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School! Nothing better, nothing worse.

So because of school, travels, packing up and leaving Germany, adjusting back to Windsor life, and all the things that go about life, I've just had no time to write in here! Kinda sad, but true. I still really enjoy coming back here and seeing what I've done in the past So many things have happened since then. Just a Quick run down...

My girlfriend visited me in Germany and we went travelling all over Europe, stopping in Paris, Rome, and Berlin as the major stops. Then we did a couple small trips to Rothenberg, Munich and the BMW museum, and of course my favourite next-door city, Erlangen. The Pizza in Rome was amazing, the Cold weather in Paris, not so much.

After she left, I found a cheap flight to Hong Kong and decided to make a quick trip out to see her before flying back to Canada.

Of course, an extended time in germany would never be complete without a trip to the Nurburgring. I spent a whole day of driving, and had some pretty amazing sights along the way. Being passed by a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and a Porsche 911 GT3. It sends a chill down my spine thinking that I was on the same world famous racetrack as them.

Then I did a road trip driving along Germany's most scenic driving roads. I drove along the German Romantic road, and the German Alpine road, the latter being more exciting and scenic because of the mountain range we had to drive beside, through and over (under?). With our Trusty Mini Cooper, we carved out the roads and finished up with a tour of the Audi Headquarters Showcase.

Before staying in Windsor for a long period of time, I decided to make a trip to China to visit my Dad. Somewhat odd feeling because I wasn't sure if I was going to be there for an extended time, and when the next time I would be back. I got a chinese haircut that had to be fixed by myself when it started growing longer.

Back in Windsor, life has been pretty much filled with School, Engineering, and uh...School. I did manage to get my old computer up and running at full steam again after being attacked by internet worms the whole time I was in Germany. I also just picked up a Wireless PCI card so that I can write this on my Desktop computer while in the Basement. As they say, life must go on. And after reading about all the tragedies going on around the world, to famous people, not so famous people, I feel pretty lucky to be here.

Here's a fun comic I came up with while playing around with my Revoltechs.

In case you were wondering, this was all made with creativity and a mac.

Enjoy!

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So I've been in Hong Kong for the past two weeks, hence not being able to write up anything. Anyways, tons of things have happened in the past few weeks. First of which is that Germany has gotten extremely cold. I stepped off the plane wearing shorts and a t-shirt into 10 degree weather. As soon as I got back, I cranked up the heat.

For those of you who haven't been to asian countries before, know that Hong Kong is a great place to eat. There's food from all countries and the food is especially cheap. A good meal costs a few dollars and a whole night of sushi only cost me about $20 for two people. I specifically brought over an empty piece of luggage to fill with food on the way back. Luckily, Germany is pretty lax about its security and they didn't even check the bags. I would really love to elaborate on my trip in Hong Kong but to be honest, its a place more worth visiting than just talking about. Just a final tip for anyone...if you ever want to travel somewhere extremely nice, bring that special someone with you. You'll never regret it.

Hi, my name is Michael Phelps. Winning gold medals bores me so I break world records instead. I started being unstoppable when I was 19, and although I am now 23, I plan on continuing to destroy the competition until I'm at least 27... possibly 31.

My opponents know they can't touch me, so they take their silver medals in stride. I'm sure they display these runner-up pieces on their mantels at home. Personally, I keep my golds in a shoebox because people know me. After all, I am the only swimmer in the world anybody can name.

K, I gotta go know and beat up some dolphins. ttyl.

No I'm not talkign about germs, I am talking about Germany. After almost three months there are really two things that keep popping up. The amount of beer these people drink and their fast cars. The cool thing is that the legal alcohol tolerance is really low here and if you're caught drinking and driving, your liscence is stripped, car impounded and given a hefty fine. This is the sort of thing Canada needs.

Speaking of fast cars, I've driven my company car at 220 km/h on the autobahn. Again. Its starting to become natural and anything under 200 seems slow. Maybe I'm being infected by these Germans...

So this is the first 10 minute blog which I actually plan on doing in less than 5.

Anyways, I had a really hard time waking up this morning due to a number of reasons that I really don't know. I set my alarm to 6:30, didn't get out of the bed until 7:00, and then finally left the house at 7:15. In Contrast, from the time the alarm goes off, I am usually at work in 15-20 minutes. This time, my alram turned on, I slammed the snooze button more than once and just couldn't pry myself out of bed.

It was cold when I stepped out. And raining. My bike ride to work is relatively uneventful with a big hill at the start that gets the wind blowing in your face to wake you up. Then right at the end, I hit the tiniest puddle which totally soaked my left foot. Then... I had to continue riding and half way, I forgot something. By then, I couldn't be bothered with anything else and just kept going until I got to my desk. Rain rain go away, come again another day!!

So this year's Formula One season is turning out to be one heck of a start. The reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonnen had a fuel problem and can only start from 16 on the grid. Robert Kubica of BMW grabbed a surprise 2nd on the starting grid after one heck of a high speed fumble, though this isn't the first time that I've seen him drift an F1 car.

I was able to catch the qualifying live with my friend, but the problem now is that I can't find a place to watch the actual race! According to my calculations, it should have started just a few minutes ago

I don't have Cable TV in my house and the only way I can watch it is:
a) Wait a few days until a download pops up on the internet, all the while avoiding the news
b) Wait one day so I can borrow a DVD from my friend who recorded the race.
c) raid someone's house right now and demand to watch the race
d) Wait until tomorrow afternoon and bug my girlfriend to watch it in her house.

I have to say, choice c) sounds interesting, but choice d) sounds the most promising. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to hope for the best and eventually watch the first Formula One race of the season! Go Ferrari!