Not much to report here in the Republic of Matt. My break primarily consisted of sleeping, eating, shopping, internet-ing, movie-ing and a few outings here and there.

I’m starting to finally get the groove back in Markham, and things are going well. I’ve begun to redevelop my ‘ear-filter’ to sift out speeches from nagging parents. Consequently I have gained greater patience when there dealing with parent-child conflict. I will be a good obedient boy, and I will have a good summer.

I have definitely been refamiliarized with droolable Chinese food. I miss devouring over mom’s deliciously prepared meals (which sometimes consists of take out, but I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt :P), and my beloved ‘afternoon tea time’, Chinese desserts, sushi, T&T Sesame Ice Cream (mmm!), Demetres, and dim sum. I swear, the people of Markham are definitely all guilty of gluttony. God will not be impressed.

It seems like that ambitious to-do list that I had compiled has definitely gone unaccomplished: www.hyperdot.net is not finished, the Pre-Law club website is not finished, my new layout is not up, my room has not been painted, the backyard has not been landscaped.

Speaking of landscaping, our backyard has definitely been looking pitiful for the past several seasons since I convinced my father to stop using pesticides.

The lawn now consist of large spots, similar to my father’s head, as both are encountering the effects of balding.

In effort to deal with the eyesore backyard, I used my “planning skills” and composed a three-year design and fiscal plan to replace the existing eyesore lawn into a full perenial backyard garden. Haha. I’m quite surprised that that my official plan passed so easily; not to mention the the abundant flow of funds. I have a budget of $300 this year, which is quite an acceptable amount. Plus, I didn’t have to take it to the OMB either. :P The documents are signed and a media annoucement and news release will be made shortly.

Man, the Lee government is excellent: it’s efficient, listens to its constituents, and virtually has no red tape. I elect my father as PM.

Seriously, I’m excited that my dad actually granted charge to me to fix up the backyard. I have never been trusted with any home improvement project, so I’m definitely looking forward to it.

Back to PIR on Monday.

All the best to everyone, as a new term rolls on. No matter what you’re up to this term, work hard and/or play hard. Make Matt proud.