Cornbread - Finally, The Great One has returned in full force today at ACA! Whether I was on one knee or not, this is what I do. On top of it, I worked from 9-5:30 p.m. for free because like I said before doing this, the money don't mean nothin to me. If ya go to webshots, that's my reward for this job. We went to the Jiffy Factory today for our field trip and I figured I was gonna just cruise along for this trip since I am handicap. Next thing ya know, I'm leading a small group of 6 campers with me getting on to the bus. I was happy to be back but at the same time I felt bad. All the kids wanted to be in my group for the field trip, so it kind of hurt the other counselor's feelings. Of course, I wanted to take all of them in my group but I had to explain to some of them that only so many could be in my group. However, they will always be part of The Peeps.

During the bus ride, I went from having the smallest group to the largest group of campers on this field trip. Now you got the crippled leading 9 campers around the Jif-Fact, but it's a small thing. I'm glad I got this digi-cam now so everyone can see my lovely kids and know who I am talkin bout.

What to look for next week at Camp D? I reassured The Peeps, that The Great One has returned and as usual I'm the first one into camp and the last to leave. Pokemon will be back, because I'm still the Pokemon Master :) Changes have already been made to shake some of the structure up for Camp D. I'll be takin on twice as many kids than anyone else, because we're shorthanded and I want the challenge. To increase it, I'll be training my Princess Angela's sis, Debra on her first week of being a Camp D counselor. To top things off, my boss of course found it how you say "cute" of how my Camp D 2K5 shirt is limited edition, and the bandana I sported with it today :)

Love In B.C.

Warren - Ya know last night, I tried to fall asleep on the couch. However, I couldn't as if I was getting attacked. Tossin and turnin all the way til 5 a.m. all I could think about were things that were my fault, like all the blame is on me. Just couldn't sleep knowing that some of the things I did in the past is my fault and some of the things in the future is always gonna be my fault. Taking extra painkillers to knock me out didn't even work. Always remember, the truth hurts but ya gotta live and learn. Man I must be a slow learner then.

However, this morning was a new day and yes He is good all the time. I made my first debut of ACA 2K5 this morning. All the kids were chanting in unison once again for my name to know The Great One has returned, hobbling but is there. Jessica came running up to me with a big hug and I got some high-5's from the guys. Xinchu spoke more English to me today then she did all of last year! I'm happy that she's got a new baby bro but sad because Friday is her last day at ACA for the summer :( She always be my lil peepee girl :) It was good to see my fellow counselors Lindsay, T-onda, and Chris Q. There's been some grumblin about how camp is this year, so now that I am back let's see if I can rock the boat a lil. Whether I'm on crutches or not, I'm gonna go to today's field trip and take pics :)

I'm thankful for Rachel today for being the brave gal that she is. She helped me take care of my wrappings, and make sure my stitches were still intact. Although there was a lil bleeding from one of them. So I have 3 holes around me knee with a couple of stitches to each one. Rachel put one of the Incredibles chicks band-aid on the bloody hole. I guess that's what I get for tryin to exercise it on my own. It was wierd though, to know that I went to their house and Linz ain't there anymore to hang out with.

Lastly, it makes me sick to see the bombings taking place in London. I'm thankful that Linz and Pei are not there because they were in London exactly a year ago. At the same time, I'm worried bout my fam and Kim's fam over there. Ya know I'm gonna be prayin hard for peeps over there, and may justice be served to those who did this.

No Easy Way Out

IV - I'm starting to get back in the norm of things, well sort of. I'm still sleepin on the couch, still have the huge wrapping on my knee from Oakwood. So what has changed? Well as the day got later and later, I have finally decided to drop using the crutches. So I am kind of limpin around the house on my own. I even did some lef exercises today, although I can still feel my femur is still out of place a lil. I am able to take the wrappings off at any time now, so I have been debating for the past few hours if I should. Cobain and Electra keep tellin me to keep it on for another day which is their main concern. I can understand that, but on the flipside I need to see my war wound. I wanna make sure that I'm not imagining things to make sure the stitches are holdin up. Honestly, at times today, I felt like fluid or something was running out of my leg. Plus, they keep tellin me to put ice on my knee which I have been trying to do. However, the wrapping is so fricking thick that I never feel the ice. What am I suppose to do with this darn wrapping? Hopefully Steve, Rick, Naomi, or Kim is free tomorrow to help me take a look at it.

At certain times I kept pounding the floor because it was just killin me. Gotta remember pain is temporary and The Game is forever. I think the pain of not being able to see my ACA kids for a week and half now is greater than this knee pain. My goals for Thursday, make it out to Camp D, continue to strengthen my knee, and take the wrappin off. I finally ate them painkillers they gave me too. One of them is so cute, it is so small, almost like a mustard seed hehehe kind of like the parable.

Must remember to have patience in healing. Thanks for the love and concern from Electra, Cobain, and brother Kin today. It continues to be up to Him to put His healing hand upon me.

Random thought too about HK, you know your a fob from HK if you wear a Yankees hat. Why? Because that is all they sell over there! I also saw some pics today that I never saw before, and it only helped me stay focused on the challenges at hand.

Montage

Runyon - So I am up and awake now as it has been about 12 hours since surgery. I have yet to take any type of painkillers that they prescribed for me. I just keep getting this stinging sensation as if my stiches wanna bust open. Many thanks again to Ona for being there with me throughout the whole procedure. Now I am just dehydrated and my blood sugar is really low. So I'm kind of up and at it right now trying to do some light exercise on my knee. I've set up everything around the couch to give me an added incentive to heal faster and come back stronger. I've got all my DBZ classics on VCR, it's been so long since I remember what it's like to transform to S.S. I realized I'm on my own now to recover the rate I want to. Many would say it's unrealistic or naive or stupid, but one can only have hope. I believe often times my passion, determination get misunderstood for the flip side of things. It's ok, I've realized to accept everything now. Thanks Chinchie for what you have been praying for. Much love to Pei too, for your concern and I'm happy that you're happy :)

Oh yeah now that I read Ben's xanga. Man they were showing The Pacifier on the airplane ride back to the D. Of course my section of my seat, the audio was out so I couldn't hear the movie :( Oh yeah and what's up with so many Philippinos and Middle Eastern peeps in Hong Kong? Woohoo finally finished uploading all my HK pics too! Now, it's time to meet my next challenge (actually 2 at the same time). To my kids, The Great One will return.

Rocky

Cantonese - So I am finally back from HK, and I'll do a brief update of what I thought. Well it has been roughly 20 years since I've been back there. The reward was too great for me because I learned so much about myself, my family, and HK itself. Our hotel was awesome, I mean the Sheraton our bathroom was all glass! The view was super sweet too, I can see across to the beautiful HK bay. At first, I was worried about this trip because ya know I didn't have a car, and I don't have a clue where I was going. However, it only took me about a day to figure everything out. I started going off to places on my own, and I had the cool Octo card that does wonders. My biggest pet peeve on this trip was just like last year in Vancouver. I hate it when peeps live in the city for so long yet they still do not know where they are going. This year, it seemed like my mommy's side of the family always wanted to go somewhere, but always got lost. This is why I went off on my own because I know where I was going. I just find it ridiculous that you live in the area for so long yet you still do not know where you are going.

Anyways, food was delicious and cheap. However, like I said before I got self-control because yes part of this trip was fun. At the same time, I worked out a lot during this trip trying to carry extra weights in my backpack going up and down the inclines of the streets. I don't know how they do it over there, but seriously I busted out sweating everytime I stepped out. I also got a chance to see the area that I grew up in when I was lil. I still remember a lot of things growing up in Sai Wan Ho. I ventured all the way out to Yuen Long and Tsuen Wan to see family. I went all the way to Stanley Bay and the Peak. I also spent a day out in Macau, and it was too late for me to see Abby and Amanda. But it was nice hearing from them on my cellie, and that Abby told me she actually went through the streets lookin for me. What sucked was that I spent so much time walkin, and workin out that I got a new blister each day. My knee was getting weaker too, so I could not go to the other places I wanted to see like Lai King, Sha Tin, Lo Wu, and Wu Kai Sha. My parents have already decided that they are coming back next year. My daddy thinks that I am not going, but I already know I am. I know the summer time would be best for me to find a jobby job, but spending time with my rents in their homeland means more to me.

One huge reason for me to go back is my cuzzie Mackey! She is so committed everyday she rotates playin v-ball and b-ball. She is only 10 years old too and such a cutie! I wanted her to workout with me, and so we can play because she's got some skillz. However, with skillz, comes pride as she keeps tellin me that she is doin fine on her own. It was frustrating because my aunts wanted me to play with all my cuz's to see how good I am. I was so close to going out there and playin. But my mommy sensed it and told my aunties to cool it because she was worried bout me blowing out my knee. So yeah it was frustrating, and that is another reason why I want to head back to show them all how we ball in the states.

I met my daddy's best friend, and now I wonder if he named him after me? I ran into D.Mui's parents in the subway at Tsim Sha Shui! All I felt was this umbrella smack me in the back and it was his parents. So I thought it was so cool to run into peeps from CBC, what was even cooler of course as before they are good friends with my parents. Then as we were boarding our bus to go back to the HK International Airport, who was waitin for us? D.Mui's family in the same bus as us, same flight as us, and everything! As my mommy kept sayin, who says HK is big?

Macau was a trip though, I went to the casino to check it out. I just wanted to see what was so big about this one that my dad's friend loved going to. I got yelled at by security so many times, let's see they had a lil meeting first of all to decide if they should let me in due to my gear. Then it was my sitting on the floor in the lobby, then me slouching on the couch, then it was closing my eyes, then it was leaning my head back. I was so close to doing something that I might as well get kicked out but my mommy held me back. Well I will be posting pics up now, so if you want go to here then to check it out http://community.webshots.com/user/lethalk

I miss HK and the V. Now I see why some peeps say they are similar, who knows maybe durin my recovery time I'll spend more time reflectin bout HK.

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