Fencing @ U of T

My sister was among the competitors at the University of Toronto for the OUA fencing tournament. Sis decided to take up fencing earlier this year and seems to be doing somewhat respectable. She didn't make the first cut but also wasn't the worst one there either.

Here is a video sample:



All in all, I learned alot about fencing (including that fencing doesn't necessarily mean a hammer and nails :)

As my brother says "SABRE!"

Icy roads treacherous

Toronto Star Headline: Icy roads treacherous

One question: Who would've thunk it?

Back from Vacation in Ottawa

From Wednesday January 10th until the following Monday I was on vacation in Ottawa.

It was nice to be able to take some time off and relax in a city that I used to live in but was able to return and visit too.

However, Ottawa was cold and snowy. Some might ask "Ottawa in January = Cold & Snowy". Not so a week earlier when the temperature was above zero and walking outside didn't seem like such a chore.

On this trip I took my new digital camera with me and took some fabolous pictures of Parliament Hill, Museum of Civilization, Wakefiled (Quebec) and much more. Check the Ottawa section of the scrapbook section of my website over the next little while as I add pictures from my trip.

What did I see? Lots of things like taking a tour of the Centre Block of Parliament Hill (the Parliamentary Library is reopened after four years of renovations and restoration!), the Museuam of Civilization which tells the history of Canada, the National Art Gallery and met up with Bill and his wife as well as another university friend.

However, there was a bad time...having to go back to work after a week off!

Happy New Year!

On the last night of 2006 and the early morning of 2007 I was at Toronto's Nathan Philips Square New Year's Eve celebration!

It was a cold and rainy night. I spent most of my time keeping dry under the raised walkways of the square. The only downfall was I was stuck behind the people standing on the benches and trash cans near the skating rink. Thus, I couldn't see much of the action on the stage and the performances of George, Ashanti and Hedley. But at least the fireworks at midnight were up high and could be seen! (And also provided me with my first opportunity to upload my first Youtube.com video):



There is also a variety of pictures found in the Toronto page of the Scrapbook section of my website.

Best wishes for the New Year!