so, i went to see disney on ice: monster inc. yesterday with becca and angela and it was spectacular. i honestly didn't know what to expect but it was basically the entire movie dramatized on ice with all these cool special effects. it was very clever how disney brought to life so many cool scenes from the movie like the moving doors that traveled on a track or that scare ray pointed at boo as she was tied down ready to be zapped. the characters in the movie were brought to life with costumes that were so real looking and effortless skating by the performer. the scene changes were so smooth and the use of lighting captured your attention. a definite sense of nostalgia overcame me as i sat their mesmerized by the show. i’m not a kid anymore but i know i’m still a kid at heart. it was a great experience and many thanx to angela for inviting me and becca to tag along with her.

later that night me and becca went to fairview to buy some time to figure what to do for new years eve while shopping at the same time. becca made some calls and lucky for us allen mentioned a house party that we could go to if we wanted. i honestly didn't want to go because it was like near yorkdale mall but after some persuasion and compromise i finally decided to go and i'm very happy that i went. it was really great to see a lot of old frienz from when i went to miliken chinese community church. itz good to know that everyone is doing well and a reminder to me that i definitely should make more effort in spending time with people instead of isolating myself from them. i got in a couple of games of yugioh with alex who thoroughly pawned me in one game. After that, it was a healthy dinner of pizza, fried chicken, baked chicken nuggets and lots and lots of alcoholic beverages. yummmy...i indulged a bit more then i should and had orange juice the entire night to wash it all down.

after that, it was back to board games and this time around it was cranium, one of my personal favorite games to play in groups. it was cranium trubo but sadly becca, allen and I didn't move from start for a good 20 mins into the game. it was harlious watching people act and draw things that totally didn't make sense until the answer was finally given. nothing more funny when jen had to use play doh to sculpt out the word microscope for alex who had to guess what she was sculpting. i don't think i've laughed so hard this entire year because jen's sculpture was so far off and the expression on alex was just priceless as he tried to guess what she was trying to sculpt. the only thing holding me up from rolling around on the floor was the table. it was just that funny. in the end, we came last but the it was so much fun coming in last. got to finally spend some time with ann and sorta catch up with things. i'm hoping to find some time to just go out the both of us and continue what we both started. becca and ann seem to hit it off pretty good as they sang karaoke ddr duet songs together.

finally the countdown and it was the worst countdown ever. i remember someone saying like 2 mins to go as we watched it from citytv but next thing we heard was like 4, 3, 2, 1...happy new year. all of us were caught off guard and weren't even in the room yet. so what does steve do...tells us he has rogers on demand and can replay the entire countdown so we do it all over again but this time we all have drinks in hand(becca and i have juice of course) and counting from ten. how funny is that! the worst countdown becomes the funniest countdown ever. i'm gona call rogers and tell them to do a commercial like that to promote rogers on demand. neways, it was a great night even tho my cat allergies started to kick in. i started to have trouble breathing so i took a break outdoors on the porch. in the quiet of the night i said a prayer for a few ppl, thanked god for a great year and asked for his continuing guidance in 2006. went back in and chilled some more and finally came home at like 2ish after driving becca home. church tomorrow....so happy new year to all!