Jan-chan’s Tidbits

I haven’t been to Granville Island for a long time, probably up to 5 years or more. The main reasons are a) I don’t drive and b) taking the transit there is a bit of a hassle sometimes especially on the weekends. However, this month I was able to visit it not once, but twice! Al hate going there because of the traffic and parking chaos (it’s super busy there on weekends and holidays) but when we found a hand-made sake store there, the twins are much more willing to travel to Granville Island. Read More

A few days ago, my “homemade” package content arrived. Dave was the one who made the first contact. “Hey, something came for you and it’s in this homemade box. Is it a bomb?! What do I do with it?”

Since I was told before hand that it’s an old speakers box, it did not surprised me. However, after examining the poorly taped box with some sort of scribbled paper attached to the side as address lables, I decided that I’ll need my tools (namely a pair of scissors) to tackle this thing. Read More

Earlier in last month, after the silly proposal (Al won’t let me tell anyone so I can’t say anything here), Al and I were looking at possible places to hold the wedding ceremony. It might seem odd to some people that we’re already booking vendors so early when our wedding date is July 25, 2009. The thing is, if you want a wedding in the summer season, that is on a weekend and a Saturday, chances are a lot of places are already booked, usually a year in advance. We’re just a little bit a head of the game. I want to make sure we can secure the date to the ceremony and reception locations asap so then the date is pretty much set in stone and I’ll never have to worry about this part again (I hope). Read More