Le Tour De Alberta - Part 3

4th day was spent in Edmonton. the journey took around 1hour 45mins drive from Calgary. i think the main attraction in Edmonton is the West Edmonton Mall, the largest shopping mall in North America, fourth largest in the world. too bad, i do not have the cash to shop there. things there are pretty cheap compare to those in Malaysia, plus they have more varieties. all i did was window shop and then got frustrated coz no money to buy. GERAM!!!


West Edmonton Mall.


Downtown Edmonton.


Frozen river.

5th and 6th day were spent in Fort McMurray. we went shopping at Ikea in Edmonton before driving for around 4 hours (431km) to get to Fort Mc. well Lee San wanted to get some stuff for her new home.


The highway, heading to Fort Mc.

so Fort Mc is where Lee San stays and works. she just bought a house in Fort Mc with a friend/colleague, share mortgage. so i went there on the right time, get to see her new house. i love their house, a 3 storey townhouse, with 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms and a garage. which means each room has it's own bathroom. that's sweet!!


The house and the car.

she’s working with Syncrude Canada Limited, the largest producer of synthetic crude oil from oil sands and the largest single source producer in Canada. if you have the time, seriously i would encourage you to read the articles about the extraction process. very interesting.

when we got to Fort Mc, it was snowing. everywhere was all white the next morning. lovely. Lee San brought me to her workplace for a tour, her office la, not the mining site. her team leader, Craig Simpson signed the permission letter to get me in. everyone is so nice there. :D we had dinner together before we went to Paddy, the pub that they usually go to. minum again. from the 1st day i came to Alberta till the very last day, i was drinking and drinking and drinking, doesn’t matter day or night. but i drink less, like a glass or two. only on the last day i had more. there’s alcohol in my blood for 6 days straight. people there drink beer more than they drink water, and they drink from day to night. how i wish i could be like them. unfortunately, i hate beer. and they love shooters too, so many types of shooters. got to try the china white, jagerbomb and crispy crunch. drinks i had when i was there (besides the shooters): vodka redbull, malibu cranberry, whisky coke, cranberry margarita, apple martini, alo vera, peach bellini and melon madness.





Syncrude bison.





Kevin said this looks like a war zone.


BiG BIG power shovels. couldn't imagine how big it is???


That's how BIG it is. hUMoNgOuS!!!


Fresh tracks.


My visitor's pass.

"hey Lee San, million thanks to you for spending so much time and money, and most importantly the hospitality. i really appreciate it. i don’t think anyone else will do that you know... haha. so, enjoy the housewarming gift that i've got for you. i know you love it. sheesha and Chivas; great combo, right? take care my friend!!"

last but not least, let me share these videos with you; Kevin doin double shotguns. he's really GOOD!!

First shotgun


Second shotgun