...On a school year spent blogging. When I was first presented with the opportunity to blog for Upbeat I was very excited, yet a little daunted by being required to come up with a new topic each week. I mean…
I like to move it, move it!
I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it. Ya like to move it! For a quick distraction from exam studying, check out will.iam's music video "I like…
It’s not you, it’s me…
Dearest UpbeaT, This is more difficult than I thought it would be, so I decided to put it in writing. It’s been a great year and we’ve had some good times, but we need to take a break. Summer is…
Final Countdown
Time: 3:23AM Word count: 2,929. (just 71 words short of finishing my 3,000 word research paper) Typical countdown of a U of T student during finals week. (or even any typical week while drowning in schoolwork for that matter!) In…
Con te partirò… It’s time to say goodbye.
I can hardly believe it, but dear readers, almost two years and 57 posts later, this is my last for UpbeaT. Con te partirò... It's time to say goodbye, indeed. I've been writing for the blog since the summer of…
What’s on your running playlist?
Ok, readers. I think I can safely say that spring's finally here. Yuck, I did see a few snow flakes this week, though...and also a few people wearing flip flops! For me, spring means making the switch from the treadmill…
Time to dust off your wheels…or at least it should be!
As I write this, I am looking out my kitchen window at yet another spring snowfall. When I decided to write a post this week about "springing" up your bike, I was confident that we had seen our last snow fall…
Put Your Ballot Where Your Mouth Is…
Politics. If there were ever to be a hot-button issue, it would be this. University campuses are virtual hotbeds for a plethora of political views; spirited discussions, debates, and disagreements on innumerable social issues can be heard on any given…
Study and SAIL Abroad!
Last week, Lori posed the question: ‘to be or not to be...in summer school’. Last summer, I ended exams early and had about five months of summer. Sounds like the dream situation for many, but after the first two weeks…
Preserving Chinese heritage through handicraft
As a child growing up in Hong Kong, I remember the heavy emphasis placed on doing well in academics by my teachers. I remember being told that I had to do well, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to get into…