It’s been a busy and eventful month hence the lack of updates until now. I was on a short business trip to Vernon BC earlier this month and I brought Vivian along on my trip. We drove there and the 5-hour drive was not bad – my A6 got the much deserved “exercise” on the highway – a nice change from the usual stop-and-go daily commute in the city. Burn carbon deposits, burn!
We got there late Wednesday night and I had pretty full days on Thursday, but I managed to drive up to Silver Star Mountain in the late afternoon while the day is still bright. Not much to see there, nobody were around, so we took a few photos and drove back down. Friday I had a busy morning meeting with local IT vendors but I was off after 2pm so Vivian and I checked out Creative Chaos Crafts Show and bought some souvenirs. We left Vernon in the evening and got home just before Friday midnight.
City of Vernon and Kalamalka Lake in the background
The next weekend my parents, Vivian and I went to Powell River to do some fishing and shellfish-digging. The weather was gorgeous and everyone enjoyed the sun and the breeze on the beach picking up oysters, clams and geoducks.
Sadly the trip was cut short and we had to come home early Sunday morning because we found out that my grandma was admitted into the hospital. She passed away the next morning on June 14 and everyone in the family were very sad. Relatives from HK arrived a few days after and the service was held on June 23.
This week I am back to my normal routine going to the office all week and will try to get lots of my outstanding tasks done because of the lack of focus in the last little while. This week is however a short week because July 1 is Canada Day; Vivian and I will check out Steveston this year with some of my friends.
