Driving in the Snow !!

Today it was really terrifying driving in the Snow. When I left home this morning it was just some flurries mix with rain & it is was still drive able condition hence I drove to work in the morning.

However, when I pass Port Mann Bridge & nearing Surrey it started to snow heavily. I couldn't see the lane divider's on the road, hence it was a very stressful 8 mins drive before I reach the destination. The reason why I was so sure the duration was 8 mins cause my GPS stated that I will reach my destination in another 8 mins. With the roads & sidewalk all covered with snow it was hard to determine if you are driving in the correct lane or you are about to fall into the ditch .... the only thing you can depend on is to drive in the path the previous car left when they drove on the road.

I was thankful that I finally reach safely at work ... Luckily the snow stop about 9 am & the sun came out to melt away all the snow & my drive home from work were snow free.

Next time it snow ... I will definitely take the Public Transport !!

My New Corolla.

Finally, we have bought a Car just in time for Christmas & My Birthday !! We went down to the Toyota Dealership on Sunday 19th Dec as we know that they have some discount on 2010 Toyota Cars. We were actually looking at either getting a Yaris or Corolla & finally we went with a Corolla since the Engine is 1.8 L & it only cost abt CAD 1k extra. At 1st we wanted to get the 2010 Corolla CE model - the most basic model + Air Conditioning & Power Window & TRAC n VSC ... & the price came up to roughly CAD 21,800 (with CAD 2k Discount) BUT we nearly walk out since the salesman wouldn't give me the In-Car Bluetooth as an extra FOC .... then he was so anxious & went to talk to his manager & only to realise that the colour of the car we wanted is all out.

Then his manager came along & recommended us the LE model i.e. with Smart Key System, Auto-Climate Control, Air Con, Power Window, 16" Alloy Wheel, TRAC n VSC, Fog Light, Auto Headlight etc. With an extra of CAD 1400 extra ..... we didn't want so much extra but the manager who coincidently was from Singapore ...... hence he was kind enough to give us another CAD 400 dollars discount & In-Car Bluetooth for Free. So the final total came up to CAD 22,500. (i.e. with CAD 2,900 discount)

Finally, I picked up the car today & was very nervous driving it since I was not very familiar with the car & the road here. Luckily I have my GPS to depend on.







Loving it already !!

Snow !!! Snow !!! Snow !!!

It really snowed heavily last night & we woke up to a White White Morning !!! The snow was thick & was about 10cm high. The kids & my wife was to delighted .... we spent some time playing in the snow & also taking photos. The kids really enjoyed making Snow Ball & Snow Angel ........ Everywhere was like covered with PURE WHITE SNOW !!! It was amazing ... it was really a different experience when you actually see it compared to just seeing it on TV.

FALL has gone !!!

Move over "FALL" .... "WINTER" is here !! Today it had started to SNOW !! Although EXPECTED from watching the weather forecast but I was still surprise to see light SNOW covering the grass when I stepped out of the house in the morning. Then later in the afternoon .... SNOW started to fall again but it was not enough to make a SNOWMAN or SNOW-ANGEL.

My 2 kids are really excited to see snow & my son manage to make a SNOW ball this morning. Hopefully, it will have heavier SNOW fall in coming weekend... so that we can make a SNOWMAN & SNOW-ANGEL coz they have been practicing hard on the CARPET.

As for me ..... it will be a COLD COLD winter, since I need to get out of the house b4 7 am where sunrise will not happen until 7:45 am & the temp is very low.

Brrrrrrrr !!!!

EIT status obtained.

Finally today I have received the Welcome Package from APEGBC for successfully enrolled as an EIT. The process was much faster compared to what I have anticipated .... the most valuable document in the package is the "Certificate of Enrolment".



Now, all I need is an employment opportunity as an EIT. Hopefully my current employer will have opportunities opening sometime in the future.

Got KINECT !!!

Today we finally bought our own XBOX 360 with KINECT !!


We were really amazed with the technology when we 1st play the bundle game - Kinect Adventure. There maybe some hiccups here & there when registering my kids hand movement but overall playtime was fun !! The DVD even had some demo games - Dance Central, Kinect JoyRide & Your Shape Fitness Evolved which was also great to try them out.




YEEEEE HAAAA !!!

1st Day @ Work

Today is my 1st day of work & it is my very 1st official work in Canada. Had to wake up @ 5:30 am to get ready today & left the house about 6:20 am. Walk all the way to the Skytrain & transit to a Bus to the place I work. (Total Journey time = 1 hr) Working hour is 8 - 4 pm.

The company was pretty big (abt 4 floors) & everyones sit in a cubicle (even the Managers) .... it have a Cafeteria, Gym, 3 Small Pantry at each level, Personal resting area (for personal phone calls or small meeting) etc. It was like a maze in the office as everything looks the same.

Including me there are 5 new employees for the Temp Admin job. Hence this week is a training & HR orientation week. Moreover, we were all given a Log In username & password for accessing the Network & Internet - moreover we have our own personal e-mail but we still do not have our own PC to work with. PC setup will complete by Friday.

The most overwhelming thing about today is that we were each given the Company Guideline Booklets to read through which was about 50 pages thick & all the points was like it was written by a LAWYER ...