Category Archives: 1st year blogs

This made my day

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Kelvin Choi

This is what a BIOC 301 TA posted on facebook after teaching for 4 years. UBC has some really great TAs; they’re the ones who go out to make sure students understand the course material well and make the extra … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Those 11 days between Term 2 and a Go Global summer trip

Posted on April 25, 2012 by miriam

In the middle of the hustle and bustle of packing my dormitory belongings yesterday, I paused and took a look at my beautiful (but I’m biased) plant, Dionysus.  The red squiggle indicates where the leaves hung at the beginning of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Remodeled/Renovated Shanghai Kitchen?

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Kelvin Choi

Has anyone seen this yet? Shanghai Kitchen in Kerrisdale has changed! But it’s still not open to the general public. People are greeted at the door by a plain white piece of paper saying “Shanghai Kitchen is being renovated. Closed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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3rd year.. is finally done..

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Kelvin Choi

It was so exhausting this year on top of all the ECs. But along the way I have learned a great deal and my life and personality gradually changed… for the better I hope! But yup 3/5 of my undergrad … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Sushi Garden near Metrotown

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Kelvin Choi

Occasionally I go to Metrotown to hang out with DHL and the only restaurant I end up going is Sushi Garden. It’s pretty tasty and really cheap compared to sushi places near where I live. Not to mention this is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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She’s ALIVE! And offers GIFs.

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Jennine

As of tomorrow, April 25, 2012, 2.30pm, my 2nd year as a UBC student will officially have finished. Wow. Cue the “This year just flew by”s and the “I’m gonna be a 3rd year next year?!”s. The end of the year is always a time of mixed feelings, a huge pile of feelings that are [...] Continue reading →

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The gowns I wish I had to wear to class

Posted on April 24, 2012 by ericafromcanada

Some Vera Wang for a bubble tea run before class. Banana or mango, with pearls. I call this my “Buchanan Courtyard” dress. Possible follow shoot under this after class. I’d wear this casual bad boy for Residence Advisor rounds, thus c… Continue reading →

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Go on exchange to Australia, and then see the Great Barrier Reef!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by ericafromcanada

Our reading break just happened here in Australia as my friends at UBC started their end of term exams. Brian, who is on exchange at UNSW in Sydney, and myself went up to the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef for the week. Some of the pleas… Continue reading →

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I’m in love with this week’s This Week at UBC

Posted on April 23, 2012 by ericafromcanada

Good job Warren and Lee, I especially liked the John Hughes film references and all of Warren’s stories at the end. Continue reading →

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EOSC 118 is filling up my newsfeed on FB.

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Kelvin Choi

GOD. NOTHING BUT EOSC 118 AND HOW IT WAS UNFAIR. Haha, I feel their pain as I took the course last term. It was.. hard. Certainly a lot more facts than I had to know for a first year course. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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