Gleniz da Menace
I am so proud that I initiated an interaction with a workmate today. Ang weird pero parang takot na ko sa tao. Kinakabahan talaga ko pag merong potential interaction na magaganap. Para ma-neutralize yung kaba ko, kelangan ko ng practice. Gusto ko ng more face-to-face interactions with random people and nagawa ko sya today. Yay.
Vancouver, BC • August 9
Di ko inexpect na aabot ako sa day 11. Madaming moments na tinatamad na kong ituloy ‘to pero umiiral yung pagka-stubborn ko kasi gusto syang makitang kumpleto. Tsaka yung 28-day trip ko nga sa Pinas nakumpleto ko eto pa kaya. Although eto kasing trip na ‘to malaman at siksik kaya ang daming kelangan i-document.
Anyway, last full day na namin ‘to sa Vancouver and what a great way to spend our last day. Sobrang nag-enjoy ako sa pinuntahan naming rainforest, we had fun with the cousins, and we ended the day enjoying happy hour at this nice bar.
Vancouver + Richmond, BC • August 5
This is going to be a short one but still interesting dahil ang sasarap ng kinain namin nung gabi. Magpapaalam na kami sa bulubundukin ng Alberta at maghe-hello sa masasarap na pagkain ng British Columbia. Mahaba-haba nanaman ang drive ni Kenneth kaya ine-expect kong mabilis nanaman syang ma-bad mood. Almost 10 hours ang byahe from Banff to Vancouver pero hindi naman nakakainip dahil sa mountain and forest views. Sabi ni Kenneth nakakatulong din daw sa mood nya yung magagandang views. Naalala ko nanaman yung sinabi ni Mary Oliver na:
How wonderful that the universe is beautiful in so many places and in so many ways. Its intonations are our best tonics, if we would take them. For the universe is full of radiant suggestion.
Mary Oliver
Calgary, AB • August 1
We’re back to Downtown. Dito lang kami buong day except sa aming last stop (another mall 😂). We have two main events. Visit Calgary Tower and the most beautiful library I’ve ever seen in my life. Hayy. What a dream 🤍
📍 Calgary Tower
Calgary, AB • July 30
Day 2 at Calgary! This was supposed to be a chill/rest day dahil sa haba ng byahe kahapon. Ako lang talaga yung may ganap. Nung nalaman ng parents ni Kenneth na pa-Downtown ako to meet someone that I met here in the blogosphere, Jolens, gusto na rin nila sumama haha. Ihahatid lang daw nila ko then magiikot na sila sa Downtown.
Pour fêter la Saint-Valentin, nous sommes allés au resto Chop. Chop est cher mais nous avions un coupon pour un repas gratuit et on veut l’utiliser.
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we went to Chop restaurant. Chop is expensive but we had a coupon for a free meal and we want to use it.
Dernier dimanche, nous sommes allés au café Clementine avec nos amis. Il faisait très froid. Nous sommes arrivé à 13h30 et il y a avait 1 heure de waiting time. Donc, nous sommes retournés à notre voiture pour attendre.
Last Sunday, we went to Clementine Cafe with our friends. It was so cold. We arrived at 1:30PM and there’s a 1 hour waiting time. So we went back to our car to wait.
Yay start na ko next month! Open lang yung free French classes nila for permanent residents so sana matagal pang ma-process yung citizenship namin. Excited na ko! Plus buti online lang din yung classes. Hihi.
Bukod sa ang dami kong niluto today (2 dishes and 1 dessert), extra proud ako sa sarili ko dahil nag-grocery ako ng umuulan. Sobrang babaw pero ewan ko. Natuwa ako. Normally kasi, pag nakita kong umuulan, ipagpapabukas ko na lang ang paglabas. Tatamarin ako. Pero hindi ko alam kung bakit iba ngayon. Determined ako masyado na bilhin ang mga missing ingredients para sa menu of the day ko.
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Sabi ni Kenneth ako daw ang bahala kung concert ng Kamikazee ang papanoorin namin next month or yung stand-up ni Jo Koy. Pareho kasi silang pupunta dito sa September. Pero nung napapagusto na ko sa Kamikazee, halata mong mas gusto nya si Jo Koy. So nagpa-poll ako (thanks pod sibs!) at eto yung result:
Gleniz da Menace