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Follow11/26/14
Online Grocery Shopping
Don’t want to travel to Safeway? Birtto and others can help you.
It’s time for class. You wake up, and look in the fridge. You manage to find some waffles, but you know that you need to go grocery shopping after class today. Unfortunately, it started raining(as expected of Raincouver), and you feel exhausted after stening to your professors’ crazy lectures. You don’t really want to make the special trip out to Save-on-Foods to buy some food, but you know that you need to. The struggle is real.
Does this sound all too familiar to you? Even with all the technological breakthroughs and lifestyle changes in the past couple of decades, grocery shopping hasn’t shown much improvement in terms of convenience.
BUT, there are options for you! There are now companies that allow you to grocery shop online and have all your food delivered straight to your doorstep which is just as economical as physically shopping. Birtto, a company which specializes on UBC students, is someone who can help you. Check them out at their website HERE
By Irene Chen
11/17/14
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My favourite activity in Gage this term was _______ !
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11/3/14
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I love _______ during the winter holiday season!
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10/19/14
Quick n’ Easy Recipes with Chloe 3.0
On Today’s Menu:
Prosciutto, Arugula & Tomato Naan Pizza
The last recipe that I would like to share is one of my favourite dinner meals: prosciutto, arurula and tomato naan pizza! You can usually buy naan bread at the grocery store which is much faster than making your own dough! Try for whole wheat naan bread if you want to be healthier! Other ingredients to spice things up: smoked salmon, pesto sauce instead of tomato sauce, or mini shrimp!
YIELD: Makes 2 pizzas // 8 slices
INGREDIENTS:
1 (8.8 oz.) package Stonefire Naan (2 pieces)
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 cup shredded mozzarella
10 thin slicesprosciutto, torn into smaller pieces
1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup fresh arugula
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Place naan on a large greased baking sheet and brush tops with olive oil (1 Tbsp. each). Sprinkle each with 1/4 cup mozzarella. Top with prosciutto, tomatoes and remaining cheese.
Bake for 10 minutes, or until crust is golden and cheese is melted. Sprinkle fresh arugula over top of each pizza. Slice and serve.
Enjoy!
10/14/14
Quick n’ Easy Recipes with Chloe 2.0
On Today’s Menu:
Crispy Baked Yam Fries
The second recipe is some classic crispy baked yam fries! These are great sides to every meal! Or even good as a snack! They are super healthy compared to the deep fried fries you buy at restaurants!
YIELD: Makes 3 large servings
INGREDIENTS:
3 sweet potatoes, peeled
1/4 cup olive oil
3 Tablespoons cornstarch
Generous amounts of salt, pepper and desired spices (see below for ideas)
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Slice sweet potatoes into thin, uniform fries. Toss fries in olive oil, cornstarch, and desired spices. Lay fries out in one layer on prepared baking sheets, making sure not to crowd the fries, otherwise they will steam and not crisp up.
Bake for 30 minutes, watching carefully to avoid burning. Serve warm with ketchup, Ranch dressing, or your desired dipping sauce.
Enjoy and get ready for my final recipe next week!
10/8/14
MUSIC BLOGS TO TRY
What do you use to play your music and find new gems? In a rut with the same old same old? Perhaps it’s time for a switch up. Try one of these music blog sites.
This site compiles lesser-known music blogs all into one site, with thousands of blogs to choose from. There are lists of Freshest, Latest, and Popular tracks to browse through. If you sign up (which is valuable), you can skip through songs as much as you want. With time, you’ll find some amazing gems you would had found any other way. Check it out here.
Songs are categorized in playlists, genres, moods, new releases, and radio. THE BEST part about this site platform is it keeps a record of the playlists, songs, and artists you listen to, recommending others to you based on your history. This feature alone will lead you to places other platforms only dream of. Check it out here.
This is more similar to your 8 Tracks with the typical genre and mood searches. However, this platform has playlists categorized with different activities the music may fit, like “Walking the dog” and cool categories like that. It’s more easy to find those cool playlists with this. Check it out here.
Happy listening Music Lovers,
By Matthew Loss
Residence Advisor
10/8/14
If you are like me and have intense FOMO, here are some tipds to deal with it! 🙂
1) Realize where you are now and where you want to be:
Short term fun can get in the way of long term gains, therefore before deciding to drop everything and go party, think about how that will affect your long term goal. Are you as focused as you need to be right now as this moment? I’m NOT saying turn into a hermit and dissociate from life. All I’m saying is it’s good to have balance, which I am trying to practice right now!
2) Turn your surrounding into your ideal (BEYONCE) zone:
If you are like me again and LOVE LOVE LOVE dancing, and like to go out to dance, here is my tip to you. Turn up those speakers, click on your favourite 8 tracks playlist and jam out with some friends in your room, or even by yourself. A good let loose session gets some blood flowing, gets you moving and allows you to express yourself! Also, this way you saved about 2 hours of your time showering, getting ready, looking good, etc, etc. I save money and time, which is every student’s dream.
3) Create a fun study group:
Sometimes your FOMO can be diminished by having some friends around you! Instead of trying to focus in your dungeon, might as well have some friends around to have some social interactions to decrease your FOMO.
Hope these tips help you get over your FOMO! For now, good luck to everyone on their exams and hope you have a fabulous year with us at GAGE 🙂
Your friendly advisor,
Sharon Sehrai
10/8/14
best napping spots on campus
By Sanjana Akella
Residence Advisor
Sometimes your bed is too far away, even if you live on campus. Sometimes your book/laptop isn’t nearly as comfy as you thought it would be. BUT…if you need that nap ASAP, I’m here to help you with that.
1) That couch – 3rd floor, Buchanan D
Comfy and warm but high chances of you being that person taking up prime napping space #sorrynotsorry . For y’all Arts kids – possibly near your classes so you *might* not be late.
Bonus – couches in Law library (Allard Hall), Brock Hall, Abdul Ladha Science Student Center, Kaiser, Woodward, First Nations Longhouse, Asian Library.
2) That flag – Rose Garden
When you’re that eager first (or third) year student wanting to spend every moment within eyesight of the sea AND mountains. Not as comfy but you’ll wake up feeling refreshed, enlightened and with your phone filled with a million pictures (of the same view).
3) That grass – Marine Drive Courtyard
You went there to study with some friends at the commonsblock. You “ate too much and felt sleepy”. You promised to nap for 10 minutes, set 2 different alarms and made 3 friends verbally agree to wake you up. This was all in vain – sweet, cushiony grass + warmth from sunshine + shade from tree = deep naptastic sleep.
4) That bench – Near EOSC by Main Mall
You know those fancy, reclining benches adorned with students reading fancy books (for pleasure)? Show off your best (embarrassing) nap face in this public, occasional frisbee-in-yo-face zone.
5) That chlorine – UBC Aquatic Center
Umm…I don’t know who does this. Why? Kindly explain.
Honorable mention: Every 8 am, afternoon and past 6 pm class (especially in Hebb, CIRS and Forestry!)
Happy napping and stay sleepy my friends!
10/6/14
Question of the week #1
What was your favourite Gage event so far?
From Gage-wide to just your floor, any size event 
counts.
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