Today I changed my mind. I thought Tangerine would be enough for me, but if I opened a Tangerine account, I couldn't get a credit card. So I decided to open a Scotiabank account instead.
Tangerine is very easy to open because it's an online bank, but there's no guarantee for people with a new working holiday visa. So Scotiabank seemed like a better choice. Scotiabank is one of the biggest banks in Canada, and that's one of the reasons I chose it. Most of all, Scotiabank owns Tangerine, so the two are well connected. If I open a Tangerine account later, I can easily use ATMs anywhere.
But today was a national holiday, so the banks were closed and I couldn't open an account. I just bought some Energizer items at Shoppers. Rose told me Shoppers is pretty expensive, but there are a lot of items on sale. So if I need makeup products, I think I'll go to Shoppers.
After that, I registered my Compass card online. Then I came back home and slept a lot. A little later, the device I ordered arrived, so I unboxed it right away. It was pretty satisfying. It's a Boox Note 6C, and I think it's quite a successful purchase in Canada. (A few weeks later, I realized that the product wasn't as good as I expected. Studying on paper is the best. Nevertheless )
Canada had a holiday, but Korea was still working, so I had to work at my desk. Even though I renewed my contract under the same conditions, my working hours have gotten longer. I can feel it. That's why I'm writing this diary at 1:30 a.m.
October could be the last sunny season in Vancouver. I would love to go to Quebec, but I'm not sure I can, because I decided to start my ESL class on October 13. Only two weeks of freedom are left. I want to see a lot, eat a lot, and feel what Vancouver is like. Peace.
한 줄 요약
신용카드 때문에 Tangerine 대신 Scotiabank 계좌를 열기로 했지만 공휴일이라 은행이 닫았다. 대신 Shoppers에서 쇼핑하고, Compass 카드를 등록하고, 기다리던 Boox Note 6C를 언박싱한 뒤 한국 업무를 새벽까지 했다.
Useful expressions
change my mind : 마음을 바꾸다
There's no guarantee (for ~) : (~에게) 보장이 없다
one of the biggest banks : 가장 큰 은행 중 하나
on sale : 할인 중인
renew my contract under the same conditions : 같은 조건으로 계약을 갱신하다
Only two weeks of freedom are left. : 자유가 2주밖에 안 남았다
I realized that the product wasn't as good as I expected : "~만큼 좋지 않다"라고 비교할 때는 not as [형용사] as 패턴을 사용합니다. 'good' 자체가 형용사이므로 much를 빼고 wasn't as good as I expected로 쓰는 것이 훨씬 자연스럽습니다.
Feedback
tangerine is enough to me → Tangerine is enough for me
make (a bank account) → open a bank account (콩글리시 주의)
make a credit card → get a credit card
more better → better (better 자체가 비교급)
one of the biggest bank → one of the biggest banks (one of 뒤엔 복수)
one of the reasons what I chose → one of the reasons (why) I chose it
Scotia Bank has Tangerine → Scotiabank owns Tangerine
it connected very well → they're well connected
there are is nothing happen → nothing happened
bank didn't open → the banks were closed
Shopper / chaper → Shoppers (정식 명칭은 Shoppers Drug Mart)
I register rate compass card → I registered my Compass card
few minutes later which is the device I ordered arrived → A few minutes later, the device I ordered arrived
I do unboxing → I unboxed it
quite successful outcome → quite a successful purchase
not good as much as → wasn't as good as
Paper is the best way to study. → Studying on paper is the best.
Korean is still working → Korea was still working (Korean은 한국인/한국어)
work in front of my desk → work at my desk
I opted my contract with same condition → I renewed my contract under the same conditions (opt는 '선택하다'라 계약에 안 맞음)
longer then before → longer than before (then은 '그때', than은 비교)
How's vancouver going on → what Vancouver is like