I hadn't been able to access my bank account on-line lately, so I finally called the bank today. Well, just because there hasn't been any activity in that account for ... oooh, over a year, it moved to the dormant state. "Yeesh!" :P
Okay, that's fine. But, to reactivate this account, there's a $15 fee. The account only has $100 in it!
But on the other hand, there's no charge to close an account, and none to open one .... :)
2004-04-29
2004-04-21
2004-04-20
2004-04-13
ARGH!! Alright, I know that they all have their bad days, but tonight was the third time in the playoff series that Calgary scored twice within a minute! Let's recap:
Game 1, 2nd period: Simon @ 4:38, then Saprykin @ 5:06
Game 2, 1st period: Iginla @ 3:06, then Lombardi @ 3:56
Game 4, 2nd period: Clark @ 16:06, then Donovan @ 16:33
Now what is up with that?! AaaaaAARRGH!!
Game 1, 2nd period: Simon @ 4:38, then Saprykin @ 5:06
Game 2, 1st period: Iginla @ 3:06, then Lombardi @ 3:56
Game 4, 2nd period: Clark @ 16:06, then Donovan @ 16:33
Now what is up with that?! AaaaaAARRGH!!
2004-04-12
I've noticed that the past couple of years, I've become a hermit of sorts. I'm not sure why, but I seem to have closed or limited my network, almost like, "I have enough friends".
About 8 years ago, I thought one could never have enough friends. I loved talking to people, mingling with all groups, being a social butterfly. It was the best feeling. This was also the time when I gave people the benefit of the doubt, too.
Over the years, I've lost touch with a lot of people - either for lack of time or genuine loss of contact info. S is quite content to stay at home or to hang out with certain friends, and that's influenced me a bit, too. As well as a couple of creeps who have hit on me.
I guess that I miss the happy-go-lucky gal that I was. Hopefully, I can regain that cheery outlook again, while keeping the wisdom (that made me a cynic, without making me a cynic).
About 8 years ago, I thought one could never have enough friends. I loved talking to people, mingling with all groups, being a social butterfly. It was the best feeling. This was also the time when I gave people the benefit of the doubt, too.
Over the years, I've lost touch with a lot of people - either for lack of time or genuine loss of contact info. S is quite content to stay at home or to hang out with certain friends, and that's influenced me a bit, too. As well as a couple of creeps who have hit on me.
I guess that I miss the happy-go-lucky gal that I was. Hopefully, I can regain that cheery outlook again, while keeping the wisdom (that made me a cynic, without making me a cynic).
2004-04-09
On Tue night, Team Canada defeated the US 2-0 in Women's World Hockey to claim their 8th consecutive gold. I was studying, but I caught snippets of it and was rather impressed by the women's skating skills (fast).
About 15 mins into the 3rd period, the US women scored a goal. At first, it looked like the puck hit the post. Whistle was blown, and the decision went upstairs. In the meantime, the commentators went over the play from all possible cameras, and you could clearly see that the puck went in: a fast shot that hit the back post and bounced out hard. Unfortunately, the Finnish referee waved it no goal. It was sad to see the players get robbed of a goal, and it dimmed the Canadian victory.
Well, just a little. I'm still glad we won. :)
About 15 mins into the 3rd period, the US women scored a goal. At first, it looked like the puck hit the post. Whistle was blown, and the decision went upstairs. In the meantime, the commentators went over the play from all possible cameras, and you could clearly see that the puck went in: a fast shot that hit the back post and bounced out hard. Unfortunately, the Finnish referee waved it no goal. It was sad to see the players get robbed of a goal, and it dimmed the Canadian victory.
Well, just a little. I'm still glad we won. :)
2004-04-07
2004-04-06
When we stopped for gas on the way home, I decided to buy a lottery ticket as well ($21M!).
The man behind the counter looked at me and said, "You don't look old enough to buy a lotto ticket. Do you have any id?"
He was friendly enough, so I tried to detect if he was actually being serious. (Majority age is 19 years. I'm ... "just a touch" older.) Apparently so.
I handed him my driver's licence. I figured he'd say something like, "Oh, oops. Okay, thanks."
Nope. "Is this really you, or is this your older sister?"
Ehn?? I raised an eyebrow. I just smiled, signed my receipt and left.
The man behind the counter looked at me and said, "You don't look old enough to buy a lotto ticket. Do you have any id?"
He was friendly enough, so I tried to detect if he was actually being serious. (Majority age is 19 years. I'm ... "just a touch" older.) Apparently so.
I handed him my driver's licence. I figured he'd say something like, "Oh, oops. Okay, thanks."
Nope. "Is this really you, or is this your older sister?"
Ehn?? I raised an eyebrow. I just smiled, signed my receipt and left.
2004-04-02
Being frugal is okay by me; I'm certainly one to save a penny. But like many traits, frugality can be annoying when taken to the extreme.
I used to organise a volleyball tournament up at SFU for Applied Science students - it was one of the highlights each term: I'm proud to say it was a popular tourney and the participants always had fun.
Enter D, the same guy I mentioned here, who also asked for a bowl of tripe when he didn't find any in his $5 bowl of Vietmanese noodles. D, with whom I play vball, is always looking to get the most out of his dollar, even at the sacrifice of sportsmanship (read: sandbagging).
Last week, I was infuriated to learn that D entered a team into the AppSci tourney and that they won the movie admissions tickets. What's more is that they paid $2/person entry fee - the "AppSci" team fee. Not a big deal? Well, what gets me:
1) they weren't even eligible to enter at all (not one person on the team was an SFU student),
2) much less AppSci (to get the AppSci team rate),
3) and most of all, they practically stole the prizes away from eligible teams!
Absolutely disgusting.
I used to organise a volleyball tournament up at SFU for Applied Science students - it was one of the highlights each term: I'm proud to say it was a popular tourney and the participants always had fun.
Enter D, the same guy I mentioned here, who also asked for a bowl of tripe when he didn't find any in his $5 bowl of Vietmanese noodles. D, with whom I play vball, is always looking to get the most out of his dollar, even at the sacrifice of sportsmanship (read: sandbagging).
Last week, I was infuriated to learn that D entered a team into the AppSci tourney and that they won the movie admissions tickets. What's more is that they paid $2/person entry fee - the "AppSci" team fee. Not a big deal? Well, what gets me:
1) they weren't even eligible to enter at all (not one person on the team was an SFU student),
2) much less AppSci (to get the AppSci team rate),
3) and most of all, they practically stole the prizes away from eligible teams!
Absolutely disgusting.
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