Food truck brings healthy eats to Langara Rare visit to campus by brand-new mobile restaurant welcomed by lunch customers Al HOLLY OCOUTE FONDUE Mn me | Olly Chocolate A Fruit Fong) ® : ‘B Mashnat © Ge Fondue Holly Vitamin = J LUCASZ JONCA photo Moji Abedi (left) and Hamed Dabir parked The Holly Food Co. food truck on 49th Avenue near the Langara Campus on April 1. By LUKASZ JONCA he Holly Food Co. food truck pulled up to the Langara College campus yesterday and opened its doors to hungry staff, students and passersby to kick off the spring food truck season. Moji Abedi and Hamed Dabir, own- ers of the food-truck, launched the business just two weeks ago. They serve a fusion of Iranian, Mexi- can and Canadian styles, made with steamed organic corn, fresh mush- rooms, cheese and other ingredients, and sauces made with avocados, olive oil, eggs and spices. Prices for the menu items range from $2 to $10. “We tried to make a green food for one of the greenest cities - Vancouver,” Abedi said. “Hamed has a background in restaurant management from Iran.” One of their best-sellers is a smooth- ie called the Holly Love that includes organic milk, bananas, nuts, ginger, mango, coconut powder, dates and hon- ey. They also serve fresh squeezed or- ganic orange juice and chocolate fon- due with fruit. “It was pretty good,” said Maria Santander, a general studies student at Langara. “We tried the strawberry cov- ered in chocolate and they were pretty awesome.” Languages student Miguel Carreom enjoyed the organic food and healthy choices. “From what I’ve tried so far, it’s really great and [a] cheap, quick, five-buck meal.” East Van health studio offering hypnotherapy for personal change Honey + Garlic invites people to enter trance-like state in group setting By LUKASZ JONCA sion at Honey + Garlic in East Van- couver brought people together to learn how to change undesirable be- haviours while in a trance . Registered clinical hypnotherapist Sylvia Rayner led the hypnotherapy session for a group of about 20 people, where she spoke in a soft voice to bring them into a trance-like state of relax- ation. She asked them to perform a number of physical maneuvers while some were in a more susceptible state and many were on the verge of sleep. “The way your brain is operating in hypnosis — it’s really like you’re experi- encing whatever is being described to Pisces night hypnotherapy ses- LUCASZ JONCA photo Sylvia Rayner uses hypnotherapy to help clients make positive changes in their lives. you,” Rayner said. “It’s quite real for people, depending on their level of trance.” Rayner has been practicing hypno- therapy for more than two years and started working at the studio when it opened Feb. 8. She said when a new cli- ent comes in for an appointment they'll discuss what sorts of changes the pa- tient wants to r4 4 make using hypno- therapy. > . According to It’s quite Rayner, poor hab- real for its are hard for a person to change peop le, . because _ they’re depending _ tightly wound with ° a person’s identity, on their so painting a posi- level of tive mental picture helps break them. trance “Hypnotherapy is a tool to help people change and particularly help- ing them change behaviours _ that are beyond con- scious control,” Rayner said. A client’s first session costs $135 and runs 90 minutes, while subsequent ses- sions last 60 minutes. Rayner also does mental coaching for people who want to have a more on-going relationship, for $75 per hour. These sessions are about setting goals and promoting pos- itive thinking. More than 20 people showed up for the introductory session on Monday. Chartered accountant Ella Bohinska said she enjoyed the presentation but that hypnosis wasn’t for her. “T don’t believe I’m going to do that, no,” she said. “[But] I think she is an excellent public speaker and I thought she presented the workshop perfectly.” Attendee Dora Hoffer said, “I think it was fantastic. I personally have an injury. I still need to ask her how she [works with] sports injuries.” SYLVIA RAYNER Google pulls Pokemon prank CATCH 10 Pokemon Search giant challenges users to “Catch ‘em all” By EDRICK DUDANG the popular videogame franchise Pokémon all over the map in an April Fool’s Day bid to find a “Pokémon Master.” Smartphone and tablet users who went to Google Maps on April 1 found virtual Pokémon creatures scattered across their screens. Players were tasked with finding 151 of the creatures hiding on every conti- nent, after the search giant announced the challenge March 31 with a YouTube video on its Google Lat Long blog. The video featured people capturing augmented-reality Pokémon using their Google Nexus phones and has al- ready garnered more than 5.7 million views. Despite the clip showcasing a person driving a truck recklessly while captur- ing the creatures, Langara student Tif- fany Chiu enjoyed the video. “T like it,” she said. “It was cute.” Pokémon World Championship 2013 competitor Wren Go saiyd he liked the Ge: has planted characters from video, but was disappointed that the Pokémon showcased did not accurately portray the Pokémon’s in-game habi- tats. While the game was suspected to be an April Fools’ prank, the added fea- ture is very real. In the game, players only had to tap Pokémon to capture them. The 151 Pokémon were spread around the world and people posted their results on Twitter as they cap- tured them. Even though most of the Pokémon were spread randomly, some Pokémon locations corresponded to the crea- tures’ lore. Pikachu, the mascot of the Pokémon franchise, could be found on Tokyo Tower, where most Japanese television shows are broadcast. The musical bird Pokémon Chatot was located on the Sydney Opera House. Lucario, a Pokémon that can sense humans’ negative thoughts, was found beside Wall Street in New York City. Chris McAfee, a video game podcast- er from the Dietrich Gamecast said he wished the Pokémon were found local- ly so that they were easier to find, but he said the new feature was “pretty cool.” *, é EDRICK DUDANG photo For many Google Maps users, the Pokemon prank was a pleasant surprise. Bulbasaur Hawaii Ivysaur San Francisco Venusaur Edmonton Charmander Sydney, Hiroshima Charmeleon London Charizard Wyoming Squirtle Venice, Tokyo Wartortle Rome, London Blastoise Belize, Nagoya Pidgey Toronto, New York Source: pokemonaprilfools. wikia.com