Scenic bike tour

I dragged myself out of bed at 6:00 am on a Sunday morning...what for? A four hour scenic bike tour -- which was well worth it. We met up at Science World, biked to Kits Beach, UBC, Broadway Street and back. Biking with friends was a great way to get my butt in gear. Thanks to Kim for getting us motivated!

All in a day's work

One of our annual company traditions is to play golf to celebrate its birthday. We took the afternoon off and headed to the Surrey Golf Course for a Texas scramble. It was less pressure than last year when I had to hit almost three strokes to keep up with one drive from the guys. It was great to spend the afternoon outside and work on my swing.

After golf, I met up with Shannan at the Bombay Bhel restaurant for some spicy Indian Cuisine. I hadn't seen her in a month and it was great to catch up with her, hear about her month-long trip to Europe and celebrate her new job offer.

BBQ on the rooftop

Once a month our company orders in a lunch so that we have the opportunity to socialize with people from other departments. Here I am with colleagues from product managment, sales and development -- that's the nature of hi-tech.

On this particular occasion, our company rented out the top floor of the Central City tower to celebrate its 16th Birthday.

Here's a photo of us on the rooftop, on the 26th floor -- what a panoramic view. And because I love marketing, here's the spin on the tower "Central City was chosen as the world’s best overall new development at the 2004 MIPIM awards in Cannes France for its remarkable combination of stunning architecture and high performance building innovation, providing an environment that inspires team performance and creativity."

Beach Birthday

This year we celebrated Sophia's birthday at Kits Beach. It was a perfect beach bbq with live guitar music. It was also nice to catch up with some out-of-towners and meet a few new faces. Sitting under the shade of the trees on a hot summery day was a wonderful way to relax.

I also had a chance to try out some new angles with my camera.

June & July in a Nutshell

The highlight for me was setting our wedding date -- the big day is on Sunday, May 18, 2008 of the long weekend.

Also, Birthday wishes to Cindy, Josie & Charlene.

I'm way behind on blogging, but the wedding planning has taken on a life of its own!

I've been on hiatus but here's a snapshot of what I've been up to:

Go-kart racing -- revving engines, burning rubber & exhilarating speed. What an adrenaline rush!

Chatting about work, love & life with Aileen over Thai dinner.

Running wedding errands with Cathy. Picked up photo props, brainstormed on favors and peeked at our decorators setting up for a wedding above Mario Gelatos.

Swingdancing at Diavolos.

Oh! Need to work on that follow-through. Hit the tennis courts with Kristy & Frank.

Winding down at the Pub.

Wedding dress shopping. I must have tried on about a hundred dresses by now. Having bought my first dress on impulse, I'm on the hunt for my second one. It's a long story...and I'm feeling guilty.

Kim-Anh & Michael's wedding was lovely and full of emotion. The guitarist did an excellent job. The games were entertaining and I overindulged on the ten course dinner.

Watching the fireworks with Frank, Nicole, Kenny & Wade.

Watching an outdoor concert by "The Fray" with Nathan, Nicole & Kevin. The spoof on Shakira's "Hips don't lie" was hilarious!

Catching up with Linda & Earl who were visiting from Calgary.

Looking forward to having Shawn in town so that we can work on the guest list.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there. We celebrated the special day by having lunch with the mom's in our family.

Weekend at Harrison Hotsprings

Shawn flew into town on Friday. I took the day off work so that we could visit the 7 wedding venues on our list. It was a productive day. In the end, we narrowed our decision down to two choices which both had very different offerings.

We suspended our wedding planning and turned our attention to our weekend at Harrison Hot Springs paid for by my company. This was an appreciation gift for our hard work contributed towards reaching last year's revenue target.

Highlights of the weekend were getting to hang out with Shawn and introducing him as my fiance to coworkers (I'm still getting used to that), dinner and dancing in the Copper Room, soaking in the hot pools and enjoying an Aboriginal cultural cruise with Sasquatch Tours.

Our tour guide retold stories that had been passed down to him through his elders. It was beautiful listening to a prayer in their native language while he beat on a hand-made drum. The beats symbolized the beating heart of his nation.

We also had a chance to shout into the mountains and hear our echos. Embarrassing I had to shout twice before my echo came back. If only we had someone in our group that could've yodeled ...yodeleyheehoo!