Happy Holidays!
It's the holidays and what better way to reinforce Christmas tradition than to work customer service in retail.
I can't complain. I do need the extra cash. The money spent on Christmas gifts. The money being spent on tuition. The money being spent on textbooks!
Usually during the winter, a bunch of my friends and I will head up to Whistler for a ski trip. We've done it for two years now. But because none of us really did much planning this year, the resorts were either booked up or it would cost us a semester's tuition to book rooms at this time of year. So we thought it would be fun (and more worth it) to fly down to San Francisco on New Years Eve. Not sure what exactly we would be doing there. Unlike Canada, we're not of-age to drink, and so I'm assuming we'll have a very dry celebration. But heck, we're notall alcoholics. I'm sure we can manage a week without Mr. Jack Daniels.
I bought a new BlackBerry. The BlackBerryJavelin Curve 8900. I've been waiting a long time for this one. It's not as powerful as The Bold or The Storm, but you know what, the Bold is a little too chunky for me. A chunky fat-ass like myself won't look good with a chunkier phone. And I'm sorry (you can disagree with me all you want), but the Storm is a little gimmicky. Touch-screen? C'mon, are we really playing that game with Apple?
Apple will never be able to create what RIM has created, and RIM will never be able to create what Apple has created.
The bottom line is, both are totally different smart phones and should stop being compared. Whether you want a smart phone that's more of a gadget that can hold your collection of Rick Astley tunes or you need a device where you can (easily) stay connected by typing off an e-mail to a friend in a jiffy. Both are terrific devices. I just happened to choose the BlackBerry. I tell ya, once you go Black(Berry), you never go back. I've had mine since I was 18. Whenever I would go on BlackBerry-related forums or talk to people about wanting BlackBerrys, the oldies would be in disgust about someone who isn't working full time (in a job that requires stock-market jargon and marital infidelity) would want to use THEIR phone.
There's nothing wrong with the younger generation using a BlackBerry. Sure, not everyone has hundreds of e-mails to respond to every day, but some do. And some just like the device because they just like the device. If teens shouldn't be allowed to use a BlackBerry then why should adults be allowed to read Harry Potter or drink like college kids.
I remembered two years ago when I was shopping for my first BlackBerry, the sales rep at the
Rogers Wireless store had his own BlackBerry 8700r toted in a leather case placed strategically on the hip of his flashy tore-up jeans. He did not speak much English (especially since we were in an all-Asian mall). After telling him I would like to purchase a BlackBerry and asking him to elaborate on voice and data plans, he interrupts me.
"Do you have lots e-mail to say?"
"No. But I..."
"..DEN HOW COME YOU WANT BLACKBLURRLY?! No lee-son (reason)!"
Way to use your excellent customer service skills, dude. It's not like your Taiwanese ass can read half of the junk-v!AGra-mail that you receive.
The amount of posts I've put out have declined immensely over the past months. It's not that I don't enjoy writing these entries, or making pen-pals, or hooking up with locals, or reading about your life. I do enjoy it all. I just have nothing to write on my blog.
STOP. I know what you're thinking. "Stop whining about having nothing to write!"
Go back and read my last few entries. They all say something like, "I know on the last entry I said I was gonna write more, but I have nothing to write!" And this time isn't any different.
During the month of October and November, it was pure midterms and assignments. After that, it was finals. The day after my last final, I got scheduled to work practically full-time. And it's not that I don't enjoy this busy lifestyle (trust me, I crave the life where I don't rest), but it'll be nice to see my friends more often too. I live on the other side of the city from the majority of my friends. I haven't seen a few of the really good ones for almost two months. It's sad. And for some reason, Vancouver's been snowing like crazy. We haven't had as much snow since the 60s! And for those ignorant Americans out there: No, not all Canadians live in igloos or eat beavers. The snow just hasn't helped with my reunion with my friends. But hey, if we don't see each other any time soon, I know I'll spend a good 96 hours with them when we're in San Francisco.
A few weeks ago, my mom's friend and her daughter, Wendy, came to visit us here in Vancouver from Sydney, Australia. On their stay here, I bombarded Wendy with a lot of stupid Australian questions.
"Are there really a bunch of kangaroos hoping around the city?"
"...uhmm, yeah. At the zoo."
Some of you may remember a few months back when I was on a crazy for the Australian bread spread, Vegemite--and of course I had to ask her about it. When I was on the journey looking for Vegemite in Vancouver, I read a lot about Tim Tams on forums as well They're apparently this magical biscuit from Australia. Like Vegemite, it's a staple item in everybody's pantry.
The other day a package came in our mail. What could it be? Well of course it's Vegemite and Tim Tams! Wendy and her family sent us a Christmas package. In the past, I've watched a lot of videos on YouTube on how to successfully do a "Tim Tam Slam". I can not even describe how awesome these things are. Eating them alone is a totally different (and equally perfect) experience than eating them as a "Slam". Try them.
Anyways, I hope to make more and more blog friends over the next few months of the New Year since a lot of my previous ones have stopped writing or no longer recognize who this sad little Asian boy is.
If I don't shoot out a post before January, well, Happy New Year!
I can't complain. I do need the extra cash. The money spent on Christmas gifts. The money being spent on tuition. The money being spent on textbooks!
Usually during the winter, a bunch of my friends and I will head up to Whistler for a ski trip. We've done it for two years now. But because none of us really did much planning this year, the resorts were either booked up or it would cost us a semester's tuition to book rooms at this time of year. So we thought it would be fun (and more worth it) to fly down to San Francisco on New Years Eve. Not sure what exactly we would be doing there. Unlike Canada, we're not of-age to drink, and so I'm assuming we'll have a very dry celebration. But heck, we're not
I bought a new BlackBerry. The BlackBerry
Apple will never be able to create what RIM has created, and RIM will never be able to create what Apple has created.The bottom line is, both are totally different smart phones and should stop being compared. Whether you want a smart phone that's more of a gadget that can hold your collection of Rick Astley tunes or you need a device where you can (easily) stay connected by typing off an e-mail to a friend in a jiffy. Both are terrific devices. I just happened to choose the BlackBerry. I tell ya, once you go Black(Berry), you never go back. I've had mine since I was 18. Whenever I would go on BlackBerry-related forums or talk to people about wanting BlackBerrys, the oldies would be in disgust about someone who isn't working full time (in a job that requires stock-market jargon and marital infidelity) would want to use THEIR phone.
There's nothing wrong with the younger generation using a BlackBerry. Sure, not everyone has hundreds of e-mails to respond to every day, but some do. And some just like the device because they just like the device. If teens shouldn't be allowed to use a BlackBerry then why should adults be allowed to read Harry Potter or drink like college kids.
I remembered two years ago when I was shopping for my first BlackBerry, the sales rep at the
Rogers Wireless store had his own BlackBerry 8700r toted in a leather case placed strategically on the hip of his flashy tore-up jeans. He did not speak much English (especially since we were in an all-Asian mall). After telling him I would like to purchase a BlackBerry and asking him to elaborate on voice and data plans, he interrupts me.The picture above was taken during a family dinner of all the BlackBerrys I own. OK, I lie. The two 8800 models are not mine.
"Do you have lots e-mail to say?"
"No. But I..."
"..DEN HOW COME YOU WANT BLACKBLURRLY?! No lee-son (reason)!"
Way to use your excellent customer service skills, dude. It's not like your Taiwanese ass can read half of the junk-v!AGra-mail that you receive.
The amount of posts I've put out have declined immensely over the past months. It's not that I don't enjoy writing these entries, or making pen-pals, or hooking up with locals, or reading about your life. I do enjoy it all. I just have nothing to write on my blog.
STOP. I know what you're thinking. "Stop whining about having nothing to write!"
Go back and read my last few entries. They all say something like, "I know on the last entry I said I was gonna write more, but I have nothing to write!" And this time isn't any different.
During the month of October and November, it was pure midterms and assignments. After that, it was finals. The day after my last final, I got scheduled to work practically full-time. And it's not that I don't enjoy this busy lifestyle (trust me, I crave the life where I don't rest), but it'll be nice to see my friends more often too. I live on the other side of the city from the majority of my friends. I haven't seen a few of the really good ones for almost two months. It's sad. And for some reason, Vancouver's been snowing like crazy. We haven't had as much snow since the 60s! And for those ignorant Americans out there: No, not all Canadians live in igloos or eat beavers. The snow just hasn't helped with my reunion with my friends. But hey, if we don't see each other any time soon, I know I'll spend a good 96 hours with them when we're in San Francisco.
A few weeks ago, my mom's friend and her daughter, Wendy, came to visit us here in Vancouver from Sydney, Australia. On their stay here, I bombarded Wendy with a lot of stupid Australian questions."Are there really a bunch of kangaroos hoping around the city?"
"...uhmm, yeah. At the zoo."
Some of you may remember a few months back when I was on a crazy for the Australian bread spread, Vegemite--and of course I had to ask her about it. When I was on the journey looking for Vegemite in Vancouver, I read a lot about Tim Tams on forums as well They're apparently this magical biscuit from Australia. Like Vegemite, it's a staple item in everybody's pantry.
The other day a package came in our mail. What could it be? Well of course it's Vegemite and Tim Tams! Wendy and her family sent us a Christmas package. In the past, I've watched a lot of videos on YouTube on how to successfully do a "Tim Tam Slam". I can not even describe how awesome these things are. Eating them alone is a totally different (and equally perfect) experience than eating them as a "Slam". Try them.
Anyways, I hope to make more and more blog friends over the next few months of the New Year since a lot of my previous ones have stopped writing or no longer recognize who this sad little Asian boy is.
If I don't shoot out a post before January, well, Happy New Year!
