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Sarah Chan, wife of Mayor Don Iveson: B% N/ T. n9 y; O% l; U! Q# |
% G" D& k; e. O7 a0 } {1) It’s Sunday morning, what are you having for breakfast?
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A Cappuccino, made with full fat milk., p; a/ W$ K" D+ B# j4 X6 u. j
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2) If you didn’t do what you do for a living, what would you be?4 ?: N, w7 D" H/ A: X. D
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I love my students, so it’s difficult to imagine life without teaching and music. I would probably get paid meagerly for all the not-for-profit work I am currently doing for free?
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! C( z) D, K( `9 E6 B3) Who’s your hero?
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My Parents. I would be nothing without them. Literally and figuratively!
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4) Last book you couldn’t put down?' ^- Z2 \, P) u& l9 O" |' w
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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I also love the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. After my English degree, it has been difficult for me to look at words on a page without falling asleep immediately.
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5) Who was your childhood celebrity crush?+ d T( ^$ i0 f1 M* P
6 Z4 H) N; A( h. D. }8 D8 N1 UBon Jovi.8 p* o/ E2 Y( X
0 N, g) i: I! w4 t; y& P6) What’s playing in your iPod (CD, cassette or eight-track) right now?% t( N* x. m% _" l( a
x% n9 A; E) O" O+ y2 mRecently, lots of AC/DC, Kansas, and Aerosmith. Nostalgic tunes that make up the soundtrack to my summer trips to the lake. Also, Chromeo and Robyn when it’s time for a dance party.
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7) If you could see one concert, what would it be?
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1 `0 N( y: e6 n0 ERolling Stones. Everybody tells me that the Stones are better than the Beatles (I am a huge Beatles fan) and follows up by stating I can’t make an accurate assessment of the Stones because I haven’t seen them live. I would consider it a part of my research.
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8) What’s the best thing about Edmonton?
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The people. I am quite fond of our current mayor.2 [0 }+ h ]1 h6 @0 X- u# R7 Q* M5 p
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' f C8 D w( R* ~4 ^How about my most irksome habit? Saying what I think. It routinely gets me into trouble and makes it difficult to make friends.0 G4 J: I: {( Y7 Q& l5 ~
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10) What’s your biggest pet peeve?$ _$ N1 ]5 s, y
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Can I have two? Inefficiency and insincerity. Though the latter is just a different version of the prior.
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r! u# c) X3 x& ~5 u0 E2 f11) What’s your fast-food guilty pleasure?
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' \1 U- Q) S# aTeen combo at A&W, with root beer.: B$ w2 t; N) c
0 W" I+ _9 H f( I8 I12) What was your most embarrassing moment?- s" T+ o; W9 [
, ?; d% B, f: d" a" l+ D1 w- H+ X# SToo many to count! I have the habit of embarrassing myself almost daily. Everything from forgetting having previously meeting people, to spilling coffee on myself, and always putting my foot in my mouth. I run the gamut of embarrassing moments.
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; }1 u7 i5 ?: ?; {9 h% q7 f, ~My Grandma, at one of the Chinese diners in Vancouver’s Chinatown of the 90s. I miss her so much.1 ^! s! C7 o. e4 S
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14) What’s your favourite vacation destination?
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; X4 C, F3 N8 v" m2 m* DHong Kong. The transit system is phenomenal.
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15) What is your favourite TV show?# y* O: U# L/ u. J
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The Wire and Buffy if we’re going way back. Also love Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead.# S& F8 _# S: `# E: L( w. R
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16) What’s your dream car?# U9 x) T2 g5 }) _+ `1 N, R
2 b, @: K+ c. cMy dream transportation is a completed LRT network in tandem with my bike!+ a# ?. ^: h0 F5 o
5 w3 ], Z% N4 a: t4 E17) If you could have one super power, what would it be?* Z8 e9 `8 C% J1 t- O. g' L
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Be two places at once.
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See my kids grow up to be awesome adults.
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' F, ~! `7 D7 j; S$ X2 I19) If we’re buying, you’re having....
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; N, I/ k, b, V- {9 g/ l! E- TChampagne and french fries.
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20) What are your words to live by?! z2 r* h/ T+ B) u$ i
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What’s next?
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FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, JANUARY 03, 2015
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