Mes Vacances dans La Nouvelle Caledonie My holiday in New Caledonia

New Caledonia is a French colony between Australia and Fiji.

Canada Day 2006

Last Saturday was Canada Day. Canada is 139 years old now. I went to Yayogi Park to celebrate. The party was very international. Many Japanese people were there. I met a woman who was a Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey team fan. She was very interesting.

My undergraduate university: The University of Windsor

Above is a picture of my favourite building at my first university. I spent a lot of time in this building. It's called Dillion Hall. The University of Windsor has the highest percentage of international students of any university in Canada. I was able to meet and hangout with people from Africa, Jamaica, Trinidad, Hong Kong, the UK, and of course the United States. Detroit, the Motor City is very close to Windsor. 

Below is a picture of the Ambassador Bridge. It's the bridge that takes you to Detroit. You can see it in Eminem's movie 8 Mile. 8 Mile is a road in Detroit. Watching 8 Mile brought back many memories for me.

When I wasn't studying I spent a lot of time at the campus radio station, CJAM-fm. I hosted a European progressive rock programme called "Gothic Rock" and I hosted a Jazz programme called "Jelly Roll Jazz". 

I was Assistant Station Manager, Director of Special Programming, and News Director. 

Many of my best memories of university come from my working at CJAM-fm.

Neil Young: Living with War

I'm back!! Yes it's been a while since I've posted. I didn't keep my promise to make posts about the Olympics. Sorry, I must set a better example and keep my promises - or not make promises I won't keep. Anyway, I've just discovered that one of my favourite musicians, Neil Young, has made a new record. You can listen to it on http://livingwithwar.blogspot.com/ I think it's great. Please tell me what you think.

Hockey

Ice hockey, or simply "hockey" as it is known in Canada, became an Olympic Sport at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Canada didn't have a national team, so it was represented by the Winnipeg Falcons. The jersey that you see here is the way cool jersey that they wore when they won the gold medal.
Winnipeg is a great city in Canada. I really want to go there. Not only is it the home of Canada's 1st Olympic hockey champions but it is home of Canada's most famous Rock Star. The picture above shows how beautiful Winnipeg is.

The Olympics

Now that the Olympics are on I think it ok to have a little national pride. I'll make a few posts about the great nation of Canada throughout the Olympics.

Favourite Albums - 13 Years Old

More of my art

My Art

Favourite Albums - 12 years old

A place I like very much

Super Heroes

The picture here is the cover of the first issue of Captain Canuck. I bought this comic in 1975 when I was 12 years old. I wish I still had it because it is a collector's item now.

My Favourite Music

First Concert

The first major concert I went to was Rush and Max Webster, two Canadian rock bands, at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE, or "The Ex"). I had a great seat, 6th row floor. At the time, I loved Rush. 

I didn't know Max Webster but they really impressed me at this concert and eventually I would like Max Webster more than Rush.

First Album

I was given my first album as a present. I loved the song "Aquarius". This album would be the first of over 1000 records that I would own. When I was in high school and at university, my record collection was my passion.

Travel

A Lost Post...

This post disappeared for some reason, but it has comments, so I'll keep it. Wonder what was here, and why it disappeared.

My first blog post

This is my school blog. The purpose of this blog is to tell my students about myself and get them curious. I hope that my posts will motivate my students to make comments and ask questions.