Sea Sick and the Village of Cheng

I was woken up by my aunt at 6:45am (my alarm either didn't go off or I don't remember shutting it off) to give me just enough time to jump in the shower and jump in the car with my aunt who kindly, after not too much sleep herself, drove me to the pier. I was to catch an 8:30am boat to Chu Hoi with a bunch of relatives from my mom's side.

I was definately still feeling the effects of alcohol from the night before. We checked in, got our tickets and had to wait for a while to board the boat. I was definately not feeling well. Everyone kept asking me if I was okay. I kept telling everyone that I was just extremely tired.

After we boarded the boat and left the dock it took about three minutes before I had to run to the bathroom and vomit up all the remaining, unabsorbed alcohol that was left in my system. Boo-urns is right. I would definately not recommend anyone boarding any type of boat a mere 4 hours after a night of drinking. I could feel the internal fluids rocking side to side with the motion of the boat as they slowly ate away at my stomach. But I purged them soon enough, and descretely enough as to not make a big deal out of it.

Imagine having 16 relatives, some who you haven't seen in almost 10 years, constantly asking you if you're okay, touching your forehead to make sure you don't have a temperature, making you pop pills galore, staring at you with that worried, desperately concerned look on their face, all while you have an extreme lack of sleep and are still significantly drunk from the night before. No way, no how. That thought alone made me want to vomit some more. So I kept quiet about it.

I felt considerably better after that and an hour of sleep on the boat. I woke up hung over, but at least I wasn't drunk anymore. I was still tired, but that's become a normal feeling for me. I can deal with tired.

We took an hour-long cab ride (where I passed out again) to the Cheng family village. My family has had a piece of land there ever since before my grandpa was born. He was actually born and raised in a little house on that same piece of land. Before my great grandma passed away, my grandpa promised her that he'd have another house built on that land and that he'd keep it in the family because it was her wish to do so.

This piece of land sits right in the middle of the Cheng family village. My guess is that there's about 500 people that live in that particular village. No one was able to tell me for sure. What I do know is that everyone who lives in that village has the same last name and you guessed it, Cheng. So that means, somehow, somewhere along the line, everyone in this village is a distant relative of mine. Super cool. There were a bunch of villages like this one, each with a huge sign at the entrance stating the family names of the people who live there, one after the other. It was definately very interesting to see.

Most of the people who own the land have built new and improved houses that include running water and electricity. My grandpa was just recently able to do so as well, for a very reasonable price (approx. 19,000 CAD), from start to finish.

We were all there for the 'housewarming' so to speak. It's a Buddhist tradition to celebrate a new home. We lit firecrackers at the door, and worshipped our ancestors by leaving them food and wine, and lighting insence and paper money for them.

We had some lunch, did some shopping in the area, and had dinner. Then we were back on the boat again to Hong Kong.

This trip to see my heritage has made me realize that I really have no clue about my grandparents, their background, or even their religion. So when we all get back to Canada I'm definately going to make an effort to visit my grandparents more often and talk to them about their past and their beliefs. I found it all very fascinating listening to their stories and watching them going through their traditions. I can't wait to learn more about them.

Tomorrow I leave for Thailand and won't be back to Hong Kong until March 4th. A relaxing vacation away from our overloaded Hong Kong holiday.

I can't wait to catch up on some sleep.

Party Night in HK!!!

I had a bunch of errands to run today to get me ready for my next week of travelling.

First we had to pick up our plane tickets from a travel agency in Sham Shui Po.

We decided to make a stop at Prince Edward station to check out the Ladies Market as well as the Fa Yuen Street Market. I remember going there as a kid and having tons of stuff to look at and buy. As an adult (so-called), you realize that it's mostly cheap quality merchandise for a cheap price. Not really my cup of tea.

After our quick tour around the two markets we went over to Wan Chai to pick up my passport which now had my Chinese Visa attached to it. I needed that done so that I can go with my family to see my grandpa's newly built house in Chu Hoi tomorrow.

All of this travelling around took up most of the day so it was about dinner time at that point. My cousin Julie was just finishing work a couple streets away so we met up with her and went into Tsim Sha Tsui to grab some 'modernized' Japanese. Even more delicious food.

We walked off our food while looking around for cell phones (yet again) and then it was time for us to meet up with Jose.

Jose and his boyfriend Kevin started us off at a chillout gay bar called Rice. (It was later explained to me that 'Rice Queen' is a term used by the homosexual community for men who like Chinese boys, so the name is oh so approprate). It was definately a really cool, chill atmosphere. I was definately the only female in the place but I was okay with that. All the eye candy in the world, not a worry about some drunken idiot trying to throw me lines or grind up against me.

After a few drinks at Rice we felt the liquid courage drawing us to a dance floor. Unfortunately Kevin was feeling too ill to make it to Propaganda with us be we ended up having an awesome time regardless! The music was pounding, the drinks were delicious and the people were gay and great! The only downfall is that this was the most expensive night so far. Each mixed drink at any bar in Hong Kong will run you anywhere between 60-120 HKD (approx 10-20 CAD). We were buying rounds so you can imagine how that adds up. The cover at propaganda set us each back another $120.00 HKD as well, so this was definately our one night out in the HK.

With all of this drunken fun I was having I didn't even remember that I had to get up at 6:00am to meet up with Julie at the Kowloon Tong MTR station by 7:15am so that we could go on a boat to China.

I somehow stumbled onto the bus, passed out, got up just in time to get out and pass out in a cab for the rest of the way home. Good thing Jay was copasetic enough to get us both home safe.

I got home at around 5:30am to see my aunt and uncle still awake (they said they got up early to call Laurissa, their daughter in Canada, but I'm not sure I believe it). They were worried sick when we got back. I felt really bad.

I set the alarm for 6:30am and passed out around 6:00am....so typical of me.....I'm hopeless....

Attempted Chillout Day

The thing about Hong Kong is that it's a place that NEVER sleeps. Everyone is always GO GO GO GO GO! There's no sitting, stopping, relaxing. Everything is always rushed and time is always of the essence.

Since we needed to catch up our lack of sleep, we were late meeting up with my grandparents for dim sum. About an hour and a half late. I'm such a horrible grandchild.

Since I had plans to go to China with my entire family I had to get a Chinese Visa from a Visa office in Wan Chai while my dad and Jay went to the Technology district to check out cell phones.

After uncomfortably leaving my passport with the Visa officials I went over to Shum Shui Po to meet up with them. I figured I'd be able to find a cheap audio interface to record on my 'puter with. That's the one thing I haven't found a cheaper version of yet.

I tell ya, looking at computers, cell phones and MP3 players all day isn't exactly the most exciting or relaxing thing you can do with your holidays.

As soon as I could ditch my parents I met up with a friend I met in the Czech Republic, Jose. He took us out to this delicious Shanghainese restaurant in Causeway Bay.

Jose was informing us about Hong Kong's two favorite sports. Shopping and Mah-Jong. I laughed because it's so true.

Since we didn't all know how to play mah-jong we decided to walk around and, you guessed it, shop after filling ourselves with chicken noodles and dumplings.

After a quick catch up, Jose and I decided we'd go out on the town the following night. He said he would take us out proper so that we could really experience what Hong Kong's nightlife has to offer.

I can't wait!

Shenzhen

So today was an interesting day with shopping, bartering, arguing, and even FIGHTING!

We hopped on the train (first class, just to try it out, it's cheap) to the last station heading north in Hong Kong. Since Shenzhen is right on the border of Hong Kong, everybody walks over once they get to the border.

I had to get a single-visit visa to get over the border which ran me about 150 HKD (approx $25.00 CAD). It was a really simple process. Show your passport to the Hong Kong side officials, fill out a form, then show your info to the China side officials. There, done, you're through. No questions asked.

There's a HUGE mall right at the border which occupied us for the entire day. The mall mostly consisted of clothing, golf gear, memory stick/card, shoe, and mp3/mp4 knockoffs. Jay had a ball of a time bartering for items to bring them to half or even a third of the originally asked price. We got great deals on everything we bought. But we'll have to see how long everything lasts.

There was even one merchant that chased us out of a shoe store as we were leaving just to give us the price we had asked for. Jay was also buying a pair of knock-off Nikes and the merchant agreed to sell them for 110 HKD (approx $16.00 CAD). But when Jay put the shoes on and went to pay for them, the merchant raised the price to 120. They argued the principle (10 HKD is not even $2.00 CAD) for a while and Jay finally gave in and gave him the 120. The entertainment value was priceless!

It wasn't all fun and games while we were there however. There were also officers (not sure if thye were police officers) at the mall who were there to control the illegal 'fake' products that were being sold. While I was bartering for (an item that can't be mentioned yet), I heard some comotion right outside the store. It turns out that while one merchant was getting busted, he got pissed off and sprayed the officer with a fire extinguisher. Everybody went running every which way, the cops were everywhere, and you could tell that everyone in the mall was in a panic. The guy I was originally bartering with told me just to come back later because he wouldn't be able to get me my 'goods' until everything died down.

This episode was a little too epic for my liking and made me feel kindof uneasy for the rest of the day.

We went back over the border to Hong Kong just as easy as we went in. Filled out a form, showed it and our passports to the China side, then same thing on the Hong Kong side. I definately felt safer as soon as we crossed to border.

Later that night we met up with my cousin Tony for some dinner at a little noodle house in Causeway Bay. We chatted for a while, played some chinese checkers and had a late dinner.

Then we decided we'd check out the Hong Kong nightlife for the first time since we started our trip.

We took a taxi over to Lan Kwai Fong, a famous Hong Kong bar/restaurant district. For a Wednesday night I must say it was fairly busy.

After having one over-priced beer there we walked over to Hollywood Blvd.

We stumbled upon this snooty VIP-only (unless they weren't busy) bar called Dragon-R. We were let in despite our non-VIP status. It was a bit of a joke. They music was cool, atmosphere and setup was even better, but the people there were definately your typical 'We're too good for anyone' types. Eyeing you up and down and shunning you due to the lack of designer shit (since we're in Hong Kong, I guess we were lacking knock-off designer shit). We got out of there just as quick as we got in.

After that we decided to continue checking out a few other places on Hollywood Rd. One of them being a bar called Home. It's supposed to be a renowned breaks bar here in Hong Kong. There was nobody in there so I introduced myself and left them a demo. Did the same at a few other places that sounded like they had a good electro vibe then came home for some rest after yet another busy day.

No More Group Tours

As convenient as it was to have a local take us around and show us the so-called 'hot spots', I don't think I could do another group tour. I was right about having to follow a bunch of middle to old-aged, grumpy, bitchy people around all day. The only decent one was Ronald B, the 28-year-old, possibly homosexual tour guide. He was cool.

We started off the day going to Repulse Bay, a famous beach in Hong Kong. The area as adorned with budhas and other bhuddist statues for every reason possible. One was for good fortune, one was for prosperity, one was for wealth, there was even two HUGE statues meant to protect fisherman while they were out at sea.

We then went to Stanley Market which is famous for it's not-so-cheap-anymore markets. The more tourists that come into the area, the more prices go up. Smart move on the merchant's behalf I guess.

After the market we went to Wan Chai to see the Forever Blooming Bauhinia situated in front of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition centre. Nothing too spectacular. Just a big, golden flower. We took a couple pictures there and then went for lunch at a local restaurant.

After lunch we went to the highest Peak in Hong Kong to take some pictures of the city. The view would have been amazing had the view been a little less blurred by all the smog.

Then we made an interesting stop at the most expensive washroom on earth. Everything in that bathroom was made out of gold. It had two stalls, two sinks and gold plated tiles covering the walls and ceilings. The total cost of that bathroom was 90,000,000 Hong Kong Dollars, which is approximately 15,000,000 Canadian dollars, to build. It was just there for display, but unfortunately we weren't aloud to take any pictures of it. You had to pay to get your picture taken with it. But really, who wants to have their picture taken while sitting on the john, regardless of what it's made of???

After that pee break (haha) we finished the tour at the Avenue of Stars. It's a 'knockoff' (and trust me, the people here are good at knockoffs) of Hollywood's Walk of Fame, but with Chinese actors and actresses instead. While walking along the water we recognized names like Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and that's about it. Oh yeah, and there was even a statue and star for Bruce Lee on the Avenue. I wonder what 'Wendy Law' would look like stamped into a plate of metal and placed into the ground?

I was definately glad to be free from guides and grumps after that. We decided to check out a trendy restaurant/bar area called Knutsford Terrace. After walking from one end to the other and checking out our possibilities we decided on a place called 'Heaven on Earth'. The name definately fit the restaurant to a tee. The food was phenominal. A little pricey, but I guess you get what you pay for.

Once our bellies were satisfied we walked back down to the Avenue of Stars where we watched the Symphony of Lights. This was the most exciting part of the day. Every night, at 8:00pm, there's a showing of lasers and lights from across Victoria harbour. All of the highrises accross the harbour light up in sequence and in rhythm to classical music playing in the background. The 'symphony' lasts for about 10 minutes or so and is definately a must-see for anyone travelling this way. There's even an option to watch the show from sight-seeing ferries right on the harbour!

It was a long day for us so we decided to head home early this evening. We'll be hopping accross the border to Shenzhen, China tomorrow morning to do some bartering for cheap knockoffs.

So, I am off to bed. I'll be dreaming of all of you who are working, studying, freezing....HAHAHAHAHA.....Suckers!

11:55pm HK time

Here in the HK...

So we arrived in Hong Kong at around 3:00pm HK time yesterday. Ater we got past customs (which was a complete breeze) and got our luggage we had a hard time finding any of my relatives. I found out shortly after that we had absolutely NO contact info. No phone numbers for any of my relatives, no addresses, no NOTHING.

How convenient.

I was really glad when my uncle flagged me down half an hour later.

We then went to Sha Tin where we were staying, dropped off our luggage, freshened up and headed out to meet up with the rest of my family for dinner at a restaurant in North Point. Everyone was there except for one aunt and a cousin.

After dinner we headed to Temple street to do some shopping. Temple street stretches accross many blocks and is full of street merchants selling cheap stuff. When I mean cheap I mean cheap in price as well as quality. It's definately worth a look-through though. We're probably heading back before the end of our trip since we only caught half of it before everything closed at 11.

Last night we caught up on all the sleep we missed the night before so we had a late start. We met up with my parents where Jay tried dim sum for the first time.

Then we checked out a couple travel agencies to book our one-day Hong Kong tour, (which we're going on first thing tomorrow morning) and inquire about Thailand tickets. My parents are being overly insistant on us going on a guided tour when we head over there, but we're definately not going that route. What's the fun in that? Following a group of people around for 4 days and three nights, not having a choice of what we want to do, where we want to go, or even what we want to eat. We're definately not going that route. We'll have to do some more research tonight.

After that we took a train to the peninsula then a ferry to Central district where we checked out the famous Lan Kwai Fong (one of Hong Kong's red light districts).

We then took a streetcar over to Wan Chai and had a fabulous Japanese dinner.

Then we did some shopping while walking towards Causway Bay to meet up with my cousin Tony.

Ater my parents finally left us (I don't think they trust us to be alone here), Tony took us to the treehouse cafe where we met up with one of his friends (don't remember his name). We sat there for a bit then had to take the last train back to Sha Tin.

It's now 1:15am here and we have to get up at 6:30 to make it to the Kowloon Hotel by 8:30am to start our tour. I'm not overly excited about the whole 'group tour' thing but it's a good and cheap way to get around to the main attractions in a short period of time.

I'll let you know how it goes. My prediction is that it will be a stressful, rushed and long 9 hours with a bunch of middle to old aged anti-social people who really don't give a rats ass about the history of Hong Kong but are in it for the cheap transportation and the food. But that's just me. Probably because I'll be on day 2....and I'm not talking about day 2 of my trip...

Hong Kong then Thailand

I'm sitting in the Maple Leaf Lounge at the Toronto Airport right now waiting for my flight to Hong Kong. My flight leaves in 10 minutes. In about 16 hours time I'll be in Hong Kong...YAY!

My travel buddy Jay and I have decided that since we're already going to be on that side of the world that we're going to make a side trip to Thailand as well. Everything is much less expensive there and that's one place I've never been and have just been dying to go. Visiting family?....What?

I still haven't slept from last night. I figured one good all-nighter would prevent the inevitable jet lag everyone is so concerned about. I'm definately feeling the fatigue now but it's nothing a good 10-hour nap on the jumbo jet won't cure.

Anyways, I've gotta run. Flight boards in 3 minutes and this place is a MAZE!

I'll be sure to have tons of exciting stories and adventures to post during or when I get back from this trip on March 6th...that is....if I decide to come back....

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Today's Stars Say...

Feb 15 Aries (March 21-April 19): The omens urge you to follow the music of your Gypsy soul, especially if it means crossing a border or two. The unknown is discovered through the desire to know and by putting one foot in front of the other.

So appropriate...

Ditched

The decision was made at around midnight last night that Blue would be my destination. After waxing my board, and getting directions to Blue online (which was like pulling teeth by the way), I finally got to bed around 3:00am.

So I woke up bright and early at 6:00am, after 3 hours of insomnia (it's what you get after a late all-you-can-eat sushi dinner), and got all ready to go riding. I drove over to my Mark's place to pick him up and there were no lights on. So I call his phone, no answer, left a message. Waited 10 minutes, called again, left another message. I waited a total of 30 minutes when I finally decided to come home and get the rest of my sleep.

So I was ditched. Who knows, maybe he slept in or something. After planning this trip for over a week you'd think one would be prepared, or at least wake up for it.

So after I get some well needed sleep I'm heading off to the local ski bump with my i-pod. If I had the sleep, I would've hit Blue solo. Not such a smart idea to be driving 3 hours straight, snowboarding for 6 hours, then driving again for 3 hours, all on no sleep.

I guess I'll have to try and hit Blue again when I get back from Hong Kong. Although it's not likely conditions will hold up.

There goes my season...

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A Potential Problem

I'll give you the stats first....

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Runs Open: 35 of 35
Lifts Open: 11 of 14
Snow Depth: 80 cm
Snow Last 24H: 2 cm

MOUNT ST LOUIS/MOONSTONE

Runs Open: 36 of 36
Lifts Open: 11 of 13
Snow Depth: 50-95 cm
Snow Last 24H: 1 cm

So things are looking pretty even between the two. So here's the potential problem...

I realized there's a possibility I won't be able to go snowboarding when I woke up this morning and couldn't open my left eye. It was gunked shut...AGAIN! (ewww..I know) I thought I was completely over this eye infection thing but turns out it's back...with a vengence! No going out for me this weekend unless my eye takes a turn for the better.

Who am I kidding? Eye infection or not I'll probably still go snowboarding. As a matter of fact, air is probably a lot less harmful to an eye infection than lake water. (I went surfing when the problem first started...oops!)

I'm really hoping I get better soon. 8 more days until I leave for Hong Kong. I've been sick for a long time. It seems to be one thing after another. I wonder when I'll be completely healthy again.

At the same time I guess what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. I better be REALLY EXTREMELY strong after this leg...

Decisions, decisions..

Today's stats threw me off a bit...

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Runs Open: 33 of 35
Lifts Open: 9 of 14
Snow Depth: 75 cm
Snow Last 24H: 10 cm

MOUNT ST LOUIS/MOONSTONE

Runs Open: 36 of 36
Lifts Open: 11 of 13
Snow Depth: 40-90 cm
Snow Last 24H: 2 cm

So now I'm torn. Blue now has more snow, but less runs. While Moonstone's Snow Depth has dropped. I guess there's still a few days left to decide.

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So I've also realized that I've been completely ride deprived. To the point of obsession. I'm more excited about going snowboarding for one day than I am about going to Hong Kong for 2 and a half weeks! How odd is that?

I'm sure there are other forms of riding that could have satisfied this inner desire of mine.

There's horseback riding, wave riding, um...girl-on-top kindof riding...haha...

But none can compare to the exhileration I feel while riding down a powder-covered mountain on a board. (Don't get me wrong. Sex is definately an exhilerating experience for me, but happens way more frequently than snowboarding does) Something else to feel nostalgic about I guess. Not for long though!

Monday just can't come soon enough...

Blue or Moonstone?

Here are the stats for today...

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Runs Open: 35 of 35
Lifts Open: 9 of 14
Snow Depth: 75 cm
Snow Last 24H: 0 cm

MOUNT ST LOUIS/MOONSTONE

Runs Open: 36 of 36
Lifts Open: 11 of 13
Snow Depth: 50-95 cm
Snow Last 24H: 1 cm

Looking good Moonstone!

This will technically be my 7th season of snowboarding if you were to count my first three attempts. I don't count them however since I only went once each season and hurt myself so bad each time that I couldn't go back until the year after.

Finally, after wasting three seasons and still not being able to make it down one run without falling, I got a lesson. Thankfully by that year I had befriended an ex snowboard instructor, Mindy who was able to help me out.

I always believed that 'baptism-by-fire' was the best and only exciting way for me to learn anything. But I definately recommend at least one lesson to anyone who's ever contemplated learning how to snowboard (who of course has never gone surfing or skateboarded before).

Now, as I begin my fourth official season, I must say that Snowboarding is right up there with Climbing when it comes to my favorite sports. Surfing is on it's way, but I definately have to get the hang of it first.

I'll be going riding on Monday with my piercer. It should be a great day filled with powder, smoking on the lift, long-awaited runs down the hill, and jokes about how long it's going to take me before I let him pierce my nipples. (It took me about half an hour before I let him pierce my tongue). He's estimating (or hoping) about an hour to get both done. We'll see, I might need some liquid courage that day.

But for now I'm looking forward to the snowboarding. Nothing else matters.

Riding Season...Finally!

I cannot wait to go riding this coming Monday!

For those of you who aren't in my situation I do feel the need to explain how our Canadian Winter has befallen us late this year. Which in turn has put a slight delay on Snowboarding season.

But never fear. Winter is finally here!

I'll be heading to one of two places.

The current forecast for Mount St. Louis/Moonstone:

RUNS OPEN: 36 of 36
LIFTS OPEN: 9 of 13
SNOW DEPTH: 50-90 cm
SNOW LAST 24H: 7 cm

BLUE MOUNTAIN:

RUNS OPEN: 35 of 35
LIFTS OPEN: 9 of 14
SNOW DEPTH: 75 cm
SNOW LAST 24H: 4 cm

Both places have "machine groomed powder"! YAY!

So far we've got Moonstone in the lead with 7 cm of snow, a better ration for open lifts, and some areas with 90 cm of snow. Keep the powder coming boys, cuz I'm comin' to play!

I've decided to run a competition and see which location has more progress throughout the week. Whichever place wins, that's where I go on Monday. I've placed all bets on Mount St. Louis already since they've been trending more snow than Blue this season (or lack thereof). But you never know what might happen. I've lost at everything I've ever bet on so why not now.

I've played the odds, we'll see as the week progresses...

Great Wall of... The USA???

I was reading a report on CBC News about how the USA wants to study building a physical barrier along the Canadian border. I personally don't think this is going to fly judging by the info found on this article.

There are way more reasons against building the wall, than reasons for it.

Here were the reasons for the barrier:

• To protect the USA from illegal aliens and drugs.

Mind you there is over 8 million people in the USA without legal status, compared to 50 to 120 thousand in Canada.

• To keep things 'equal and fair' between Mexico and Canada.

But here's an interesting fact. "In 2004, the U.S. Border Patrol made over one million apprehensions on the southwestern border, compared with 10,000 at the Canadian line."

Here are the competently valid reasons AGAINST the barrier:

• It would cost approximately 1 million/mile of barrier. Funds that could be used on much more important issues than a big bad wall.
• Canada doesn't want anything to do with the barrier because it's 'impractical'. But I'm sure this isn't the first impractical idea the US has had.
• Hasn't the US of A ever heard of tunnels or aircrafts? Terrorists fly in. They're not going to take a casual stroll accross the border!
• The history between the US and Canada differs greatly from that of the US and Mexico, so building a wall on the northern US border just because there's one on the south isn't going to make things more legitimate.
• Being 'caged in' on all sides with flood lights and armed guards isn't going to make the American people feel more safe. Isn't that what it's like to be in prison?
• If the barrier is built between two countries that have had an amicable relationship for many years, it will be a sign to the rest of the world that a peaceful co-existence is just not possible. Where's our hope for the future now?
  

Here's what I think...

I say let the US spend all of that money to build their barrier if that's what will make them sleep better at night. While the Canadian government is putting our taxes towards more economically logical projects, such as the expanding of key border crossings (ie. Windsor/Detroit) to speed the flow of trade.

If the wall is built to keep illegal aliens and drugs from crossing over to the USA, then I guess it will do the same for Canada. Judging by the stats, we should be the one's who are worried anyways. So really, they'd be doing us a service by keeping their illegal aliens, drugs, and inbreds (oops) out of our country.

And if (god forbid) the US started yet another war, it'd be a lot less likely for us to lose our men over it since it'd be a lot harder for us to walk over there and help them out! Haha...

What do you think?

My Dea--...I mean Wish List...

I have a new #1 thing to do before I die or die while trying. Rope Jump.

I was just sent this link and was kindof annoyed that it took over half an hour for my puter to download it. But I guarantee I didn't blink more than twice the entire 17 minutes of this video.

My lack of patience doesn't allow me to express this about too many things, but it was definately 'well worth the wait'!

Check it out, let me know what you think.

On the Lighter Side...

I was sent this joke on my work e-mail today. It made me laugh. Thought I'd share with you the sick pleasure of reading this joke. Here it goes...

A drunk walks out of a bar with a key in his hand and he is stumbling back and forth. A cop on the beat sees him and approaches "Can I help you sir?"

"Yessh! Ssssomebody ssstole my carrr" the man replies.

The cop asks "Where was your car the last time you saw it?"

"It wasss on the end of thisshh key" the man replies.

About that time the cop looks down and sees the man's weiner hanging out of his fly for all the world to see. He asks the man "Sir are you aware that you are exposing yourself?"

Momentarily confused,the drunk looks down at his crotch and without missing a beat, blurts out.........."Holy shit ----- My girlfriend's gone, too!!!!!"

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Have you ever been THIS drunk?