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Regent once again held their annual ‘puppy day’. Nine dogs, and one puppy dominated the atrium for two hours. Everyone got their pick-me-up before final papers and exams, including the rabbi pictured.
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Student Employee shout outs from the Thank You luncheon, which I cooked for :) Lynne is my supervisor and she was the first to hire me at Regent. Grateful to her for having me on board and renewing my contract for another year!
After almost two years of staring outside the bus window and at the bike friendly city, I took the plunge and bought a bike off the ever dodgy craigslist.
Because it was cheap and one of two bikes which fit my minuscule height, it needed a few repairs. I also broke the inner tubing (didn’t know the force of my own strength).
The University of British Columbia (UBC) has this a bike co-op affectionately dubbed ‘the bike kitchen’. Students, professors, and staff can come here and rent, buy and repair bikes. They have all the tools you can borrow and bike doctors to help you out. It’s surprisingly cheap. (CAD$2.25 to use tools)
I haven’t owned a bike since I was 10. And there’s that tragically funny incident where I somersaulted off my cousin’s bike and into a ‘longkan’ in Klang, Malaysia. So my two wheel experience is non-existent.
I thought my small frame and feminine wiles would mean I could get the guys at the bike kitchen to help me repair my bike… But nosiree… It’s all DIY. They show you the tools, they tell you what to do and off you go.
I have to say its extremely satisfying when you have to fix your bike up yourself. Two inner tubes, two tyres, fenders, gear cable and one sawed seat later, you step back with your hands covered in black grease and you smile. Cos you did it yourself. There’s a sense of ownership. This is no longer a cheap Craigslist buy. It’s my bike. We now have a history, a story.
And it rides beautifully.
NB. My buddy Hua Soo was the muscle today. He helped me out a ton in the bike kitchen. Couldn’t have done it without him. My biceps only take me so far :)
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Kowloon Walled City
How can I get this as a poster? So, so, so cool. Love my Hong Kong
(Source: humanscalecities, via crunchgoestheleaf)
Let me propose the following neo-Stoical attitude to the problem, which will no doubt ease the psychic pain of the next OMG-my-data-has-gone-from-a-“free”-service! controversy. If your data exists only as hosted by “free” services on the internet, you should assume not only that it’s not your data, but that it doesn’t even exist at all. That way, you’ll be less upset when one day it vanishes without trace, and you can greet personal erasure with splendid equanimity.
— Steven Poole (via ayjay)
Chizzy 2013
Folks, we’re coming home.
December 15th-January 12th
Can. Barely. Wait.
Also big big thank yous to the TO parents for sponsoring our journey to the 852. If you see them, hug and thank them for us and for you too.
reluctant cook
I just bought almost US$400 of chef’s knives and accessories. I guess this is really happening… but I’m really very happy that I won’t have to deal with dull knives at work.
Polar Bear Swim 2013
It was crazy. Full of mad people. It was like the Sevens in HK but on a beach and in really cold conditions. There were plenty of Borat-esque costumes but knowing that they’d soon be clinging on to yellow pink hairy tummies were not a comforting sight.
About 2000+ people screamed, hopped, jumped and swam in the English Bay today and it was awesome. The air was around 5 degrees and the water was warmer by one degree. The only thing that was really freezing were my toes after the swim. I couldn’t feel them for a full 45 minutes (they are still intact!). It was really wonderful to run into wintry waters with friends.
Best New Years Day ever.
I’m definitely doing it again next year.
With a polar bear hat on.
