There is something that I don't really pay much attention to, but I see them everyday. I'm talking about trees. I find it interesting that trees are becoming multi-coloured, but at the same time I think that the colours are dark and dull. Green is a beautiful colour for trees, but not even the now multi-coloured trees are showing any appeal for me. The reason why the leaves of trees change colours is because they lose their chlorophyll which makes them green. When they lose colour, they become "borophyll." Ok, I know that was a Billy Madison reference, but that is just my opinion. But not all trees are dull when they lose their beautiful green colour. Some actually look pretty nice with their red, orange, and yellow leaves.
I also noticed that the leaves in the York University area seem to already lost their chlorophyll more than the leaves in my area in Thornhill. But what's really cool is that once I was at York and some small leaves that fell from the trees were circling around me as if I was in some kind of anime while summiting magical powers. Just a random thought, though.
By the way, I am thinking of getting a new URL for these college-style blogs. Maybe this blog will now just be my regular blog. I will provide a link for my college blog later...if anyone is interested in reading it.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Boy, did I do two new things in two days!
This week, I was challenged by one of my professors to do two new things that I do not usually do. Considering the fact that I do a lot of stuff, it was tough to decide what to do! But after doing a little thinking outside of the box, there were two things that I wanted to do.
The first thing I wanted to do was order something new from a menu. This was no ordinary item that I ordered, however. This was an item named "Mexican Salsa." It is a platter of beans, cheese, and vegetables on an edible bowl - and a nice topping of salsa. For over a year, I wanted to try it. But for over a year, I was held back with fear. I was told by people who work at the restaurant that the salsa is spicy and that prevented me from eating the Mesican Salsa for a while. But I thought, "I can't live in fear like this all the time! I am going to give this a shot." So I went to the restaurant and ordered the Mexican Salsa. It was very similar to how it was described in the menu, but I noticed that there was no salsa on top of the vegetables and cheese. Instead, the salsa was in a small dipping cup! At that moment, it was my chance to determine how spicy the salsa really was. I poured it onto my food and then I took a bit of some of the food with salsa. Having a can of coke ready in case my mouth caught on fire (not literally), I soon realized that I did not really need it. The salsa was actually mild and was perfect. I was really happy that I decided to try something new and take a risk at trying some salsa where I did not know how hot it was. Had I not took that risk, I still probably would have been in fear of eating something extremely spicy when in fact, it is not.
So what's the second thing I did, you may ask? Well, I decided to do something I have never done in my life - 100 pushups at once. Ok, I admit. I paused in between some pushups, but I never got up during my 100 pushups. I always made sure I stayed down in my place until I was done my 100 pushups. Because this was the first time I did, it wasn't too easy. But I am sure that if I practiced doing 100 pushups many times, I will be able to get the hang of it. After I completed the 100 pushups, I felt great. I was amazed with how fast I was able to do these pushups within 10 minutes. It was at that moment where I learned that if I were to do these every day for just 10 minutes, this may help me be able to achieve a healthier lifestyle.
The first thing I wanted to do was order something new from a menu. This was no ordinary item that I ordered, however. This was an item named "Mexican Salsa." It is a platter of beans, cheese, and vegetables on an edible bowl - and a nice topping of salsa. For over a year, I wanted to try it. But for over a year, I was held back with fear. I was told by people who work at the restaurant that the salsa is spicy and that prevented me from eating the Mesican Salsa for a while. But I thought, "I can't live in fear like this all the time! I am going to give this a shot." So I went to the restaurant and ordered the Mexican Salsa. It was very similar to how it was described in the menu, but I noticed that there was no salsa on top of the vegetables and cheese. Instead, the salsa was in a small dipping cup! At that moment, it was my chance to determine how spicy the salsa really was. I poured it onto my food and then I took a bit of some of the food with salsa. Having a can of coke ready in case my mouth caught on fire (not literally), I soon realized that I did not really need it. The salsa was actually mild and was perfect. I was really happy that I decided to try something new and take a risk at trying some salsa where I did not know how hot it was. Had I not took that risk, I still probably would have been in fear of eating something extremely spicy when in fact, it is not.
So what's the second thing I did, you may ask? Well, I decided to do something I have never done in my life - 100 pushups at once. Ok, I admit. I paused in between some pushups, but I never got up during my 100 pushups. I always made sure I stayed down in my place until I was done my 100 pushups. Because this was the first time I did, it wasn't too easy. But I am sure that if I practiced doing 100 pushups many times, I will be able to get the hang of it. After I completed the 100 pushups, I felt great. I was amazed with how fast I was able to do these pushups within 10 minutes. It was at that moment where I learned that if I were to do these every day for just 10 minutes, this may help me be able to achieve a healthier lifestyle.
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