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Monthly Archive for July, 2005

Best way to woo women?

Take note men: What is the best way to woo women? According to Imperial College London and its mathematical formula… Dr Peter Sozou – By offering expensive but worthless gifts, such as dinner and theatre trips, the male pays no cost if the invitation isn’t accepted. So open up those wallets and go to Ric’s [...]

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[Photo] Toss to First base [Photo] In fastpitch, the balls fly fast For my third day of covering the Masters, I went to Leduc and covered Softball – Fastpitch. The action is short but furious when it happens, since there are not as many hits and runs, but the balls fly much faster. I dodged [...]

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World Masters Coverage – Rowing

[Photo] K-1 50-59 competitors tears from the start [Photo] OC-6 Mixed team paddle push together I went to shoot Marathon Canoe and Kayaking on the North Saskatchewan River in Devon, and was a fun experience since I have never shot any water sports before. I got to ride in a speed boat too, which was [...]

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Happy Birthday Mei Lai!

Happy 21st Birthday Mei Lai! I hope you have a chance to use your new tennis racquet soon!

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World Masters Coverage – Golf

[Photo] Golf coverage today! [Photo] Holes 9 & 18 both end at the rear of the clubhouse, which faces a beautiful small lake I had gotten my first photo assignment for the World Masters Games (yay!), and it was located at the Northern Bear golf club in Strathcona County. I was assigned to cover the [...]

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Klondike Days Parade 2005

Linda and I hit the Klondike Days 2005 Parade in the morning (but only after going to Denny’s for breakfast, of course), and even though it was packed by 9:00 am, we still got a good spot by the road. Check out the pics or read my take after the jump.

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Trevor gets cupped very uncomfortably (he is in the back) Alvin for the face catch Linda, the scoreboard 15-12 win for Game 11, versus Tahiti Treat. They played very well, with excellent cuts and passes, so we only narrowly won the game. Kudos to the four ladies, Mei Lai, Kristine, Rina & Lina, who performed [...]

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World Masters Games 2005

My father is competing in the World Masters 2005 games in our hometown of Edmonton, Alberta this year, in the sport of Badminton! He got a nice, logoless blue t-shirt for the opening ceremonies, one of the many small items he got as a participant in the games. What a gift, eh? Some quick facts: [...]

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Bialetti Casa Italia Elegance

Ran to the Italian Center yesterday on 95 St. and got myself a nice stove-top espresso machine, a decent alternative to the Rancilio Silvia machine I’ve always wanted. The Bialetti Casa Italia, Elegance model, only cost $35.00 CDN, is made of stainless steel, and makes my Illy espresso like a dream. =) Now all I [...]

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Alberta Student Loans

What? You didn’t do yours yet? Thats fine; a lot of us havn’t gotten around to filling out the forms anyways. I’ll give you a nudge in the right direction: Apply for Student Loans (for Alberta students only). They updated the online application process a bit, and actually seem to calculate what you qualify for, [...]

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