With the Help of My Friends, I Found MYSELF
So today (or yesterday..since it is past 12 AM haha) has been the most wonderful day of this summer :D~~ And dedications and lots of thanks and hugs to Angelina, Nana and Ivy for making my day for me :), helping me to find myself and carry on in life.Started out the exciting day at 11 doing a Grouse Grind w/ Angelina ^.^
Met at Waterfront, headed to Grouse Mtn, started out ....
In the first 1/2 hr, we took two rest breaks (due to my request haha) and chatted our way up the stairs about all kinds of topics from America's Next Top Model to others ~~ <--that's the fun fun period. By the time, I started to feel a bit tired (this is after the first 1/2hr)......we saw a sign -- "You are 1/4 way up" ....I swear that sign was bit discouraging and left my face blank like this Q_____Q and my mind thinking..."gosh that was only 1/4 way!!!"
Then the trip starts to drag (kinda, due to that discouraging 1/4 sign haha) until I reach that 3/4 sign and got so excited that I actually yelled out to Angie who's 10 steps before me, "Angie, WE'RE 3/4 WAY!!" .....I swear I heard the other hikers laugh ....but then it is funny lol~ But yes, that period was such a challenge. I swear I took more than 15 rest breaks, while thinking to myself "gosh, this never ends" haha~~ It's funny though....I never once thought of going back down....and it's more like me telling myself "There's no way I am starting something and not finishing it" (Later, I thought - "wow, such determination" and I laugh)
One thing thu~ I never knew I could ever chat to strangers like that :)....Yes~ I received lots of encouragements from strangers, telling me that I'm doing an awesome job first time grouse grinding & that I'm almost there. I even encouraged one hiker who asked for positive feedback haha~ SO INTERESTING!!!
From Grouse Grinding, I learnt so much today about myself..that it's just amazing! I never knew I could undergo such a challenge and the pressure+stress that comes along w/ it, and continue to find the determination/stamina in me and go on~~ I never burst out once into tears or swore thruout the trip ^.^ What's even more amazing~~ I was happy and thankful that I've came the entire trip :D (althu my body is so tired at times that I just feel like I mite faint the next moment ...but all are restored after rest breaks~)
The rest breaks were amazing too~~I enjoyed sitting down..catching my breath...drinking some water and enjoying that scene + nature's rhythem. The golden sunlight peering into the greeness of the woods, shattering nature into a spectrum of colors with various multitudes of green ^____^ (pretty~) Quietness and serenity dominate the scene, while even one flying insect buzzing seems to first disturb the silence and then restoring nature's rhythem ^.^ (Just too wonderful~ hehe...maybe that's why I took so much rest breaks~)
So I think we finished in 1hr & 20 mins (since Angie said that we started at 12:25 and I noticed that we finished at 1:45) Yes wow~ even I'm amazed at that speed, considering I didn't do any training before this hehe & slept a bit late the night before hehe~ Last but not least....I wanto thank Angie for all of these. I swear if it wasn't b/c u'r w/ me (coming here w/ me despite ur stomach ache, always holding out a hand to me and waiting for me)...I don't think I would have been able to finish~~ Thanks Angie, You're so awesome, I love u :D:D (lots of hugs and kisses ^.^) Hope ur stomach ache gets better!!
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And then I spent the afternoon (after 4:30) w/ Nana and Ivy till 10:00pm. at Sweet Obsessions (http://www.sweetobsessioncakes.com/). First it's an amazing cafe w/ amazing sweets (my fav) and amazing service (considering we literally sat there from 4:30 to 8 haha). It's so nice to meet up w/ the highschool crew :) (as proven by our prolong cafe sitting lol) There's just so much too chat about....where we wanna be in the future, our troubles now, news, ethical issues, lit, highschool memory, news from other highschool ppl, TV drama, food, girl stuff, cloth, grouse grinding, the rest of the summer, shopping ....and much more!!!
In one evening, they've helped me so much w/ wut I wanto do w/ my life, allowing me to regain my focus. By the end of the day I realize how much friends meant to me (not just the old ones that never leave my side when I always turn to them depressed or lost or confused, but also the newly-made who kindly reach out a hand when I need them). They play such a large role along w/ my family in forming me/my identity. They allow me to experience life in such an amazing way. So this entry is especially dedicated to all friends who read or not read this blog :) I love you all!!!
posted by Lulu @ 12:42 AM
1 Comments:
good job lucy....it's amazing that u did the grouse grind...and ur writing is so 詩情畫意, lol (hope the chinese characters will show up, lol)...
u believed in urself and u made it thru la....u will be able 2 face bigger challenges in the future for sure...
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i dunno if u ever know who i am, cus i never put my real name here, lol...oh well, i put my website this time, maybe u will figure out, lol...
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