Kalamaf Drackonsbane » Travel

Interesting People

kalamaf — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:55:10 +0000

When you own a game store like I do – you do get to meet a lot of interesting people – some very nice – and some not so nice. I want to meet all the nice people and keep the nice ones as a customer forever. Unfortunately, because of the job situation here in this town – many leave town to look for work out of town where they say the pay is much better. Radiologic Technician Jobs are not as easy to find in this town as in the bigger city – so I am going to be losing another customer soon because of that particular reason. He was just offered a job in the city and he is a good customer too. But people got to do what they have to do for their family – so I can completely understand. I hate it when we lose the good customers – now the bad ones – that’s another story altogether.

Like I said we meet some very interesting ones – and some can just make you wonder – which planet they came from. For example, I have one particular customer – who would ask for a discount for everything and anything – and if you don’t give it to her – she would throw it back at you and call them rubbish. *shake head* oh well! I guess the good ones balance out the “interesting” ones – so that makes it bearable for us.

Job Hunting

kalamaf — Wed, 25 May 2011 18:06:24 +0000

The school year is almost over for the high school students and those in the community college and we are seeing a lot more resumes for a job before school start and some wants to join our business permanently. But there are also some that I’ve spoken to – who are moving away for some job interview in the city and other parts because they feel that they can get one easily in the city. I have to agree with these folks who are worried about getting a job in this town – for it doesn’t seems like there will be any position coming up soon – nor a new industry for more work. Some were looking into columbus jobs where they had postings for probation officers and HR receptionist – and since it’s harder to get a desk job in this town – I agree that they should go out and take any opportunity they can get – what can go wrong – when you are this young right? My favorite advice for people looking for a job – is to go where there is one to offer them prospect.

Comic Con International

kalamaf — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:54:12 +0000

I’m looking forward to the Comic-Con International in San Diego this July and since I am driving there – the spouse insist that I become a member of the roadside assistance club , else I cannot go. So like a good boy – I looked into it and think that the spouse is right, after all I don’t want to be store in the middle of nowhere and not get any help right? so if you are driving to Comic-con guys – make sure you are in the roadside assistance club ! no two ways to it. And it’s good to know that the club cover not only USA but Canada and Mexico and anywhere in North America. I’m definitely looking forward to my trip with the guys – I will be writing more on it – in the meantime keep safe on the road guys!

Bixi Bike In Toronto

kalamaf — Sun, 01 May 2011 15:41:59 +0000

While not all Torontian are on human growth hormone supplements – they can now make use of the Bixi bike share program that was recently launched this week – to better their health and save the earth. We all want to be healthy and happy and one way is to boost our immune system. So the program by the city of Toronto will be renting out about 1000 bikes – that Bixi users can rent with their bixi cards without a lot of hassle and drop off the bike after using it – at a designated station. Montreal already had this program for a long time now with about 230K people using the bikes. Rentals are cheap and I would definitely rent the Bixi bikes if I am living in Toronto but for now I’ll have to take my growth supplements to keep healthy.

Vacation For Geeks

kalamaf — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:16:14 +0000

So a few buddy of mine wants to go on a vacation together – where the sun and the beach is without the family – only them guys. I suggested the Outer Banks rentals because they have vacation homes by the beach. The rentals shared amongst a few geeks is going to be very affordable – they can bring their own gaming machines or laptops and do whatever they want – minus the destroying the vacation home of course. Full kitchen for cooking or BBQing if they wish and tvs and several bedrooms for everyone – not a bad idea at all I think. Hopefully, they do make it out there – because I’ve seen other people going there for vacation and they really liked it. Let m know if you have gone to the Outer Banks and share some experiences with me and my buddy.

Mini Vacation

kalamaf — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:08:53 +0000

If you can call 2 days a vacation then that’s what it was. We had some nice weather on the weekend so we headed up to Halifax so the wife could stock up on Chinese groceries since there’s very little available in town. While up there we of course had to go to Build A Bear so the kid could get a new dress for her teddy, and shopped around a couple malls that seem to be full of nothin’ but women’s apparel. There’s so few stores up there that interest me in the slightest. Quantum Frontier, which I’ve never been to and didn’t have time to visit this trip, and The Last Gamestore, which is a game store pretty similar to my own store. Great place, I’m sure I’d be a regular there if I lived in the area and didn’t own my own place.

Fancy Invitations

kalamaf — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:34:30 +0000

A buddy of mine is getting married and they sent me a fancy invite through Quinceanera invitations. It’s quite a step up from the last invitations we received which were just the cheap dollar store bulk pack where you have to write in the date/time/name and so on. Not that it was any less important of course, just some people can afford a bigger budget than others. I won’t be able to attend this time though since it’s in the states and I can’t take that much time away from work.

Got Gas? Burn some water.

kalamaf — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:58:54 +0000

An old school buddy of mine was telling me a while back that he’s been making his own bio-diesel for his vehicles and that the stuff works awesome. In the last 6 months he’s only had to spend around $50 on diesel and that he’s put 10′s of thousands of KM on the cars in that time. It’s dirty shitty work though he admits, but for the savings it’s worth it to him.

Now I’ve been reading about other alternatives to burning straight gas in my car and one of the most intriguing is the ability to burn water as a supplement. People using this method report savings of up to 60% on their fuel bill and the best part is that now you can do it yourself. Build the kit from scratch and the installation is almost painless. With gas prices hitting $1.20 a litre up here I could sure use some cheap gas options. The last time I filled up it cost me $46! Ugh.

Unique Crafts from the Orient

kalamaf — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:58:57 +0000

I met my wife online many years ago, and after several years of typing back and forth and phone calls, she came to visit during Christmas, 2000. Shortly after she went back home I took a trip over there to visit her and spent 5 weeks in Asia. I spent the bulk of that time in Singapore, but we traveled to Bangkok, Thailand for a few days and also spent a few days in Hong Kong on the way back to Canada. There are some truly unique gifts and decor pieces from South East Asia, items you can’t normally find around here. Dragons carved from teak sawdust, gold mesh plates with dragons and pearls and various figurines are just a few of the things I brought back with me.

While browsing a website with pictures can’t compare to actually wandering the outdoor markets and haggling with the vendors, Asia Pelago is a great alternative for those who won’t be actually traveling to Asia but would like to decorate their home with unique and interesting items.

PostieCon ’08

kalamaf — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:42:14 +0000

Last year, the first annual PostieCon was held in Las Vegas to correspond with the Bloggers Choice Awards. This year however, they will be holding it in Orlando, FL. It makes it easier to plan and easier for all the employees to attend, although for the posties it may not be quite the same. We didn’t get to go last year, just wasn’t enough time to plan for it and set money aside. This year, perhaps we’ll be able to attend. Too bad we won’t be able to stay in a Vegas hotel and check out the strip. Orlando is a probably better in the long run though, we’d be able to take the brat to Disney Land since I’m sure we’ll be dragging her along with us if we do any traveling.

Dial-a-flight

kalamaf — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:31:12 +0000

If you’re in the UK and looking to do some traveling over the holidays or on your next vacation then check out dialaflight.com. Great trip prices are just a phone call away and along with booking your flight you can also use them for hotel and car reservations. A good example is flights to Thailand between January and March, 2008 leaving from Heathrow for just £385 taxes included.

If you’ve never been to Thailand you’ve got to check it out. I was in Asia for 5 weeks back in 2001 and spent a week of that trip in Bangkok. The various temples are amazing to see and the nightlife is pretty crazy too. A lot of things are really cheap there and the exchange rate is even better now. Back then $50 Cdn was worth around 1000 baht, now my $50 is worth 1500 baht. Make sure you tip well and you’ll be treated like royalty.