Mani & Pedi

I finally used my SocialShopper coupon for a mani and pedi at T&Y Spa. Try to imagine what it would have looked like right after I got my nails done because these were taken a week after my spa day.

I don't like this colour and I picked it. I don't even know what it's called.

Colour: Can't Find My Czechbook byt OPI

Night Market 2013

Hello! Yes, I'm still alive and this is my "holy shit I haven't blogged for three weeks so here's a whole week of entries to make up for it" post.

I went to the night market on June 1 and there was a stall selling supplies that would help you survive an apocalypse. I thought, "How in the hell would these things help me survive an apocalypse when I would already be dead? It's an apocalypse after all."

Look closer and you'll see...

Q: Dog spray and bear spray only? Where's the alien spray? A: Sneeze on them.

It's for a zombie apocalypse.

This year they named the night market "Magical Duck Island" after a famous night market theme in Hong Kong that I've never heard of. So how is that famous? I don't know.

P.S. -- I saw Star Trek Into Darkness and it was glorious. Don't watch it in 3D though because IMAX doesn't add anything to the film.

Wow, Really?

I haven't done grocery shopping since my parents came back from Taiwan, but I'm pretty sure 1.395kg of top sirloin steak don't normally sell at $12.30 CDN. The expiry date is still good too.

I feel like I just robbed Safeway, Jesus fucking Christ.

My New Laptop

The laptop that I need for school come September arrived last week. Yes, I just got around to posting it now.

Total = $1275.08 with a backpack (which hasn't arrived yet).

Specs:

• Model: Lenovo Thinkpad T430
• Screen: 14.0" HD and Anti-Glare (good for the long hours that I'll spend staring at the screen)
• Processor: Intel Core i5-3230M
• Operating System: Windows 7 home premium 64 (I don't like Windows 8)
• Memory: 8 GB (2DIMM)
• Hard Drive: 180GB solid state drive
• Optical device: DVD recordable

Happy humpday to me

I'ma Gonna Be Edjumacated

I got accepted into UBC for Computer Science.

I will complete this in 2 years instead of 4 because it will be my second Bachelor's degree. My first degree was in Commerce, specializing in Human Resource Management, also from UBC. 

Not bad for my 94th blog post, eh? (I may be good at math, but I never said I know how to count!)

Big thank you to my mother who will be paying for the $11,000 tuition and the $1200 laptop I ordered. 

Happy Mother's Day!

Shit Chinese People Eat: Chicken Butt

The only things we can't eat from the air, land, and sea

are planes, cars, and boats.

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I may not have sucked on any balls while I was in Taiwan, but I did eat a lot of ass.

On sticks, no less. They come deep fried, grilled, or marinated and are absolutely fucking delicious.

Yes, these little gems are made up of just skin, and fat, and bones; but be aware of the hollow shafts that lurk within. A hollow shaft (otherwise known as the calamus or the quill) is the very tip of a feather that is embedded inside the skin of a chicken. They are more commonly found in bigger butts because bigger butts have more feathers and so are more easily missed in the cleaning/plucking stage.

Just to be clear, hollow shafts are not edible -- at least, I don't think they are but I'm pretty sure I have swallowed some before. The happy news is that they won't kill you.

In any case, do enjoy this fatty, greasy, high calories, high cholesterol, heartburn and heart attack inducing snack!

Mmm, deep fried chicken butts on a stick.

Birthday Food Coma

My birthday started on April 19th with dinner at my favourite Italian restaurant.



Spinach ravioli at Zefferelli's

Then brunch on the 20th at IHOP (no pictures, sorry).

Mom made my favourite food on the 22nd.

Sauteed pork, tofu, and onions in tianmianjiang with grated cucumber and carrot

I had a free brunch at Denny's on my actual birthday (April 23)

Birthday Slam from Denny's

And a free burger

Baja burger from Vera's burger. The meat was so raw it might as well have been mooing.

For my birthday dinner, I made myself some pasta.

Homemade pasta <3

Also not pictured are 2 free drinks from Blenz (first time trying Royal Tea Latte and Belgian Dark Hot Chocolate; they're like orgasms in a cup) and the usual free birthday drink from Starbucks.

Can we just wind the clock back to a week ago so that I can experience all of that again? Much appreciated, thanks.