

Shipment from Tokyo delivered
We got our household goods from Tokyo delivered this morning. Yesterday we visited the Canadian Customs office to clear our shipment,...


Tour of TRIUMF
Today I had a fascinating tour of the TRIUMF facility here at UBC. TRIUMF is Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear...

2016 Residential Taxes
Today I paid our residential taxes for the year of 2016. It was an unexpected surprise that our taxes were less than we expected compared...


2016 Vancouver Marathon
After breakfast this morning I suggested to Yoshiko we stroll down to watch the Vancouver Marathon. The route passed through UBC just two...


Free Concert
Today we attended a free noon hour concert at the neighboring Chan Center as presented by UBC Bands. It featured music by Frank Ticheli,...


Patio furniture... finally
After a lengthy delay from the time we ordered the furniture and some hiccups in the delivery (the sofa piece wouldn't fit through the...

Yoshiko's bike on order
Today we ordered a Trek Neko SL for Yoshiko. It won't be long before she is tearing up the trails around UBC. #Yoshiko #bike #UBC