Category: city life

Y’know, people complain so much that other people they see on the street never smile or are rushing everywhere, or always look miserable. However, I would argue that just because a person is out in public, doesn’t mean they have to be in “people person” mode. There are times, especially when I’m going home at…

For several long, dark months, the pet store by my house had no kittens in the window. When I first moved downtown last September and was jobless, one of the few great joys in my life was to watch random numbers of kittens playing with one another in the pet store window by my abode.…

I went to my first DigitalEve Toronto networking event last night. It was held at Banzai Sushi, a great Toronto Japanese restaurant with a rather innovative implementation of screens at each table that allow visitors to chat with other tables. Cute! Having never been to a real networking event before, and being rather shy, I…

Toronto. I’m having a love-affair with this city. It’s always alive and, while it’s a little emptier than Bangkok, it’s still invigorating to live here. Now that I’m working, I’m always busy. I start my day with a quick breakfast, and then I hop on the subway. During rush hour, it tends to be absolutely…

I recently moved to Toronto, and at first I felt really disoriented. However, that’s starting to change. A couple of weekends ago, I went out of town. As I re-entered  the city on my way back, I had a sense of “returning home” – and it felt great. It means I’m much more comfortable here…

I recently returned from a six-week trip to Thailand. Since then, I’ve noticed many Toronto nuances I would never have paid attention to previously. For one, when I first drove downtown after returning home from the crazy Bangkok traffic (in which I only observed, never drove), I noticed how everybody looks surprised and offended if…