Sex Clubs

I remember hearing about this a little while ago, but never really looked into it. But, it turns out that Sex Clubs are now legal in Canada, right from the Supreme Court of Canada.
What are sex clubs? Well, first off, they are NOT brothels with prostitutes. Those types of places are illegal.
Sex clubs are also known as "Swingers clubs". They are places that you can go to with your partner, or by yourself, and meet others to have sex with. Or, you could just watch. The other people there are people just like you, looking for something ‘extra’ in their sex lives.
Now you can see why they are obviously not against the law, nothing illegal happens there. Is it moral? That’s totally subjective.
What do you guys think of this? I’m cool with it, this stuff is part of the human race, and shouldn’t be thrown into the shadows like a dirty secret. As long as people are not being hurt, and things are safe, it's all those people's personal business.

Music: Frou Frou

Keeping with the love music theme, I have chosen the group Frou Frou. They also have a trip hop/pop type of sound. Here’s a lyric sample from their song “Breathe In”:

“What part of no don't you understand?
I've told you before,
To just get off my case, this isn't happening, stop this now
And i-where was i?
i have to be somewhere
Now where did i put it?
And i'm high enough from all the waiting
To ride a wave on your inhaling
And i'm high enough from all the waiting
To ride a wave on your inhaling

Can't help but love you, no...

Is this it - is this it - is this it?”

You really have to hear the music to these lyrics. It really is great. I think I love their song “Shh” the most though. I’m not really sure why, or what it’s about though, but it conveys something powerful to me. Click this link to hear the song, and here's some of the lyrics:

“Sunbeam stop tugging me.
Pull that door shut quietly
Darling what are you doing?
We don't have time for this.”

That’s some of “shh”.
Hey, how about I make you all some copies of cd’s with love song for Valentine’s? Sound good?
Hope to see you downtown on Tuesday night!

Common Values?

"What does the United States, one of the most powerful countries on earth, have in common with Cameroon, China, Cuba, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Senegal, Sudan and Zimbabwe?"

Click the link above to read the answer to that question......

Time to rest a bit

Wow, what a crazy week this has been. Let me describe it to you:
Tuesday night, the Summer schedule went online for York. I nearly shit my pants when the two courses I need to take are being offered on the same night at the same time. I didn’t sleep too good that night.
The next day, I began my quest to fix the problem. There’s no way I’m going back for the Winter term, I must graduate at the end of Summer. So, many phone calls, visits, and meetings later, I think I have found a possible solution: take the course at Ryerson. I have given my request in at York to do so, now it’s up to them to see if Ryerson’s course can be used for my degree. If that passes, I still have to get into the course. But, it’s looking good.
Then today, in the student centre at school (more like a cafe), there was a sign with “free psychic reading, three free questions”. I just had to find out if he knew when I would graduate. So, I lined up, and came up with three questions. Here’s how he answered them:

1-when do you see me graduating?
“I can’t see that far into the future. I see you being around school always, always taking more courses, and doing academic stuff”
2- Where do you see me living in a year’s time?
“I see you still living in the Toronto area”
3- What do you see in terms of my love life in the next year?
“I see two sweeties for you. One you already know, and one that you haven’t met yet.”

Ya, so while it was amusing, I can’t say he was very precise and accurate. Good thing it was free, although I’m not sure why he was there doing this for free. He should have warned me for what I had coming that night....
I got back the grade from that horrible exam. Good god, the worst grade ever. I got a 51%! No, actually my true grade was a 40.5%, but he added 10% to everyone’s mark (bell curve!!). It was even worse than I had expected, but it’s not disastrous. It’s only worth 25%, and just shows that I have to learn how to study better for Marketing. The class average was 64% after the bell curve.
Thank God my school week has ended! Next week is reading week for me. I won’t be resting though, I will be filming with my Communications group at Patrycja’s house. It should be fun though, they’re a great group of people. And I’ve been promised vodka and Polish food. That makes this Ukrainian boy very happy=)

Bush's story

Hi all. School is crazy right now, and I’m having huge problems with summer enrollment. I hope to have that all fixed soon though.
But, I just had to post about this story on cbc.ca about George Bush. It’s just too funny. Please read it, and tell me if Bush isn’t getting desperate. Here’s one part of the article to entice you to read it:

"Bush portrayed the United States and its allies as winning what he calls the war on terror. He spoke of a succession of al-Qaeda figures killed or captured, and said a number of plots were thwarted. The Los Angeles plot was aimed at the tallest building on the West Coast, he said. He called it the Liberty Tower, but apparently meant the Library Tower, a 73-storey office building facing the Los Angeles Central Library. The building was renamed US Bank Tower in 2003. "

Anyone could be President. Anyone stupid that is.

Music: Saint Etienne

With Valentine’s only a week away, I thought I’d do something special for my blog: play a love song on it. It’s kinda cheesy, but it’s so sweet that you end up loving it. And yes, this is the song that I got the title for my blog from. I love the idea of someone hugging someone else’s soul. It’s such a nice description, who doesn’t want their soul hugged by someone else? Big thanks to Jason for introducing me to Saint Etienne, they always remind me of you. If you like their sound, listen to their song “we’re in the city,” I LOVE that tune too.
Big thanks to Daren for hosting this song, thank you!

Music: Mandalay

Okay, the songs by Mandalay give me chills. The singer's voice is haunting, and truly emotion-felt. First off, listed to “beautiful”. It is amazing, here is some of the lyrics:

You can depend on certainty
Count it out and weigh it up again
You can be sure you've reached the end
And still you don't feel
You know about anything
Do you know you're beautiful
Do you know you're beautiful
Do you know you're beautiful
You are, yes you are
You can ignore what you've become
Take it out and see it die again
You can be here
For who's a friend
And still you don't feel

Someone once told me, passionately, that I was beautiful. It was one of the most fantastic things that someone had said to me. This song encompassed that feeling for me, and part of the whole experience. Please ask me for a sample copy of this song, or for the cd “kismet*encounter.” Another great song by them is “deep love”. Actually, that one is amazing too, here are some of the lyrics to it:

Now
I can trust you now
As I feel at ease
How lost in you
Should I be
Now
I can see you clear
As the day begins
How lost in this
Should we be
Share
And say you'll bring
To me deep love
You can't say that it's too soon to say how you feel
Share and say you'll bring
To me deep love
Just don't say that it's too soon to say how you feel

Enjoy, and email me if you want to hear a sample of these songs. Really, you will thank me.

"Coffee Cola"

Today at work it was kinda slow. Actually, it was dead. So, I started cleaning anything I could find. Once a few more people started their shifts, I started to make drinks. The first few were not that popular: hot orange pop, hot cola, and lemon rootbeer. I spoke of making “ceaser milk”, but no one thought drinking creaser dressing would taste great. But, then came “coffee cola,” a perfect mixture of coffee and cola. Most did not like it when first tasting it (a few almost threw up). But, I think it was just the initial shock..
I made everyone try it. Shirley drank a glass and a half (although I had to keep reminding her to do so). Sandra tried it to, but never took a liking to it. Jen drank hers and said it tasted good, like a rootbeer float. She then lost her cup, and I had to make her a new one. I think she lost the second cup too. I made Ashleigh some also, but I don’t think she was too thirsty.
The drink became so popular that I rolled out 2 new versions: “cold coffee cola” and “coffee cola float”. Yum, sounds great, eh?! So, to all the servers reading this, make sure to upsell your customer’s regular cola to a coffee cola! I’m sure they’ll be surprised=)
Oh, and I did a search online, and found a company that already sells my invention: Al's Coffee Cola Al's Beverage Company
It was rated 4 and a half stars out of 5!
Here's what the reviewer said:

"A truly amazing beverage! By far the finest beverage that has ever come from a can. Al's Beverage Company has produced a great tasting combination of coffee and cola. Nothing bad can be said about this beverage. It has a rich and creamy taste that we just can't get enough of. Al's Coffee Cola is a truly superior beverage. We recommend it to everyone."

Wow, and I just made it as a joke=P

Cantina Mexicana

Wow, yesterday was fun times.
I worked during lunch, and was supposed to work at night too, until 11. But, I was speaking to Judy and she said “oh, a few of us are going to a Mexican food place tonight. They have the best Mexican food there. Too bad you’re working”.
I heard “food”, and that was it...my night shift was gone in only a few minutes, and I was signed up for good food and good company.
So, we arrived at 8 (Judy had made reservations). The place is called Cantina Mexicana, and is located in Streetsville. Judy, Shirley, Mike, Nicole, Anthony and I all went. Rosie also showed up later, around 10.
The food was great! I ate and ate and ate. I also got the largest Margarita I have ever seen in my whole life. Shirley got one too.
The company is was makes an outing great, and it surely was here. All you guys are lots of fun to be around. We laughed so loud that I think we were disturbing those around us.
Great time. We also took a whole roll of pictures, that I can't wait to see.
Thanks again Judy!

Music: M.I.A.

MIA is a very cool artist with a new sound, and politically charged lyrics. She’s all that, and she makes some very fun and dance friendly music (although it could not be called ‘dance’ at all!). You might have heard her single “Bucky Done Gun,” which is great. But, her song “10 dollar” is one that my friends and I always sing together, and have even created a hand clap for (I know, we’re crazy). Here’s the lyrics to this song:
CHINA GIRL WAS A LITTLE GIRL
FROM A TOWN
THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
LOLITA WAS A MAN-EATER
CLOCKED HIM LIKE A TAXI METER
FUCK GOLD, SHE WAS A PLATINUM DIGGER
SHAKIN-ASS MAKING MOVES ON A MOVER
VISA, THEN A PLANE RIDE TO YA
PEACE OUT. SHE'LL KILL YOU LIKE UMA
SHE SKIPPED AWAY TO THE SHOP
SHE FOUND SHE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
SHE CLOCKED HIM LOOKING RIGHT AT HER
AND SUCKED ON A LOLLIPOP.
SHE SKIPPED AWAY TO THE SHOP
SHE FOUND SHE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
SHE CLOCKED HIM LOOKING RIGHT AT HER
AND SUCKED ON A LOLLIPOP.
CHINA GIRL GREW UP TO BE A BIG GIRL
HAD HER SIGHTS SET ON A BIGGER WORLD
DIAL-A-BRIDE FROM SRI LANKA
FOUND HERSELF A YORKSHIRE BANKER
NEED A VISA? GOT WTH A GEEZER
NEED SOME MONEY?
PAID HIM WITH HER KNEES UP
YEAR LATER, STARTED TO EASE UP
GOT HER OWN WAY, SHOUTED OUT 'SEE YA'
SHE SKIPPED AWAY TO THE SHOP
SHE FOUND SHE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
SHE CLOCKED HIM LOOKING RIGHT AT HER
AND SUCKED ON A LOLLIPOP.
SHE SKIPPED AWAY TO THE SHOP
SHE FOUND SHE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
SHE CLOCKED HIM LOOKING RIGHT AT HER
AND SUCKED ON A LOLLIPOP.
YEA, WHAT CAN I GET FOR 10 DOLLAR?
ANYTHING YOU WANT. (8X)
Download this song, buy the album, or ask me to burn you a sampler cd with this song on it. Head over to her website to hear what her music sounds like. Enjoy!

Hard Exam

I just wrote my midterm for Retailing Marketing, and totally bombed.
Yes. It was so stupidly unfair. There were 40 multiple choice, which were all pretty much fair. But then, there were “short answers” questions. They weren’t so much short answer as they were “list the theories of whatever” or “the list of things that we made brief reference to, and that you never thought of memorizing”. The devastating part is that they were all worth between 5-10 marks each. The multiple choice was less than half of the totally exam! I nearly died. I didn’t memorize every possible list of things, so I didn’t know most of these. And the lists that I did memorize were not mentioned.
At first I thought it was just me, and that I totally studied badly. But then the professor asked the class, worriedly “are you finding this hard?” The whole class erupted with “yes!” and a flurry of questions followed. He extended our time, and then extended it again.
Now, all I can do is hope for a miracle. There’s something that every student dreams of happening to them: “Bell curve”. I’ve never had it happen in my class, but I pray it does here. If everyone fails, then he will raise everyone’s mark. Please God, I’ve been a good boy this year, a really good boy!=)
The day wasn’t a totally bomb though. I got to have lunch with Vicky. We got rice with teriyaki chicken at a place in the mall at school. It was really good. I hadn’t seen her since before Christmas, when she came over to make chocolates. It was nice seeing you Vicky, and we will all get to see you again on the 14th. She’s in for our Valentine's get together as well. Don’t forget that you all have to make plans to come. I want to see you all there! (opps, I almost forget. Not you Michelle, I won’t make that mistake twice).
I also got to see Patrycja today, who was still totally sick. You were funny Patrycja, you didn’t make much sense when you spoke, and everything seemed to be on delay. At least you’re smoking less now=)

JT on SNL

Here's a funny clip of when Justin Timberlake was on SNL. Click the title to watch it.
=)

INVITE FOR VALENTINE'S EVE

Well this week has been about school school school so far. I have done so many things, and have so much more to do. All in good time though. I love being busy with school, it’s so motivating. I’m a natural work-a-holic, so I’d rather be super busy than not.
As with every year, February brings with it Valentine’s day. A day to eigher go out with your boy/girl friend, or sulk and watch as everyone else does this. Well, this year there will be no sulking!
This Valentine’s day will be eventful for all. Why?
Well, you’re all invited down to Church street in TO! We plan on starting the night off at Zelda’s for some of the best food and drinks around, and then make our way around to wherever seems fun from there. Ladies, you don’t have to worry about men hollering at you, or trying to get with ya. No dirty old men will be after you eigher (they'll all be around me=P)That, plus drinks, food, me, friends, and Valentine’s cheer. What more would you want?
So bring yourself and all your friends, everyone is invited (except you Michelle, if you are reading this. You are totally not invited, and that's no joke=)
Everyone else, mark your calendars!

Tuesday night, Feb 14th!
Downtown TO!

Let me know, I will give you directions.

Judy's Baby Shower

Hi all, and a Happy Chinese New Years to you all who celebrate. We just got back from Sreng’s where we ate fish (a very wide assortment), noodles, and sweets. We watched a cool Italian movie, about a Porn Star. I forget what it was called, but it was good.
Earlier in the day was Judy’s shower. Thank you so much Judy, I had a great time. We watched the video at Sreng’s, and it was funny. There was lots of food and sweets, and we played some crazy games. One had us sniffing diapers (okay, Mike went a step further and took a taste) full of ‘stuff’. Another saw Rose and Mike making a T.P. diaper on me. That was a new experience for me=) Judy's family were all really nice, and we had nice mild weather too. I can't wait to see the baby when she's ready to come out!

PS-Get well soon Patrycja!

Commercials: Gameboy micro

Here’s a really really cool commercial that Nintendo used for their Gameboy micro product when it launched. Their goal with the campaign was to capture a new market, one that wasn’t big on gaming yet. They branded this product as an almost fashion accessory, the iPod for portable gaming. It’s really cool, enjoy.

"The world through the eyes of Nintendo"