Tochi's Hut

Some minor updates from the past week or so...

Shows and whatnots...

Last December, after an unfortunate turn of events, GH and TH invited us to their awesome new condo for a little impromptu party.  The ladies couldn't wait to watch this "awesome" show, and everyone ended up sitting through a multi-episode marathon. I haven't watched any drama series in a long while; recent shows coming from HK have been crappy.  換換愛 (Why Why Love) was a breath of fresh air.  Took me like two months to finish watching it, but now I understand what this craze that had overtaken Asia and PMall over the past few months is all about.

In slightly related news, given the lull in TV season, AS began force feeding me Battlestar Galactica episodes, in preparation for the upcoming season IV.  I've resisted the BSG temptation for many years now, but after watching the mini series, I'm more or less hooked - slowly making my way through season I (episode 4 atm).  Action stations, action stations!

Celebrations

After coming back from Whiteface dead tired, the subsequent week was filled with family gatherings for Chinese New Year.  Oh yeah, happy year of the rat.  To welcome the new year, Toronto got dumped with snow.  Normal average snowfall is around 20cm in February.  We're at like 60-70cm right now. 

So 林峯 was in Toronto to ring in the new year.  We wanted to see him live, but with a foot of fresh snow in 5 hours, we decided watching him on TV was just as good.  Ended up being a really smart choice, as I had lots of fun getting up my driveway that night.

In one of the activities, we had to come up with a second phrase as a couplet to a given first phrase (對聯).  "好手緊" was one of the given phrases.  Someone replied with "無得滾". lolol.

Toss in my mom's birthday in the same week.  I ended up buying her present on the day of her b-day.  Good thing I knew what I wanted to get her.  I was praying that the store had the item in stock, otherwise, I would have been screwed big time. 

Revisiting childhood memories...

MMM decided to come back to Toronto for a visit.  After some scheduling headaches, MMM finally decided he was indeed free on Saturday morning till lunch.  Woke up fresh and early to revisit the place where MMM first learned to ski.  Later on, I saw this quote on a wall at an urban park, which I thought was quite fitting.

We shall not cease from exploration
and the end of all our exploring
will be to arrive where we started
and know the place for the first time.
"Little Gidding" Four Quartets - T.S. Eliot

I have a craving for quotes lately...

The day after tomorrow...

As always, after every hectic schedule, the first moment when I can relax, I get sick.  I've been bogged down with a cold right now.  The cold came at a most inopportune time, as it totally ruined my scheduled Jelly Belly's debut.  I was so looking forward to showing my hockey prowess.  I guess it will have to wait till next week.