Vail recap

So since i wrote about going to Vail, i should at least write about how the trip went. It was again another fun trip during winter break, and i'm sure everyone looked forward to it. We left on Dec 9 and stayed on until Dec 15 - so basically about a week of exercise! Our group stayed at Monteneros resort, and we got some sweet 4-bedroom condo with fully-equipped kitchen, dining and living areas. So there were 10 of us total, and the fun part, besides skiing, was definitely cooking! With the help of condomates and designated head chef, we all enjoyed really yummy dinners.

The skiing part was exciting and, after a while, pretty tiring :P It's been exactly a year since i last did this, so took me a while to get used to it again. Vail is definitely much bigger than Steamboat, and therefore the trails are a bit more confusing. Sure i tried to stick to the greens, but sometimes you cut through the blues as well, and there's no other way but to go ahead. Of course my pro friends would go to blues and blacks and double diamonds whatever.. i'd rather enjoy my chill-chill ride, hehe. But the view up the peaks was just awesome, and i'm sure those who went down the back bowl would say even better. We were lucky to have gone during that week, cuz after we left the snow storm just hit Colorado pretty bad. This could be my last ski trip, at least for a long while, so next time i go skiing i guess i'll have to start from zero again.. Just thinking about that process tires me out already :P I hope i could just get used to it like riding a bike!!

Map of Vail

ski trip countdown

and it's time for Kellogg's ski trip again! we're heading to Vail, Colorado this year and i heard it's supposed to be awesome.. two more days and we're ready to get some action.. last year was super fun in Steamboat, and of course we're up for more this time around.. regardless of skill levels hehe.. i plan to stick with the green trails, but who knows blue might not be so bad.. the worst it can get is just falling (onto snow) anyway.. this was a good shot by Ten last year.. can't wait laew~

penguin can dance ^^ (and sing)

to celebrate the beginning of my winter break, i went to see Happy Feet today.. honestly when it started showing in theaters, i didn't know much about it nor was i keen to watch.. i thought it was just another animation film.. and also i was hypnotized by 007, so Casino Royale was my priority :) (must admit, the new mr.Bond is hot!) then after a while my friends started talking about this happy feet movie.. seemed like it's pretty interesting.. and so i went and actually enjoyed it.. penguins are cute, esp the little ones.. and of course this is a cartoon, so it's not as depressing and realistic as the March of the Penguins documentary.. anywho, i realized this was very much a musical film.. the animation is neat, but given these days' technology it's prolly nothing fancy compared to what you've seen before.. i would recommend if you enjoy some fun tunes and the idea of dancing/singing penguins amuses you ;) they actually did a pretty good job with the songs.. i recalled myself tapping my feet as i watched as well.. (the cinema was close to empty..)

on the note, last week Happy Feet was #1 on box office, ahead of #2 Casino Royale.. can't be that bad right? ^^ and as i go down the list, #3 was Deja Vu. i'm not sure about most people, but for me it was pretty bad. of course i had high expectations, and i totally blame the trailer which gave me the totally wrong idea.. so if you see the preview and think what you think, it won't be like that..hehe. next program for me, perhaps The Holiday.. something to go with the season! ^^

oh, and happy father's day too :)

let it snow

winter is officially here.. the beginning of the long, cold season where day is short and night is freezing.. not much comes to mind when i want to describe winter.. good thing about it, in addition to snowfall and how beautiful it is on the first day, is probably for skiing!! wonder how much it's snowing in colorado.. Vail, here we come!

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