Video of the day: Q StrEet Boys (my teacher being hilarious)
So, Queen Elizabeth high school has a boy (teacher?) band group now. Isn’t it amazing? ~Parody of Backstreet Boys
Book-Smart vs. Actually-Smart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rsJGSi1GA8
Ellen Hopkins: Tilt Book Review (No Spoilers!)
As soon as I heard Ellen Hopkins had a new book out I scurried over to Indigo to buy it; as my favourite author, Hopkins books are the holy grail of literature. There was no way my bookshelf would be deprived of the wonder and bliss that is her complete collection of teen books. Her…
So you want to be a doctor? – Discovery Days in Medicine
Last Friday, I was delighted to talk like babies, make cricket legs dance to music, and get “insider’s tips” from university students at Discovery Days in Medicine by the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame and our own University of Calgary. Though the hands-on activities were great (taking apart a human brain… model, looking at cancerous cells…
People can be shot, ideals can not – Malala Yousafzai’s Struggle
In a few hours, I’ll be waking up, getting ready, and going to school. In all likelihood, so will you. Chances are that at some point, we will each complain about school, too. But hey, at least we’ll have something to complain about without having our lives threatened. The same cannot be said for Malala…
Video of the Day: Sweet City Lib Dub
Well, this year is almost over folks – a year of being Canada’s Cultural Capital. One of the major highlights of this year was the lip dub held downtown last month in order to showcase Calgary’s “culture”. These 3 minutes of film, accompanied by the Stampeders singing and playing “Sweet City Woman”, in reality, took…
Photo of the Day: Calgary’s Autumn
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln
How To Make Bubble Tea
Bubble tea is also called pearl tea or boba tea, you can usually buy them in any malls or stores. You think it’s a normal drink, but it had history too. It all began at Taiwan where it was the place that bubble tea was born in the 1980s. Tu Tsong-he was the owner of the…
The Elusive Bird’s IPO: Twitter
Don’t know what IPOs are? Ready a quick article about them here. Though there has not been any official information regarding Twitter’s IPO, there are rumors that the company may go public soon. After Facebook (FB) and Groupon’s (GRPN) stocks suffered heavy losses when going public, is it still worth it for Twitter to do the…
Someone should write The Book of Not Awesome
Have you ever read The Book of Awesome? Well, someone should really write The Book of Not Awesome. It’d be far more entertaining and it does the same thing — it makes people smile. I’ve decided to search up and think of some simple nuisances, as opposed to simple pleasures. Either way, the Book of…
GlobalFest 2012
After more than a month of hiatus – not to mention the tormented imprisonment in school – I’ve decided to finally embark upon the journey of writing freely again! This summer I’ve spent quite a lot of time volunteering around the city (blog posts to follow…), and with 2012 being the tenth anniversary of GlobalFest…
Textbooks spreading a message…..is it the Right one Though?
I remember getting textbooks in grade 7. Prior to junior high, elementary was a time that wasn’t burdened by the required reading of texts that had the ability to put one to sleep. Elementary was a time when my backpack only held my lunch, and a football, and was a lightweight to carry. Elementary however…
Photo of the day: glass baubles in a boat
I love glass; it’s both delicate and beautiful, yet it’s also durable and functional.
Everyone’s Crave-ing October’s special, Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes!
I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who hates cupcakes, especially Crave‘s cupcakes; who could? Normally, I’m a die-hard lover of the Nutty Over Chocolate (a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter icing, yum!), but the other day I stumbled across a post on Crave’s website which made my heart sing; for the entire month of…
Menchies: The Frozen Yogurt Fad
Sure, Menchies is quite a drive for some of us – but it is definitely worth your time. But what is Menchies? Nothing less than frozen yogurt heaven. When you first arrive at the shop, you are enveloped in a plethora of color and shapes. This isn’t any ordinary ice cream parlour! The design is fairly…