Category Archives: Truro NS

I don’t really mind cilantro, and no, I don’t use them for my ‘pasteitjes’ either. Isn’t cilantro just celery but then in smaller form? As a matter of fact, when I bought celery here the first time, I thought someone … Continue reading →

After deciding upon buying a mini-stereo set, I was reminded of the band Duane Eddy and other old bands (and songs). Most of these songs happen to come from my dad’s collection, who appears to have the same taste of … Continue reading →

We saw two movies last night: ‘King Kong’ and ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’. Kong, directed by Jackson (“Lord of the Rings”), is a spectacular movie with amazing effects but does not come over as being a movie about ‘Kong’. Too … Continue reading →

In my teenage High School years, English classes included audio tests/exams: The teacher played a 15 minute tape featuring people talking or rather discussing in English about specific topics. Most of the tapes were probably taken (or recorded) from original … Continue reading →

While most in the ‘blogosphere’ will probably concentrate on Google’s latest bombshell (Calendar), a couple of remarks about not so related stuff: Congrats to the Deuville Ice Hockey rink (Salmon River) for making it to the next round in CBC’s … Continue reading →

I finished the ‘DaVinci Code’ in approximately 6 hours. Curious about the buzz, I decided to buy a copy this afternoon and settled for a reading marathon. What gives (without revealing too much of the content)? While the story is … Continue reading →

While I’ve slowly mastered the humour in Canadian Air Farce (according to Citizen and Imigration Canada, it takes the average foreigner over 4 to 5 years to understand Canadian humour [more on that later, I hope]), I cannot grasp The … Continue reading →

For a couple of months, an ad for ‘Sid Meier’s Pirates!’ has been laying on my table. It’s actually the backcover of the manual for Civilization 4 (category), but nonetheless, an ad it is, showing a couple of screenshots with … Continue reading →

The big discussion around town is the feasibility of having a new Civic Centre (TD News): apparently the aim is to build a centre so Central Nova can host the 2011 Canada Winter Games. This is big news, naturally and … Continue reading →

Earlier we finished watching the opera ‘The Rise and Fall of Mahagonny’ on DVD. The performance (Salzburger Festival of 1998) on this DVD was recorded for a TV production and was originally distributed by ORF. The DVD (courtesy of Alfons, … Continue reading →

Just tonight, it truly feels like Winter: temperatures will go down to minus -17 tonight and stick around those temperatures for a couple of days. Add to that the (sudden) snow blast. It’s going to be some shoveling for tomorrow … Continue reading →