My Commute

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Last night I made a thousand plans, but this morning I went my old way. ~ Chinese Proverb OK, I know this is not about food but I thought I have a break and blog about something I love to do very much -- biking. Well, many of you already know that I am leaving Best Buy. It's been a long six years and my last day at work is next week. Today is about the only day I could bike to work and so I thought I make a change and blog about my commute to work. My new place of work will be further and worse, I will have to navigate two killer hills. I guess it'll be a while before I get the chance to bike again.

I took it easy and stopped at various points to take pictures. Here is what my commute was like:

	I started off at 7am, much later than my usual commute. I mean, I am no longer in a hurry to get to work early. I always enjoyed this short part of the commute ... the South Arm Park
	The snow fell at the North Shore mountains again the past weeks. I find this is the beautiful side of Vancouver and am always awed by the mountains, particularly in winter.
	I looked east while biking along Garden City and saw the silhouette of Mount Baker. I tried to catch it on camera but the clouds obscured it somewhat. Anyway, the sun rise was beautiful. It's a beautiful day for a ride.
	I cross over to Vancouver thru the Oak St Bridge. Heavy traffic over the bridge as usual but there's an advantage on this stretch on a bike.
	Once in Vancouver, it's on the Kent Bike Route all the way to the office in Burnaby. I will miss this route having travelled countless times and do seem to know every part of the route.
	I stopped by the Fraser River side and saw someone working on a log boom. As I took the picture, I saw the pilot stared at me. I quickly put away the camera and biked on.
	I normally don't bike on this trail and stay on the asphalt. For today, I thought I take the more scenic route. I like this way because I get to greet people along the way. This is the friendly route.
	Ah, spent 6 years in this company. Saw it grew from strength to strength and today we have no peers in North America. Great people from who I learnt so much.
	Back to the desk. See that piece of pita? Well, it's Suanne's creation. I'll tell you about it next time.