CLC - Toronto day one part 2
Receiving called from Steven for group lunch , I was return from Eaton Center 30 minutes ago, but for the team spirit, I accept the invitation, we met by 12:15 and took taxi to an lake side Chinese Restaurant, Pearl. this is an Cantonese restaurant offer dim sum and Cantonese cruise. S. order one big lobster and Hi pay the bill. we book the lake view , in the cooling winter, there's no point to sit by the lake.return to hotel by 2 pm, I play around the Black Berry Pearl demo which I take when registering this morning, the Rogers send the first 300 attendee who sign up for the service. I didn't know we have to return it until see the notification letter, I didn't spend too much time on the smart phone, I am afraid of losing it and cost me 400 dollar plenty.
4 pm gathering for the Networking Game. attending the Imperial room for Forum officers' first meeting, the host instruct 2 games to make people knowing each other quick , first game is to list 20 " Do you know " and have you to find the qualified person in the category, family get acquainted then. second game is a " Birthday battle " , by assembling members born in different months, it created 12 teams immediately, and having team members to follow the order coming down from the Master of ceremony, a competition begins. we - November Team win the birthday battle and win our self a chocolate bar in the end.
I suppose to follow the forum team member to a Hockey Game social, however, promise S. to join the dinner with all the Taipei chapter member, I skip the first social session and return to my room, as time is enough for a shout swimming, I take my swimming gadget and jump to the pool , this is my long awaiting exercise since 2 months ago. the energy level is not as good as before, I swim for a 10 round-trip loop and decided to take steaming room for an compensation, as least, I push myself to an action which I didn't take for a very long time.
Sotto sotto is the dinner place we went today, good Italian restaurant with lot of celerity flamed with their photos on the wall. stay for 2 and half hours, D. and Kuro-san join late with 2 hockey sticker on hand, so, they are following the social event and play hockey.
a few old faces and a lot of new faces. tomorrow will be a good opening.
It's chilly to stand outside by the lake, the strong cold wind will easily tear your ears away, l like cool, but cold is the other story.
posted by Roger @ 2/01/2007 11:36:00 上午
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