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Tsunami Sushi

An Other Press obituary

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Jacey Gibb

nions editor

hen I made a joke several
weeks back that the paper
should start doing obituaries,

I had no idea how shortly after, that the
day would come where I would actually
be writing an article honouring a fallen
comrade. I, of course, am talking about
Tsunami Sushi. My idea for this week’s
Insufficient Funds was a write up on
this blissful hideaway on Robson Street,
but the other night I was crushed when
I went to climb the stairs to the second
floor restaurant, only to be welcomed
by a sign telling me it was closed for
demolition. Under the circumstances,
this recommendation column has
momentarily become one of tribute.
The defining characteristic of
Tsunami Sushi was no doubt the moat
surrounding the sushi bar. Floating

 

upon this circular moat was a constantly
moving fleet of tiny boats, which just
happened to be carrying your meal. This
was the ideal restaurant for those who
preferred to have their food come to them
by sea, as opposed to the typical ground
approach.

How it worked was you sat down
at the bar and simply grabbed any dish
that caught your eye. The constant flow
of boats displaying various types of sushi
provided a pretty unique experience, one
which was a welcome change from the
monopoly in.downtown composed of
pizza and falafel places.

Tsunami Sushi was without a
doubt one of my favourite restaurants to
frequent in Vancouver. I already miss the
excitement I’d see in peoples’ faces when
I would say ‘and they serve the sushi in
BOATS’, a main selling point for many.
I guess the market for naval-orientated
sushi restaurants isn’t as booming as it
used to be.

Damage: Complete Demolition

 

Qivctos

Being over it is over-rated

It’s time to start liking V-Day

   
  

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By Jenn Markham

oming from someone who

wrote an entire five minute

speech about why Valentines
Day sucks in high school, I think it’s
time to get over it. So many people
hate the holiday, and can preach to
you for five minutes about all their
reasons why, if you’ll listen. But
aren’t we getting tired of hearing
those same reasons over and over
again? Yes, it’s a commercialized
hallmark holiday. Yes, its origins are
cryptic and weird. Yes, it sucks to
be single, but only if you let it get to
you.

__ It’s time to liberate yourselves
of all that hate and anger towards
Valentines Day. At its roots, it’s a
holiday about love and showing
affection; it’s about time we go back
to that. So what if you’re single? It
might not be a bad time to send your
other single friends a homemade
Valentine and plan a girl’s night so
you’re not all dwelling in loneliness

 

  

for the day.

Dress up as cupid to the next
costume party you go to and make
everyone laugh (and don’t be
surprised if you win best costume!).
The idea that Valentines Day sucks,
and that we all should hate it, has ©
now become too mainstream. If you
really want to stand out, boast about
its greatness.

For me the realization hit when
I was sitting in the atrium last week,
with springy hearts on my head and
dozens of homemade valentines
on a table in front of me for sale.
Beyond hoping that no one from my
high school that attended my speech
would walk by, I was humbled by
all the people that bought my cards
to make Valentines Day special for
someone important in their lives.

Celebrate in your own personal
way: don’t let companies and
expectations dictate how you express
it. Get on the new idea taking off, the
one where people like it again.

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