This is the YMCA in this town. I know a lot of ppl do go there.. but it is darn expensive even just to go for a swim. No wonder i wasn’t too, too keen in swimming. A few hundred bucks to be a member .. i think it is like $600 .. but there are subsidies i think by the government.. for those low income family. This town and this country is weird.. ! while we pay an arm and a leg for everything.. those who don’t work.. donch need to pay for anything. Where got meaning.
Yes..! first sign of Christmas already. Not all the malls are deck up yet.. but SuperStore was today. Nothing really much to shout about .. but you can feel the Christmas rush coming already. I’m really hoping that this Christmas.. i can get my act together if you know what i mean. With the kid’s birthday round the corner.. and then the store’s rush.. and our own rush.. it’s not really the best time for buying decent gifts for anyone.
Simple joy is moments like this.. eating sambal scallops.. and a taste of home. Thanks to my blogging buddy Barb… who in many ways .. had made my life a bit more joyful.. while I am in Canada. The food turned out really good.. and i had some left today for lunch. I am keeping some more for tomorrow.. hopefully it last a little longer.
This picture is not mine.. but from Boing Boing. Amusing that now everyone is a relative or some kinda relation with Obama now. I wonder when I get rich.. will everyone .. wants to be my friend or related to me..? Wait .. let me go buy 649 or Super 7 first.
Saw this at the mall .. the other day.. but it wasn’t the right size for my kid. But i bought it anyways.. one because it was so pretty.. and secondly.. the kid wanted to get a present for her buddy in Malaysia. So we sent it out today.. and hopefully her buddy from Malaysia can get to wear it.. and show her .. how pretty she is in it. It’s amusing to see my kid .. being not selfish at all.. and wants to send the dress .. to another friend of hers.
If she saw what i was doing to cook food.. or any kinda food for that matter. But practicality is necessary .. when you have to watch for your jobs online… and have a kid to look after. For me.. i think it is a smart invention .. and the chinese has too much rules and regulation .. and superstition.
A blue rhino in my kid’s school.. and i’m not really seeing a lot of use outta it. I wished they would put some more swings and slides on the playground instead. I bet they would have gotten more use than this blue Rhino. Given it is pretty and all.. but not exactly a play thing .. for the kids right.
Artistic I am not.. but everything does look different.. if you feel and try to look at things from another perspective. But as beautiful as the bare tree can look to one.. some things can’t change .. the view of how one can feel .. when one is hurt.
First flurry of the year was seen this morning.. just as i was doing dishes.. from breakfast. *sigh* .. gonna be a long winter .. i tell yer. Such joy right..!
Part of my daily routine is to do dishes for every meal.. even though we might not eat all meals at home.. we still have to pack food for the kid.. else she got nothng to eat.. being such a fussy eater. So morning to night.. i have to do dishes.. and bottles. .as well. .coz’ i’m anal ..! i can’t stand seeing dirty stuff in the morning or afternoon or at anytime.