you'd think that i would be locked up in my room studying right now..... yea right

it's almost the end of exam week.  i just finished 2 provincials (math + phy) and i did much better than i thought.  even though i dont know my scores, i know that i'll be in the 90's for physics and hopefully, math (aiming for a 94).  thanks for the review booklet, jenkens. it helped me a lot

after the series of provincials, i have to thank God for all this.  i was very nervous when i was preparing for the upcoming math and physics provincials, i thought i would forget everything.  but God proved to be faithful once again and helped me through my ordeal.  even though i only studied for a few weeks for math and was still shaky, God provided me help and guidance and support, as well as the determination and integrity to do well.  sometimes you just need to let go of your worries and let God do the rest; do your part and he will provide.

well, that's a good 10 minutes of rest.  i'm off to study for my chem provincial.  for all you ppl that still have one more day to go: hang in there! + oil!!  i'll pray for all of you, and please pray for me as well

peace,

                                                                                                            david

school's starting to take over more and more of my life.....

there's only a few weeks til 1st semester ends, and there's still so much to do!  i have a physics mock final on monday and physics final + chem redox test on tuesday....  i'm so unprepared.  hope i live thru this (do pray for me)

once you're grade 12, everything else seems to be less important.  my friends stopped with the usual chitchats and starting to worry more about next year, asking everyone "which university did you choose?"  "what are you going into?"  etc, etc......

you'd think life's more than getting an education and a job afterwards, but that's not what i see right now.  however, i still believe that life is based on the development of your character, not your accomplishments and stuff like that.  in my opinion, how you treat others affects the world more than the size of your payroll (or your tuition, if you're a student).

i wish i could live that kind of idealistic lifestyle...

                                                                                                       david ko

i actually changed the look of my xanga site.  got sick of the blue and white.  go check it out if you're really, really, really bored.  (it's still as simple as the first look because i dont know how to do it better, so don't expect anything great)  if anyone knows how to make my xanga even better, please teach me

p.s:  this is the first time i've ever updated again so early!  yay!

hm.... i do remember promising myself that i would update more often......(sigh)

well, it's grade 12, what do you expect?  my life is busy at the moment.  i have tons of homework and tests and never enough time.  i always slack off til the very last minute, and at that point i'm still not so motivated....  i'm very fortunate that i'm still in grade 12.

is there anything new in my life?  i made new friends, started to learn more about my old friends, and got a bit closer to God.  School's a pain, but that's how life is, i guess.  Throughout my puny existance, i learn (and relearn) more than i expect.  For instance:

-procrastination is bad for you
-there are more to another person than what you see on the outside
-you have friends that care about you, they just don't show it
-don't expect your friends/family to pamper you; that's just being immature
-don't whine: it'll get you nowhere
-you DO have better things to do than sit around and whine about your life
-love, whether it's friendship or whatever, is not free; you have to work at it
-start working on your relationship with God BEFORE you regret it

there are more things that i learned, but these stands out the most.  you can say that these things can be some sort of belated new years resolutions, but....meh.

also, i remember that in December, i "promised" myself (and to a few other ppl) that i would draw my own christmas cards and give it to everyone i know... at first i was doing very well (4-5 cards a day), then i had a serious flu......
then tests + hw started to pile up.....
then the flu got worse......
and so on.....

in the end, i only got a few cards done, and made quite a few ppl disappointed.  Hopefully, when next time Christmas comes, i'll either stick to my promises or not make any at all.

well, i have more hw + tests to deal with.  toodles

                                                                                               david ko

hm, it's the first time i've updated this early.... cool

anyways, i really didnt do a lot.  summer school's over, and i did bad.  word of advice: never take chem 12 in the summer; it's a waste of your time.  got 77%.  but then again, it's with mr Keizer, so i guess it's better than other ppl.  so kids, never ever take chem 12 in the summer.  in fact, try to stay away from chem.  also, it's funny that i had an 70% (rounded up) average in my tests, but i got 93.5% in my final exam.  in my opinion, it's pretty messed up

after summer, i volunteered at vbs.  it was pretty tiring, i had to read bible stories to kids that dont even listen to me.  and i had to wear a costume....  and some ppl, not mentioning any names, took an embarrassing picture of me in costume.  i'll never live thru this....  all the volunteers in vbs saw the picture and it was "unforgetable".  christine said i was "cute".....(shiver, see my world shattering before my eyes....)

well, vbs is over now, and i have nothing to do.  fine with me, i just need to relax...  birthday's coming up in 2 days, so i'll be celebrating it by ....... i dont know.  i really dont care.  17... meh.  sometimes i dont even remember how old i am.  another year older won't make a difference.

hm... dont have anything else to say, so until then, i'll see you later

                                                                                          david ko