May 29, 2007

Memorial Day Weekend

Nothing really special happened - pretty much like any other weekend. However, the extra day off is rather nice since I really can relax on Sunday (instead of shopping around for grocery, tidy things up, etc).

We tried a new Italian restaurant, Tutto Pasta Trattoria, in Middleton Friday night. We chose to sat outside which might not be the best idea (at least for me). It was still okay when we sat down, but as time went by it got a bit chilly. The food was good and wasn't too pricey (except for MyEvilInsideYou and Karthik who ordered a 5.95 side salad and a 6.95 "special" soup). Overall I will definitely put it in my restaurant list for Friday night dinners.

Also came across the Cafe/Wine bar right across from Tutto, Barriques. King Snort and I bought a bottle of white for the night - pretty much because the bottle's label is funny (note to self/King Snort: I am keeping the bottle!) Apparently they do wine tasting every Friday/Saturday night. Something I am interested in. From their online site, they also have a chocolate club - how intriguing.

On Sunday I went to an outlet close to Wisconsin Dells, hoping to pick up some Memorial Day deals there. Unfortunately there wasn't any eye-popping deals. A lot of shops does have some specials going on, but nothing really interested me. I did pick a pair of running shoe from Adidas and a shirt from Old Navy, but that's pretty much about it.

Comparing between this outlet mall with the one I normally go to (Johnson Creek), this one is well covered, kinda like an indoor mall; the one in Johnson Creek feels a bit bigger (but I don't think there's really that much difference). It has both A&F and Hollister, but lacks CK and Aeropostale (which has became one of my favorite outlet stores recently). So I guess right now, they are tied in my book.

May 20, 2007

Working Holiday Program in.....Singapore?

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(明報) 05月 20日 星期日 05:05AM

【明報專訊】新加坡政府昨日公布一個吸納人才計劃─「工作假期計劃」,由今年12月起,澳洲、法國、德國、日本、新西蘭、英國、美國、香港等8個國家及地區,年齡介乎17至30歲的大學準畢業生及畢業生,可以在新加坡旅遊半年期間,找工做掙錢,之後可以選擇是否繼續留在新加坡。

Full post from Yahoo! News HK

One of my friends has been doing a "Working Holiday" in Australia and New Zealand. I never thought Singapore would implement a similar program as well. If I don't need to worry about my financial responsibilities, a "Working Holiday" program does sound very intriguing. However, would I pick Singapore? Probably not. Perhaps because of all the "competition" between Singapore and HK throughout these years which each city tries to edge the other, I never have a very good impression on Singapore. I know it's a nice place, but it just doesn't feel as vibrant as HK. :P

Should have bought the game...

when I saw it in the store at the mall. *Sigh*

Originally planning to buy DS Game #14 today. It's an old-style RPG dungeon crawler called Etrian Odyssey. I saw it at the mall the other day (I think Wednesday or Thursday, can't remember) but didn't buy it at the time. The main reason being I don't like GameStop/EB Games/Software Etc (same parent company) that much and was hoping to get my copy from BestBuy (not to mention trying to get more points for my BestBuy Rewards). Yesterday after work, I went to all the "big" electronic/toy stores in town (BestBuy, Circuit City, Toysrus...) and none of them carry them game. So I gave in and hope to get my copy from GameStop. I was kinda in shock when the guy told me that he sold the last copied yesterday! I thought old style RPG weren't that popular these days. Do people know what they are buying really???

I guess it's Amazon next then.

May 1, 2007

Go Liverpool

Though I am not an Liverpool fans, but I dislike Chelsea more. So I have to root for the lesser of two evils - Go Reds! They are down 0-1 from the previous leg so they need to do some catchup. Hopefully they can make it. Otherwise, it would be interesting to see Man United playing against Chelsea in both FA Cup and Champions League. Also add to that the Premiership race between the two. By the way, you should root for Arsenal on May 6th to drive the nail in the coffin. In short, cheer for red teams, not blue if you can't figure out between Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United (all reds).