A Busy Saturday

Been a frantic busy day, starting with getting lost as the Tom Tom GPS took us to the wrong mall... arrived for interview just in time, and not early as I had planned, met my potential new boss, a very pleasant and charming man, ensuring me that I will be well looked after by his team... resume handed over, contact number and names exchanged... and a  promise to go to Pickering later to meet with his son at one of his stores.

We then dashed downtown to pick up my car, a white little darling of a Hyundai Accent, many  many years old, I will be it's 8th owner, and 160,000 on the odometer! A banger by any other name, but not by nature!  Off to the ministry of transport to get ownership transferred, new number plates which is BPXN 845, and pay road tax and govt tax... back to motor shop, plates fixed, money handed over, purchase complete...

Mad dash home, just in time to pick Mitch up from his guitar lesson, back home again, then off to Pickering to meet up with Hany, hours and availability discussed, another resume handed over... 

Driving home, this time on the 401, rather than the tolled 407, up to the library, picked up book on hold, another book returned as it had a hold on it... then decided to look thru the CD section..

Yuna

Discovered Yuna... she looked Malaysian, but I did not know of her, decided to give her a try.. borrowed all of the Killers collection, a Van Morrison, Moby, Pink, Barbara Streisand, A guitar CD, Florence and her washing machine, and David Gray.. my taste in music as eclectic as ever!

I also borrowed 3 novels, one for Mitch called Shoeless Joe that his Englich teacher recommended on parents' evening and Dave took out 2 DVDs, Social Network and The Men Who Stare at Goats! 

Kimchi

Next off to the local Korean Supermarket on Yonge, just down from the library but first stop was the Grande Cheese Factory Shop for some ice cream that the kids love. Got some lovely Italian salami, balsamic vinegar and the ice cream of course.  At the H-Mart, kimchi was 20% off, so I just had to get some after a tasting of the several kinds they make... love kimchi.. then to the sushi bar to pick up some Korean sushi, California roll, bulgogi kimbap, meat free kimbab, some kimchi pizza(omelette), Korean vege appetisers and other yummy treats! I love shopping here, there are several tasting stations, especially liked the kimchi(of course), the fried fresh king oyster mushroom salad with garlic vinaigrette,  the Korean vanilla latte and Korean digestive biscuits, in fact everything I tried! There was also a Japanese pancake that was made with cabbage... very bubble and squeak..This was all very helpful to ease the hunger pangs I was suffering from, I had forgotten to have any lunch with all this mad dashing about!

Kimchi Pizza

Am listening to Yuna as I am writing this... here is a link about her from good ol' wiki 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuna_(singer)

And here is her official site

http://www.yunamusic.com/


Whilst we were at the cashier waiting to pay for our goodies at H-Mart, Dave said," Wonder what time Mitch's soccer session is tonight?" Arghhh, I totally forgot... mad phone call to Mitch, we had 50 minutes to pay, get home pick him up and take him ......

Ok, all of this happened on a day off!  Who has time for work on a day like today? I guess after vegeing out for many weekends in a row, apart from taking Mitch to his guitar lessons and soccer, we just crammed everything into today.. there are many things left to sort though, the Xmas gifts for the UK to be wrapped, and posted for one, the washing and changing of the bed linen for another, not to mention the general housework, the cooking, more cleaning up, getting the little bits I need for my new 'old' car- GPS, snow management equipment, not to mention it needs a wash! 

Will stop here, am feeling exhaustipated now, reliving all that I have written down, not to mention starving as all the food we bought is just sitting patiently by my side on the dining table shouting at me to eat! I will start with the stuffed squid!