Olympic last day

Wow time flies! It might have been the "Disneyland effect", I don't think I hate it as much anymore. Well, not sure if it would be the same if they didn't win gold in hockey, though. But I can say, I'm very glad that they did. Congrats! And the gold medal count broke the record. Too bad not the total count. Which means the other teams are that much better. Congrats to everyone!

The other thing is, I'm not a hockey fan, and I usually don't watch hockey. But today, I had to watch at least the last half hour. They got me watching hockey!!! Aaaargh!!!

I even watched the opening ceremony after the closing ceremony. Yup, I missed it back then. Regretted it. God bless the internet! (Thanks A!)

Failed to go to Richmond today. Or else I'd be able to say, I've been to all the Zellars and the Bay I could reach. A total of 7 not counting these missing two. However, don't think it would make any difference. At the end, no size M red mittens. (T_T)

Metrotown, red mittens

Thanks to a tip from C, I went to Metrotown to hunt for those red mittens. Alas, left empty handed. Neither the Bay nor Zellars had any. Not a single pair. Not even a beaten up, abused, separated, bottom-of-the-basket pair. It's shocking how fast they fly off the shelves. It's been only one week since the last fresh shipment, and absolutely nothing's left! Unbelievable!

I guess I put my hope higher than I should have. Oh well. (T_T)

Dad somehow has his own idea on how to "organized" the cutlery drawer. Sigh...

Chiropractor, sakura

Failed to get up early. Oh well, there was nothing (to look forward to) anyway. Not that I didn't put in any effort. (It failed.) Got my much needed chiropractor appointment, then I took a walk to the LD at Broadway and Cambie. If they still have those mascot postcards, I wouldn't mind getting a few. (Stupid me, I should have bought them in West Van!) Of course they were sold out. There were still plenty of plushies left, though. A case of those $60 set of 4 were opened right in front of my eyes. No shortage. I wonder how long they'd last at half price. If only those red mittens were half price like this. Well, bad example.

Cambie near 16th has fancy animated lit-up decorations.


On my way home, I saw the sakura blooming on 50th. It's not even March yet!!! Yikes!!!

Where were you when I needed you? (T_T)

Oranges

Mom asked dad to peel 3 oranges. One for making jam, two to share between the three of us. He ended up eating two. Mom and I shared one. None left for making jam. And he prepared the oranges, taking off all the membranes too. He asked if anyone, anyone wanted the last half? Knowing he's been playing with it forever, I hesitated. But mom insisted that I should eat it. Before I took the bowl form dad, he quickly grabbed a piece and put it in his mouth. Sigh... what the heck... There's nothing in his head besides food. And he thinks the whole world is after his food or something.

Got my paid cheque, yay~!! Though I'd treat A to lunch tomorrow before my chiropractor, but he never replied my mail. Seems like every time I try to initiate something, it fails. Should I read it as a sign? I know I'm extremely bad at giving up. There is, however, a breaking point.

West Van, red mittens

(Photo was taken last summer and unrelated to subject.)
My boss told me there should be plenty of red mittens at Lynn Valley mall, and even let me go there after I did today's mail run! Wow thanks! Totally unexpected. (She's mailed out 10 pairs or so to friends.)

Went to the Zellars there with high hopes. However, there were only 2 bins of small size left. The bins were only half full. Sigh... Didn't want to leave empty handed, so I bought a few post cards. The total came to $6.66! Nice number... (Yikes!)

Wait a minute! $0.99 x 6 = $5.94, x 1.12 = $6.6528! It should have been $6.65! They rounded up instead of rounding down??????

Since I was in north shore, might as well go to The Bay in West Van. This would be my very last chance, as well as very last trial. And all they had were hanging on one rack. About 30 pairs. Yes I counted, roughly. Only 30. Sigh...

So, that was all the places I could, and did try. I can now say, I've done my best. Unless a miracle happens, no size M for me. (And my Japanese friend.)

Oakridge, red mittens

Went to get one for present to a friend. Nothing but size S left. At this point, I'd take anything size. There weren't that many left either comparing to what I saw last Saturday. They are going fast. Lots of them have lost their tags, separated, or damaged. The official site says that last weekend's shipment was final. The item page even vanished from the 2010 site! So, this is it! No more!

On my way to get dad's b-day treat (mini fruit tarts), I saw sakura blooming in full on 40th near Victoria. Woo... it's not even March yet.

It's eat-out day with brother's gang again, except this time he got take-out sushi. We're tired of the same few places we always go to. The sushi was nice. A welcomed change. Oops... forgot to take Pinky pictures!

Migraine

OMG, yet another migraine attack! I was reading in bed before getting out of bed, and it came! Looking at the last attack, it may be caused by dehydration?

The bank lied. They said if I paid the full amount last bill, my interest would be clean. Wrong! Luckily it's only $2.70 but I'm not taking any chance. I paid in full plus the spending between billing day and today.

Took dad to his cardiologist appointment in the afternoon. He's got a 4-inch hard lump around his right incision. According to the doctor, lymph vessels got cut during the surgery and lymph fluid can build up. If it doesn't hurt and smaller than an orange, it's fine. Well, well, well. Yet another no-help situation. Charming.

Actually I didn't go in with my folks because I wasn't needed (as a translator). Instead, I walked to the London Drugs on Broadway and Cambie from Oak. As I received a tip from M yesterday that the Richmond branch had new Olympic stuff shipment, I wanted to take a look. Didn't have enough time to go to Richmond, so the Broadway branch would have to do. And they do have plenty of Olympic stuff! Even half price! People were snatching them up as fast as you can blink. Yikes! Selection wasn't great, but at half price, it was pretty good. So I bought the stretchy white gloves, just in case I can't get those red mittens. Of course not as nice. Needed for present purpose.