So, finally made it to the slopes this weekend. Nat and a bunch of his friends from Queens planned a trip to Blue Moutain for the weekend, and I decided to tag along on Saturday. What beautiful weather conditions for skiing. The forecast was clear sky and -4C, there was plenty of snow on the moutain, and there wasn't too much ice. A great day for skiing, and I had a lot of fun. Went down some moguls, practised some jumps, had a great time. So, I finally got a chance to hit the slopes this year, and though it'd be nice to maybe hit Tremblant before the season ends, I can let the snow melt away in peace knowing I got a run in this season.

After skiing, I went over to Helen and Dave's place to meet up with Flora to try out a new board game called Puerto Rico. It was a pretty fun game. I'm still not sure what kind of strategy is involved in this game, but it was a pretty interesting game. I wonna try it again later and play it in a different way. Anyways, I had a fun weekend.

Happy birthday Helen and Flora! To celebrate their birthdays, the family and I got together last night. We had a good time with plenty of food and cake for everyone. Unfortunately, the food preparation and the cleaning afterwards took so much time, we didn't have any time for any games after dinner. On the plus side though, I'm getting better at shucking oysters. Helen and Flora LOVE oysters (what kind of people order 20 oysters each at a restaurant?) and it's starting to rub off on me. I like my oysters with lemon juice and shallots.

Quick weekend updater. Friday was round two of winterlicious. Flora, Helen, Dave and I had dinner at the Ultra Super Club in Toronto, a pretty swanky kinda place. It seemed like a pretty "hip" place to be, but let's talk about the food. First off, there was not salt or pepper at the tables, I think it's cuz at these kind of places the chefs are insulted if you ruin their creation by adding salt/pepper.

For starters, I had a spinich and egg drop soup with wontons, a white twist to an asian classic. It was pretty tasty, I especially liked the wontons. Yeah, it was good, but didn't feel like I was blown away by it, needed a little more salt and maybe some pepper.

For the main course, I had some kind of salmon. I thought the salmon was really good, but not quite as good as the scallops I had at the other restaurant. But, I will say that the portion was definately much larger. I wouldn't say it was a good size, but I wasn't hungry after the meal.

For dessert, I had some kind of apple tart thing. It was really good, and not too sweet. But, I'd say the chocolate mouse thing I had at the other restaurant was tastier.

Overall, here's my expert critique on these two restaurants. In terms of atmosphere, Ultra looked more like a happening kind of place. The place was decorated nicer, and seemed like a place people might hang out after work. I'd say I liked the food better at Celestin, but, the portion sizes were also smaller. So, there ya go, that's my fine dining until Summerlicious.

In non food related news, went to London to visit Jon on Saturday. It was fun, mostly just hung out and stuff. Got to watch an episode of "The Joy of Painting" featuring the famous Bob Ross. What a mellow guy!

Sunday, had a busy day in the office. That's right, spent Super Bowl Sunday in the office. Well, looks like I'm gonna have an insanely busy week here in the office. Things are wrapping up for my project, but there's still so much to be done. Will we be able to get it all done in time? I really dunno. At least I got home in time to watch the game. Hokay, back to work!