As with any Filipino birthday party, the food totally rocked and we had our fill. But what totally blew me away was when they brought in this casket size cardboard box. They opened it up… And low in behold… Therein lay a roasted pig. A whole roasted pig. I’ve seen it in pictures, I’ve seen it in movies, and now here was one right before my eyes!
Being SDA, my wife and I didn’t partake of said beast but I was certainly fascinated by the spectacle of people digging in and devouring their share. I’m sorry to say I didn’t have a camera to take a picture of it but here is one I pulled off the internet that might as well be a twin to the one we had on site. Cost: $200 CAD!
It is tax time and my wife and I recently got our T4 and church contribution receipts. Tess quickly sent hers off to have her return computed because she is leaving for the Philippines at the end of March and would like some spending money for her trip. Because of her generosity in 2009, she’ll be expecting a decent amount which makes her happy.
I too am expecting some back and it got me thinking about how I have vowed to “right that wrong”. So, out of curiosity, I hopped onto the internet and did a quick search on EBay. My heart skipped a beat when this picture popped up…
So it is a year older… The 2004 model. It is a different colour… (I do like the silver though) It is sans the Thomson Elite parts, Specialized Avatar saddle, and Shimano 520 clipless pedals… And it has been somewhat domesticated (eww bike rack and low riding saddle!) … But other than that it is a mint condition Specialized Sirrus Sport Disc which is identical to the one I owned in Toronto ! The current bid for it is a measly $241.00 CAD. Not sure if I want to get into bidding war with whomever put that first bid and I certainly do have a limit of what I would spend on it (considering I have to factor in shipping cost and the modifications I’d want to start right away) but we’ll see. Stay tuned!
To end things off... We also got to watch the women's short program last night at the party and while Asians seem to be dominating the competition, here in Canada all eyes were on Joannie Rochette and I'm sure we all felt her tears once she got off the ice. I guess the pressure was off for the evening and the emotions overwhelmed her. I'm sure she was thinking of only one thing: her mom.
But did anyone notice how well defined this girl's arms are especially compared to her competition? They aren't gross like those crazy body builder types. Lean very lean! Her back is pretty defined too. Very nice.
Canada vs Russia tonight!
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