Tuesday, September 06, 2005
moved into totem park
i have some good news and some bad news.
the good news is tt i have finally managed to upload the pictures i took from both the lonsdale quay and the granville island markets. so you get to look at really REALLY mouth-watering stuff.
the bad news is tt my camera has died on me. died meaning i-don't-know-what-the-fuck-is-going-on-but-it-is-not-working type SPOILT died. it's badder news for me than it is for you coz i haven't the slightest fucking idea what to do and how to repair it, and right now the thoughts tt are running in my head regarding the damn thing are around the lines of "fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck" so you get what i mean.
but it's bad news for you coz i've just finished unpacking all my stuff and moved into my new room at totem park proper, and i wanted to take a couple of pictures of it to show you. first of all, it's kinda bare, but i put up as many photos as i could. my teamnus jacket hangs over my bed, and all the dragonboat race pictures tt i could fit on it are on it. i pasted a few more pictures over my bed and over my desk of the memories i find the fondest out of all my races and trainings, and i have a nice cosy space in front of my table for all my clost friends, family, cousins etc... the view from my room is great too coz it's so quiet and i get to look out into a field and conifer trees, as well as red and orange-leafed trees. and beyond those trees is the sea and the mountains tt make this place so pretty.
temperature's a high of 20 degrees and a low of 11 degrees. hopefully i can go run today. the weather looks gorgeous. i think i will be out of my mind to wear my adidas shorts and run in this kind of temperature coz my legs will probably freeze and drop off tho. but it's really really nice. at this point in time i think i can deal with the 20 min walk from this place to law faculty every morning for the next year. the view more than makes up for it.
the room is pretty cool. no need fan or air-con. it's a lovely temperature. i haven't gotten to speak to anyone else yet. don't know where the other singaporeans are. don't know where the other exchange students are. not making it a point to go bug people, and no one's making it a point to bug me either. but i like it tt way. first day settling in i like peace, quiet and solitude. it's a lot better than i anticipated.
so my parents have left this morning. i hate tt welling up of emotion. it still makes me sad to see them go, esp to see my father try not to cry. i guess for all the complaining and bitching tt i do, i do know tt they love me to bits, and tho i don't admit it and try to be otherwise, i know i love them too.
i wonder how things are going to be. everyone's asking me to have lots and lots of fun. somehow i don't know why my expectations are lower. maybe i am. maybe i am not. everyone's also telling me not to take marijuana. erm. right. do i look like i'll do drugs?
ok. don't answer tt.
no lah. i won't lah. i know better than tt. plus i'll prob ruin my future career and the bf will kill me.
ooh. so anyway... do keep in contact with me! haha... i'm like a nomad here. feel like one at least. i've listed my mailing address on the side if you actually want to send me written letters. and if you want letters from me, email me your address! come on! i love writing! wahaha. if you have skype or google talk, my user name is angelkitana (for google talk it's angelkitana@gmail.com). and today's the USA/canadian labour day... when it's over i'm going to get my own canadian phone line. so look out for tt.
in the meantime, here are the market photos...
above: Welcome to Lonsdale Quay Market! This is how it looks like from the outside.
and tt is the view you get. Of the city of vancouver across the ocrean.
above: one of the many bakeries in granville island market. get a load of all the tarts, cakes and pastries! yum!
ooh. the meat counter. they have all sorts of cuts from the 4 main kinds of meat, and they not only have the raw varieties but also the marinated varieties. from bbq marinade to thai marinade to indian curry marinade... whatever you want, they got it.
you are not dreaming. the sign says 'dino bones' and 'pigs' ears'. do you dare to try? ;)
this is how a wine stall in the market looks like.
and these are *really* dressed-up bottles of wine! so cute right? wahaha.
from the pie stall... lemon meringue pie. and it's huge. the circumference is like the size of my face. and the height... whoohoo.
...I WANT!!!
mmm. homemade soups and stocks, prepacked for you to take home. of every variety. you name it, they got it.
cup cakes cup cakes cup cakes cup cakes cup cakes. oh, how can you resist???
above and below: from the italian food section. you have everything from premade olive salads and other antipasti-type stuff...
...to real pastamania! pasta of every kind you can imagine! oh gosh...
...and the cheeses! yeah. the above 4 photos were all taken from 1 stall alone. that's how big italian food is here.
now, say 'hello' to the delectable fresh-baked breads!
ooh. and the super fresh juicy sweet-as-hell berries! raspberries. cherries. strawberries. grapes. blueberries. mmm....
and tt's not forgetting the whole range of fresh homemade chocolate from the confectioner's. yes, tt is ALL chocolate.
finally, my fave! DONUTS!!! me go crazy now. heh heh. ;)
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second lastly, for my bro. thanks for the photo of the both of us! haha we don't take many pictures together. i think we took at most 5... or less... i only remember 2. but yep! i'm missing you and yeah. it's a nice photo. was taken at our jc prom 3 years ago when we were younger and more innocent (altho the latter is debatable. shh). ;) so i'll just post it up here.
heh. :) see, don't we look alike? wahaha.
all the best for your upcoming projects and midterms!
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...and lastly, for my baby (i'm playing this every day). don't know how it is tt these sudden pangs of emptiness just attack me and all i want is a hug from you, but you can't give me one.
my handphone bill is through the roof. and so is yours. sorry baby.
ALL MY ONLY DREAMS
- The Wonders
Every night I pray I'll have you here someday
I'll count the stars tonight and hope with all my might
And when I close my eyes
You'll be right by my side
If I could only have one wish
You'd be the girl whose lips I'd kiss
All my only dreams
And when I close my eyes
You'll be right by my side
If I could have just one request
Stay with me girl I confess
All my only dreams
Every waking hour it seems
I only have you in my dreams
So every night I'll pray I'll have you here one day
I'll count the stars tonight and hope with all my might
And when I close my eyes
You'll be right by my side
If I could have just one request
Stay with me girl I confess
All my only dreams
now playing: hotel costes - cafe de flor
the good news is tt i have finally managed to upload the pictures i took from both the lonsdale quay and the granville island markets. so you get to look at really REALLY mouth-watering stuff.
the bad news is tt my camera has died on me. died meaning i-don't-know-what-the-fuck-is-going-on-but-it-is-not-working type SPOILT died. it's badder news for me than it is for you coz i haven't the slightest fucking idea what to do and how to repair it, and right now the thoughts tt are running in my head regarding the damn thing are around the lines of "fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck" so you get what i mean.
but it's bad news for you coz i've just finished unpacking all my stuff and moved into my new room at totem park proper, and i wanted to take a couple of pictures of it to show you. first of all, it's kinda bare, but i put up as many photos as i could. my teamnus jacket hangs over my bed, and all the dragonboat race pictures tt i could fit on it are on it. i pasted a few more pictures over my bed and over my desk of the memories i find the fondest out of all my races and trainings, and i have a nice cosy space in front of my table for all my clost friends, family, cousins etc... the view from my room is great too coz it's so quiet and i get to look out into a field and conifer trees, as well as red and orange-leafed trees. and beyond those trees is the sea and the mountains tt make this place so pretty.
temperature's a high of 20 degrees and a low of 11 degrees. hopefully i can go run today. the weather looks gorgeous. i think i will be out of my mind to wear my adidas shorts and run in this kind of temperature coz my legs will probably freeze and drop off tho. but it's really really nice. at this point in time i think i can deal with the 20 min walk from this place to law faculty every morning for the next year. the view more than makes up for it.
the room is pretty cool. no need fan or air-con. it's a lovely temperature. i haven't gotten to speak to anyone else yet. don't know where the other singaporeans are. don't know where the other exchange students are. not making it a point to go bug people, and no one's making it a point to bug me either. but i like it tt way. first day settling in i like peace, quiet and solitude. it's a lot better than i anticipated.
so my parents have left this morning. i hate tt welling up of emotion. it still makes me sad to see them go, esp to see my father try not to cry. i guess for all the complaining and bitching tt i do, i do know tt they love me to bits, and tho i don't admit it and try to be otherwise, i know i love them too.
i wonder how things are going to be. everyone's asking me to have lots and lots of fun. somehow i don't know why my expectations are lower. maybe i am. maybe i am not. everyone's also telling me not to take marijuana. erm. right. do i look like i'll do drugs?
ok. don't answer tt.
no lah. i won't lah. i know better than tt. plus i'll prob ruin my future career and the bf will kill me.
ooh. so anyway... do keep in contact with me! haha... i'm like a nomad here. feel like one at least. i've listed my mailing address on the side if you actually want to send me written letters. and if you want letters from me, email me your address! come on! i love writing! wahaha. if you have skype or google talk, my user name is angelkitana (for google talk it's angelkitana@gmail.com). and today's the USA/canadian labour day... when it's over i'm going to get my own canadian phone line. so look out for tt.
in the meantime, here are the market photos...
above: Welcome to Lonsdale Quay Market! This is how it looks like from the outside.
and tt is the view you get. Of the city of vancouver across the ocrean.
above: one of the many bakeries in granville island market. get a load of all the tarts, cakes and pastries! yum!
ooh. the meat counter. they have all sorts of cuts from the 4 main kinds of meat, and they not only have the raw varieties but also the marinated varieties. from bbq marinade to thai marinade to indian curry marinade... whatever you want, they got it.
you are not dreaming. the sign says 'dino bones' and 'pigs' ears'. do you dare to try? ;)
this is how a wine stall in the market looks like.
and these are *really* dressed-up bottles of wine! so cute right? wahaha.
from the pie stall... lemon meringue pie. and it's huge. the circumference is like the size of my face. and the height... whoohoo.
...I WANT!!!
mmm. homemade soups and stocks, prepacked for you to take home. of every variety. you name it, they got it.
cup cakes cup cakes cup cakes cup cakes cup cakes. oh, how can you resist???
above and below: from the italian food section. you have everything from premade olive salads and other antipasti-type stuff...
...to real pastamania! pasta of every kind you can imagine! oh gosh...
...and the cheeses! yeah. the above 4 photos were all taken from 1 stall alone. that's how big italian food is here.
now, say 'hello' to the delectable fresh-baked breads!
ooh. and the super fresh juicy sweet-as-hell berries! raspberries. cherries. strawberries. grapes. blueberries. mmm....
and tt's not forgetting the whole range of fresh homemade chocolate from the confectioner's. yes, tt is ALL chocolate.
finally, my fave! DONUTS!!! me go crazy now. heh heh. ;)
.
.
.
.
.
second lastly, for my bro. thanks for the photo of the both of us! haha we don't take many pictures together. i think we took at most 5... or less... i only remember 2. but yep! i'm missing you and yeah. it's a nice photo. was taken at our jc prom 3 years ago when we were younger and more innocent (altho the latter is debatable. shh). ;) so i'll just post it up here.
heh. :) see, don't we look alike? wahaha.
all the best for your upcoming projects and midterms!
.
.
.
.
.
...and lastly, for my baby (i'm playing this every day). don't know how it is tt these sudden pangs of emptiness just attack me and all i want is a hug from you, but you can't give me one.
my handphone bill is through the roof. and so is yours. sorry baby.
ALL MY ONLY DREAMS
- The Wonders
Every night I pray I'll have you here someday
I'll count the stars tonight and hope with all my might
And when I close my eyes
You'll be right by my side
If I could only have one wish
You'd be the girl whose lips I'd kiss
All my only dreams
And when I close my eyes
You'll be right by my side
If I could have just one request
Stay with me girl I confess
All my only dreams
Every waking hour it seems
I only have you in my dreams
So every night I'll pray I'll have you here one day
I'll count the stars tonight and hope with all my might
And when I close my eyes
You'll be right by my side
If I could have just one request
Stay with me girl I confess
All my only dreams
# posted by Kitana @ 9/06/2005 05:26:00 AM 
