Went out to get some athletic gear since my shorts are fallin down - they must be getting old as I'm definitely not getting any skinnier.  Anyways, its a suburban or couple thing, as I went to Winners to get my athletic gear. Its a good way to get this type of workout gear. You can get brand names adidas, nike, new balance shirts and shorts for $15-20. Its worth it to get a new set of this type of stuff here. 

 

Sports blog

 

Hack a Shaq - I'm watching the game and basically on ever play no matter who has the ball, they foul Shaq. Its beyond ridiculous. The league needs to ban this stupid rule. Its legal and within the rules but its beyond the spirit of the sports. I read an ESPN article and it basically said, uck u Spurs, and just hack Duncan everytime too. And the game would just be a game of free throws. It would have to be a regular season game but amusing for sure.  Sports is suppose to be about entertainment.

1. Four students tell a professor they were missed the midterm because their car got a flat tire. The professor gives them the exam with only one question: Which tire was flat?

 

2. A student is caught cheating on an exam at the end and is about to hand in his exam and the professor tells him and he responds loudly, "Do you know who I am". The prof says no and he squeezes his exam paper in the middle of the hundreds of them.

 

3. That Toronto has closed 10 strip clubs in that last 5 years and the industry is dying with 50% unemployment rates.

 

4. A friend orders fruity shooters and one tejuila shot for unsuspecting friend. The unsuspecting friend was in awe of how the group was drinking a shot (when in fact it was just a girly shooter) ever 5 minutes for a couple of hours.

 

5. People tip their starbucks coffee maker, i mean barrista.

 

6. My blog is useless propaganda.

 

" Hello can I speak to Mr. or Mrs. Chu please"

 

"Yes, speaking"

 

"Hi Mr. Chu, I'm from XYZ Vacations "

 

(interuption)

 

"I am not interested in a vacation"

 

"That's not the purpose on the call, your name came up randomly you have won a free vacation"

 

(interuption)

 

"I do not like free vacations, only ones I pay for" (click phone)

 

These vacation phone calls are the new Nigeria bank emails.

 

I got my propane BBQ from Home Depot delivered this weekend. Yahoo. But I freakin ordered a Natural gas BBQ. uck u Home Depot. I make it a point to tell the person when I was buying too - make sure to assembly and deliver the natural gas one b/c it looks like there is only one left and the rest are propane.

 

So I get this BBQ and it looks like it has a propane hose on it but they cut on the box serial number and label and it clearly says Natural Gas . I'm alittle confused, then I check the manual this afternoon and the manual is propane and has a different serial number on it. Can't anybody do anything right.

 

Forget to mention I went into a suburban toys R us ...  all I have to say is wow, there are some freakin freakin awesome toys out there. The level of toys right now is perhaps the best it is.

 

They have everything - bikes, scooters, a whole array of new big wheels, lots of jeeps, atvs, those new skateboard/snowboards on wheels, new sports inventions

 

None of this lameass - pogoballs ... technology has changed and so has toys ..

 

 

marriage prep course

costco membership

TTC passes

time devoted to reading this blog

 

 

check out your local grocery store ... this new vending machine company is putting DVDs for rent at Loblaws for only $2 a rental. Worth a look.

 

so I headed to Ajax and Whitby for the Sunday afternoon and its suburbs are the new Americas.

 

Ever travel to the states and see the large disparity in mass index. (the massive portions, fastfood, grease and over consumption)

 

Now it has infilitrated Canadian suburbs. Must be all the superstores. We hit the Real Canadian superstore (Loblaws version of the superstore) and it was all suburbs. All the workers were whitby teenagers and the store was packed with people who live in houses than look exactly the same. (but think they look all different)

 

I noticed how big everyone was. Suburbs are super big - everyone has a super big BBQ, super large screen tv, shop @ superstores. Its all super.

 

What to put on what?

 

Certain sauces go well with certain dishes ....

 

Question of the day - Is it okay to put A-1 steak sauce on your burger and skip the ketchup and/or mustard?

 

The answer is yes. A-1 is a tomato based steak sauce. Heck, any steak sauce is okay but A-1 is preferable over HP since it is tomato based. 

An A-1 burger with grilled onions sounds quite appetizing. The query is like asking whether you can put anything on a hotdog other than mustard. But is very different than asking if you can put anything else other than mustard on a montreal smoked meat sandwich or corn beef. Mustard only please.

  

What do you put on pork chops?

 

Only Heinz 57 will do for sauce. Or worchestire of course but thats not really a sauce.

 

BBQ Chicken?

 

Now, I haven't actually eaten it but saw it on some best of BBQ show on the Food Network and they dip fried chicken into a bowl of heated BBQ sauce. Now that just sounds too tasty and yet no place does it. I hope my blog starts this trend from city to city.

 

This is similar to the "boneless buffalo wings trend" taken to the next level.

 

Steak?

 

if you use a sauce, use tabasco, HP and A-1 in that order. I don't consider keen's mustard a sauce, more an accompaniment.

 

Salmon?

 

Hollandaise - the same sauce on Eggs Benedict goes great with Salmon. Its like the fish version of filet mignon with bernaise.

  

Always remember to buy salmon steaks  instead of filets. When you cut against the grain, you get a steak and its much more flavorful and ideal for BBQ. Plus you get the bone. Bone on any food is more tasty. See Prime Rib, see rib steak, see baby back ribs, see rack of lamb, see chicken wings. Getting a filet is way more sissy than ordering a filet mignon as thats just a fine steak. Salmon is a good fatty steak and has omega fatty acids which universally acceptable as good for you.

 

The new buzz word for food is "pre-biotic".

 

 

 

My BBQ has arrived - it arrived on this huge mack truck about 15 times the size of this.. no joke.. I wish I took a pic .. there was my tiny BBQ all alone on this flat bed which stretched from my house all the way past my neighbours. About 120 feet and one crane at the back. The guy hopped in the crane and then drove my BBQ to my driveway.

 

My "flavour bars" are already scratched up so I will have to call Weber on Monday. One thing I will have to say is that BBQs are like big screen tvs... Every tv looks small when you buy one @ Futureshop. Same with BBQs, every BBQ looks like whimpie if front of some of the stainless steel sheetmetal. I forgot to mention, one of the reasons why I recommend the Genesis as "the BBQ" is I don't recommend  and can't recommend the all stainless steel ones and the are cleaning disasters .. ask any professional cleaning lady of repute and cleaning stainless steel is difficult and gets stains easily. The all stainless steel BBQs only look good in the showroom. Unfortunately due to trends, mass marketing and the blingness of society, stainless steel BBQs are here to stay. All so called top tier premium BBQs are stainless steel except for the Genesis.

 

Oh and why did I name my blog "Flavor of Love" .. its not b/c of Flavor Flav but the wedding prep course instructor's name is "Flavio" - seriously.

 

 

I just googled "acroynom for married, 2 kids, 2 pets and in the suburbs" and it came up my blog as the 1st hit !

 

Crazy ..

then I realized I can't spell and acroynom was wrong

 

and then it asks u " did u mean acrynom for married , 2 kids, 2 pets, etc"

 

I changed the spelling and now I'm googleless.

 

Damit, my spelling mistake weirded me out when I tried to google something I wrote on my blog.

 

so I had a couple of flavors of love today ...

 

I got a BBQ today and started a wedding prep course.

 

1) BBQ - the search has ended. A got a natural gas entry level Weber .. the Spirit. Its your basic BBQ. I ended up not splurging and got a no frills one.  I was oh so close to getting the standard of BBQs - the Weber Genesis.  Its "the BBQ". Home Depot had a promotion today so I jumped to the Depot. Initially I was going with a basic BroilKing, a good ugly BBQ.  Nowadays, there are alot of flashy stainless steel ones. All show, no sizzle. Anyways with the good weather, BBQs never go on sale but Home Depot had this promo where you get a $150 gift card and free assembly so I thought it was sign to get the Genesis.

 

I get to the store and ready to buy it and then look at the grills and they are cast iron when the Genesis has stainless steel grills. What the ! I was thinking stupid HD guys put the wrong grills on and then I look at the description and HD puts special cast iron grills instead of the standard ones. Its the same model but HD changes up the main surface. I'm stuck as I already had in my mind got the Genesis as all other Genesis in the world have stainless stell grills and I don't want the cleaning care of cast iron.

 

I am stuck . I didn't even want to shell out the Genesis money but the promo gift card was enough for me but now I couldn't economically get the Genesis. 

 

So I changed it to a Spirit, a budget entry level BBQ with plastic handles and shelves. I am very down to earth.

 

The king of BBQs is the Weber Summit series which is a stainless steel grilling monster. Summit, Genesis, ..... Spirit. I feel like I got the a smart car or one of those cars that preppie teenager girls in the 90s like the Geo Metro, Geo Tracker. (before the days of MTV)

 

I noticed everything comes in 3s : BBQs and clothes.

 

Weber Spirit, Genesis, Summitt.

Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic.

Z Zegna, E Zegna, Ermenegildo Zegna

A/E exchange, Giorgio Armani Collectionizi, Giorgio Armani black label

Polo, Polo black label, Polo purple

 

2) Wedding preparation course is required for people to marry in a church. The place was filled with future newlyweds. Lots of interesting couples.

 

I'm actually watching Rich Bride Poor Bride and they are doing an "green" wedding. Green as in recycle wedding. The couple obviously said green wedding so they could get on tv as they ended up with everything non enviromental.

 

They searched for organic flowers but ended up with plastic flowers from Asia.

They searched for an outdoor venue but ended up with an airconditioned ballroom.

They searched for e-vites but ended up with some paper invites.

They searched for enviro cars but ended up with gas rental cars b/c they are cheaper.

They searched for "organic" wine but ended up with a normal wine b/c of the corkage fee was more.

 

Love it.

 

Question one, How do you know you are prepared for marriage?

 

When your drapes look better than your BBQ.   Check out those drapes in the back. Oh la la.

 

 

The best sports ... what is it?

 

well, I don't know the actual best sports name but there is a former Flames player Mike Commodore who could potentially have the best sports name ever

 

"Commodore 64"

 

if he would only change his number and live in infamy.

 

 

 

so I reached a point in my life where facebook is now a midlife crisis for trying to relive highschool ...

 

damit, I just reached the phase this week ... when a mass email was sent out for our 15th highschool reunion. Much unlike my class who try to relive their high school by emailing girls who ignored them in high school (see Nicole Johnson blog), I am now on the unofficial high school friend list and it is ruining my facebook. Once I added one non-friend request, I am got caught in a midst of high school group emails and non-friend requests. I love it when people reply to high school reunion about their lives... its bitterly sad and pathetic. 

 

My favorite one was a 10 year renunion: "Married with No kids, 2 pets and in the suburbs"

 

This guy used this acrynom or ridiculous saying about being married with no kids, 2 pets in the suburbs of who knows where.. It literally made me want to punch my computer and hoping that the my fist would go through the screen and into this idiot's screen and into his face.

 

Married with No Kids, Two pets and in the Suburbs.

 

its a puzzle and if u can come up with something lameass to describe it please tell me b/c I can't recall what it was and I certainly can't google it.

 

 

I went searching for a BBQ today ......  I'm not sure to go high end or not ... as I noticed with appliances it really doesn't "make" a difference in quality but merely a oh it looks better feeling. As someone who usually judges things on looks and names, its going to be a real test to see if I can go for an affordable BBQ.

 

I think I'm going with an entry Broil King - its like a family sedan of BBQs.. looks pretty crappy but its solid.

 

but then again, you can laugh at me when I end up with a 1000 pound stainless steel Weber BBQ...

 

things I learned recently

 

- never fill water to your jacuzzi if more than 4 people are using it... think basic physics, more people in means more water displacement

 

- forget spinach dip - artichoke and asiago cheese dip is the best - the artichoke might not be good on pizza but it makes a great dip

 

 

There are plenty of books on how to eat "healthy" and "well". But has anyone told you how to eat.

 

How to eat: What you should eat. Sound ridiculous but think about it.

 

Do you know the difference between a riblet and a baby back?

Do you know what the difference between a rack of lamb and a lamb chop?

Do you know what an Oyster Rockerfeller is?

Do you know whats a St. Louis rib?

Do you know what a porterhouse steak is?

Do you know what a scampi is?

Do you know what a steak neptune is?

Do you know the difference between bernaise and hollandaise sauce?

Do you know the difference between a filet mignon and a beef tenderloin?

Do you know what cerviche is?

Do you know what a beef wellington is?

Do you know the difference between pacific salmon and atlantic?

 

 

BBQ -

 

Turn on BBQ to maximum. Set steaks and let steaks sit in room temperature for thirty minutes. Season with sea salt, pepper and garlic salt. Add Remi Martin XO Brandy to marinate. Sit.

 

Make sure the BBQ is super hot. Throw steak on. The sounds should sizzle.

 

Now, its time to let it sear ... never ever turn a steak over more than once. and never ever turn it over right away. let its smoke up with the lid closed. You never ever should think I need to cook a steak for 15 minutes and divide by two the time u flip it. 50% rule isn't for steaks. Use a 65-70% minmum rule. It leads to a strong sear.

A steak should never be slowed cooked.

 

As you should know, never buy a steak like rump, eye of round, etc. If you forget, look at the price of the steak. If its too good to be true, it is and don't buy it.

 

Fattier steaks - rib eye

Leaner steaks - filet - the tenderloin

 

Remember you are what u eat - a ribe eye is a prime rib steak and a filet mignon is a tenderloin.

 

A good way to determine if the steak is done is NOT to cut into it. Look @ it. Touch it with one finger..if it is warm, its done. Or ask my blog if its around. Blogs usually can look at it.

 

When the steak is done, Let it REST. It deserves it.. it has worked hard for u and if u eat it right away you are going to ruin it... (ever eat a steak right away and all these juice comes out and surrounds ur plate like a swimming pool) Just let it sit for 5 minutes and you won't be swimming.

 

How do u eat a steak.

 

Never Ever use a steak knife with circular grooves as this cuts the steak and leaves shavings of it. Shameful.

 

 

Use steak knifes like an Henkel but be careful even some henkels have improper shapes. (see above fo proper shape)

 

Ask partner to massage your shoulders while u eat and this is good for to create a proper ambience when eating. You can be a like a piece of kobe beef if you drink beer while this happens.

 

 

that my blog shops @ Wal-Mart?

 

buffalo wing sauce is just hot sauce mixed with butter (red plus yelow = orange)

 

shrimp's heart is in its head..

 

your fashionability is correlated with your relationship status

 

shark steak tastes like crap (i bought a huge shark steak in anticipation for the flames shark series - only game they lost was when i hate the crappy sharkmeat)

 

Toronto needs a BBQ place - there is no BBQ here ... for all the restauranteurs who read this, Toronto needs a down home BBQ pulled pork, ribs, brisket

 

mosiac tiles is the new berber

 

enviro green is the new black (okay i stole this from a Vitamin water bottle)

 

facebookin old high school people is pathetic

 

drivin a SUV just means minivan in 5 years

 

my last name means PIG in chinese

 

Mr. Pig

 

simmering pork ribs is critical

 

a good steak is like a good suit, they might all look the same but depending on the place u go for it and the cut, its much different in reality

 

there is only one way to donate, anonymous

 

planning a wedding is like going to any store and then paying 500% over the price that is listed just for the fun of it

 

So I got a tux in New York City. I brought my friend Mike who is like a wikipedia guide on tuxes and formalwear.

 

Issue to consider when getting a tux:

 

1. Notch lapel or peak lapel - notch is the same collar as a suit and has spread in popularity b/c its easier for suit manufacturers to just replicate their suits into tux'es very easily.

 

2. Brand name - just like cars, never go american and buy european. Just kidding - Polo tux'es are the top of the tux hierarchy and are equal to an Armani. 

 

3. Armani is more expensive in US than China. Damit, I should of got that Arimini while I was in China.

 

4. Pleasted pants or flat front pants. Good luck getting a flat front pair.  Why do they still make pleats.

 

5. Why don't they sell baby blue tux's anymore?

 

6. Would u consider velvet? You got to come to find out.

 

7. When I found my tux, I wasn't sold on its pricepoint but then I thought to myself about my dear blog who unofficually endorses this fashion line in past blogs. I had to back up my blog by purchasing the tuxedo if it makes any sense. Sort of like if someone talks about the saving the enviroment, needs to recycle...

 

The Stanley Cup of MTV was on last nite - the MTV Gauntlet, the MTV version of Gladiators using MTV reality stars. Awesome.

 

This is sports at its purest - intriguing, entertaining - human and psychological sport at its finest. In the finale, each team was chained together and one of their team members, Eric (the 300 lb redhead) was done and looked like he was about to die but b/c he was chained, the team was draggin him like a dog to the end ...

 

They called in the paramedics and in a Rocky moment the Veteran Red team said "let's finish it for Eric" ... (although everyone was pissed b/c they the other team was soo far ahead due to Eric and the paramedic slowdown they thought the other team crossed the finish line already)

 

Well, they ended up finishing the race and beating the other team in a crazy finish better than any so called legimate sports event but then for some odd reason only realized they couldn't win b/c they left Eric behind.

 

  The Stanley Cup of non-hockey.