Got up so late...

I got up so late today because I stayed up till 4 am.
I ran into my roommate, Dale, shortly after I open the door at my place yesterday, he was on the way to school, he goes to evening art school three times a week. "You got so early here, I've just locked Sandy(his dog) up in the cage" he said. "I will let him out, I'm not going anywhere". Sandy has been behaving bad recently, so he sometimes locks him up while not home. Anyway, I got back home early around 5 pm. it was rather early for me. Because I wanted to relax and think about my next plan. I made myself Korean pancake for dinner and sat in the chair. Think, think, think until 4 am except the time I played Starcraft with Dean Arndt and finished reading Monday's newspaper(The Globe and Mail, I followed Michale Cole's advice). I couldn't decide anything but ended up having an idea of giving myself more time to think about my next step.
The first thing I did today was going to Korean agency to extend my stay by changing my status into a visitor one with which I can stay here for a couple of months more. I was told that I need a plane ticket to Seoul, and a balance statement which says how much money I have left in my bank account. It was funny when she told me that if there is money in my account between $4000 and $5000, it would be better because If I have money more than that, immigrate officers might suspect me that I work and make money here. I have money more than that actually but I don't think that could be an issue.
I checked the Canadian immigration website last night to do it by myself. But like the last time when I did it to extend my study permit, it is quite tiresome preparing papers, mailing, waiting for a long time, checking a mailbox everyday and got disappointed and worried. So I've decided to ask an agent to do it for me by paying $20. Afterwards, I went to Christie to buy a plane ticket and got one and headed to the TD bank to get a balance statement. I asked the lady there. She seemed like she had a problem with giving me the paper and tried another computer. Finally, she came to me telling that the system was down and she couldn't issue it for now and asking me to come tomorrow. It's not a big deal for me anymore, I am so used to it; Two thumbs up for Korean bank system, I didn't notice how good it is when I was in Korea. Anyway, I couldn't get it done today as I planned. However, I guess I'm now okay either staying more or going back to Korea. If I want to leave here next month, I can just fly to Korea; If I want to stay more I can just wait for my visa and stay until an expiry date which I am not sure about.

I'm getting a new lenovo laptop from States. My friend, Micheal Cole has a friend there who is planning to come over here sooner. The reason I get it from States is the same reason as canadian shoppers who cross the border to shop in States. It's really cheap in States, The same model costs $1700 here, $1000 in States. I don't know why. If I want to leave next month, I have to hurry for that. Maybe, I can go over to Micheal's place this week and order it online.
There is another issue which is about indoor skating at Scooter's, until I decide to stay more, I can not go skating, because I have to pay club fee for this whole indoor season which ends next March, April?. There is no point paying money if I leave here next month, unless I consider that money could be donation to my club, hehe.
I am actually worrying about how I tell my roommate If I leave since I told him that I would stay here until next year when I moved in. Because he was looking for someone who could stay longer. Telling my friends is, oh, well, not easy as well. But it's not the end of the world and I went through it last time when I left here two years ago and I can also come back for study or a short visit. I went over to Fee's, who is a leader of ISM(the meeting I go to every Thursday), and did something for her, computer thing which could be hard for her, but easy for me. Anyway, I stayed there until the moment she had to be ready for the dinner out. When she told me that she might need help next month again, I told her I might leave next month and not be able to help her . She said that she wants me to stay more and made a joke about she needs me because I can be a personal computer guy who can come over every time she needs my help for her computer. I sensed why she told me that. I guess she wants me to be a christian and she wants to see it here. She always brags about how her non christian friends became christians. I heard the same story tons of times every time a new student shows up but I can't blame her because I guess telling that stories is a great deal of joy for her as a christian. Sorry, Fee, I can't be one of them becoming a christian but I can be a guy you can make a joke with.
I recall one day I emailed her saying that I am okay with the one life I got from my parents and not going to heaven. Thanks for praying for me, though. You gotta do what you gotta do. I respect you and understand what you believe in but people are just different. Because she has started telling more about Christianty which I am not really into. I just like hanging out with good people. That's all. You guys are just good people to hang out with. That's why I go to ISM every Thursday and throwing stupid questions in the bible study for fun, even though some DEVOUT christians take my questions seriously and raise their tone while they try to give me their different view of Christianity. I guess because they don't know that I am serious about studying the bible and am a DEVOUT atheist(Thanks Michale for letting me know that term).
Okay, I gotta read some today's newspaper before a language exchange. I will ask my language exchange partners some questions about newspaper articles. I am actually so happy about I can read newspaper. Looking back 2-3 years ago, I tried to read Metro in the subway but I gave up shortly after because it was full of words I didn't know and just looked like sequence of letters for me. So, I should be proud of myself about it. Am I ready to go back, full geared? I don't think so, The more I learn a language, the more I face challenges.