Uh Oh: Yosarrian, Bartleby

What does one do when a 1200-word literary criticism paper (worth 30%, or as much as the final exam) for English 120 on “The Sound of Humanity: music as ‘true’ identity in Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus” is due in less than 22 hours; when one has not yet read a line of play — but has… Continue reading...

Exit, Pursued by a Bear

“Exit, pursued by a bear.”

The best Shakespeare line of all time

First-Years Can’t Write

Let me say that this obviously doesn’t apply to everyone. Below is a bit of rant that resulted from spending long hours — heading into the morning — revising awkward writing:

This doesn’t really come as a surprise to me. I guess all this time I’ve been taking my writing ability for granted. I just want… Continue reading...

Running Around

Apart from pulling in record numbers of all-nighters, I’ve also been doing some running-around lately.

What you see above is the route that I usually take: along Marine Drive and onto 16th Avenue till a bit beyond the UBC Ropes Course. I was glued to the gym last year. However, after I started staying on campus… Continue reading...

Ships Singing

In the dark and dead hours of the day, sitting in my room at Vanier, I repeatedly hear ships sounding away on their horns…

Some Stats…

I’d like to share some startling statistics from my second Math midterm.

• In a class of 100+, number of students who passed: 3
• Class average: 13/50, or 26%
• Number of pages on exam: 14
• Format: all written
• This is: ridiculous

What would you do if you were in my situation?… Continue reading...

The Internet: Curse or Blessing?

So I’m back to where I was in September: the internet in my room has stopped working again.

This is an ongoing, on-and-off issue that has persisted for the last couple of months: it goes down, I bypass the bureaucracies of IT Services by directly calling the person in charge of the networks. It then kicks… Continue reading...

Photos: Wreck Beach Trails - November 2008

Now is a transition period between fall and winter: most of the leaves have fallen and are rotting away on sidewalks — blocking drainages and forming puddles for us to step into. It’s wet; it’s cold. It’s mid-November in Vancouver, at the University of British Columbia.

I took a stroll along the… Continue reading...

Look!

I find it quite funny that at the intersection of Broadway & Granville (one of the busiest and largest in town), there are large blocks of text printed on the cross-walks that say “LOOK”!

Yes, look. “LOOK!” with giant arrows pointing towards the direction in which cars are approaching. Don’t people look before crossing the street?… Continue reading...

Vancouver Gas Price - Lowest In a Long Time

Last night, while I was on the B-Line back home, I couldn’t help but look out the window and notice the gas price: $0.95/Litre!

I remember… back in the beginning of the century (haha… only a mere 8 years ago), the average price of gasoline was around $0.60/L. Growing exponentially, it shot through the roof. As… Continue reading...