Comments on: Facing Your First Winter in Canada http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html ThinkMauritius.Com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:18:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jay http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-22934 jay Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:04:39 +0000 http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-22934 hi Vijay, jay here, how are you buddy? Been long since hear from U.All fine there ? And what about your new job? Here all ok and as you know we approaching the 1st of May , the day of Mad politicians in our paradise island.Still waiting for an answer form SAJ. Many people here doing whatever they can to migrate, may be they think life easy elsewhere.Heard it bitter cold in canada right now?bye buddy, hope hear from u soon. jay hi Vijay,
jay here, how are you buddy? Been long since hear from U.All fine there ? And what about your new job?
Here all ok and as you know we approaching the 1st of May , the day of Mad politicians in our paradise island.Still waiting for an answer form SAJ. Many people here doing whatever they can to migrate, may be they think life easy elsewhere.Heard it bitter cold in canada right now?bye buddy, hope hear from u soon.
jay

]]> By: Patrick Ng http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-13909 Patrick Ng Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:30:04 +0000 http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-13909 I only have all-seasons tyres on. We don't have room to store another set of tyres, since we live in an apartment. So far, not too bad, I give lots of room and go slowly. I only have all-seasons tyres on. We don’t have room to store another set of tyres, since we live in an apartment. So far, not too bad, I give lots of room and go slowly.

]]> By: Dodo http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-13882 Dodo Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:32:11 +0000 http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-13882 Make sure you hav egood winter tires for traction and wiper blades if you are goign for long journeys. Make sure you hav egood winter tires for traction and wiper blades if you are goign for long journeys.

]]> By: Patrick Ng http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-13802 Patrick Ng Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:16:00 +0000 http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-13802 We got quite a fair bit of snow in Kitchener as well. After all, we are not far from Toronto. It took us a good 20 minutes to remove all the snow off the car yesterday. We did not have a shovel, so we had to walk in about a foot of snow around the car. Needless to say that on our way back we bought a shovel :-) I have never driven after a snow storm before. After all, we just got our license in Canada. We are leaving lots of space between the car in front of us and us, and increasing the distance between us and the car behind us. Like you said, it's only November. There is a long way to go before winter is over. We got quite a fair bit of snow in Kitchener as well. After all, we are not far from Toronto. It took us a good 20 minutes to remove all the snow off the car yesterday. We did not have a shovel, so we had to walk in about a foot of snow around the car. Needless to say that on our way back we bought a shovel :-)

I have never driven after a snow storm before. After all, we just got our license in Canada. We are leaving lots of space between the car in front of us and us, and increasing the distance between us and the car behind us.

Like you said, it’s only November. There is a long way to go before winter is over.

]]> By: Dodo http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-13801 Dodo Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:58:40 +0000 http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-13801 Interesting weather map of canada for today: http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/canada_e.html Vancouver and Toronto got a good dump of snow yesterday ( same for the Atlantic provinces) Since early in the morning, the weather disturbance from Toronto has moved to Montreal and presently it is blowing snow ( so far 20 cms) Everywhere is WHITE- the snow removal guy has come by twice to clear the driveway but with the wind, it is back to square one. Good thing i am working from home but at one point I will have to go outside to clear the entry way to the house ( I have done one round already ) It is only November and they predict that it is going to be a tough winter :-( Interesting weather map of canada for today:
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/canada_e.html

Vancouver and Toronto got a good dump of snow yesterday ( same for the Atlantic provinces) Since early in the morning, the weather disturbance from Toronto has moved to Montreal and presently it is blowing snow ( so far 20 cms) Everywhere is WHITE- the snow removal guy has come by twice to clear the driveway but with the wind, it is back to square one. Good thing i am working from home but at one point I will have to go outside to clear the entry way to the house ( I have done one round already )
It is only November and they predict that it is going to be a tough winter :-(

]]> By: Patrick Ng http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-187 Patrick Ng Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:13:35 +0000 http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-187 I would like to point out that moving to Canada has its price. There are a lot of things that you can do in Mauritius that you cannot do here (it works both ways). If you are very close to your friends and family, you will miss them...a lot. For example, ever since I moved to Canada, I have not done any scuba diving (I am a certified diver) and I miss that. Well, I can dive here, but the water is very cold even in summer and the lakes are not going to be as beautiful as the sea, not in a million years. I would like to point out that moving to Canada has its price. There are a lot of things that you can do in Mauritius that you cannot do here (it works both ways).

If you are very close to your friends and family, you will miss them…a lot. For example, ever since I moved to Canada, I have not done any scuba diving (I am a certified diver) and I miss that. Well, I can dive here, but the water is very cold even in summer and the lakes are not going to be as beautiful as the sea, not in a million years.

]]> By: Patrick Ng http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-186 Patrick Ng Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:09:50 +0000 http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-186 Thanks for the nice comment. It's not easy for me to tell you the pros and cons, because each person will have a different experience. For me, one of the "cons" is it took me a long time to find a family physician. I am not very satisfied with him, but I am stuck. I will not get another one if I already have one. As for the pros, it's possible for you to do a lot of things here that you probably could not do in Mauritius. The bottom line is, some people will have a very easy time while others will have a very hard time adapting. However, those having a very hard time should not lose hope. Things tend to get better as time goes by. Thanks for the nice comment.

It’s not easy for me to tell you the pros and cons, because each person will have a different experience.

For me, one of the “cons” is it took me a long time to find a family physician. I am not very satisfied with him, but I am stuck. I will not get another one if I already have one.

As for the pros, it’s possible for you to do a lot of things here that you probably could not do in Mauritius.

The bottom line is, some people will have a very easy time while others will have a very hard time adapting. However, those having a very hard time should not lose hope. Things tend to get better as time goes by.

]]> By: darveen http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-185 darveen Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:31:48 +0000 http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-185 hi I just want to say that the article is very instructive for people like me who is planning to migrate to canada. also i want to know what are the pros and cons in the really life in canada hi
I just want to say that the article is very instructive for people like me who is planning to migrate to canada.

also i want to know what are the pros and cons in the really life in canada

]]> By: Patrick Ng http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-149 Patrick Ng Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:24:14 +0000 http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-149 At the clinic, the waiting time is not as bad, but sometimes you have the impression you are the ingredient of a "cuit vidé." At the hospital, the waiting time can be up to 3 hours sometimes, or even more. Unlike in Mauritius, you cannot buy the services of private care providers, at least in Ontario. That being said, keep in mind that I live in a small time. I don't know if it's different in Toronto or Montreal. I also might not be aware of other ways go obtain a faster service. At the clinic, the waiting time is not as bad, but sometimes you have the impression you are the ingredient of a “cuit vidé.”

At the hospital, the waiting time can be up to 3 hours sometimes, or even more.

Unlike in Mauritius, you cannot buy the services of private care providers, at least in Ontario.

That being said, keep in mind that I live in a small time. I don’t know if it’s different in Toronto or Montreal. I also might not be aware of other ways go obtain a faster service.

]]> By: clive http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-148 clive Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:34:34 +0000 http://www.thinkmauritius.com/patrickng/2006/11/facing-your-first-winter-in-canada.html#comment-148 do not tell me..Is waiting time at hospital longer compared to dodoland??? do not tell me..Is waiting time at hospital longer compared to dodoland???

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