February 24 2013:
Oh the snow! It's so cool! I walked to school today because biking would have been potentially dangerous. I got to school and I was cold and wet, but I was happy. After school, I was really nervous about my socials presentation that I had done, but I quickly forgot about it after some of went to play in the snow. It was so much fun! We were doing forward rolls and running around and throwing snowballs. It was so much fun! After school I went to safeway and bought ingredients to make banana cheesecake. I was going to make it after school but I had volleyball practice. My serves are killer and I'm getting really good at blocking. My hitting could use some work as well as my back-setting, but I have time to correct my mistakes and work on my skills, the season isn't over for a while. After practice I made the cheesecake and here's a link to the recipe: teenchefinthekitchen.blogspot.ca
Monday 24 February 2014
Sunday 23 February 2014
T2-B67
February 23 2014:
Today was a lazy day. Where I live it was snowing like crazy and by the end of the day, the snow was so deep it almost went to the top of my boots. I spent a lot of the day plating in the snow and that's pretty much it...
Today was a lazy day. Where I live it was snowing like crazy and by the end of the day, the snow was so deep it almost went to the top of my boots. I spent a lot of the day plating in the snow and that's pretty much it...
Friday 21 February 2014
T2-B66
February 21 2014:
Today I went cross-country skiing at cypress with my mom. It was really fun and it was a really good way to get exercise (not that I'm lacking exercise in my life or anything). After skiing we went to Benkei Ramen for lunch. Ramen is sooooooooooo good and it's perfect for after skiing. After lunch, I came home, got my volleyball stuff and then I went to get my hair cut. I haven't gotten my hair cut in 6 months and as a result my hair was really damaged and it was dying. Because my hair was so dead, my hairdresser had to take off and inch and a half. It feels so short! After the hairdressers I went to volleyball. We played a scrimmage with 3 thunder teams and 1 ducks (another league team) team. My team lost everything, but it's okay because we normally don't get that much time for gameplay. After volleyball I went to tennis and then I came home, at cake, and now I am going to sleep because I am exhausted.
Today I went cross-country skiing at cypress with my mom. It was really fun and it was a really good way to get exercise (not that I'm lacking exercise in my life or anything). After skiing we went to Benkei Ramen for lunch. Ramen is sooooooooooo good and it's perfect for after skiing. After lunch, I came home, got my volleyball stuff and then I went to get my hair cut. I haven't gotten my hair cut in 6 months and as a result my hair was really damaged and it was dying. Because my hair was so dead, my hairdresser had to take off and inch and a half. It feels so short! After the hairdressers I went to volleyball. We played a scrimmage with 3 thunder teams and 1 ducks (another league team) team. My team lost everything, but it's okay because we normally don't get that much time for gameplay. After volleyball I went to tennis and then I came home, at cake, and now I am going to sleep because I am exhausted.
Thursday 20 February 2014
T2-B65
February 20 2014:
Nothing really happened yesterday other than the fact that we got slaughtered by Britannia and I got my second player of the game. I played three consecutive quarters with no break, which is a lot because my team REALLY needed the height... Anyway, we played for 3rd against Killarney, who we played against during exhibition. All I remember about their team is 1) there was one really big girl 2) they play really dirty 3) they're coach really annoyed me. All those things remained the same. The big girl was on the team, they still play really dirty (we got bonus in every quarter but the 3rd), and their coach is just as annoying. One of our players got to take two shots because the coach was being disrespectful to the refs. And everyone had to stay behind the half-court line (no rebounds). We ended up getting 3rd in the city and so we have one final practice as an evaluation. Basketball is over :(
We ran Langara today and I got the best time in my class!(from all the girls) My time improved by 2 minutes! So happy! I got 12 min 22 sec. My long distance running/stamina has improved by a lot (I think running lines for basketball really helped).
Nothing really happened yesterday other than the fact that we got slaughtered by Britannia and I got my second player of the game. I played three consecutive quarters with no break, which is a lot because my team REALLY needed the height... Anyway, we played for 3rd against Killarney, who we played against during exhibition. All I remember about their team is 1) there was one really big girl 2) they play really dirty 3) they're coach really annoyed me. All those things remained the same. The big girl was on the team, they still play really dirty (we got bonus in every quarter but the 3rd), and their coach is just as annoying. One of our players got to take two shots because the coach was being disrespectful to the refs. And everyone had to stay behind the half-court line (no rebounds). We ended up getting 3rd in the city and so we have one final practice as an evaluation. Basketball is over :(
We ran Langara today and I got the best time in my class!(from all the girls) My time improved by 2 minutes! So happy! I got 12 min 22 sec. My long distance running/stamina has improved by a lot (I think running lines for basketball really helped).
Tuesday 18 February 2014
T2-B64
February 18 2014:
Today was our first cities game. We played against Van Tech and I'm happy to say we won 33-13. I played really well today and I even scored a buzzer beater in the second quarter. For someone who barely ever shoots (in games), that's a pretty cool feeling. After the game I went to get bubble tea with my parents at dragon ball bubble tea house. Sooooooooooooooo good! I can't wait to play avian tomorrow, hope I play just as well as I did today!
Monday 17 February 2014
T2-B63
February 17 2014:
Today we did course planning instead of social studies. My table looks like this:
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The electives that I chose were 1) Art 9 2) Ceramics 10 3) Choir 9. Course planning is really fun because there are so many options, so much more than in grade 8 :)
After school I had volleyball. We got our sweatpants and our warm-up shirts and now I'm decked out in a hoodie, t-shirt, and sweatpants. All black, all thunder volleyball. After volleyball, my dad decided to give me a driving lesson. It was one of the scariest experiences ever, I almost killed us...
Today we did course planning instead of social studies. My table looks like this:
After school I had volleyball. We got our sweatpants and our warm-up shirts and now I'm decked out in a hoodie, t-shirt, and sweatpants. All black, all thunder volleyball. After volleyball, my dad decided to give me a driving lesson. It was one of the scariest experiences ever, I almost killed us...
Saturday 15 February 2014
T2-B62
February 15 2014:
Today I woke up and went to guitar. I learned Counting Stars by Onerepublic and I'm now working on a classical piece wich is a bit more challenging. After guitar, I went in my backyard and played volleyball with my mom. I think because 1. I'm definitely not the best in Thunder and 2. I'm one of the few people that wasn't on the team last year (come to think of it, I might be the only one) I really want to get better and put in the extra hours and I think it will really pay off. Then I played soccer with my brother on went on my trampoline. I've almost got my front tuck.
Later, we went to my great-aunt's house to watch the Olympics and eat some pizza and chocolate. Then, I came home and baby-sat my brother while my parents went out. Yup... time for bed.
Today I woke up and went to guitar. I learned Counting Stars by Onerepublic and I'm now working on a classical piece wich is a bit more challenging. After guitar, I went in my backyard and played volleyball with my mom. I think because 1. I'm definitely not the best in Thunder and 2. I'm one of the few people that wasn't on the team last year (come to think of it, I might be the only one) I really want to get better and put in the extra hours and I think it will really pay off. Then I played soccer with my brother on went on my trampoline. I've almost got my front tuck.
Later, we went to my great-aunt's house to watch the Olympics and eat some pizza and chocolate. Then, I came home and baby-sat my brother while my parents went out. Yup... time for bed.
T2-B61
February 14 2014:
It's Valentine's day!!!! The whole King of Hearts thing was ok. I kept my heart and got chocolate in the end so that was good. In gym, we did... The beep test. Here's my history with the beep test: when I was about 9 I tried out for the BC tennis team, and one of the major reasons that I didn't make it was that my beep test results weren't up to par. So it's been 5 years since I did a beep test, and I was really dreading it. We combined with another grade 8 class and split into 2 groups. I was in the first group. I ended up getting second in my group and making it all the way to stage 9. Take that beep test! I'm actually decent at you know!
I had volleyball after school and I'm really starting to get that jump serve. I won't use it in tournaments, but when we practice serves, I'm one of the few people that can get the ball over the net. After volleyball I had tennis and I was really tired and my wrist was hurting but I thought "suck it up. You only play tennis once a week, make the most out of this lesson." After tennis my friend who I carpool with and I went to Earnest ice cream. One of the best ice cream shops in Vancouver. They even have vegan ice cream. I got one scoop of London fog ice cream and one scoop of cinnamon heart (in the spirit of Valentine's day). I'm really tired now though so I gotta go to bed.
It's Valentine's day!!!! The whole King of Hearts thing was ok. I kept my heart and got chocolate in the end so that was good. In gym, we did... The beep test. Here's my history with the beep test: when I was about 9 I tried out for the BC tennis team, and one of the major reasons that I didn't make it was that my beep test results weren't up to par. So it's been 5 years since I did a beep test, and I was really dreading it. We combined with another grade 8 class and split into 2 groups. I was in the first group. I ended up getting second in my group and making it all the way to stage 9. Take that beep test! I'm actually decent at you know!
I had volleyball after school and I'm really starting to get that jump serve. I won't use it in tournaments, but when we practice serves, I'm one of the few people that can get the ball over the net. After volleyball I had tennis and I was really tired and my wrist was hurting but I thought "suck it up. You only play tennis once a week, make the most out of this lesson." After tennis my friend who I carpool with and I went to Earnest ice cream. One of the best ice cream shops in Vancouver. They even have vegan ice cream. I got one scoop of London fog ice cream and one scoop of cinnamon heart (in the spirit of Valentine's day). I'm really tired now though so I gotta go to bed.
Thursday 13 February 2014
T2-B60
February 13 2014:
I haven't blogged in a couple days, but now it's time to get back to it. I was going through some old blog posts and I cam across this: "I had tennis after that and I'm really sore from all the sports I've been doing. Including gym I do 14-15 hours of sports a week. Which is on average 2 hours a day. Which is a lot." This is from T1-B18. Now that I look back, I want to say "Suck it up Sasha from the past! You are now doing 22 hours of sports a week! It's not that bad, you're fine, ok."
With Valentine's day tomorrow, it should be an interesting day... Ppfffffffffffffffff. High school.
I haven't blogged in a couple days, but now it's time to get back to it. I was going through some old blog posts and I cam across this: "I had tennis after that and I'm really sore from all the sports I've been doing. Including gym I do 14-15 hours of sports a week. Which is on average 2 hours a day. Which is a lot." This is from T1-B18. Now that I look back, I want to say "Suck it up Sasha from the past! You are now doing 22 hours of sports a week! It's not that bad, you're fine, ok."
With Valentine's day tomorrow, it should be an interesting day... Ppfffffffffffffffff. High school.
Monday 10 February 2014
T2-B59
February 9 2014:
I haven't been blogging because of science fair. I already know that I won't do very well. My topic is childish and simple and my writing (abstract, conclusion, etc...) is poor. I am, however, trying to make the best of the situation and hopefully I can pull through with a B because I've been working really hard, and I did so much research and it will be a shame if the time that I put into this project doesn't pay off. I had to miss out on a lot to work on my science fair. My family went to science world, they went on a bike ride, they even went to see lego movie. But I decided to stay home and work on my project. All the components are finished, now it's just a matter of using my last day to find major flaws and edit my writing. So that's pretty much all that I did today. Hopefully I'll do something more fun tomorrow. But then again, this is my fault for leaving my project to the last minute...
I haven't been blogging because of science fair. I already know that I won't do very well. My topic is childish and simple and my writing (abstract, conclusion, etc...) is poor. I am, however, trying to make the best of the situation and hopefully I can pull through with a B because I've been working really hard, and I did so much research and it will be a shame if the time that I put into this project doesn't pay off. I had to miss out on a lot to work on my science fair. My family went to science world, they went on a bike ride, they even went to see lego movie. But I decided to stay home and work on my project. All the components are finished, now it's just a matter of using my last day to find major flaws and edit my writing. So that's pretty much all that I did today. Hopefully I'll do something more fun tomorrow. But then again, this is my fault for leaving my project to the last minute...
Thursday 6 February 2014
T2-B58
February 6 2014:
The field trip today was really fun. Other than the intense cold, it was really chill (no pun intended). I like how it wasn't too structured and that we had free time. Amber, Grace, Julie, Tania, and I all went to the thrift store and Tania and Julie split the cost of a sweater because they wanted to give me a birthday present. Thanks guys! Having such an early dismissal was awesome because when we walked past the caf we could all be like, you're still working, hahahahaha! The game went well, we won 27-17 which means we got 2nd in the west side. We have cities in a week and a bit and then basketball is over... :( WHYYYYYYYYY?????!!!!! I'm really gonna miss it but I have fun doing whatever spring sport I'll chose to do.
I came home and made pecan tarts and did science fair. Nearly finished, I just have to finish up my conclusion and discussion.
The field trip today was really fun. Other than the intense cold, it was really chill (no pun intended). I like how it wasn't too structured and that we had free time. Amber, Grace, Julie, Tania, and I all went to the thrift store and Tania and Julie split the cost of a sweater because they wanted to give me a birthday present. Thanks guys! Having such an early dismissal was awesome because when we walked past the caf we could all be like, you're still working, hahahahaha! The game went well, we won 27-17 which means we got 2nd in the west side. We have cities in a week and a bit and then basketball is over... :( WHYYYYYYYYY?????!!!!! I'm really gonna miss it but I have fun doing whatever spring sport I'll chose to do.
I came home and made pecan tarts and did science fair. Nearly finished, I just have to finish up my conclusion and discussion.
Wednesday 5 February 2014
T2-B57
February 5 2014:
Today I got to school and realized that I had morning practice. I was so mad at myself since tomorrow is our LAST regular season game and now I have to sit out the first quarter. After school, I finished up my science fair experiment so my backboard should be done soon.
I was gonna make pecan tarts but I didn't really have time. I also spent a lot of time curling my hair then I washed them out. So practically I did nothing....
Today I got to school and realized that I had morning practice. I was so mad at myself since tomorrow is our LAST regular season game and now I have to sit out the first quarter. After school, I finished up my science fair experiment so my backboard should be done soon.
I was gonna make pecan tarts but I didn't really have time. I also spent a lot of time curling my hair then I washed them out. So practically I did nothing....
Tuesday 4 February 2014
T2-B56
February 4 2014:
Today we started presenting our applied skills videos. Mine isn't finished but I'm nearly done. I actually genuinely like what we're doing in English. I said at the beginning of the year, English has never been my favorite subject, and it never will be. I may have been wrong. Greek mythology is the only English subject I really love, and what do you know, we're studying it! My God/Goddess is Artemis. Go girl power! She is pretty awesome! I was going to chose Psyche but 1. I was pretty sure someone was bound to choose Eros (Psyche's husband) and sure enough, someone did. Someone who people are already teasing me about, so it was lucky I didn't pick her. But just to clarify, I had no clue who was Eros when I decided not to pick Psyche, it haut turned out that way. 2. She has a happy ending, way too generic... Artemis is one of my FAVORITE goddesses ever so I'm really glad to have gotten her (sorry Julie).
I was really tired today because we had a 3 hour practice before school, since it was a collab day. As a result, I haven't been functioning very well (such as falling off my chair in Socials, twice).
Today we started presenting our applied skills videos. Mine isn't finished but I'm nearly done. I actually genuinely like what we're doing in English. I said at the beginning of the year, English has never been my favorite subject, and it never will be. I may have been wrong. Greek mythology is the only English subject I really love, and what do you know, we're studying it! My God/Goddess is Artemis. Go girl power! She is pretty awesome! I was going to chose Psyche but 1. I was pretty sure someone was bound to choose Eros (Psyche's husband) and sure enough, someone did. Someone who people are already teasing me about, so it was lucky I didn't pick her. But just to clarify, I had no clue who was Eros when I decided not to pick Psyche, it haut turned out that way. 2. She has a happy ending, way too generic... Artemis is one of my FAVORITE goddesses ever so I'm really glad to have gotten her (sorry Julie).
I was really tired today because we had a 3 hour practice before school, since it was a collab day. As a result, I haven't been functioning very well (such as falling off my chair in Socials, twice).
Monday 3 February 2014
T2-B55
February 3 2014:
Today during math I got my exam result. I got....an A! I studied really hard and I put a lot of time into understanding everything so I'm really glad it payed off. Later, I had a game against Point Grey. We ended up winning 43-10. Although we pulled out a win, our coach still had to talk to a couple girls about unsportsmanlike behavior. After basketball I had volleyball. We did a lot of gameplay, much more then we usually do, so that was fun. When I saw Mr.Olson's e-mail about the video project, I was like "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....?" I thought that it was due on the 6th so I'm going to openly say that I'm not finished. In my defense however, it says nowhere on his website that this project is due tomorrow. In fact, there is no information about this project at all. So I have a legitimate excuse.
Today during math I got my exam result. I got....an A! I studied really hard and I put a lot of time into understanding everything so I'm really glad it payed off. Later, I had a game against Point Grey. We ended up winning 43-10. Although we pulled out a win, our coach still had to talk to a couple girls about unsportsmanlike behavior. After basketball I had volleyball. We did a lot of gameplay, much more then we usually do, so that was fun. When I saw Mr.Olson's e-mail about the video project, I was like "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....?" I thought that it was due on the 6th so I'm going to openly say that I'm not finished. In my defense however, it says nowhere on his website that this project is due tomorrow. In fact, there is no information about this project at all. So I have a legitimate excuse.
Sunday 2 February 2014
T2-B54
February 2 2014:
Today was my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm 14!!!!!!!!
My day started off with getting some presents from my parents. I got a sports bag, a $50 Michael's gift certificate, A card game, and E6000 adhesive. Then I went to a volleyball tournament. In our pool, my team ended up getting second and I think, for my first ever out-of-school volleyball tournament, I played really well. After I came home, I took a shower and watched some of the super bowl. Then my great-aunt came over. She got me a necklace, a springform cake pan, a drip tray, and a babycakes cupcake maker. I'm really excited about the cupcake maker. I probably wont use it for cupcakes but you cam make tarts, scones, and even empanadas with that machine. After that, we went to banana leaf restaurant, which is one of my favorites. We got calamari, roti, skewers, eggplant, curry duck, and fried noodles. SOOOOOO GOOOOD! Then we came home and had cake and played the card game my parents gave me. All in all, a pretty good birthday!
Today was my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm 14!!!!!!!!
My day started off with getting some presents from my parents. I got a sports bag, a $50 Michael's gift certificate, A card game, and E6000 adhesive. Then I went to a volleyball tournament. In our pool, my team ended up getting second and I think, for my first ever out-of-school volleyball tournament, I played really well. After I came home, I took a shower and watched some of the super bowl. Then my great-aunt came over. She got me a necklace, a springform cake pan, a drip tray, and a babycakes cupcake maker. I'm really excited about the cupcake maker. I probably wont use it for cupcakes but you cam make tarts, scones, and even empanadas with that machine. After that, we went to banana leaf restaurant, which is one of my favorites. We got calamari, roti, skewers, eggplant, curry duck, and fried noodles. SOOOOOO GOOOOD! Then we came home and had cake and played the card game my parents gave me. All in all, a pretty good birthday!
Saturday 1 February 2014
T2-B53
February 1 2014:
Today I woke up early and went to the basketball tournament (same as yesterdays) because we had a game at 9. We were playing Guilford Park, which is a school from Surrey. Compared to our other two games, it was an easy win (14-38). As a result, we ended up winning the tournament!
For the rest of the day I kind of just hung out and practiced some volleyball (I have a tournament tomorrow). And ya... Tomorrow's my birthday! So excited!
Today I woke up early and went to the basketball tournament (same as yesterdays) because we had a game at 9. We were playing Guilford Park, which is a school from Surrey. Compared to our other two games, it was an easy win (14-38). As a result, we ended up winning the tournament!
For the rest of the day I kind of just hung out and practiced some volleyball (I have a tournament tomorrow). And ya... Tomorrow's my birthday! So excited!
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