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Crappy Banana Republic shopping experience
In the days leading up to Boxing Day 2010, I received an email from Banana Republic stating that their Boxing Day sale would be 50% off sale items, in store and online. Since they offered free shipping with a minimum order, we browsed their website beforehand, and placed our order shortly after 9pm PST on December 25th, when the offer became live ( Read more... ) -
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Wow I just got the following junk mail. Talk about obvious:
An attempt to access CIBC Online Banking was denied 30mins ago:
If you do not remember trying to access online banking, please select:
That was NOT me
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I finally watched Iron Man 2 yesterday, and it was an enjoyable movie - especially for a superhero sequel movie (After watching the first Spiderman, I didn't bother with the rest). Cars, hot chicks (mmm... Scarlett Johansson), fancy gadgets, and explosions - what more can you ask for ( Read more... ) -
Family-friendly restaurant recommendation
I had dinner at Cactus Club in Richmond last night. It had good-tasting food, good-looking servers, and reasonable prices ( Read more... ) -
Play areas in malls
A play area is generally a carpeted area for kids to run around in, sometimes with interesting terrain that kids can climb on. You'll often find coin-operated kiddie rides nearby, or placed throughout the mall. Brendan is all about FUN, so obviously he loves playing in the these areas. I don't mind letting him play there, but I get really ( Read more... ) -
Memories
I was driving my mom's car, which my sister often uses, and popped in a random burned CD. It was an assorted Asian pop CD! It brought back a flood of memories of things I used to do, before I was married-with-child:
- karaoke (more often at home than out) - I actually really like to sing, especially Chinese songs. I can only read a bit of it, so ( Read more... )
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2010 Mexican Riviera cruise wrapup
On Sunday, I came back from a 1-week Mexican Riviera cruise that sailed roundtrip from LA. Normally, I really enjoy cruise vacations, but this time I thought it was a poor choice.
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