I sent an to my professor about not being sure if I could make it to class. I'll be helping my brother and sister-in-law in their Citizenship Oath Taking this afternoon. I'm sure that the oath is today, unlike last week. I felt like crap in the morning, but I prayed to God and sought to push that I'd face what will happen today. Whatever happens, I'll take it. I showered and they picked me up at 12:45pm. My cousin M was with us. We got to the venue at 1:17pm. The oath starts at 1:45pm, but my brother already put in an hour's worth of parking. I asked him why did he put only an hour's worth when the oath won't start until 1:45pm and so our parking will expire at 2:17pm. Maybe he failed to realize, because he's excited? It was a mistake. I guess we'll just add more credits later. My cousin M could do it instead.

The program started past 2pm. We moved to the side of the hall, so we can see my brother and sister-in-law. Around 2:12pm, my cousin M ran for the parking lot to add credits to the timer. When the judge started to speak, I remembered when we were taking our oath for our citizenship. The judge shared us his story and experience of how is great Canada and then explained how today's event is important. He called for the candidates one by one or per family. Each received their certificates and their cards. There were 80 candidates from 20 countries. They sang O'Canada afterwards. The judge gave his last remarks and congratulated everyone. Finally, we were allowed for the picture taking. It's important so that you have more proof of your citizenship, kinda' like taking your picture for your birthday -- but as a Canadian. We were off before 3pm.

We drove to Kazoku, Japanese / Korean restaurant. Kazoku is Japanese for 'family' I think. We had crispy sushi, seafood ramen, bibimbap, and chicken teriyaki. My brother and my sister-in-law had just gotten their citizenship and they're already talking about traveling. Excited much? I think so.

It was quite a long drive at Pembina. We left around 4:45pm The weather was super gloomy too. The sky was dark gray all over and it was flurrying. It's cold in the car, gray outside, and I'm full and sleepy; I'm not sure if I'm still going to school at 6pm. The weather's turned for the dark. I asked my brother to drive me to campus after he drops off my cousin M. So then, I decided to go to school. I think I can still make it.

Around 5pm and at the front of the house, I ran to get my bag and my stuff. Then I ran back to the car. Dad just arrived and he's wondering where I was going. I don't know why they don't know my schedule. I have school of course. After dropping off my cousin M, and relieving himself, my brother returned to the car with food on hand. Wow, he just went inside to use the washroom and then he got food that fast. We just ate, didn't we?

We drove to the university next and it's already too dark. It's the fall season and the daylight will just keep getting shorter until spring. Though I feel like I have a headache and I'm tired, I have a feeling I should still go to school. The lesson here is just I tried to hang on. And it paid off. I received 5% or more of my grade, because there was a mini-case study before the end of the class. If I haven't gone to class, I would've missed that 5% and I need all the marks right now to get a breathing space for the final exam. I got home and I was so tired and I slept early readying myself for tomorrow.

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