Last Wednesday, the staff at work went to Taste of Edmonton, This was the first time I had gone to it at lunch time. I had usually gone after work because we do not have to worry about time and we can stay there for as long as we want.
This year I did not try a lot since that morning we had Tenant Appreciation breakfast and I had 3 pancakes and 2 sausages so by the time we got there I was not really hungry.
I got a glass of heavenly lemonade, then we tried spicy chicken, vegetable tempura, churros, sirloin with lemon grass sauce. I can't remember what else I had. Anyway I had leftover tickets and gave it to my son. They went on Friday and the only thing he talked about was the deep fried Mars bars. He ate 3 of them which could easily have been 1000 calories.
It was crowded and I still would have preferred to go after work. Coming back from that, I heard that my cousin had passed away and so I did not go that night with two of my friends.
Hopefully it would be good again next year. I apologize it was hard to take pictures when you are standing holding your drink, a small plate and a purse. It was hard enough trying to eat.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
A very sad news....
After I got back to the office after enjoying our trip to Taste of Edmonton, I had this strong feeling to check my cell phone. I don't take my phone out of my purse when I am at work. If it is an important call, people know to call my office number.
So I got the phone and noticed I have mail. So I checked it and it was a very short message from ny niece...Tita Nil is gone. That's it. It was sad but was expected. It is hard to get a message like that at work as you can't really process it because you have to continue working.
It hit me once I got home. I will miss her as she always stay with me when she went to Yellowknife to visit her mom. We had fun and talk a lot about everything. I also remember when she drove with us when we left Yellowknife to go to Edmonton. We also went to Waterton and that was really a very nice trip.
There is only one member of her family left, her daugher. Her parents died of cancer, her young daughter of cancer and the same with her brother and a son from a tragic accident and she succumbed to her cancer as well. I am glad though that it was quick and she did not suffer long.
You will always be in my heart and pray that you now have found peace and will meet your family in heaven.
So I got the phone and noticed I have mail. So I checked it and it was a very short message from ny niece...Tita Nil is gone. That's it. It was sad but was expected. It is hard to get a message like that at work as you can't really process it because you have to continue working.
It hit me once I got home. I will miss her as she always stay with me when she went to Yellowknife to visit her mom. We had fun and talk a lot about everything. I also remember when she drove with us when we left Yellowknife to go to Edmonton. We also went to Waterton and that was really a very nice trip.
There is only one member of her family left, her daugher. Her parents died of cancer, her young daughter of cancer and the same with her brother and a son from a tragic accident and she succumbed to her cancer as well. I am glad though that it was quick and she did not suffer long.
You will always be in my heart and pray that you now have found peace and will meet your family in heaven.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Good news.....Sad news....
Last Wednesday while checking my mail, I received a wedding invitation from family friends of 30 years. We all lived in Yellowknife and they came from Ontario.
This couple have three kids, all girls, two are twins. The youngest one is getting married this September and I am thinking of attending the wedding so I can also see family and friends there.
Almost the same time, I got a call from my cousin and she told me that another cousin who has cancer is really not doing well and might only have days to live. I am close to her and she is such a very good and generous person. I did not know that the cancer was in stage three when it was diagnosed and the treatment was really hard on her. I am praying that it will be short and painless.
Love you Nil and thank you for your generosity and kindness. I will remember all the conversations we had and your understanding specially about one really difficult situation.
And then my sister called me this afternoon letting me know of a childhood friend had passed away in San Francisco and that she is going to the visitation. It had been a lot of deaths lately and it is really sad. To all their families, my sympathies and love.
This couple have three kids, all girls, two are twins. The youngest one is getting married this September and I am thinking of attending the wedding so I can also see family and friends there.
Almost the same time, I got a call from my cousin and she told me that another cousin who has cancer is really not doing well and might only have days to live. I am close to her and she is such a very good and generous person. I did not know that the cancer was in stage three when it was diagnosed and the treatment was really hard on her. I am praying that it will be short and painless.
Love you Nil and thank you for your generosity and kindness. I will remember all the conversations we had and your understanding specially about one really difficult situation.
And then my sister called me this afternoon letting me know of a childhood friend had passed away in San Francisco and that she is going to the visitation. It had been a lot of deaths lately and it is really sad. To all their families, my sympathies and love.
For you Nil.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Dining out....
I have gone out with friends or office mates for lunch or dinner but have not posted anything about it. So I will just list the different places I have gone out if I can remember it all.
There are no pictures as I usually forget and would remember it halfway and I don't like taking pictures of food I have half consumed.
C and I went for dinner at Niche which is just down half a block from my office so we just walked there. We decided to eat in the patio as it was such a nice day. I can't remember if we ordered appetizer but I think we did not as we wanted to have dessert.
I ordered the beef cheeks which is beef stroganoff. Nothing special about it except it costs $26.00. I do not mind paying that price but it was just regular stroganoff. There was nothing served with it, no garlic bread or a small side salad. C ordered lobster risotto and it was nothing special and that was $27.00. So we were there having conversation of how expensive it was and not much to say about the meal. We decided to have this chocolate dessert that was made of chocolate, the vesssel which was in the shape of a cup with chocolate mouse inside it and fruits on top. They pour some brandy or something and lit it and the chocolate cup started to melt. Since we were outside you can't even see the flame although when C took a video of it, you can a bit of the flame.
We will not go back to this one, although according to an advert in one of the magazines, it is supposed to be one of the top 20 restaurants in Canada. Really??
Next, some ladies at work and I went to Earl's for lunch. I ordered the dynamite crab roll and it was really good and at only $11.00. The others ordered lobster roll which was also good but was hard to eat. Then 2 of the ladies ordered dessert, chocolate concoction and I guess, that it was good.
One day, I forgot my lunch and I went to Central Social Hall which is on the main floor of our building. I know a lot of the staff there and since they have changed their lunch menu, I asked what is good and was told the fish tacos were really good. So I ordered it, and it was delicious. There was also anothertime when I forgot lunch and ordered mushroom salad with fried polenta and that was really good and reasonable price as well.
This will be it for now, I will do another review next time. I still have 2 places I have been to which I have not done a review.
Enjoy the rest of the week and thanks for stopping by.
There are no pictures as I usually forget and would remember it halfway and I don't like taking pictures of food I have half consumed.
C and I went for dinner at Niche which is just down half a block from my office so we just walked there. We decided to eat in the patio as it was such a nice day. I can't remember if we ordered appetizer but I think we did not as we wanted to have dessert.
I ordered the beef cheeks which is beef stroganoff. Nothing special about it except it costs $26.00. I do not mind paying that price but it was just regular stroganoff. There was nothing served with it, no garlic bread or a small side salad. C ordered lobster risotto and it was nothing special and that was $27.00. So we were there having conversation of how expensive it was and not much to say about the meal. We decided to have this chocolate dessert that was made of chocolate, the vesssel which was in the shape of a cup with chocolate mouse inside it and fruits on top. They pour some brandy or something and lit it and the chocolate cup started to melt. Since we were outside you can't even see the flame although when C took a video of it, you can a bit of the flame.
We will not go back to this one, although according to an advert in one of the magazines, it is supposed to be one of the top 20 restaurants in Canada. Really??
Next, some ladies at work and I went to Earl's for lunch. I ordered the dynamite crab roll and it was really good and at only $11.00. The others ordered lobster roll which was also good but was hard to eat. Then 2 of the ladies ordered dessert, chocolate concoction and I guess, that it was good.
One day, I forgot my lunch and I went to Central Social Hall which is on the main floor of our building. I know a lot of the staff there and since they have changed their lunch menu, I asked what is good and was told the fish tacos were really good. So I ordered it, and it was delicious. There was also anothertime when I forgot lunch and ordered mushroom salad with fried polenta and that was really good and reasonable price as well.
This will be it for now, I will do another review next time. I still have 2 places I have been to which I have not done a review.
Enjoy the rest of the week and thanks for stopping by.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Hot, hot weather....
Today, the temperature reached to 33 Celcius and it felt like 43 Celcius. Now that is hot and then you come to work and then later realized the air conditioning is not working. Fast forward to about 3 or 4 hours of no AC and the office is getting stuffy and hot because the sun is directly shining on my windows.
So we send one of the guys to buy as many fans as there are desks in the office. Then the receptionist and I drive literally across the street to escape the heat. We bought bag of ice and iced tea mix and watermelon to help cool us down. It actually did not help, maybe just a bit.
At quitting time which for me is 4:00pm, I was excited to be in an airconditioned suite only to find the AC at my home is not working either. So I go downstairs to the office to complain and then the power goes off.
So now, I am stucked in the lobby with other residents, since we cannot even use the stairs. But I wasn't about to go up 23 floors after I just had pulled muscles in both my thighs and it is starting to just heal. We were told it will be about 6:00pm when power could be back. It is not even 5:00pm yet. So I sat in one of the chairs and just waited.
My son came down the stairs, knowing I had just gone down and thought I might have been stuck in the elevator but he kind of knew I had taken it a few minutes before.
By 5:30 the power came back on and we all trooped down the lobby to go up. We were told that it was because of the heat, a lot of AC were turned on and it was just too much so they had to do rotating power black out.
I bellieve it will still be another scorching day tomorrow. Right now, we are expecting thunderstorm and the wind is starting to blow and dark clouds are hovering around us. I just hope the AC at work has been repaired.
So we send one of the guys to buy as many fans as there are desks in the office. Then the receptionist and I drive literally across the street to escape the heat. We bought bag of ice and iced tea mix and watermelon to help cool us down. It actually did not help, maybe just a bit.
At quitting time which for me is 4:00pm, I was excited to be in an airconditioned suite only to find the AC at my home is not working either. So I go downstairs to the office to complain and then the power goes off.
So now, I am stucked in the lobby with other residents, since we cannot even use the stairs. But I wasn't about to go up 23 floors after I just had pulled muscles in both my thighs and it is starting to just heal. We were told it will be about 6:00pm when power could be back. It is not even 5:00pm yet. So I sat in one of the chairs and just waited.
My son came down the stairs, knowing I had just gone down and thought I might have been stuck in the elevator but he kind of knew I had taken it a few minutes before.
By 5:30 the power came back on and we all trooped down the lobby to go up. We were told that it was because of the heat, a lot of AC were turned on and it was just too much so they had to do rotating power black out.
I bellieve it will still be another scorching day tomorrow. Right now, we are expecting thunderstorm and the wind is starting to blow and dark clouds are hovering around us. I just hope the AC at work has been repaired.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Fire works
It is Canada Day, 11:00 pm. I used to be able to watch the fireworks from my balcony but now this stupid 35 storeys high condo is blocking my view. At least it is not blocking my whole view of the river valley, just that special space where the fireworks are going right now.
I can hear the sound but can see only a tiny bit of the whole show. I guess it is time to move where I can have the river valley view and still see the fireworks.
I am glad it is only the fireworks, I still have a pretty good view of downtown and the valley.
I hate that building. I guess I have to go down to the promenade and watch the fireworks from there next time.
Just venting. It is annoying you can hear the whole thing and not see anything from my balcony
I can hear the sound but can see only a tiny bit of the whole show. I guess it is time to move where I can have the river valley view and still see the fireworks.
I am glad it is only the fireworks, I still have a pretty good view of downtown and the valley.
I hate that building. I guess I have to go down to the promenade and watch the fireworks from there next time.
Just venting. It is annoying you can hear the whole thing and not see anything from my balcony
Does this mean?...
It is early morning and I can't seem to get to sleep. It is July 1, Canada Day. While lying in bed, it just occured to me that the saddest day of my life has come and gone and I did not realize it until now.
June 29 is that day. My nephew had passed away and usually it will just come to me automatically. For some reason, I did not remember it nor it came to me. Does this mean, that finally the healing and closure has come to me? I feel that I have finally accepted it and I had moved on.
It is not that I don't think of him, it is that feeling of not being so sad anymore. It is knowing that he is at peace and I believe that. While I was at my sister's place in May, we started to talk about opening a box containing his stuff. We were going to do it and then we just forgot. I even asked my sister. will the contents of the box make us cry?
I have a picture of him with me taken when I visited them in Toronto and I have that on my night table. I only had put it there this year and I don't cry now when I look at it. Sometimes, I think of what he would be like if he were alive and what he would be doing. At times I think of all the electronic gadgets and wonder if he would have bought them. But most times, I look at the picture and feel at peace. So I guess time has finally healed this wound.
Gino, we will remember you always as you are in our hearts.
June 29 is that day. My nephew had passed away and usually it will just come to me automatically. For some reason, I did not remember it nor it came to me. Does this mean, that finally the healing and closure has come to me? I feel that I have finally accepted it and I had moved on.
It is not that I don't think of him, it is that feeling of not being so sad anymore. It is knowing that he is at peace and I believe that. While I was at my sister's place in May, we started to talk about opening a box containing his stuff. We were going to do it and then we just forgot. I even asked my sister. will the contents of the box make us cry?
I have a picture of him with me taken when I visited them in Toronto and I have that on my night table. I only had put it there this year and I don't cry now when I look at it. Sometimes, I think of what he would be like if he were alive and what he would be doing. At times I think of all the electronic gadgets and wonder if he would have bought them. But most times, I look at the picture and feel at peace. So I guess time has finally healed this wound.
Gino, we will remember you always as you are in our hearts.
Just did not feel like it.....
I did not realize how long has it been since I have posted here. A friend of mine had asked a few days ago if I had lost interest in blogging.
A lot has been happening and sometimes I would have wanted to write but it feels like I will just be whining. I have been really busy at work and by the time I get home, I did not even want to turn on my computer after having worked 7.5 hours doing stuff on the computer.
I had gone for a job interview and the job was offered to me but there was one condition about the offer that I felt was just prying too much information so I actually turned it down. And a few of my friends thought I was crazy. But when I went for the second interview to see if I fit the team, there was one person I did not feel good karma and that was bothering me after that.
As the saying goes, it is not always greener on the other side. But after I had turned it down, I got a text from the recruiter that they might something better to offer me. I wonder what that would be.
In any case, I will just have to wait and see.
A lot has been happening and sometimes I would have wanted to write but it feels like I will just be whining. I have been really busy at work and by the time I get home, I did not even want to turn on my computer after having worked 7.5 hours doing stuff on the computer.
I had gone for a job interview and the job was offered to me but there was one condition about the offer that I felt was just prying too much information so I actually turned it down. And a few of my friends thought I was crazy. But when I went for the second interview to see if I fit the team, there was one person I did not feel good karma and that was bothering me after that.
As the saying goes, it is not always greener on the other side. But after I had turned it down, I got a text from the recruiter that they might something better to offer me. I wonder what that would be.
In any case, I will just have to wait and see.
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