summer... work, vbs, fellowship, softball
well... i haven't updated in a while... mainly because I have been somewhat busy (in a good sense) this summer
I guess I will list the activities I am involved in this summer in order of number of hours per week it takes up for me:
1) Volunteering at the lab for Professor Mandelis.
Working with an environmental sensor and incorporating a laser heat wave generator and conducting experiments with it. Not the most exciting to say the least, but hopefully I plan to get 300 hours of work experience this summer. In addition, I am actually somewhat learning how to actually use CAD to apply to designs in real situations.
2) Playing softball for TCBC Sanctuary in the CCSA league.
I'm basically the youngest player on the team (19) and the average age of the team is around 27 approximately... I'm actually enjoying playing on a team with older players because I haven't really gotten the chance to actually talk to and know some people other than people around near my age. In addition, they have a lot of experience and wisdom not in only softball, but in life in general that I believe can be a great asset for me. In terms of physical abilities, they may not be youthful and energetic, but their sportsmanship, experience, and desire to have fun is there and that is what CCSA is about. In terms of actually winning, last year we lost all our 10 or so games and we, so far, lost 2 games already this season. I must say I have extremely a lot of fun playing and losing because it's just putting that hard work and effort into the game that is rewarding. It is just different from winning games but knowing you aren't putting your full effort into it. Well, I hope I can grow maturely in the game and just become a better player at it.
3) Swimming at Hart House.
I sprained my ankle right after on the day of our last exam (thermodynamics) playing soccer with my MIE buds... I have been trying to keep my ankle in good shape and trying to let it continually heal by not putting to much strain into it. I haven't been able to run which is my usual exercise that I do, so I started swimming at Hart House. I'm basically, as you would say, a n00b swimmer. I can swim, but not fast. All these old people passing me all the time hehe... But my goal is just to improve as a swimmer and just to get some good exercise and be fit and stay fit for this summer.
4) Mandarin Kids fellowship
Every Friday, I help out Ruth and Kwan as well as 3 high school guys (Eric, James and Lucien) whom are non-Christian but volunteering to help out in handling a room full of energetic young kids. Because the parents of these children attend a Bible study upstairs, they usually bring their kids to church as well. I don't know anyone there and do feel a bit out of place there, but I find it is really rewarding just to be able to serve the kids and hopefully be a positive role model for them.
5) VBS Drama team
I decided to step up and lead and coordinate the drama and thankfully Chung has decided to help me out in that field as well and co-lead with me. I hope that I can really push my creativity to bring some meaningful drama that teaches them visually about God's love and just to have fun doing it as well.
6) CCF
Just some small groups at CCF and actually large group CCF that I'm part of and attending. It's just pretty chill and it's just fun to hang out with some cool people ;)
7) Worship team
Occasionally I am helping out with the worship team at our church playing guitar and (maybe?) singing additional vocals to support the vocalists. I'm somewhat of a temporary replacement for Bernice on guitar for Ivan's team since they need a guitar and she's gone for the summer. I just hope that once again I can improve my skills as a guitar player and just play some meaningful music.
Other than that, I hope to go back to BC for 2 weeks probably sometime in July and visit my parents whom I do miss quite a bit. That's all!
I guess I will list the activities I am involved in this summer in order of number of hours per week it takes up for me:
1) Volunteering at the lab for Professor Mandelis.
Working with an environmental sensor and incorporating a laser heat wave generator and conducting experiments with it. Not the most exciting to say the least, but hopefully I plan to get 300 hours of work experience this summer. In addition, I am actually somewhat learning how to actually use CAD to apply to designs in real situations.
2) Playing softball for TCBC Sanctuary in the CCSA league.
I'm basically the youngest player on the team (19) and the average age of the team is around 27 approximately... I'm actually enjoying playing on a team with older players because I haven't really gotten the chance to actually talk to and know some people other than people around near my age. In addition, they have a lot of experience and wisdom not in only softball, but in life in general that I believe can be a great asset for me. In terms of physical abilities, they may not be youthful and energetic, but their sportsmanship, experience, and desire to have fun is there and that is what CCSA is about. In terms of actually winning, last year we lost all our 10 or so games and we, so far, lost 2 games already this season. I must say I have extremely a lot of fun playing and losing because it's just putting that hard work and effort into the game that is rewarding. It is just different from winning games but knowing you aren't putting your full effort into it. Well, I hope I can grow maturely in the game and just become a better player at it.
3) Swimming at Hart House.
I sprained my ankle right after on the day of our last exam (thermodynamics) playing soccer with my MIE buds... I have been trying to keep my ankle in good shape and trying to let it continually heal by not putting to much strain into it. I haven't been able to run which is my usual exercise that I do, so I started swimming at Hart House. I'm basically, as you would say, a n00b swimmer. I can swim, but not fast. All these old people passing me all the time hehe... But my goal is just to improve as a swimmer and just to get some good exercise and be fit and stay fit for this summer.
4) Mandarin Kids fellowship
Every Friday, I help out Ruth and Kwan as well as 3 high school guys (Eric, James and Lucien) whom are non-Christian but volunteering to help out in handling a room full of energetic young kids. Because the parents of these children attend a Bible study upstairs, they usually bring their kids to church as well. I don't know anyone there and do feel a bit out of place there, but I find it is really rewarding just to be able to serve the kids and hopefully be a positive role model for them.
5) VBS Drama team
I decided to step up and lead and coordinate the drama and thankfully Chung has decided to help me out in that field as well and co-lead with me. I hope that I can really push my creativity to bring some meaningful drama that teaches them visually about God's love and just to have fun doing it as well.
6) CCF
Just some small groups at CCF and actually large group CCF that I'm part of and attending. It's just pretty chill and it's just fun to hang out with some cool people ;)
7) Worship team
Occasionally I am helping out with the worship team at our church playing guitar and (maybe?) singing additional vocals to support the vocalists. I'm somewhat of a temporary replacement for Bernice on guitar for Ivan's team since they need a guitar and she's gone for the summer. I just hope that once again I can improve my skills as a guitar player and just play some meaningful music.
Other than that, I hope to go back to BC for 2 weeks probably sometime in July and visit my parents whom I do miss quite a bit. That's all!
posted by Jean-Luc @ 8:17 PM
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