NDS Tetris on the net. :)

I recently lost all my wifi information on the nds. This sucked because I lost all of my friends on Tetris, but I figured out that as long as you have your friend codes you can still add them.

How to locate your friend code:
Wi-Fi>Friend Settings>Confirm Friend Code
And you should see a set of eight numbers.

Mine is: 465852 448674
Feel free to add me and we can play. :) You will have to tell me yours too.

My new set of lucky numbers

1314520 :)

Random scenes in Chicago

I finally got to go eat at Kuni's today. It was delicious as usual. I had hamachi ( yellow tail), toro(tuna), o toro(fatty tuna, very yummy), chu toro( lean tuna), aji(horse mackerel), tamago(sweet egg), uni(sea urchin), spicy lobster roll, and tuna roll. Wow... now that I think about it, that was a lot of food. It was very very good. Too bad we got there late, and could only get one piece of hamachi. XD I love hamachi the best. I tried aji for the first time today and it tasted really really buttery, the whole fish just melted in my mouth and there was none of that fishy taste.

I also got to drive my aunt's new car, an Audi A8. Nice car, reminds me of her old Mercedes, big boat and smooth drive. Very roomy and handles a lot better than expected. Cool things about the car is that it has motion sensors around the car, so in case you are about to bump into something or someone it will warn you and tell u where it is on the on board lcd screen (there is one on the dash as well as on the dials). It also has a set of cameras installed in the rear, so when you back up it shows you exactly what is behind of you. This is very useful when you have really tall passengers. :p The backing up screen even shows you the predicted path of the car, very cool. Not as cool as Lexus' self-park system, but still very cool. The other cool and sometimes annoying thing about the car is its key system, or rather the lack of it. You just carry a badge, which I think is an RF Id tag, but I am not sure. You get close to the car and it allows you to open the door without using your keys. You can even start the car without inserting the key, which in my opinion pretty convenient. Now for the drawbacks, since the door always unlocks in the vicinity of the tag, you can never test out if the car is properly locked, because as soon as you get near it, it unlocks. Also, even to lock the car, you need to have the badge, which is just stupid, cause it unlocks when you get near it. So I failed to see the point. Also, it raises the question of what happens when the driver moves away from the car and someone moves in and opens the door and starts the car and drives away. Once you start the car, you can drive without the key being in the vicinity. Seems to me that this makes car jacking a lot easier. My other pet peeve with the car is the on board GPS system, which was crap. The directions it gave were very confusing and were longer than just going straight. I mean shortest time does not mean shortest distance, you have to make a couple of left turns instead of going straight, it will take longer. Also, the navigation of the system is counter intuitive, you have to use this knob and a couple of buttons. I personally would have just implemented the system with a touch screen. I originally thought it was one and was surprised when I pressed the screen and it didn't work. My aunt actually looked confused when I kept touching the screen, my dad had to tell me that I had to use the dial. How embarrassing. XD Also, if you turn on the radio or the entertainment system, the voice navigation turns off. Sometimes, I like to listen to music while I drive lost. It keeps me calm. :p hahaha Anyways, still very nice car, but I would never get one. Mainly, because I lack the dough.

I also watched a movie last night, called "The shooter". It is about a navy sniper who was betrayed by the government he swore to protect. Very entertaining action movie, sort of like the Bourne Identity; highly trained dark ops guy getting even and exacting justice. I did however spot a very funny scene. There is this part in the movie, where the main protagonist is shopping for supplies in a hardware store, you know, to kill the bad guys. I noticed that except for the main dude and his sidekick, the other clients in that hardware store are actually very hot girls in their miniskirts and high heels. I don't want to sound sexist or biased, but I really would like to know what kind of hardware store that is. Last time I went to a hardware store, the only cute girls in miniskirts and heels were the one sitting behind the cashiers office. XD Ah, Hollywood and its subliminal scenes. :p

Immigration woes

Can't seem to get my SSN. Something to do with my I94 form or something. Urgh..
On other news, I am getting a Canon Powershot A570 IS. Woot!!!
So bored here in Chicago, and plus I got food poisoning. Not cool. :(

Your plane will NOT be on time.

So, for those who don't know, I am relocating to the states for a job. So I came down early to see some friends and family, before moving to the westcoast. I got to the airport early, since I figured I will need the extra time to apply for my TN1 work visa. Good thing too, I had to wait in line for almost one hour. On the bright sides of things, the Border Patrol lady was very nice and friendly. :) After I paid for my visa, I walked to my gate only to discover I had 6 hours to kill. My plane was schedule to leave at 7 pm, I was there at 1. XD So much for planning ahead. I was hungry so I decided to grab a bite to eat, and got a Whopper combo at Burger king. After finishing my meal in a hurry ( I dont even know why I ate so fast), there was still a lot of time. My dad called me and asked me to reschedule my flight to an earlier one. My aunt wanted to take me to Kuni san. (Kuni san is this awesome sushi restaurant in
downtown Chicago, who would expect that eh?) I was really looking forward to that, so I approached the counter lady and I asked her if that was possible. Armed with my most charming smile, I politely asked if I could be moved to an earlier flight. The lady looked kind of tired and haggard, so after looking at my boarding pass, she proceeded to type in stuff into her terminal and asking me a bunch of questions. Then, I mentionned that I had checked in my bags, at which point she looked up and gave back my boarding pass and told me that it was too much hassle for her to look for my luggage and that rescheduling was not possible. I was a little peeved by her attitude and sadly returned to my seat to take a napNow the interesting thing is, due to horrible weather conditions in Chicago, there were massive delays in the airport, and the earlier flight that I was suppose to reschedule to got cancelled. Ooof.. talk about luck.:) That also explained why that lady was so tired, she has been rescheduling flights left and right. I kind of feel guilty now for being a little peeved. Anyways, due to weather conditions earlier flights got cancelled. However, that also meant that my plane got pushed back by 3 hours and 30 minutes. So I spent a total of 9 hours at the airport twiddling my thumbs. XD Good thing I had my DS to keep me busy. Hahaha... Thank you Alex for convincing me to buy it. I am pretty good at Tetris now.

Appartment hunting

One thing I liked about coop was the moving. It gave me the impression that I was starting afresh in a new place. A blank new page to write down memories and impressions. I guess it has been hardwired into my nature to move ever so often. As a kid, my family moved around quite a bit. I will often get a chance to explore a new place, learn new things, and visit new places. I think if not for all the moving, I would not have grown to be the person I am today.

One thing I hate about coop was the moving. Every time you move, you need to plan ahead. Every time I moved, I lost friends. I am horrible at keeping in touch, I guess Facebook changed all of that. :) Looking for proper housing is a nightmare especially if you do not know the area. As a MASc student when I first started looking for places to stay, it was not too bad. I could figure which areas in Waterloo I wanted to stay. However, now that I am moving into the Bay area, I have no idea what I am dealing with it. Hopefully, everything will work out eventually.

On other notes, I will be going back to the motherland in July, can't wait.

Ultimate spring cleaning and movie galore

I have been spending the past five days cleaning our house back in Montreal. It is surprising how much junk we can gather after only living in it for 15 odd years. I found my first year notes as well as my cegep notes. I found my old movies and my old toys. Sadly, in order to make room for my new junk, I had to throw them away. At first, I was kind of despairing at the idea of throwing everything. Not because I was torn emotionally, but the shear effort of bagging all that junk and putting it on the curb. Yesterday was grabage day and I left a small mountain of eight or nine garbage bags and two boxes worth of recycling material. Today, when I resumed cleaning I was overwhelmed once more at the amount of junk still left to throw out. However, my friend, Jerome told me to be environmentally sound and to bring all my old junk to the ecocentre for recycling. At first, I jokiling commented how easier it would be to just dump everything in the garbage since I won't have to sort it out. But eventually, I decided to get off my lazy ass and start sorting my junk. I brought over a van load of stuff to the recycling center. Mainly old magazines, books, computer stuff, phones, etc. Now the house looks a little better, but there is still a long way to go. :( I can't wait to finish cleaning. At least now my room actually looks like a place where I can sleep in and not just a storage area. While I was cleaning I also happen to stumble upon some of my old movies. I think I will sit down and watch them once I am done cleaning... if I am ever done.

You are my sunshine

The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I miss you
Please don't take my sunshine away

I'll always love you and make you happy,
If you will only say the same.
But if you leave me to love another,
You'll regret it all some day:

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I miss you
Please don't take my sunshine away

You told me once, dear, you really loved me
And no one else could come between.
But not you've left me and love another;
You have shattered all my dreams:

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I miss you
Please don't take my sunshine away

The long drive home

So I finally made it home today. I came home to mix feelings. I was kind of happy to see my old room and my old things, but at the same time I got a huge feeling of claustrophobia, never realized I had so much junk. I decided to do a huge clean up and packed four huge bags of clothes to give away... I have way too many clothes. Even after clearing half my closet space, my room is still littered with junk. I am really tired since there is so much to do and no will to do it...
Strangely, I never thought I will ever say this in my undergrad, but " I want to go back to Waterloo". My life back in Loo was a lot more comfortable, enjoyable, and happy. :(

Sweating in the dark
Memories of past won't leave
The cicadas sing