Halifax to Vancouver(PART 2 OF 3)
Dragon Boat Festival
Halifax 2008
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Dragon Boat Race in Vancouver
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Both cities enjoy fireworks...
Canada Day Fireworks in Halifax
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Celebration Of Light Vancouver 2011
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Oh, Kato...You make me nostalgic.
Well...if so, why don'y you take a loot at Halifax from the sky above.
Flying over Halifax
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Diane, you might as well drive through the old town...
Driving in Halifax
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Downtown Halifax
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Oh, Kato...You really make me nostalgic.
Then how come you left Halifax?
Well... The life in Halifax became monotonous to me when I reached twenty.
Oh c'mon... Look at the above pictures and watch the video clips. Halifax has a couple of nice discos...and the lovely park as well as fascinating fireworks and festivals. You can't be get bored.
I know what you mean, Kato. What I'm trying to say is this---if you stay in a particular place for long, your life will be choked up in your own small world. I needed some kind of adventure.
I see...I see...that's the reason you went up north, isn't it?
You're telling me, Kato.
Subj:Summer is here
with us!
Enjoy the sunshine!
From: diane03760@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Tue, Jul 26, 2011 4:35 pm.
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Thanks my truly skinny Socrates, Kato.
■"Madame Riviera and Burger"
(July 26, 2011)
I've read the above article.
Your article is excellent as usual.
I did remember that you lived in Yellowknife some years ago.
Many years ago, I too lived for six months or so in the north, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
Actually, I worked for a mining company in a small town called Faro (Anvil Mines at the time) as secretary to the President.
I was given my own apartment (most of the staff had to live in bunk houses) and a huge salary compared with what I would receive in Vancouver.
So I was thrilled about that.
I didn't want to feel totally isolated, though, so I asked whether I could eat with the others in the cookhouse and they obliged.
Thank God.
It was fun and much easier than doing my own cooking and making do with the limited selection in the local store.
The cook took a special liking to me and every day he would give me extra rations of cookies and cakes.
Pretty soon I realized that if I took advantage of these favours I would end up being a roly-poly.
so I would take them and then give them away.
Lotsa fun.
I do remember a really cute Japanese gal who worked up there telling me she had already gained 25 lbs in one year, and it showed.
It was all the lesson I needed, thankfully.
Le Crueset cookware is definitely famous.
A friend of mine in Kerrisdale has some and he said they're very, very expensive but worth every penny.
He has one pot that he uses almost daily and has for years and it has proved to be the best pot he's every cooked with and worked with---sturdy, reliable, easy to work with.
So I guess it's worth the big bucks, true?!
Vancouver is pretty good, but not paradise I'd say.
The weather's too crummy half the time, or more than half the time actually, Which is why my brother left Canada for France.
He could no longer stand the cold weather.
Certainly, I do miss him.
As a matter of fact, I've found an interesting joke:
You see, Kato, we don't have many sunny days in Vancouver!
Anyway, I enjoyed reading your article.
Thanks again for all this.
Love, Diane ~
SOURCE: "Roly-poly in the North"
(July 30, 2011)
So you really enjoyed the northern way of semi-arctic life, didn't you?
Yes, I did. I loved it very much, but as you know, I realized that if I took advantage of the above favours I would end up being a roly-poly.
I see...but why didn't you go back to Halifax.
Well... I was seeking a westcoast life.
And you've chosen Vancouver ever since.
Yes, I have.
Have you been enjoying the life in Vancouver?
Oh yes, very much so. Although I don't like too much rain here, I like the westcoast living. Kato, since we have a lovely and gorgeous day today, why don't we jog around the seawall in Stanley Park?
You must get your butt out of the library.
Well... that's a good idea. But I'd rather play with a squirrel in the park.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, ... That would be too childish. Well... if you insist, Kato, don't forget to take some nuts with you.
I won't... Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ...
(To be followed)