Since it rains a lot in Vancouver, I guess the probability of seeing rainbows is higher too… This is the second time in about a week that I have one in my “front yard”:
Archive for March, 2007
RAINBOW CITY
Posted in Life, tagged Life, rain, rainbow, vancouver on March 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PARADE, THE DAY AFTER…
Posted in Events, tagged activities, fun, Life, saint patrick's day, vancouver on March 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I went to see “Saint Paddy’s Day” parade this morning. I’d never been to one before and didn’t really know what to expect other than some celtic music and dancing.
I don’t know what the parades look like in other cities but here, it started with the police wailing their sirens and performing a street-level, simplistic [...]
TURNING JAPANESE
Posted in Life, tagged japanese, language, Life, sugoi, vancouver on March 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Ohayo, sangatsu jyu hachi, kyu ji.”
I hope I got that right… :s It’s supposed to say: “Good morning (Ohayo), [it's] March (sangatsu) 18 (jyu hachi)[th], 9 (kyu) o’clock (ji).”
The Japanese wife of a Canadian colleague from work who knows about my interest for all things Asian has been introducing me to friends of hers recently. English is [...]
THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS ARE OUT!
Posted in Life, tagged cherry blossoms, Life, spring, vancouver on March 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Funny how the urban landscape changes so quickly. I was noticing to myself a week ago that the trees were not at their best and, try as you might, you couldn’t see any sign of Spring breaking through in the near future. But now, the cherry blossoms are already out and “strong” enough to spread [...]
VANCOUVERITE AT LAST!
Posted in Life, tagged Life, rain, umbrella, vancouver on March 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I must really be starting to act like a real Vancouverite: as I walked down the streets this morning, I saw quite a few umbrellas up — but not mine! I used to be among the first ones opening up my umbrella when the rain would suddenly come down, no matter how light or heavy [...]
