Journey to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre

   Wednesday July 18,2018

  It was great experience to check out the new Vaughan Metropolitan Centre this week.

  Very modern and awesome subway station

Jim Pagiamtzis at the new Vaughan Metropolitan Centre

The sign

Exterior of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre

                                           

Special Post: Black Panther movie(2018)

                Friday January 26th

                    Blanck Panther movie poster is plastered everyone on the TTC

                    Lots of marketing for this upcoming film.

                                      

(True) Story: TTC Tales - Two interviews in one day!

          Thursday Sept 28th

           I had two interview to attend.

      1st   Airport Road (across the airport) at 10:00am
      2nd   Arrow Road and Sheppard at 1:00pm

  I started my journey at Christe Station at 8:30am and headed west to Kipling Station. I took an express bus to Jetliner road and Airport and arrived at 9:35am. Then I walked/ ran for 15 minutes north (there were sidewalks) to my interview. Had time to relax catch my breath and prepare.

 The interview went very well (will find out Monday Oct 2).

  It was 11:00am and headed back to catch the bus south back to Kipling station to got back to the subway. The plan was to back east across the bloor line to St.George then get off at St. George and go North to Sheppard West Station (formerly Downsview)

   The first bus that came to the bus at Jetliner and Airport said Lawrence West station. So I got on for the long ride there. It was very busy with lots of pit stops of people getting on and off wth strollers, wheelcharis.

  We finally reaching Lawrence Station and it was 5 minute wait for the short subway ride to Sheppard West Station.. I reached the station at 12:00pm. The normal bus that I have taken in the past was not in service until later in the day. So I took a bus to Jane and Sheppart (took a transfer) then the 99 Bus from Jane that went up to Arrow Road. I got the front steps of the building at 12:35Pm

 Had time to prepare and get ready

    The interview came just after 1:00pm. We were done in less the half an hour.

    While I was waiting for the bus to go south back to Sheppard Ave. Two ladies mention that the bus doesn't come down until later. So I walked about 20 minutes south to Sheppard ave and took the bus across to Sheppard to Sheppard West station and subway across west to Christie

  I got back at 2:30pm

    It was long day with a few logistics challenges but the TTC came through.  The better way as the best way today!  Thank you!

                         








                           

Marvel Post on TTC August 2017

Captiain America, Thor and Iron Man riding the TTC

                                    

(True) Story: The Hip Hop shirt, Drake and acting!

Friday June 23, 2017

                                                      

I was taking the bus back from work going to Wilson station when I sat down and had the most interesting conversation with a fellow passenger.

I took the bus from Weston and Ormont on Friday since the other bus was not getting me back to the downtown core.

I was sitting at the front of the bus and enjoying the ride to Wilson station.

Decided to wear this black shirt that had HIP HOP in white letters on the front. During the trip a black passenger go on the bus and was occupied with his old style flip phone making calls with people in his network. Sitting so close I could hear all the conversation.

He phones one guy and ask when they can meet to drop of some electronics to him, after a back and forth they decide at 8pm. He calls a second person and gets very loud on the phone, something regarding he was in the hospital for something. He finished the call and was looking forward.

Then he turned around and look at my shirt. I was wearing my blue Hilfiger jack and he could see the outline of what my shirt.  He gave me a very confusing look!

Few minutes later I decided to say something “it’s my brother shirt, he was in the hip hop business many years ago, I usually wear it around the house decided to wear to work today” I continued to share “I directed a Hip hop video in late December 2016 and the some of the characters we used were Drake, Kanye West, Bill O’Reilly and JayZ

He then said “ I can’t stand Drake, he says all this stuff about smoking crack in his video and he never has done any of it! He has been on degrasse and be rapping stuff that isn’t true.” He literraly became very emotional and agitated about it!

I didn’t know what to do to calm him down!  I change the subject and talk about my brief acting career. He then said “ I wanted to get into that, but I don’t know what to do!” I responded “ here is my business card, give me a call and I can share some strategies on what you can do” he responded “Thank man” we shook hands and with that he was of the bus and continued on his journey for the day.

Moral of the story: Be careful what you wear. I may cause reactions you won’t expect!