Summer is here!
The sun is out, the temperatures are up and everyone is out enjoying themselves. Vancouver is a very weather dependent city. Most of the best things to do here are free, but are only fun when the weather cooperates. Ever since the weather got good, I have been out every day with different people enjoying Coal Harbour, English Bay, Robson St, even Granville Island. I feel like a tourist who knows where to go.
On thursay after work I went to Happa Izakaya with Noah. The food was good and the drinks were fun. The whole atmosphere was a good example of the cooler things in Vancouver. The customers were a mix of Asians and Westerners, speaking a variety of languages and all out to have a good time. We even talked to the people at the tables around us, which is unusually friendly for Vancouver. Of course, I ended up spending way more money than I had intended, but I had a good time.
On friday Rae and I met up with Paul. After having some drinks and playing some ping pong, we heard music coming from the basement and decided to seak in. There, there was a concert going on, put on by Emily Carr art students. The whole thing had a real "underground" feeling to it, and not just because it was in the sub basement. I felt a bit out of place dressed in my clubbing shirt and leather shoes and we did not stay very long.
Saturday, Rae and I went for a walk, as usual. When we were in Gas town, Rae saw a button store and wanted to go in to look for a cool mother's day present for her mom. When we got in, I started thinking that some of these buttons would make great cufflinks so I asked the owner about it. She said that she had the cufflink backs and that I could just glue and button on to one and make cufflinks. This was great! I had finally found a place where, not only could I get cufflinks at a reasonable price, but I could get cool and original ones too. In total I picked out four pairs for about $30. More than I had intended to spend, but a good price for some funky cufflinks.
Sunday was mother's day so I went for lunch with my family at Cardero's on Coal Harbour. The lunch was good, and most importantly I could tell that my baba felt appreciated for her role as matriarch of the family. After lunch, I talked with my zaida. He wants very much for me to stay in Vancouver. I guess he wants me to stay near him, but I also get the feeling that he really likes Vancouver and he wants me to stay here to enjoy it. Personally, I would love to stay in Vancouver if I had a good job, but at this stage in my life, once I am done school, work will probably come first in guiding my decision on where to live. Talking to him on the bench in Coal Harbour, I could see that even though he is not as phisicaly robust as he used to be, he still has all of his whits about him, even at 95. If I am in his shape in 7o years, I will consider myself very lucky indeed.
After my family went home, I went for a walk with Greg. One thing I like about Greg is that he is always up for adventurous walks to distant parts of the city. This time we took a route over the Burrard bridge and around back through Chinatown to that park next to the sea bus and finally to Coal Harbour. It was a truely epic walk and a very enjoyable day. When I got home, I looked in the mirror and noticed that my whole face was red. I had my first burn of the year, and I didn't even see it coming. I went in to work the next day with a tomato for a face.
Last night, after a long day of work, I hung out with Paul and his friend Cam. After some pacman we headed down to the beach to have a beer. It really felt like summer and I felt the sort of freedom that I have always felt in the summer. All I have to do is work for the first 8 hours of each day, and I get the next 8 hours free to do what I want. As an added bonus, I get the weekends free too. This is a much happier way of looking at my situation than I had been doing before and even helped in consoling me when, after I went home, Paul and his friends continued hanging out into the small hours.
Today I met Amy and Kaush after work. These are both friends I know from my exchange in Singapore. The three of us were integral members of the Canadian moose dancing squad... Kaush is in town for work and had never been to Vancouver before. Me, being the person I am, went into tour guide mode and took him around Coal Harbour and over to the beach. Like most Torontonians, he was very impressed with the scenery and the lifestyle and was happy to be coming back a few more times in the coming months. I will miss Vancouver... but that is a post in its self, and one better left for later. It was inspiring to see that Kaush was working as a consultant and in this job was being sent across the country. Some day, when I have skills, I hope to find a job like this too, until then I will enjoy my life in lotus land.
The sun is out, the temperatures are up and everyone is out enjoying themselves. Vancouver is a very weather dependent city. Most of the best things to do here are free, but are only fun when the weather cooperates. Ever since the weather got good, I have been out every day with different people enjoying Coal Harbour, English Bay, Robson St, even Granville Island. I feel like a tourist who knows where to go.
On thursay after work I went to Happa Izakaya with Noah. The food was good and the drinks were fun. The whole atmosphere was a good example of the cooler things in Vancouver. The customers were a mix of Asians and Westerners, speaking a variety of languages and all out to have a good time. We even talked to the people at the tables around us, which is unusually friendly for Vancouver. Of course, I ended up spending way more money than I had intended, but I had a good time.
On friday Rae and I met up with Paul. After having some drinks and playing some ping pong, we heard music coming from the basement and decided to seak in. There, there was a concert going on, put on by Emily Carr art students. The whole thing had a real "underground" feeling to it, and not just because it was in the sub basement. I felt a bit out of place dressed in my clubbing shirt and leather shoes and we did not stay very long.
Saturday, Rae and I went for a walk, as usual. When we were in Gas town, Rae saw a button store and wanted to go in to look for a cool mother's day present for her mom. When we got in, I started thinking that some of these buttons would make great cufflinks so I asked the owner about it. She said that she had the cufflink backs and that I could just glue and button on to one and make cufflinks. This was great! I had finally found a place where, not only could I get cufflinks at a reasonable price, but I could get cool and original ones too. In total I picked out four pairs for about $30. More than I had intended to spend, but a good price for some funky cufflinks.
Sunday was mother's day so I went for lunch with my family at Cardero's on Coal Harbour. The lunch was good, and most importantly I could tell that my baba felt appreciated for her role as matriarch of the family. After lunch, I talked with my zaida. He wants very much for me to stay in Vancouver. I guess he wants me to stay near him, but I also get the feeling that he really likes Vancouver and he wants me to stay here to enjoy it. Personally, I would love to stay in Vancouver if I had a good job, but at this stage in my life, once I am done school, work will probably come first in guiding my decision on where to live. Talking to him on the bench in Coal Harbour, I could see that even though he is not as phisicaly robust as he used to be, he still has all of his whits about him, even at 95. If I am in his shape in 7o years, I will consider myself very lucky indeed.
After my family went home, I went for a walk with Greg. One thing I like about Greg is that he is always up for adventurous walks to distant parts of the city. This time we took a route over the Burrard bridge and around back through Chinatown to that park next to the sea bus and finally to Coal Harbour. It was a truely epic walk and a very enjoyable day. When I got home, I looked in the mirror and noticed that my whole face was red. I had my first burn of the year, and I didn't even see it coming. I went in to work the next day with a tomato for a face.
Last night, after a long day of work, I hung out with Paul and his friend Cam. After some pacman we headed down to the beach to have a beer. It really felt like summer and I felt the sort of freedom that I have always felt in the summer. All I have to do is work for the first 8 hours of each day, and I get the next 8 hours free to do what I want. As an added bonus, I get the weekends free too. This is a much happier way of looking at my situation than I had been doing before and even helped in consoling me when, after I went home, Paul and his friends continued hanging out into the small hours.
Today I met Amy and Kaush after work. These are both friends I know from my exchange in Singapore. The three of us were integral members of the Canadian moose dancing squad... Kaush is in town for work and had never been to Vancouver before. Me, being the person I am, went into tour guide mode and took him around Coal Harbour and over to the beach. Like most Torontonians, he was very impressed with the scenery and the lifestyle and was happy to be coming back a few more times in the coming months. I will miss Vancouver... but that is a post in its self, and one better left for later. It was inspiring to see that Kaush was working as a consultant and in this job was being sent across the country. Some day, when I have skills, I hope to find a job like this too, until then I will enjoy my life in lotus land.
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