Translated by Ian Haight and Hwajin Kang (original: http://blog.naver.com/mahabira6061/70135049284)
I
wished to go to Stanley
Park today, but the brake
pads on my bike, “Geum Gang,” kept squeaking. I had to spend the whole morning
fixing that problem. Once I finished my lunch and looked outside, it was pouring
harsher than yesterday. At last I gave up and decided to go downtown to purchase
a book of maps. I could take transportation for free until 1:30, so I tried not
to waste time window shopping. The map cost $9, but if I had to pay $5 for
transportation, I would cry. When I came back to my inn, it was 3:40. While I
was blogging I noticed the rain had stopped. I took my bicycle to a grocery
store as a test. It was freezing—as I expected—so I went in again to search for
my gloves. Yet, you can never find anything in a messy room. I gave up after a
little while because I knew I wouldn’t be able to find them within the next 24
hours. So I became a shopper and spent $25 at the store. I passed by a “park,”
indicated in the blue box on the map above, but it looked more like an empty
space to me. Nearby houses looked spacious and sophisticated. So much free land
to build such houses!
This is the map I purchased today. It was originally
$8.95 but with tax, I paid $9.50. It has maps of Canada,
the U.S.A., and Mexico. I think
Mexico
is there just to make it thicker. The
maps are fairly detailed and well-explained. There was one map book, which cost
about $20, but I did not appreciate its heaviness and inconvenience. Since I
will be using it for a long time, I wrapped the cover with plastic tape. I am
going to Stanley Park no matter how harsh it rains.
Distance I rode my bike: 4.5km (~3 mi)
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