Seattle

Greg and Nicole drove me to Seattle last weekend for the day and it was awesome. The weather was beautiful and the shopping was fantastic. Before getting to Seattle we stopped off at a Factory Outlet where I deliberated for 15mins before purchasing my first piece of "G Unit" labeled clothing. Yes thats right, I am officially wearing G Unit, and I dont care what anyone has to say about it.

When we arrived in Seattle the first thing we did was go to Jack In the Box, a fast food chain that makes delicious burgers. So delicious they cannot be sold in Canada due to their health regulation laws on fat content. We then went to the Markets where I saw the famous fish throwing and then it was time to Shop. I got some great bargains including a skirt for $3.00. When I got home to inspect all my new clothes I was pleasantly surprised by the gift that Abercrombie had left on my skirt, the electronic tag. Good to see those things work, not only did it not set the alarm off when I left the building but Greg was able to get it off with plyers without doing damage!! What a relief.

25 and still making a Dick of myself

Today on my lunch break I was asked to grab some lunch for a work mate while I was in the food court. I ordered my meal and being rush hour, before I knew it I was standing with my food piled high on a service tray. I knew I should have asked for take away but it was to late. I then got the kebab for my colleague and knew my only option was to hang my head in shame as I walked through the mall with this damn food tray piled high with Chinese. I convinced myself that it was not such a strange sight to see someone walking through a mall holding a tray full of food, I was dressed well enough so it didn't look like I was trying to steal it. Then I saw the humiliation that I was about to face. As I turned the corner to go on the elevator it was packed full of business executives. The doors closed and there I was standing in the elevator booth with 6 men in suits holding a damn food tray piled high with Chinese. Within seconds the smell was so strong I couldn't breath and Going bright red I announced "I forgot to ask for take away" They burst out laughing and someone said "you're making us hungry with that smell" I apologised profoundly and ran out when I got to my level. Real smooth May!

Happy Birthday Jim

Jim's Birthday was quite the extravaganza. Starting off with Brunch at Sophie's, some shopping on West 4th, Dinner at Nikko's Japanese restaurant, pre drinks at The cambie and finally complete chaos at Shine Nightclub. We had quite the crew there and Jim was presented with drink after drink in the first five minutes of arrival. I lost count of how much he consumed in this short time but not long after you could not get him off the dance floor. When it was time to depart the club, everyone piled into a limo and headed home for more partying. We had three camera's full of photos however parental viewing only allows for these selected images to be displayed!! http://www.gregchan.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=JimsBday

My Name is May

You would not believe how much trouble I am having with my name. I didnt think the name May could get any simpler but apparently it is quite complex. On introduction, the usual response to my name is "My". After repeating "May" and them still responding with "My" I proceed to tell them "As In the Month". To avoid hearing "My" one more time, for the last 6 months I have introduced myself as "May, as in the month". With my new job I didn't think it would be very professional to say "May, as in the month" straight out, so I have gone back to saying just "May". Well, I should have known better. As a result all the correspondence that comes back to me reads, "MIY", even after I have spelt it out, I have come to accept that this is my name here. I even have one person that I have accepted to calling me "MYA". The problem is that they try and say it with an Australian accent. Its really quite ridiculous. Its not like I pronounce their names with a Canadian accent, quite frankly I've had enough. IDIOTS!!

Fact: On average 98% of Canadians respond to my introduction with My.