Rain or Shine?

Sun is good. Rain is bad. Why? Why do we feel depressed when it is rainy, cloudy? Why do we feel better when the sun is shining?

Sun light simulates the production of serotonin into our brain. This is why we feel happier when there is sun. I'm just thinking that it would have been great if all the lights in our homes, streets, work would have had the same effect.

My productivity at work will greatly increase if I was feeling good all the time. I would be able to do more stuff at home too. Everyone would have been nicer to each other.

Happy (Sunny) Canada Day everyone!

Demo?

We are less than 10 days away from Canada Day. The time is passing so fast? Are we ready for the demo?

Last year we were doing a lion dance with a dragon dance and then forms demo and board breaking. I feel that we are a little behind in preparing for the demo. I'm hoping we can pull it off.

Who's day is it?

Busy weekend. Again. You would think that if there is nothing big planned for the weekend and it is also father's day, that I will be able to relax and enjoy some down time. Not in my house.

Rushing home from work Friday evening, going to Black Belt class, Sihing class, I Ho Chuan class, sparring class. Saturday morning taking the kids to the River Festival while Sharida is at TaiChi, then open training (opps I forgot my KF pants), I Ho Chuan meeting, back home framing a wall. Sunday I walk up and got my father's day present - waffle maker. Then back to work. Getting the garage cleared to get the trailer out, buying drywall, hauling it to the basement, mowing the lawn, drywalling, getting the kayaks ready, going kayaking (first time this year), going to walmart with one of the girls to buy a necklace, moving furnitures back into the semi-finished room. Writing a blog...

I'm very tired now but I feel I have done so much in the past few days. It feels good to accomplish so much.

Canada Day parade / demo

What can we do to make the Canada Day parade / demo successful? First of all, all the I Ho Chuan team should be there, which means we should be able to utilize the dragon. With the lions, the dragon has such a big affect on spectator.

We should also encourage ALL members of SRKF to join us at the parade and support us in the demo. Having a big group walking in the parade is also very impressive. Let's start a buzz in the school so everyone will want to come. Maybe even Po will show up...

Migration

This weekendm we spent time at the bird festival in Slave Lake. The first thing I could see in there is that there are not a lot of people. Although I enjoyed the quiet campground and the extra pancakes at the Pancake breakfast, I could not stop thinking about what people are missing and why there are not more people enjoying nature and learning about the migrating birds.

I am also guilty spending too much with electronics. This is my work, fun and communication with family. But this weekend was a great reminder of the balance we need to have in life. We all need to appreciate nature and to do whatever we can to preserve it to our children and their children.