Pixels and Widgets

A blog by Tai Toh


I write about the things I find interesting. It’s really random stuff.

  • So I played badminton again at the club tonight. It turns out that the club is not that new. It was started in 1983. I learned this talking to Johnny, he’s a regular with the club. I got man-handled by…

  • I was fortunate to play with a demo racquet tonight. A Victor Power Waves 11 that was lent to me by another member of the online badminton forums that I frequent. (I’m sure I’ve just lost the 3-4 readers that…

  • So Jen had this great idea to participate in the CBC’s Test the Nation’s IQ test. I scored a 134 (which is about right from previous IQ tests that I had to do as a kid). Jen scored 136. Congrats…

  • Since I was working at home today, I figured that I should go running. It was 12C today—great weather. I had planned to run the standard Davisville Rd. to Saint Claire Ave route. However, I was suffering from a massive…

  • [stag_image style=”no-filter” src=”http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/420524585_e43993ca9a.jpg” alignment=”none” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/taitoh/420524585/”] Description Isabelle is sleeping, originally uploaded by Tai Toh. We arrived at Karen and Hyun’s condo shortly after 4pm. A group of people were already crowding around the crib. I snapped this shot of her…

  • The past weekend was quite busy. Free dinner at Mom and Pop’s house Friday was dinner at my Parent’s house. A rare occasion that I must make it a point to attend more. I mean, it’s free food that I…

  • One of the things that I always felt lacking in my dream of the “Linux Desktop” is the poor tools for photo-editing. Yes, I realize that several community options are available like, UFraw, RAWstudio, or the Raw plug-in for GIMP…

  • Here’s a quick rundown of my evening: Tasting menu at the Brant House. 2 Amaretto-and-Cokes 4 Sambuca shots Crazy taxi ride home Going into Shock Vomitting until 3:00 am in the morning Memories are priceless. Happy Birthday Rubem! Congrats on…

  • So I had this crazy dream. It’s a play on a recurring dream that I have had from time to time. I’m in a Spanish / Columbian villa. The kind of place that a drug lord would have. I am…

  • Cooked a meal for Jen and some friends to celebrate her 29th birthday. It was great to see everyone (especially Cort and Lynn’s daughter, Corynn). I made pork tenderloin using the indoor BBQ pit that Cort and Lynn bought for…