I' m going to be spending both at Lake Louise in Alberta Canada...



The above photo was taken on Nov 11th 2006, and more are available HERE

I' ll mark my 7th visit to Canada and my 3rd Christmas in a foreign country. I' ll be taking tons of photo' s and will take over the Post your Photo thread again upon my return.

I leave on the 20th and get back on the 4th. It' s going to be awesome!

What are you guys doing?

Well, I' ll be working on all of the above. No one in a casino is off on those days, as they are BIG business days. Any one who calls in gets attendance points and suspensions.

Majik, what kind of activities are available there? Doin' any skiing or fishing or something? Or is it just a relaxation trip?

ORIGINAL: Chee Saw

Majik, what kind of activities are available there? Doin' any skiing or fishing or something? Or is it just a relaxation trip?

Skiing/Snowboarding, dog sledding, ice skating, ice climbing etc. I haven' t bought my mountain pass yet but i' ll likely buy a 6 day pass and then decide what else i' m doing after that.

I' m definitely going up to the glaciers again, and there are some ice caves i want to see. It' s going to be great!

I wish i worked in a casino though. It has to be one of the coolest jobs ever, right?

ORIGINAL: Majikdra6on

I wish i worked in a casino though. It has to be one of the coolest jobs ever, right?

Y' know, I can' t complain. I mean, it is a job, which means that some days are better than others.

Pros:

Pays well
Flirting with hot chicks
Most guests are enjoyable to deal with

Cons:

There are only so many games you can deal (gets old after a while)
Ugly chicks flirting with YOU
Drunk and/or obnoxious assholes at your table
Smokers

For a job that doesn' t require a degree, It' s pretty hard to beat.

That vacation sounds f*ckin' sweet, man! I need to do something like that. Are you going with family or friends or both?

ORIGINAL: Chee Saw

That vacation sounds f*ckin' sweet, man! I need to do something like that. Are you going with family or friends or both?

Both. My brother and 2 of our friends. I' m gonna build and then whoop some snowman ass!

I' ll be playing video games all day long.. I' m sure the rest of you are jealous

Just the normal run of the mill christmas with relatives, probably be playing games a lot though :)

Well I love Christmas. Its the one time in the year where I get to see most of my family on my dad' s side. We basically have a family reunion at this time of year and this year we' re all going down to one persons house (not sure how she relates to me exactely). I have to say it' s extremely refreshing to see this side of the family, they are much more intelligent than my moms side they' re English as opposed to french speaking and they don' t smoke. It' s pretty tame though, not enough drinking in my opinion. On the other hand I' m usually too hung over to drink much by Christmas day anyway.

New Years is spent with my immediate family and this year it will only be my mom and my brother(s) and I think the name of the game is to see how much alcohol you can consume in 48 hours. I' ll be breaking out the Jack Daniel' s.

hAVE FUN Majik,me?

Im gonna be alone with my parents i guess... :S


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And my bro+his Gf probably gonna visit.

Are there and Canadian specific traditions i need to know in advance???

Oh, and what the hell is eggnog???

Are there and Canadian specific traditions i need to know in advance???

Oh, and what the hell is eggnog???

Canada within itself can be as different as Europe is to America. Christmas in Quebec is different than it is in Alberta for example. For one thing in Quebec everyone gets drunk, and the food and music is also very different. Most of Canada is very similar to the states except for the Territiories and Quebec Which is a cross between the rest of Canada and France (I don' t know what the Territiories do). With exception to the music which is largely french (at least in my french family) Quebec celebrates Christmas in a way that I like the most. We party basically from the 24th to the 26th. Even though I always miss it as I' m in Ontario with my Dads side I' m still hung over just from the 24th. By the time I recover from that, its New Years and I' m back in Quebec. New Years in Quebec is a game. The rules are to drink enough to pass out and forget the previous year but not enough to die. I' m getting pretty good at the game.


Nothing you need to know except go easy on the eggnog. The stuff is deceptively sweet and it is usually contains more alcohol than you might think. And trust me if you drink too much of that stuff you will be sick like you have never been, you' ll puke like a dog until new years.

Eggnog is an alcoholic drink with milk, raw eggs,sugar,wipping cream, and ofcourse alcohol (often whisky). Sometimes with nutmeg as well. I don' t like the stuff myself, personally it seems obvious to me why people only drink it once a year. No one will expect you to drink it, and i recommend you don' t. I' d much rather drink the Whisky straight.

I work on both holidays...

I' m thinking of killing myself...

I' m thinking of killing myself...

Are you gonna YouTube it???

ORIGINAL: Terry Bogard

I' m thinking of killing myself...

Are you gonna YouTube it???

Yeah dude, let us know how that works out for you...

ORIGINAL: ginjirou

I' m thinking of killing myself...

It' s the whole PS3 thing, isn' t it?

F*ck it, man! Come to the darkside! Microsoft IS the Empire, and MAN are they striking back!!

Does that make Nintendo the rebellion? Luke was kind of a Wii!

It' s the whole PS3 thing, isn' t it?

What PS3 thing?

Ginjirou is really hoping that the PS3 does well. Right now it' s garbage.

I mean, I don' t give a damn whether the thing is the next savior of human kind or whether it tanks, but right now...

Outlook: Not so good

Actually, it would be better for the high-def dvd market if one format or the other fails quickly. I like the fact that Sony is trying to get the most technically advanced format to market, but with their track record, well...

Outlook: Grim

I c, well even I wouldn' t kill myself over a videogame console....with regards to the PS3 I would say the outlook for the next 2-3 years isn' t good but after that it will shine. In the meantime do what everyone else is doing and pick up a Wii or 360.

ORIGINAL: Agent Ghost

I c, well even I wouldn' t kill myself over a videogame console....with regards to the PS3 I would say the outlook for the next 2-3 years isn' t good but after that it will shine. In the meantime do what everyone else is doing and pick up a Wii or 360.

That' s what I' m sayin' ! Show me the games, baby! Hopefully DMC and MGS turn out to be all they say. Oh yeah, Killzone too. And after reading the review of Motorstorm I kinda wanna see the finished product there, as well.