Chinese and Japanese Food
Did you guys hear about this. That is disgusting.
I found a good sushi restaurant in Scarborough today at Kennedy and Sheppard. They had this Caterpiller role with cucumber and something else inside and on the outside, there was avocado and unagi. It was awesome. Definitnely going to go there again. Who wants to go for some Japanese food?
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Monday, June 28, 2004
Random event I wish I participated in
City Chase 2004. Doesn't that sound like the coolest event? It's The Amazing Race meets Fear Factor meats Survivor...all in your very own city. I was driving around downtown on Sunday afternoon and came across random people all wearing the same black and green dri-fit shirts with numbers (like they were in a marathon). The shirts said "City Chase" and they were all running around (in groups of 2) following instructions/directions on a sheet of paper. I was talking with my friend Mona who did the event on Saturday. Yesterday, she was telling me all about it. There were 400 teams of 2 people. Each pair had to run around the city as far east as The Beaches, as far North as Yonge/Lawrence and as far west as Parkdale/Highpark. They had to walk, run or take the TTC every where they went and at each "Chasepoint", they had to do something (a word jumble, solving clues to a puzzle, pick up gross things from an aquarium with snakes and mice, panhandle for $5 for charity and chip a ball into a golf hole (and strip if they missed)). All sorts of random activities. You had 6 hours to complete 10 out of the 15 tasks that were scattered around the city and then the fastest team won. This event was sponsored by Bell and has already taken place in Vancouver and Edmonton and is going to Montreal and Ottawa among other cities I think. Registration for the event was $150/team but I think well worth it given the amount of fun it must have been. The oldest team was a combined age of 109 or something like that and the youngest were about 39 (I think you had to be minimum 18 years old).
I totally wish I had known about that event. It sounds amazing and like something I would definitely want to do. I've always wanted to do a big scavenger hunt type game in the city. Perhaps this will give me some ideas to plan something in the future.
Beach Volleyball - episode 6 or 7
Yesterday, we had another steller day of beach volleyball. It was awesome - we had almost 20 people turn out during the day. There were friends from grade school, high school, university, my childhood and a couple that I just met 2 weeks ago. All in all - it was a lot of fun and the weather totally held up for us (thank you mama nature) although it was a tad on the hot side (very unexpected, actually). I really love beach volleyball and hanging out at Ashbridge's Bay. It's such a great sport and an awesome area to chill.
Movie Opinion - Fahrenheit 9/11
Great Movie. Very interested to see all the goings on in the film. I was very surprised to hear about all of the corporate and business connections b/w the Saudi's and the Bush's. I agree with a lot of Michael Moore's opinions but I'm not sure if I completely like the way he goes about saying it. At times, it was a bit too much on the sensationalistic side but I guess he does that to prove a point. The satire, "western themes" and random snipits of old footage are absolutely hilarious and definitely added to the look and feel of the movie. One downside was that I was in the third row of the theatre (cause we got there a little on the late side). Overall, a good film and a must-see for all. I wonder how much it affected Canadian election results. We'll see in a few hours I guess.
By the way, if you are Canadian and you haven't voted yet - you've still got 1 hour and 7 minutes left so get your ass out there and vote!
City Chase 2004. Doesn't that sound like the coolest event? It's The Amazing Race meets Fear Factor meats Survivor...all in your very own city. I was driving around downtown on Sunday afternoon and came across random people all wearing the same black and green dri-fit shirts with numbers (like they were in a marathon). The shirts said "City Chase" and they were all running around (in groups of 2) following instructions/directions on a sheet of paper. I was talking with my friend Mona who did the event on Saturday. Yesterday, she was telling me all about it. There were 400 teams of 2 people. Each pair had to run around the city as far east as The Beaches, as far North as Yonge/Lawrence and as far west as Parkdale/Highpark. They had to walk, run or take the TTC every where they went and at each "Chasepoint", they had to do something (a word jumble, solving clues to a puzzle, pick up gross things from an aquarium with snakes and mice, panhandle for $5 for charity and chip a ball into a golf hole (and strip if they missed)). All sorts of random activities. You had 6 hours to complete 10 out of the 15 tasks that were scattered around the city and then the fastest team won. This event was sponsored by Bell and has already taken place in Vancouver and Edmonton and is going to Montreal and Ottawa among other cities I think. Registration for the event was $150/team but I think well worth it given the amount of fun it must have been. The oldest team was a combined age of 109 or something like that and the youngest were about 39 (I think you had to be minimum 18 years old).
I totally wish I had known about that event. It sounds amazing and like something I would definitely want to do. I've always wanted to do a big scavenger hunt type game in the city. Perhaps this will give me some ideas to plan something in the future.
Beach Volleyball - episode 6 or 7
Yesterday, we had another steller day of beach volleyball. It was awesome - we had almost 20 people turn out during the day. There were friends from grade school, high school, university, my childhood and a couple that I just met 2 weeks ago. All in all - it was a lot of fun and the weather totally held up for us (thank you mama nature) although it was a tad on the hot side (very unexpected, actually). I really love beach volleyball and hanging out at Ashbridge's Bay. It's such a great sport and an awesome area to chill.
Movie Opinion - Fahrenheit 9/11
Great Movie. Very interested to see all the goings on in the film. I was very surprised to hear about all of the corporate and business connections b/w the Saudi's and the Bush's. I agree with a lot of Michael Moore's opinions but I'm not sure if I completely like the way he goes about saying it. At times, it was a bit too much on the sensationalistic side but I guess he does that to prove a point. The satire, "western themes" and random snipits of old footage are absolutely hilarious and definitely added to the look and feel of the movie. One downside was that I was in the third row of the theatre (cause we got there a little on the late side). Overall, a good film and a must-see for all. I wonder how much it affected Canadian election results. We'll see in a few hours I guess.
By the way, if you are Canadian and you haven't voted yet - you've still got 1 hour and 7 minutes left so get your ass out there and vote!
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Was it a fix?
What were the chances of this happening? In Euro 2004, Italy had their backs to the wall and had to win against Bulgaria. They won the game 2 - 1 on a last minute goal (actually, a goal during injury time).
Now, that was half of the equation. They also had to depend on a Sweden win over Denmark or a Denmark win over Sweden. The way this tournament works is that they look at overall records and then goal differential. So, for Italy to move on, they needed to win (which they did) but they also needed either Sweden or Denmark to win. What they didn't need/want was a 2 - 2 tie between the two Scandavian countries.
And what happened you asked? Well, just that. Sweden tied Denmark 2 - 2. The Swedish goalie let go of a rebound with 2 minutes left and Denmark pounced on it and scored. Then, the final 2 minutes of the game went by without any action.
Many people are screaming that this was collusion on the part of Denmark and Sweden to get rid of Italy from the tournament b/c they think that the tying goal was cheap and shouldn't have happen.
I think you have to look at why the alleged powerhouse (Italy) tied Denmark 0 - 0 in their first game and tied Sweden 1 - 1 in their second game. Also, why did their star, Francesco Totti get suspended? Pretty much idiots all the way around... And, they don't deserve to move on in the tournament.
But, that was quite an interesting (and somewhat ironic) turn of events today.
What were the chances of this happening? In Euro 2004, Italy had their backs to the wall and had to win against Bulgaria. They won the game 2 - 1 on a last minute goal (actually, a goal during injury time).
Now, that was half of the equation. They also had to depend on a Sweden win over Denmark or a Denmark win over Sweden. The way this tournament works is that they look at overall records and then goal differential. So, for Italy to move on, they needed to win (which they did) but they also needed either Sweden or Denmark to win. What they didn't need/want was a 2 - 2 tie between the two Scandavian countries.
And what happened you asked? Well, just that. Sweden tied Denmark 2 - 2. The Swedish goalie let go of a rebound with 2 minutes left and Denmark pounced on it and scored. Then, the final 2 minutes of the game went by without any action.
Many people are screaming that this was collusion on the part of Denmark and Sweden to get rid of Italy from the tournament b/c they think that the tying goal was cheap and shouldn't have happen.
I think you have to look at why the alleged powerhouse (Italy) tied Denmark 0 - 0 in their first game and tied Sweden 1 - 1 in their second game. Also, why did their star, Francesco Totti get suspended? Pretty much idiots all the way around... And, they don't deserve to move on in the tournament.
But, that was quite an interesting (and somewhat ironic) turn of events today.
Monday, June 21, 2004
Another Excellent Weekend (well, almost)
I was dragonboating for most of this weekend at the Toronto International Dragonboat festival on Toronto Centre Island. My team did really well in both of our final races on Sunday. We won our E division final by about 2 100ths of a second. So that made us overall 25th place out of about 150 Community boats (so that was pretty good). Then, about an hour later - we won the Education Cup race as well (so we had two wins and some hardware to show for a successful weekend). I am paddling stroke in this boat and I think it's really helping me feel the water and understand the little nuances and changes I've gotta make while paddling. Special congrats go out to Cristine's team (Tempest). They were the overall A division Community Champions. They had an amazing race where their final surge took them just over the line right before the Hammerheads.
You can check out all the races results here. I was in race 88 and 96 on Sunday.
After the races, I went to a party on the Island at the restaurant for teams who wanted to stay and have a good time. There were quite a few people there and we definitely had a great time. Food was crap and overpriced. Drinks were expensive too. But, I was hanging out with a bunch of cool people from another crew and we had an excellent time nonetheless.
Saturday was spent racing in the morning but in the afternoon/evening - I went to the company golf tournament and it was a complete flop. The woman from the office that normally handles these types of events was not around so someone else took over for her - it just wasn't the same unfortunately. We were so delayed cause the foursomes in front of us were BRUTALLY slow. It was a scramble (best ball format) and they still sucked. The prizes were lame (to say the least) and I didn't get a single one. What ever happened to everyone at the company tournament gets a prize. Food was sub par (as usual as mass dinner functions). Drinks/snacks on the course were OVERpriced. Overall, not a fun time. I wish I had stayed at the island to watch DB races and play some Vball.
Happy father's day pops...
Have a good week everyone.
I was dragonboating for most of this weekend at the Toronto International Dragonboat festival on Toronto Centre Island. My team did really well in both of our final races on Sunday. We won our E division final by about 2 100ths of a second. So that made us overall 25th place out of about 150 Community boats (so that was pretty good). Then, about an hour later - we won the Education Cup race as well (so we had two wins and some hardware to show for a successful weekend). I am paddling stroke in this boat and I think it's really helping me feel the water and understand the little nuances and changes I've gotta make while paddling. Special congrats go out to Cristine's team (Tempest). They were the overall A division Community Champions. They had an amazing race where their final surge took them just over the line right before the Hammerheads.
You can check out all the races results here. I was in race 88 and 96 on Sunday.
After the races, I went to a party on the Island at the restaurant for teams who wanted to stay and have a good time. There were quite a few people there and we definitely had a great time. Food was crap and overpriced. Drinks were expensive too. But, I was hanging out with a bunch of cool people from another crew and we had an excellent time nonetheless.
Saturday was spent racing in the morning but in the afternoon/evening - I went to the company golf tournament and it was a complete flop. The woman from the office that normally handles these types of events was not around so someone else took over for her - it just wasn't the same unfortunately. We were so delayed cause the foursomes in front of us were BRUTALLY slow. It was a scramble (best ball format) and they still sucked. The prizes were lame (to say the least) and I didn't get a single one. What ever happened to everyone at the company tournament gets a prize. Food was sub par (as usual as mass dinner functions). Drinks/snacks on the course were OVERpriced. Overall, not a fun time. I wish I had stayed at the island to watch DB races and play some Vball.
Happy father's day pops...
Have a good week everyone.
Friday, June 18, 2004
election funnies
So, where do I start telling this story? As Canadians now - we are in the process of a Federal Election right now. In my riding (Agincourt East is the name I think), the incumbant for at least 10 - 15 years has been Jim Karygiannis (sp?) from the Liberal party. This year, he is getting some heavy competition by some Andrew Faust guy (Conservative candidate) as are many Liberals around the country.
On Tuesday of this week, I was working from home and some Liberal rep came by asking if they could count on our support. I told them that I was undecided. He then asked me if they could put their sign on our lawn. Again, I said I'm undecided and I thought are you deaf buddy?.
The next day (Wednedsay), my father told me that Jim Karygiannis the candidate himself came to the door. Dad was on the phone in the kitchen so he didn't have much time so they spoke for about a minute. Jim asked if he could count on our support. Again, my dad said that he is undecided. Jim then asked about the sign and again my dad said, "No, we are undecided". Then, Jim proceeded to "beg" and I'm not kidding when I say beg. He must have said "please, please" so many times (at least 5 or 6) and he was trying to plead with my dad to put this sign on the lawn. Jim said things like "It's a major street - it would really help us out because there is a lot of traffic, etc". My dad finally gave the standard..."Let me think about it and if I want to, I'll call your office."
That night (still Wednesday), my dad was going for his usual walk. He was about 15 minutes away in another subdivision still very close by. As he was walking down the street, who does he see canvassing up ahead? Of course, it's Jim Karygiannis again. Jim was going door to door interupting people during their dinner. As he passed my dad, he must have thought this was some guy who lives in the neighbourhood going for a walk so he proceeded to ask if he could count on dad's support, etc. He wanted to know where dad lived. Dad said "close by". All in all, he totally didn't recognize my father (and it was only about 4 hours since they had met at my house). I just can't believe that a politician, whose job it is to meet people and work for the people didn't recognize my father after only about 4 hours. I don't care how many people he met during that time - that is just stupid.
Then, the kicker. I'm working from home again today. It's Friday. ARound 2:00 pm this afternoon, I hear some banging outside. My dad and i look outside and see these two guys hammering a big Jim Karygiannis sign on our lawn. What the hell are they doing? I went outside and I said that we hadn't authorized that. I told them to take it down. They said that our address was on their list. And I said that we didn't saw yes to anything. They took it down and left.
I was just thinking though that this guy is truely an idiot. As a politician running for office, who acts like that? Begging and lying to get your sign up on someone's lawn? I guess that is a common trait among many politicians though, eh? Anyway, it should be an interesting completion to the election race.
So, where do I start telling this story? As Canadians now - we are in the process of a Federal Election right now. In my riding (Agincourt East is the name I think), the incumbant for at least 10 - 15 years has been Jim Karygiannis (sp?) from the Liberal party. This year, he is getting some heavy competition by some Andrew Faust guy (Conservative candidate) as are many Liberals around the country.
On Tuesday of this week, I was working from home and some Liberal rep came by asking if they could count on our support. I told them that I was undecided. He then asked me if they could put their sign on our lawn. Again, I said I'm undecided and I thought are you deaf buddy?.
The next day (Wednedsay), my father told me that Jim Karygiannis the candidate himself came to the door. Dad was on the phone in the kitchen so he didn't have much time so they spoke for about a minute. Jim asked if he could count on our support. Again, my dad said that he is undecided. Jim then asked about the sign and again my dad said, "No, we are undecided". Then, Jim proceeded to "beg" and I'm not kidding when I say beg. He must have said "please, please" so many times (at least 5 or 6) and he was trying to plead with my dad to put this sign on the lawn. Jim said things like "It's a major street - it would really help us out because there is a lot of traffic, etc". My dad finally gave the standard..."Let me think about it and if I want to, I'll call your office."
That night (still Wednesday), my dad was going for his usual walk. He was about 15 minutes away in another subdivision still very close by. As he was walking down the street, who does he see canvassing up ahead? Of course, it's Jim Karygiannis again. Jim was going door to door interupting people during their dinner. As he passed my dad, he must have thought this was some guy who lives in the neighbourhood going for a walk so he proceeded to ask if he could count on dad's support, etc. He wanted to know where dad lived. Dad said "close by". All in all, he totally didn't recognize my father (and it was only about 4 hours since they had met at my house). I just can't believe that a politician, whose job it is to meet people and work for the people didn't recognize my father after only about 4 hours. I don't care how many people he met during that time - that is just stupid.
Then, the kicker. I'm working from home again today. It's Friday. ARound 2:00 pm this afternoon, I hear some banging outside. My dad and i look outside and see these two guys hammering a big Jim Karygiannis sign on our lawn. What the hell are they doing? I went outside and I said that we hadn't authorized that. I told them to take it down. They said that our address was on their list. And I said that we didn't saw yes to anything. They took it down and left.
I was just thinking though that this guy is truely an idiot. As a politician running for office, who acts like that? Begging and lying to get your sign up on someone's lawn? I guess that is a common trait among many politicians though, eh? Anyway, it should be an interesting completion to the election race.
Wireless Goks
I just connected my wireless card on my laptop all by myself. I've been trying to figure this damn thing out and now, I've finally done it! So, I am back in the wireless world of the Internet. Man, I love not having to be tethered to a cable. Now, I can sit out on my deck and chill. Look at recipes while I'm cooking in the kitchen. This is perfect. Tai/Kevin (my tech support peeps) - you must be proud. I figured this ish out on my own.
In unrelated news. I've had a really good week. Work wise - not really but personally...it has been quite fitness filled, I've eaten well AND i've met some really cool new people.
It's 1:15 in the morning now...methinks that is well past the time for bed. Night all.
I just connected my wireless card on my laptop all by myself. I've been trying to figure this damn thing out and now, I've finally done it! So, I am back in the wireless world of the Internet. Man, I love not having to be tethered to a cable. Now, I can sit out on my deck and chill. Look at recipes while I'm cooking in the kitchen. This is perfect. Tai/Kevin (my tech support peeps) - you must be proud. I figured this ish out on my own.
In unrelated news. I've had a really good week. Work wise - not really but personally...it has been quite fitness filled, I've eaten well AND i've met some really cool new people.
It's 1:15 in the morning now...methinks that is well past the time for bed. Night all.
Thursday, June 17, 2004
Don't know what to call this one...
That bastard Michael Briere was sentenced to an automatic life sentence with no chance for parole for 25 years today. He, if you remember, is the @$$hole that murdered Holly Jones. Here is the victim-impact statement by Maria Jones, Holly Jones' mother, read out today in court after Michael Briere pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the girl's sex slaying:
May 12th 2003 at approximately 6:30 p.m. our daughter was unwillingly taken away from us and murdered. Since this day, our lives have changed forever.
It would be impossible for me, as Holly's mother, to express in a short period of time, how this has so impacted our family. It is also very difficult to express the pain that now lives inside of us, the torture of having to wake up every morning, the torture of the emptiness that we now live with in our home. You can only try to imagine the nightmare. The agony of having to see her bedroom door reminding us that her bed will always stay empty. The family pictures that hang throughout our home is just another painful reminder of knowing that there will never be another family picture to add to our collection, a reminder of where she is and how she got there. Never to hear her say the words ``Mommy" or "I Love You" ever again.
This person that appears in court today has affected all of our family's hearts in a way no one can imagine. I live with a fear that surrounds me day after day.
It is complete agony to know that Holly's brother and sister will also have to live with this nightmare for the rest of their lives. My children now have different parents. I am unable to be the mother they once knew. It is a daily struggle and fight to continue as a mother. But my children are the reason why I felt I must keep on going.
I have many beautiful memories of Holly and clearly remember her most beautiful smile. However my memory is now distorted. Our last memory of Holly is of her lying in her coffin knowing that her body parts were there, however her legs were missing.
I know that I will never attend another funeral, a christening or a child's birthday party. Some of my very good friends have children that were Holly's close friends. It is very difficult to see them now knowing that we will never get together as a family anymore. You could only imagine that agony of our own family functions and to see and hear Holly's cousins. It especially breaks my heart to see my 10-year-old niece, her distraught face when looking at me, both painfully so aware of the absence that surrounds us.
Mother and Father's Day will never be the same. There is a sickness that now lives inside my stomach, pain that lives in my heart, horror in my mind and a hell that surrounds my body. We know that we will never get that complete feeling of happiness again. This person has made us suffer for the rest of our lives. Sadness will now live with us forever.
There can be no closure for us here today. We will always continue to think of Holly every waking moment. Our hope is that Holly's tragic death will be not an end, but a beginning. Our demand is that Holly's life and legacy will live on long past this day.
That bastard Michael Briere was sentenced to an automatic life sentence with no chance for parole for 25 years today. He, if you remember, is the @$$hole that murdered Holly Jones. Here is the victim-impact statement by Maria Jones, Holly Jones' mother, read out today in court after Michael Briere pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the girl's sex slaying:
May 12th 2003 at approximately 6:30 p.m. our daughter was unwillingly taken away from us and murdered. Since this day, our lives have changed forever.
It would be impossible for me, as Holly's mother, to express in a short period of time, how this has so impacted our family. It is also very difficult to express the pain that now lives inside of us, the torture of having to wake up every morning, the torture of the emptiness that we now live with in our home. You can only try to imagine the nightmare. The agony of having to see her bedroom door reminding us that her bed will always stay empty. The family pictures that hang throughout our home is just another painful reminder of knowing that there will never be another family picture to add to our collection, a reminder of where she is and how she got there. Never to hear her say the words ``Mommy" or "I Love You" ever again.
This person that appears in court today has affected all of our family's hearts in a way no one can imagine. I live with a fear that surrounds me day after day.
It is complete agony to know that Holly's brother and sister will also have to live with this nightmare for the rest of their lives. My children now have different parents. I am unable to be the mother they once knew. It is a daily struggle and fight to continue as a mother. But my children are the reason why I felt I must keep on going.
I have many beautiful memories of Holly and clearly remember her most beautiful smile. However my memory is now distorted. Our last memory of Holly is of her lying in her coffin knowing that her body parts were there, however her legs were missing.
I know that I will never attend another funeral, a christening or a child's birthday party. Some of my very good friends have children that were Holly's close friends. It is very difficult to see them now knowing that we will never get together as a family anymore. You could only imagine that agony of our own family functions and to see and hear Holly's cousins. It especially breaks my heart to see my 10-year-old niece, her distraught face when looking at me, both painfully so aware of the absence that surrounds us.
Mother and Father's Day will never be the same. There is a sickness that now lives inside my stomach, pain that lives in my heart, horror in my mind and a hell that surrounds my body. We know that we will never get that complete feeling of happiness again. This person has made us suffer for the rest of our lives. Sadness will now live with us forever.
There can be no closure for us here today. We will always continue to think of Holly every waking moment. Our hope is that Holly's tragic death will be not an end, but a beginning. Our demand is that Holly's life and legacy will live on long past this day.
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
A good day
Well, I'm starting to make some revelations of late. Have been doing a lot of thinking and nothing is concrete as yet but I know that I am starting to sort some things out in my head...
How do you start your day out well? You wake up earlier and take a run. I did my 7k run at 7:30 this morning. I was tired as it was going on but after, I felt so great. It was really energizing and I definitely notice that I'm not "falling asleep" this afternoon like I sometimes do (for those that know the story from my Intria days - insert laughter here).
The weekend was great. The Saturday June 12 First Annual Invitational BBQ and Vball tourny hosted by yours truly and Mr. Tchao was a great success. We had a fantastic turnout of about 18 people, some good grub and some good vball. I guess you can't ask for much more, can you? I also got to see my buddy, Mr. Roppa (after a long time = over 2 years) which was great. Hopefully he and I can connect more over the summer. (But I'll avoid his dog Nova cause I hit her with the volleyball square on the head and I don't think she was that impressed).
This weekend is some dragonboat action at Centre Island. I haven't done the Island festival in years but I hope it goes okay. Every year it's always so slow and delayed - I expect nothing less this time. I also still have alot of stuff to do around the house (after the painting adventure from a few weeks ago). I was cleaning out a bunch of papers yesterday and came across a bunch of proposals and direct mail pieces I had done for Bell ExpressVu when I worked there. Also, the stuff from my first job - a Toronto Star paper route I had back in 1988. There was a bunch of recruiting stuff from a bunch of companies that I was looking at back in my final year of University - the Deloitte's, Accenture's, McKinsey's, IBM's, Microsoft's etc. And then there was the fun from co-op - all the random jobs (whether it was the International Marketing site at the Ontario Science Centre, "Inventory Counting and Moving" at Intria or tonnes of cool stuff (including commercials with Wrestlers at Bell ExpressVu)
Memories oh memories...
Time to make more.
Well, I'm starting to make some revelations of late. Have been doing a lot of thinking and nothing is concrete as yet but I know that I am starting to sort some things out in my head...
How do you start your day out well? You wake up earlier and take a run. I did my 7k run at 7:30 this morning. I was tired as it was going on but after, I felt so great. It was really energizing and I definitely notice that I'm not "falling asleep" this afternoon like I sometimes do (for those that know the story from my Intria days - insert laughter here).
The weekend was great. The Saturday June 12 First Annual Invitational BBQ and Vball tourny hosted by yours truly and Mr. Tchao was a great success. We had a fantastic turnout of about 18 people, some good grub and some good vball. I guess you can't ask for much more, can you? I also got to see my buddy, Mr. Roppa (after a long time = over 2 years) which was great. Hopefully he and I can connect more over the summer. (But I'll avoid his dog Nova cause I hit her with the volleyball square on the head and I don't think she was that impressed).
This weekend is some dragonboat action at Centre Island. I haven't done the Island festival in years but I hope it goes okay. Every year it's always so slow and delayed - I expect nothing less this time. I also still have alot of stuff to do around the house (after the painting adventure from a few weeks ago). I was cleaning out a bunch of papers yesterday and came across a bunch of proposals and direct mail pieces I had done for Bell ExpressVu when I worked there. Also, the stuff from my first job - a Toronto Star paper route I had back in 1988. There was a bunch of recruiting stuff from a bunch of companies that I was looking at back in my final year of University - the Deloitte's, Accenture's, McKinsey's, IBM's, Microsoft's etc. And then there was the fun from co-op - all the random jobs (whether it was the International Marketing site at the Ontario Science Centre, "Inventory Counting and Moving" at Intria or tonnes of cool stuff (including commercials with Wrestlers at Bell ExpressVu)
Memories oh memories...
Time to make more.
Thursday, June 10, 2004
June
April showers brought May showers.
However now, there are June flowers so all is good.
Man, the weather is getting hot...just like what we're used to in good old hot and sticky Toronto. Get ready for July and August...they should be a treat. Speaking of nice weather - Tchao and I are hosting a BBQ/Beach Volleyball/Dodgeball and whatever else day this Saturday June 12 from 12:00 - 6:00 down at Ashbridges Bay. It should be a good time. We are definitely looking forward to it and the weather is supposed to be GREAT.
Congrats go out to my friends Ketan and Raquel who announced their engagement last week. That is awesome news guys! It's nuts...you guys are getting "all grows up" right before our eyes with your house, the engagement and all those responsimabilities... I'm looking forward to the celebratory bbq in a few weeks!
Also, congrats go out to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames on great seasons. It's too bad the Flames couldn't pull it out. I must say that in Game 7 - they looked surprisingly similar to the Toronto Maple Leafs throughout stretches of this season - inept power play, taking bad penalties, no forecheck...
We finally finished all the painting at the house a week or so ago. Now, it's a lot of spring cleaning. I am throwing out a lot of stuff. Now, I've gotta go through old clothes and papers and stuff. I guess I can throw out a lot of my high school and university notes now. I am also trying to figure out my vacation plans for this summer. One idea is South America (Brazil or Peru). Another idea is Egypt. And, my last idea is the Maritimes cause I've always wanted to travel the East Coast of Canada.
We'll see what happens.
bedtime. night.
April showers brought May showers.
However now, there are June flowers so all is good.
Man, the weather is getting hot...just like what we're used to in good old hot and sticky Toronto. Get ready for July and August...they should be a treat. Speaking of nice weather - Tchao and I are hosting a BBQ/Beach Volleyball/Dodgeball and whatever else day this Saturday June 12 from 12:00 - 6:00 down at Ashbridges Bay. It should be a good time. We are definitely looking forward to it and the weather is supposed to be GREAT.
Congrats go out to my friends Ketan and Raquel who announced their engagement last week. That is awesome news guys! It's nuts...you guys are getting "all grows up" right before our eyes with your house, the engagement and all those responsimabilities... I'm looking forward to the celebratory bbq in a few weeks!
Also, congrats go out to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames on great seasons. It's too bad the Flames couldn't pull it out. I must say that in Game 7 - they looked surprisingly similar to the Toronto Maple Leafs throughout stretches of this season - inept power play, taking bad penalties, no forecheck...
We finally finished all the painting at the house a week or so ago. Now, it's a lot of spring cleaning. I am throwing out a lot of stuff. Now, I've gotta go through old clothes and papers and stuff. I guess I can throw out a lot of my high school and university notes now. I am also trying to figure out my vacation plans for this summer. One idea is South America (Brazil or Peru). Another idea is Egypt. And, my last idea is the Maritimes cause I've always wanted to travel the East Coast of Canada.
We'll see what happens.
bedtime. night.