have them come and do their drama's, testimonies and their attempted singing in mandarin. :) (Though, I think they speak better mandarin than me, haha, sigh). None of the students were chinese, naturally, so it was really cool. And God Bless them as they head over to China for a 6-week short-term mission trip. After service, we all went over to Wok King for lunch, and being at a table with a bunch of caucasions who don't eat chinese food often is... interesting. A lot of them, mainly the older generation, the parents that came to see their kids performances, were extremely picky in how/what they eat. One of them even scooped out fish and shrimp from the congee and left the congee... interesting... But yeah, that meant more food for us though, hehe. :)