Still Going Strong

My dad just had his birthday today. He is energetic, cool, funny, kind, cheesy, suave (well I guess at one time), and courageous. Jim (my dad) is the kind of person that I look up to and cherish to have in my life. We are somewhat similar... nah!

Happy Birthday Papa Bear!

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1. The cake
2. Mom and Dad
3. Back Row : Cynthia, Bonnie, Jim, Heshmat
Front Row: Chris, Matt, Nathan, Laila, Paul (me)

Vertical Limit Too

Climbing is not most peoples' forte, but Laila and Chris proved me wrong. She was willing to go all the way and to listen to me. What a thrill! Chris needed no assistance while he traversed the perilous caverns within East Park.

For more vids of us rock climbing click here !

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1. Chris
2. Paul
3. Laila
4. Laila (again)

[ Lots-o-Laila ]

Dancing Fever

The crew re-synergized in an all-out dancefest. Unfortunately, my true nature refrained me from participating in this salsa extravaganza. As you can see, however, the others had a blast! Afterwards, we all congregated at the Rohani residence with chatter, cheekiness and cheese pizza. As you can see, Laila and I were the life of the party.

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1. Paul (me), Laila, Justin, Amid, Kamyar, Sana, Bahiyyih, Chris
2. Sana and Chris
3. Me (sleeping)
4. Laila (contemplating life, the universe and everything)

Friends from China

Si Wen, Richard and baby boy

Chris, Laila & Paul (me)

Jim and Si Wen

Today we had the honour to have over some friends of my Dad's from China. Si Wen and Richard with their little baby boy. They are amazing people that have huge hearts and strong values. It was great to finally put a face to the name that my dad has talked about for such a long time.

Must Reconnect...

Well we did reconnect with a few friends. First was a family that we have known since Chris and I were in Elementary School. The next family we have known since living in Israel together.

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1. Us with the Winter's.
2. Us with the Kolterman's.

A Fun Dinner in Newmarket

My father, mother, Chris, Laila and I went to Newmarket for a dinner with many friends and family. It was a night of laughs, games, interogations, questions, jokes, games, answers, nervousness and fun.

The Heidema Family Reunites

Today we were happy to get Chris back from Vancouver for a little while. All five of us hung and did what any group would do in a hotel - watch tv and order room service. Ahh now this is the life.

Jon's Game

This is a game much like charade's but it gets harder in each round. Below is Laila trying to get Jon to guess the word.


Do you have any guesses?

Me Va Me

Inspiration has many names... but in this case it came in two forms. Faran Vafaie and Justin Kianfar. Both Laila and I were inspired, excited, and laughing because of these two gentlemen.

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Faran
Justin and Laila
Paul and Justin

Down Time

This is when the big boys exercise their minds with drugs and excellence. Sorry I was talking about coffee and "unique" people like Laila.

Pic --> Reza / Paul
Faizi / Reza & Laila

Back in Canada

Well I had a great flight from Perth, Australia to Singapore to Hong Kong to Toronto, Canada. It took about 28 hours from start to finish. I was pleasantly surprised to see not only my parents but also my Laila at the airport. Life sure is good.

Canucks, Eh?

Tonight a bunch of the Canadians (Canucks) went out to two clubs to let loose after a long 5 weeks of teaching. It was great. We all needed the release from the pressure of creating lessons, teaching, and assessing our students. This was just what the doctor ordered.

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Scott

Me and Meaghan

Family and Liam

Usually for dinner it is just Ashwin, Sehra and I. But today we were honoured to have Liam in our home. He is a great guy. We all wonder why he isn't married yet. The food was good and so was the company. All my best to you Liam.

Prac Pals

I have been teaching at a primary school for a 5 weeks now. This is the gang of people that also taught at the same school. The teachers are fantastic and the kids are well - kids.

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Back Row: Krystle, Tonny, Alicia, Nathalie
Front Row: Scott, Paul (me)

Tennis Rematch

Again I went to Faran's home and played some tennis. This time it was a grudge match with all the teasing and goofy play (just kidding.) It was great fun. I won again... but as the games went on the closer and more evenly matched we became.

Day 22: P90X really works it!

Hey all...

So I have been doing P90X for more than 3 weeks now. I have used the rest day as a non-workout day sometimes and it feels good at the time. However, the following after my workout I feel the burn much more.

It is a habit for me now. I know that I must wake up each morning about 1 - 1 1/2 hours before I need to leave to allow for enough time to complete the workout. I have been following the lean workout routine. I figure that it is better to be lean than to be big and have to maintain the big size.

I hope that you are all taking advantage of the outdoors and getting active.

Any suggestions for me to make my overall results even better?

Day 8: P90X is Great!

So now I have completed 8 straight days of P90X. It is one tough and rewarding workout program. I am sleeping better, feeling healthier, eating better as a result of exercising, and my energy are fantastic!

It is also great that I look forward to waking up in the morning to my workout at around 6:00 am. I hope that you are all happy and healthy.

Keep up the fight for smackin' good bodies and happy days.