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Memorial weekend... 又執多兩件... 一一"
May 12, 2008
罪過罪過
岩岩先話今個 weekend 駛o左唔少錢係 dining 方面... 但今日我又走o左去買o左兩件衫~ Oh well... 支持美國經濟!
[Edited]
Memorial weekend... 又執多兩件... 一一"
[Edited]
Memorial weekend... 又執多兩件... 一一"
May 11, 2008
Pricey Weekend
Good news - I tried a new restaurant this weekend
Bad news - I spent $75+ on Friday/Saturday dinners
Seriously, if I don't think the US would be in a recession if everyone is spending like King Snort, MyEvilInsideMe, Alfred and I did this weekend. XD
MyEvilInsideMe found a Brazilian grill place last week, but King Snort wasn't up for it (since it's a buffet style) so we decided to do it this week instead. Originally we thought it would be our regular Friday night dinner, but that place is booked this Friday & Saturday, as well as next Saturday during normally dinner hours. So instead of doing it on Friday, we decided to make a reservation on Saturday at 9 instead.
Since we knew the price range of the new place would be a bit above our normal (it's $33 but all-you-can-eat), we thought we would have something cheap on Friday night... or so we thought. The place we ended up in? Olive Garden. We did consider going to the mall's food court at one point. We just didn't end up there. :P Despite my best effort (I skipped the Tiramisu), I still ended up with a $24 - ordered a glass of Prosecco - it was better last time. I think my glass was the last glass in the bottle so the waitress just emptied it out, but it also meant that a lot of the bubbles are gone already :(
Saturday night's dinner, well, what can I say. The whole experience was neat - having the people bring you the meat and slice it off the skewer is nice. However, I do think the price is a little too high. A $28 tab would make me go back more often. At $33, it will be one of those once is 6 months place. Alfred and I ordered drinks (Mango Mojito for him and a Sangria for me). Comments? I've had better Sangria. We even ordered dessert (they have a very good hazelnut gelato). To my surprise, King Snort even ordered a dessert wine (so did Alfred) - it's a surprise because he always says wine at restaurants are over-priced. I think they liked the D'Asti and I am tempted to buy a bottle next time I get wine. So how much does a Sangria + Main course + dessert cost? $52 - definitely one of the more, if not the most, expensive dinner I've had at Madison.
Bad news - I spent $75+ on Friday/Saturday dinners
Seriously, if I don't think the US would be in a recession if everyone is spending like King Snort, MyEvilInsideMe, Alfred and I did this weekend. XD
MyEvilInsideMe found a Brazilian grill place last week, but King Snort wasn't up for it (since it's a buffet style) so we decided to do it this week instead. Originally we thought it would be our regular Friday night dinner, but that place is booked this Friday & Saturday, as well as next Saturday during normally dinner hours. So instead of doing it on Friday, we decided to make a reservation on Saturday at 9 instead.
Since we knew the price range of the new place would be a bit above our normal (it's $33 but all-you-can-eat), we thought we would have something cheap on Friday night... or so we thought. The place we ended up in? Olive Garden. We did consider going to the mall's food court at one point. We just didn't end up there. :P Despite my best effort (I skipped the Tiramisu), I still ended up with a $24 - ordered a glass of Prosecco - it was better last time. I think my glass was the last glass in the bottle so the waitress just emptied it out, but it also meant that a lot of the bubbles are gone already :(
Saturday night's dinner, well, what can I say. The whole experience was neat - having the people bring you the meat and slice it off the skewer is nice. However, I do think the price is a little too high. A $28 tab would make me go back more often. At $33, it will be one of those once is 6 months place. Alfred and I ordered drinks (Mango Mojito for him and a Sangria for me). Comments? I've had better Sangria. We even ordered dessert (they have a very good hazelnut gelato). To my surprise, King Snort even ordered a dessert wine (so did Alfred) - it's a surprise because he always says wine at restaurants are over-priced. I think they liked the D'Asti and I am tempted to buy a bottle next time I get wine. So how much does a Sangria + Main course + dessert cost? $52 - definitely one of the more, if not the most, expensive dinner I've had at Madison.
May 4, 2008
Mario Kart Wii
After skipping out on a few other games (Okami, The World Ends with You, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates - don't worry my little games, someday, i'll get to you guys), I picked up Mario Kart Wii last week and is currently having a blast with the same. I actually picked up another SRPG game, Rondo of Swords, a week or two before MK:Wii came out, but i'll leave that to another post.
Overall, I would give the game a solid 8. It's Mario Kart so you should know all the mechanics to it. The game tries to refreshen up a bit by adding bikes to the mix - which at times were quite fun but sometimes frustrates me because I uses light bikes that get knock off pretty easily.
Races are sometimes crazy/hectic - getting hit by a red shell, followed by a blue shell and then a bomb probably would drive you crazy. But hey, if you get a Bullet Bill, that should make up for it.
Online game play is phenomenal. There is essentially no lag at all even when I am playing a worldwide match (unfortunately can't say the same for Smash Bros. That's why I mainly stick to offline mode for that game). Although I did get disconnected from the Nintendo WFC network for a couple times, it's a smooth sail most of the time. In fact, other than the time it takes to prepare the match, I can't really tell between an on-line and off-line game. People online aren't too bad either - I've had my wins/losses, but they were all fun. It's also nice that you can join games in which your friends are playing. One of my friends in HK and I are trying to see if we can get enough people to create our own 12-player room (so far we have 4).
If you're a Wii owner, I don't see the reason not to get this game. And when you do, leave me a message in this post with your Friend Code so I can add you. Mine is 3866-8414-7951
Overall, I would give the game a solid 8. It's Mario Kart so you should know all the mechanics to it. The game tries to refreshen up a bit by adding bikes to the mix - which at times were quite fun but sometimes frustrates me because I uses light bikes that get knock off pretty easily.
Races are sometimes crazy/hectic - getting hit by a red shell, followed by a blue shell and then a bomb probably would drive you crazy. But hey, if you get a Bullet Bill, that should make up for it.
Online game play is phenomenal. There is essentially no lag at all even when I am playing a worldwide match (unfortunately can't say the same for Smash Bros. That's why I mainly stick to offline mode for that game). Although I did get disconnected from the Nintendo WFC network for a couple times, it's a smooth sail most of the time. In fact, other than the time it takes to prepare the match, I can't really tell between an on-line and off-line game. People online aren't too bad either - I've had my wins/losses, but they were all fun. It's also nice that you can join games in which your friends are playing. One of my friends in HK and I are trying to see if we can get enough people to create our own 12-player room (so far we have 4).
If you're a Wii owner, I don't see the reason not to get this game. And when you do, leave me a message in this post with your Friend Code so I can add you. Mine is 3866-8414-7951
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