Burnaby Mountains, Vancouver

Sigh, if you think this entry will be filled with pics of the beautiful Burnaby Mountain Park, you are so wrong cos it was RAINING HEAVILY on my last day in Vancouver !! SOb sob sob ....

Was totally disappointed cos I was only in Vancouver for slightly more than 2 days and 1 day was already spent in the plant for my official duties so that left the last morning before my flight at 2pm.

Woke up to a chilly morning (though it has been raining since I touched down the day before) and was keeping my fingers crossed while my colleague drove us towards the mountain.

As we ascend the mountain, the rain began to pour even heavier and all I could see was huge raindrops running across the window pane.Arrgghhh ....

Was so looking forward to the view cos apparently it is known to have a spectacular view of Vancouver, Richmond, and the harbour and mountains. Reason why Canadians do not want to leave ... I mean would you leave if you can ski, trek and kayak all at one place ??!

So in order to console myself, I decided to dedicate an entry (with pics from various sites) to the view which would have taken my breathe away....

http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/BurnabyMtn01.html

My First Encounter with Krispy Kreme!

Here's my first encounter with the much talked about Krispy Kreme donut...
Was wondering the neighbour since we ended our meeting earlier and gotten it from a supermarket just 2 blocks away from my hotel in Alexandia, Washington DC.

YUMMMY !!!There goes my appetite for dinner....

Durian pig out at Olympics Party !

It was with great anticipation that I gathered (ahem... coerced more likely..hehehe) some of my buddies at my place for a Olympics Party ! Ok, I admit, I was the only one who was SUPER keen to watch the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony 2008 and I can;t possibily watched it alone right?!! = P

By 7.45pm, I was frantically jamming Sand & Ler Ler's hp and reminding them not to miss the miss the magic hour ... 8.08pm on 08.08.08

And the ceremony did not disappoint one bit. Our eyes were glued to the screen from the first minute and I was shrieking in excitement and oohing and aahing at the wonderful display of colours, discipline, technology and the whole ingenuity of it ... Kudos to China

This is one of my favourite scene ... love the gravity defying folks effortlessly skating round the globe. Way cool boy .

And the highlight of the ceremony has to be seeing our national flag entering the stadium but it sure was a LONG wait. We were like the 186th team or so and I even fell asleep while waiting ...hehehe ...ssssshhhh ....

Nonetheless, my heart was swelling with pride when I spotted the familiar crescent and stars and was jumping up and down in joy.hahaha

So where is the durian party you say ? Here it is, all 5 boxes in all ! Enjoy our pics ! YUMMY