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[2 May 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
sophie’s cosmicly average brunch

I didnt’ actually take this photo. I forgot to take a picture of our food… so i found this one on someone else’s blog. you can visit his food blog here.

since when does it become normal for one to wait in line to eat brunch at a cafe?

if there’s is one thing i miss about enzed, it’s the abundance of good places to eat brunch. and not having to wait in line. and the good coffee. (so if it’s three things i miss about newzealand …

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[7 Dec 2009 | 4 Comments | ]

i’ve been living here (in vancouver) for just over 3 months now and i think that this is almost just long enough to contemplate with some legitimacy how to be recognised as ‘a vancouverite’.

people from vancouver are not like people from wellington or auckland.  and so if you are considering coming to vancouver and don’t like to be identified as a tourist then here are some of my personal observations on how to achieve ‘vancouverite’ status quickly:

1. enjoy bad coffee.  or at least drink it and pretend to enjoy it.  …

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[25 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]

one of the joyful things about vancouver is that free wireless internet is everywhere. which makes hanging out in cafes all day that much more wonderful.

today i had the pleasure of hanging out in turks coffee lounge while the rain poured and the sky stayed gray all day. the most frustrating thing about using my laptop in cafes is that i can rarely find a conveniently located available power outlet . my ancient hp cannot last more than a measly 15 minutes without power… but on …