Archive for the Life in Canada Category
A ancient story of interracial romance
To watch the Metropolitan Opera Live at the Lincoln Center can cost you as much as US$400 for the best seats, and US$42 at the worst. Yet, through the recent Metropolitan Opera Live in High definition program, I was able to watch opera at an equivalent price of US$18. Metropolitan HD Live now broadcasts live [...]
Canadian immigrant trapped between two cultures
Mina and her husband are a ordinary Canadian immigrant family with a male dominated structure. Husband is the provider, and works to support the family. Mina stayed home to look after the two children. Mina gets a good allowance to buy groceries and pay for the home expenses. Husband paid for everything, and the children [...]
A Magical Coffee Shop
Situated in the quiet neighbourhood of West Vancouver is this small coffee shop that is truly magical and charming named Amadeo Bakehouse and Coffee Shop.
The wall is decorated with murals, handpainted by an artist. The seats have figureheads, each one featuring a different person.
The pastries, European, of different types, scones, croissants, eccles, cinnamon rolls, bagels,…… [...]
Baptist Church Ladies Peanut Butter Squares
It’s Christmas time soon, and our church is having a Christmas Craft and Bake Sale to raise funds for our Youth Mission to South Africa.
So, I used a recipe from my Aunt who used to run the Black Cat Ranch in Hinton, Alberta. She got this recipe from the Canadian Baptist Church Ladies who always [...]
Romancing China
“What took you so long?”
For the first time, since Stephen Harper became Prime Minister of Canada, he visited China with his wife, Laureen Harper on a 5-day scheduled official visit.
Premier Wen Jiao Bao gently chided the Prime Minister for taking so long to come and visit China. It has been five years since any [...]
Inukshuk Blog Award - Immigrant Story
We find this delightful blog that has been on cyberspace for the last three years (since 2006). It is a blog about the adventures of a French Canadian immigrant who settled in English Canada; about immigration, life as a French teacher and snow !
Her name is Juliette, aka Zhu. Yes, she’s not Chinese, but she’s [...]
Inukshuk Blog Award for edutainment
Inukshuk (ee-nook-shook or ee-nook-sook) is an Inuktitut word that means to look like a person (an Inuk). They are stone monuments erected in the image of humans and have been used by the Inuit people of Canada to mark high points of land, good hunting and fishing spots or the way home. A blog that has received our Inukshuk award is a way of us marking the blogs we like and sharing this to the blog community.
Prime Minister Harper visits Bollywood
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife made a stop at a Bollywood TV Dance Show in Mumbai during his recent trip to India. What an amusing sight it is to watch him and his wife be surrounded by dancing girls.
The visit is a deliberate photo opportunity and publicity stunt to soften the Prime Minister’s [...]
A Canadian Christmas Tradition
Every year, Canadians filled out over 700,000 shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, personal hygiene items such as soap, toothbrushes, combs, etc. through the Operations Christmas Child project run by the Christian organization Samaritan’s Purse.
These shoeboxes are sent to children living in poor countries in Asia, South & Central America and West Africa. The collection time [...]
Canadian Immigrant’s Halloween Surprise
This new Canadian immigrant was delightfully surprised with the Canadian Halloween tradition. She finds the practice amusing and a little wasteful. “Coming from a third world country, I found it hard to waste a pumpkin, when it could be food. When I helped my kindergarten son carved his pumpkin, I wanted to save every pulp and every seed and made them into food.” Read about the amusing experience as viewed from the perspective of a new Canadian immigrant.
Canadian Yam Salad with Craisins
For Canadians pressed for time, this Yam Salad with Craisins is easily a favorite for three reasons: (1) It is healthy and tasty. (2) It is easy to make, there is very little cooking. (3) You can have many variations which keep the recipe fresh and exciting.
Ingredients list is simple:
- Yam or Sweet Potato
- Green [...]
Canadian Thanksgiving 2009
“Thanksgiving weekend is a time when Canadians everywhere pause for the weekend to celebrate with family, friends and communities.
“Many Canadians use the long weekend to catch up with loved ones, take a break from hectic lives and take part in activities that remind them how important those around them truly are.
Neighbour’s Tree fell on our Yard
On one unforgettable night, I was having dinner with my son at around 8:45 pm in the evening when we heard a thump. I couldn’t figure what it was, but my son could see it from the window, even in the dark. A big tree from our Korean neighbour fell sideways and landed on our [...]
The Dalai Lama at the Vancouver Peace Summit 2009
It’s no different as when you grandparents used to tell your parents “Think of the starving children in India, or China or Vietnam..” Instead of nagging, the world’s celebrities came dancing, singing, and cajoling. One after another, young people went on stage and spoke of the power to change….Vancouver’s youth loved it. They cheered, danced, [...]
Romanian-Canadian immigrant brings Kurtos Kolac to Vancouver
From Transylvania, the land the gives us Count Dracula, come Kurtos Kolak. It’s been called Kurtos Kolac, Kurtos Kolacs, Kurtos Kalac, Kurtos Kolak, or Kurtus cake, Chimney cake. Originating from Eastern Europe, the Kurtos bread or cake has been traditionally sold at food fairs. Basically, it is made with a sweet bread dough rolled flat, cut into thin little strips, then wrapped around a wooden cone with a handle. The dough is then coated with sugar and the forms placed on a barbecue over heated volcanic rocks.
