Quebec March 2011 : Part 2

Part 2 of Quebec city in March. A little heavier on the image front.

Showcasing the main event, the reason we traveled to Quebec city in the middle of winter...

Red Bull Crashed Ice!!
This is actually the end of the course... Hehe...

This is the start of it!

It's a pretty crazy sport event! Basically, a bunch of guys and gals go down the course on hockey skates... Twists and turns, and more twists and turns. It's super fast!

It goes on and on and on...

All of it, right smack in the middle of Old Quebec city.

As we walked around the course going down, there were a few test runs.
I got up close and personal :D

And then around 5pm we headed out to the Crash Zone!

Crash Zone was like a VIP area. Buy tickets to have access, alcohol, music, dance floor, etc. And of course, super close to the course itself that went right through the Crash zone.

As it got dark, big screens lit up and advertised other Red Bull extreme sport events. Snowboarding, downhill bikes, motorcycles, cars, etc, etc.
Also covered on backstage with the athletes taking part of the race and interviews.
Everything to pump up the crowd!

And then at 7pm the event started. There were a few people in front of us. But this is where I'm glad I'm a little taller than 50% of the population here :)

It started with a few guys going by with the different flags of countries participating.
(This is also around the time my battery started dying. You can imagine how much I was annoyed. It was fully charged and within an hour it was dead. I guess it was my camera's way of telling me she didn't like the cold...)

Japan!!
Then I stopped taking pictures because the camera was dying.
And also it's really hard to take good pictures with big puffy mittens...
And without the mittens my fingers were frozen within a matter of seconds.

All it all it was a great event! I enjoyed it quite a bit and would definitely go back. But next time, definitely dress warmer!!

Chateau Frontenac from the hotel room after the event.
I seriously need a new camera...

What do you think of this sport event? Extreme enough for you? Would you attend such an event?

March update

Nothing super special for March (boo...)

I went to Quebec city for a weekend (detailed post on this to come soon), but the shopping there prooved to be unsuccessful to my disappointment.

I got my nails done, as per every month. I went in to have purple on my nails this time, but she didn't have purple left. This shade of green stood out to me though.


The past month or two, I've noticed she doesn't have as many colors available as before and I'm not 100% satisfied with her work anymore. So I decided to move on and see elsewhere. I found a nailist that does all her work from home, and she lives 5 minutes from my house! I can walk there!! From her website, her work appeals to me a lot more and she said she has over 80 different shades of color. I expressed my liking for pinks and purples, she said she had plenty of those to choose from. I'll be meeting her for a new set of nails for April, on the 21st.

My big buy of March was my new bicycle. A mountain bike to be specific.


I'm totally in love with it and can't wait to make use of it. I took it out once to far, but it's still too chilly. Last time I came back with a serious neck and ear ache from the cold wind.

I plan to bike every day this summer, as long as it's not raining. And hopefully get into mountain or at least, park trails later in June, to try it out and get a little more into the extreme of the sport.

Then the few other buys for March...

Hello Kitty strap and necklace from a little tiny shop while I was in Quebec city.


And two tops from Smart Set.


I went for the green one first and loved it so much I went back for grey. There was also a purple-blue and a black, but I found neither of those color looked all that great on me.

That's it for now~


Have you shopped and bought a lot in March? Are you looking forward to the summer as much as I am?

February Update

February has been pretty quiet. I haven't been spending much since I will be going on a trip out of town for a week in March, so I've been trying my best to put money aside for some shopping over there. I'm crossing my fingers for unique shops and boutiques, different ones from around here anyway.

An interesting combination for February though... Bikini & Snow ! Wait. What?!

I bought a bikini a few weeks ago. I'm THAT excited for the summer, Yes!

It's in MY COLORS!!! I'm in looooove~

Anyone that's known me for a while, knows that pink and orange is my favorite color combination. It's bright, happy and very summery, reminds me of the sun, the flowers, etc. I saw this bikini as soon as I walked into SportChek and it was at the other end of the store completely. Just hanging there, on the wall, waiting for me...

Detailed close up shot.

You know what's the coolest part about it? (Other than the fact it's bright, and awesome and was super cheap and fit me almost perfectly...)

It's Reversible !!!

Ehehehe~Two bikinis for the price of one! YES! Mad happy about this buy. Almost and sort of proud too! So I've got orange/pink/white/red combination on one side, and bright pink on the other. Just looking at it cheers me up!

And now you're asking why I was talking about bikini and snow. Well, the same day, in the same store I bought...

A snowboard. You guys should have seen the look on the girl's face when I brought the bikini and the snowboard together at check out. She looked at the board. Then the bikini. Back at the board. Then at me.

Then my friend (being your typical guy) who was quietly standing by, observing, decided to let one out and said: "You gotta admit that'd be pretty hot..." The girl started blushing while every other guy around started laughing. Lol

Details on the snowboard.

You can see the wood of the board underneath from the spots they didn't put designs on...

Some of the profits go to breast cancer research.

And last but not least... my nails for February 2011.

Both hands are different. I think they are my favorite so far! I love this color combination. The white has sparkles in it too, but for some reason they didn't come out much in the pictures...


Have you ever purchased 2 completely unrelated items together at the same time? Did you get a strange look from the others around you?

Any of you ladies have started shopping for Spring and Summer yet?