Vancouver, BC [Archive]

Ellipsis

11 Jul 2007, 12:56 AM

My family was planning on going there at the end of july/early August.....though those plans are on hold for now....and we probably won't go...If we are going I would stop by of course....

ajblaise

11 Jul 2007, 12:57 AM

i've always wanted to move to vancouver and am still considering it, i just hope canada lets me in, my criminal record isn't 100% clean. but not that bad. i'd definitely visit.

targo, be prepared for a barrage of questions about vancouver if i ever decide to try and move their.

garak

11 Jul 2007, 01:00 AM

It's hot and humid now I HATE it!

Yeah, it's hot as hell down here in Portland too. Dry though.

I would consider coming up for a meetup. Do I need a passport to get into Canada? I heard they wanted to start requiring it, but relented.

ajblaise

11 Jul 2007, 01:16 AM

I would consider coming up for a meetup. Do I need a passport to get into Canada? I heard they wanted to start requiring it, but relented.

i just went through with no problems, only had to show ID on the way in, not on the way back. but i guess every border crossing is different.

targo

11 Jul 2007, 01:50 AM

Yeah just needed drivers licence and birth certificate... they didn't check on the way home though....

garak

11 Jul 2007, 01:53 AM

Yeah just needed drivers licence and birth certificate... they didn't check on the way home though....

Birth certificate to get into the US or into Canada? You really needed it?

Runvardh

11 Jul 2007, 02:15 AM

Birth certificate to get into the US or into Canada? You really needed it?

bring your passport if you have it, if not bring a drivers liscence and your birth certificate. You should get accross fine for now, but I hear they're trying to tighten it up; they're just pushing the date back alot since they've found out how much of a logistical nightmare this has created for both governments.

garak

11 Jul 2007, 02:43 AM

bring your passport if you have it, if not bring a drivers liscence and your birth certificate. You should get accross fine for now, but I hear they're trying to tighten it up; they're just pushing the date back alot since they've found out how much of a logistical nightmare this has created for both governments.

Hm. All I've got is my DL and SS card.

Runvardh

11 Jul 2007, 03:07 AM

Hm. All I've got is my DL and SS card.

That might work, basically one needs to show that you are legal citizen, and the other has to be a legaly recognized photo ID. No I did not copy that from anything official, it's just my interpretation of the current rules.

Ellipsis

11 Jul 2007, 10:19 AM

This thing was a nightmare when they introduced the passport required to get into the US for Canadians....Passport offices where lined up out the door....

int

11 Jul 2007, 05:30 PM

Passports are required if you fly - my brother learned that one the hard way.

I think you can still get away with another form or 2 of ID if you're driving across. Might want to contact the border patrol office you'll be crossing at to make sure.

garak

11 Jul 2007, 07:10 PM

So when's the meetup? :grin:

Runvardh

11 Jul 2007, 07:40 PM

So when's the meetup? :grin:

I guess that depends on who's hosting and what venue(s) we will be invading :devil:

Ellipsis

11 Jul 2007, 07:42 PM

I guess that depends on who's hosting and what venue(s) we will be invading :devil:

I can just imagine the the invasion.....:rofl:

What is there to do in Vancover? Just wondering.....

targo

11 Jul 2007, 07:53 PM

well it's a large metropolis city... there are casinos, and theaters, and play land. The Celebration of Light (http://www.celebration-of-light.com/)

Runvardh

13 Jul 2007, 08:49 PM

could go clubbing....

Ferrus

13 Jul 2007, 08:51 PM

too far for me.
Yeah me too. If anyone is prepared to lend me a lift though...

targo

21 Jul 2007, 08:45 AM

ah forget here the city workers walked out... the city's gonna be a mess!

b9588

27 Feb 2008, 07:50 AM

I live in Vancouver. Possibly interested.

What is there to do in Vancover? Just wondering.....

Well...weed. A lot of it. Nude beaches, oh and a shitload of drugs. :ph34r:

Limey

27 Feb 2008, 07:53 AM

BC Bud.

whaddya mean this isn't a word association game?

Niffer

12 Mar 2008, 04:11 AM

OMGOMGOMGOMG

I can come, right? :D

b9588

12 Mar 2008, 04:58 AM

Niffer, if we ever do get to planning a Vancouver meet, we should go for bbtea. :ph34r:

mgb

12 Mar 2008, 05:02 AM

Niffer, if we ever do get to planning a Vancouver meet, we should go for bbtea. :ph34r:

Please say you aren't going to have it with tapioca balls.

Oso Mocoso

12 Mar 2008, 05:42 AM

Please say you aren't going to have it with tapioca balls.

Tapioca tea rules! I love the bobas.

mgb

12 Mar 2008, 05:45 AM

I feel you are tainted.

b9588

12 Mar 2008, 05:48 AM

I'm Asian and grew up in Vancouver, man. I've practically been weaned on bubble tea. It's in my blood. :gm:

Oso Mocoso

12 Mar 2008, 05:58 AM

I feel you are tainted.

Yeah, and bobas mean boobs in Taiwanese. It's a beverage that endorses breasts. You're a presumably straight man who's not into "breasts tea". Which usually comes with fruit, sugar and whipped cream. You just think about that, and maybe consider which one of us is tainted.

mgb

12 Mar 2008, 05:59 AM

I'm Asian and grew up in Vancouver, man. I've practically been weaned on bubble tea. It's in my blood. :gm:

It comes sans-tapioca...well, I like it that way, and not the other way.

*hides from tapioca zombies*

Ferrus

12 Mar 2008, 06:03 AM

What the hell is this 'tea' that you speak of?

Oso Mocoso

12 Mar 2008, 06:08 AM

What the hell is this 'tea' that you speak of?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea

As a gweilo living in Gweiloistan you've probably never heard of it. In the ethnic melting pot of North America, we have Taiwanese boba tea.

rainfall

12 Mar 2008, 06:16 AM

What the hell is this 'tea' that you speak of?

It's like chugging down slimy balls of yucky snot.

Ferrus

12 Mar 2008, 06:20 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea

As a gweilo living in Gweiloistan you've probably never heard of it. In the ethnic melting pot of North America, we have Taiwanese boba tea.
Bah, such a bastardisation doesn't deserve the same appellation as a good 'cuppa'.

b9588

12 Mar 2008, 06:33 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea

As a gweilo living in Gweiloistan you've probably never heard of it. In the ethnic melting pot of North America, we have Taiwanese boba tea.

Gweilo. Hah. That's the first time I've seen that particular anglicization.

Niffer

12 Mar 2008, 07:43 AM

Niffer, if we ever do get to planning a Vancouver meet, we should go for bbtea. :ph34r:

Yes. YES. But as in TWese restaurant or just...going for bbt? :<

The gweijiloez can deal WITH, eh?

sandwich

12 Mar 2008, 09:38 AM

I would be interested in bubble tea if fortune smiles upon the potential meet-up.

b9588

12 Mar 2008, 10:32 AM

This is such a fitting representation of the INTP philosophy: design a kickass meetup promising food, entertainment, and good conversation whilst never actually getting around to doing it.

Should this make me feel better, or slightly worse? :joft:

Rincon

13 Mar 2008, 12:58 AM

Gweilo. Hah. That's the first time I've seen that particular anglicization.

<derail>

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gweilo

What do the first two example sentences say?

</derail>

mgb

13 Mar 2008, 04:25 AM

b9588

13 Mar 2008, 07:21 AM

<derail>

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gweilo

What do the first two example sentences say?

</derail>

<Derailreply>

The first sentence says "Crazy white guy", the second sentence says "annoying white guy".

</Derailreply>

Rincon

14 Mar 2008, 01:45 AM

<Derailreply>

The first sentence says "Crazy white guy", the second sentence says "annoying white guy".

</Derailreply>

Cool, thanks.

Regards,

-Chi sin INTP

LuridLemur

14 Mar 2008, 06:57 AM

*interest*

sandwich

14 Mar 2008, 07:31 AM

There are some people over at MBTIc from the area- I talked to an ENTP in B'ham who said he'd be interested in a Seattle meet-up, so I'm sure he'd be down with Vancouver. And there's the ENFJ guy, chris something. I don't think he's found this part of the forum yet.

Lurid- if you have a car I'll split the gas money for a road trip :banana:

LuridLemur

14 Mar 2008, 07:58 AM

Sounds good to me.

Anonymous

14 Mar 2008, 08:09 AM

Sokkorobo

14 Mar 2008, 08:11 AM

I find that the thought of a summer Vancouver BC meetup to be, interesting.

Niffer

14 Mar 2008, 10:03 AM

Gah, but I'll be in France from late June to early July!

You guys gotta make it in spring break or wait for me to come back! ;w;

sandwich

14 Mar 2008, 04:56 PM

Sometime in April or May would be best for me.

mgb

14 Mar 2008, 08:16 PM

August long weekend.

b9588

15 Mar 2008, 06:20 AM

I've been wanting to go to Canada for some time now. Especially considering that I might emigrate to there in the future. If it happened during my summer break, the only reason that I wouldn't be able to go is the cost, but otherwise, this would be an interesting trip.

I don't know where you live, so I suppose I can't account for the price of the air fare, but Vancouver has some really good youth and backpackers' hostels located right downtown.

mgb

15 Mar 2008, 06:23 AM

I don't know where you live, so I suppose I can't account for the price of the air fare, but Vancouver has some really good youth and backpackers' hostels located right downtown.

I hear the train ride up the coast to Seattle is really nice. Probably costs what a flight does.

I have a cousin in law that flies in the US all the time. International flights cost a fortune, so she takes a bus down to Seattle and then can fly anywhere in the US for pretty cheap.

Rincon

15 Mar 2008, 06:26 AM

Hey guys: what about Whistler/Blackcomb? Almost year-round skiing, small resort town with restaurants and bars where everyone can walk everywhere, incredible natural beauty-- hell, even the drive from Vancouver airport to Whistler is incredible scenery-wise...

Gish

15 Mar 2008, 06:38 AM

I may or may not be in Seattle when/if this happens, if so I will probably stop by.

chris1207

21 Mar 2008, 01:15 PM

I don't know where you live, so I suppose I can't account for the price of the air fare, but Vancouver has some really good youth and backpackers' hostels located right downtown.

I had some friends go up to Vancouver one year and stay in a hostel. They said that there were a lot of homeless people there, at least at night. During the day, they hardly saw any and concluded that, like something out of a fairy tale, the homeless people turned into bags of trash during the day. Oh Canada!

chris1207

21 Mar 2008, 01:17 PM

I may or may not be in Seattle when/if this happens, if so I will probably stop by.

We should just have it in Seattle! I'm lazy! The whole trip could cost me as little as 7 bux!

mgb

21 Mar 2008, 08:39 PM

We should just have it in Seattle! I'm lazy! The whole trip could cost me as little as 7 bux!

Looks you aren't invited anyways. I guess that solves that problem.

pan_sonic_000

22 Mar 2008, 04:37 AM

I live 1,800 miles from Vancouver now. I wish I was still there, though. That's the best city in the universe.

Have fun.

Haygar

3 Apr 2008, 03:50 AM

Hey folks, I live in vancouver. Anyone in the same location wanna meet up?

b9588

19 Apr 2008, 05:30 AM

Hey folks, I live in vancouver. Anyone in the same location wanna meet up?

There's a lot of enthusiasm for the Vancouver meetup, but something in my INTP gut instinct tells me this is never going to happen.

:joft:

sandwich

19 Apr 2008, 06:59 AM

My roommates and I are planning a trip there over Memorial Day weekend.. They'll be doing everything touristy so I don't know how much time or flexibility I'll have, but some INTPc action would be awesome. I'm sure we'll spend a good part of at least one night at a bar.

Something tells me that at least half of the Washington college students will be there. Is this an accurate estimate?

Haygar

21 Apr 2008, 06:32 AM

Something tells me that at least half of the Washington college students will be there. Is this an accurate estimate?

Probably pretty accurate.

Anyone interested in meeting at the art gallery?

b9588

21 Apr 2008, 09:06 AM

Probably pretty accurate.

Anyone interested in meeting at the art gallery?

Sure, as long as you're not planning the trip around it. The art gallery is boring, expensive, and stuffy. Meh.

Haygar

26 Apr 2008, 06:18 PM

So anyone down for a meetup around...... say may 3rd? aquarium maybe?

gator

6 Mar 2010, 10:14 AM

Skyphon Pox

6 Mar 2010, 01:34 PM

Still alive? Feeling that massive hole in your life now that the Olympic craziness is over? We should probably all go for drinks then.

More importantly, I have a bus pass and a lot of free time. I want to meet you. Just name the place and the bus route. :banana:

Take the 666 to Freetimesville, New Gayness. You should see a giant guillotine, soaked in the blood of losers. Place your head in the socket, and await further instructions/judgment.

gator

6 Mar 2010, 10:05 PM

Sweet! Guillotines are awesome!

But seriously, Rainfall and I are probably going to go catch some lunch or drinks sometime in the near future. Anyone else is welcome to come.

rainfall

7 Mar 2010, 12:27 AM

I'm thinking end of next week, during the day... Thursday? Friday? Something like that. As for place, what area should it be in? Like, metro/lougheed/new west? I'm fine with those three. I don't like downtown though. Crowds and crowds of people everywhere.

sandwich

7 Mar 2010, 12:37 AM

Why so north?

nonperson

7 Mar 2010, 01:07 AM

Why so north?

The hockey is better at a ratio of about 3-2. :yes:

rainfall

7 Mar 2010, 02:55 AM

Why so north?

These are the areas I somewhat know.

A Schnitzel

7 Mar 2010, 05:27 AM

Why so south?

gator

8 Mar 2010, 07:40 AM

Why so north?

My bus pass only goes three zones.

Rainfall, Metro/Lougheed/New West is fine. I don't know a lot of the pubs/restaurants in those areas though. I'm leaning more toward Friday, but Thursday works too.

rainfall

8 Mar 2010, 08:00 AM

My bus pass only goes three zones.

Rainfall, Metro/Lougheed/New West is fine. I don't know a lot of the pubs/restaurants in those areas though. I'm leaning more toward Friday, but Thursday works too.

There's paddlewheeler pub in new west. It's the kinda place that sells grub and booze - nothing posh - which is just how I like it. We can meet at new west station and walk there, it's maybe a five minute walk or so. There's also a sushi place right above it - top gun sushi. I've only been there once, but it was okay so far as I can remember.

On friday evenings there's a live band playing at paddlewheeler - something that's best avoided IMO. I think it should be okay if it's during the day, but then if the emphasis is on lunch rather than boozing it up then the sushi place would probably be a better choice. If you wanna booze it up, then thursday night is better since it'd be after my job. Take your pick.

nonperson

8 Mar 2010, 11:32 PM

For those readers unfamiliar with Vancouver New West means New Westminster. My uncle lived there for a while.

rainfall

10 Mar 2010, 06:54 AM

this is kinna like

gator

10 Mar 2010, 08:29 AM

Let's do sushi. As much as I love boozing it up, I'm busy this Thursday night.

And I'm finding it sad that in a city of 2 million we can't seem to get more than 2 people interested in meeting up.

Zelda

10 Mar 2010, 08:58 AM

Let's do sushi. As much as I love boozing it up, I'm busy this Thursday night.

And I'm finding it sad that in a city of 2 million we can't seem to get more than 2 people interested in meeting up.

I don't know how many people are active posters here right now that are from Vancouver, but I've only noticed those in this and the Olympics thread, so like 3 or 4?

I live in Toronto so Vancouver is too far away. I don't know of anyone from Toronto who posts here and the GTA population is approximately 5 million.

rainfall

10 Mar 2010, 09:12 AM

Let's do sushi. As much as I love boozing it up, I'm busy this Thursday night.

And I'm finding it sad that in a city of 2 million we can't seem to get more than 2 people interested in meeting up.

Bah. I just checked their site (http://www.topgungroup.com/TGS.html). They say they're closed for reno. Just meet me at 11:30 on friday at new west station. There's a little chinese convenience store right inside the station - we can meet by it's doors. I don't think the new mall is finished yet, but there are several places where we could grab food. And if any of you cool cats wanna come along, there's still time!

gator

10 Mar 2010, 09:40 AM

No problem. We can figure it out on Friday. I'll eat pretty much anything.

rainfall

12 Mar 2010, 03:06 PM

Take the 666 to Freetimesville, New Gayness. You should see a giant guillotine, soaked in the blood of losers. Place your head in the socket, and await further instructions/judgment.

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/8093/hatersgonnahateeagle.jpg

Too bad more people aren't showing. I suppose we'll have to pave the way.