UPASS For ALL post secondary students?
Here at The Modline, we’ve been a huge supporter of onepassnow.ca. They’re mission is get a $25 U-Pass for all metro Vancouver students. I mean really, who wants to pay for $81 or even $110 for 2 zones when you’ve got to pay for school, books and a social life!
About the U-Pass Program:
The U-Pass program has been one of the most successful transit programs in Metro Vancouver because it provides students with an affordable way to increase their transit use while relieving some of the financial burden for students. The OnePassNow campaign is calling for a standardization of the $25 UBC rate so that all students can enjoy the benefits of a $25 U-Pass.
Until now, only students at UBC and Langara had the U-Pass program. Breaking news is… VCC, Emily Carr and Douglas Students are now able to get a U-Pass! (About time eh?).Visit onepassnow.ca for more details.
Photo credit: SFU The Peak Newspaper
A Game of Survival For A Better Lifestyle
The Vancouver Sun recently released an article about Chinese immigrants in Vancouver. It is surprising to me that only one third stay and one of four have PhDs and do not find decent work. I was born here but I am well aware of the hardships of immigrating, especially since my family are immigrants and many are still struggling to move here from the Philippines. Living in Vancouver is a luxury. After all Vancouver has a healthier environment and better lifestyle compared to anywhere else in the world but it does come at an extremely high cost. Read the article here and tell us what you think!
photo courtesy of jccc.on.ca
My new favourite song – exciting!
Like my blog post title?(Just to nip things in the bud, this is actually not that exciting. Sorry friend.)So the big news: I love this song by Phoenix – “If I Ever Feel Better.” I haven’t tired of it yet, and I’ve been playing it on repeat. (But then again, I do that with that Taio Cruz song too…”Dynamite,” I think it’s called. BTW, the video concept on that song totes puzzles me. Creative fail.)Anyways, they’re super cool and am glad to have been introduced to their stuff. Check ‘em out!
Worst. pain. ever
*NOT a fun entry AT ALL*I never thought that I’d experience the worst pain in my life, simply from extracting my wisdom teeth this past Friday. Like, wow. Really.No doubt I was nervous going into the surgery, but I have to admit, I do not remember anything after the surgeon injecting the IV into my right arm, and him telling me that the anesthesia would hit me in a minute, which it did. I felt so high like I was floating above my body, that’s how high my mind was.However long after (because I have no idea how long the surgery took), I remember being helped..no, carried, into the recovery room. For whatever reason, I became emotional, and started crying (ya ya laugh all u want)…and I remember just wanting to go home. I tried getting up and walking out of the recovery room, only to have the nurses make a commotion and rush to my side, reassuring me not to try walking by myself. I don’t remember much else except when I got home, and the pain and suffering I endured the day after. I was taking T3′s, but for some reason I took TWO instead of ONE (way to go dora), so that probably contributed to my nauseousness and vomiting the next day, and not being able to stomach even a vanilla yogurt. My head was throbbing, my mouth was sore, I felt weak, I couldn’t eat…what a way to end summer eh. Tried going outdoors earlier, but the sunlight hurt my eyes and made me dizzy.So for the past 3 days now, I’ve been out of commission, and unable to eat a regular meal. Wow, wisdom teeth surgery WAS as bad as I thought it would be, and though I am not bleeding too much, the drugs have been whats getting the worst of me.I need a vacation…or a beer.
Lily + Jae Pop Up Shop Launch!
