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Sarah Chan, wife of Mayor Don Iveson
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' @" K5 r9 z# d, B1) It’s Sunday morning, what are you having for breakfast?7 h+ y( D: @' |* e; ?7 u
7 C, w6 b" u- w6 l/ Z& IA Cappuccino, made with full fat milk.
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/ n4 J$ W2 P* Y* p: j2) If you didn’t do what you do for a living, what would you be?
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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?; m# ~/ G5 [* t: Z, Y
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3) Who’s your hero?9 \; N- z8 l) @- N) _* N3 ~0 k7 }
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My Parents. I would be nothing without them. Literally and figuratively!6 {7 u4 W0 ?% ]2 U3 J; F8 w: n
M7 B* v( h; ^, i+ x0 h4 h4) Last book you couldn’t put down?5 \& e6 Q7 ?0 x: v1 T' {- Z
: ^9 _1 ]) n/ Q9 U" vThe 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.5 s$ h% N8 C& k3 O
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5) Who was your childhood celebrity crush?
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Bon Jovi.% \% e, |8 K! Y
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' F4 r( m5 ]4 R* m# a" U# w! SRecently, 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?( w2 C K2 o5 ?3 |- ?' _7 O7 ?
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Rolling 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?& E! T5 D+ s5 n. n* {
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The people. I am quite fond of our current mayor. `5 i# v1 w2 M% L! ^
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How about my most irksome habit? Saying what I think. It routinely gets me into trouble and makes it difficult to make friends.
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6 L0 q9 M+ K8 K10) What’s your biggest pet peeve?
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1 ^* C9 W3 ?/ {. g4 j, ^& s8 tCan I have two? Inefficiency and insincerity. Though the latter is just a different version of the prior.
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Teen combo at A&W, with root beer.
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12) What was your most embarrassing moment?/ }1 U( T/ X/ p0 S, t1 g( n
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Too 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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13) Which person, alive or dead, would you like to have dinner with?
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My Grandma, at one of the Chinese diners in Vancouver’s Chinatown of the 90s. I miss her so much.
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14) What’s your favourite vacation destination?
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9 b% _) C: Y: ]# X3 b! T+ {Hong Kong. The transit system is phenomenal.
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5 u, ]7 r9 p7 q) d15) What is your favourite TV show?) B2 X3 n6 u/ C' K I7 D
: F2 Q" `# k* |) p7 GThe Wire and Buffy if we’re going way back. Also love Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead.
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16) What’s your dream car?$ A. O2 [$ i5 _& a) s. Q) y2 O0 j& l
, a; I' l% h# p7 U6 kMy dream transportation is a completed LRT network in tandem with my bike!) \2 ~ F0 L- J! G. q8 ?* q2 ^
; q/ E, @* ^6 }! L. _/ w17) If you could have one super power, what would it be?
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; }9 z/ j o& j/ v( OBe two places at once.! w7 n, o) ]+ a b* f' W- R
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18) What’s the one thing you haven’t done that you’d love to do?1 K, a4 f4 Q3 [" o a$ X% x# T
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See my kids grow up to be awesome adults.5 K% y/ |3 C( k. L1 Y3 T
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, E" I, w6 V, Q0 L; h: d# Z* ?! G% TChampagne and french fries.
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+ s2 @+ n- }. Y9 x( ~9 g6 Q20) What are your words to live by?
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What’s next?
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, r# e. Y: Z) pFIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, JANUARY 03, 2015
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