TV Shows in the 90’s

I have certain feelings for the shows you are about to see listed. They remind of such joyful times, when all I worried about is when I could put away my homework or how much more time til classes would end, so that I could go home and catch these shows. While eating my breakfast or after school on a weekday would be an ideal time slot to catch these shows.

  • Sailor Moon
  • The Land Before Time
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Pippi Longstocking
  • Power Rangers
  • Beast Wars: Transformers
  • Rupert
  • Hey Arnold!
  • Freaky Stories
  • Mummies Alive!
  • Uh-Oh!
  • Arthur
  • Pokemon
  • Digimon

3 Things I’m glad we’re sharing Today

Story telling:

  • Sports podcasts where athletes share their professional career and life with fans
  • TEDtalks which can inspire, enlighten or inform its audience

Free courses online:

  • Good content and selection via Coursera

Tips to love yourself:

  • Yoga + Self care: ‘Yoga with Adriene’ with Adriene
  • Podcasts: for instance, ‘On Purpose’ with Jay Shetty

Pat on the Back

I deserve a pat on the back. I’ve worked hard over the last 4.5 months. A few things I’m proud of:

  • I’ve been persistent in diagnosing my back. Whether its doing yoga, taking breaks, visiting the doctor, or taking tests to ease my diagnosis.
  • Connecting with self: mentally and emotionally. Building a trust in myself.
  • Caring for self: taking a break mentally, physically, emotionally, and taking it easier on myself.
  • Getting back to the gym: working out consistently, when my schedule allows.
  • School: following through with 2 online courses and developing an interest in web pages.
  • WordPress: built relationship with my blog, and being creative with my content.
  • Created a “work routine” and following it. This has been important in remaining focused on my goals.
*pat pat*

Final Project (Intro to HTML 5)

Curtis Diep


Purpose Stresses Archive – Rejection letters Kobe Bean Bryant

Favorite Foods

  • Noodle soup
  • Spaghetti
  • Hot Creamy Soup

Achievements

Progress in this course (100%) 10 out of 10
Progress in the Specialization Capstone (20%) 2 out of 10
Progress in life goals 4 out of 10

More About Me

My Childhood

My childhood was great. Memories of the playground, pizza, tradings cards, and getting spoiled by my relatives.


This page was created by Curtis Diep & Colleen van Lent. To learn more about web design, visit Intro to Web Design

Rotten Grade

I was expecting an 85 on the assignment. I got 55.

For moments I was literally shook by the results and comments, noted by my professor.
“This is the least amount I’ve seen provided EVER for this assignment”
“55/100 is a gift“

Well, didn’t see that coming. This was the first assignment. I actually put a lot of time into it, because I didn’t know how the prof would grade and it weighed a lot.

Plan of action: aim to do less bullshit, cross reference answers, come back in the next assignment.

2 outcomes of my MRI

  1. I get a diagnosis of my back condition.
    The doctor gives me a diagnosis. I research the condition and see how others deal with this condition. I may be left with an option of getting an operation (ie. surgery).
  2. MRI is unable to spot irregularities. However I still deal with back pain.
    If the MRI is still unable to detect irregularities in my spine, then I’m left with living the way I currently do. The best I can do is continue to learn day by day about what drives the pain and what relieves the pain.

Raptors Game Day – 02.08.2020

Today was a long-awaited day. Raptors game on a Saturday night. Seats in Section 110. I was taking my cousin Jeffrey.

It was a good game too. Raptors vs. Brooklyn. Crowd was loud, arena was lit, the Raptors won by 1 point, and it came down to the last seconds.

But..I felt very self-conscious. The TV screens showing fans didn’t help. I didn’t have my usual energy that I naturally have at Raptors games. I chose to go sober and without coffee today.

It wasn’t all bad. There were moments I re-connected with myself and had some good chats with Jeffrey. And earlier in the day I was pretty stressed, over small things like coordinating, messages in group chats, etc.

I just can’t help the fact that I find it harder to smile and not worry so much nowadays.

Basketball journals – 02.07.2020

I used to be uncomfortable playing PG. Now I’m getting more comfortable. This season my goals were to be more of a leader and communicate among the team. I’ve done a good job at this so far. We’re halfway through the season now. We’ve been losing most games heftily this season. Not new to me but still. I’m looking to improve my communication and court skills so we can be more cohesive as a unit.

Losing by such a large margin, its tough. But there are some key learnings. Last night for example, I learned, personally when I communicate while on the court, good, but while I’m on the bench, I’m better off resting and observing. The team will have to adjust on its own sooner or later. My energy is valuable, so don’t waste it.

The feel for the game really makes a difference. It was in my last sub of the game that I played with a flow. It wasn’t being on the court with fear and doubt. It was – I’m going to try to get my team back in the game.

Feelings – 02.06.2020

How am I feeling now? Its the feeling that I’m inadequate. I’m not doing my best. Even though I’m trying my best. For instance, in the basketball game, I came in with all the focus I could, but even then had some doubt.

I feel like I try so hard but I’m facing many more obstacles than I once had to. General fatigue, doubt in basketball, physical pain (back).

I have some wins here and there, but it seems that my expectations are higher than my performance. Maybe I need to lower my expectations? Take more breaks and connect with self.

Job quitters shouldn’t be overlooked

Job Quitters shouldn’t be overlooked.

When one quits a job, it may be for a number of reasons. They may hate their boss, find themselves not fitting in in the organization, personal reasons, etc. Sometimes they may quit so they can relieve themselves, get a break.

Taking a break can be a needed change. Taking the time to slow and wind things down. It gives you different perspective. About your daily habits, the choices you make. If someone is overwhelmed or just constantly working, they may start to feel they are losing control of their life. Or that life and the tasks within it are not enjoyable anymore. The person may start to compensate parts of their personal life because work can get too stressful. Healthy lifestyle choices such as cooking, going to the gym can get lost in the mix. Never mind people who have a care taking responsibility as well.

Moreover, taking things slowly will allow you to see things you weren’t competent on earlier, possibly dragging you down, and give you a chance to re-learn them. For me, this was in cooking. Given some initiative, it will allow you to focus on things that have been left by the waist side. For me this was in blogging, and personal projects of mine. I didn’t know how to balance the two – working full time, and maintaining these projects on the side.

So what I’m getting to is that someone quitting a job may be a chance for that person to improve themselves. Look, they’re the ones not getting paid during the time. They are sacrificing their pay to work on some aspect of their life. Whether it be health, school, or personal improvement. Job quitters usually have something to prove.