330*365 Grateful-Film Studies

I went back to school today for my Spring/Summer Session. I am taking Film Studies as an elective and we watched Christopher Nolan's The Prestige right on the first day.

I just finished reading my Chapter Readings for today. My book is amazing! The cover is a frame by frame illustration of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.

329*365 Grateful-The Devotion of Suspect X

I love reading Higashino Keigo's works! It's such a good book and a perfect way to end my vacation before I start Spring/Summer Session again tomorrow.

328*365 Grateful-Blowing Bubbles

Out in the backyard enjoying the warm breeze and the afternoon sunshine.

327*365 Grateful-Episode 07

Huddled up and watching at the basement. Game of Thrones! I'm way behind on the TV show but it's because I'm busy reading the book (Fourth-A Feast for Crows).

326*365 Grateful-Rickon

Noreen's baby rabbit named Rickon. Such a little fattie. <3

325*365 Grateful-Bunnies and Kitties

They're just too cute to eat!

Easter Chocolate Bunnies from Lindt (Dark, White, and Milk Chocolates) and Hello Kitty Gums.

324*365 Grateful-Heal

Had a great time yesterday playing with my friends that I didn't noticed my hands had cuts.

323*365 Grateful-Day Out

Went out with my friends. We had coffee and early lunch and walked around Downtown Winnipeg and by the riverside. The weather was so nice!

PS: Michael's feeling so happy! :D Props to Louise for taking the picture.

322*365 Grateful-Pro

I just upgraded to Pro on flickr. A free account only shows 200 picture on your dashboard, now I can see all my pictures!

321*365 Grateful-To Live

I'm at a lost on what to post for my Gratefulness today. I've been feeling out of sorts lately.

Maybe it's because I have everything easy. But I don't need my life to be easy; I want struggles and disappointments. I want to experience everything. The blue sky, the cloudy sky, the rain, the thunderstorm... I know they will make me stronger and make my life fuller.

Maybe today, I am grateful that I feel like I'm missing out on life. It makes me want to live it more. It makes me want to go out to the world and collect scabs and bruises. I need to be wounded so I can heal. I need to die a little bit each time so I will know how it is to live.

320*365 Grateful-Lazy Days are Blissful Days

My afternoon cuppa coffee, chocolate chip muffin and this amazing book by George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire Book Four: A Feast for Crows).

319*365 Grateful-Shopping Day!

A day at the mall with Louise. It was fun and expensive.

318*365 Grateful-Haru*Natsu*Aki*Fuyu

Trying to learn how to write the seasons in Japanese. Now that it's over, I really miss Japanese Class.

Because I get such a short vacation before I go back to Spring/Summer Session, I wish the weather would get warmer and we get more sunshine soon.

317*365 Grateful-Polaroid

My Polaroid One Step Close-Up

I forgot to dust it off before I took the picture. :P

316*365 Grateful-Archery

After almost five years, I am back on the range. I used to be on the Archery Team when I was in high school. Today was a different kind of Archery than I'm used to, but it still felt good to hold a bow and shoot arrows again.

Catching the Light

Olympus Trip 35 + ILFORD Delta 400

315*365 Grateful-April 15

Because I cannot for the love of everything good, bake a cake.

314*365 Grateful-Ate Myla and Kuya Russell

The wedding and reception of one of the best couples I know. During the Prosperity Dance.

313*365 Grateful-Comfy

It's been raining all day and I love it! It makes me perky. I love the rain. ♥

312*365 Grateful-Sun Kissed

Sunshine, spring breeze and blue skies. What else could I possibly want?

It's taking me forever to finish this book, but it's hard to put down especially now that I'm at a pivotal point in the novel. George R.R. Martin's A Storm of Swords.

311*365 Grateful-Stillness

I've been all over the house today. You know how there are times when you feel so busy you could barely breathe and then afterwards, there's nothing? I'm still trying to get used to the feeling of not having any school works to worry about. It's gonna take some time to adjust. But I need this moment to breathe easy. Revert the baseline of my stress level back to zero. And I'm really grateful for this feeling of quiet and peace.

310*365 Grateful-It's not like I was destined to be happy, it's just that I choose to be.

My last exam is over! And I get to drink coffee again after a month!

309*365 Grateful-One More

Busy studying for my last exam tomorrow (Behaviour Modification Applications). Now I'm taking a break.

I've done my best studying. I'm offering the rest up to the Lord for the exam tomorrow. :)

308*365 Grateful-Happy Easter!

Little sister's mini post-birthday party. :)

307*365 Grateful-Break

Taking a little break from studying (I lie, I've been taking lots of breaks today). Watching Episode 09 of Risou no Musuko.

Back to work, back to work!

306*365 Grateful-Good Friday

It's a good thing the internet is boring today. Less distraction in studying.

I still have a long way to go but I'm doing my best! Four-leaf clover for luck.

305*365 Grateful-"Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out all the pain".

IN PRAISE OF SADNESS by Hugh Mackay

-Excerpt from the January 2012 Edition of Readers Digest Canada

Everyone wants to be happy. But the tough times are worthwhile, too.

We seem to have become afraid of sadness. There’s been so much emphasis on happiness, positive thinking and invincible self-esteem; we are in danger of forgetting that an important part of being a complete person is learning to handle the tough stuff as well.

Obviously, positive emotions are more enjoyable, but it’s perfectly normal to be engulfed by waves of grief and stymied by feelings of despair. All those emotions have something to teach us about ourselves, and without them we’d never know what happiness is.

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One more exam to go!

304*365 Grateful-Japanese Class and Lab

The best course I had this year. During the last day of Japanese Class.

Two exams down!

Last day of Japanese Lab.

I'll miss you guys. Thankful for meeting these wonderful people even if it's just for a while.

303*365 Grateful-April 3rd

It's my Little Sister's birthday today!

Two exams tomorrow! God Bless us all. :)

302*365 Grateful-Photo Booth

Because being random is what we do best. Walking at the mall and seeing this Photo Booth. I just had to have a picture. :)

301*365 Grateful-April 1st

After a week of rain (and freezing rain, and snow) we finally have some sunshine and blue sky. Just came home from a friend's birthday party and it's nice seeing people that I haven't seen for quite some time.

Tomorrow's the start of Exam Season. It's gonna be a long two weeks. Time to savour the last few moments of peace before everything turns chaotic.