Vatsan’s Ramblings

If you are a Washingtonian or wondering which Vancouver I’m referring to (to the uninitiated – there is a Vancouver,WA and then there is the big city in British Columbia, Canada) – I’m referring to the city in BC. Unqualified,  there is no ambiguity here. He he!

I’ve mixed thoughts about this place thus far. It’s a much bigger city than Seattle, no doubt. But that’s kind of a pointless comparison really – I think I’m learning first hand why people are loathe to leave their cities for whatever reason – job, school etc. The traffic is horrendous here – I could of course go live in Richmond and avoid all the commute delays – I might actually opt for that in a few months. But on the flip side, I’ll be away from Vancouver where all my social life will be concentrated. It will be akin to living in Bellevue and visiting Seattle often…

For a nation/state with socialist tendencies, this is a pretty damn expensive town. There is no sign of universal subsidies – rather – they ask for more taxes and make you pay more surcharges. The wonders of equality. The situation with medical coverage is seemingly better because everybody gets a equal access to hospitals/doctors etc. – but my oh-so-entitled self ask – So what? Equality is certainly worse than aristocracy. I did mention the entitled word, didn’t I? <Sigh!>

I’m ambivalent about workplace too – I was hoping to be in an extremely dynamic construction-site sort of environment where I could support my own needs. Instead, I think I might be in a place that’s adapting to engineering needs pretty fast, but at any given time – self supported maverick-ness isn’t exactly encouraged. Maybe it’s time to put on the It’s-better-to-beg-for-forgiveness-than-ask-for-permission hat

Video: Microsoft Canada Development Center

~ by V on November 18, 2007.

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