Tuesday, December 30, 2008

XMAS

Xmas came almost too fast. All of a sudden, it's here. 2 days of holidays + weekends. It totally felt like a vacation.

Went to in-law for xmas dinner on Thurs nite. Very very good traditional turkey dinner and extremely delicious salads.  I really like the lettuce salad with nuts, cranberries and bacon bits. The other corn and bean salad was also very good. For dessert, we had the traditional minced pie w/ home-made rum sauce and some other store bought cakes.

Managed to do some boxing day shopping, even w/ the ongoing snow. Scored some really good deals @ The Bay, bought 2 pans and a toaster. 

My new Earthchef pans

New toaster in action

Loving the pans so far, and the toaster. The pans are so much easier to clean than the regular teflon pans. They're much lighter and don't need much oil to cook with. I hope I didn't make permanent damage to ourselves from eating the teflon stuffs....

For clothes, bought 2 hoodies, 2 t-shirts, 3 blouses, 1 tank top (bought along w/ the blouse, only $5 ea), and 1 sketcher sandal (only 39.99!!). Forgot that there were shoes at The Bay, totally missed that section. Heard that it's almost 50%.... Really wanted to get a camera but really don't want to commit 1xx or 2xx to it.... maybe I'll get one in HK in Jan.

Went to Esther cafĂ© after going to the library on Sat. They had really good espresso latte for only 2.99 (on sale price for at least 2 mths now). 

Made red thai chicken curry on Sun w/ store bought curry paste and canned coconut milk. I liked it more than the curry that I made w/ the curry powder from superstore.... so much that I had to had a 2nd helping (a tiny one) b4 bed....

Sunday, December 21, 2008

White Xmas

Started snowing on Sat nite. These are some of the pics I took on Sun:-

It was quite thick... I mean the snow, not my leg.

Our waterfall became a wall of icicles.


Our Driveway

Walking up to the swimming pool


Checking out the swimming pool. We had to uncover the snow to see the ice below.

I found this loosened big chunk of ice on the surface.
Isn't this pretty?
This is not special effect. This is my lens getting wet.
My attempt at a snow angel
Our balcony also had some snow.
The Rev Line
Still have a lot of ppl going shopping despite the snow


On Sat, went to in-laws and exchanged gifts. Then, to IKEA and got the drawer that I'd always wanted to go with the desk.

Had family dinner on Sat nite @ the usual place. It was great, esp the deep fried fish.... not so great with the fish belly and crap meat soup. For dessert, we had the usual red bean soup and the delicious almond cookies and coconut custard soft cake.

Because of the snow, skipped church on Sunday and just stayed in.... well sorta... Did managed to walk to Richmond Center and did some shopping @ nite (and also some groceries shopping in the morning across the street) :D. Such great deal!! Got 30% off from their scratch-and-save promotion plus no Tax, saved a total of $107.52!! HOHOHO Merry X'MAS. I still needed to buy new boots (the bottom of my sole is cracked and the metal is showing...) and present for my dad.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

cold

It's getting very very cold lately.
Started to have a sore throat on Fri evening.
Took Mon off and felt better. Also managed to do some clean up @ home. The floor, the stove, and the countertop.
Also, went to return "Remember Me?" to the library. I was going to check out the True Blood book but forgot the author name, so got a Dean Knootz book and a John Saul book instead.

Went to coquitlam to realign the right blade again. It's better now but still felt crooked. On the other hand, the left skate never felt better. Managed to do a very low centered sit spin in class on Thurs.

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Busy week

Had my first review with a manager that had really worked w/ me... sorta... It went ok I think, altho it could be better. I don't really care about raise... I just want to keep my job.
Went to John's company xmas party. The dessert was really good, especially the tiramisu. The buffet was ok. I don't really like King Crab and somehow smoked salmon is not my favourite anymore. My favourite food there was their pasta stuffed with squash and covered with pesto sauce.
Went to friend's bday dinner. We went to a japanese restaurant in Kits... or close to Kits. It was amazing, not just a regular sushi place.

Skating continues to suck.. nothing to report on. I felt like getting new skates....
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