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  • The joys of a simple walk

    The joys of a simple walk

    I should probably stop trying to write these blog posts in the early A.Ms of the day, but hey, it’s a thing I guess.

    In the past few months I’ve started going out for walks on the weekend along the dyke and the riverbank. The benefits of going for a walk has been nothing but pleasant, in fact, I would say it’s not just a two bird one stone situation, the benefits are a kill multiple birds with one stone situation.

    Ever since graduating university I haven’t taken quite as many pictures as I used to, whether it’s due to lack of energy, time, or passion, going out to take pictures become somewhat of an afterthought these days. But going on walks and bringing the cameras has allowed me to get back into the swing of things, dogs, mountains, water droplets on leaves, deer, squirrels, there are so many things to snap! I could go on and on about the random little moments I’ve captured but I think that will be a whole other post.

    And then there’s the best part, spending time with my parent and not worrying about the future. Being able to just admire nature and be in the presence of family whilst soaking in the quietness that seems to be all but absent in daily life genuinely heals the soul. It’s all too easy to forget what life can really be about when work can make the day to days all meld together in a week, and it’s these moments that help us remind ourselves what is truly important.

    Aside from meeting a variety of the furry two eyed four legged friends, it’s nice to be able to just smile, say hi, and interact with strangers. Moments like when a stranger says “Hi, happy new year!”, or when they someone goes out of their way to get their dog to look at the camera. The little pleasantries in life go a long way.

    Anyways, I hope whoever is reading this that you can take the time to do the same and go for some walks!

  • When Random Knowledge Converge

    I recently had to investigate and learn how to replace a dishwasher, and it’s the last thing I wanted to do because you run the possibility of accidentally breaking a water line and causing major water damage. But with the help of a few videos and some self affirmation I was able to remove not only the entire dishwasher, and also salvage the drain pump as well as the circulation pump.

    The drain pump was easy to disassemble and had the construction of a simple motor. I had seen the construction of one such motor a Youtube video in the previous year as a result of me going down the rabbit hole of whatever curiosity random came across my mind.

    The dishwasher also had a Water Hammer Arrestor fitted in-line with the water supply line. A Water Hammer Arrestor is a cylindrical hardware that as the name suggests stops the impact of water acting as a hammer when the flow of water is suddenly shut off. There is an amazing video by Practical Engineering that explains this very well which I just so happened to watch a week prior to this dishwasher problem, so seeing something I just learned about in person is amazing. Don’t you just love it when things come together? It’s like filling in the last piece of a giant puzzle.

    I quite enjoyed the whole ordeal in the end despite the head scratches and pain of having to replace an infrequently used machine, but I guess sometimes we just need to explore outside of our comfort zone to grow.

  • Something simple, something tasty.

    Something simple, something tasty.

    For my very first blog post I shall write about my favourite bakery!

    Walking down Fort Street Victoria BC it only takes seconds for you to notice Crust Bakery’s white awning poking out onto the sidewalk. As a relatively small store the awning is quite important because now you can admire the rows of neatly placed pastries without the glare of the sun in all its glory.

    There are so many pastries but the blueberry danish, passion fruit lemon slice are my favourite.

    Visually, the blue berry danisheis just saying “GET IN MY BELLY”. The blueberry danish is always at the perfect moisture level so when you bite down the softer top layer effortlessly gives way to the slightly harder middle layers, I don’t know about you but I’ve had my fair share of hard danishes and at that point it’s just chips with berries. I appreciate the balance between sauce and dough so there isn’t too much juice dripping everywhere when consuming. Lastly, the layers of dough you see after taking a bite are beautiful, I haven’t counted but I think there are more than 5.

    My mouth waters every time I see this photo, texture galore.

    The passion fruit lemon slice is quite interesting because of its bombardent of sweet and sour. The swiss meringue or whatever cream it is on top balances out some of the sourness. This is one of those treats that make you wonder if you should take another bite because it’s just on the verge of being a little bit too sour, but the sweetness and cream quickly balances things out and brings you back to “I definitely want another hit”. Is this what they call a love hate relationship? I’m not sure but I certainly enjoy eating it every time.

    It’s hard to hold back and only get one thing.

    Crust also makes lots of other lunch food like the falafel wrap, and a chicken burger with red bread. The red bread didn’t taste much different than the normal bread but hey, it’s not every day you can say you ate a chicken burger with red bread.

    To me it’s one of those places that just clicks. It also helps that one time I came across a $20 bill under my foot while waiting in line, but I think it most likely fell out of my pocket when I took out my wallet. Since no one else claimed the bill as theirs when I asked I’ll just think of it as life wanting me to continue coming here.

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