End of 10

11:41 AM Sharon 0 Comments

The year is coming to an end and therefore I need a new layout for this blog. I'm getting bored with the pink and black. Check back January 1, 2011 for the new blog look. :)

Also the start of New Year means the start of a new resolution. Usually I don't follow through with my New Year's resolutions because it means commitment! But starting January I shall try AGAIN for the umpteenth time to eat healthier and get back into my favourite shirt that erm, I have "outgrown"

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Santa baby, I'm fillin' my stocking with a duplex

11:38 AM Sharon 0 Comments

Morning folks! The news today: I just got my picture taken with Santa! I love that jolly ol' guy, I wonder what I'll get this Christmas. I've been a good girl this year! Anyway, I feel like posting my pictures with Santa.

First photoshoot with Santa (2008)

Santa was good that year (2009)

I saw Santa while shopping this year! (2010)

Happy holidays!

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Yay for today, it's winter holidays.

7:07 PM Sharon 2 Comments

*starts singing* Rah rah ah-ah-ah! Ro mah ro-mah-mah! Gaga ooh-la-la! It's winter holidays.

But from the first intimidating streeter assignment to sitting in class with Dr. P and stuffing our faces with cream puffs. It's been quite the experience so far.

I'm glad I can have some time off just to veg and relax now. Yes, doesn't that sound exciting? I really want to curl on the couch and read a book.

Anyway, have a safe and happy holiday season everyone!

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The girl who could: Gwen Smid, a writer, a teacher and a friend.

7:04 PM Sharon 2 Comments

Gwen Smid is originally a Winnipegger, she now resides in Ottawa with her husband. She is all smiles and laughter every time I hear from her, the type of girl whose smile could light up the entire universe and a girl who'd crack a joke whenever she could. She's such a hilarious gal. I can proudly say I know someone famous, a Canadian writer! Plus, it's even cooler when she's a former high school teacher of mine.

Her first book "Mary's Atlas: Mary Meets Manitoba", was published in 2008 by Peanut Butter Press, and placed a spot on McNally Robinson's bestseller list. The following book to her series came out in 2010 called "Mary's Atlas: Mary Meets Ontario."

I got the opportunity to ask the Winnipeg-born prairie girl a couple of questions.

Q1) If you could work with any author who would it be?
G: Margaret Atwood...she's just so enormous in the Can Lit scene. I also think Drew Hayden Taylor is a riot. I met him at the Ottawa Writer's Festival last spring and he is as funny in person as he is in writing. Having these two Canuck giants at the same table would be great. But, I also love Melanie Watt's Scaredy Squirrel picture books. Can I have her at my author party, too?

Q2) Who is your favourite author?

G: Oh boy. This is like asking a rainbow what its favourite colour is. Obviously I love Margaret Atwood (see above), but in regards to non-Canuck authors, I'd say Gregory Maguire. He's the author of the Wicked Wicked is about the untold story of the Wicked Witch of the West (from Oz). You'll hate Dorothy by the end of the book! Can I add in one more person? Jonathan Saffron Foyer. He's young, funny, and oh so poignant. trilogy (I think a 4th book's coming out) and a number of other amazing books.

Q3) What inspired you to write the Mary's Atlas Series? and are you planning to write Mary's adventures for all the provinces and territories of Canada?

G: The MA series was born out of my travels through Alberta one summer. My hubby, Borden, works for Parks Canada, and we spent two months bombing through AB's national parks in a minivan, sleeping in various campgrounds. We were driving along the Icefields Parkway and I was sure that the mountains winked at me. I knew there was magic in dem hills. I'd always search for province-related picture books in the local bookstores, but didn't come across one that was about the province written in a fun, playful way. Therefore, I took up the challenge and the MA series came to me.

Q4) Where do you look for inspiration to write?

G: I look everywhere. I do work best at the little Bridgehead coffee shop near the school (Nepean HS) I teach at in Ottawa. Writing outside of my home prevents me from procrastinating. Otherwise, I find myself doing anything other than write: wash dishes, organize the tissue paper I've saved from previous birthdays, etc etc etc.

Q5) When do you usually write?

G: Some days I write late at night, but I find I'm good with writing during the day (when I'm not teaching).

Q6) How does living in Ottawa compare to living in Winnipeg?

G: I'm addicted to the political nature of Ottawa. Parliament is a bike ride away (albeit a long bike ride...haven't biked there since the International Zombie Day in October due to the rainy snowy weather).

Ottawa's also a lot more transient than Winnipeg. Since 3 out of 5 people work for the government, there are a lot of transfers. All of my good friends here weren't born in Ottawa. I do miss the prairies, though. And 7-11. There are none here anymore. Boo.

Q7) Did you always wanted to be a writer when you were a wee girl? or did you have other aspirations?

G: I always loved writing, but I always loved teaching as well. What can I say: I'm the oldest kid of 4. I was born to tell others what to do. hee hee

Well, and there you have it folks! Gwen Smid and all her glory. Funny and hilarious.
Check out her Mary's Atlas Blog

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Short Story Review: "An Arranged Marriage" by Nell Freudenberger

9:43 AM Sharon 0 Comments

Nell Freudenberger was born on April 21, 1975. She lives in New York City.

Her story, “An Arranged Marriage,” appeared in the September 6, 2010, issue of The New Yorker

The protagonist of the story, Amina is quite intriguing. I find her character was well developed but the story wasn't. The story just seemed to fall flat and become boring after a few paragraphs. Amina's narrative is a little confusing and takes some time getting used to. The narrative seems shift all over the place that I have to go back and re-read what was written. The pacing of the story was quite slow, I found it hard to keep track and found it hard to keep my interest in reading the story.

The story is a about Amina, a girl from a Bangladesh family and because of her father's incompetence she goes on the internet, AsianEuro.com to find a man, or a mate. The man, George is an American. They exchange emails for a few months and Amina eventually moves to the U.S.

I would have liked to know more about the character, George. The story doesn't tell us much about him at all. In this story, I felt there was a lot of things that were touched on, but there was no further mentioning of it, which made for me, felt like there were holes in the story.

To me it, the story wasn't a satisfying to read.

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Creative Writing Blog Assignment: Efflorescence of Romance

9:54 PM Sharon 0 Comments

Once upon a mid-day spring, there was a fifteen year old fair maiden named Lady Sydelle. There also lived a young lord whose name was Joseph whom Sydelle did not know until May 26^th of 1527. The two met at an annual fair and became immediate friends and soon they became lovers. Their love blossomed into a divine flower, but like a flower, their love began to wilt.


Photo By: Natalie Nesser (my favourite photographer)

Eight months of being a couple, their relationship began its’ rocky path. Lord Joseph could not put up being lectured by Sydelle about his late nights with his friends and Lady Sydelle could not bear Joseph’s immature behavior. The two were drifting apart. One day, Sydelle walked into his bedroom to find Joseph and another lady embracing.

Sydelle spoke. “I deemed you loved me.”

“Sydelle, it is not what you think,” responded Joseph.

“You are not the same person I had once loved,” Sydelle pointed out. Tears stained her face like blood on a knight’s sword.

“I think we need some time for ourselves,” she stated.

“Wait! Sydelle, let me explain!” cried Joseph.

Sydelle took off running.

Several weeks had passed and Sydelle could not bear the emptiness she felt. She still had emotions for Joseph. She longed for him and she longed for his affection. Sydelle decided that she would give him another chance and began to make her way to his castle.

“Joseph, I am sorry, but I have missed you,” Sydelle spoke softly.

“Sydelle, you did not let me explain. I swear that lady you saw me with, she was in love with me. You are my one and only,” explained Joseph, “I am sorry if it felt like we were drifting apart, but sometimes I cannot stand you.”

“You should speak, you infuriate me all the time,” Sydelle answered with a smile.

Joseph whispered in her ear. “Cupids’ arrow is the arrow that hit me when I met you. I love you now and forever.”

Love is like a flower; it may wane and die but every spring there will always be a new flower. The same flower a new life. The same couple a new love.

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PostFiction Photos

1:41 PM Sharon 3 Comments

Here are photos from CreComm 3 Class Publishing Project. Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Republic.

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Strange shaped food

3:26 PM Sharon 0 Comments

I love food and cheese...

I was snacking on Cheezies the other day at work and I discovered a J shaped Cheezie! It was probably one of the most exciting things that happened all night during my work shift...yeah, I get excited about the strangest things.

Anyway, from that moment I remembered back to the time in 2007 when I was munching on baby carrots and I found a check mark shaped carrot. It reminded me of Nike. I named it the Nike carrot. It didn't live long though because I ate it.

It's funny how the strange looking foods were all in the colour of orange.

But anyway, a year later I was munching on a bag of baby carrots again and I found a 'less than' sign shaped carrot.

I hated Pre Cal math during that time. I think it was trying to tell me something. ^_^ Don't eat carrots, do your math homework. Yeah right.

Yes, I had to document these interesting discoveries.

Question, have you ever encountered strange looking foods? if you did what did it resemble?

Anyway happy eating!

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Interesting morning

4:16 PM Sharon 1 Comments

This morning, I managed to scare a bunch of passengers on my bus ride to school. I was sitting on the bus and glanced down to the text message I had on my phone. As I was replying to the text. I was surprised by a fellow fluttering moth flying bug thing that perched on my arm.

I squealed and jumped up from my seat and immediately did an arm flap to get the bug off. I thought the freakin' bugs were dead by now? Shouldn't they be dead by now? or at least gone in hibernation?

The passengers sitting on the bus wondered what was wrong. I was embarrassed and said "I got scared of a bug." People must have thought I was a freak. Who get's scared of a bug?

I am extremely afraid of bugs or anything that looks creepy. Even a spider could scare me.

Image by : Jacob Naasz featuring Ted

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Elmwood-East Kildonan residents: WHY?

2:46 PM Sharon 4 Comments

I live in Elmwood-East Kildonan and I had a chance to witness the reaction of candidate Shaneen Robinson during last night's civic election. As the final clock counts down to 8:00 p.m. People crowded around the 36" flat screen tv at Robinson's campaign headquarters, anxiously looking for the results to appear. It was a while before the final scores came in at 9:15 p.m.

The winner for the Elmwood-East Kildonan ward? Ex Winnipeg Jet, Thomas Steen.

I was disappointed. I was hoping either Shaneen Robinson or Rod Giesbrecht would take the seat as Elmwood-East Kildonan's city councillor.

At Robinson's headquarters, family, friends and supporters were also disappointed but the support for her still continued. Her campaign headquarters on 251 Henderson Hwy was filled with applauses and cheers even after the loss. Steen received 3,921 votes while Robinson scored 3,705 votes. It was a close race between the two candidates and at one point, Robinson was only 2 votes behind Steen.

From my first impression of Thomas Steen, to put it bluntly, I really didn't like him. On Oct.20 when the city council forum was held at the Elmwood-East Kildonan Seniors Centre. Thomas Steen just didn't seem to care. In my opinion, he didn't seem that in tune with the residents and the area. When residents asked him questions he would give vague answers. He even answered a yes or no question with 'yo'.
It was chuckle worthy, but I didn't like how he didn't have a definite concrete answer. He seemed a little sketchy to me. Maybe I'm just weird. But he didn't give me the reassurance that he would make a change in Elmwood-East Kildonan and I would really love to see changes being made. I walk to a lot of places and I would like to see sidewalks along Molson Street that doesn't flood when it rains.

Way to go Elmwood-East Kildonan for electing someone that probably has no real ties to the area.Thomas Steen you better start learning about this community fast. Or we Elmwood-East Kildonan kids will come and hunt you down. (Oh no! There goes an increase in crime)

I don't know, but whatever the case may be I shall not be closed minded and see what Thomas Steen has to offer to Elmwood-East Kildonan.

Anyone up for the Swedish Chef from The Muppet Show? Does he remind you of Thomas Steen?

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I'll give the web a piece of me, myself and I

2:58 PM Sharon 1 Comments

Amother rant. Yes, another rant.

I had a yucky Sunday night. I didn't get enough sleep and in the morning I looked like a panda. O_o;;

Sunday night, I had some personal issues that resulted in me feeling like my heart was being cut a gazillion times with a machete. No, no it wasn't a breakup if you are wondering. But I slept the night away, hoping the next day will be better.

Monday wasn't any better, but it wasn't any worse. I was greeted with a tiny dilemma in the morning, but nothing too incomprehensible. I guess, something negative should be expected after a previous negative situation.

Another thing to add to my worries.

I think for most of my life I've been living with a box over my head. Or an invisible bubble if you will. That's the truth. I keep to myself, I don't speak a word to anyone unless I really have to. I'm that character. I find it difficult to bond with people because I keep to myself so much.

Ironically I'm blogging about it. Strange.

I am afraid of opening myself up to people because I'm afraid of being hurt. Or afraid that people will reject me if I do something they don't like. I end up sticking behind the scenes and hiding away. It's not that I want to be quiet and not that I like being tucked away in a corner, it just that I seem to assume that role naturally.

Maybe because of how I was brought up in my household. I learned it was always better to be quiet than to speak out.

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The Facebook Movie: The Social Network

2:49 PM Sharon 5 Comments

A couple weeks ago, my CreComm class was told by Kenton Larsen to watch a movie for a homework assignment. I was estatic, it was the best homework assignment I have ever received in my 12 years of schooling. How often does your instructor tell you to go watch a movie for homework? Not very often.

I grabbed a friend and we went on a journey as we smuggled ourselves into the Famous Players movie theatre in St. Vital. We had arrived 15 minutes early and the theatre was still packed, there was a congestion of people everywhere! I hoped I wouldn't get lost in the mob of people towering over me because I'm vertically challenged. My friend and I ended up getting front row seats which resulted in a stiff neck by the end of the movie. Oh, how I hate that.

The Social Network shows the story of how Facebook got started, why it started, what the creators had to go through to make it the Facebook we know today. The movie gave outsider's an idea of how the life of college student, Mark Zuckerberg, before he launched the life of Facebook. And before he became the Co-founder, president and CEO of Facebook and before he became one of the youngest billionares in the world.

When I watched the movie, I didn't feel that the movie potrayed any negative light nor any positive light on Zuckerberg. Instead, I think it showed a smart, and collective way of deciding what to do to help ourselves in negative situations. So maybe he didn't act so rationally when his girlfriend broke up with him but feelings are hard to control. But that is beside the point. I think the movie covered most aspects of human nature. There was growth, betrayal, and trust displayed between the characters in the movie.

If I was in Mark Zuckerberg's position, I would expect the film to educate viewers about how much money was actually in Facebook. But I wouldn't think it would hurt or help the website because being as popular as it is. I don't think it would grab any more attention than Facebook already has.

Jesse Eisenberg sporting pj's in The Social Network who
plays Mark Zuckerberg.

The majority of people who would be interested in seeing The Social Network would most likely be the younger generations who are using Facebook already and are interested in learning how Facebook started. I don't think people like my parents (who are totally green when it comes to computer technology) would be interested in watching a movie about social networking nor would they understand it even if they did watched it.

In the PR Post Zuckerberg's response and reaction to the movie was titled as a "Blowing-it-off-response" That post did make me question as to whether the movie was even liable. Zuckerberg's comment “It’s a movie; it’s fun... I can promise you, this is my life so I know it’s not that dramatic" made me stop and think "Wait! So this whole success of Facebook was a lie? Should I take this seriously?" (and that was before I read to the end of the post) The comment from Zuckerberg also made me want to ask him personally "Would you have preferred that they make it a documentary or autobiography?"

Interesting clip about Zuckerberg's personal life.

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Band #4: Take Me To The Pilot

9:59 PM Sharon 0 Comments

I realized I haven't posted anything recently about any local Winnipeg bands. My bad!

Take Me To The Pilot (their band name comes from an Elton John song) is a pop rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The band has established a well developed fan base on Facebook of well over a 1000 fans.

The band is also trying to get themselves featured on an episode of disBand, a Canadian reality show that is produced by MuchMusic. There has not been a Winnipeg band featured in an episode in the history of the show.

Right now there is a voting process happening on the MuchMusic disBand/Discovered page, and it is down to TMTTP and 5 other bands to get the final spot. If they win, they get to be on an episode!

If you're interested and want to help them get featured on an episode, visit their Facebook page here.
It has all the information you need to know about making your vote count!

They have to win this thing! Peg City needs to represent!

Members are:
Guitar and Vocals - Mike Bilenki
Guitar - Eric Grabowecky
Bass - Adam Brown
Drums - Richard Eliuk

Take Me To The Pilot- You Belong to Me (Taylor Swift Cover)

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Late night, early morning post.

12:00 AM Sharon 2 Comments

Another rant, you know what else I hate?

Closing the electronics department at night and about 15 minutes till closing, 10 people rush in to print pictures or look at batteries. It's so frustrating. Then I get out late.

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Battle of the garbage bags: Which bag will reign supreme?

6:32 PM Sharon 2 Comments

Buyer beware folks! Buyer beware!

A close friend of mine told me that one big flaw in every garbage bag that he has ever encountered was that it had a big hole in it.

"Unacceptable," he said simply.

In advertising class, we had to do a buyer beware project. Our group decided to investigate the strength, the puncture capability and the seepage of garbage bags. We wanted to see how 'heavy duty' these garbage bags claim to be.

Since almost everyone is going green these days. We decided to find out if biodegradable garbage bags are as good to use as regular plastic bags for putting up with peoples' everyday trash. Although we didn't go dumpster diving or garbage collecting we did use some other alternatives to test out our choice of selected garbage bags.

The brands we tested were:
RONA ECO Compostable and 100% Biodegradable Bags for Garden Waste
Great Value Ty-Up Flaps Regular Outdoor Bags
GLAD ForceFlex Stretchable Strength Easy-Tie Bags
Husky Garbage Bags
RONA ECO Recycled Plastic Garbage Bags

For the strength test, we used a starting weight of 30 pounds and added additional exercise weights until the bag broke.

For the puncture test, we gathered branches and twigs and put them in each bag to see how resistant it was to pointy objects.

Finally for the seepage test, we filled the garbage bags with water and threw the bag around to see if it leaked.

After putting the garbage bags through torture, the only bag to win in all the tested categories was the RONA ECO Recycled Plastic Garbage Bags. It had reigned supreme in all our tests that we had conducted. The price for these garbage bags aren't bad either $4.99 for 40 bags sold at RONA Home and Garden.

It was an overall interesting experiment as we all made contributions into making this experiment a memorable one. Not to mention Brea, who tried attacking me with branches and tried stabbing my 'video' eye out.:)

For the results of how well each bag fared. Check out Michelle's blog entry here.

Tests conducted by: David Driedger, Chadd Cawson, Brea Perrelli, Michelle Palansky and yours truly, Sharon Mak.

No garbage bags were harmed in this experiment...er did I use the word torture? *shifty eyes* No no! I didn't!

Here's a clip of an experiment we did with the garbage bags:

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You know what I hate?

12:15 PM Sharon 2 Comments

Rude people!

My encounter with a rude person this morning on the bus was epic.

The bus was crowded with people. We were being squished together like a can of sardines and I was holding onto those hand grips hanging from the metal bars of the bus. An elderly passenger gets off at her stop and opens up a seat almost right next to me. As I moved toward the seat and was about to sit down...

A man about a foot and a half taller than me shoves his way passed me, and nearly pummels me down to the floor of the bus (well I felt like I was being pummeled). I looked at him, or wait, more like stared him down for attempting to hurt a short little defenseless innocent girl like me (maybe not defenseless, but you gotta feel my pain here). He snorts and plops his big butt on the seat and hugs his dirty duffle bag and looks up at me as if he won a game of "Race to Find a Bus Seat". Wait a sec, was he sneering at me?

Argh, I wanted to kick him in the face for stealing 'my' seat. I mean, it was quite obvious I was going to sit down after that seat had opened up. It was almost right beside me. To put it in perspective, I was the closest 'standing' person to that seat.

If I had known about another person fighting me for bus seat. I would have practiced my ninja skills.

Next time, I guess I'll quickly stick my butt out and claim the bus seat before someone shoves me over for it. I mean, it's no big deal, a bus seat is just a bus seat. I have no problem standing. But when someone actually fights me for one? That's going a little over the top.

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Mayoral Forum @ RRC. Now this is: Epic nonsense

10:28 PM Sharon 2 Comments

I just received my voters notice in the mail today. I was actually excited as it is going to be my first time voting. Not to mention about 12 hours ago, I also witnessed a yelling match in the cafeteria of Red River College.

The competitors: Sam Katz Versus Judy Wasylycia-Leis *ding ding*

Oh wait a second, it was a a mayoral debate, not a yelling match...or was it?
The debate reminded me of how my parents are like when they argue: They're competing for loudness.

This morning, Sam Katz and Judy Wasylycia-Leis heated things off with the hot topic: crime in Winnipeg. Both support the idea of putting more police officers on the streets, but other than that it was dispute after dispute. No wonder there are little changes being seen in the city. Candidates are too busy yelling at each other than bringing the action forward. Isn't that how it works in the House of Commons too? No order what-so-ever.

Richard Cloutier of CJOB did a fine job of moderating the event, providing the audience and listeners with good laughs and humour. Cloutier also repeatingly asked Sam Katz and Judy Wasylycia-Leis if they supported a curfew for youths. Both candidates did not support the idea.

Neither would I. I think youths would probably rebel more if the city had a youth curfew. I mean, if I was still a youth. I would. (I can still pass as a youth...just maybe)

As to who gets my vote, I am still undecided.

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My mom's like an audio track on repeat.

9:48 PM Sharon 5 Comments

You might think this is another blog post about a daughter complaining about how annoying her mother is. Yes, you are right to some extent. But there's a thing you must know about Asian parents: THEY'RE CRAZY!

On Saturday morning, I was trying to write my Bombers story assignment for journalism. My mom yells at me from the kitchen.
"COME EAT!"
"Ma, I ate already, I'm doing my Bomber story."
"COME EAT!"
"I ate already!"

I ignore her. She comes into the living room and shoves a cup of tea in my face.
"Drink this tea!" she demanded. (Teehee, typical Asian drink)

I obediently took the cup of tea and set it down on the computer table; hoping that I wouldn't get any more interruptions. Literally, three seconds later my mom yells.
"COME EAT!"

Does she not understand that I'm trying to do homework? How could I possibly get any work done with so many distractions?
It's also impossible to get any peace and quiet in a house with Asian parents. They talk SUPER loud. I cannot get away!
For example, I am at Superstore; it's pretty loud in the store and I can hear my mom talk about tomorrow's dinner six aisles away.

The thing about my mom is that she talks to me as if I was 3000 miles away. I'm sitting right beside her and she yells in my ear. Not intentionally of course, but that's just how she talks.

But, my mom is like an audio track on repeat. She doesn't stop talking and repeats the same thing over and over again as if the people of the house didn't hear her the first time. Oh how I love her though. Life wouldn't be as funny without her.

The video below pretty much shows what I went through Saturday. ^_^

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Panic Land with Seventh Appeal and Gates @ Crescent Fort Rouge United Church

8:56 PM Sharon 1 Comments

September 18, 2010:

I was walking the streets on Wardlaw Avenue to the Crescent Fort Rouge United Church during the cool Saturday evening. I reached the outside doors of the church and instantly felt the vibrations coming from the amps. I heard the drums being pounded on and the crash cymbals ringing at an unknown decibel.

The first band to open was Seventh Appeal. An alternative rock, all-girl band from Winnipeg. It was actually quite refreshing to hear a female band play. The vocals needed a little work during the beginning, but after the singer got her voice warmed up. She was up to par. The music and flow was great. The band played a few covers from Three Days Grace, The Used, and Billy Talent.

River Below (Billy Talent Cover) @ CFR - Seventh Appeal

Check out their Facebook page.
Seventh Appeal Facebook

The next band to play was Gates, a hardcore rock group from Winnipeg. They totally blew the audience away with their fast pace music and screaming vocals. A group of fans were really into their music and started head banging along to their songs. Although the music isn't my type, the band played well as a group.

(Sorry, I couldn't find a video for this group)
Check out their Myspace page.
Gates Myspace

Lastly, the headlining band: Panic Land took the stage. I am really impressed by this band every time I see them live. They write their own songs and write their own music. They have surpassed my expectations for a local unsigned band. The group puts together quite an entertaining performance with their energetic pop punk power chords and melodic vocals. The stage presence is there and they really come together as a band.

Dwelling @CFR - Panic Land

Check out their Myspace page.
Panic Land

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Facebooking, Twittering, Myspacing, Etc.

2:21 PM Sharon 2 Comments

Hello to all you readers. (How ever many that may be)

I have an announcement to make: I've become a Twitter user. I am still not fond of using Twitter because I find it odd. It's an oddity I say, an oddity! But I will eventually get use to using all these Twittering things.

Ever since Facebook exploded into the web scene in 2004. Other social networking sites have become abandoned, well, maybe not "abandoned" but they aren't as popular as they once were. I know myself that I haven't updated a single blog entry on Myspace. When Facebook became the new rave, I swore to myself that I wouldn't get a Facebook. I really hated social networking sites. Then ironically enough, after a load of peer pressure in high school. I got a Facebook. Dun dun dun.....

Shortly after Twitter came into the scene. I encountered more peer pressure. But I had good resistance and didn't fall into the trap in setting up an account.

Until one day...I gave in and made an account but I NEVER used it.

So with all these social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Tumblr, Nexopia, Bebo etc, etc. Which social networking site do you prefer using?

I personally use Facebook the most to keep in touch with my friends and family members, and I look to Myspace for mostly musical oriented things and the rest of the social networking world...I don't know what the heck they are.

Follow me on Twitter! @whats3rname

I'm out.

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Band # 3: A Waste Odyssey

8:19 PM Sharon 0 Comments

A Waste Odyssey is an alternative/indie rock group from Lockport, Manitoba. The band consist of five guys creating music that appeals to a wide variety of people. The band likes to experience with new ground and are still exploring the musical territory. The band has created a mix of different sounds and elements into their finely crafted pieces of music. And just to name a few, their musical influences include: Arcade Fire, Barenaked Ladies and Weezer.

The members are:
Alexander Paradoski - Vocals
Thomas Pashko - Guitar
Christopher Neskar - Guitar
Kristopher Matheson - Bass
Eric Mcewen - Drums

Like them? Listen to more of their songs on their Myspace page.
A Waste Odyssey Myspace

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Something cute and bubbly

2:56 PM Sharon 0 Comments

In todays's advertising class, we presented several ads and explained which ones were either a good ad or bad ad. This is my good ad I decided to share with the class:

Ta da!

No, I'm just kidding. All I wanted to do was display my love for cute things. I wish I could what it says. It's quite unfortunate. But anyway,

The ad I really presented to the class was this one from Converse Co*:

Although, this picture does not show the "Steal the Show" headline. I think it's a lovely photo. I am totally intrigued by the 'skydiving girl on bike'

It reads on their site: "Co* is a community of like minded-individuals who are active, mobile, independent, creative human beings. They are a little different than everyone else and make the world a whole lot more surprising because of what they do and how they do it."

Below are some Converse links:

Want to look at the collection of shoes? Check it out here.
Converse Steal the Show

The Official Converse site.
Converse

Who would have thought Converse would have a blog? Read about Converse info here. Although it hasn't been updated since June.
The Converse Blog

Have a good read!

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Band # 2: SeaBreeze

10:12 PM Sharon 0 Comments

This is one of my friends' band. They are a group from Winnipeg, Manitoba. SeaBreeze consists of 18-20 year old guys with a really 'interesting' sense of humor, which reflects in their song writing. They are a band I turn to whenever I'm in need of a good laugh. Their music is a lot like Pink Floyd, with random cow bells and ukuleles in the background. Their vocals, well, I can't really place my finger on it, but I guess the vocals resemble Johnny Cash - just a tiny bit. This band has no intention of making it big in the music industry. They're just doing it for their entertainment and in hopes of creating a couple chuckles. Listen carefully to their lyrics, it'll be sure to make you go 'HUH?' maybe even gross you out a bit, but I guarantee you'll get a good laugh.

The Members Are:
Jeff Knight - Guitar and vocals
Kristjan Czayka - Guitar
Jay Stephen John Harasymchuk - Bass
Gregory Calrow - Drums

Interested in their wacky song writing skills? Give 'em a listen.
Official SeaBreeze Website

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Band #1: Panic Land

5:48 PM Sharon 1 Comments

This band is one of my favourite local bands. Panic Land is a pop punk band, from Winnipeg, Manitoba. They have consisted of the same lineup since 2008 when the band formed. The band is created by a group of 16-17 year old boys who were formerly known as Forensic Underground and prior to that, they were known as Black Dawn Tomorrow. The band is a reminiscent of early Green Day and The Sex Pistols.

The members are:
Braedon Horbacio - Guitar and vocals
Daniel Dondo - Guitar
Ian Wilmer - Bass
Jordan Holden - Drums

Give them a listen and share your thoughts!
Panic Land Myspace

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Good Morning Winnipeg!

11:00 AM Sharon 1 Comments

Just another quick post, I found this cute picture on Photobucket that I must share.

Isn't it cute?

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Doing it up! Good ad, bad ad.

10:14 PM Sharon 0 Comments

This is going to be a short post. My legs are tired from running around a lot today at work. We have very demanding customers at Shoppers Drug Mart. Who would have thought?

But, I have found a theme for my blog: local bands. Hopefully starting Monday, I'll post up YouTube videos and a little biography about each band. Like the App of the Day but Band of the Day. Feel free to post about your favourite local band.

Now off to finish my good ad, bad ad assignment.

Night, night.

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Homework + school + work + busy = I go crazy now?

5:06 PM Sharon 0 Comments

I have just arrived home from my half hour bus ride from college. I have to admit, I am still adjusting to the college life and its environment. I am also having fun on the bus rides to and from school. Oh, I tell you. I've seen some pretty interesting things that have happened on the bus. It's kind of entertaining to watch. Not to be a weirdo (although, I am at times) I'd say I'm a people watcher. I like to observe what's going on around me.

Anyone have any interesting bus stories to tell?

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Introduction: Hello world, here I come.

1:51 PM Sharon 0 Comments

I fell asleep last night listening to the rain hit against the window pane in my bedroom, it was a good sleep. I'm sitting in my PR class setting up this blog. I would not consider myself a 'blogger' I do keep a diary. I have a lock and key that goes with it too, but that is for my eyes only. So no peeking, but you can read this:

I'm Sharon Mak. That is my name, I do not have a middle name nor a nickname. I am currently enrolled in the Creative Communications program at Red River College. I would consider this blog to be a new chapter or a new section in my life, a place where I can better myself, learn from others and grow as a person. A place where I can express my insecurities and be myself. There are many things I still have to learn in life and this new section is an opening to what I still have to encounter and endure. It's like opening a present, you don't know what it is. But once you open it, it's yours and only you can choose what to do what with it.

Now after all that banter. I will leave you with a random picture.

View more here!
Funny Pictures to Brighten Your Day!

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Santa baby, I'm fillin' my stocking with a duplex

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Yay for today, it's winter holidays.

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The girl who could: Gwen Smid, a writer, a teacher and a friend.

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Short Story Review: "An Arranged Marriage" by Nell Freudenberger

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Creative Writing Blog Assignment: Efflorescence of Romance

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PostFiction Photos

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Strange shaped food

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Interesting morning

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Elmwood-East Kildonan residents: WHY?

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I'll give the web a piece of me, myself and I

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The Facebook Movie: The Social Network

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Band #4: Take Me To The Pilot

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Late night, early morning post.

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Battle of the garbage bags: Which bag will reign supreme?

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You know what I hate?

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Mayoral Forum @ RRC. Now this is: Epic nonsense

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My mom's like an audio track on repeat.

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Panic Land with Seventh Appeal and Gates @ Crescent Fort Rouge United Church

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Facebooking, Twittering, Myspacing, Etc.

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Band # 3: A Waste Odyssey

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Something cute and bubbly

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Band # 2: SeaBreeze

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Band #1: Panic Land

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Good Morning Winnipeg!

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Doing it up! Good ad, bad ad.

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Homework + school + work + busy = I go crazy now?

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Introduction: Hello world, here I come.

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