Coupons

Finally got the remaining 2 fleece caps for my Japanese friend. Sakura probably called me earlier but I didn't turn my cell phone on. Oh well. As long as I manage to dodge the snow, I'm happy.

The strange thing is, they don't have those fleece caps on display. According to the sales clerk, those were specially brought in from the Richmond branch. What? They have more? I'm pretty sure I swiped out everything last time. Turns out there was a shipment on December 24th. (At least that's what I was told. But I don't think I can trust them completely after what happened in December.) 24th... isn't that a bit late for Christmas? As for me, it was out of the question because the parcel was sent on the 17th.

I whined about missing Christmas, and having to make a trip to their Richmond branch to get more caps last time, otherwise I could have gotten another $2 coupon. Then guess what? She gave me a $4 coupon instead of the regular $2! Wow thanks! But then I was there quite a bit earlier, looking around before approaching the counter for pick-up. Just when I was making my way over there, a mom showed up with a defective figurine, and held up one of the sales clerks for a loooong time. The other started eating a sandwich which must have been her dinner. So~ I got tired of waiting and went carton hunting. (Need a box for mailing parcel.) I'm sure she recognized me when I showed up again. Hence giving me the $4 coupon for the wait.

It's snowing like crazy. Fore casted 10 cm by tomorrow morning. I'm glad I picked up the caps tonight. But I probably won't be able to mail them soon...

Yuubari Melon Kitkat

Is it me? Or is it Kitkat? It's again much sweeter than I thought. It smells like melon alright. Not too artificial, but it's not completely melon. (Of course there's chocolate too, but mix them together, the melon wins out.) The taste is... as I said, sweeter than expected. And like the blood orange Kitkat, there's a slight bitterness. Don't think it's dark chocolate, though. Can't really identify this non-chocolate bitterness. The chocolate has a marble pattern, and Yuubari melon juice power is used.

It doesn't say limited edition. Only "support Yuubari city. For every bar purchased, 10 yen is donated to the city." Hmm... why, has there been a disaster? This one ranks slightly below the blood orange Kitkat. So, one bar is enough.

Eva voodoo dolls

Kind of unusual for anime product. Not my cup of tea, though.

Day timer

I was looking around during yesterday's shopping trip, but no luck. Can't procrastinate any longer on buying a day timer although my old one lasts until the end of January... for the fear of selling out, of course. But this is something that should really have been taken care of before the year ends.

Office Depot didn't have any that I like. They're all too thick and too expensive. I need to minimize the weight of my bag, so it has to be the thinnest monthly type, no extra crap, with plastic cover into which I can store coupons is best.

Staples didn't seem promising either. Just like Office Depot, there weren't many left. Only 4 days into the new year and it's all sold out? Ya gotta be kidding me. I was dreading about the possibility of having to switch brand. Nothing else I've ever seen is as perfect as this one, so I really want to stick with this brand.

Then I saw an indecisive guy holding a blue one that looks like my brand! Right in front of him on the shelf, there was one single green one left. I snatched it as fast as I could. Luckily he didn't seem upset or even noticed me. Yup, it was the right brand! And I got the last one! Wow that was too close! Normally I would get a red one, but this time, no choice. I'm lucky to even get one.
Think I should remove the label? Naa... I left the one on last year's anyway. Huh? The name "Hilroy" has disappeared? Actually I never knew it was a "Hilroy".

Spray paint

My brother and his wife went cross-border shopping again and I hitched a ride again. They were buying Christmas nicknacks for next year. Especially small gifts. This way they can save at least half. With 2 girls, they need a lot of gifts. (For teachers, classmates, parents etc.) Too bad they can't buy edible stuff. Those are really cheap now.

I expected to see more but there weren't many. According to my sister-in-law, this year's post-Christmas stuff are unusually few. Oh well we seemed to be too late.

I couldn't find anything good so I ended up getting a bunch of spray paint. Almost half the price here and the selection is much bigger. Oh, and Cetaphil from Costco. But the price went up. It was 2 bottles plus a smaller sample for under $13 before Christmas. Now it's $15 without the sample. Oh well... Still cheaper than anywhere else.

Sleep record?

Been in bed for 13 hours but couldn't sleep for the first 7. My heart was pounding and every time I almost dosed off, I jumped right back into consciousness as if I was about to suffocate. Maybe it was the painkiller, but that was just ordinary headache pills.

Probably didn't get a good sleep during the last 6 hours either, because of a few phone-calls (none was mine), a parcel delivery (OK that was mine), and my mom's friend was visiting. She's one of those weird and annoying characters. Moments after she left, she rang the door bell again just because she "forgot to say bye to my dad". And of course I was still in bed the whole time, trying to sleep.

My brother and his gang came back yesterday. We ate out to make up for the missed Christmas dinner. Since my younger niece showed some talent on fashion design, I let the girls play with a bunch of my Pinkys after dinner. There were a total of 18. Thought they would share, but instead they divided the dolls up and each played with their own 9. At the end I regretted it, because a lot of parts became loose. Especially the heads. Sigh... (T_T)

Happy new year!

Wishing everyone a wonderful 2008.

Actually not feeling too well. Finally get to go to bed early(er) tonight... (T_T)