Monthly Archives: June 2013

Dragon boat workshop

Posted on June 30, 2013 by stenoodie

This past Saturday in the DiSCOVER 2013 program, instead of sitting in the classroom in our usual Mandarin class and business/Chinese culture workshop, we went out to the lake shore and did a 2-hour crash course on the wonderful water … Continue reading →

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Rubbing earlobes

Posted on June 27, 2013 by stenoodie

I’m kind of stressed. I can’t wait until this is all done and over with. So much to do and everything is falling within the next 3 weeks….

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Protected: The learning never ends

Posted on June 25, 2013 by stenoodie

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TO Food Fest 2013!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by stenoodie

I attended the second annual TO Food Fest yesterday in the blistering heat. The event features well known food trucks and eateries selling their most popular yummies in a food show. It’s sort of like the night markets except during … Continue reading →

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My First Time Dining at JaBistro in Toronto

Posted on June 19, 2013 by stenoodie

There’s been a lot of talk about the Japanese restaurant called JaBistro that opened up in the Entertainment District in downtown Toronto, so I was quite excited to get a chance to go. It just so happened that I visited … Continue reading →

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DiSCOVER 2013 retreat

Posted on June 18, 2013 by stenoodie

This weekend was a bit of a prelude to the 2-week trip to China that I’ll be partaking in during July as part of the culminating event to the 6-month DiSCOVER youth development program. We went up to Blue Mountain … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Travel | Tagged Blue Mountain Village, Collingwood, DiSCOVER 2013, friends, games, leadership, Mon Sheong, new friendships, retreat, team-building | 4 Comments

Peruvian dishes at El Fogon

Posted on June 14, 2013 by stenoodie

Last night, a friend and I tried Peruvian food at El Fogon. It’s a nice little restaurant on St. Clair West. I was the first person to walk into the restaurant at 7 p.m. on a Thursday night, but as … Continue reading →

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Steno Progress

Posted on June 10, 2013 by stenoodie

Six students passed their speed tests this weekend. Woohoo! So happy when I got the e-mails informing me that they passed and and four of them were my former theory students. YAY!

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Fishmen Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant [Relocated]

Posted on June 10, 2013 by stenoodie

Posted in Food | Tagged 680 Silver Star Boulevard, Asian, Chinese, Chinese seafood restaurant in Toronto, crab tower, dinner, Fisherman Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant, food, food blog, foodie, lobster, lobster tower, restaurant review, Scarborough, seafood, Silver Star and Steeles, Toronto | 3 Comments

My Favourite Dishes at Golden Shanghai Restaurant

Posted on June 9, 2013 by stenoodie

June 2013: This is a restaurant that serves Shanghai food that I’ve visited every so often over the past several years. I don’t remember when was the first time I stepped into this restaurant as it was many years ago, … Continue reading →