You know it's cold when ...

The weather forecast looks like this... And bear in mind that wind chill is NOT accounted for in that number... Ugh.



I intend to run very fast from the car to the office and from building to building whilst I spend my time up here in Canada. It's so cold, that the car has to be running for about 10 minutes before my windshield starts to clear up...

In other news, while up here in Canada, I amuse myself by watching youtube videos. So here are some videos that I thought were amusing.

1. You've seen it done well, you've seen it done horribly, and now, you can see how the pros do it.

And after you do, you can try to practice like the pros.

2. What do you get when you cross John Travolta with a Wookie?


3. You may or may not have heard of the Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) series for the Nintendo DS but someone used the sprites and animation to do this.

Five hundred dollars anyone?

4. A cooler (and totally japanese) trailer of all the Ace Attorney games (all 4 of 'em).

I HIGHLY recommend this game to anyone with a DS. Start with the first and work your way up.

Wow.

I had many things to wow and bitch about. From not having time to play Team Fortress 2(50% off on Black Friday!), to having to send in my laptop to cos I appear to have a busted network card, but this really takes the cake. The video on youtube was removed by the user, but you can see it at the link below. It's a sad story about gaming and family (not the sad way you'd typically think). Very touching.

http://animalcrossingtragedy.ytmnd.com/

I'm really blessed to have parents who are supportive and allow me the freedom to do what I think I want in life but are always there when things don't go as planned. So a big thanks to them for helping to where I am today. And I think, after watching that, dear readers, you should do the same too.

I wish our band were as cool as this...

Wow. I'd hate to have been one of those people who missed this just because they had to do trivial things like pee... or eat...

Aboot the "Eh"

So from my 48 hours in Canada so far, here are my revelations:

1. I realised that gas in America is still quite cheap. It's about 1 dollar per litre here, which is still more expensive than what I pay for in Chicago (already one of the most expensive places in the US).

2. Canadians DO use "eh" very often. It's as bad as the "lahs" of Singlish. But perhaps even more flexible. I've never heard anyone use "lah" as a response to a question, but you can use "eh" to do that.

3. I always thought that "aboot" was a parody of Canadian English done by South Park, but apparently, it's real as well. Canadians sound very much like Americans except for the 2 above mentioned traits. It's kinda amusing when you are talking to them and they let the "eh"s and the "aboot"s into their mannerisms.

Oh well, I'm sure I'll learn more as I spend more time here. Not too much ado aboot eh yet.

Darkness Falls...

So spring forward, fall back yeah. Daylight savings is over. This means that it's an hour further away from my friends on the other side of the world... That means live communication just got that much more inconvenient.

I never really got the hang of why the time changed anyways. When I woke up on Monday morning, I thought I was late for work, cos it was brighter than what I was used to... And now when I get back, it's so dark. The sky is black at 5pm already... The good thing is, you can tell when winter is ending by looking at the sky as you go home. There will be a gradual change in brightness. Still, that's at least 4 months away... Argh.

Since winter is coming, I guess I'm finally capitulating and looking for a gym. I figure I can still jog outside till the end of the month, then I'm finding a warm indoor treadmill after that... Plus you get to ogle even in the midst of winter. Haha.

Going to Canada in 2 days. I'm not really looking forward to it, considering that it's already around freezing up there... I'm gonna pack my winter stuff and be prepared for the worst. Thankfully, the installation is actually indoors, so at least there won't be any wind. That'll be something to be thankful for as Thanksgiving comes up. Can't wait for vacation!!!!!!