Street Lights

Let me know
Do I still got time to grow?
Things ain't always set in stone
That being known let me know
Let me

Seems like street lights glowing
Happen to be just like moments passing in front of me
So I hopped in the cab and
I paid my fares
See I know my destination
But I'm just not there

Uneasy

This morning,

something
something
something...

is making me uneasy.

I feel lazy, unfulfilled, tired.

I'm not ready to be who u want me to be..

I'm not ready to stay put.. its just not me.

...

I'm an aunt for the second time this year =)
Congratulations to my cousin Marcin who has been blessed with Orys in February.
A second congratulations to my cousin Roma who gave birth to Weronika last week!

My cousins.. in total I have only 3.. are like my siblings! Being the baby of the family, I look up to them in every way! Congrats again.. love u all!

P90X

So for 7 days now my boyfriend and I have successfully kept up with the killer workout, P90X.

It's a super intensive workout that you do 1 hour daily for 90 days. The theory behind P90X is "muscle confusion". In total there are three phases, each lasting one week. In between phases there is a recovery week (in which the exercises are less stressful and less demanding). The three phases consist of different workouts that target different parts of your body..and ultimately confuse your muscles, allowing for faster results.

After a successful week of the program I must say that I enjoy it.. and although one hour a day does seem much, the videos are not boring and quite motivating. This doesn't mean that the first week is easy. In fact, by day 3 I wanted to quit or skip a day because I was soooo soar from the pushups/pullups/weights/jumping. But I quickly learned that the only way to rid yourself of the soarness is to continue with the exercises.

Day 1: Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X (too many pushups and pullup variations)
Day 2: Plyometrics (a lot of jumping and calorie burning- this is a tough one)
Day 3: Shoulders & Arms (weights, weights, weights)
Day 4: Yoga X (tests your flexibility..it's advanced and intense.. stupid downward dog)
Day 5: Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X (easy workout..I didn;t like it too much.. love the ab ripper x tho.. getting wuite good at it!)
Day 6: Kenpo X
Day 7: Rest or X Stretch

All you need to get started is a yoga mat, a couple of weights (5lbs..or w/e is comfortable for u), and a resistance band (if you don't have a pullup bar).

My favourite workout is Kenpo X.. it's a mix of 'tae kwan do' and karate.. they go pretty fast pace so it was hard to follow all their punches and kicks at first lol.. I actually think I'm gunna cheat a little bit and do Kenpo X again (as today is my Day 7)!!

Summer Splurge

Soooo ...
I've been dying to share the purchases I have made over the last week (minus the sick days- this is when I had a fever :( ).

I shared the Steve Madden shoes I bought for a very good bargain (1$) but I've been too busy to dress up/take pics of some other big buys (that I am very proud of).

Primo:

The Boyfriend Jacket...
YES! Ok I actually resurrected this from my closet. I bought it last year.. Vintage.. it's a Mexx charcoal blazer I purchased for 15$ =)

Bijoux Bijoux..
Actually, Nelson bought me these three necklaces from Buffalo Jeans NY ;) (the one on Yonge.. down in the basement there are super deals!)

and my Mom bought me this Faux-Gold bracelet =) from Jones New York

Smart Purses:
Smart purse number one:
Very 40's, red purse..with hidden fold-over pocket on the inside.. 5$

Smart purse number two:
Very 40's, box-like navy blue purse.. with an organizer in one of the pockets.. (no joke..it has a place for cheques, change, cosmetics, agenda, credit cards! and receipts) ...cost me $4.50


MY LIFE.. if it were a dress (lol)
I love this dressss!! I feel like a Godess in it! It's Vintage, very pink, very comfortable, it sways so gracefully.. and I can dress it up or down =) My "Hippy dance in the meadow" dress lol.. 25$ (she originally wanted 50$ for it pfftt)

My summer favourites:

SUCRETS lozenges!!! for those unexpected soar throats!

My two Best Friends.. Polysporin with SPF30 lip care covered with my Blistex Cherry Lip Fusion!

Crest Freakin Night Paste.. I can not stress enough how much I loovvee this toothpaste (ahaha). Seriously tho, its good.

Ultra Mist Sunblock <33>I'm also trying out a new moisturizer I found. My Vichy moisturizer just finished.. so I'm switching it up a bit to a day/night cream =) So far so good.. and it smells great!

I NEVER Thought I'd Say This...

but I totally dig the Jonas Brothers =S

Two yrs ago walking by Much Music I couldn't help but laugh at all these tweens (and their mothers) freakin out over some band- "JB". All the screaming, all the fainting, all the "oh my god-ing".. jeezz.. like the Backstreet Boy era all over again.

But I had no idea what JB was = My frnd told me they were some Disney stars lol.. and THAT was the day I started learning about the Jonas Brothers.

It was not until maybe..hmm.. this week that I started seeing more of them on youtube.. more videos (they even have a cute (but over rated) show on Disney lol) and there really is smtn about them.

Obviously, the younger one- Nick- is the one girls obsess over. But iunno.. I like how he is very private, charming, and smart about what he says.. but he never smiles = and seems very "cool"

Joe.. I don't like that stache he started to grow.. I think he's the bad boy, the trouble maker

Kevin.. I like his personality the best.. he's the blonde of the group, funny, perky (lol) and has great moves on the stage with his guitar! love the way he moves =)

But you know.. this all can be an act $$.

Neways enough of this analysis.. they have talent and they're yummy to look at!

Terminator Salvation

I've been meaning to watch this movie for soo long!
and finally I can =).. in bed since I'm still a bit sick.

I woke up at 5 am in the morning and I was craving a hot bubble bath.. ugh I was just about to turn the water on when my mother woke up and caught me in the act.. she gave me some drugs and I went back to bed, sleeping like a baby.

Ugh how rude! Sometimes I wish I lived on my own and took my baths whenever I wanted = (when the water runs in the house its the loudest noise ever and disturbs every1.. except 4 me, naturally lol)

Aneways..I'm home alone now.. and am free to do as I please.. starring at my lap top too long makes my head hurt tho..so I'm gunna try to hook up the comp to my TV =) Bigger is better.. mmm and this way I can enjoy my hottie Christian Bale on the big screen!

In need of hotter days 'n sunshine,

Augie

My Surreal Story (to be continued)

Today has been an up and down day.
I felt fine in the morning.. I even went for a run in the park with my dog.
But in the afternoon I've come down with something.. and I'm feeling sick, actually, feverish atm.
So I decided to write this short story.. it's actually a dream I had the other day and it's kind of surreal. I think I'm going to sketch out what I saw in my dream.. because it was soo surreal, so different.. and I think I actually experienced this emotion unconsciously in my sleep. Aneways, enjoy =)

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I stared at the ocean.

In all honesty I've never seen anything so beautiful. Just to think a man created this haven, this home with the ocean at its feet.

Perfection.

Tears strolled softly down my cheek. I was angry and almost felt sorry for myself. How is it possible being this rich? Having the possibility of building such great things? Why is this not mine?

The tears grew stronger and I found myself sobbing. I have never felt this low, this pathetic.
I can have all of this, I thought. I can make it all mine. But no, I won't.. not with the responsibility I take on everyday..

"I planted those three palms", he said, interrupting my thoughts. He walked onto the balcony and leaned on the railing admiring his kingdom.
"I was three years old when my father said to me, 'point where you want them son' and so I did. All I can remember are the big machines that moved the trees to that very spot".

Why is he telling me this? Days ago he hated me, hated all of us for invading his territory, his home.

I whiped my tears quickly with the towel before he turned around. How much I hate him. I hate all things about him and he knows.

"I know we haven't gotten around to a good start. But I learned a lot about you over the past few days and I understand everything", he said.

"I don't think you have the slightest idea what we're about. You can stop pretending you care. Really, it's ruining your image", I said back.

"That's unfair. You think I wanted all of this? You think I'm prepared to take on what lies ahead for me and my family?"

"I think you know all the percks of the job and you take advantage of all of them".

He sat down on the leaning chair beside me. His grey Hugo Boss suit and Italian leather shoes made me uncomfortable. He looked at me with a serious face as I hid the army green bikini I was wearing with my towel. He senced my uncomfort, took off his jacket, and motioned to his server to get a bottle of wine.

"I don't like this tension between us. I made a mistake judging you guys but I trust you and am willing to help in any way I can. You know I have the power to do so. So why don't you start from the beginning. Tell me your story, and I'll tell you mine".

I was surprised at how relieved I was to hear him say that. Finally, a sigh of relief. I looked back into his deep blue eyes and saw a young man who was lost but fearless. I have nothing to lose and quite frankly we were floating on the same raft, facing the same open ocean. I can see by the formulation of his thoughts that he is sincere. Fine. I will let down this wall and maybe, just maybe he will be the first to believe my story.

I leaned my head back on the chair, closed my eyes, and imagined it all from the start.

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Rumours.

They were all around me as I walked through the park.

These dirty words in the air, hanging, waiting for sentences to catch them. The sentences were being built and sucked into the minds of others. I saw this of course. The whole process. It was my gift. I see sentences in this raw dark form waiting to be absorbed by the imagination of ordinary people. I see their choices in their minds and their beliefs in their eyes.

But the truth is, on this day I did not believe any of this circulating bull shit.

Timothy, at the centre of it all, was above all this. I knew him well and we all knew he would never commit to such a crime.

I knew Tim from university. We met randomly in the school cafeteria where he was presenting this new computer software he discovered (to anybody that wanted to listen). As I walked by his power point presentation, it felt to me that he singled me out from his little crowd of mostly Asian peeps. I tried looking for his words in the air but couldn't see anything he was going to talk about. At that moment, my thoughts were interrupted and I felt a whisper in my ear "Uhmega"..

"Uhmega?" I said loudly.

"Yes. Uhmega. You're absolutely right", Tim said pointing in my direction.

I had no idea what he was talking about. Nor had I ever heard anyone pronounce Omega in that manner. Trapped in this phase of curiosity and awe.. I stayed, listened to his presentation and was convinced to be taken out for an ice cappucino.

That was the day Tim and I became good friends.

I always knew there was something mysterious about Tim. But I was not expecting, nor would I believe what I was going to hear about him from the Keepers.

I met Sayah that same day the rumours about Tim circulated. Prior to that walk in the park, I thought all the words I saw floating in the air were illusions of an unknown metal disorder I had. Earlier in the day Tim sent me a text to meet him and some members of a club he belonged to in Dux Field by the Lake. He belonged to numerous clubs and organizations in school so I thought this was another social meet he didn't want to sit through by himself. But as I walked through the park on that evening I found the isolation and darkness very odd. Something was off.. where was everybody? Where was this event Tim dragged me into.

That's when I saw the words. "Tim".. "killer".. "knifed a girl".. "death".. "dangerous".

All these words ringing around in circles. At first I couldn't see who these thoughts belonged to, where they were coming from. But then at a spot on a hill surrounded by Hibbiscus bushes I saw what looked like a group of people sitting and laying down, pointing in the air, talking, yelling. None was laughing. At moments it looked like they were appearing and disappearing. It had to be the lighting, I thought. I approached the group, who stopped to look at me, a stranger among known company.

The Gift Keepers, or Keepers, I learned that day were an ancient group of people with gifts of the supernatural. Tim was the second to find out about his gift, thus, making him one of the elders of the group. He and Sayah shared the same gift; that of controlling motion. Sayah however, was the oldest and wisest. She was a thick skinned woman, born and raised in the Carribean. Sayah grew up with the knowledge of her gift. It was passed onto her from her ancestors, and as so, she was the one responsible for bringing us all together. Her instruction was to safe keep all gift keepers and reveal our gifts only if we were in danger.

Total Eclipse

This brought on the funnies.. if u can sit through the off-key singing.. then it ends up bein a veri funny vid!
Enjoy!

My Songs of The Day

Knock You Down- Keri Hilson Feat. Ne-Yo & Kanye West


Children of the Sun- Yanou (R.I.O remix)

Itinerary

So my love is almost out of school and I am super excited to have a whole summer to spend with him!
Last year he missed out on summer, literally. He went up north to Nunavut to work on his thesis project.. so I shall take advantage of these warm sunny days and spend all I can with him.

First trip= Lindsay Ontario.. I got accepted to Fleming college (around Peterborough) and I'd like to check out the campus n talk with some ppls about the program. Nelson is going there as well in September so it would be neat to get to go to school with him.

Next trips= strawberry picking.. (lol) Nelson loves strawberries.. but how much he will like picking them, iunno.. we'll find out.

Niagara Falls weekend.. visit Niagara On the Lake cuz it is pure lush there! then maybe stay a night and go to Cliftion Hill, the Maid on the Mist.. Marineland? (is that place still open? haha)

Oh, taking bikes/roller blades to Niagara Falls by VIA Rail and biking around =) woot

Beaches.. when it gets warmer.. oh and I wanna cross the border maybe for some shopping =)

My schedule for the next couple weeks isn't that full. There's not a lot of work in the pharmacy now so I only work Fridays and Saturdays. I also have a piano exam in August so I shall be playing my heart out throughout summer. With all this spare time I shall go out.. and maybe paint my fence (my othherr fence.. it feels like all i've been doing is painting lol) .. i also got some nice canna lilies for the deck..i love those flowers..so I shall garden some more as well =)

Cheers!

I LOOVEE...

LAMBADA... in a house remix <333
Reminds me of when I was in Greece.. I grew up with this tune

I hate...

Charging my phone..
y can't it have a life on its own (its been uncharged for 2 days now haha)

Ranch Dressing on my salad..
it tastes like bad spit yuk

Drama..
It feels soooo good to have a clean slate