Normally I think before I speak...

But that doesn't always do the job. Sometimes I end up talking and realize half way through that I just should have kept quiet. But this time, I need to speak, even if people do read this. Maybe that's why I'm doing it here.

Summer is coming to a close with the start of school this Wednesday. I must say that this summer has held many surprises, with a lot of unexpected events changing the way I see things. For starters, it was the first full summer where I lived away from home. That was something that facilitated how things all went down. I met a few people and lost some others. Michelle left for Florida. Ronald Tang passed away. The list goes on.

Then there was/is family drama. I love my family more than they'll ever know, but there are just somethings that I wish I could undo about them or make them change. The list is too long, but it'd all be for their own good. There are times that I wish for nothing more than to be just like my dad. And there are also days where I just want to get away from them all.

I worked full time this summer. It was worth it. The money facilitated a lot of what summer held for me. And of course, these days the bulk of who I hang out with, if anyone, is from work so that definitely made it all more enjoyable. I'm not sure how much longer I'll be at Best Buy, but for the time I've spent there thus far, it's all been worth it.

As for women, well, I did my fair share of sampling at the start of the summer, but 3/4 into it, I gave up the game for something more serious. It started with me going after a girl who never returns calls, and ended with something much more real with a girl who I think about night and day. We'll see where this all goes.

I don't want school to start, but if it must, then I'll meet it head on. To my family, I love all of you guys. To my co-workers, it's been worth way more than just a check. To my friends, I hope I have been there enough for you. To my roommates, I hope I'm what you had wanted in a flatmate. To any girls, I hope I didn't do anything to hurt you, then or now.

I Will Make You Cry - Nelly Furtado