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It's being ages since i walked the streets of downtown

hector — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:01:06 +0000

Yesterday, that was July 1st - Canada Day, since i have some time now to visit friends, places, i took a nice walk in downtown. Things have changed in the past couple of years. At the corner of Davie and Hornby street, there is a public garden, it's so nice to see it, surrounded by high rises.

On another note, if you are into gardening or growing vegetables for yourself, you could get a lot from these public spaces.

With the construction of the new transit line, that will connect Vancouver and Richmond Airport, and should be completed late this summer, Granville Street totally looks different. The trees that used to be along the street were cut down. A few businesses that used to be there for years have closed or moved out or relocated - The Burger King, for example.

New buildings are everywhere, at Seymour and Smithe Davie and How, Robson and Richards. While i was working as a Downtown Ambassadors several years ago, this corners were clear.

Downtown Vancouver is sure getting a make over for the Olympics.

Happy Canada Day!

hector — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:40:59 +0000

Go out and celebrate it, get drunk, or whatever you do, have fun.

I got paid $100 dollars for placing Ads on my sites

hector — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:03:21 +0000

Last time, it took me over a year to reach a $100 dollars so i could get paid by Google AdSense, now, it took me less than 6 months - my goal has been achieved.

Converting the $100 from US dollars to Canadian dollars, it turned out to be $130 CAD, not bad, eh?!

If you do not have a blog yourself, it is time to set one up. I can help you.

Happy Father's Day

hector — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:02:50 +0000

To all the father's out there, Happy Father's Day, including myself. Padre, Feliz Dia de Los Padres!

I am celebrating it with my family, lots of food and beer!

I did something unusual today

hector — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:35:29 +0000

I don't usually buy something for a street person, but today, i did. I bought a slice of pizza for a homeless person on Robson Street.

I went to the Amore Pizza shop at 350 Robson St, i have not been here for a long time, probably a couple of years ago, used to come here often while i was a downtown ambassador. Anyhow, i grabbed two slices, and while i was eating outside i saw a homeless man,that looked like hungry. I paused eating for a second and put myself in his shoes, is he really hungry, i asked myself? So i asked him and he accepted a slice of pizza, after that, i continued eating more comfortably.

One thing i would never give a street person is money, food, certainly.

This is a generously strange action done today, this is a good start for me, as i am planning on donating to some charity organizations at some point.

Lost my username on facebook...

hector — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:18:16 +0000

Facebook decided, after debating for a long time, whether to let users have their on username or not, such as facebook.com/hector, so last Friday it was made public, it was released at 12:00am, 9:00pm local time.

Not surprising, my name was taken, the picture on the profile does look like me though, especially the hair, since it's been taken, i decided to use my domain, facebook.com/hectorplus.

My long hair

hector — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:15:55 +0000

Some of my friends have asked me why I am leaving my hair long, well, i wanted to try something new, new look.

I did have my hair long when i first came to Vancouver, that's like 11 years ago, back home(Mexico), it was cool to have long hair, it was trendy, shaved on the side, leaving the top part long, think mushroom.

My goal is to have it long enough that i would be able to tie it from the back. To those friends i do not see often, you might not recognize me, don't be shocked.

Anyhow, so i am trying something new here, try something new yourself, can be anything, you'll feel good.

So I decided to attend a Mayan new year

hector — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:21:35 +0000

You maybe asking yourself, what is a Mayan new year, well, if you have some time, wiki about the Mayans here

On saturday, the Mayans celebrated their new year - 5000 years +. This is the first time i actually attend one. It's a very small event that has been taking place by a group of Mayan decedents, it started about 6 years ago.

My parents have always invited me to join the event, but have always found an excuse not to go - let's just say i am not into that thing.

So this year i joined them. They gave me a ride, we ended up in North Vancouver, in a reserve(Native Land), behind a house, surrounded by mountain and a creek a few steps away. The ceremony begun around 12pm and ended at about 2:30pm. Most people that attend this yearly event are relatives.

The Mayan priests gave thanks to various Mayan Gods for giving us life, health, food, so on an so forth, it was all done in their Mayan Language. They were kneeled down around a small fire. During their worship, they threw candles, corn, bits of chocolates, salt, some vegetables, flowers, vinegar.

It was worth the trip, I found out that my uncle, auntie, and some other close relatives are Mayan priests!