I've always thought I was the artsy kind. I used to paint and sketch when I was in grade school. I wasn't any good. I took music lessons and play piano, violin, viola and guitar. I never got past beginner level. Then I tried dancing and enjoy doing that until now but I can't dance without copying from the people around me in the studio. I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy Vancouver Art Gallery but since I'm already here and I heard entrance is by donation every Tuesday night, I went. I think the regular entrance fee is about twenty dollars. I gave a three dollar donation. And I think that's just about right. The first floor has paintings. I don't really know anything about paintings but I didn't see anything that I liked. I could ... read more

It is every Filipinos dream to play in the snow. I live in a place where the "coldest" it could get is 20C in January or February. Now is the time to live that dream so off to Mt. Seymour I went. The first ones I saw were by the side of the road. Not exactly pretty. They were the snow that were brushed to the side of the road and salted. I don't know what the salt is for but that is a lot of salt if they had to put salt in the snow every winter. What a waste! They also put sand or something. Maybe so the roads wont be slippery. I have a tendency not to believe when the people telling me are not professional tour guides. That's just me. I was ... read more

It's my first time to see a park full of bare trees. It is so beautiful to me. I think I'd like fall even more. Or spring when the leaves and the flowers bloom! If I can afford it I'd like to see all of it. The scenery in this park I'm showing is so inspiring. Artists would never have a difficult time finding inspiration here. I love the different colors that I see. The brown grass. Red bushes. Green pine trees. The water that reflects the sky. Sorry for describing these. I know its a boring read. Always hated the part when Hemingway describes the scenery. But I cant not talk about how beautiful it is in this park. The locals are finally coming out to enjoy the beautiful weather. Now I know that they ... read more

I met up with Annie today. She used to go to the church where I go before her family moved here five years ago. She lost so much weight. Good for her. She works full time during the day and goes to college at night, and still she finds time to work out. Incredibly driven young lady. Anyway, we met up at Metrotown mall and from there we drove by her parents house who were not there, then to her gym in Coquitlam. In the car we talked about her life here. The differences between life here and in the Philippines. What stuck to me the most is realizing that here everyone has a chance. Dreams are much easier to achieve here if you just work hard for it. She goes to college and she can ... read more

I went to the mall yesterday. Not because Im Filipino and thats what we do. I used to love going to the mall when I was in high school too. But not now that Im older, going to the mall could mean ruining my budget. I learned from another travel blogger that the mall is the best place to go people watching. I forget why but I do know that there should be lots of people there. I dont see a lot of people here. Compared to Asia where most sidewalks are teeming with people. Here I only see a few cars. I dont know where all the people are. I walked around a village in Burnaby in the afternoon looking at the pretty houses. It was like a ghost town. Of all the houses that ... read more