What a retard…
January 25, 2012 by Colin · 2 Comments
If you follow my blog you would have read that late last year I started a new job. While I’m starting to get the hang of things, every now and then a “time bomb” left by my predecessor decides to blow up and mess things up for me. Sigh as we speak I’m trying to sort out a campaign that started back in September (2 months before my time), looks like she didn’t tag things properly even though the email chain specificly says to ensure the tracking codes are implemented.
I hate to speak ill of those who aren’t here to defend themselves but this chick was definitely a fucking retard! Yes I’m pretty pissed off right now, I mean I understand that mistakes happen but these are pretty basic errors to be making at her level and there are so many!
What makes things worse is I get in trouble from either my boss or the client for her mistakes. Doesn’t matter I wasn’t here but ultimately since I’m top dog in my dept it’s my responsibility.
The weekend can’t come fast enough…
Rhino 2012 Date Set
January 24, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
So looks like Operation Rhino 2012 will be on the July 14th weekend and I absolutely can’t wait! 
I’ll definitely be in for doing the helicopter again and perhaps I’ll lead another squad. Not much details on the game yet, Chris just got back from Shot Show so I’ll bug him about it after he settles down.
Oh I noticed that the PRZ guys posted their own video of the 2011 game.
I’m in the video quite a bit but it’s difficult to tell who I am because of all the stuff I’m wearing. Man I absolutely can’t wait for that game.
Happy Chinese New Year (early)
January 21, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
Well this certainly has been a fun weekend so far…
On Friday Mario, Stephen, Helene, Jason, Jessie & Logan came over to our place for dinner. It was a spur of the moment thing and we even got to celebrate Jessie’s birthday. 
We didn’t do much, just ate dinner and sat around talking (which I quite enjoy) but people didn’t stay over long. J&J wanted to get Logan home and Brandon was pretty tired so we wrapped things up just aver 9PM.
The weather was poor so I decided to drive Mario home, on the way I went to my parents place first as I bought my Aunt Dora’s old iPad (she has an iPad 2) and wanted to pick it up but more on that later. The drive was pretty slippery on the local roads but the highway was alright. I’m certainly happy that I have my Michelin X-Ice 2 winter tires on though and they were definitely worth the money!
As most of my friends know, I’m not an Apple fan but I couldn’t pass up this deal. Aunt Dora was letting her first gen 16GB 3G iPad go for $200 and it seemed like a pretty good deal to me.
Initially I was told that the iPad was the 32GB model but for $200 I can’t complain. I did notice that she had her name etched on the back of the iPad but meh it doesn’t bother me either. It comes with what I think is the stock case which is a dust magnet and I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before I replace it. The iPad has been jail broken though I did not install many apps yet. Brandon also likes playing with the thing a lot.
Tonight we went to my parents place to celebrate Chinese New Year and man I ate too much. Typical family gathering, lots of food and fun and I’m always so happy to see people give Brandon a lot of love. He played his part too and was very cute the whole night.
Now I’m just relaxing, little B is asleep and I’m watching a bit of TV. Tomorrow will probably be low key too, just the way I like it.
Aww
January 19, 2012 by Colin · 4 Comments
So I recently bought two new lamps (P61 & MN11) for my Surefire M951 & M961 weaponlights but neither work with my rechargeable CR123 batteries. 
They work ok with standard CR123s but just won’t run with the rechargeable which is very disappointing. Stephen sent me a link to this store which sells Surefire CR123 batteries, the price is very good and I guess I have no choice. I wonder if I can find other rechargeables that will work, I just hate using disposable batteries.
On another note my RIS mounted M203 launcher finally came after ~4 weeks of waiting.
Sigh it’s alright I guess but I really would have preferred the barrel mounted version as there are no RIS mounted M203s in real life. Still the thing only cost me $100 so I guess I can’t complain, I’ll just sell it later and get a barrel mounted version when it’s available.
Getting better
January 15, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
Brandon still has a bad cough but it’s definitely getting better, or at least I think so. Hopefully he’ll be back up to 100% early next week and Maggie and I (more Maggie) can catch up on our sleep. Last week my Surefire FM13 IR lens cap finally came in for my Surefire M961XM07 weaponlight, now all I’m waiting for is the more powerful MN11 bulb and my M4 PTW will be NV ready too. Interestingly enough though, during limited testing in my basement (which I know isn’t very scientific) my Surefire M951XM07 (60 lumens) + FM63 IR lens cap illuminates the darkness better for my PVS-14 than the more powerful Surefire M961XM07 (125 lumens) + FM13. It’ll be interesting to see what happens when I get the more powerful lamps for both lights in (hoping this week).
Last night I also rigged up a new mouth protector out of an old paintball mask and some paracord, it doesn’t protect as much of my face as the mesh mask but it protects my teeth and allows me to sight down my weapons much easier.
I signed up for an outdoor game on March 3rd, I guess that’ll be when I test my new contraption. I’m really jonsing for a game right now, there have been a few games at TTAC3 I wanted to go to that were snuffed out due to unforeseen incidents.
Tired!
Brandon’s cough did not get any better during the week so Maggie and I brought him to the walk in clinic next door this morning. While we were waiting for the doctor, this other baby girl who was ~14 months old kept walking over to Brandon and tried to kiss him and this happened at least 3 to 4 times. One of the funniest/cutest things I have ever seen, it’s too bad he was sick so we kept her away from him so he doesn’t infect her.
The doctor prescribed some antibiotics but said it may not work if he has a viral infection. Brandon just has to tough it out and get through it himself and man I tell you he’s very sad right now. In the afternoon with Maggie out, we both took a nap on the living room sofa and I have to say I rather enjoyed that.
Back in December I accepted CBC’s invitation to go see a Leafs game in their private box to see last night’s game and man I have to say it was rather cool! It’s the first time I’ve been in a private box and lol, I don’t know if I can watch a game live in regular seats anymore. Unfortunately as I was passing through security the guards informed me that my camera lens was too long (they do not allow lenses longer than 75mm for some stupid reason) and I had to give my camera to client services which really sucked because I wanted to take a lot of pictures. Ended up using my Blackberry and well I made the best out of a bad situation.
Pretty cool eh? Too bad the Leafs sucked but yeah Colin is in the big leagues now…
Sick baby
January 12, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there’s nothing more sad than a sick baby. Brandon has had a bad cough for about a week now, it’s keeping him up and in turn he’s quite fussy when he’s up because he’s tired… Heh even though he’s sick, he’s still pretty cute and I took these pictures a couple of days ago when it was just him and I at home.
He’s reaching because he wants the camera. Love ya buddy, oh he’s 17 months now.
Headaches
Hmm in the last few weeks I notice that I’m getting headaches at work that get progressively worse as the day goes by… To deal with it I’ve been popping Ibuprofen but I wish I knew what the cause of it is so I can deal with it once and for all. Sometimes they’re so bad I put myself to bed at 9PM to sleep it off.
It feels kind of like a hangover style headache but I’ve been good at keeping hydrated. Maybe I should try drinking Gatorade or something. Sigh I can feel one developing right now, I would prefer not to be on drugs but these headaches get pretty bad.
Haha it only seems to affect me at the office, perhaps I’m allergic to work. 
Fun day
Since my wedding anniversary was on Tuesday Maggie and I decided to do something on the weekend instead. We went with my mom and Brandon for a dim sum lunch and I quite enjoyed that, I didn’t have dim sum in quite some time now. Later we took the little guy for a hair cut and he was definitely not pleased as you can see.
We went to this place since last time the barber was very quick and did a good job, this time around we got someone else and she was much slower. I felt bad for him but he needed a hair cut and well it’s not the last time he’ll be crying right…
Afterwards we went home, initially I wanted to take Maggie out to see a movie but there was nothing good on so we decided just to chill for the time being as we had reservations for Medieval Times. Good thing I made reservations as the line was huge and it was a packed house, our knight was the bad guy but that didn’t make it any less fun and I’m happy to report that Maggie had a great time.
We decided to go for a drive instead of going home immediately and I personally enjoyed that a lot. When we were younger we would go for drives late at night and it’s something that I really missed. Thanks to my mom for taking care of Brandon while we were gone!
Today we don’t have anything huge planned, my aunt and mom will come over in the afternoon to talk about the condo we purchased in Orlando Florida and that’s it.
Sigh I have a bit of anxiety right now, one of my workmates in Seattle made a mistake and I know I’m going to get chewed out for it on Monday. I hope I don’t get fired because of this but ya I’m definitely not feeling that good right now… Yes it is very serious and I’m team lead so ultimately it’s my responsibility. We’ll see what tomorrow brings I guess.
My thoughts are with you Mat!
January 4, 2012 by Colin · Leave a Comment
Sigh 2011 was a bad year for my friends and I just found out my friend Mat’s mom passed away due to cancer on Dec 30th. Visitation is on Thursday but I think I’m going to be too busy at work to pay my respects.
Makes you appreciate what you have…
