Yapdates: A Spiritual Odyssey

The big news yesterday was the catching of the ferocious top predator, the Snakehead fish. Since putting the video more than three weeks ago...

Springtime continues to blossom throughout the Western hemisphere. I look at the lush greens and the posh colours of the blooming flowers an...

Tulips. A Spring Delight. Spring is a beautiful time. Whether we are in the park, driving on the roads, or walking along the streets, we...

Weeds thrive where there are empty patches. Spiritual Lesson s from wildflowers in Spring. Weeding is a major part of any gardening ho...

It has been another exciting year. For the second consecutive year, the Vancouver Canucks ice hockey team has won the President's Trophy...

I have not really been a hockey fan until I arrived in Canada. Even then, soccer is still my first choice of sports. During the Olympics...

No matter how we look at it, it cuts both ways. Whether it is a public outcry over morality issues, or a matter of freedom of choice, people...

So the Canucks lost Game 7, the final game of the Stanley Cup series. After a convincing journey to become the best team in the regular seas...

Saddened. Shocked. Shamed. As news media around the world parade the images of Vancouver like vultures looking for meaty news, the beautiful...

TITLE: Looking for Hope Written by: Conrade Yap Date: 9 June 2011 Vancouver’s home ice-hockey team, the Vancouver Canucks has accomplish...

TITLE: "Are you Chinese?" Written by: Conrade Yap Date: 25 May 2011 I was asked the above question over the past week. The...

Canada is now in the midst of an election campaign. It is the 4th in 7 years. It is also an election that most Canadian voters do NOT want. ...

The sirens scream. The loud hailer roar. The pressing of the horn signals the coming of an emergency team. The ambulance has it. The police ...

It's beginning to look a lot like White Christmas. Trees simply take them all in. No complaints from them. Local Safeway. Nice pl...

Here is a great site that shows where to go visit during the Olympics in Vancouver. If you are in town, do check it out. Many of the places ...

I am always amazed at how clever trees are. Before they shed leaves, they prepare by reducing the chlorophyll content in the leaves. The res...

(Photo Credit: Vancouver Sun) The Dalai Lama is in Vancouver this week. My children's school even provide tickets for some students to ...

The following is hilarious. If you have experienced Vancouver in any way, you'll be laughing your heads off. (Thanks Cheryl for the list...