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June 2007 - Posts

• Back from Montreal

  Given that the Grand Prix was this weekend, I'm a little disappointed that I had to leave Saturday morning. After I completed my job training on Friday, I spent all evening walking around downtown enjoying the festivities. The streets were crowded Read More posted 10-06-2007 05:25 by dicksonw | 0 Comments

• Grand Prix Fever Begins...

  And for those not interested in cars, there is always the fashion festival show next street over. More Pictures... Read More posted 07-06-2007 08:16 by dicksonw | 0 Comments

• I WENT TO CHURCH...

  AND THEN THERE WAS LIGHT IT CAME FROM ABOVE IT WAS BRIGHT IT WAS WARM IT WAS EUPHORIC BUT ALAS, $10 CAN ONLY GO SO FAR... IT BECAME DARK IT BECAME COLD A NEW LIGHT APPEARED I WAS ESCORTED OUT   Okay, so it didn't go quite like that but I couldn't Read More posted 06-06-2007 11:25 by dicksonw | 0 Comments

• Culinary Review x Deax!

  Yesterday, my colleague and I went to a Brazilian All-You-Can-Eat-Meat restaurant (Lipitor not included). Le Milsa is a relatively small restaurant and if I were not looking for it, I could have easily dismissed it as your run-of-the-mill family restaurant. Read More posted 05-06-2007 11:54 by dicksonw | 0 Comments

• CN Montreal: Day 1 & 2

  For a company that isn't so particular with the exterior, CN really does a good job with the inside of the building (pictures to come). The front doors open up to a large foyer with marble floors and a giant silver CN logo etched into the black wall. Read More posted 05-06-2007 11:36 by dicksonw | 0 Comments

• Afraid of Heights?

  If you have been to the CN Tower in Toronto, you'll undoubtedly recall the experience of walking over the glass floor that kept you from plummeting 1800 feet to the ground. It was exciting and unnerving at the same time. Now imagine not just Read More posted 04-06-2007 09:18 by dicksonw | 0 Comments

• In Montreal

  I arrived yesterday in Montreal in preparation for my week long training with CN. I've never been to Montreal and although I'm still in Canada, I do feel very foreign among the French speaking crowd. After my 20 minute cab ride to the hotel during which Read More posted 04-06-2007 08:10 by dicksonw | 2 Comments