The fun stuff. Calgary has a ton of amazing stuff that happens in our city. Reviews of new movies, or albums, art shows or news about sports.
If you decided to apply to the University of Calgary for this upcoming fall semester, then you’ve probably received your acceptance letter (yay!) as well as your copy of Little Princes by Conor Grennan. If you haven’t started reading it already, I highly suggest to do it! Not only is it suggested that you do…
Earlier this week, City Council approved a plan to develop an arts hub in the East Village district of Calgary. The $225-250 million proposal includes the building of a new Central library to replace the Castell Central Library, close to 1st Street Station. Along with the library, it is being reported by the Calgary Herald that…
In the Cimetiere Mont Royal It has been my great luck to be able to practice some of my French with fellow blogger, WeiJia, in a trip to Montreal, and one of the first landmarks that we explored in Montreal was the Cimetiere Mont Royal. This cemetery is interestingly segregated by domination, with people of the Catholic,…
Summer has been passing by in the blink of an eye. It’s hard to believe that we are almost half way through! This summer, I have had the great fortune of being able to travel to and live in Montreal for five weeks while learning French at the Universite of Montreal. It was the first…
Last summer, when we vacationed in Japan, we came across a place in Tokyo that had this mindblowing origami castle. The official name of the origami work is called A Castle On the Ocean or 海の上のお城. I found out later that the paper castle was created by Wataru Itou (伊藤航), a young student of a…
How well do you know Calgary? Test your knowledge with this short quiz! 1. What does the name Calgary mean? a. Where the trees stand b. Cattle herder c. Bay farm d. Muddy Water 2. Where is Calgary named after? a. Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull, Scotland b. Calgary Trail in Edmonton c.…
I recently read Plague, the third instalment of the Gone series, and I must say this series just keeps getting better. If you have not read the previous books in this series or my reviews of them, this review probably won’t make much sense. Basically the town is running out of water so Albert (who’s…
Are you an acrophobic? Afraid of heights? I don’t suggest you visit the Burj Khalifa anytime soon. I actually did know about the Burj Khalifa before my Physics teacher mentioned it during class but I never thought to look it up on YouTube. I know this is old news and many of you know about…
As part of the Youth Endorsed City Space (YECS) project, members of the Mayor’s Youth Council visited Cardel Place to evaluate it on various areas related to it’s youth friendliness, in hopes of presenting it with a YECS banner certifying it as youth friendly. Previous endorsements have gone to Village Square and Southland Leisure centres,…
For those of you that have been to the Stampede this year, you may have seen one of the performances by human cannonball David “The Bullet” Smith Jr. Currently the world record holder for the longest human cannon ball shot, Smith Jr. launches himself 46 metres (about 150 feet) across the Saddledome Plaza everyday…
I may not have been a teenager (or even alive) back in the days when the old Beverly Hills 90210 and Degrassi High ruled the airwaves, but that definitely doesn’t stop me from appreciating those somewhat cheesy dramas today. As storylines become overused to the point of chiché in teen dramas (pregnancy scares, best friend betrayals, and…
Just last year I discovered a Canadian (can I underline that word enough times?) artist who is made of pure talent and is downright incredible. This 28-year-old singer/songwriter has wowed audiences all across Canada with her songs that echo with folk, country and blues vibes and her lyrics which speak with pure honesty. Such an…
This year, the Calgary Zoo has been featuring various animals every couple months through special events and programs.
Now that I’m officially in Paris, this is one of the sights we saw yesterday! L’arc de Triomphe. Built in order to honour all those who died for France in both the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Underneath the arc, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I is featured.