Showing posts with label 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2010. Show all posts

Sunday, February 28, 2010

With Glowing Hearts...I AM CANADIAN.


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So... for sure, hockey is Canada's game. Eat our ice, and your own greasy asses, U.S. of A!

Sure we might be the only country that has a piece of leaf on their flag. We're also the only country who has a rodent as their national animal. But we just OWNED YOU AT HOCKEY. That's right, hockey. The sport that we claimed as our national sport cause it was invented here where there is ice. There is no gold, silver or bronze in Hockey... there's only a winner, or a loser. And we won.

I was at work during the second half of the game. Imagine how intense it was. You can hear the cheer, the roar, the boo, the "luuuu", and the "ugghh!", and finally... the victory. Mall workers walk out of their stores to see the screen; everyone cheered and hugged. All because we claimed our throne back.

I'm sorry that we're awesome.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Vancouver's Two-Week Party

Some love the Winter Games, some hate it. Me? Personally, I love it. For the past, I don't know, how many years Canada has been desperately trying to increase its patriotism. I must say, they have finally succeeded. I've never been so proud to be Canadian.


The Opening Ceremony went pretty darn well if it wasn't for the stupid commentators. I didn't get to see the whole thing; but, judging from the clips that I saw... I'm so proud. Certainly, the Beijing 2008 was better... but then again they had more people and more money. We didn't pale as much in comparison. I also like how we tried to respect the Aboriginals or the Natives by "receiving their blessing". The U.S.A. will certainly never do that.


Then, the cauldron. It was a cool idea to have the "fire wood" model as the cauldron. We did have a few glitches, but if the commentator didn't say "There should have been a fourth one", it would've been less obvious. I seriously thought it was common sense that when you make a mistake, you act like it didn't happen. Sigh, Canadian journalism. Otherwise, good job!

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Visited the Russky Dom (Russian Pavilion).
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Sochi 2014 looks beautiful and interesting. I wonder if I have enough money to visit Russia. And no, cute Russian guy who winked at me wasn't there.

There are too many Houses and Pavilions. Houses/Pavilions I would like to visit:
1. Irish House
2. Heineken House
3. Swiss House
4. German House
5. Canada/BC Pavilion (Art Gallery)

Went to see Mother Mother at LiveCity Yaletown.

They were so awesome. I was at the second row. Best part of these LiveCity sites is the big screen TVs and the crowd. When Alexandre Bilodeau captured the gold medal, the whole crowd went nuts. Then we broke into O Canada.
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I'm so proud to be Canadian.

It's true. You gotta be here.
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with love,
Proudly Canadian Clar

Monday, February 8, 2010

hustle bustle fun

I cannot begin to express how good of a day today was.
The weather was excellent today. Rainy in the morning, but I was hoping it would be sunny in the afternoon. I was right! It was so pretty with clouds in front of the blue skies. I planned to take photos a week ago, so I brought my camera to school.

Classes went by as normal. Nothing new.
During the one hour break, my friend and I roamed around downtown.
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We were at the Lantern Forest on Granville Street. I love the decorations for the Olympic. My friend said, "it makes the city all new again". It's so true. I felt like a tourist taking these photos with the lanterns. And the great part is, everyone is doing the same thing!

After my last class, I made my friend Chloe to take photos of me because I told Siobhan I would show her what I'm wearing and plus I need to show off my new necklace.
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I just bought this necklace on Saturday from Forever 21. I was not supposed to buy anything, but I saw this necklace and I had to have it. It even has a lil' birdie inside :)
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Shirt: My brother's white shirt from G2000
Leggings: from Stitches
Belt: I seriously forgot where I got the belt from
Necklace: Forever 21 <3
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This is Chloe. She's adorable. I love her. Look forward for more photos of her :)
When Chloe was taking photos of me, an attractive man walked by and flashed a smile at me/us. My campus in downtown is being used as the hub for the Germans. heh heh :)

This day even had an awesome ending. I was walking to the skytrain platform, then I was passing by this Russian, Anton-Yelchin-look-a-like-but-bigger cute guy. He was trying to make eye contact with me; when he did, he winked and smiled at me. I smiled back, then I kept on smiling for the next five seconds, and until now I'm still smiling inside. Thanks for making my day even better, Mr. Random-Possibly-Russian Guy.

Til then,
<3, Clar