Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Say Thank You to the BUS DRIVER


have you ever said, "thank you" to any SBS bus drivers?
well, i definitely have never, well, maybe a couple of times,
after i asked him, "how much to XXX?"
and that was about it.
here in vancouver,
everyone says, "thank you!" loudly before they alight!
can you imagine it?
i did my virgin bus ride and found that out myself this afternoon.
i tried it myself,
"you're welcome!" came the reply :)
hey, i felt good, he felt good, win-win situation isn't it?

perhaps we should have a "say thank you to your friendly SBS bus driver" campaign in singapore!
then less of us will have to run after prematurely departuring buses hee hee

we had one of the heaviest snow fall in vancouver over the weekend.
see picture from outside my house.
the whole place looks like a white ski resort!
46cm of snow fall ha ha unheard of here.
cars were stuck,
schools were closed,
working people had legitimate reasons to stay home ;)
kids were building snowmen and igloos! i thought i see that only in movies!
fields covered in a blanket of white... so rolla-licious hee hee
best of all, watching the snow flakes fall...
turning everywhere black and white, so surreal.
the snowy weekend has definitely sprung me back to life.
funny it takes -7degreesC to have this effect on me...

i hope the worst for me here is over.
no more mopping around in the house,
no more jet lag, no more frozen fingers,
get up, get out and get living!

check back for more updates!

Thursday, November 23, 2006

i am here!

5 degrees C?
no wonder i am hiding at home,
where the heater keeps the room at a comfortable 22 degrees C.
tucked nicely posting this while warming my hands on a cup of hot milk.

that's cosy?
not if you have only just arrived from where people run in shorts and practically nothing on top.
i had to run in my full armour: cap, windproof top (with 2 layers under) and windproof pants.
next time i have to add a beanie and a scarf to block the chill from my face.
but a consolation was that i could run anytime of the day,
no more fear of the scorching sun zapping my energy.
can you believe i went running at 130pm?
typically i would be hiding indoors back at the equator...

arrived here on sun evening and finally conjured up courage to step out in the cold for the run.
only on wed.
a good start i think.
i will get used to this, i am trying.
adjusting to a freezing autumn/winter is no joke when summer was all you knew.
should have listened to everyone and put on 10kg before this trip.
ha ha excess baggage.

the sun rose at 745am this morning and looks set return home soon...
it is only 330pm...
bedtime!

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

hey there!

hi everyone!
hope all has been great.
the end of my overstay is finally coming.

my confirmed date of departure to vancouver is
19/11/06
Sun
BR226 EvaAir Terminal 1
13:10

do keep in touch via email!

sin33phy at hotmail dot com

continue living life to the fullest!