What a day. This i have to update
January 24, 2001
First some background information. Last Friday, while drinking my brains away, Brian mentioned something about Studying Aboard in Japan – a program sponsored in party by commerce (commerce has its own exchange program). He told me there was exchange to Osaka, Japan – hometown of my one and only.
I was skeptical because I only noticed posters advertising, “Study in Shanghai” or “Study in Europe”, both of which I had no interest whatsoever in doing. Then I looked at the commerce website about the exchange program and lo and behold, Osaka University (a prestigious university says Eri).
I then got all rowdy and excited but almost flatlined when I saw that the deadline to apply was Jan 12. D’oh! So this morning, I rushed to the undergrad office and practically begged for an opportunity. They, after some meeting, agreed to give me until Friday to hand in this package of application forms, profiles, and some stupid essay.
After school, I told my mom about it but she wasn’t too excited. Basically, I would have to pay my way by myself, which, even under the most thrifty spending I could maintain, I don’t think I could manage it financially, so after some stressing about, I decided to not go. It was a big bummer. She gave me valid reasons why I ‘shouldn’t’ go. For one thing, she felt I was going only to be with my gf, which, although I contested, I agreed. She also noted that it was pretty expensive and that why pay extra to learn the same stuff when I could do it at UBC, for a fraction of the cost. I guess I finally listened to reason and gave up that pipedream.
But for every bad news, there’s good news (I think). For one thing, my dad’s friend asked me to help him do his accounting for him – namely his income taxes. From what I hear, his won’t be the easy case of employment income X, taxes payable 0.40X, tax owing = Y. He has a shitload of stuff like business income, expenses, probably UCC and CCA (sorry non-accountants : all of you), and all that crap. I don’t feel confident enough to do it for him, but I would like to play it by ear and learn as I go (with about 10 books to help me). So I’ve decided to contact this fellow later.
Then I got home after a long day and checked my email. commerce gives out a Cavalier newsletter every month or so and this issue, for no apparent reason, I decided to read it instead of deleting it. Lo and Behold again;
APEX. Congratulations to <some bozo>, Jerry Leung, and <some screwball> who won the hat draw to attend APEX in March!
Apex is some sort of business school conference in which schools from different places and planets come and show off or something. It’s held in Toronto and as far as I remember, it’s almost all expenses paid. Sweet ass sweet. So whoever’s in Toronto – I hope to see you in March (unless I get crushed by a meteor sometime between now and march). Come to think of it, I don’t know anything about this conference so I guess I’ll do it Jerry style and just wing it by ear.
So that was my thrilling, exciting, rollercoaster day. Ups downs prizes galore.
Happy Chinese New Year everybody. May your year be fulfilling and fruitful.
