Monthly Archives: May 2015

A Milestone and a talk on #Hashtags

Posted on May 9, 2015 by stenoodie

A year ago, I would never have thought that I’d be speaking publicly in front of over 300 young entrepreneurs at the North York City Hall. It’s so interesting to see where life takes you, and so far on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, New Experiences | Tagged comfort zone, confidence, fear of public speaking, growth, presentations, public speaking, self-improvement, stage, stage fright | 5 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature

Posted on May 8, 2015 by stenoodie

Without a doubt, this is a force of nature to me. Just look at those huge looming mountains and large surfaces of land that has erupted out of the earth. It’s truly incredible. Man couldn’t make that even if he … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged forces of nature, mountains, Mt. Cook, nature, New Zealand, postaday, scenery, weekly photo challenge | 9 Comments

Congee Queen (Agincourt Mall)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by stenoodie

So funny that I found myself here again so soon. There are so many Congee Queen‘s all across the GTA now and it doesn’t come as a surprise because of how delicious the Chinese food is and how affordable it … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 3850 Sheppard Ave E (Agincourt Mall) Unit 0425, Agincourt Mall, Chinese, Congee Queen, Curry Pad Thai with Shrimp & Chicken, eel fried rice, Empress Fried Rice, food blog, foodie, lunch set menu, minced beef with egg white thick soup, restaurant review, Scarborough, Sheppard, vegetable spring roll | 5 Comments

Product Review: Pentaxyl

Posted on May 6, 2015 by stenoodie

Pentaxyl is a blue and white bottle that contains ingredients like Vitamin A, C, and E, bearberry & licorice extracts, and Matrixyl® that work on both the epidermis and the dermis of the skin to reduce appearance of wrinkles, furrows, … Continue reading →

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Dinner at R&D

Posted on May 5, 2015 by stenoodie

I’ve been hearing a lot about this restaurant ever since it opened recently. R&D is located in Chinatown in downtown Toronto and is opened by the winner of the first ever MasterChef Canada cooking game show TV series, Eric Chong, and multiple … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 241 Spadina Ave, @rdspadina, @WOK_Lobster, Canadian, Chinatown, Chinese, Chinese-Canadian fusion food, Coconut Sugar Crème Brûlée, crème brûlée, Crispy Smoked Milk, CTV’s MasterChef Canada, Demon, dinner, downtown, Eric Chong, first season MasterChef winner, food blog, foodie, free wifi, fusion, Little Dragon Buns, malted milk ice cream, Masterchef Canada, oyster, poutine, R&D, R&D Restaurant, Rebel, restaurant review, Salmon Belly, Shiitake Polenta Fries, Shrimp Toast, Spadina, Toronto | 3 Comments

Hey Meatball

Posted on May 4, 2015 by stenoodie

By the name of this restaurant, Hey Meatball, you already know what they specialize in and that it’s clearly not a restaurant for you to go to if you are a vegan or vegetarian! (However, what’s interesting is that they actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 719 College Street, @TeamHeyMeatball, beef balls, ciabatta bun, downtown, food blog, foodie, Hey Meatball, Italian, Little Italy, local ingredients, meatballs, pork balls, Portugal Village, restaurant review, Rodfather, sandwich, self serve, Toronto | 2 Comments

Delucious: Korean Side-Dish Delivery [Defunct]

Posted on May 3, 2015 by stenoodie

Mark of Delucio (with an emphasis on the “luci”), a Korean side-dish delivery business based in Toronto, contacted me last week about providing me with some complimentary Korean side dishes to try and to share his mother’s story.

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Tree Planting as part of Trees Across Toronto 2015

Posted on May 2, 2015 by stenoodie

I helped plant trees for the first time in spring 2013 when it was part of the DiSCOVER 2013 program events. I love participating in new experiences and planting a tree two years ago was definitely something new that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Philanthropy | Tagged @TOtrees, City of Toronto, families, free, gloves, L'Amoreaux North Park, mulch, public, Scarborough, shovels, shrubs, Toronto, tree planting, trees, Trees Across Toronto 2015, Trillium Lions, volunteer | Leave a comment

Weekly Photo Challenge: Intricate

Posted on May 1, 2015 by stenoodie

When we were in New Zealand last month, we visited Rainbow Springs, a haven in New Zealand where hundreds of native trees and wildlife live. It’s also a place where they have raised and released more than 1,200 kiwi birds into the … Continue reading →