Archive for the 'Life' Category

28 Jan

Music Festival & Talented Young Musicians

As I sit and watched the music fest that happened a few months ago  in our town – and remembered some young kids doing things and smoking weed like they didn’t care if there were people around – I wished the town would have a better counseling or rehab center for these kids.  While heroin [...]

10 Jan

iPhone 5 This Summer?

Not again – I hear you saying – hahah! don’t blame you – the rumor has it that the iPhone 5 is scheduled to be released this summer and it is supposed to be slimmer and better of course than the iPhone 4S – and a slightly bigger screen.  Now should I go get one [...]

05 Jan

Text Books On iPad

Truly amazing !  after I saw the above video – I am in awe!  I can imagine the amount of information my kid can get when she reaches high school.  I’m all for the iBook 2 – with textbooks for only $14.99 or less – you definitely cannot beat that price.   Gone will be [...]

29 Dec

Banff National Park

Last year we were at Lake Louise Ski Area for a few days for a skiing trip with friends from Japan – we had bought some north face backpacks  for hiking at the Banff National park but didn’t make it there for we got too busy doing stuff at the Ski resort.  So this year – [...]

27 Dec

Projection Alarm Clock & Weather Monitor

Now I say everyone can use a projection alarm clock and a weather monitor – every morning – don’t you think?   For about $80 – from Hammacher Schlemmer – this clock has a built in sensor that tells you the time and weather condition.  I like that when I wake up in the middle of [...]

18 Dec

Walnut Cable Catch

Simple and masculine enough for me – and if I wanted something to catch my cables – it would have to be this – no funky looking colored things that the spouse loved to buy.  But the walnut wood is very expensive at about $42 – so i think I’ll get my brother to make [...]

17 Dec

Gifts For Bachelor Party

The spouse insist of giving out gifts for a bachelor party to be held at our store – it’s a gaming session because the bride said no booze, no woman and no gambling – so we can’t head for Las Vegas – darn!  But since she found some cohiba cigars for sale  and bought them [...]

15 Dec

Interesting People

When you own a game store like I do – you do get to meet a lot of interesting people – some very nice – and some not so nice.  I want to meet all the nice people and keep the nice ones as a customer forever.  Unfortunately, because of the job situation here in [...]

10 Dec

Right Gifts For The Right People

I don’t know about other people but the spouse and I try to buy the right gifts for the right people and not just because we have to buy stuff for people during Christmas. Many people buy just any gifts just because but the spouse is very specific on what I can get her – [...]

05 Dec

For The Cat

Why put your poor cat in a cage right?  it’s just not right – even if the spouse don’t like kitty like we do – the kitty still deserve something to crawl into at night.  This Native American Teepee is pretty unique isn’t it ? meant for your cats and made of 100% recycled cardboard [...]

01 Dec

Funky Desk Organizer

I could use something like that for my desk – because I’m a messy person and chuck all my stationary, pens and writing pads just about everywhere.  So when I need them – they are nowhere to be found – most embarrassing if I needed to write something important about a customer’s computer. This goes [...]

24 Nov

Baby Gift For Fellow Gamer

Fellow gamer just announced that he is going to be a dad in 2012 – we congratulated him and decided that we should all chipped in to get him a baby gift.  The spouse suggested the uppababy vista 2012 because it’s one of the best stroller for babies – includes a bassinet, a reverse seat [...]

20 Nov

Infrared Heaters

An infrared heater cost between $299 – $499 but that’s not what I’m concerned about – I’m more concerned about the cost of running it daily.  Will it really save me money?  I’ve read reviews about it and also seen some people that I know talk about it.  They didn’t further elaborate but all of [...]

13 Nov

Carry Case For iPads

If I had an iPad or a Kindle – I would love to have a carry case instead of just a folder case.  Why a carry case – it’s definitely easier to walk around with and not worry about accidentally dropping it while trying to carry other stuff – especially if you need to hold [...]