Serenity rules here

The eight and half hours of the flight journey from London Heathrow to Calgary was a smoth and uninterrupted one. I had my iPod on (a loan from cousin KW) when I got on the aircraft and was listening for at least a good 3/4 of the journey. Reading the newspaper and a magazine seem to be the thing most, if not everybody, can do while being glued to their seat.

will be back.

LBR LHR YYC YXE

Leeds Bradford, London Heathrow, Calgary International Airport, and Saskatoon Airport represents the three letter airport codes respectively. That will be my flight path, except that I travelled on ground (bus) from Leeds to London.

Currently, I'm putting up a night at my cousin's place, which is situated on the east side of Thames river on their apartment suite is on the bank of the river. The view from their balcony on the second floor overlooking a smaller part of greater London is such a peaceful and pleasant one especially when the skies are clear blue with little or no clouds. Skies like this would has the capacity to liberate any enslaved minds from work-related stress. This, I believe, is one of nature's healing powers.

My three younger cousins, KW, KY, and KJ, have warmly welcomed me into their home, where the three brother and sisters lived together for the first time outside hometown. I am very pleased, also, because I finally have a chance to be with them, even though for a short while, and to get to know them better as it has been many years since we last met or saw each other. Five years ago, we were too busy with our own schedules. Later, I heard all of them were sent abroad for tertiary education. It was my turn soon. Before we all realize we've been missing the good ol'times growing up together play and all the like, it's been almost seven years.

I remember KY, when she was only fourteen, probably the cutest KY at this age. Very active, timid, soft-spoken, and very meticulous. She likes doing house chores and this memory still stands clearly in my mind to this date. It puzzles me sometimes that a young teenage girl likes doing the dishes, hang around the kitchen... as opposed to uhh... non-kitchen stuffs? I dont think I'm even talking about cullinary interests. She's now all grown up and looking sweet and pretty. I thought that she'll really turn out to be an extraordinary and fine woman.

As for KW, I couldn't help asking myself if it was age that caught up with her because she's so laid back with life in the sense that she's very relax and it is this that sparks that little essence of envy in me. *sniggers* But perhaps, I have chosen my life to be such. She's grown up a lot too but not a lot different such that she's beyond recognition in style, behavior, looks, etc. She's still very much the KW I knew when she was in her sweet sixteen. I'm sure she'll be okay. Nevertheless, I'm sure we will all get along fine even after time has estranged our relation a little but thankfully did not affect us too much.

I'll be heading out to Canada at 13:00 from Heathrow International Airport. Mom, my brother and I will be having our 2nd non-plennary International Summit in Saskatoon (I'd like to think of it that way). Unfortunately, dad is has other more important priorities but that's excusable.

My heart feels excited and yet at the same time, uneasy. The reason for the latter part is simply because I won't be there for my girlfriend, HF. I wish I can be in two places at the same time but, while I know there is no such possible miracle, I can only try to console the already-worrying-heart of HF and mend my own. To leave her alone feels so wrong. Hopefully, this temporary retreat will serve a good purpose to our relationship. To miss somebody and know that the other person can't do much without you... hurts. Although not deliberately done, I think it is the good side of a bad coin.

Good night.

Finally...

... the pressures of exams quickly vanished at 18:40 when the head of department announced to us that time is up and to put down our pens. I did all I could there although I have to admit some parts I wrote are not the best. Nevertheless, all the exams were open book exams and that we're allowed to have a statute book with us -- unmarked in any ways.

Tort law was a little more difficult that I thought it be easier than the rest. It turns out that European Union Law was the easiest even though, admittedly, I have had no idea about the subject after having sit through lectures and seminars (hardly). We had the most boring & eccentric EU law instructor/lecturer who often fancies the soliloque method of teaching. His voice is like a sleeping spell to those who hears him, and even worst to those who listens to him. I spent just two weeks revising on EU law, something I had no idea on, by myself and soon I did not find it difficult at all. A lot of people could be better off this way, I thought for a moment.

Now that my worse period is over, I will be packing up some of my stuffs and will be looking forward to move. Meanwhile, I will be heading off to Canada... back to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to participate in my brother's convocation ceremony.

The maple leaf trees outside my windows are priding about about and reminds me, truely, of Canada.