tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post6211705737425495288..comments2023-10-11T23:14:29.814+09:00Comments on Somedays: To Chuck or not to ChuckSomedaysSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07485017469544064676noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-90436507682820762292012-12-29T00:50:02.293+09:002012-12-29T00:50:02.293+09:00You still have a Canadian license? Lucky you. I ...You still have a Canadian license? Lucky you. I lost mine, but converted to a Japanese one a long time ago now. I used to "borrow" my mom's car, but now that one is gone and they reduced to just 1. I am now reliant on friends to pick me up, and since we live in Vancouver and they often live in Surrey, it is a bit difficult.<br /><br />One reason to switch over, you may not be allowed to get a new license back home when it is time to renew. I had that problem and a friend of mine has to go back every 5 years around his birthday to renew. Otherwise, shouldn't be a problem.<br /><br />Yeah, I used to live on 42nd and... Vine? Just next to the baseball park. Maybe just a couple blocks from where you grew up. I was there for about 5 years though. I have been there, Marpole, and now my family is in Kits. I like Kits a lot now. I might move back there when, or if, I ever return.Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08002643968517980587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-71939949583413213082012-12-28T09:48:46.638+09:002012-12-28T09:48:46.638+09:00I'm a paper driver too. I still have my Canadi...I'm a paper driver too. I still have my Canadian license, so I drive when I'm back there, but my dad's car is so much bigger than my little one used to be or than U's car here, so I'm just generally nervous about it. U is the driver, and with the exception of family parties where he wishes he could drink and make me be the designated driver, there is as yet no real reason for me to switch over my Canadian license... I suppose I should though... sigh...<br /><br />You lived in Kerrisdale?! Where abouts?! I grew up in Kerrisdale - went to the Annex for 1-3, and the main school for 4-5, and my dad has recently returned to the area - Elm and 45th-ish.SomedaysSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485017469544064676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-68022453980570958942012-12-28T02:13:07.670+09:002012-12-28T02:13:07.670+09:00Ah. Well, I had my fill of commutes as during Uni...Ah. Well, I had my fill of commutes as during University, I lived in Kerrisdale and commuted to SFU. 1 hour each way, though the city as there are no freeways to Burnaby from there.<br /><br />PoCo drivers? Not too sure. It seems okay but I always heard of accidents on the connector. I only learned to drive there because my instructors always told me to hop on the #1 and over the Port Mann. I lived in Surrey... ... :P<br /><br />Now, I wish I wasn't, but I am pretty much a paper driver.Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08002643968517980587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-69592033640707680542012-12-28T00:13:47.737+09:002012-12-28T00:13:47.737+09:00At the time I thought it made more sense that star...At the time I thought it made more sense that starting a new high school for my final year... and it got me used to long commutes so that when I came to Japan I didn't think anything of them! ;)<br /><br />My first driving lesson was actually in an empty parking lot in Prince George, however... I'm just glad it was the middle of summer, as that same parking lot got a LOT of snow in the winter time! Do PoCo drivers know what to do in the snow? At least PG drivers do... I think they are better at driving with snow than without! ;)SomedaysSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485017469544064676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-61293971649860473872012-12-26T12:55:33.371+09:002012-12-26T12:55:33.371+09:00The commute must have been tough. Not too far, bu...The commute must have been tough. Not too far, but going over the bridge? Richmond is good to learn to drive because it's nice and flat, but you have to be really careful of all the other drivers. ;)<br /><br />PoCo? All the hills made it tough, plus I learned in winter, including snow! Nothing like a first lesson and driving over the Port Mann at night!Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08002643968517980587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-73473690784941147542012-12-26T08:06:37.111+09:002012-12-26T08:06:37.111+09:00Yup, Richmond. I lived there (and commuted to Kits...Yup, Richmond. I lived there (and commuted to Kitsilano for school) my last year of high school. It wasn't the worst of places to learn to drive, but combine it with the fact that my first car didn't have a lot of power, and l still am wary of hills! ;)<br /><br />And btw, Richmond is loads better than PoCo! ;PSomedaysSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485017469544064676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-39462159046134169692012-12-25T23:21:40.992+09:002012-12-25T23:21:40.992+09:00Looks like BookOff is your answer. ^^
BTW, you l...Looks like BookOff is your answer. ^^<br /><br />BTW, you learned to drive in Richmond?! You are either very good or very bad at driving. :P I cut my teeth driving in PoCo. Not sure if that is better or worse though.Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08002643968517980587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-9845898263237971982012-12-25T21:14:34.462+09:002012-12-25T21:14:34.462+09:00Heh heh heh!
My driving instructor with Young Dri...Heh heh heh!<br /><br />My driving instructor with Young Drivers Canada was a bit of a religious fanatic - one day as we were driving along a bit of water in Richmond he looks out the window and sees a guy fishing and launches into a rather long quote from the Bible about fishing for men's souls or something similar... freaked me out so much that I forgot to be nervous about my first left turn into oncoming traffic! ;)<br /><br />And yeah, if it were just leaflets I'd have no trouble chucking them, but it is a good couple hundred pages long!SomedaysSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485017469544064676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-42325982910616329762012-12-25T21:11:09.430+09:002012-12-25T21:11:09.430+09:00Well, now that you mention it, our bed is a bit un...Well, now that you mention it, our bed is a bit uneven... but I'm not sure I want to put it under the headboard, the idea of osmosis and all gives me the heebie jeebies! SomedaysSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485017469544064676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-59476713161742156192012-12-25T21:08:54.190+09:002012-12-25T21:08:54.190+09:00Book Off!! I will add the book to the pile of rand...Book Off!! I will add the book to the pile of random books that U has that he keeps saying he'll take to Book Off but never does...! Thank you!<br /><br />Curious, yes. Curious enough to keep the book, no! ;)SomedaysSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485017469544064676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-29765990990107043372012-12-23T01:45:45.941+09:002012-12-23T01:45:45.941+09:00Reminds me of the one time I opened the door and i...Reminds me of the one time I opened the door and it was a pair of missionaries. They pushed several books at me and they promptly went into the garbage. Not really books as much as information booklets. Then there was the dreaded NHK who came. I thought it was the gas company. A simple, "no TV" and she left. ;)<br /><br />Then comes the story a friend of mine told me. He and his wife were invited to another couple's house for dinner. Nothing seemed bad until they sat down and realized it was a recruitment drive for their religion. They asked him, "do you believe in god?" and he said he was Mormon. Immediately, they half ignored him and his wife and focused on 2 other couples who were also at the party. Seemed pretty simple of an answer. ^^Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08002643968517980587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-7079611429419187832012-12-22T20:52:19.462+09:002012-12-22T20:52:19.462+09:00Moonies? Aren't they the guys who have mass we...Moonies? Aren't they the guys who have mass weddings? <br /><br />Waaa! That love charm that the neighbourhood aunties were playing with? That love charm might have unexpected results.<br /><br />Books are sacred, yes, but ... you don't have a wonky outdoors table that might need a book under one leg? Or maybe you need a new flyswatter? Ruroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086689852914881504.post-59085109666230773632012-12-22T16:51:53.414+09:002012-12-22T16:51:53.414+09:00Book off accept any books.
The shop in Shirokane a...Book off accept any books.<br />The shop in Shirokane apparently has a huge English collection. <br /><br />You're not even a little bit curious to see what makes the Moonies tick?Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.com