I forgot that I used to blog a lot. It's been an exciting 2 months in this year. I got to travel away from the country for the first time since 2009 and I went to New York City. I only had 3 days but I got to visit the places that I've only seen through Gossip Girl: Central park, Upper East Side, Bloomingdales, Chinatown etc. I thought of why I am so attracted to the stories of Gossip Girl. It is, after all, about some immature people who have too much money but too little happiness. But there is something riveting about how glamorous their lives are. In the end, who can admit that they wouldn't want to live in such prosperity if it was given to them at no cost. But just like any big city in a capitalist society, New York has its slums. Two out of the three nights I was there, I witnessed homeless people get on the train and make an announcement to other passengers about their need for money and asking for help. I haven't seen homeless people do this in Vancouver,...