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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.

Escape Game: LockQuest

Posted on January 3, 2015 by stenoodie

Earlier this week, nine of us played another escape room called LockQuest.  By now, most people know about room escape games and how they’re currently a top pasttime since they’re fun, challenging, and involve lots of teamwork.  LockQuest is located directly … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: New

Posted on January 2, 2015 by stenoodie

It is definitely cliché that the first Weekly Photo Challenge of the year has the theme of “new”.  No matter, I’m up for it.  As always!  I got a good one for this week.  At first, I wanted to see what … Continue reading →

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Dinner at Yang’s Chinese Cuisine

Posted on January 1, 2015 by stenoodie

Happy first day of 2015!  Since today marks the first day of the calendar, it also marks the first day being back from being backlogged from completing all my restaurant reviews from my HK trip — I’m back to blogging about Canadian … Continue reading →

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2014 Reflection

Posted on December 31, 2014 by stenoodie

So, today’s the very last day of 2014 — December 31, 2014.  We’ll never see this day again and never feel the same way we did on this day.  Before I get too far into how every day actually passes … Continue reading →

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stenoodie’s 2014 in review (WordPress version)

Posted on December 30, 2014 by stenoodie

Wow!  It’s the second-last day of the year already!!!  Do you know what that means?  For me, that means recounting what happened in the past 357 days and posting it here for me to reflect on.  But before that happens, … Continue reading →

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Room Escape Adventures — Trapped in a Room with a Zombie

Posted on December 29, 2014 by stenoodie

A week ago, eleven friends and I went to play this newer room escape adventure called “Trapped in a Room with a Zombie” courtesy of Room Escape Adventures.  I first heard about this from my friend after we played the … Continue reading →

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Nra Trang (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 28, 2014 by stenoodie

The final restaurant review blog of a restaurant I ate at in Hong Kong from my autumn 2014 trip is Nra Trang.  I ate at this restaurant a few days after I arrived in Hong Kong for lunch with my … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Warmth

Posted on December 26, 2014 by stenoodie

Winter is here!  That means that we are all searching for warmth, whether it be a toasty cuddle under the blankets on cold night, intertwining fingers next to an open fire’s glow, the feeling you get when that special someone … Continue reading →

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Chicken Hot Pot at The Great Restaurant 一品雞煲火鍋 (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 25, 2014 by stenoodie

For our last meal in HK on our fall trip in 2014, we visited an extremely popular restaurant in Tsun Wan.  It’s so popular that you must ensure you go there early before it opens at 5:30 p.m. in order … Continue reading →

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Butao Ramen (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 24, 2014 by stenoodie

For noontime lunch on a Friday, we headed to another one of Jennifer’s recommendations: Butao.  It’s a Japanese ramen restaurant that has chains located all around Hong Kong.  I knew it was a ramen shop but other than that, didn’t … Continue reading →

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