Joanne says...

What happened to Stephen??? His personal side message needs some updating and I haven't heard any angry rants in a while...marriage is not an excuse for negligence!!!!

Joyce says...

am i missing out on some juicy vancouver gossip?? i'm staying in NY for spring break, so you guys better fill me in!!! ahhh....

*sob*
*laugh*
*whimper*

Joanne says...

Cindy: Since there is no way for me to regulate the use of my 8) and 8(, feel free to use said emoticons at your discretion. Just every once in a while throw in "By the way, the emoticon was brought to you by the uber-fabulous Joanne Hsieh" and all will be good 8). Haha

???????
This must be like, some Vancouver inside joke or something but as far as I'm concerned, Karen has gotten
a) more enigmatic
b) more morbid

Karen says...

cindy & etc.: hahahahaha. maybe you guys don't know this person! *shrug* *guilty grin* either way, i'm not at liberty to say. otherwise, i would've already! plus, the operative word in that sentence i think is "may". =P

PS: omg, if i get killed for unknown reasons this weekend, just know that i really really enjoyed getting to know each and everyone of you here. =P

NeverGonnaGrowUp says...

Karen: re your quote on feb 19. can we know who it is yet? or do i really need to wait the 2 weeks out?

Joyce says...

AHHHHHH...

it is all latin... LATIN to me..

vivienne says...

CANADA lost . . . NOOOOOOOOOO to Russia!

But then again, it was kinda expected. :p they did go into it 3-2. Poor Brodeur though.

NeverGonnaGrowUp says...

joanne: can i borrow ur 8) and 8( cuz i do wear nerdy eyeglasses? how much royalties will u be charging? :D

Joanne says...

...I dun get it 8(.

Karen says...

- quote of the day -

in two weeks, i may not be single. (anonymous)

hahahaha, best quote ever.

NeverGonnaGrowUp says...

i just noticed the title change...with the addition of "you know what i mean". such an old joke but it still gives me the chuckles.

whichever the admin is doing that is doing a good job :)

how is life everybody?

Unknown says...

WOW canada lost? to Switzerland nontheless!! Looks like Brodeur's prime is past... We better hope Luongo becomes consistent in the near future.

So, any predictions? Probably Canada vs. Slovaks? Maybe Sweeden, if Forsberg stays healthy?

Gordon says...

friggen hell..I'll just buy my own espresso machine....

btw...Nephrology is HARD!!!... I will not be working with kidneys when i grad...

vivienne says...

Umm . . . espresso . . . but, just like an old granny, I would prefer a deluxe set of different teas. XD XD XD yes I am a tea-aholic.

Joanne says...

AHAHAHAAH, the other day, I was actually thinking it would be nice to get a KitchenAid Artisan standup mixer or an Italian espresso machine for Valentine's day...

vivienne says...

Chris: -.-;; at least your prof didn't do what most asian men do on Valentine's Day: give their wives some sort of appliance to "help make their days easier", which relieves them the duty of actually HELPING their wives around the house . . .

I swear that if I ever get married and my husband ever gives me anything like THAT for a present, I'd smack him. And I don't mean with my lips either. :p

Christopher says...

Comments made by my prof (Public Health Specialist) before Tuesday's lecture on health promotion:
(Atleast he puts his money where his mouth is)

So what do you guys think I got my wife for Valentine's day?

Diamonds? Nah its just carbon, plus she didn't like it when I asked her to clean out the fireplace.

Roses? Nah, why would she want dying foilage. She can't even keep our garden alive and she doesn't need a reminder of that.

Chocolate? I know it hasn't been a great year for us, but I still love her. I don't think I'm at the point where I want to give her a heart attack inducing substance.

So what did I get her?

I got her a membership at a local fitness club. I showed her that I loved her enough that I want to make sure I get to spend the rest of my life with her. Now thats true love.

vivienne says...

Joanne: Hahah...it's funny that you mentioned that. The saleslady called my shoes "investments" as well. :p

Joanne says...

What!!!! Vivienne got three new pairs of shoes!!!! Bah...whereas Joyce found one to laugh at her math jokes, I just found one who bars me from shoe stores when we go shopping... I know it's an investment with no return but STILL! they're peep-toe stilettos dammit!!!!!

Gordon says...

Joyce...haha...I dunno...if he laughed at that..maybe you should run. =P

NeverGonnaGrowUp says...

viv: i'm not in portland! heehee. but i also work full time (started today)...so i really wish i could have gone shopping with you instead...

oh ya, everyone i have my own blog now!!! u can access it through my msn and check out the mundane life that is of Cindy! heehee.

vivienne says...

Joyce: Hahah...your friend will fit in just fine with the rest of us science geeks. Congratulations on your rare find.

Chris: Yeah, I'd probably kill myself if I had to do stuff like geography and stuff. Who cares about what the earth looks like when tectonic plates will shift and move around stuff in a few millions years anyway? :p

Since the rest of the vancouverites have gone to Portland for spring break while I get to stay behind due to work and school, I decided to go on an impromptu shopping spree consisting of:

i) Rona's: to get the new pipe to fix my broken sink. Blah...had to use cold water for the past two weeks because I didn't have time to go out to get it. But but but...now it's fixed and I get warm water again..hahahahahah...

ii) Town Shoes at Metrotown, and got 3 pairs of shoes. A pair of Keds and two pairs of Diesel runners. >.<;;;;;;;;;; they're so comfy.....................

And now I feel guilty. Girls, do you feel guilty about buying shoes? XD or is it just me?...

Christopher says...

Good luck all on your exams!

Joyce: Congrats on having the guts to say that. You have provided a voice to what all of us have wanted to say but never had the guts to say it.

Joanne: She definitely has a keeper if he laughed at that lol.

Vivienne: Good luck! Atleast you don't have to take extra courses in something wierd like canadian history.

Karen says...

*lol* i can't believe you thought that up. not to mention say it out loud. hahahahaha. =P

Joanne says...

What!!!! You found a guy who actually that was funny? Joyce, I think you've got yourself a keeper ;).

Joyce says...

*ahhhhhhhhhh*
histology sucks...

here's something funny

zen: i always stay positive
joyce: so you are an absolute value then
zen: HAHAHAHA

vivienne says...

*Vivienne wishes she was studying for Biochem 403 rather than for the panic-ridden second year biology courses she is conned into taking for Education pre-reqs. The forementioned 2nd year bio notes lie untouched and gathering dust as she decides to procrastinate to read the P&C blog instead.*


WHYYYYYYYYYY I already graduated from Biochemistry DAMMIT why am I going through this torture again? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH . . . *incoherent blubbering*

NeverGonnaGrowUp says...

good luck karen and the rest of the bioc 403 sufferers!

Karen says...

PPPS: 2 days til reading break!!! woohoo!!! =P

Karen says...

PPS: chris, i have to agree, romantic comedies -- why, oh, why do they set us girls up for disappointment?! *lol* but alas, we love watching them anyway. =P
okay, okay, i'm REALLY gonna go study...oh crap it's 9:03...maybe i should round up to 9:30. hahaha.

Karen says...

- ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh -

in the next 24 hours, i will learn and master 6 weeks of bioc 403 lectures. here goes nothing! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. so screwed. why, WHY, WHY do we always get ourselves into these sorta situations?!?!

PS: i'm so mad about the emerson crossover...i voted for him damnit! more on that later... CRAM TIME. oh it feels like 3rd year again.

NeverGonnaGrowUp says...

i lost my right-hand man in SJA...:'(

he's like chris to me, except in a non romantic way. but he was my best friend and biggest confidente in SJA...

ok. i've had my whining fix. back to u guys.

vivienne says...

OMG, my friend just told me the MOST chinese racist joke. Here goes:

"A Chinese couple got married. When baby was born, her eyes were big and blue, hair was curly and blonde, skin was brown.

Finally, name of the baby was SAM TING LONG ("some thing wrong")"

Joanne says...

First off, emotional psychopaths might be too strong a term. Clingy, ok. Irrational, ok. Volatile, ok. But emotional psychopaths puts us in the same category as serial killers lol.

Anyhow, the natural position to assume is to make a rebuttal. I just don't see why we have to work so damn hard at a relationship. I'm not saying that we should completely NOT try, but heck, there's a point where the effort simply becomes pointless and the couple should accept the fact that they're not compatible. Weddings are expensive! Rings are expensive! Divorce lawyers are expensive! Paperwork for the joining and separation process is a pain in the ass! If being in a relationship is already difficult, imagine living together and seeing each other every other day and being tied to each other by holy matrimony until death do you guys apart. It'll just fall apart! And in the end, resources, effort, and the sanity of any children borne of the mess will just go to waste. Thus, I like how these romantic comedies idealize relationships. Otherwise, imagine the number of women just jumping into a wrongful commitment - enough to be considered emotional psychopathy if you ask me.

On the other hand, all the excessive weddings and hiring of divorce lawyers would sure stimulate the economy...

vivienne says...

Chris: Whaddya mean, you don't believe in romance a la Shrek and Fiona? LOL...

Christopher says...

Just HAD to post this:

After almost 15 years as a faithful fan of romantic comedies, I've come to a painful conclusion: The movies we watch to supplement our love lives are actually sabotaging them. A lot of lip service has been paid to the idea that violence in films causes men to be violent in real life. Why isn't anyone calling for warning labels for movies that cause otherwise reasonable women to act like emotional psychopaths? Hollywood's take on love leaves us dissatisfied with the relationships we have, and hungry for the sort of romance that simply never occurs in nature.

Christopher says...

Ben: I'll definitely agree that the Muslims are overreacting by Western Standards, but they do have the right to do so according to their own cultural values. In their culture you don't parody god, in ours, he is free game. Are we limiting our western values by not being able to print anything we damn well please? Of course, but we always have. Cartoonists wouldn't touch something like 9/11 because it wouldn't be politically correct, so why are they allowed to touch Islam. The newspapers are purposefully aggravating and causing conflict, and guess what, they are profitting from it.

A new issue from today's Vancouver Sun:
Many Canadians are surprised and shocked to learn that a woman can legally have an abortion until just before she gives birth. When I say that, many think they have misunderstood.
Statistics Canada deliberately does not request gestational age when collecting statistics on abortion, but about 50 per cent of reporting hospitals include it. These numbers show around 500 post-viability abortions were performed in 2002.
According to newspaper reports, Quebec just sent a gynecologist to the United States to learn to perform post-viability abortion, which is usually by way of a lethal injection of potassium chloride into the fetus’s heart.
Recently, I was consulted on two cases in which healthy women (whose identities were not disclosed) were post-32-weeks pregnant with a viable fetus and wanted an abortion.
One, a 28-year-old graduate student from the Middle East, had concealed her pregnancy and said her family would disown her if they found out. The other, a 33-year-old married woman, had been told the fetus had a cleft palate (a relatively minor, correctable, congenital abnormality) and she and her husband did not want “a defective child.”
Legally, both could have an abortion; however, the physicians who called me believed that was unethical, but were unsure how to handle the situation.
Provided the fetus is born dead, abortion does not entail any legal liability in Canada. If the same fetus were born alive and then killed the charge would be murder.


Lets get some facts out there into the populace. We do have a system like France, where you are able to get an abortion until 20 weeks (well before brain activity and viability), after which you will not be able to get an abortion. What I dislike about this article is the idea of 500 post viability abortions. What she doesn't tell you is how many of those operations were needed to avoid comprimising the health of the mother and only gives a twisted extreme example of a religious/cultural zealot. Those 500 post viability abortions are never performed in abortion clinics as they arent equiped to "eject potassium into the heart of a fetus", heck most clinics can't even perform abortions beyond 16 weeks. These operations are all performed in major hospitals in big city centres. Ectopic pregnancies kill. 1/13 pregnant women in africa die of their pregnancy. Last time I checked, I enjoyed living in a place where sperm is no longer a lethal weapon.

I'm off to Montreal! (Pro-choice conference, so I'm somewhat biased.)

Joyce says...

ahhh, on this topic eh.

watch Munich. this is my opinion.

Joanne says...

Ok, I have got to stop turning on the news during random parts of the day because I have no idea what the Mohammed cartoon fiasco is about and all I know is that Starbucks shares are trading strong.

Does anyone else feel like grooming consumes a disproportionately large portion of their day? All the brushing, flossing, hair-drying, nose hair trimming...

Unknown says...

Which reminds me of something else, Likai and I discussed cultural relativism a while back, and this is a prime example. I think as much as people in the western world and in the Islamic world argue, in the end, there's no right and wrong. Since, everyone is arguing on the basis of their cultural perspective, and will probably never be able to accept the other's view. I kinda contradicted my last post, but whatever.

Unknown says...

It's so quiet these days, so I'm gonna post random stuff.

So what does everyone think of the Muhommad cartoon fiasco?
Is it just me or are the muslims overreacting a little bit?
I applaud the Jordanian editor who wrote to the Muslims of the world to be reasonable. I mean, prophets, saints, and deities of all religions have been caricatured in the past. And if we start censoring the press, then we might as well kiss free speech good bye.