Destiny... not the same as Oasis

Our usual destination for "the" Tuesday meet is Oasis in Mississauga... But yesterday we decided to toss it up a bit and went uptown to try out Destiny on Highway 7 + East Beaver Creek in Markham... Big mistake!

1. The seats were extremely uncomfortable, with everyone sinking right into the seats... The pillows were hardly helpful... Some people who are tall couldn't even see the top of their drinks, not because it was a big drink but because we were like kids sitting at the adults table...
2. There were lipstick marks on the glass..
3. Service was slow (although it was busy there... we couldn't imagine why...)
4. it was 30 minutes after we were seated that a waiter decided to come take our order...
5. Byron (the tallest guy at the place) was unsuccessful to get the waiter's attention.... Are these people blind or do they just not want businses?

Anyways... I really prefer our usual place... even though there is a smaller variety of drinks, at least we get comfortable chairs, clean glasses and good service... it is also much closer to home :)

We played Carcasonne yesterday and Ronnie beat everyone by at least 10 points! Good job!! :) Can't wait for next week!! Will be needing it since it will be a full week at work again... ugh!!

N8

My awesome bf got me the phone that most suits me... the N8 :) I will be taking more pictures and will be uploading pictures taken by this awesome phone. So for in 1 week I have taken over 160 of random things~ just love it!

happy gift, not so happy delivery service

Next time I buy a gift I have to seriously consider which courier to use...

DHL is horrible...

First off.. it charged over 17$ for duty + S&H for an item that is less than 30$... Second, the people there can't seem to give you a straight answer as to whether a second delivery will be made... how hard is it for them to look into their system to verify that?

I called Friday and was told that it was the final attempt and that I'd have to pick up the package at the DHL pick up centre in Brampton... On Monday morning I wanted to double check the address and I found out that the package will be out for delivery today and that if I missed this one then I can pick up my package the next day... Or I can put a cheque with that amount in my front door... How on earth am I suppose to do that? I have a 8 to 430 job and my home isn't exactly close... I also asked the girl if I can have the package redirected to my workplace and I was told that the info could be recorded but that the package is already on the truck.... So... she can't confirm if a 3rd delivery can be made and on top of that I won't be able to get the package until after Christmas...

DHL is a mistake I will never make again. I will never use its service again... Would also not recommend it... Unless you want to double your cost and increase your stress level...

Snowboarding Season on its way!

Blue Mountain opens this coming weekend and Em's already thinking about going! But I'm really excited and I want to go! also I want to try out Mont-Orford near Magog where Daddy works! Its close enough to Wong Tong restaurant so that we can snowboard all morning, run for food around noon and continue with it until 4.... Kinda sad that they don't have night skiing tho... :(

Les photographes

:) had a fun morning snapping pictures with mommy :) here's some sample of my "art"

lonely one

bursting one

one big crowd

These pictures were taken with my awesome D80 with a Sigma 18-200mm lens :D

Settlers of Catan

First thing in the morning I tell people at work about playing Catan, they immediately assumed it was a "Chinese" game... Upon research it is discovered to be a GERMAN game created in 1995...

Anyways... It was cuthroat again last night :| the good thing is that the girls stuck together! Ronnie and I came VERY close to winning at 9 points. Longest Road + 1 city + 5 settlement + 1 victory point :) Nerdstar! But it was still fun!

Also, Ronnie and I took a bunch of booth pictures with my iPod!! Lots of goofy pictures, however I need to be selective and put all the 'showable' ones together, so we'll see when I get to it!! I wonder if it can be done on the ipod~ Actually, I'm really enjoying my Apple just because of how convenient it is to download and install things, although yesterday was my first time being 'caught' downloading an illegal version of a calendar app by its producer :( sad!!! I really liked the app...Sometimes I wish I wasn't so cheap... XD maybe I will pay for the app... maybe... haha...

Extremely random picture taken with ipod then put together with PhotoShake

Total random comment... Currently playing "Teenage Dream"

Pets :D

Some cuties at home!



Don Don sooo tired after a whole day of walking at Woofstock!

First time for me, first time for Hilton!

I went to Woofstock for the first time with Em's family. Quite an interesting experience :) Saw lots of dogs that were sooo cute and awesome... Many of the bigger dogs were so timid and like Hilton had their tails between their legs... But most if not all of the miniature and toy dogs were outgoing and just loving the attention people were giving them... Strange.. I always thought that the bigger the dog the more confident they had!!

Saw my first Irish Wolfhound... OMG they are soooo big!! even bigger than the Great Dane!! and soo cute!! Due to curiosity, I looked them up to find that they are wolf hunting dogs and were used in wars!! Would never have guessed since they have such a goofy face!!

Also some cuties that we saw were pomeranians, pugs, Greyhounds, Chow Chows, Alaskan Malamute, American Husky, Collies, golden retrievers, chihuahua, poodle, Afghan hound, Basset hound, dachshund, beagle (puppy), yorkshire terrier, boston terrier, bulldog, schnauzer, german sherpard, and two dogs that I really want.... the Shiba Inu and the Italian Greyhound... OMG SUCH CUTIES!!!!!! i vant them alll!!!!!!

Here are some picture I took... Enjoy :)

My future dog!!

Tech Elle!

I want a smart phone now. This way I'll have access to Internet anywhere! Ugh... This is going to be an expensive hobby. Never thought I'd be so crazi and techy.

N8?? or... N900??

I just know that I will be sticking with Nokias :)

ipod touch~~ a new obsession!

I'm going to be honest, I do not like hardcore Apple fans... which in turn made me dislike Apple. I was one of those people who did not understand the hype.

But...

I got a my ipod touch this weekend.... and I am obsessed with their apps... Currently... I'm addicted to Pocket Frogs :)

Happi birthday Em!!

I set out to make dinner for 5 people.... I had enough food to feed 8+ people :) Here's a quick list of what was for dinner

• A plate of finger food such as cheese and crackers and kalbassa
• Raspberry baby spinach salad sprinkled with almond in a balsamic vinegar + olive oil + honey dressing
• Virgin sangria (white grape juice + soda drink + raspberry + blueberry + orange + lime)
• Spare ribs with Szechuan sauce + honey
• Chicken pot pie (bite size! and sooooooo good!)
• Smoked salmon
• Baked Potatoe skins
• The main entrée was a chicken farfalle with a white sauce

This was basically my present for Em this year... a dinner I made for him and his family... oooh + I also made him a mojito when he got home... :D

ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE ME me Me mE

Lesson number 1

When you want things to be done right. Do it yourself.

WHY????

Birthday Shouts to my baby chinnies!

I forgot to post this... but the 1st of November was the birthday of my chinnies... they are 1 year old now!! :D Yay!!! Happy bithday Ion and Nova!!!

They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa

They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa

from: Dr. Demento's Delights
Warner Bros. 1975 BS 2855 0698

Remember when you ran away and I got on my knees and begged you not to
leave because I'd go berserk?? Well...
You left me anyhow and then the days got worse and worse and now you see
I've gone completely out of my mind.. And..

They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa
To the funny farm. Where life is beautiful all the time and I'll be
happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they're
coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!!!

You thought it was a joke and so you laughed, you laughed when I had said
that losing you would make me flip my lid.. RIGHT???
I know you laughed, I heard you laugh, you laughed you laughed and
laughed and then you left, but now you know I'm utterly mad... And..

They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa,
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa.
To the happy home. With trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket
weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes and they're
coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!

I cooked your food, I cleaned your house, and this is how you pay me back
for all my kind unselfish loving deeds.. Huh??
Well you just wait, they'll find you yet and when they do they'll put you
in the ASPCA, you mangy mutt!!! And...

They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa.
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa.
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time and I'll be happy
to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they're coming
to take me away, ha-haaa!!!
To the happy home, with trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket
weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes and they're
coming to take me away, ha-haa!!!
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time... (fade out)

Hey, buddy!
Yes officer..
You a head?
No, but I'm catching up, ha ha ha....

My Halloween Look for 2010 - Tim Burton's Corpse Bride: Emily

My interpretation of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

First off, I just want to say that this costume was totally spontaneous. We were at Winner's when it was decided that I'm no longer doing the Grudge Lady and switching off to the corpse's bride. My friend YY was the one who spotted this kid's size 12 gown and I was convinced to try it... and it fits! It is a beautiful white dress with a very puffy bottom, but it is about 6 inches too short... (at least I'm taller than a 12 year old!!)

Next, we proceed to working on my head piece, since Emily has blue hair, I decided to find a wig... upon searching online I realized that the online stores are all out of stock for a decent priced blue wig.... BOOH!!! I would have gone with my natural black hair.... if I didn't find the 'Candy Girl' wig at Spirit Halloween the day after!! (I think it would have worked... right??)

To complete the bride look, I used some mini clips (in place of a tiara) and a squared neck scarf to make the veil... It worked :)

To create the bony arm on Emily I cut up some paper bones and taped it onto my black shirt and connected the shirt to the skeleton glove I had with a black hairtie. Because Emily had a pair of ripped white long gloves on her, I was able to cover up the part where the two meet with it. It was perfect! I also noticed that she had loose blue skin on her right ankle so I decided to put on a pair of blue socks to imitate it... :)

The final piece that I had worked on was the bouquet, although I know that her bouquet was not blue and purple... but it was the only ribbons I had avaiable to me at 10pm that night... so it will have to do... I made the 5 roses and taped it to a small pen I had and wrapped it with the green tape... The bride now has her bouquet, and it ready to chase her groom.... mukakakkakaka :D

Oh... and the makeup took 2 hours to apply the next day... :D I got this white cream makeup from the dollar store to create the white canvas.... although next time I do this, I will know the let it dry completely before applying makeup :)

Lastly, if you want to do this makeup check out audfaced on Youtube. I got the instructions from her video :)

my bouquet~

I have never... in my whole life applied two layers of nail polish perfectly without having to redo them... Tonight however... I did it!

Unfortunately it did not last...

I had to work on some last minute detail to complete my look for work tomorrow... :) hopefully it's worth it!

Was it worth it?? :)

Costume still not ready... 10.5 hours till work....

:| dead meat!! dead!!! :| I changed my idea last minute and I am no longer going to be the Grudge lady... hopefully tomorrow's costume would be okay :)

Post pictures up or not?? hmm??

True Friends

True friends are hard to find.
At times I'm not even sure they existed...
But then this magical week came along.
and I'm a believer now.
A true friend will always accept you for who you are.
and never expect you to be who you are not.
A true friend will be able to weather through the good times
and stay strong for you through the bad.
If you fall, you will find them ready to catch you.
A true friend will laugh at the stupid things you do with you.
A true friend will always care.

I'm truly honored to have some great true friends.... Thanks for being there. :).

Fatty soon!

3 KitKats, 1 Aero, 1 box of Smarties later....

I feel kinda... just a tiny little bit... guilty... must stop making stops at the reception...

for Halloween

So for work at Halloween this year I decided I will be.... *drum roll*

The Grudge Lady!

The look is simple... and I can ALWAYS do raccoon eyes! Now I just gotta find some white face makeup, white night gown, and maybe a long black wig.... OOOH shopping is going to be fun! :D

Surprise this weekend!

:) Em got us Dayo tickets for the 11th!! w00t w00t!!!! :) so very excited for our first standup comedy together (with my FAVOURITE comedian) yay yay!! :)

I was soooo sad last week cuz I thought we weren't going to be able to go... but eM surprised me with these tickets on Friday, so we are going :) estatic to see Dayo with my baby!! XD

Crazi!!!

I was shopping with Em's family this past weekend when I found this cute stuffed Woodstock that can hang on my bag! Originally there was one of him in a reindeer costume (which was tooo christmas-y) so I was quite glad I found him at One's... Very bright and colourful (and affordable) decoration.... Also.. helps with destressing XD

Woodstock is JUST TOOO CUTE and SQUISHY!! :) Enjoy~

I'm going to get ANOTHER ONE!!!!!!!

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So sad... I gave my original away... but I got two new defective looking one.... stilll so cute tho ^_^

1 hour to work!

After 45 minutes stuck in traffic I was about to fall asleep behind the wheels!! When I got to work I found out that there was a car accident this morning on the Westbound Express~~ ikes~~

Today I feel more rested, I think that sleeping next to eM has some calming effect on me... maybe cuz i know he is okay... It's been a crazi month... looking forward to some rest...

Double down!

Booyah!! Em and I had our first heart attack yesterday at Vaughan!! :D

For sizing purposes I puti t next to my EOS lipbalm :)

It wasn't as big as I thought it would be, but boy was it salty...

"The Double Down contains a slice of bacon, two different kinds of melted cheese, the Colonel’s "secret" sauce in between two pieces of Original Recipe chicken fillets."

I liked it but I'm not sure if my heart will be able to take it a second time~~ haha...

Cookie Monster!

Got lots of Cookie Monster this weekend XD 1 stuffy, 1 t-shirt and 1 hat!!! I'm Cookie Monster-wannabe! :D

a dreamer~

At 19, I was told that I am a dreamer.... At 26, I realized just how much of a dreamer I am...

25 NO MORE!

I can't believe I'm 26!!! I'm more than a quarter of a century old now! whoopie -__-

I'm glad I had some wonderful people to spend the day with. Thanks everyone for dinner and also the BBT people later :) MoMo was a special guest XD I keep forgetting to snap a picture of that cutie! Next time~

Surprisingly... I still feel 25 :)

Pretty in Pink :)

Em told me the day before he had a surprise for me... I didn't know what it was until he revealed it and gave me my early bday gift :) 

a pretti pink camera! :D Now I have something to take better quality picture and... it matches my phone too XD awesome awesome! :D

Will post more pictures up from now on :)

Popeyes + Stephen Chow + BBT

Simple things can bring MUCH joy :)

I have to say that watching Stephen Chow's old movies, eating Popeyes' chicken and sharing a bottle of Gingerale with baby was my perfect moment :) 

To make this evening even better after we finished the movie we rushed to BBT to meet up with James, Alan and Will :) Fun times... tho I have to admit, there was too much testosterone (we talked about guns, porn and gorey stuff) 

I missed Ronnie... Well!! looking forward to next week!!

The Forgotten

I'm not sure if I am re-watching "The Forgotten" or not... It's been on the shelf for a while now and I thought that I had watched it before... but it doesn't seem familiar... Aiya.. is this another sign that my mind is going :|

Memory is such a fragile thing....

Daylight Saving

Daylight saving for Fall of 2010 is on Sunday, November 7, 2010, at 2:00 a.m.! Ughh!!

I was SOOO looking forward to an extra hour of sleep/laughter/fun/food time... but it does not start until next month =(

Oh well I guess we need something special in the month of the "Scorpios" (mostly...)

For January we had New Years

February there's Family Day

March for people in school there's March Break... (unfortunately adults don't benefit much! (booooh)

April is Good friday

May we have Victoria Day

June there's also nothing yet for Ontarians (but there's St Jean-Baptiste Day pour les québecois!)

July is Canada Day

August is Civic Holiday

September we have Labour Day

October there is my birthday... I mean Thanksgiving XD

November is daylight saving! haha..

December ends with a long weekend of food and shopping for the Christmas break :)

Not bad to be a Canadien~ :)

Bad Chinny mommie!

My chinnies are turning 1 years old in 4 weeks and I almost forgot.. now I'm wondering... what do you get chinnies for their birthday?? :| a new leather couch for them to nibble? LoLs..

Can't believe we've had these babies for such a long time~ They are so cute and loving :) Yesterday I let them out for a bit and they were jumping and walking all over me, it was like I was their mini awkward looking playground.. Although it was mostly Nova, but even Ion felt a little more mischievous than usual!~

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On a darker note, I came home last night to find out that my mom fell on her knee yesterday and her right leg is swollen... I hope she will be okay....

Movies/Drama weekend~

This weekend was pretty chilling... We watched a few movies (Oscar and A Christmas Carol...) But most notably.... Em and I watched a TVB drama together, Beyond the Realm of Conscience .

XD sooo much fun~! Love Charmaine Sheh XD <3 <3

Ecowater FDM @ Delta

 

Some picture of dinner Tuesday night... The food was excellent!!!

We had a movie (documentary of the Great Lakes)

Cookies with our Logo's on it... These were served at our business meeting the next day...

NCIX Sat morning (Door Crasher FAIL!!!)

NCIX has a new store that opened this morning in Scarborough at 9:30.... unfortunately... we were at the wrong store and read the poster wrong... by the time we got to the right one (at around 10ish) the line up was down the street... We decided to try the one in Markham before 11, but they were around the corner too... soo... we gave up... after investing 2 hours in the morning... back to sleep!

ooh side note.... I found out that I had a strand of hair that split in 10 different places... Note to self... NEVER PERM hair that were straightened twice already...

TGIF!

:D Cannot wait for the weekend... Although not much planned yet... Am looking forward to some cooldown time and de-stress... although it might have to wait for the shopping/shooting range days in October...

omg... I'm gonna be 26 soon... Feeling so old!! bleh!!

Ohhoohh!!! I got this TVB drama ( 宮心計, yea I know I'm lagging behind...) anyways! I don't want to start watching yet because I might get addicted... Will have to wait for next Monday before I start... I think it will be a good way to unwind :)

Catan

I thought I had a blog about Settler's of Catan.. but I guess not!! anyways.... We played it on Sat with Wylon, Byron, Ronnie, Em and I... It was quite fun XD When Em won at the end we found out how close everyone else was.. but what an intense game! It went on for about 3 hours! Em had both the longest road and the most thieves!! Fun game, but we still prefer Carcassonne!~

Paper soap~

Em and I were shopping around Zeller's when we tumbled upon something VERY interesting... paper soap!! The concept is unique and very cute ;) Remember those times when you went to wash your hands but there is no soap??? Worry no more, paper soap to the rescue! haha~

 Look at how thin the sheets are!!! I still have to test them out.... :)

Tetris~!

I'm so addicted to online Tetris Battle that my fingers cramp!! this can't be good!! but then again... its SOOO much fun and very addictive!

I like it! :D old school game with a new twist? :) Thanks so much to James :D

new recept

I miss Rose.

A date @ Milestone :)

For our 21st month together... eM took us out to Milestone for a 'date' night! It was not quite as interesting as that of Steve Carrell and Tina Fey, but at least we were able to finish our mushrooms XD

I tried the Milestone Ultimate Bellini for the first time... and it was SOOOO good!!! It even had Donkey on it(Donkey tried to bite eM's humongoid finger... FAIL) haha.... he tried the Raspberry Mojito... it was a bit sour for me, but it was still good :)

The artichoke + spinach dip was also pretty good too... (Please note... this is the first time Em and I ordered food and did not over order.. so we finished everything!! and was stuffed )

For entrée, I had my medium rare top sirloin (with a side of yummilicious mushrooms XD) and he had the chicken spring salad.. Both were delicious! I was surprised at how juicy the chicken was for the salad. I don't think I enjoy the cut as much, because it is not as tender as the prime rib or ribeye that I usually prefer... Albeit it was still very tasty, and having it cooked at 'almost medium rare' was a good thing :)

We finished off with.. (drum roll) The Cookie! OMG it was SOOO good, because the cookie was warm and mixed with the vanilla gelato (I think...) it was a very good mix! I'm normally not a big chocolate fan, because I find it too sweet, but i think the fact that it felt like 'freshly' baked cookie made a difference! This had definately made the dinner that much more memorable...

of course.... it all depends on who you share it with ;)