Confucius Institute End of Term Dinner
I was invited to the UW Ryerson Confucius Institute End of Term Dinner by my mandarin-class-taking friends. Let's just call it an interesting night
- Majority of people still spoke English there, I barely heard mandarin
- Students were mixed between Caucasian and Asian,
- We were served 12-course Chinese dishes on a square table, without chopsticks :-)
- Congrats to the photo winners, those photos represented China beautifully!
Life of a Landlord
- Buying a Garage Opener - $150 after tax
- Installing the Garage Opener - $90 plus tax
- Fixing the range's broken oven - Unknown, afraid to know from the last Fix-Dishwasher-for-$700 horrible experience
- New Stove Range (self-clean, stainless) - $508 after tax from Future Shop clearance
- Keeping the tenant happy - priceless
Winter is here, really
Lucky us in KW, the 20-cm snowstorm didn't make as big an entrance as forecasted, and 10 more days until I can get my winter tires on my rims (that is the earliest appointment I can get). But that is nothing compared to another $700 spent on 4 Alloy rims for the winter tires
Christmas, and Parties
It is December, which means the month of Christmas parties left and right, from work's party to friends', and significant others' parties. Also catching up with friends till next gathering
'Tis the season of joy, alcohol, christmas presents, and Merry X'mas!
Vacation, Vacation, Vacation
We all could use some vacations, especially in December, 4 days off from Dec 25~28 and 7 days off if one takes Dec 29~31 off. Problem is - what to do in a vacation? It sounds boring if nothing productive such as accomplishment or travel is planned. Me? Looks like nowhere to go but home, and maybe study for Microsoft certifications. Hoping for the real going home for Chinese New Year!
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