Yiuel

300 Three Hundreds!

Banana Sama no You ni! (The Banana Man!)

I like the pinguin avatar

Here's a picture of me It is a bit outdated (about mars or april 2001, I was 15 on this picture, I am now 18), but its the only one I have of me on Internet. I intend to take a picture of me someday again and get it on internet

I travelled around the community about five days before I ever post any introduction about myself. I think that most people here did the same. Hi and Bou!

Who's the third one that knew about Yiuel before I ever came?

Last year, on every day, I used to bike from two to three hours a day. If it were two, it was only to go to my work (one hour of bike from where I lived), if it were three, I went by college to check mail on a computer. On my day off, I used to bike about at least four hours. (And when I say to people that I biked with an average speed of 20 to 25 km/h (12 to 15 mph), they freak out and call me crazy... Looking on chart that was in a gym, they said that 20 was way difficult : it so easy!!!) Well, this year, I think that I'll bike about one hour each day. I don't plan to make any in-gym workout for summer, but I'll plan one while I'm in University next year (since it will be quite cheap!). I don't know how much I should do to have a good effect on my health... When I'll be settle for a long-term schedule (by the end of june), I'll also add day-off bike travels. I plan to go at least once to Laval, about three-four hours away from where I live (to see a friend that offered me a taste of Egyptian home cooking!) and maybe more, don't know. I'll also maybe do a Great Round (twelve hours of bicking) if I feel ok to do it. During winter I didn't find any outdoor activity that I would like, and bicycle is not much a winter option in Quebec

I found fun and funny what ask ElfTheHunter, so I ask here as well. I was the first one to ever use the letter combination Yiuel (even if it was not likely to be so). Every google-found pages can be explained by me, for it was always me who used it, or someone refering to me or something I did. Post-note : I voted myself, and I learned of Yiuel way before everyone here. This name comes from my real name, and I use it for a character that is me in my stories and works.

TLA Forums I could ask the same about Yiuel, and I think everyone except Akya would say "On this forum" or "on TLA forum", an I may have "on this thread" as well. Even Akya, I'm not sure I talked to her about Yiuel before I got on. Or, I'll ask it

Indeed. Except for hunting (and there again, I see no use, as it could more challenging to learn to use a bow again). In fact, except for self defense (and in a democratic land, there should be no use to self-defense... if there is a need, then call not your land democratic, I think), there is no needed use at all... Here, in Canada, there are strict laws about guns, and I am quite happy about that.

I don't know for myself. I do know I'm not in a great shape, but it would feel bizarre to me and my parents if I do so. To me, because I never used to, and was also disgusted of sport from classmates, earlier in my life. To my parents, my sister grew anorexic, and I was never saw as a great sportman myself, but more as someone who can think a lot. But I'm sure it would do great on myself. At least, I can bicycle for a whole they with an average speed of 25km/h without being tired (a day = 12 hours of bicycle).

I would then ask to Canadians what they know about our northern neighbor... "Hi, I'm Ugo, and I want to ask you questions about Greenland, or Kalaalit Nunaat. Do you know who lives there? What's with them? What languages do they speak north there?..." Most Canadians won't be able to answer you : No body cares about a small north country, when you're in a bigger one. I indeed understand that Kalaalit Nunaat is not as well known internationally than Canada, but we must keep our perspective : There are around the world bigger countries than Canada, here, we try to learn about the world around us, if we get to meet the world, because we are small. But we'll always fall to bigger countries, or even regions that can have totally different people : who could tell that Iranians are the old Persians, and that they are related to us by language, and that they grew a link with the arabic world only when Islam entered? In my family, they cannot distinguish between a Chinese and a Japanese, an that gives me problems, for I learn Japanese, not Chinese (which is actually only a written language)... I'm a lucky one who tries to distinguish the most between people, but there are so many cultures around the world it just freaks my head out! And you cannot fully categorzie, everyone being different. And I know about Kalaalit Nunaat (Danish : Gronland), a Autonomous region of Danemark, whose official languages are Danish and Inuktitut (Greenlandic), the last one being the most known. Their two letter ISO code is GL.

Cheezy Well, I'm not a great singer, and my voice isn't perfect. Akya could tell more, she heard me once But I did sang twice in front of people, and I prefer to sing Japanese, so vocalic And I'm very bad at singing in English : I put to much intonations and I pronouce to well for singing (the voice doesn't flow).

"Soleil" in French (don't know why they added eil... those frenchspeakers, never the same.), "Taiyou" or "Hi" in japanese. "Sun'" in esperanto. Cool picture. But I couldn't see it

I usually sing out my emotions. If I feel happy, you'll see me sing the Sakamoto's Joysongs. If I'm on a blue, I'll prefer smoother rythms.

And would be for Canadians? Maple Syrup?... (By the way, mostly only Quebecers and eastern Ontarians eat some with their food)

200... I feel small.

What is getting popular where I live is Sushi Shop... Even in my former neighborhood, a lost suburb, there are two! And in Montreal, you cannot count them. And I won't complain, Sushi can be a great fastfood Subway, with their submarines, is also getting popular (For Europeans : Subway is fastfood restaurant that serves submarines and salads : they have no hamburger, even though you can have if you want a fatful submarine.). There are also more and more Libanese restaurants, but that is only in the center city, in suburbs there isn't.

Well, can't tell for Unitedstaters, but as for Quebecers, we eat some fastfood. Not always, and we avoid it if we have something better at home. I think an average Quebecer will eat two to four times in a fast food a week, mostly for lunch (on workdays, mostly), but maybe once for dinner (or supper, as English speakers say it in Quebec ). Those aren't scientifically base, it may be more, it may be less. It's my own guess.

So, what's special about Montreal?... A LOT OF CULTURE AND CULTURES We have indeed a lot of cultural structures and services. We have great museums, as well as great theaters. We produce a lot of music, movies, circus shows, litteratue, theatre and a lot more. As for cultures, there indeed a lot of proud communities. As akya said, you can learn a lot of languages in Montreal. Only in my college, I'm sure I could have learn quite easily Arab, Vietnamese or Haitian if I wanted to. But there is indeed a lot more. Also, in Montreal, coexists, with difficulties, French and English (and not a lot of cities can do so...). THE MOUNTAIN AND THE RIVER In the middle of Montreal, we have La Montagne (The Mountain : Royal Mount), a huge hill that stand right in the middle of the city (it is all around it!). On the hill is built the famous Westmount, but also the two great Universities Montreal (french) and McGill (english). There is also the Oratoire Saint-Joseph, the biggest Catholic temple in America, second to Saint-Peters in Rome. Also, on it's east side is the Famous neighborhood Le Plateau, well described by Michel Tremblay. But we also have Le Fleuve (The great River : St-Lawrence River), a one kilometer large river that flows east of Montreal, where it's port is built.We have an old port where are the bistros and cafés, but there are many all around the city. NORTHWARDS When you go northwards, after passing through the northern suburbs (where I live), you get to the Laurentian Mountains where you can ski in winter and golf and mountain-hick in summer. Souther, you'll get by Oka's beach, where one of the famous purely quebecer cheeze is produced, the Oka cheese. Or you can relax on a beach on the Two-Mountain Lake. SOUTHWARDS Down to the south, you pass by the South-Shore Brigdes, famous during rush hours, and you'll possibly see Terre des Hommes, where the greatest Universal Exposition ever was, Expo 67. South, you'll arrive on the great Montregian Plain, where there are Hills of the kind of The Royal Mount in Mtl. If you pass by March and April, you'll have Maple Syrup parties. If you do by August and September, you'll have Corn of Apple parties. You'll also pass by the Patriote's Vale, where most of the Wars between the Patriots and the English Army faced each other in 1837-1838. You'll also see the Richelieu, being in the middle of that vale, great for summer activities. (Yiuel )

Prices can vary. Here, where I live, in a small town north of Montreal, the price of gaz is about 0,93 $CA/L. In Montreal, they are about 1 $CA/L (in fact, a little less, because when it will reach 1$, people will freak out in Quebec). (1 $CA = 0,75 $US = 0,63 EUR ; 1 US-GAL = 3,875 L) As for prices, we have the highest prices of North America, but they are somehow lower than in Europe. Why it is so is that no more Gaz is produced in Quebec, everything being produced in Ontario (Sarnia's fields). We also have higher taxes on gaz, which brings up a little higher the gaz price. Importing is always high-costing. Importe implies a lot of costs, but instability indeed plays a lot, but not as much as we could think. In Quebec, we rely on gaz that mostly comes from Europe (North Sea). That's why in Quebec, we are mostly against using Gaz to produce electricity (we use Hydroelectricity, and were moving on Windmill-electricity , because it's becoming cheap in Quebec ). In fact, we have the cheapest price on electricity : everyone wants to by electricity to us. New York City indeed is one of a possible buyer . Also, there are researches on electric cars, and there are some already built.

Forgot to say how old I was : 18

Being older as well isn't that good. If you do something wrong, you'll get backstabbed More rights, more obligations do most say, well I must admit it's true

Dou itashima@#$%e, as I say (You're welcome )

Hi there! And I have a sixth translation to your signature : Shin no kyousanshugisha (Japanese)