Tidbits
Sleepover at Ikea - Maybe this is the only way to get to the $1 early enough…
A ramen bath - Japanese spa with special baths resembling instant noodles. I wanna play!
Old age homes for dogs - 1) Old dogs don’t like to be abandoned at strange places. 2) Playing with young puppies will probably cause the older dogs to die faster due to exhaustion.
A remote-controlled pigeon - Oh the poor thing…
An article on a brilliant method of teaching grade schoolers about bats and rabies. I smell a lawsuit.
Will trade beer for Crumpler bags. Tempted by the beanbag and messenger bags…
Photos
Ski Utah 2009
February 06, 2009 | Travels |
Our second major ski trip this year was to Salt Lake City, from Jan 28 to Feb 2. We were not spared weather delays.
Our flight left Toronto on Wed, at 5 pm. A snow storm appeared out of nowhere the night before, and flights started being…
One day international business trips sorta sucks
August 29, 2008 | Travels, Work |
So finally went on my first official business trip last week and I have to say, unless you can spend the weekend there at your own leisure, it’s not particularly fun. The schedule was like this: 3 am wake up, 3:30 pick up by coworker. Arrived at airport at…
Goodbye Nanjing!
May 29, 2008 | Travels |
Can’t believe how fast four weeks’ gone by. We have our final exams tomorrow morning, and leaving for our 7 week tour of Xi’an and Beijing on Sunday. Then it’s back to Canada. Sigh, I don’t feel ready to go back to work yet. I think I actually miss…
So that’s why everyone was standing outside…
May 13, 2008 | Travels |
So after class Monday, Mike and I decided to wander around the main Nanjing shopping district (Xinjiekou) to look for textbooks, of all things. We found an entire two story store for foreigners, and were able to pick up some CD’s and books for the series we use at…
Nanjing: Week 1
May 09, 2008 | Travels |
So it’s Friday night, we’ve officially been here a week now. It feels short and long at the same time. Classes seem like they are still starting, and I don’t think my speaking has improved any. (Reading, however, has certainly improved as I’ve been cramming hanzi every evening) But…
