- That we’ve never been to Mars… or any other planet. As I kid, I use to indulge in astrology books (the one with lots of pictures) because I was obsessed with the universe. There were lots of “theory” books about missions to other planets and I always thought they were real… you wouldn’t be able to imagine my disappointment when I learned that we’ve never done it. Any of it.
The moon doesn’t count because it’s lame.
Age learned: 12 - The location of Korea. I always thought it was down there near Vietnam/Cambodia but I was shocked to see that it was a TINY ass country inbetween China and Japan. How can so many perfect-looking guys come out of this tiny speck on the map? Not fair.
Age learned: 15 - The sort columns in iTunes. The sort columns are the best things ever because it makes iTunes a breeze to use. I feel like a major asshole for hating on iTunes back when I didn’t know how to use it properly.
Age learned: 20 - How to spell “anonymous.” I never knew (or cared) how to spell it until I started using it a lot especially when I blog. To tell you the truth, I haven’t memorized the spelling despite looking it up 97549675643x times.
Age learned: Never…
A couple years ago, boyfriend and I would go out and see every movie that comes out. We’d go out for dinner, lunches, brunches every chance we get. We always find somewhere to go on the weekends when we’re off work.
Nowadays, all I want to do it stay home and bum around. It’s a chore to even drag myself to the theatres to see a movie I’ve been looking forward to for months. We hardly go for our weekly dim sum dates anymore like we use to do too… because we’d rather sleep in on weekends.
Since I rescheduled my Asia trip, we were contemplating a trip to New York or Hawaii since we have a $50 flight to anywhere in the U.S. but we decided we didn’t want to go(!!). I’m actually excited to be in Vancouver this Christmas but I still can’t really believe I’m giving up this opportunity, especially with a 2-week vacation from work (that I didn’t ask for). Oh well, I’m an old woman now. Old women stays home with her books and Korean dramas. 
I’m probably inviting more bad drivers here but I wanted to pay homage to the place where I spent most of my life. If you want to get straight to the point, skip to the bottom of this entry.
Richmond. What the hell is Richmond, you ask? It’s literally the biggest Chinatown in Canada, resting on a piece of land that will probably liquify when the BIG ONE hits and wedged in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver and a bunch of other cities in Metro-Vancouver.
We have the WORST drivers in Canada, most of them old see-lai’s who probably paid off the ICBC examiners to get their license yet we have the longest life span in the world. Bad drivers + long life span? How does that work?!
We also have a plethora of awesome eats but the lowest obesity rates. What…? Maybe it’s because so many Asians live here.. damn Asians who never gain weight. *envious glare*
My friends and I laughed our asses off the first time we saw this store in Richmond. Actually, our funny brown friend did at first and it became an inside joke.
What sucks ass about Richmond?
- If you have road rage, DO NOT COME HERE.
- There’s absolutely NO night-life unless you count going out for bubble tea.
- Some people are very cliquey and rude.
- If you go to a Chinese store, they will always speak to you in Chinese even if you’re White.
You may be surprised, but there is awesomeness in Richmond. Only one though. FOOD. FOOD!! FOOOD!!!! If you want [Asian] food, come to Richmond! We have a huge variety of drool-worthy restaurants.
- DIM SUM. I never eat dim sum anywhere else in Metro-Vancouver except for Richmond. Hey, it’s full of Chinese people and we make good dim sum. Hyukhyukhyuk.
- Cheap, fresh, all-you-can-eat HOT POT is the shit. The worst thing about hot pot is cleaning but you don’t have to worry about the mess when eating out. Just don’t drink that dark-ice-tea-looking drink they give you.
- BUBBLE TEA. Bubble tea joints in Richmond are like Starbucks around the world.
- Steveston Village. Good fish and chips. Good sushi. The best frozen yogurt at the infamous Timothy’s (it’s right beside the smelly fish store).
- DRUNK FOOD. No.9 is probably the dirtiest restaurant in the world (all 24-hour Asian restaurants are) yet it’s sooo damn good after a night of drinks and clubbing. Screw Denny’s or wherever everyone else goes, I need my MSG!
Things to know when coming to Richmond: NEVER go down No.3 Rd. Only “outsiders” go down that road because they don’t know what they’re getting themselves into.
If you didn’t want to read that then I’ll just get right to the point:
DON’T BOTHER COMING TO RICHMOND UNLESS YOU’RE HUNGRY.
If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don’t speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. If can be anything you want, either good or bad. I promise not to come after you. When you’re finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you.
