Bus adventures

As a regular transit user in Vancouver, I have the standard bus misfortunes, wet umbrella smells on rainy days, crying kids, sleepy people who put their head on your shoulder, and occasionally the lonely people who talk to me. For the most part I am used to the trials and tribulations of bus riding. However, this morning there was a lady who was definitely not with it. She was a mix between a TV Evangelist and a children's entertainer who sings about not doing drugs. I was waiting on Granville street and this lady suddenly says, the air smells like sh"t, those cigarette smokers make the air smell bad" She then starts to sing a song about how cigarette smoke stinks and smells really bad to the tune twinkle twinkle little star. She also says that kids do not believe in Jesus because they lie, have sex, swear and are dingalings. She also went on to say that Jesus loves her cause she does not do any of the above. She got onto the same bus as me and then harassed a poor man claiming that he could not pay for his bus fare because he spent his money on cigarettes. She was at the front of the bus and he was at the back, but that did not deter her she continued to yell at him. She entertained us with another cigarette song and at one point was so moved by her convictions that cigarettes are bad that she burst into tears.

I do not think I have ever heard a bus so silent in my life. We all smiled uncomfortably to ourselves but I could tell that everyone thought she was nuts. She got off the bus but not before telling us that Jesus does not love us because we are dingalings.

I am not sure her anti-smoking campaign is working...I think it is a better deterrent for kids to stay off drugs so you don't fry your brain.

The bus never ceases to bring interesting people into my life,

World Cup

I love my job, because it allows me to take a 2 hour lunch break to watch the World Cup. We went to the SFU pub to watch Italy play Ghana. (Italy 2:o)

I have never been a huge football fan, yes I called it footy..thanks to my brit friends, until I caught the World Cup fever in Japan 4 years ago. It was so exciting to be in the thick of it. I remember creating English Lessons around football players.
I like this game, very exciting, plus soccer players have nice legs. Ichiro and Nakata two of my most fav. Japanese men.

Go Japan go!!