Yet another book is done.I've read so much this past few months that I almost couldn't remember which books I read...I'll write down all I can remember though.
Vincent Lam- BloodLetting & Miracolous Cures
Mitch Albom- for one more day
Mitch Albom- the five people you meet in heaven
Mark Haddon- The Curious incident of the dog in the night -time
Ellen Hopkin- Crank
Dean Koontz- The Good Guy
Christopher Moore- Coyote Blue
These are the books I remember reading, there might have been more but I could be wrong. I'll be purchasing more books when I have time or go shopping.
Home Bound!!In a couple hours, 6 hours to be exact! i'll be checking on for my plane ride home! Finally, after a grueling shift up here. However, as bad as it sounded, I really learnt a lot this shift. I was able to deal with a lot of things without consulting my boss. Slowly grasping what is necessary for me to say or make a decision. Mind you, this is only the 2nd shift I've been up here. to think about it. It's already a month since I've been up here. Time really flies!
And in no time, Summer will be over and winter will be here. Gosh, in a week's time will be August 2008. I still remember new years eve like it happened yesterday. And this coming new years eve, I'll be in HK and hopefully partying! I really can't wait!
A picture of me in a cowboy hat, taken at the Calgary Stampede. Howdy Pardner!
There, a picture of me to finish off this post with.
New-ish Purchases.And as I said before, my new glasses are green! and green they are. These are not the best pics I took of them, maybe I'll add some when I get better ones. They are by a brand called Eye3. Quite a pricey pair of glasses. But thank you Benefits! it was all free. My Ghetto work cell phone is in the background >.<
Safety! There's nothing more important on a construction site safety. It is preached to us every morning, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. And there's nothing that spells safety like wearing your Personal Protective equipment(PPE)
We have the Hard Hat and with reflective stripes AND your name, so we know who the hat belongs to.
Safety Stripes, or in my case, a vest with lots of reflective stripes. (Foremen and above gets this), I am labour relations, so I guess I get a vest.
Of course, there's the safety gloves. I scored these from another site, they are high impact gloves. I guess I don't need something that fancy, but they are cool.
Safety glasses. I got the black ones with some hook ups, pretty cool tone to it i guess. You can see my hands if you look carefully. I think I can wear these for Poker.
There's actually one other thing missing. Which I didn't take a picture yet. Will update that later.
The WeekendAs most would know, last weekend was the weekend where I had off, after a 10 day Grind up at the Fort. So I was pretty much looking forward to the 4 days off of work.
And there's no way to kickoff the days off like going to a...
Football game!Well, not football as in soccer, but football as in the more american type.
It was our own Edmonton Eskimos Vs the Toronto Argonauts. Now mind you, this is the first football game I've ever been to, so I wasn't sure what to expect. However, I had an awesome time! The home team ultimately won 47-28. One thing though, as it got late, thunderclouds were looming above, and staying true to Edmonton weather, it got really really cold, and we left with 5 minutes left in the game. We are so weaksauce.
Cheerleaders watching the game, waiting for something to cheer(some of them were pretty hot)
One of the action shots I took of the home team! GO ESKS!
During the game, I made plans with some other friends for some "siu yeh" or some bubbletea goodies as I haven't had dinner yet. Turns out, I had some instant noodles and bubbletea at our beloved Dream Tea House. Somehow, plans were made to go Karaoke afterwards. Mind you, this was at Midnight, and I woke up at 5AM earlier that morning. But alas, the 3 of us went karaoke and stayed there till about 2 before we called it a night. What a tiring start already.
Friday...
Ran some errands in the morning and helped with some stuff. Also had to run back to the Edmonton office to get some paperworks done, picked up my new glasses, got a haircut, bought some dinner and brought it to my grandparent's place for dinner. All this in 4 hours or so. Not too shabby I might add. Packed and got ready for the Calgary trip at night. So Friday was pretty much a write off for errands and chores and what not. Gah!
Saturday...
Woke up bright and early, check the car, load the car, and it was time to haul ass! Picked up a friend, had breakfast at McDonald's, then met up with 2 others to pick them up. And away we go. Took us about 2.5 hours to get to Calgary.
Close call...
on the way to Calgary though, I was going about 130-140 Km/hr on the highway. (speed limit is 110Km/hr). There were 3 cars ahead of me. Nissan Altima SE-R, Mazda 6 and my Nissan Sentra. Altima was going the fastest, then out of no where he slowed down and tuck back into the right lane, and the Mazda 6 just zoomed on. Not a minute later, I realized why the Altima tucked into the right lane and drove slower. There was a cop car right there on the median. As we(mazda 6 and I) passed, I saw the cop car turn on the siren and is getting ready to get out. So I tucked into the right lane and slowed down, looked at side mirror and saw the cop car zooming full speed ahead. I looked infront, and saw the Mazda6 continue on speeding like nothing happened. So out of no where, the cop car zoomed by and pulled over the Mazda 6....hahaha, close call for me, Mazda 6 became the scapegoat. As I pass by the Altima SE-R, I looked over, and we shared a good laugh.
Lunch
We had lunch at a Japanese place called Shikiji. They are known for their ramen and other noodles.
Miso Ramen
To be continued....need to work now...
FURNISHING
Over the past little bit, been pondering what else I want for my place. I have come to the conclusion that there are a number of things I want to get for the place, to pimp it up so to speak.
So amongst the things I've some what have my eyes on (but will change decision given something else comes up) are these:
The above is an IMFORS Coffee table from IKEA, it just looks simple and elegant and would fit nice right in the living room. This would be the first priority.
Next on the list is a SUMO OMNI Bean Bag(not the woman on it). This one time, a long long time ago, I was at a chapters with a friend, just chilling and looking for books and what not, and they had this at one of the reading areas. So, being Mike, I went to sit on it to have a feel for it and it was actually quite comfortable, made a note of the name and found it online. It is quite pricey for a bean bag, but I am sure its worth it. Will think about this one.
A friend of mine emailed me a link yesterday cause she knew I was looking to furnish my place. This is an IZM designed BEAM Bed. And they are local to Edmonton too. It just simply looks good! and its always the bed I've always envisioned. However, just by looking at the design and quality, I am thinking this will cost me an arm and a leg to get. I guess you can say this is my wish list, for myself, but knowing me, I'll most likely get 3 out of the 4 things that I've listed on here; when i've saved up enough money of course.
There are a couple other things I want which I didn't even start looking yet. They would be a Mini Bar a new carpet, a new couch, slowly equipping my kitchen, new stand for potentially new tv. This will be a huge work in progress and it'll take me a while to fully finish furnishing it. However, slowly, but surely, I'll get things done and set up.
Potential Calgary Stampede Trip
So talking to a couple friends, we kinda proposed the idea of going to Calgary for the Calgary Stampede the weekend I am back. This would be a good time to try and get out of town, since its summer, the sun is shinning, and there's no work to be done over the weekend. What better way to enjoy it than to go out of town, just for the heck of it. Again, since its the Calgary Stampede, chances are, it'll be packed with peeps from Edmonton heading there. And knowing most of my friends, they would be too lazy planning it, so it'll be me planning the thing. Hopefully it works out.
MOVIES I HAVE YET TO WATCH
Being the movie buff that I am, I actually haven't seen a lot of movies lately, due to my time in Fort McMurray and what not.
Amongst them are:
Ironman
Indiana Jones
Hancock
Wall-E
Harold and Kumar
You don't mess with the Zohan
And it looks like i'll be missing the premier of the Dark Knight
I am sure there are a couple movies I've missed since its summer and its movie galore time. So sad.
At least I got to watch Kungfu Panda, which I found to be pretty funny. Jack Black was good as always. Although, a chinese theme in Hollywood seem soo weird. But hey, it made me laugh, so I am ok with it. Overall, a satisfying movie experience.
