Woke up this morning to a Level 8 Typhoon warning! That's on a scale of 1-10! Level 8 means people are sent home from work and there is limited subway service available. At Level 9, all subway service shuts down. Our friends have invited us to their place for lunch, but we've decided it's best to stay put. Raymond has already been out to the bakery and picked up buns for everyone for breakfast. It's a good thing that we have some movies and books loaded on our iP...

We were seated in the center part of the plane, so we did not have a window. It wasn't until we landed and taxied to the terminal that we saw how hard it was raining outside. Water was pouring off the plane in sheets. Luckily, the area where you queue up for the various busses from the airport is covered. We had to walk about 3 1/2 blocks from the bus stop to our apartment and it wasn't raining then. The people we are staying with said that there had been black r...

it wasn't hard to collect photos for this subject. It seems if there's something that's so dangerous that a mistake could result in death, there will be people who will try it anyhow. Exhibit 1 I think we've already talked about this woman, but she would have won second place if I would have taken a photo, so she deserves a place in the spotlight.There was a family of Koreans taking photographs. They thought it would be a good idea if Mom (who, by our best esti...

Texas license plates: Most likely to drive at warp speed. California license plates: complete idiots. Most unpredictable with the worst driving habits. Most likely to stop in the middle of the road, leave the drivers door wide open and get out to take some photos. Utah license plates: Most likely to have a vehicle full of baby car seats.Mexicans: allow their kids to run wild, even in dangerous situations. Win the obnoxious tourist award.Americans: when they have ...

Went to Jody's on Monday afternoon. She's working on reupholstering some chairs to go with her new table. She got frustrated trying to pick the staples out with a little screwdriver so we went to Home Depot to pick up a staple remover and a few other supplies while we were there. I got a mirror hung in her entryway as well as a coat hook. Tuesday we went to Burnaby and spent the night at Dave's folks' place. Dave and his Mom cooked a nice dinner.Wednesday we...