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Shopping

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I have not gone shopping on a work week for a long time since I changed my work hours, let alone shop in the evening. Step-daughter (S-D) came over with BF and gave her her Christmas present. She didn’t come over on Christmas or New Year’s – went to grandma’s on Christmas and sicker than a dog on New Year’s. Told her to tried on the winter jacket we bought for her. Shit man, her boobs were in the way – too damn tight all over. Looked online at Kohls, Macy’s, Sears, LLBean, REI, and Dick’s – nothing with her size. “Nothing for my fat ass”. That’s what she said. I didn’t say it, she did.

Told her to go later this week to exchange and get a new one but she had to work Thursday through Sunday. Alright, will go now. Went to Kohls to exchange the jacket and got my money charged back to my card, looked for jackets that fits her – zip. Poor girl. Told her the next place will be the mall and look at Sears and JC Penny’s. Sears has nothing either and the last resort was Penny’s. At last, found a Columbia jacket and half the price. Yeehah!! Nothing beats a good sale. Told her to get a two-piece jacket but could not find her size. So, we stuck to the one she first picked out…$69, half of what I paid for the initial jacket I bought. Wanted to do more shopping, but they needed to get home for their dinner. Fine with me as I needed to get home, shower and get ready for bed.

I’m now all wired. Blog and read other people’s blog. DB told me not to stay up too late. “Wake up call is 4 a.m.” Thanks, baby. Will try to get to bed early.

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Jan 8, 2007

Deaths at the start of a New Year

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Turned on the tv for the evening news and this is what I heard: “A man rams his car into his girlfriend’s car and killed her”. Full story here. This is so crazy. Arguing because of another woman and she’s now dead. It’s really sad especially the girlfriend left behind three young kids.

This morning, a car hit a semi head-on on I-35 heading south on County Road 46 (160th St). The car was going the wrong way and that’s how the driver’s life ended. The crashed was so forceful, it damaged the cab of the semi. The morning news showed the scene of the accident and the car was totalled – kaput. The driver died instantly.

On yesterday’s morning news, an older lady, 80 years old, died in a house fire. She was trying to get out of the house through the back door where the fire was, but the smoke must have gotten to her. The fire Marshall said said her house was full of fire hazards – one of them was iron bars on the windows which prevented the fire fighters to get into the house. Plus, she had double-key lock on the iron door and no smoke detectors. What a pity. The saddest part was she had her keys in her hands walking towards the back door.

There was another incident of a snowmobile accident on Monday. A teenager on his snowmobile collided with a snowplow and died at the scene.

Three people died on New Year’s day because of spin outs. I’m really lucky.

And a guy was shot on New Year’s morning who was shot to death because of a love-traingle. This shooting was the first homicide for Minneapolis.

No wonder it is now called Murder-polis. There were so many murders last year that I lost count of them. Hopefully there will be less murders this year especially young teenage killers. Go home and work on your homework or go out and help out the community, instead of wasting your lives away.

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Jan 5, 2007

Comfort Food

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Usually we eat because we are hungry or need energy, right? What about eating certain foods that make you feel good and sometimes remind us of happy memories? I call the latter comfort food.

How does a food become comfort food? I know ice-cream and cakes are also a comfort food for other people. This comfort food came to my mind because I cannot stop eating noodles, you know “hor fun”, “beehoon”, “chow kuey teow” and the egg noodles. I believe that we connect food with important times, feelings and people in our lives. I miss my mom and dad’s cooking, and also I miss them very much, hence I’m going for all these noodles which reminds me when I was back in Ipoh. Dad’s fried noodles and rice is the best. I still remember my mom’s “birthday mee”. Oooohhh, so yummy. On my last CNY trip, my mom made Siamese laksa. Thanks, sis, for planning the menu during my trip.

I noticed one of my coworker’s comfort food is pop-corn. She goes for pop-corn whenever she’s stressed out. Grab a packet from her cabinet, run up to the cafeteria and pop it in the microwave. Two minutes and it’s done and she comes back to the office with her bag of popped pop-corn. The entire office smells of buttered pop-corn.

Tomorrow is Saturday and it’s noodles for breakfast for me. DB will probably want some, but he might not since we might get “Pad Thai” for dinner.

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Jan 5, 2007

I’m so excited!!

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My ai-yah brother emailed me coupla nights ago and asked me how far am I to Minneapolis NE or the airport. I’m like, “Huh? What the hell?” So, I told him how far they are and he said he will be in town end of the month per customer’s request. It is a fly-in fly-out kinda deal. So, I told him to let me know in advance if I should meet him for lunch instead of dinner since the customer will be arranging his itinerary. He said he will keep me posted.

Tonight he sent an email to tell me to look in advance for a nice restaurant for us to go to when he’s in town. Die lah, he is a vegetarian and I’m a carnivorous, nevertheless I thought it’s okay if I have vegetarian for a night, it won’t kill me. I won’t have withdrawals. “Sweat and more sweat, drool and droollll”. It’s actually better for me, anyways. So now I have homework to do – go Google some vegetarian restaurants or some nice fancy restaurants in Minneapolis, St Paul or the Mall of America. Another person I can go ask is my boss and my “mentor”. They are experts in eating out at fancy restaurants.

I’m just pumped to get to meet him for the first time. Can’t wait.

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Jan 3, 2007

The damn dryer

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Before we moved in to our house, we told the owners the dryer stays as it is a gas dryer and ours is a electric dryer. Everything is all fine and dandy till we did a load of laundry and put them in the dryer. Set the timer for an hour since they were jeans and sweat pants/shirts. An hour passed and checked the clothes, bloody hell, still so damp. Set the timer for another 40 minutes, and still not dry and then I set it for 30 minutes more. At last, afer two hours and ten minutes the clothes were dry. What kind of f-up dryer is that?? DB cleaned up the vents, vacuum it and even the lint filter, the results were the same. The gas bill sky rocketed to $150 plus. I have never paid that much for gas. Really outrageous.

DB had it, too with the dryer since he is the one who does the laundry. We called in the electrician yesterday who is my boss’ son (give him some businesslah, poor kid is unemployed right now) and gave us a price and DB said Okie Dookie. Mr Electrician will be back on Saturday to install a 2×20, I think that’s what they said which I have no damn interest at all. Once that whatever is installed, we will hook our electric dryer up and donate the old pathetic dryer or dump it.

Then the next project is to fix the leaking washer and install more electrical outlets in the house and hopefully install a ceiling fan in the living room and master bedroom which according to DB is going to be a BITCH to do.

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Jan 3, 2007

What an experience

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I said goodbye to DB this afternoon, hopped into the car and headed out to County Road 11 towards 140th Street. The roads were not too bad – wet and some spots were dry. So I did the speed limit which is 45 mph and some areas I did 50. When I got down towards Garden View Road intersection, I saw ice and melting snow on top of it, I slowed down, stepped on the brakes and guess what?? I spun out. I knew at the back of my mind that if I keep hitting the brakes I will spin out. Sure shit, I did. The backend of my car spun from the side of my intersection to the oncoming traffic. As soon as the car spun, I let go the gas and brakes and let it spin and tried to turn the steering wheel a little until I felt it was slowing down but then I saw I was going to hit the traffic light post..The name JC came right out and that’s when I turn the steering the opposite of where the car is heading to. Eventually the frontend of the car was facing the side of the street where I was suppose to be with the backend sitting nicely on the street. I did not hit anyone, no street pillars, electric post, traffic light post or the sidewalks. I am so glad there was only one car from the oncoming traffic. The driver stopped his SUV some distance away from me.

The first thing I did when my car stopped was looked around me if anyone had a fender-bender because of me – you know, jammed on the brakes and skid and BANG somebody’s backside. Well, all seems find. I am still surprised at myself I did not freak out, heart pumping 200mph, which I thought I would be. Instead, I say “Holy shit! Thank God! Phew!!” So, put the car on P, shut the car off and started it back. It fired up! Put it on D and off I went to Sams Club hitting 45 mph.

I know there is some usefulness watching NASCAR races. Watching how these drivers manuever the wheel when they spin out is fun. I did not expect I will have to experience this. Of all my years of driving in the winter, this was my first spin out and hopefully it will be the last.

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Jan 1, 2007

Snow is gonna stay

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Neighbor’s backyard

This snowfall we had yesterday (2.6″) will be here for a while. It is the first substantial snowfall for the season – a week too late I might have to say. The dogs loved it. Took them to the trails this morning and had them off the leashes. Boy, did they scoot off quick. I forgot to bring my camera with me to the trails….DUH!! *slap head* It was so beautiful out there. We were the first one there coz there were no other shoe prints or paw prints. Took a little bit longer today because of the snow and the ice underneath it. All in all, we ran 5 miles today. Yehah! It’s been a while since I ran that trail because of the rain.

Ranger on the patio

Back of the house

The snow kept the temps down a little but thank goodness the sun came out. That is the only time I really like to be outside when the sun is out. Hope the snow will cool you guys off!

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Jan 1, 2007

 

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