I voted in a mall (again)
Today I voted for my candidate of choice in the 41st British Columbia general election… at the mall! The election takes place on May 9 but a lot of people choose to cast their ballot in advance ...
Category: Burnaby
Telus came to my building tonight
Earlier this afternoon the maintenance guy in my building was putting up the Christmas decorations. “Ooh! Are you going to put up the tree today?” I asked. “No,” he replied. &#...
I updated my voter information card at a mall!
The other day I received my Elections Canada Voter Information Card in the mail. Unfortunately they got my name wrong so I went to my nearest Elections Canada office at Brentwood Town Centre in Burnab...
How I survived the great power outage of 2015
I survived a 15-hour power outage with the aid of beef udon, candles and CBC Radio.
My cat Khan has died
My cat Khan died at home on Friday, May 15, 2015. He was 10-years-old. He had been very ill for the past six weeks and couldn’t hold on any longer. At around 11:30 a.m. Housemate found him curled up i...
I voted in a mall!
I like voting. It’s a fun, easy and affordable way to participate in the democratic process. And it just got a lot easier here in Burnaby ‘cause we get to vote at the mall! I’ll be out of provin...
Dump truck blocks Capitol Hill (Burnaby) sidewalk
Find out why a dump truck blocked the sidewalk.
Chatting with Scientologists and Conservatives at Burnaby Hats Off Day 2010
Once a year the city closes off Hastings from Boundary to Gamma for the annual Hats Off Day celebration. It’s pretty cool. There’s a parade, kiosks, vintage cars and tons of interesting pe...
KFC scandal!
I had lunch at KFC yesterday. It was either that or McDonald’s. Since McDonald’s was down a flight of stairs and I was too lazy to use the elevator I just settled for KFC. Here in Canada K...
Conservative Party typo on campaign signs!
I can’t be too harsh with them, as I’ve written and published many things with glarings typos. But this one is too good to resist! The Conservative Party candidate for Burnaby-Douglas is R...