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Reviewing 3-Course Peking Duck at Ginger Beef Bistro House

Next to Landmark Cinemas in Calgary's Country Hills, you'll find a casual Chinese eatery housed in a classic suburban building with red accents. Though Ginger Beef was invented in Calgary, it originated at the Silver Inn and not the Ginger Beef Bistro House . But that doesn’t take away from its charm... step inside, and you’re greeted by the warm buzz of Cantonese and Mandarin conversations. The air is filled with the aromas of dim sum and a variety of Chinese dishes, making it clear this place is the real deal. Part of what makes it feel like the real deal? The service isn't like your typical Calgary restaurant. It's efficient, but don't expect anyone to check in on you. In my opinion, that's not a big problem, but maybe something most people aren't expecting. Also, the duck deal only has Chinese writing on it - luckily you have this blog post to inform you about it ;). We ordered the 3-course Peking duck promotion, which at the time of this writing, costs ...
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Rating my 3rd year UCalgary CPSC Courses

Back again for my penultimate year course ratings! Without further ado, here are some of my thoughts on the courses I'm wrapping up right now (will update if anything significant changes after final exams). I'm only rating my Winter courses, as I was studying abroad in the Fall - check out these posts  if you're interested in those experiences. CPSC 413 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms I (Required) This course is super interesting and definitely important for computer science. You learn to think algorithmically, and it will help a lot with coding interviews in the future. There is actually barely any coding in this course because you focus on different types of algorithms, thinking on paper, and properly expressing your algorithms and why they work. Some of the questions and exams in this course are really difficult, but on the other hand, the grading is very lenient if your thinking is on the right track. I would rate this course an  8/10 , it's definitely worth put...
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5 Things to do Before the UCalgary Semester Starts

I know, I know... summer is almost over already and it feels like it's barely started. Regardless, it's only a bit more than a week before classes start again (less if you're doing Block Week, which I tried last year ), so here are some reminders before the school year begins. Set up your calendar For UCalgary students, download your class times through the D2L portal and  import your them to your preferred service (mine is Outlook) : Personally, I like to colour code and label lectures/tutorials/labs separately on my calendar like so: Of course, many people also just take a screenshot of their timetable and set it as a wallpaper or save it somewhere easy to access; that can work too :). Put in your Course Overload Request(s) This is a pretty urgent and important one: make sure you check your degree requirements. If you're still waitlisted or not enrolled for a course that you need  to take this year, then you should submit a course overload request ASAP. At UCalgary fo...
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My Study Abroad "Girl Math(s)"

For the unitiated, "Girl Math" is when you justify spending money as saving money by jumping through a few mental hoops - such as by spending an extra $15 on Amazon to get free shipping. So as a lighthearted and slightly helpful financial overview of my exchange experience from UCalgary to Oxford Brookes University, here are some Girl Math examples I thought about during my study abroad experience. If you exchange to a university with tuition more expensive than your home university, you're getting a great deal Living in student accommodation is $30/night versus a minimum $100/night hotel, and you get a free transit pass, so it's a super discounted vacation! Visiting a free museum in the UK is worth $30 equivalent in Canada. So visit many! Every $400 trip to another country basically saves $1000+ in flights that you'd have to pay to take that trip from Canada If you get a study abroad scholarship, that's free money that you wouldn't get otherwise  Eating l...
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