I've had a lot to think about today. You know those days when your brain really goes into overdrive and does some serious thinking about life and how things really just all fit together. Unfortunately today was like for me. It turned out to be a real world/people watching day.
But first, let me tell you about something that happened to me last night that I have to share. After leaving the Funky Buddha nightclub last night I was walking back to the hotel (about 100 metres away), when on they way I passed another night club. Outside were about 4 kids (they were like 18-20 years old) who were trying to get people inside. I was pretty trashed and one of them had dyed their hair shocking pink. And they were male. I couldn't help myself. I don't think I was slurring too badly when I launched into my comedy act about him being colour blind and how he should have dyed it blue and then he could have passed for a smurf and other classic lines like that. the dude had no comebacks... and if he did I just laughed over him. His mates were equally laughing at him, they must have been surpressing their laughter because I basically just opened the floodgates and then all the pink hair jokes came out. Poor bloke, but if you have hair like that, you deserve whatever comes your way.
But then, the best thing of the night happened. This is what I have been smiling about all day. I saw 2 ninjas. That right. Honest to god I thought they were ninjas. They were dressed from head to toe in black. They looked like they had weapons and their faces were all wrapped up and only their eyes were viewable to us other mere mortals. But they weren't ninjas. They were Edmonton police doing a raid on the nightclub. I'm sure I wasn't subtle or quiet when I said "Oh my god! Ninjas!" and I paid the cover charge to my new pink haired friend and followed the ninja's inside mumbling something along the lines of "ninja's, ninjas! C'mon I got to see the ninjas!" haha But those ninjas were sneaky and the nightclub was large and I lost them at the coat check just inside hehe. But it was all worth it. Soo cool to see Edmonton Ninja's. After getting into the nightclub I wandered around laughing at how everyone was like 20 years old and desperately trying to be cool and stuff - it was just great to see people doing stuff I was doing 10-15 years ago haha. Then, down the back of the nightclub I found the VIP section. It was roped off and had 8 guys in it. No girls, just 8 guys. I openly laughed at them too because I was well drunk and just thought they all looked like funny buggers them sitting there in a little corner with all their bling on and no one to talk too haha. I left a little while after as I had run out of things to laugh at and decided that it would be best to get home to the hotel and get some much need rest. It was a funny old night indeed.
Today though, I went out to West Edmonton Mall. It was all a bit rush rush, trying to find out bus schedules and fares and where the stops were and stuff but I got there with a little trying. The Mall has over 800 shops and is the largest in the world. I got lost several times and spend about 6 hours just wandering around looking in shops and talking to staff there. Found lots of good stuff to buy but ended up only buying 2 DVD's. One was a Canadian comedy dvd which was supposed to be classic Canadian comedy, I saw the ad for it on telly and it was pretty funny. I'll watch that a little later. The other dvd I got was Kenny vs Spenny - Series 3. I looked but couldn't fnd the other 2 series and the shop check and didn't have them either I'm going to have to really ramp up my search for those 2 series before I go home! Anyhow the mall was huge. I has an almost life sized replica of the Santa Maria Galleon in the middle of it. Also, a MASSIVE beachy type swimming complex with wave machine, hydro slide and stuff. It's literally huge, and much bigger than anything in Auckland or NZ for that matter. Pretty amazing. Also they had a min SeaWorld where they had Sealions performing which was cool for the 3 stories of people watching from all different vantage points. Plus there were 3 food courts that I found - including a Hooters where I got a steak for lunch. yummy and the food was ok too haha. Nah too be honest I didn't find Hooters that great to be honest. There were only 2 girls doing the waitressing for the entire restaurant which was pretty packed, so a bit of a let down really. But yeh, spent about 8 hours in the mall I think including seeing "No Country for old men" movie as well....
Anyhow, it's been an interesting day watching Canadians do all their Christmas shopping and some of the neat store I found during the big walkabout today. I got a nice steak and crab dinner at the Keg (a rahter flash restaurant) across the road and it was ok. It let me chill out and then I had to brave the -20 degree temperature on teh quick walk back home. Thank god for warm clothing is all I can say.
Anyhow, cheers for reading again. See you all tomorrow.
By the way, if any of the guys in Vancouver are reading this, I have something special planned for the 16th December - my last day in Canada before I head back to NZ - so don't go leaving the area!
Cheers
Matt
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