The Old Spaghetti Factory in Gastown was one of the first restaurants I went to when I first came to Vancouver in 2003. I used to love going there for the old style atmosphere (is this grandma’s kitchen or a family restaurant?), and for the huge, affordable meals that left me stuffed to the max [...]
Posted on December 10th, 2009 in Seasonal attractions
Even though I’m now 37 years old, and I don’t completely believe that there is a Santa Claus anymore, there is one time of the year that still manages to bring quite a bit of enjoyment to my soul. That time is Christmas time, when I start to feel, more than any other time of [...]
Posted on December 07th, 2009 in Current Issues, Observations
“Don’t let the bed bugs bite.” Everyone has heard the expression, and for most of my life, I thought it was a harmless way to wish someone a good night’s sleep. Well, 2 years ago, I got to experience those words literally. Around a year before I got the first-hand experience, my apartment building manager came to my [...]
Posted on December 01st, 2009 in Downtown Vancouver, Observations
When I first came to Vancouver in early 2003, one of the first things that surprised about this city was the high number of homeless people and panhandlers on the city streets. Homeless people are the ones you often see sleeping on the sidewalks, and they are quite pitiful and usually harmless. Panhandlers, on the [...]
Posted on November 29th, 2009 in General, Observations
I first came to Vancouver on March 31, 2003, away from all the baggage of an old life, and with the hope of starting anew. Before that, I had been living in Ottawa for around 5 years, and previous to that, I had spent most of the first 25 years of my life living in [...]
