Winter Trip
Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 4:49PM / Standard Entry
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I’m finally back from my one week’s vacation in Vancouver,
British Columbia. This was a family trip
that included hubby and my immediate family. We are so Chinese-d out! Our
travel intentions to B.C. besides skiing, it was for the deliciously well known
Chinese food there. We had all the opportunity in the world to taste everything
that we missed out last time when we visited. We had Chinese everyday for lunch
and dinner, so we’re chinked out now! We want some burgers and pizzas now.
Anyway, here are some cheers and jeers that I wanted to point out during my
trip:
Jeers
Whistler, B.C.: Our plan was to go to Whistler
to ski, but hubby got sick on the day we were suppose to leave for Whistler;
therefore, we never went. Time was limited since the drive from Vancouver
to Whistler is 2 hrs. (depending on the weather condition, it can be more.)
Weather: The winter time in Vancouver
is always raining and dark. It gets dark at 4:30pm
and it drizzled half of the time when we were there. But that didn’t prevent us
from going out or doing things. A lot of girls would wear these colorful cute
rain boots as a fashion for the wet winter season there.
Cheers
Grouse
Mountain:
Although, we couldn’t ski in Whistler, we got to spend Christmas Day at Grouse
Mountain snowboarding on the snowy
mountain. At first, I was hesitant about this winter sport because I was tired
out by the lines. We had to wait in lines for the forms, snow boots, and skis/boards.
At the same time, I was all bundled up in layers of thermals/shirts/pants/jackets.
But after we got our boards, we went out and played in the snow and it was
amazing. It was so beautiful and white! All the pine trees were coated with
powdery snow, definitely very Christmas-y.
Dim Sum: The Richmond Vancouver area serving
some of the best dim sum in town is not an uncommon thing because the Chinese
chefs are from Hong Kong. The shrimp dumpling was so
crunchy and fresh. However, there was one dish that went beyond my expectation,
the steamed egg yolk bun. We’ve all had the white round bun with a
yellowish/orange custard filling before, but this one was a little different,
at least to me. When I break apart the bun, the golden cream filling slowly
drips out like lava. I bite into it and I get this grainy texture from the
yolk. The filling was very aromatic and had the perfect sweetness to it. The
direct Chinese translation to it is “dripping sand bun,” something like that. I
guess the sand part comes from the grainy texture of the yolk, like sand.
Sammi’s Show Mi Blu Ray: Checked out the video
stores there and bought myself Sammi’s concert, my first Chinese Blu Ray. The
concert seems more interesting in blu ray. Oh, this is for Peachey: they had a
HMV store there and remember me asking you about the store? Well, they had
several there too.
Air Hair Salon: Hubby and little brother
wanted to color and cut their hair at this local Japanese owned and operated
hair salon. It was hubby’s second time going and he made plans to go again this
time. Little sister and I accompanied the boys to the salon. Their slogan is
“we come from Japan.”
Totally Japanese, they can barely speak English, but we were able to
communicate with them by using single English words and “pointing.” Ekin Cheng
visited the store as well because they put his photo with the salon owner on
their desktop background. Little brother was so fascinated by how meticulous
the hair stylists were with his hair. They take their time cutting, measuring,
and coloring every strands of his hair making sure not one strand was left out.
They offered a cushion to put under his neck when they’re washing his hair so
there is support for the neck. Also, a towel will go over his eyes so he can
relax the eyes while they massage his head while washing it. Instead of bring
you just water or soda, they offer each client a menu of drinks to choose from,
like sweet chamomile to hot chocolate for the winter.
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Sorry if I didn’t get
a chance to drop by your guestbook to wish you a Merry Christmas. Although, I
had access to a computer during my trip, but I was just not in the mood to get
with my cyber world.
Happy New Year peeps!!
Pictures are limited. We usually take less pictures when
we’re traveling with the family.
Some of these buildings you see are owned by Lee Ka Shing, HK real
estate mogul.
I think this is a stadium.
Driving down Lions Gate Bridge to get to Grouse Mountain ahead.
So pretty!
I like my snowboard, so girly and flower-y.
At the Vancouver Aquarium.
Hot Pot
Of course, can't forget the Kobe beef slices.
This is for Peachey. 
LOOK WHAT I FOUND!?!?!?!
WHITE PATENT LEATHER CONVERSE!!!
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