This is my brother Joe When we were kids he wrote an essay for school that started out like this; “My name is Joe, just Joe. Not Joseph, Joshua or Jose. I’m Joe, short for Kojo because I was born on a Monday” Everyone acted as if he was Shakespeare... [view entry]

For months now, I’ve been looking for the perfect bag for my ‘gear’. I was looking for an alternative to the typical camera bag, a stylish alternative, if you would. I find that the typical camera bag is either bulky, ugly or screams “rob me; I have thousands of dollars... [view entry]

An alternative title for this post is “The afternoon I wore my blouse inside out” We were in historic Steveston Village for the Wild BC Seafood Fest a couple of weekends ago. I wore my blouse inside out the whole day and didn’t notice it until later on in the... [view entry]

The new Canada Line SkyTrain started running last month much to everyone’s excitement (well, almost everyone). Up to 85,000 people lined up to ride the train the first day it opened, and it’s had a steady stream of commuters since than. The train connects downtown Vancouver to the airport and... [view entry]

It’s been a very busy week for me; I’m trying to cram a month’s worth of work into two weeks. I‘ve been going to work at 8AM everyday this week; my co-worker looked at me suspiciously yesterday and asked; “Seriously, what’s going on with you?” Preparing to go on vacation... [view entry]

I’m a bit of an apple (the fruit) connoisseur; I doubt there’re a lot of us amateur apple (the fruit, not the computer company) enthusiasts out there. Apples are one of the oldest and most widely cultivated fruits on earth. The origins, history and its myths are very fascinating once... [view entry]

I moved to Vancouver (and Canada) exactly seven years ago today! This also marks the longest I’ve ever lived in one place in one stretch – I’ve lived in Vancouver longer than I’ve lived anywhere else. In a way it feels like I’ve lived here forever. I think that inherently... [view entry]

I feel guilty sometimes that I don’t spend enough time with my mom. We’ve settled into a comfortable routine of going about with our lives that we don’t necessarily spend time together. I try to remedy this occasionally by going places or doing things with her that I think she... [view entry]

I think it’s understandable that one of my biggest fears is that I’ll get some type of cancer. It’s actually my second biggest fear, right behind being buried alive. Although there are no official conclusions, research had linked Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in plastic bottles and many other... [view entry]

All too soon summer’s almost gone. In a couple of days we’ll have that one last long weekend, then the leaves will start turning a golden hue. The leaves have started turning in some places, my friend E. just got back from the north (northern BC, Yukon and Alaska) and... [view entry]