My deepest apologies for not faithfully keeping up with this blog. Vancouver has recently been cursed with hot, humid weather, which is unusual for this area. It has consistently been 30 degrees celsius the past few days (yes, CELSIUS. I am now accustomed to using the metric system. For those of you who are curious, figure out what 30 degrees celsius is. If you're lazy, you just need to know it's very hot. very hot indeed). This heatwave is supposedly the hottest it has ever been in a very long time here. What makes the heat even more unbearable, however, is the fact that most buildings, homes, etc. do not have AC; the weather is usually mild and cool, so there's no need for AC in the buildings. I can't breath when I'm sleeping, so I've been camping in our living room, where it is perhaps half a degree cooler. I hope you're not surprised to read that I am not smiling right now.

Last week, we went to English Bay, Vancouver's hottest beach spot. I wasn't particularly impressed witht he beach; the sand was terrible, the water was filthy, the waves weren't exactly waves, and it wasn't exactly a beach either--it was a bay. But nevertheless, we had a great time! The beach is located right near the city and there were, of course, mountains too, so the scene was different compared to most beaches I'm used to. I'll admit though--I'd definitely prefer New Jersey's beaches any day. I'll put pictures up later

Lot's of events recently--a Lock-In, a carwash, a few softball games, aimless get-togethers. It feels like play day everyday! and I'm loving it. Except for this heat.

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10:30am right now. I miss home at 10:30am right now. Living with no AC in this heat makes me realize that I miss home at 10:30 right now. I would like to inform you that living with no AC in this heat makes me realize that I miss home at 10:30am right now.

I promised to dedicate this blog about the features of my home/habitat. But I'm going to break that promise (1) because it is hot. The palms of my hands are sweating on my laptop and I don't like that. (2) for some reason, my internet connection is slow today. Maybe the heat is making everything move in slow motion today. (3) After weeks of waiting, our belongings finally arrived last Thursday. And in the true Lim family style, we have yet to unpack everything. Ergo, our house is a living nightmare at the moment. To take pictures of the current state of our home would be humiliating. (4) It's hot.

The end.

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The weather has decided to return to its normal state today. I promise a more interesting blog is on its way.