First, residents of Vancouver were asked to boil their tap water before drinking it because wind storms was wreaking havoc along the Pacific for the past couple weeks stirring up a lot of dirt and minerals in the local reservoirs. Now, the city is under a heavy snow warning. After hearing about this news from friends and family, I thought I'd get online and see if I could find some images of snowy Vancouver. This … Read more →
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Archive for November, 20065 results found.A low-key, yet eventful Birthday weekend
Birthdays are a strange phenomena… other than the physical indication that you're getting older (i.e. a little more white hairs, aching body parts, etc.), you wouldn't realize it was your birthday. i've come to realize that its letting people know of your birthday that makes it a special day. It's this day that everyone celebrates your birth, or life. Without any indication, this day can pass without much hoorah or festivities. I … Read more → Sir, can I have some more?
In any country, McDonald's usually has one burger or meal that caters towards the local McDonald's loving population. In Thailand, this takes form in the McRice Burger… does that sound tasty to you? Having spent a total of about 2 years in Thailand, this was the first time I can remember eating a McDonald's meal (maybe the other times were just too tramatic). Just like eating any other McDonald's meal, I wasn't surprised when I … Read more → Holy hayfever, batman!Who would've guessed you can get hayfever in Bangkok. First, there's no real drastic changes to seasons. I mean, basically the city has a wet, dry and hot season, where temperatures range from 25-38 degrees C… Sure its not so humid now but why all of sudden are all the symptom of being back in Canada in the spring now affecting me here in Bangkok… …my nose is dripping like a leaky faucet, i can't feel my eyes because I've itched them … Read more → Banana-leaf-boats
Yesterday was the Loy Krathong festival in Thailand. This is where people get to the nearest body of water and drop a little banana leaf boat to pay respect to their ancestors and make offerings to the water (god?). Had a chance to make my own banana boat… it didn't really help my confidence level to have the thai person beside me helping me… i mean mocking me the whole time I was putting … Read more → |
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