The East Four Blog

Kevin!!!!!

Kevin in 401 is celebrating a birthday today... please be sure to sign the pages outside his room.

Some of you have been looking for things to do in town on weekends and this is an awesome option:

There will be Paintball action happening at FlagRaiders outdoor paintball facility in Kitchener on Saturday October 14th, 2006. The event will take place from 9-12:30pm, 8-1pm if you include travel time.

The cost of the activity is going to be $35.00 per person initially which includes paintball gun, 100 paintballs, and a protective mask.

You must tell me that you're interested and drop off a $25.00 deposit by October 3rd.

What you need to know:

- The buses will leave either V1 or REV at 8:15 am on Saturday the 14th of October and return around 1pm.
-More paintballs can purchased at a cost to individual residents
-Facility is outdoors so dress appropriately (dress for the weather,hot/cold)
-Facility is outdoors so dress appropriately (paintballs DO NOT stain but grass will so wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty)
-Layer, layer, layer, paintballs hurt like hell

So you've all been here for about a month... hopefully you'll be doing laundry very soon if you haven't already... and if you have hopefully nothing has gone horribly awry... (No new shirts for your pet chiuhuahua from dryer mishaps)...

Just in case, I thought I'd throw up this link:

http://www.textileaffairs.com/lguide.htm

It's a laundry guide to common symbols and care instructions.

Now you'll know exactly what all those squares, circles and triangles mean!

The hours are from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm on Saturday, and this week the shuttle will go to Zehrs.

Next week it will go to Valu-mart.

It will continue to alternate through out the term.

From the post secret book (which you can find on my coffee table)...

"The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary.
'You are invited to anonymously contribute a secret to a group art project. Your secret can be a fear, betrayal, desire, confession or childhood humiliation. Reveal anything - as long as it is true and you have never shared it with anyone before. Be brief. Be Legible. Be creative.' "

The results?
http://www.postsecret.com

Program Registration- Continues till Thursday, September 21st at 4:00pm. Register for any our Instructional Programs this week.

Campus Rec Garage Sale- Thursday, September 28th from 11:00am- 2:00pmEquipment, T-shirts, weights, golf clubs. Tons of items all sold for a very low price! Come check it out!

MKV, MH and CLV Grocery shuttle will pick up at the main entrance of all buildings, every Saturday.

The shuttle will run between 12pm - 3 pm with an approximate 20 minute circuit.

Zehrs and Valumart alternate weekends.

Check the schedule with the front desk.

Who: 15 First-year students are required to take part in a focus group.

What: Focus group of first-year students to provide feedback about the Rez Brochure they received in their admissions package.

Where: V1 Boardroom

When: This Thursday September 21, 2006 at 12:00-1:00pm.

Lunch will be provided!

Why: To provide feedback and suggestions on how the publication can be improved, what they liked/didn't like, so the prospective students in the future receive the most desirable information via the Rez brochure.

If interested please email Mike Iley at:
miley@uwaterloo.ca

He will onlybe taking the first 15 people to respond.

This week’s winner: Lila!

Remember the person with the most stars every week will win a small prize.
At the end of the month there will be a bigger prize up for grabs.
Note: that no suite has completed their section of the community board yet.

As of this week stars will now be given out for coming to events.
Also keep an eye out by my door and on the blog for more ways to earn stars.

TIM!!!!!

Tim Tong in 402 is celebrating a birthday today... please be sure to sign the pages outside his room.

One of the best parts about living in MKV is how easily accessable tutoring is here.

There are free services available in the multipurpose room on the main floor.

For more information check the schedule posted in the window of the multipurpose room, or come to the "what's going on?" wall outside my room. There are posters about each class that tutoring is available for.

I can't believe I haven't noticed it before....

The frog prince...
is a story about a prince who is turned into a creature and must be brought back to his natural form by a girl who cures him with a kiss....




Beauty and the Beast...
is a story about a prince who is turned into a creature and must be brought back to his natural form by a girl who cures him with her love....

They're practically the same story!!!!

is anyone else floored by this?

"The less said the better"
-Jane Austen

"String a few small words together and the results can speak volumes:
I love you.
I'm sorry."

"One lead pencil can write over 50,000 words."

"Entertain a sick friend with a little joke: Laughter can reduce pain and aid in the healing process."

"There are no little events in life. Those we think of no consequence might be full of fate."
-Amelia Barr

"Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth and you'll save 8 gallons of water."

"Just one hug per day significantly decreases stress"

So that's it...

Orientation week is over... Hard to believe the time went by so quickly eh?

Below are some pictures from Toga night...

You can click on the pictures to view them at a bigger size.

The other pictures I took at wine and cheese etc are on a disposable... I will post them whenever the pictures get printed.

If you have pictures that would be blog appropriate and appreciated send them to mkveast4@hotmail.com and I will be sure to post them!

You could work at the call centre as a UW Student Fundraiser....
*$8.50 to start
*Oppertunity for raises every 20 shifts
*Meet great people
*Help UW

To apply online go to:
https://alumni.uwaterloo.ca/alumni/secure/call_centre/

One last day of orientation festivities!

Don't forget that tomorrow (er... today I suppose seeing as I'm posting at 1 am) is Black and Gold day!

At 11 am the rugby game starts at CIF... EXCITING!

We'll all be heading to CIF to check out the game and support the team...

Here's a key cheer...

H2O, LO2, Rugby rocks at Waterloo...

Also there is ...

Go Toronto Go!
Go Toronto Go!
Get off the field
Get on the bus
Go Toronto Go!

"An elderly woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing homeonly one and a half pots of water. Of course , the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house."

The old woman smiled, "Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?" "That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them." "For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house."

Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in them."

Hey Gang...
I hope everyone's orientation week is off to a good start!

At the end of last night's meeting I asked you to fill out a sheet full of questions..

The most popular answers were as follows:

Why did you choose waterloo?
44% of you said it was because the program that best fit you was here.


What are you most scared/nervous about?
26% of you said poor grades/failing.


What are the things you are most looking forward to?
63% of you said meeting new people.


What will you miss most about home?
59% of you said family and friends


What are your goals?
59% of you have made getting good grades or passing courses one of your goals.



I've posted all of the answers people gave on the board in the lounge...

You might be surprised to see just how much you all have in common... there are also some funny answers to boot!

Well, It's finally upon us!

It has been awesome getting to meet a bunch of you and your families!

It's a busy start to a busy week. Make sure you take time to rest... you have at least a whole term to get your room how you want it!

A perfect oppertunity to time out and take a breather is to attend one of the movie nights that are going on this evening...

There will be a movie playing in each of the village residences, don't hesitate to join in on the fun!

Chantal here!

I'm going to be the don of the floor for the next year... I've spent the last week in orientation and I'm full of excitement and ideas of how to make this an awesome year!

So first things first, I'm a big geek and I love to blog. I figure this is a great way to find out what's going on around the floor, in res and on campus. I'll post floor events here as well as other fun and exciting things going on in our area.My goal is to post SOMETHING every day. So even when there's no new events to speak of, I may put up a quote, or a link to an interesting website, or some pictures. Maybe even some trivia... I've been known for awarding fast and correct responders with prizes!...

Besides this I'll have posters up in the hallways and I'll probably also post "Fridge News". That's a newsletter you can find on the clips outside your suite doors. Another good place to check for news and fun stuff would be outside my own door. I'll be putting up a calendar that I'll update regularly.

I'm really big on communication. I'll let you guys know as much as I can. But, I also ask that you guys communicate with me. If there's something you want to do as a floor, a concern you have about my donning style, or anything else... please feel absolutely free to come talk to me! I'm very open to suggestions!Furthermore, I'll try to keep my door open as much as possible. When it's open feel free to wander on in for a chat. I love study distractions!

This will be my fourth and fifth term donning. Previously I have been placed in Ron Eydt Village, Village One and UW Place. Now, I've finally made it to the most sought after res on campus! I look forward to sharing this experience with all of you!


I think that's it for now...More posts to come soon!

~*~Chantal~*~