Category: Fun and Games
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Navigating a Doha Nightmare: The Trial of Getting Home
My journey home from Doha was a trial, quite literally. It turns out the paperwork that was supposed to have been done back in January, regarding the settlement I had to agree to or be stuck in Doha for two years fighting fraudulent charges on my credit card from 2006, was not completed. I opted…
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Yes of course I can help you… Let me put you on the list…
In this part of the world there are two types of people, one who can work anywhere in the world and get the job done, the other are people who can’t get jobs anywhere else in the world and are stuck here. This event has had me wondering which category I fall into and at…
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Honey… Honey… No really you want honey?
Eating at one of my favorite restaurants here in the Sandbox, I had the oddest thing happen to me. We were finishing up dinner, some Shish Tawooq sandwiches, when this guy whom I’ve seen there a few times slides up to our table and starts miming something in front of his belly in the rough…
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End of the season…
The season kicked off early with an opening day trip to Whistler. I arrived to find a massive line, but a friend came to the rescue with an extra lift pass. After a hearty meal, we hit the slopes and then proceeded to party well into the next morning, making new friends and enjoying the…
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An epic story
There’s something about this season that feels a little more epic than last. I started snowboarding last season and after an epic first season of riding at Cypress, Grouse, and Whistler, I hung up the board at the end of the season thinking I wasn’t going to get the time this year. So far I’ve…
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Triathlon… No really I tried!
Ah, a relaxing weekend in Kelowna, a paradise for boating, hiking, and triathlons! I recently competed in my first triathlon, the Apple Triathlon, which was a short distance known as a Try a Tri. This distance is shorter than a sprint and is designed to be a good introduction to the world of triathlons. I…
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Coastal Escape: A Weekend of Adventure and Serenity in Tofino
Pre-Day 1: The Anticipation Builds As the weekend approached, the excitement for our camping trip to Tofino grew. I decided to leave the packing until the last minute, opting instead to enjoy a relaxing evening out with friends. We ended up at a concert where one of my co-workers was performing, and the night was…
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The outlook is blank?
I went to look up my horoscope for my birthday and this is what came up. I’ve not altered aside from cropping it to fit into the blog. I think it’s freaking hilarious that it comes up blank. How do I take this? I can look at it as the stars don’t know what’s going…
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The plank of wood
After a thrilling day on the slopes, I made a game-changing decision: I was done with rental gear. The smell and the quality just didn’t cut it anymore. Imagine racing around a track in a semi-truck (that’s the rental) versus cruising up a mountain in a Subaru WRX STI (that’s my new gear). Trust me,…
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Holidays 2008 – post production report
The 2008 holidays began with the necessity of buying new tires for my car. It was an expense I hadn’t planned for until after the New Year, but as the saying goes, “Life is what happens while you’re making other plans.” So, I accepted the fact that I had to put $900 into the car.…