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Wow, the good news just keeps piling in!

I found out today that I got named the "Employee of the fortnight" for the Common Ground! Pretty swell eh?

I don't know what I get with such a lofty title, but when I am a big and famous barrista, I will be sure to remember you all.

Wow, Employee of the fortnight! Such an honour can really get to one's head!

Organized sport is fun!

So I went to the gym with my floor today and we played indoor soccer and basketball! It was so much fun. I am not very good, but when you have a very encouraging team, it really gives you the confidence to give it all you've got, no matter how many times you miss the ball, or the net. I hope everyone gets to be in that comfortable of an environment in their lives. It does the body good!

Recent events for Sarah Chan

1) I raised $363.85 for Cancer research and donated 10 inches of my hair to make wigs for children who suffer from hair loss due to chemotherapy. It feels good to help out a good cause, while at the same time getting the haircut you've always dreamed of! After cutting my hair, they helped style it for free, and I love my new do.

2) I am going to Finland this summer! Well, I better be. I just applied for a residence permit, and have bought my ticket. If all goes well, I shall be on my way Apr. 30th 2006. The work I will do there has to do with extracting DNA from birch leaves and analyzing it. Interesting eh?

3) Things are winding down a bit now. This is a nice feeling. With the extra time I have, I hope to read more and really work on the ukulele!

4) My dance show is coming up! Like last year, I will be doing a number with my intermediate tap dance class. It sure is a good time.

5) I think one of my legs is shorter than the other. I should get this checked out.

Everybody's changing and I don't feel the same

My floor is changing. My friends are changing. And no doubt, my family is changing. I don't think I am changing...but I definitely feel different.

My floor: Everyone was at first very friendly and happy. Rowdy but inclusive. I felt like myself, and I looked forward to interacting with them. Now I think they are starting to branch off, which is great, because that is what everyone should be doing. It is university afterall. And they are also more preoccupied with school. Yet another value that should be a priority anyway. The only problem is I am feeling left behind. As I am the same as I was at the beginning. I have been here for 4 years, what more is there for me to learn?

My friends: I find that there are people you feel an instant connection with, yet perhaps what you think is/was there, is there no more. It is interesting to think that there are people I meet about whom I think "They could be significant people in my life and change me in a good way". But half the time, nothing really materializes. What makes us choose what friends we make and keep? Time? convenience? All relationships, no matter how small, require effort.

Family: I don't contact my immediate family as much as I would like. I shall try hard to change this.

Me: What is new with me? 1) I got my grad photos taken! 2) I am doing cuts for cancer, which requires me to raise money and to cut off 10 inches of my hair to make a wig for children who suffer hairloss from chemotherapy 3) I am on my way to Finland at the end of April. It is official, as I (or my Dad rather...Thanks dad!) have bought my ticket.

Wow, I only have a month of undergrad left. Crazy!