Ecology Field Trip + Physiology Lab Subject + Brewsters

Went for my first field trip for Ecology this week! It was pretty much an eye opener when we visited Glendale Golf Course and checked out the ecology of the lake there.

We had a "Magic School bus" chartered for us and it was a first for me! It is originally meant for kids and they even have names written in chalk on the top of the seats belonging to each kid. Cool eh?! We went to St Albert which is a 30minute drive away..

With labmate Matt.. (rhymes?)

With my lab buddy.. Glen..

Reaching there and playing with the Driller!

Glen with the Driller!

My TA Jordan drilling the ice.. A superb kayaker that paddles down waterfalls.. but had a back corrective surgery to deal with injuries..

Glen chipping off the ice..

With lab mate Jason who's from Phys-Ed as well.. Cool dude..

My Exercise Physiology lab where i was the lab subject..

Did pretty well considering Im inactive and the two Golden Bears cheered for me..

Then we when to Brewsters and its Wings' night again! Had the Raspberry beer tonight!

Not too bad as well..

Look at the Obscene amount of wings that we HAVE ORDERED! I think i ate 30+++ !!!!

With Ashwin..

Calgary Trip during Recess Week!

Firstly, like to thank God for blessing us with such a wonderful family in Derek and Carol for they were such wonderful hosts with they three boys! They are Dr Teo's roommates back at the U of A when they shared the unit at HUB mall where I live now as well.

Derek and Carol were great hosts and made us feel at home with their hospitality, buying us meals, going out of their way to buy marshmellows for us to BBQ.. it was amazing! Their house was amazing with the basement, the fireplace, the dining area and the rooms. He even went out of his way to rent a car for us, provide us with maps and even lent us his GPS. We were truly overwhelmed.. Breakfasts.. were also elaborate affairs and it really blew us away..Breakfasts.. were also elaborate affairs and it really blew us away..

Complete with maple syrup,cakes, cookies, muffins and English Earle Grey Tea..

Look at the Egg holders! Pretty eh?!

We also had home-made pancakes by Carol! Awesomeness.. with Maple Syrup..

We also had french toasts! Very sweet and crispy!

I drove in Calgary! Its left-hand drive and I was kinda confused initially! You have to be on the right side of the road at all times.. I was blur about the 4-way junctions especially and i even had to do a three point turn when i found myself in the wrong direction after going on a one way street.. I drove a rental car- the Dodge Avenger.. A 3 litre car that was manufactured just this year so its pretty new! And VERY powerful...

First stop, we visited downtown Calgary and where else? The Calgary Tower.. The Calgary '88 olympics was here and the tower played an important role for the lighting of the flame..

I also dropped by the University of Calgary and visited the Olympic Oval which was pretty neat...This is the Canada Olympic Park! Where the olympics was held in 1988.. Still very well maintained.. and inside there's an Olympic Museum..

Posing with the Bobsleigh..

This is St-Stephen Ave.. Downtown Calgary and its like the main shopping district..

It was tuesday night and we had the good fortune of being around so we went to Brewsters for Beer and 20cent wings! Yes! you read it right, 20 cent wings!~This is on the streets of Banff.. Very pretty and also very touristy.. Kinda like a tourist attraction.. Expensive food and goods.. but its still a must go!My Canmore ticket to Cross-Country Skiing!Posing with the Skis when Ashley went back to retrieve her gloves..This is Lake Louise with the ice sculptures of the Olympics..

Lake Louise is just magnificent.. I wished it was melted though..

The Chateau Lake Louise

This is Mount Norquay! It was 4pm and the ski hill has closed and there was no one around! The whole mountain is ours! Haha.. so we took our crazy carpets and did tobogganing on our own! IT was so exhilirating and fun to go at such speed and we slide for quite a long distance..

Reaching back to Calgary, on our last day.. We got our car towed! How unlucky? We spent 2 hours at the impound lot trying to get our car back and we paid a hefty fine of $126.. Sucks..

Happier stuff: We went for last dinner with Derek and Carol at this Chinese restaurant where we treated them to dinner! It was great and we felt it was the least we could do..

With Derek, very jovial and happy-go-lucky guy!

Pekking Duck.. Shiok!Shark's Fin Soup.. Okay only..

Pork ribs were pretty good..

Maine Lobster.. Stir-Fried Chinese Style..Steamed Fish HK style..

This reading week has been a blast and must really thank God for his provision.. and special thanks to Derek, Carol and family for treating us like part of their family.They are such great hosts, telling me stories about S'pore and about their U of A days with Dr Teo.

Derek being a peranakan knows his food very well and i enjoyed discussing food with him.. Sigh, we teared a little when we left.. But we know this is not goodbye! We intend to meet them when they come up to Edmonton to meet Carol's parents at St Albert in April!

Cross-Country Skiing @ Strathcona Wilderness Centre

Finally we've arrived!
Cross-Country Skiing is one of the must-do things in Canada! And finally we have done it with the UAOC's introduction to skiing course. It is held at the Strathcona Wilderness Centre. We carpooled there and had to cook and pack our lunch the night before.

So i cooked Stir-fried black pepper Udon with egg. Nice eh?! Alwyn made the pancakes for breakfast!

The wilderness centre is a 30 minute drive from Edmonton and Strathcona County is abit ulu and has loads of oil refineries as though they are chucked outside the city. Well, u get the idea.

Our driver is David Thomson, a dude from BC, who was quite nice and told us alot about Vancouver.
The centre was filled with loads of people. We had a 2 hour lesson which is really everything essentially supposed to be taught in 6 days cramped into 2 hrs. So it was really productive in learning the skills. Nonetheless we went to slopes to slide down and learnt how to brake and change direction why coming downhill.

ITs really FUN! and a good cardiovascular workout as well!

The centre signboard

At the skis holding area, the skis and ski boots are light and nice to wear!

Waiting for instructions to ski down a slope by the instructor..

Then coming back uphill is really tough! You keep sliding downwards..Taking a breather....After lunch break! Now for a guided tour round the trails!

Skiing has been a blast!

I love this sport and want to do it whilst the snow is still around before it melts in Spring!

I hope reading week at Calgary would be fun and maybe can ski more in Banff! Woohoo~

Things I gotta do after reading week!

1. Visit Sarah's Church

2. Visit Glen's Farm and shoot Gophers.

3. Toboganning at Maligne Canyon

4. Intro to Ice Climbing at Nordegg

5.Kayaking with Glen and Jason at Sasketchwan River