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About stenoodie

I'm a stenographer, foodie, avid traveller, and mom of 3 who loves to share her experiences with the world.

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Posted on May 20, 2017 by stenoodie

On Friday, I had an examination at the office. For the first time, I was reporting in one of their biggest rooms that they had even though the number of scheduled number of people was slated to be 4 to … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Heritage

Posted on May 17, 2017 by stenoodie

A part of the Chinese heritage includes these thousands of terracotta warriors that were made in the Qin dynasty as part of funerary art for the first Emperor of China to protect him in his afterlife. I can’t ever forget the … Continue reading →

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Work over blogging? /CR Firsts

Posted on May 16, 2017 by stenoodie

Lately, I’ve taken the approach of preferring to work on my transcripts rather than blogging whereas in the past it’s always been blog posts before anything else to the point of staying up late until midnight or beyond to publish … Continue reading →

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Il Fornello Tasting Dinner in Richmond Hill

Posted on May 14, 2017 by stenoodie

As part of my very first #jojoinstameets from Jo and Joanna, it was hosted at Il Fornello where we had a fabulous tasting dinner and learned about their newest menu specials. This is a recap blog post about my experience … Continue reading →

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Yelp Catches ‘The Feels’ at Good Catch Boil House

Posted on May 12, 2017 by stenoodie

On Monday, April 24, 2017, Yelp hosted an invite-only dinner party at Good Catch Boil House for Elite members. Up until this point, I had already been to Good Catch Boil House three times — the first time was to their media … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflecting

Posted on May 10, 2017 by stenoodie

For this week’s photo challenge of “reflecting”, I picked this photo from my visit to Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada a couple of weeks ago. You can see the fishies reflected in the bottom of the tank against the light and lots … Continue reading →

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The Loose Moose

Posted on May 8, 2017 by stenoodie

There aren’t too many places on Front Street near Union Station which open very late at night so after we finally stumbled out of the underwater sea world at Ripley’s and were looking for a bite to eat, we ended … Continue reading →

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The WORKS Gourmet Burger Bistro at St. Lawrence Market

Posted on May 7, 2017 by stenoodie

Before we ventured into the underwater sea world at Ripley’s, we went to The WORKS Gourmet Burger Bistro at St. Lawrence Market for some sustenance first. I wasn’t particularly hungry so we decided to share a burger. The WORKS Gourmet Burger … Continue reading →

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Cacao 70 Queen West

Posted on May 6, 2017 by stenoodie

Cacao 70 is a chocolate heaven for those that like this sweet or bitter treat (depending on how you like your chocolate). Cacao 70 first started up in Montreal, Queback and since then have expanded to further locations across Canada … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Danger!

Posted on May 3, 2017 by stenoodie

Look out below! Danger! …Unless you have a bungy cord attached to you and are planning to jump into the river for an once-in-a-lifetime experience! 😛 …Which is what I did two years ago in an unforgettable experience tackling the … Continue reading →