Entries tagged with “roots canada leaving china airport” from LINDY-LOO'S LIFE
Leaving Canada - Aug 30 2007
As I sit in the international terminal of YVR, already incapable of understanding any conversations around me, I attempt to put on a brave face and not be disappointed that not a single person came to see me off at the airport. (Yes, this is a guilt trip!). So I take solace in all things Canadian around me - taking my last few breaths of cool, fresh air; a last look at my emails on my blackberry; and the last sip of that Tim Horton's coffee. Still tired and bruised from taking my bike apart the night before ("rent a boyfriend" would be a great business idea), I am happy to be wearing the outfit I had planned on for the last two weeks: "Roots Canada Since 1973" tshirt, "Roots Staff" sweatshirt, lululemon yoga pants, and Newbalance runners. (The runners were a last minute effort to make space and save weight in my bike box). Sigh. I am proud to be Canadian - but mostly bored of it.
This is my first blog and I am actually feeling a bit modest about it (I know... little old me?) It just seems weird. Like, as if I would assume my life is exciting or cool enough for people to actually want to read about it? I can't imagine how much confidence authors must have. Maybe their desire to write and get their stories told overrides the weird uneasy 'will anyone even read this crap?' thoughts.
My intentions will be to entertain you all, my 'readers' (hmmm... I kinda like the sounds of that) at the same time as keep a diary or journal of my travels. This will likely mean a lot of blethering (a new word I picked up from a Scottish darling), some typical philosophical musings, and good old storytelling. I really have no idea what I am doing just yet from a technological standpoint. So as I learn this html/xml language (or maybe outsource a Chinese computer geek to 'pimp my blog?') I hope it will also get more visually appealing and complex over time.
I hope this first post was as "compelling and rich" as the story of Ling Wang, the giant panda at the San Diego Zoo. And if you don't think that is hilarious, go rent Anchorman and watch it 1000 times and you will suddenly get all my jokes from here on in.
As I sit in the international terminal of YVR, already incapable of understanding any conversations around me, I attempt to put on a brave face and not be disappointed that not a single person came to see me off at the airport. (Yes, this is a guilt trip!). So I take solace in all things Canadian around me - taking my last few breaths of cool, fresh air; a last look at my emails on my blackberry; and the last sip of that Tim Horton's coffee. Still tired and bruised from taking my bike apart the night before ("rent a boyfriend" would be a great business idea), I am happy to be wearing the outfit I had planned on for the last two weeks: "Roots Canada Since 1973" tshirt, "Roots Staff" sweatshirt, lululemon yoga pants, and Newbalance runners. (The runners were a last minute effort to make space and save weight in my bike box). Sigh. I am proud to be Canadian - but mostly bored of it.
This is my first blog and I am actually feeling a bit modest about it (I know... little old me?) It just seems weird. Like, as if I would assume my life is exciting or cool enough for people to actually want to read about it? I can't imagine how much confidence authors must have. Maybe their desire to write and get their stories told overrides the weird uneasy 'will anyone even read this crap?' thoughts.
My intentions will be to entertain you all, my 'readers' (hmmm... I kinda like the sounds of that) at the same time as keep a diary or journal of my travels. This will likely mean a lot of blethering (a new word I picked up from a Scottish darling), some typical philosophical musings, and good old storytelling. I really have no idea what I am doing just yet from a technological standpoint. So as I learn this html/xml language (or maybe outsource a Chinese computer geek to 'pimp my blog?') I hope it will also get more visually appealing and complex over time.
I hope this first post was as "compelling and rich" as the story of Ling Wang, the giant panda at the San Diego Zoo. And if you don't think that is hilarious, go rent Anchorman and watch it 1000 times and you will suddenly get all my jokes from here on in.
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