October 25, 2004: I haven't updated this page in ages but I've noticed some visits from Calgarians
especially as of late. So I've made a few updates here and there below. Please note that my
main site can still be accessed at www.madonna-melaniec.com
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I graduated from Queen Elizabeth Junior/Senior High School
in 1994. It was an interesting experience. I came out of high
school respecting those people who had the courage and guts to
be who they wanted to be, while those people who tried so hard
to "fit in" I found hard to respect. I still can't
believe how much people try to join the "popular"
group when it's the other groups and their individual characteristics
that make them winners. In fact, some of the most coolest people
I know were the "geeks" from high school. Too bad
I wasn't a nerd myself. ;-) I'm glad me and my two friends (Delicia
Johnson and Nicole Lehman) won the right to do the historian speech
at the graduation ceremony.
As for teachers, they are cool, as long as they truly enjoy teaching
and don't stereotype their students. There were quite a few teachers
who misjudged their students, thinking that if you were academically-inclined,
you couldn't play sports, or worse: You didn't even like sports!
The same is true the other way around: If a student is awesome at sports,
it doesn't mean they aren't smart nor studious. Some teachers also
stereotyped on looks: Just because a student wears glasses and is quiet
doesn't mean he/she can't be athletic. But there were also many teachers
who didn't judge like this, so I thank them all for being... smart. :-)
Which people do I look up to or admire? In general, I look up to intelligent and
hard-working people. Wit also gets
to me. Oh, and they have to be beautiful... NAH, just
kidding, although intelligence and hard work does bring about
beauty. But I do admit also liking beautiful and smart businesswomen,
probably because I know I can be one myself one day, hee hee.
Here is a short list of my "heroes":
I'd also like to thank the following people for having genuine compassion for others:
I have a broad range of hobbies and interests, which include reading
(favorite books include atlases and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), watching TV (but
I don't have much time for it anymore),
playing with Transformers, dancing, coming up with ridiculous rhymes,
wearing my blue pajama pants, wearing my grey Calvin
Klein top (which is NOT a pajama T-shirt), reading about World War II,
learning frontward hand flips (and nearly killing myself in the process),
listening to music (I love all sorts of music including any tune
that makes you wanna bump and grind),
playing with construction toys (Lego, K'Nex),
driving with music playing, more dancing, watching flexible male dancers,
watching cute young male dancers,
making and editting videos, writing scripts,
tumbling, giving it my all when it comes to sports
(favorite sports are hockey and soccer),
learning the HTML language, learning Madonna's choreography,
typing, helping out Madonna and Spice Girls fans,
roaming around my Calgary playgound
(yes, the entire city), choosing Calgary locations for shoots
(you betcha I'm going to put Calgary on the map),
and using computers for both educational and recreational purposes.
One of my greatest talents is never giving up on trying to
learn anything I really love and am passionate about. I'm currently very passionate about
acting.
Click here to view a picture of us doing the
historian speech.
Click here to view a picture of everybody in my
graduating class.
Click there to view a picture of my grad class
at the banquet.
Madonna - An excellent example of a smart and sexy
businesswoman, as well as a mind-blowing entertainer.
She has been able to arise from a working-class Michigan
neighborhood to be one of the world's most famous and
powerful women. I'm fortunate to have been able to see her
tour for her Drowned World tour and this year's Re-invention Tour. To the right is
a picture of Madonna.
Chris Finch - Although he's 30 now (!!), he danced with Madonna when he was a mere
13 years old. This was for the Who's That Girl tour. He later returned to his
Loara High School and participated in many activities, including skiing and
editing the yearbook. He's also done two movies - "Little Bigfoot" and "Dark
Breed". He is now the associate producer of the Rick Dees show in Burbank California.
To the right is a picture of a younger Chris. There is more about Chris in
the Madonna section. And yesso, "Chriso", he knows of my page and loves it, boo-yaa!
David Beckham - English football player
for Manchester United. To be able to overcome the unfair humiliation
and attacks after the World Cup 1998 finals to become a key player
for Manchester's historic Treble win... WOW. I hope he continues not
to let the real losers get to him. He's a terrific player. Oh,
and he's good-looking too, but not like that matters. :-)
To the right is a picture of David.
