http://baronlam.com me and everything surrounding en-ca Copyright 2004-2008, Baron Lam baronlam@gmail.com (Baron Lam) baronlam@gmail.com (Baron Lam) http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=323&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=323&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss So it's now 2010 and I'm going to hop on the blog bandwagon with a year-end/decade-end review. Looking back at the "Aught's", I've been pretty lucky and fortunate enough to see and experience many parts of the world. My first big trip was through Europe in 2003 and I was hooked! That was followed by... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=323 Fri, 1 Jan 2010 18:31:12 -0500 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=322&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=322&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss So Boxing Day/Week Madness is upon us once again here in Canada. This is when we, typically nice and friendly Canadians, head to the malls and fight other people for parking spots, that last door crasher deal sitting on the shelf, and the honour to spend hundreds of dollars just to save $20. Nonethe... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=322 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:26:03 -0500 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=321&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=321&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss The Globe and Mail is currently running their Journalism Dream Contest where they're going to send one writer and one photographer to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Even though I've been published before, I'm a much better photographer than I am a writer. Now, I'm not saying that I'm an amazing photog... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=321 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:29:33 -0500 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=320&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=320&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss Brunch is one of my favourite things in life. The food and the company on a (sometimes hungover) Sunday morning - you can't beat it. My experience this past Sunday was just amazing! We showed up at the Eglinton location of Boom Breakfast Company around noon only to see a big line of people waiting ... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=320 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 23:30:47 -0400 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=319&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=319&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss view from Paro, Bhutan Himalayas from Dochula Pass in Bhutan (3088m) Everest peak from the plane Khumbila Peak (5761m) Everest from Tengboche excitement near Island Peak (6189m) Khumbu Glacier and Lhotse Peak (8516m) Ama Dablam Peak (5146m) sunrise rays at Everest Pe... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=319 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:58:52 -0400 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=318&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=318&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss Bhutanese watch tower chortens at Dochula Pass in Bhutan (3088m) Buddhist stupa Bhutanese Dzhong (fortress) Golden Temple in Kathmandu clay house ruins rooftop fasteners wood carved piller prayer rock wall Hindu temple... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=318 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:01:54 -0400 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=317&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=317&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss prayer wheels cooking monks iron bell big prayer wheel flower strands for Hindu festival lighting butter lamps Brahma statue Buddha's eyes spinning prayer wheel high-flying prayer flags ... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=317 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:37:00 -0400 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=316&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=316&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss I've been back home from my trip through the Himalayas for a few days now and have sort of been disconnected from the interweb for a few reasons. Firstly, my cable modem conveniently crapped out while I was gone and I had to wait for a Rogers tech to come out. Secondly, as if I didn't put my body in... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=316 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:13:39 -0400 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=315&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=315&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss Another year, another adventure. I will be flying out tonight to Kathmandu, Nepal via Delhi, India to begin on a 3-week adventure to Everest Base Camp. Along the way, we'll be spending about a week in Bhutan - the happiest place in the world. As great of a trip this is going to be, I'm also excited... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=315 Fri, 15 May 2009 04:01:09 -0400 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=314&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=314&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss If you've been following me on twitter, you've been kept up to date with my awful Tim Horton's Roll Up the Rim win-rate this year... The official record is 4 wins and 57 losses - a 6.56% win rate. As bad as that is, it turns out 2007 was worse at 5.9%. Since I've started keeping annual stats (yes, I... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=314 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:01:56 -0400