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China Air flight 808
I usually forget that I look different I returned home for my sister's wedding but since I gave my boss the slip, I thought it best to tack on a few extra days for a road trip with my good friend Marci, coffee with my highschool chum Cathy, a hot date in the West End, a stroll through Stanley Park and a little shopping at Metrotown and Robson Street for my summer wardrobe. I fit XL in Japan but in Canada I'm medium. It's a very nice feeling when you go down two sizes over night.
Strange things I felt/saw being home again.
1. First afternoon, riding my bike through a quiet neighbourhood, I passed a middle aged caucasian couple. First thought in my head was, "oh! gaijin (foreigners)!"
2. BC Transit fare has increased more than a dollar. Still, it's bloody affordble. Same trip in Japan would cost 3x as much
3. In Vancouver, the number of Starbucks' outlets continues to increase
4. Bumped into a boy I coached five years back. He now stood two feet taller, stocking the shelves at Chapters.
5. All these books are in English!!! (Chapters) Hey there's a Starbuck's in here - and one across the street.
6. April
Vancouver Island range
looking north from the plane showers bring May flowe- showers. This weather sucks
7. Mmm, the ocean. smells great
8. Mmm, fresh cut lawns. smells like rain and sunshine's love child
9. "there are more blacks and metro sexuals in Vancouver now." -Lana (Vancouver has arrived)
10. there are a lot of luxury SUVs, doesn't anyone notice the rise in gasoline prices? CO2 anybody?
11. My sister has traded in her sports car for an SUV!
12. My family is getting older - this was the most striking realization
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