I haven't posted in a long, long while. I was considering for a while whether to keep this blog active or not. But occasionally something so stupid, so insane happens that I have to respond to it.
The Stanley Cup riot (which now has its own Wikipedia article) caused me no shortage of grief at work. The fiasco had hit the news by early afternoon Japan time. I spent the rest of that day and the first half of the next listening to cracks about Canada and references to the South Park movie - even from other Canadians (there are four of us on my floor).
Now I realise that the slander directed at me is nothing compared to the scope of the riot, but think of it this way: I work with mostly Australians, Japanese, and a few other nationalities. None of them pay any particular attention to Canada, much less to hockey; however, in less than the span of one day everyone knew what happened and had given some face-on-palm reaction. So yeah, this is how bad Vancouver looks. I wonder how much flak I'm getting at church tomorrow...
In other news, work is taking off. Sort of. It's still a grind and will continue to be, but the people I'm meeting these days are very good candidates, some of whom recognise the benefit of what I'm offering them. The general feeling is that a breakthrough is just around the corner.
Oh yeah, and I'm coming to Vancouver in August! Probably most people know this already. I'll be there from the 5th to the 12th.
1 comments:
What are you thinking, sir ? !!
Hello and hello, of course but you must keep this blog active indeed !!
It is most often such a fun thing to pay attention to and to feel connected to you and your stories from so far away.
How about you just post once a month when it's convenient? : )
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