I’m back from my trip to Chicago after attending Anime Central 2009. I took quite a few pictures and some video, but didn’t visit any panels and missed the Naruto photoshoots. Overall it was an interesting year, the dealers room …
Anime Central 2009
Monthly archives for May 2009
Cubs 11 – Padres 3
It was a perfect day for a ball game: the sun was out, barely a breeze and a lively crowd at the Friendly Confines cheering on the Chicago Cubs who blew away the San Diego Padres 11-3. Ryan Dempster, the …
New SkyTrain cars
TransLink released new images of what the next batch of SkyTrain cars will look like. These cars are almost similar to the Mark II series already in service with some noticeable details. The new Mark II 1300 and 1400 series …
Comeback Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks blew into the Windy City with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Mason Raymond opened the scoring with his goal fifteen minutes into the first period. In the …
Game Three
With Sami Salo injured and Pavol Demitra most likely sitting this one out, the Vancouver Canucks will need to give it their all to take back game three. Vancouver faces a young and determined Chicago Blackhawks and they will be …
More Royal Hudson Photos
I went back to New Westminster again today to retake some pictures as a few from yesterday didn’t turn out. I also took the camcorder and got some more video. Special thanks to the crew for taking the pictures inside …
The Royal Hudson
As part of New Westminster’s 150th celebration, the world famous Royal Hudson, an ex-Canadian Pacific steam locomotive, stopped at the New Westminster Quay to take passengers on a short excursion across the Fraser River to Cloverdale. Some of of the …
A rare talent
A friend of mine sent me this interesting link to the profile of a girl who’s on the Denver Nuggets dance team who carries the rare talent of “speaking fluent Canadian.” Last time I checked, Canadians spoke English (or for …
Game One
The Vancouver Canucks rallied together and were able to triumph over the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 in the first game of the second round for the Stanley Cup. Pavol Demitra opened the scoring late in the first period, followed by goals …