February, 2010 // Posts published in February, 2010
in Memoriam: Olympic conscience, Elder Harriet Nahanee
This afternoon (Sunday, February 28, 2010), a ceremony honouring Pacheedaht elder, Harriet Nahanee will take place. Elder Harriet Nahanee (photo courtesy of Rob Baxter) Harriet passed away as a result of complications from pneumonia shortly after being arrested for protesting some controversial Olympic activities. It has been claimed by those who oppose the Olympics, that Harriet had ...
Don’t gab and get nabbed
Yup. It’s the law. If you gab you’ll get nabbed. Only hands free communication sets allowed. No mobile phones in your hands while in motion. Thus, a gentle reminder to our valued visitors to Vancouver: No speaking English? ok… you read in Chinese: Simplified 看在老天的份上，请放下你他妈的手机，好好开车！ Traditional 看在老天的份上，請放下你他媽的手機，好好開車！ And don’t speed. Enjoy your visit to our beautiful city! more interesting Engrish signs here. * * * * ...
Canada’s Olympic Women’s Hockey Gold medal, and… “Why I hate Canadians”
Sorry American neighbours, but our women’s Olympic hockey team really knows how to kick Butt. Final score: Canada 2 | USA 0 Canadian Women wins Olympic Hockey Gold (photo courtesy of CTV Olympics) So, the UGLY Chinese Canadian recommends the following reading material to hopefully help you feel better. “Why I hate Canadians” is a great read, and has been ...
“10,000″ stone welcomes
10,000 welcomes Well… maybe not “10,000″ but a collection of a thousand of them. The Chinese have a word exclusively reserved for the number “10,000″. It is the Chinese character, Wan 萬. It has been used as a greeting for offering longevity to Emperors and their imperial dynasties, as in “10,000 years” repeated several times. 萬歲 … and ...
Time lapse video of Vancouver
Thanks everyone for the kind comments you’ve emailed / commented on the odd photo or image I’ve posted here on this blog. It seems that many of you just can’t get enough of our city, Vancouver… so, here’s a real nice video, courtesy of TimeLapseHD for all of you to enjoy. Beauty only as seen through time ...
2010 Olympics, Chinese New Year 4707… and 2 iceholes!
With all this gorgeous weather we’ve had of late, the UGLY Chinese Canadian thought he’d rub it in… and share some interesting photos taken over this past week. Here are some photos, brag photos of why Vancouver is such an interesting place: Chinatown and 2010, the Year of the Tiger In the Chinese lunar calendar, it is the ...
Vancouver Olympics: free Hugs!
Vancouver’s Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC), had earlier made a public request that Vancouverites help welcome visitors to our city. To give our best and to show our best to all our visiting guests. And the call has been answered! . We’ve been to a number of the venues, and have toured a number of out of town guests ...
being Canadian
American speed skater Shani Davis was interviewed on television yesterday, after his successful Gold medal win in the 1,000 meter. Mr Davis was delightfully surprised to see the outpour of Canadian patriotism warming Vancouver’s streets during our Olympic winter games. Trés cool. A sea of maple leafs and red & whites. So what is a Canadian? Here are ...
Warm Weather Threatens Vancouver Olympics
It’s 52°F (11°C) outside today… ah, lovely sunshine! Some extraordinary video footage of women’s single ice skating competition. What a surprising result!
VANOC should pee into a cup & get tested
Oh dear, there is so much whining out there about the mass incompetence of VANOC – Vancouver’s Olympic Organizing Committee. World class statement Looks like a few media sorts are tired of VANOC’s excuses, oversights and poor planning. To be fair, we can’t blame our beautiful spring-like weather conditions on VANOC, but of late, VANOC has pushed out ...
it’s all about Love
Brotherly love. Many of us have seen the very touching story of the Bilodeau brothers on television. A wonderful story of how younger Alexandre Bilodeau has looked up to his elder, cerebral palsy afflicted brother, and how big brother was and is Alex’s inspiration. photo courtesy of Ming Pao news We all saw the baby pictures of the two ...
Alex Bilodeau, You are GOLD!
At a massive Chinese New Years dinner in Vancouver tonight, with over 60 politicians from all 3 levels of government, Consuls and other dignitaries in attendance… the announcement came that Alex Bilodeau won Gold in Men’s Moguls! A text message alerted me of the wonderful news … and my friends and I started screaming. But it hadn’t ...
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