skating weekend

Skate America was on last weekend. Watched it on TV after church... then cleaned my tank and car... didn't leave my parents' place till around 5pm.
Yu-Na Kim was so elegant and so much speed in her skating. For the speed, I think her body type helps, so slim and light. For artistry, there r other skaters similar to her body type but no one is as beautiful. Can't wait to see her live in 4CC :D.

Ran on Sun morning on the track. Beautiful day. They were having a football game in the field. All the players were very skinny and small.... compared to the ones on TV.

Went to Steveston on Sat. It was nice except a bit cold and the walk was a bit too long.
Went to Blackberry Bistro. The deco was very nice. We had a singaporean fried curry vermicelli and a salad with chinese donut, apple, pineapple, and bean sprout with a sweet and spicy soy sauce. That one was interesting. (i'll post some pics later...).

Earlier went to the dyke and the field near the commuity garden. We saw two blue herons and a bald eagle!! We went farther than usual this time. We must had just missed the bald eagle the last few times we went there.

Cleaned the tank, didn't get to clean my car.... somehow couldn't attach the sprayer to the hose this time.

Got black bean sauce and made chicken with it... didn't taste much of a difference than just using soy sauce....

winter is here

It feels like summer was just here not too long ago and we entirely skipped fall and went straight into winter. It was only 7 degrees last wed or so... Quite a few ppl were feeling cold at work so we cranked up the heat... good that I no longer have to stand up to feel warmer.

Been looking at some skating vid on YouTube. Some of them were pretty good. I found a good demonstration of toe loop and realized what I was doing wrong. Also found some skating accident vid, pretty scary.

Finished "The Host". Good story.

Had family dinner in Fisherman Terrace, better than I had expected. I especially like the pumpkin dish with the chinese sausages (altho i didn't really like the sausages).

Each weekend seems to pass by quicker than the prev one.
This weekend I washed the car, the tank (including the cover), changed 1/2 the tank water, and did light grocery shopping at SaveOn and CityFresh.
Got insoles for my walking sneakers at shopper drugs mart... $20.99 altho they were listed as $18.99 only...
Got new insoles for my skates..... $40 @ Ice Level Hockey store... I remember I bought them for only $20 3 or 4 yrs ago at the figure skating store.... maybe they gave me a discount.
Was having ankle problem almost the whole week. After skipping running and a few skating sessions, it seems to be fine now.