Archive for July, 2005
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005
Finally back, but not yet
I am finally back in Canada. I am not home yet. I tried to rest a a day in sunny Vancouver for a day. I do not like jet lag. It is a lot cooler in Vancouver. I do not have to tolerate 34 C temperate. People here call 27 C hot. It is just [...]
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Friday, July 22nd, 2005
In China
I arrived in China this morning by bus. It was raing hard last night and this morning. After days of hot weather, I can “enjoy” 30 C temperature. (it is better than 37 C.) China has changed by leaps and bounds in the last few decades. The rice fields of Peael Delta had changed into [...]
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2005
Hot and very hot
I arrived in Hong Kong since last Saturday. I lived her for the first 20 years of my life. However, I have never experienced this hot temperature. It has been over 34 C for the ever since I arrived. It was 35 to 36 C this afternoon. It seems I am living in a big [...]
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Wednesday, July 13th, 2005
Love the city
It was just beautiful in Vancouver in the last few days. It was cooler than usual. I went to Stanley Park yesterday. I will leave Vancouver soon. Overall, I like the city. The mountains and the ocean made me feel refreshed. It is a big city. I have to adjust to the driving and park. [...]
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Sunday, July 10th, 2005
An evening with old friends in Vancouver
It was nice to see some old friends in Vancouver. We had dinner in Hotel Vancouver last night with a couple we have known for decades from Halifax. It was their wedding anniversary. It was a good time to catch up with the good old days. After so many years, we all agreed that we [...]
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Friday, July 8th, 2005
Interior BC
I spent the last few days driving around interior BC. I stayed in Kelowna, Osoyoos, Castlegar, Nakusp, Revelstoke, Rogers Pass and Kamloops. The scenery was just breath taking. I just wish I had more time. My son was trying to upload the pictures he took with the digital camera to his space.msn site. I saw [...]
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2005
More random thoughts in Vancouver
The traffic was terrible last night in downtown Vancouver. I booked a table in a Japanese Teppan restaurant downtown. It was Canada Day. Parking was just bad. Fortunately, I found a spot. I parked near the Vancouver hotel. I saw many homeless in this upscale part of town. The restaurant was a neat teppan place [...]
