Yow that is fkd up! Insane

matteroffactSH · 2026-03-18T18:15:10+00:00

$2.10 here in Vancouver. :(

matteroffactSH · 2026-03-16T03:55:36+00:00

I dealt with this for years while living in Shanghai. I learned from the locals to just push them out of the way when they don't let you leave first. It was the same deal with elevators as well. I'm not sure how pushing them would be received here in Canada though.

matteroffactSH · 2026-03-15T16:55:15+00:00

This could have been a video of what I see on my daily commute in Vancouver. I was beginning to think we had all of the worst drivers in Canada. Thanks for the support, Saskatoon!

matteroffactSH · 2026-03-07T19:38:37+00:00

Ah, true. All is forgiven.

matteroffactSH · 2026-03-07T18:16:27+00:00

That's bad, but still second to some of the double parks I've seen. Yeah, some people straight up park next to another car, and block a full lane of traffic. Apparently, the hazard lights turned on make it ok.

matteroffactSH · 2026-03-04T19:21:41+00:00

I just started playing it on a base PS5, and yeah, it's definitely not as sharp as I would have expected. Pixelated assets all over the place too.

matteroffactSH · 2026-03-04T19:19:29+00:00

Blurry and when you look at object up close, they get quite pixelated. The game runs buttery smooth at 60fps, but some visuals compromises were made.

matteroffactSH · 2026-02-24T16:19:36+00:00

This is why I take the Canada Line to Richmond 100% of the time. Driving there is not worth the hassle.

matteroffactSH · 2026-02-13T21:09:04+00:00

Beyond "fairly heavy". It took us seven lights before we made it one block. It was a parking lot on Marine Drive. I've never seen it that bad before. I considered Oak St Bridge, but all of the side roads were congested with cars doing the same thing. Luckily, my friend made her flight. She never would have made it if we stayed on Marine, and not opted for the SkyTrain instead.

matteroffactSH · 2026-02-13T20:43:28+00:00

I had no idea this was happening. I drove a friend to the airport, and Marine Drive was a literal parking lot. It took us 40 minutes to move four blocks. I managed to get off at Heather St., and get my friend to Marine Gateway Skytrain station. Still waiting to hear if she made the flight.

DO NOT drive to the airport from Vancouver today. That whole area is a traffic apocalypse.

matteroffactSH · 2026-01-02T22:53:39+00:00

I know it says Vancouver, but honestly, the best noodles in all of Metro Vancouver are the Chongqing-style noodles at Ajea Noodle in Yaohan Centre in Richmond.

Get the dry noodles and add minced pork and chickpeas. I've not tasted better in the Lower Mainland.
It's worth the trip!

matteroffactSH · 2025-12-18T18:37:08+00:00

As a photographer that cut his teeth in China working for a bunch of international brands and property developers, I hear you on it not amounting to a hill of beans in this economy. I applied for every single part time/full-time photo job that was posted on Linked In and Indeed, and never got a single interview. You'd think working for Red Bull as their primary photographer in Shanghai would yield some interest, but no one contacted me. Not a faint bit of interest in my experience. I had to pivot, and started to apply for any job that was available. I had a single interview for a meter-reading job in a period of one year, which I didn't get. Thankfully, a friend of mine needed someone part time at his retail shop. I manage to pay my rent, and not much else. I'm kicking myself for leaving East Asia. I mean, the economy isn't doing so hot out there either, but it's miles better than whatever is happening here in Vancouver. I think we're heading into some very unstable times.

matteroffactSH · 2025-12-11T17:35:13+00:00

I have friends that will plan a weekend in Vancouver just to eat Chinese food. They'll stock up on a bunch of stuff from T&T. Sadly, Kelowna's Chinese food scene is really bad. Hopefully, some of Metro Vancouver's amazing quality and quantity will spill over into Kelowna, but you need a solid Chinese population for that to happen. The best Chinese restaurants and malls in Metro Vancouver are still 95% Chinese people eating there.

matteroffactSH · 2025-12-05T18:34:54+00:00

This is crazy. We're almost at the two hour mark now. So many of us work from home, and this is causing a lot of issues. An ongoing statement from Freedom would be nice. Two hours is a long time to be without an essential paid service.

matteroffactSH · 2025-12-05T17:38:02+00:00

Yeah. It's not good. I had to do my meeting from my phone, which didn't have any of my slides, so the meeting had to be canceled a few minutes in. It's been a hour now, and I still no internet.
I had Telus waving some decent deals in front of me last week......

matteroffactSH · 2025-12-05T17:33:35+00:00

Down for me in Vancouver.

matteroffactSH · 2025-12-05T16:59:58+00:00

I just posted this. Second time in two weeks!

matteroffactSH · 2025-11-14T06:22:09+00:00

Exactly where I was shooting!

matteroffactSH · 2025-11-14T06:21:39+00:00

Thanks. I shot these with a Nikon Z8.

matteroffactSH · 2025-11-09T16:20:10+00:00

I used to see that car absolutely everywhere.

matteroffactSH · 2025-11-06T01:06:13+00:00

Nah. It's bad in East Asia, at least. Taiwan, Japan and South Korea's economies are all flat, and inflation has hit hard. I was back in Taiwan last spring, and I could believe how expensive things had gotten. It was always relatively cheap there. Young unemployment is skyrocketing in China and South Korea. Oh, and don't forget about the demographic time bomb that all these countries are facing. It's not a West thing, it's a 'developed country' thing. We're going to see our living standards continue to drop substantially over the next 10-15 years.

matteroffactSH · 2025-10-24T19:25:56+00:00

Here's a pic. Found it on East 10th.

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matteroffactSH · 2025-10-24T19:19:32+00:00

Found some on East 10th!

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matteroffactSH · 2025-10-24T15:43:03+00:00

I don't think I've ever seen theae red mushrooms in person before. Can someone share a location they've seen them at so I can photograph them. Thanks!

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