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I got a new camera! It's amazing! All the pictures above were taken with it. Whenever I get a new camera (which has only happened three times, including this one), I suddenly see the world differently. Now, I see footprints in mud, and sneakers hanging from phone wires, and unusual pipes that don't seem to be doing anything other than look important. One thing I miss with my previous camera is its zoom though. I'm going to need to go and get a lens soon. And those are pricey. I just need time to go out and play with it. Mysteriously, I have a family of small mannequins that I really want to use for a set of photos... I can not wait! But they are heavy. If you want to help, let me know. This Canon T3i (ESO 600D) purchase is just one (albeit the biggest) of many purchases that I think has made this March a crazy expensive month it seems. But, thanks to me doing my taxes very early, I can afford it for the moment! Of course, the next big thing, also coming this month: Ninte...

Last Tuesday started early. Incredibly early. But I used Mississauga Transit and Go Transit all by my lonesome to make it to downtown Toronto to catch my train. I had only seen the GO Transit side of the Union Station, and was disappointed that it wasn't all international train station-style... but the I walked into the actual station in slight awe. Union Station is really pretty. I love all the little details all over the place. I was only disappointed that the lighting within was a bit hard to work with - plus my only battery had started to flash red. I was early enough that I could walk around and take a few more pictures - luckily my battery survived. There was some construction happening outside, which really sucked. Plus I didn't want to go too far with my heavy bag. I just noticed in this picture that there's a sign to Toronto City Hall. Had I known, I would have went to check it out - one of two landmarks I've seen before (the other being the Chum building). Wal...

Previously on Ben's Blog: Ben was stuck in Toronto, so he did his best to have fun, including a slumber party at Janet's. Janet lives high up. People look smaller than ants from that high. After waking up, the lot of us eventually made it down to a restaurant for lunch. Along the way, there was this mascot-girl advertising soup or something tasty, so we sampled. The place we ended up is called Soban, it's in Koreatown (supposedly). The place was very clean and simple, very Asian. Every table is equipped with a doorbell-like ringer that you use when you're ready to order, of if you need the waiters. I thought that was pretty cool. While deciding what to order, Janet started taking pictures with my camera. Then Prashanta pressed the doorbell-like button and the waitress came, so we hurried up and ordered. Shortly after we ordered, the waitress brought us appetizers. Free appetizers. It was a nice collection of potatoes, cabbage, noodley things, and tofu. I didn't eat ...

One of the most satisfying moments in life when visiting others is finding out that they have the same shampoo that you use back home. One of the saddest moments that follows is the realisation that the bottle of shampoo is effectively empty. I would describe Saturday as a pretty awesome day. It's the day that Ben took on the city of Toronto. Only before I could take on T-Dot, I had to warm up at a picnic event going on in the Brampton side of things. There was badminton and barbecue - but the barbecue was really strange. We thought that it was for lunch, but turns out that they were planning to have it much later... there was a lunch, but the main awesomeness that is chicken - was to be served after Prashanta and I were to leave. There was badminton, egg relay races, and other fun kinds of activities. Prashanta was climbing trees like a monkey. He's pretty monkey-like. Finally, the time ticked down, and it was time to go to the big city. It was interesting to get a ticket into...