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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Weather is turning cold

Weather is turning cold.. autumn is coming...
This will be my first time experiencing autumn, and first time not celebrating mid-autumn festival..
Because the weather is cold, I have to wear my new jacket whenever I leave the house.
Let me show it to u...


Cool right?
I always feel cool when I wear this jacket (pun intended) ;)

Monday, September 20, 2010

Writings on the (toilet) wall

























Writings on the wall of one of the toilet cubicles in Concordia. lol.
If you wanna know more about what "2+2=5" means, read this

Ice mountains in Singapore

























My camera died so I went to the Future Shop to buy a camera.
The name of the shop sounds like it is the shop for the future, so I decided that it is the best place to buy my camera...
The salesman was really friendly and was quite knowledgeable about different types of cameras.
Ok. talk talk and talk..
I told him that I'm from Singapore and I am here on an exchange.
And as I purchased the camera.. the conversation continues...

"Singapore is a beautiful place."
"Yes it is."
"How is Singapore like?"
"It is very hot."
"Are you sure? I always think it is a very cold place, with
ice mountains."
I smiled and said "no, it is very hot."
"What is the highest temperature in Singapore?"
"About 35 degrees."
"Oh, I always thought Singapore is a very cold place. Where is Singapore? Oh never mind, I don't know where Singapore is."


And I smiled, got my camera, thanked him and said bye.
Ice mountains in Singapore?
I thought it was quite funny.. but when I got home..
I realised he might be right after all..

Strawberry Milk

Milk at PA Supermarche.
Many different types of white milk for you to choose from...
There are soya milk, white milk and chocolate milk..
But no strawberry milk anywhere.
Strawberry milk, where are u?
Nevermind, my favourite is still Québon chocolate milk

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Lessons after second week of school

Here is a picture of my french class in Loyola..
They still use the old fashioned kind of chalk and blackboard.
I thought all the AM slack and love to play a lot.. I was so so so wrong.

Yang zhou fried rice

Today I bought Yang Zhou fried rice from a restaurant in Chinatown - it costs $4 CAD.
The portion is really big - I ate half of it for lunch and kept the rest for dinner.
Although the fried rice doesn't taste as nice as the fried rice I had in Singapore, I was quite happy to eat it.
I continued thinking about the fried rice during my class after lunch.

Sweets in the Toilet?

They are selling sweets beside Tampons in the toilet? eeeee.. I wonder who will buy them. Maybe those who need something sweet in their mouth after having a difficult time in the toilet.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Freedom

U know in Singapore, people really like to stare.
Whether u dress weirdly or not, they just like to stare.

Here in Canada, no one really care what u wear...
whether u dress weirdly or not..
No one really stare at u.
It is great!

Here in Canada, I dare to wear funny outfits like this to go shopping...

cos no one really cares...

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Rollercoaster at La Ronde



















As u can see from the picture above, I went for roller coaster rides.
It was really a hair raising experience. I had great fun!




















My favourite is Ednor-L'attaque (above).
Not only was Ednor-L'attaque (dun ask me to pronounce it) a fun ride, I had a nice chat with the uncle sitting next to me during the ride.

I have never sat so many roller coasters in one day.
Although it was a fun experience, I will probably be my first and last time in La Ronde.
I don't think my heart can take more shocks.. I am not getting any younger.

Chips

No I am not talking about the chips in Casino.
I am talking about potato chips.



















I love bbq flavour potato chips, so I bought the 3 different flavour of bbq flavour potato chips:
bbq (black), old fashioned bbq (orange) and bbq rib (purple).

The bbq (black packaging) is the normal bbq flavour we often eat (sweet).
The old fashioned bbq tasted a little salty than the normal bbq.
The bbq rib tasted a little more sour than the normal bbq.

My favourite is still the black packaging bbq flavour.
Having eaten 3 big packets of Lays potato chips in one month, it is definitely more than enough for me.
No more chips for me, potato or plastic.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Graffiti in Montreal


Adventure to our first lesson in Loyola Campus

Concordia has 2 campuses - SGW campus and Loyola campus.
It was 5.40pm. Class at 5.45pm. We were still at SGW campus.
The queue for the shuttle bus to Loyola Campus was never-ending.
So my 2 friends and I decide to take public transport (metro+bus) instead of the shuttle bus.
So we walked really quickly to the nearest Metro.



















It was like amazing race.. time is ticking fast.
We alighted at the Lucien L'Allie Metro station..
We walked up 3 escalators to the exit... but we couldn't find the bus stop.
We asked many passerby.. and they had no clue as well.
And in the end, we took the cab.. which costs us $24.



















And finally we reached..
But that was not the end.
I started looking frantically for my classroom because it was already 6.45pm.
I'm already one hour late.
I found the classroom and was shocked to find out that the classroom was empty.

























They ended class so early meh?
I figured out that something might be wrong and went to the library.
I tried to log into the portal but I forgot my password.
So I asked the librarian for help to reset my password..
After several minutes, I manage to log into the portal and checked the timetable.
I found out that they had changed the venue of the class! What!

So hurry hurry scurry I asked a random passerby where to get to that building..
that building where my class is..

























and after walking a while, I found that building..
and when I reached the classroom, everyone started packing their stuff.

























Lesson is over.
"See you next week" said the prof.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Best Milk Ever!


The best chocolate milk I have ever tasted.
Its so much better than the Marigold HL milk... and any other milk I have tasted in sg.
I am starting to like milk, my mum will be so proud of me.

Monday, September 6, 2010

My Pasta in Montreal



















ok, this is my pasta.
I know it doesn't look nice la.. but I still like it. :P
It is Pasta and hotdog in chinese seafood sauce. <- Fusion
I cooked it today for dinner.
This is the 2nd time I cooked it.
It was a flop today.
The pasta and the hot dog were not cooked.
Nevertheless, it tasted good.. because the hot dog was good.
It was one of the best hot dog I have ever eaten.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Macdonalds



















I went to Macdonalds
and ordered French fries and Double Cheeseburger
"Do you have chilli sauce?" I asked.
"No, but we have Ssssaaaaaaaaalsaa.. do you want Salsa?"
I nodded.

They are cool.
In Montreal, Macdonalds don't have chilli sauce, they have salsa.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Time to turn geeky

I am officially in the faculty of Engineering and Computer Science.
I just went for the orientation talk in the school.
It is time to turn geeky.

And put on my geeky glasses.


Recycle Bin



















Recycle Bin in Montreal.
I see in Montreal, the same situation I see in Guangzhou.
There are people going to the recycle bin to take out recyclable materials and sell them . but I have to say I see more people doing this in China.

I have yet to see people digging into the recycle bin for materials in Singapore..
probably because I have not been out observing people enough..
but I think it is because the items in many recycle bins in public areas don't look too different from the items in the rubbish bin.
They just go to the rubbish bin to look for their 'treasures.'
Who knows, there may be much more stuff in the rubbish bin.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Asking for $$

$$ is a sensitive issue.

One morning last week, I was walking to my friend's house.
It was around 10 am in the morning.
As I was reaching the house, an old man.. probably in his 50s called out to me.


























This was exactly what he was wearing.
First he asked me whether I can speak cantonese.
I said yes.
And then he asked whether I had cash to give him to take bus to go home.


Raspberry


The first raspberry I have ever eaten.