Bye Ah Gong..

Received news a couple days back that my grandfather passed away... It came so sudden that i didn't know how to respond.. First thought that flashed across my mind was that i didn't talk to my grandfather for the last time... Bad timing? But maybe i should have just called back much more often...

So now here i am at HK International Airport waiting for my connecting flight back to Singapore to attend the wake, to send him off for the last time. This is the first time that my family is having a wake and i have no idea what will it be like, how will i feel. More importantly, i wanna know how my grandma feels and be there for her.. I can't be there for long as i have to return to Vancouver for my exams and project deadlines, but i just wanna be there to see her for myself. Knowing how she is, i know she will not show us how she is actually feeling, but i just hope that it will make her feel better with everyone around...

We always hear people saying that how fragile life is, but does everyone actually understand that? Well, i didn't really feel the impact of that statement till this news struck me. It just happened so abruptly and in less than an hour or so, he has left us. One thing that i do seek solace in is my grandpa breathed his last rather painlessly and peacefully. Just that what i can't put down perhaps is that no one really had the chance to talk to him for the last time. Why didn't he wait for any of us? Or maybe it was just better for him and everyone?

Well, if it was better for him, i will respect that. Bye Ah Gong...

Salmon!!

Haven't been blogging for quite some time, which is a sign that I haven't been travelling... Well, have been bogged down by tons of assignments and just started on my project, plus a test is coming up!!

Anyway, finally had the chance to prepare dinner with my housemate, Rupert, last night. Alright, maybe i didn't help out much since he wanted to cook for me lol.. He prepared salmon and some kind of fries and it was great!! Haven't had salmon since i reached Canada as it is so expensive! So, nothing beats having a free salmon feast!! Rupert was telling me he's gonna prepare this fish that he caught on his previous fishing trip, which weighs more than me!! I saw the photo and couldn't believe that he actually caught a fish that is bigger than me!! Haha, can't wait for another fish feast...

I'm missin it alr...

Canadian Rockies!!

Ok finally got down to posting my trip to the Rockies.. Still, i'm pretty lazy and so i shall let the pictures paint a million zillion words!! Haha... Note that u will probably get bored by the mountain photos after a while but it is so different when u are at the actual place!! Amazing how these mountain ranges are formed.. Remember i used to study about them in secondary school geography but didn't think the physical features of the earth's surface were that magnificent till i see them with my very own eyes... Wouldn't mind living in the mountains and far away from the buzz of the city though i know i'll probably get bored pretty quickly.. =P

Enjoy the photos galore!!

Arriving at Canada Place, pick-up point for our coach..

Arriving at the first restaurant, korean cuisine!!
Food wasn't that great though...

Getting ready to dig in!!

Random pics along the way..

Trying to look cool i guess..

Arriving at the Last Spike..
This was the place where some guy drove in the last spike for the
first railway that cuts across Canada...

What's the purpose of this water cooler??

Spot the heart-shaped snow patch?

Rather nice effect eh?

Arriving at this posh hotel called Fairmont Hotel at Lake Louise.. Love the decor inside!!

This is the view u get from inside the hotel!! Lake Louise is
frozen which means skating on frozen lake for us!!

Lots of beautiful ice sculptures on the way to the frozen lake, simply breathtaking..

Mini ice castle on the frozen lake

Horse sleigh! Smelly though -lol-

No!! Dun propose to her!! What about me?!

Posers..

This is specially taken for my dearest!! Hope u like it! =)

Skating on frozen lake!! The ice is rather uneven though..

Beautiful hotel, bet it must have cost a bomb to stay here..

Some kind of snow ploughing machine..

Grp pic..

Photo of the sun.. nice?

Arriving at the second restaurant.. Western food!
Had a well done beef steak wth... tough like stone... Grr...

Arriving at the gondola station to go up to the peak of Sulphur Mountain!

Weather for that day..

Up, up we go..

Magnificent, isn't it?

Can't imagine what will happen if i fell backwards and rolled down...

One of the lakes, think this is called Bow Lake..

The mini waterfall was supposed to look like it is flowing into our hands..
Know it's lame but it's Zhenni's idea..

Arriving at one of the towns.. Was given time to shop but nothing much to shop,
not to mention the expensive prices..

I like this restaurant!! But too bad didn't have a chance to dine here.. Wasted!!

Korean food again... But at least this was better than the previous one..

Random pics of the hotel we stayed in..

Buffet breakfast!! I simply love buffet breakfast western style!!
Omelettes, hams, bacons, sunny side-ups and lots more!! Yummy!!

Walking back to our rooms.. Feeling sleepy early in the morning
due to heavy breakfast haha..

Mini frozen lake..

Taken at the back of our room..

That's our Korean tour guide in the lime green vest..

The entire tour took 4 days 3 nights and i would say it was rather value for money looking at the meals provided plus the better than expected accomodation.. The weather was supposed to be freezing cold but we were fortunate enough to have the sun shining brightly in the cloudless sky, so we didn't feel that cold in the end.. At the end of the day, good trip if not for a stupid mistake of mine, but i'm just glad and thankful that i managed to recover what i lost.. Phew...