Comments on: Bittersweet

By: claire

claire — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:18:18 +0000

vancouver leaves me cold and wet.

it took about a year, but melbourne stole my heart.

By: Arliss

Arliss — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:15:18 +0000

Rach is right – Vancouver did get off pretty easy this year. We pretty much went straight from Fall to Spring. So, 2010, darlin’, would have been your year, weather-wise.

BUT…

…there have been years where it’s rained every day in a March. Last June was beautiful, but June 2008 was cold and rainy. So just sayin’. After I moved back to Vancouver from Seoul I was initially very grateful for the change, but soon wished there was a Millenium Falcon-fast Vancouver Seoul subway line….

By: BF

BF — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:20:43 +0000

oh man, how true this sentiment is.
(also, i bought potted plants last weekend too, in hopes of welcoming spring to london. it seems to have worked, for now.)

By: hiki

hiki — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:43:31 +0000

Yes Melbourne will make a wonderful mate.
We had our ups and downs but overall we were really good friends.
Tokyo has it all but maybe too much, still I’m looking forward to your coming back i love hearing your story about Seoul! Stay warm and enjoy the early spring season!

By: krakatoa

krakatoa — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:56:56 +0000

(the plant in front is likely an Echeveria harmsii)

By: joisle

joisle — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:36:27 +0000

R u speaking of Melbourne, Australia?

It’s crap weather here. Just a week ago, I got a migraine from the heat in the afternoon and suddenly it started hailing. The next thing I know, the outdoors was covering with what looked like a layer of snow. It was pretty but ridiculous at the same time.

By: Rach

Rach — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:30:37 +0000

Vancity has been having deliciously wonderful winters as of late….

…just saying =)

By: tauri

tauri — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:24:46 +0000

Yeah, soak it up while you can. This relationship will end, as they all do. And you’ll move on to make new friends, explore new streets, develop new tastes. But one day you’ll be enjoying Vancouver’s parks or Melbourne’s alleys and restaurants, and you’ll see some neon hangul or maybe hear a snippet of conversation, young tourists laughing together in 반말. And you’ll think back to Korea and all the time you guys spent together. And you won’t remember the phelgm, the cold, the sharp-elbowed ajumma or the winter greys, but you’ll remember Sunday afternoons with friends and cameras exploring the city, sunny mornings in your apartment, glorious colors in the autumn leaves, red wine and cafes with YD…

This relationship will end, and maybe you guys weren’t meant to be. But where ever your next relationship takes you, I’m sure you and Korea will stay friends.

By: ash

ash — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:50:17 +0000

have you met melbourne? I’m pretty sure the pair of you would be the best of friends.

By: amydawnrose

amydawnrose — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:04:54 +0000

oh, i remember that phlegm so well from my brief teaching stint. except i had a korean roommate, and the phlegm found itself on the floor of our lovely bathroom… but oh how i miss yut and walnut cookies and even the coffee from vending machines:)