Mini-Chiclets

I went to the Rexall Pharmacy to pick up a package from the post office. I found some Mini-Chiclets for sale :) I used to get these a long time ago and chew them one mini-chiclet at a time while walking to school.


^ Mini-Chiclets.
I also got some Mini-Cadbury Cream Eggs. I find the big eggs too sweet and overpowering in sweetness. These mini ones are just right.


^ Mini-Cadbury Cream Eggs.

Dinner today -> Sushi.
Cut up the last of the Fongpay Sushi rolls. I also made some regular Salmon sushi with a decent amount of wasabi under the fish.


^ Fongpay Sushi and Salmon Sushi.

Useless Idol Info:
The package I picked up had my copies of AKB48 "Sakura no Ki ni Narou" CDs from HMV Japan. This package included Ltd Versions A and B, Normal Version A, and 3 Kojima Haruna bonus photos (not a big fan of Haruna).
I got a 2nd package in the mailbox from CDJapan. It was the Normal Version B and a Kitahara Rie bonus photo. (I'm a Rie-chan fan ^_^ )


^ AKB48 "Sakura no Ki ni Narou" CDs and Bonus Photos.

Congratulations Jeff and Linda!!! UPDATED

Congratulations Jeff and Linda!!!

Their baby daughter was born Friday Feb 25.
I don't know her name yet.
I heard Linda didn't get to use any drugs during the birth. This wasn't her choice.
I also heard there wasn't a bar available for her to hold on to, so she crushed Jeff's hand instead :P

UPDATE:
Baby's name is Katelyn. 7 pounds, 13 ounces.

Weekend Report: Fongpay Sushi

Got the new Magic Mirrodin Besieged Event Decks on Friday. Both of the pre-constructed Mirrodin and Phyrexian decks are pretty powerful. They come with 8 rares each and deck box that holds the sideboard and dice.


^ Mirrodin Besieged Event Decks.

Weekend Food:
I got some Little Caesars Pizza for lunch after picking up the Magic cards.


^ Hot n' Ready Pizza.

Dinner Friday night was Mussels and BBQ Chicken. Super Store had the mussels on sale for $2.99 a box. I defrosted 1 box and ate it cold with a little lemon and Soy Sauce.


^ Greenshell Mussels.

I also got a BBQ Chicken from Metro.


^ BBQ Chicken.

Went to Costco with Susanna Saturday morning and I got a Salmon fillet. I made Fongpay Sushi Rolls that night. The rolls were filled with Salmon, Avacado, Cucumber, and Egg. I made 9 rolls. Enough for a couple of meals and snacks.


^ Fongpay Sushi.

I fried the salmon tail for another meal.


^ Salmon Dinner.

Useless Idol News:
My sleep pattern is all messed up. I stayed up til 2am Saturday night to watch all of Music Station on TV Japan. Then I discovered there was a Music Japan special on at 2:45am to 4am. So I stayed up to see what it was about... it was an AKB48 special! So I had to stay up and watch all of that. I didn't get up til 2pm on Sunday. I only got up to go to CMC to get a couple things done.

Oshima Yuko has a new iPhone App. I might get it if it goes on sale.


^ Oshima Yuko App.

Mucho XL Steak Burrito

Lunch today -> Mucho XL Steak Burrito.
Steve was hyping-up this burrito for a couple of weeks now, so we took a little trip today to Mucho Burrito for some lunch take-out. We both got the "Mucho XL" Burrito with Steak. I got mine topped with brown beans, stir-fried peppers, rice, cheese, salsa, burrito sauce, and guacamole.
This sucker was heavy and huge!


^ Mucho XL Steak Burrito.
You can see from the 1st pic, this burrito was bigger than my pen!


^ Mucho XL Steak Burrito Cross-Section.
I can't believe Steve ate this whole thing in less than 5 mins!
I highly recommend people try it out. It's really good. As I'm writing this, I feel like having another one right now :)
The XL was really filling. You little ones should aim for something smaller to start, before tackling the XL.

Shredded Squid

Nothing much going on today. Just non-stop flow of documents, PRs, and reviews to complete for Friday. Snacked on some Shredded Squid all morning while drinking hot Genmaicha (roasted green tea). Good stuff.


^ Shredded Squid.

Dinner today -> Chips, Gravy, and Mock Chicken Sandwich.
It started off as a simple cheese and mock chicken sandwich. Then I added Miss Vickie's Chips and some leftover KFC gravy :)


^ Chips, Gravy, and Mock Chicken Sandwich.

Old Cartoon DVDs

I got some DVDs of old cartoons in the mail today. It was my order from Amazon for King Arthur and the Knights of Justice, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, and COPS. I'm surprised it took this long to get to me. Amazon packages usually show up 1 or 2 days after it ships.


^ DVDs.

FYI: Babylon 5 writer J. Michael Straczynski, wrote some scripts for Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. Not only that cartoon, but also for Real Ghostbusters, Captain Power, He-Man, and She-Ra too.

Dinner today -> Congee.
I was in the mood to make this all day yesterday and today. This batch had the usual BBQ Pork, Preserved Egg, Green Onions, and Chinese Mushrooms; with the addition 1 shredded KFC Chicken Breast.
It was pretty good, but I put too much water in the pot when I started, so it was abit watery. I also added 1 raw egg into my bowl to try and help thicken it, but it made it even more watery.


^ Congee with a Raw Egg.
FYI: I burned my tongue and mouth on the 1st scoop full :(

Long Weekend Report: Masterpiece Rodimus Prime

Didn't really feel like a long weekend when I went to work for 2 of the 3 days...

Food this weekend ->


^ Sliced Steak, Veggies and Rice with Home-made BBQ Sauce.


^ Slice Black Pepper Steak with Caramelized Onions and Zuccini on Rice.

The TV commercials on TV say there is a price drop with the KFC prices. I haven't had KFC in about a year, so I got myself a bucket with Fries and Gravy. I had to wait 10 minutes for the chicken, so they gave me a free Medium Fries too.


^ KFC + French Fry Overload!!!
After paying, I didn't really notice any price change. It was still expensive. I think I'll continue to get discount fried chicken from the SuperStore instead of KFC.

Useless Transformers Info:
I got my Masterpiece Rodimus Prime last week from HLJ. I finally got around to opening it this weekend. It's got lots of details and features :)


^ Masterpiece Box.


^ Packaging: Trailer and Hot Rod.
It comes packed as Hot Rod.


^ MP Hot Rod: Robot Mode and features (Spinning Saw Hand, scroll down Visor, Chest opens to hold Matrix).
In Transformers: The Movie, Hot Rod uses the Autobot Matrix of Leadership to become Rodimus Prime. The toy does the same (Legs extend, Face changes, and higher Spoiler).


^ MP Rodimus Prime: Robot Mode and Trailer.
The trailer transforms too.


^ MP Trailer.
Transforming Hot Rod took me about an hour. It took me forever to get the legs to fit properly, but I finally got it.


^ MP Hot Rod: Car Mode.
(Not sure why my flash makes the red look pink?)


^ MP Rodimus Prime: Car Mode.

Happy Family Day!!!

Happy Family Day!!!

I hope nobody is reading this from work in Ontario, because Monday is a holiday :)

Update will be on Tues.

Devil Tongue Noodles

Nothing much going on today. I had planned on going to T&T tonight, but I stayed at CMC til 7:15pm and was too hungry and tired to drive out there.

Dinner today -> Devil Tongue Noodles with BBQ Pork.
I boiled the noodles and made a sauce with soy sauce, oyster sauce, and wasabi. I think this would have been better if chilled the noodles cold instead of heating them.


^ Devil Tongue Noodles with BBQ Pork.

Useless News:


^ Wolverine or 2 Batmen?

$5 More for Collectors Edition

I picked up a copy of Marvel vs Capcom 3 for XBox360. I had to buy it from EB Games for $5 more than anywhere else because Future Shop and Best Buy were sold out of the Collector's Edition. It's too bad too, since I wanted to use either my $100 gift card at Future Shop or my $50 one at Best Buy.


^ Marvel vs Capcom 3: Collectors Edition (w/ Halo Lego).
I wanted the collectors edition mainly for the 2 downloadable characters: Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath, but they aren't available until March 15th.

Dinner today -> Steak, Baby Bok Choi, and Veggies.


^ Steak, Baby Bok Choi, and Veggies.

Blood Orange

Dinner today -> Blade Steak on Fried Noodles with Garlic Butter Zucchini.
Went to FarmBoy after work. Blade Steak was on sale.


^ Blade Steak on Fried Noodles with Garlic Butter Zucchini.
I wanted some more Naval Oranges too, but they weren't on sale anymore. I got a few Blood Oranges instead.


^ Pink Grapefruit and Blood Oranges.
The Blood Orange isn't as sweet as I thought it would be. But the juices left on the cutting board does look like drops of blood :)

Useless Japan News:
This is pretty neat: Manekko Peechan. The next toy I might order... :)

Useless Idol News:
The new AKB48 single "Sakura no Ki ni Narou" release is tomorrow. It's this year's graduation ballad. Download here.
Below is the PV. This is only 1/2 of the video. The full video is about 13 minutes long with a mini-drama mixed in.


^ AKB48 20th single "Sakura no Ki ni Narou".
BTW: If you can't figure it out, the girl in pink (Jurina) is suppose to be dead/a ghost watching over the other girls, and inturn the girls continue to watch over her (;_;).
Maybe the PV has something to do with Japanese sakura tree mythology? Or symbolizing mortality? Or the tree holding the spirit, like in InuYasha?

The Rock

Happy Valentines Day!!!
I spent it sick in bed :(

Dinner today -> Congee Wars II: Attack of the Congee.
Same as yesterday minus the chicken. I can't believe I ate the whole pot full.


^ Congee.

BTW: "The Rock" returned to WWE on Monday night. He's going to wrestle John Cena at Wrestlemania.

Weekend Report: Cosmic Bowling

Went for a 2.5hr DimSum marathon on Saturday with Mallory, Stefano, Mallory's friend Grace, and some of her friends.
It was Mallory's 1st experience with DimSum. To christen this occasion, I made her eat some BBQ Chicken Feet :) She didn't like it, lol. When all the chicken feet was eaten, I found out that Grace had never tried chicken feet before either! Next time...
When I wasn't looking, Stefano ordered a dish with cold Duck Tongue in it. (Bad Stefano. Bad *smack him in the head*) I ate 1, but kept thinking it was tongue while I was eating it. (I should have saved one for Steve. I'm sure he would like it.)
(No pics of the DimSum. Forgot)

There was some 5 Pin Bowling action with the CMC Strike Fighters members on Saturday night. Wait, it wasn't just normal bowling, but Cosmic Bowling :) If I had known before hand, I would have worn more white clothes.


^ Stefano on bended knee, Jeno hoping to make the split shot.


^ Marc's spin shot, and Mallory's power shot.
The classic 80/90's music was blasting in the background during the bowling fun. But after 3 games, I had a headache from it. I must be getting old (x_X)

Food this weekend ->


^ 2 Versions of Steak and Veggies.


^ Grapefruit and Naval Orange.
Pink Grapefruits were on sale at FarmBoy 12 for $3. Naval oranges were on sale too.

Woke up Sunday morning with a fever and headache. I made a big pot of congee to eat all day. I put sliced Chinese mushrooms, cubed BBQ pork, cubed perserved eggs, chopped green onions, and abit of shredded chicken breast. It was really, really good. I might make more on Monday.


^ Congee.

Useless Idol News:
A Twitter post by Shinoda Mariko said she was doing promotions at the Horse Track over the weekend. This all seemed normal as she's done this before..., until my Twitter's "Japanese to English" translation said she was there to help sell 'Horse Soup'!


^ Horse Soup?!?
I probably wouldn't mind trying it. Maybe it's good?
Gavin/Emi, does that banner really say horse soup?

Useless Transformers News:
Opened up TF:United Jazz and Tracks.


^ TF:United Jazz and Tracks.
Both are pretty cool and look like their G1 counterparts.
Jazz came the a Bio Card, but Tracks didn't. Is this normal? Gordon?