Author Archives: stenoodie

About stenoodie

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

Weekly Photo Challenge: Letters

Posted on April 25, 2014 by stenoodie

Instead of showing you a picture of letters, whether of how the alphabet can be rendered in different shapes, fonts, or sizes, or of physical letters that you send through snail mail, let me show you how I “type” out letters on … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged computers, keyboards, letters, phonetics, Shorthand, sounds, steno, stenograph, syllables, transcription, typing, weekly photo challenge, words, writing | 34 Comments

Dim Sum at Paramount Chinese Cuisine (take two)

Posted on April 24, 2014 by stenoodie

Back in October, I bought this Groupon deal for $15 of $25 worth of food at Paramount Chinese Cuisine & Banquet Hall. I recently blogged about this restaurant when I dined here with family for dim sum. Here are some … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Chinese, Dim sum, e-fu noodles, food blog, fried "white rice" fish, groupon deal, morning, Paramount Chinese Cuisine & Banquet Hall, pork dumplings, restaurant review, Richmond Hill, siu mai | 5 Comments

Sea Urchin Shooters & Stone Grilled Beef at Kingyo Izakaya!

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stenoodie

This past long weekend was an amazing long foodie adventure. It started off with some raw food, speeding on Segways, and having Mexican brunch. At night time, a fellow foodie friend and I went to Kingyo Izakaya on a journey … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @Kingyotoronto, Cabbagetown, Do it yourself cooking, food blog, grilled mackerel, izakaya, Japanese, Karaage, Kingyo Izakaya, restaurant review, sea urchin shooter, snowcrab sushi, stone grill, stone grilled beef tongue, takowasabi, tapas, Toronto, uni shooters | 11 Comments

A Mexican Brunch at El Catrin Destileria

Posted on April 22, 2014 by stenoodie

After some (and I’m putting major emphasis on the word) light activity on the Segways, my three amigos and I headed for some brunch in the Distillery District! It was a beautiful spring day and we strolled along the cobbled … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @elcatrinca, Baja, Barbacoa, cajeta, churros, Distillery District, downtown, El Catrin Destileria, fish taco, food blog, foodie, guacamole, lamb taco, Mexican, Mexican French toast, restaurant review, tacos, Tank House Lane, tapas, Toronto, Torreja Rellana | 11 Comments

Riding a Segway around the Distillery District!!

Posted on April 21, 2014 by stenoodie

The first time I saw a Segway in person was last summer when I was in Nashville. Cynthia and I were heading to the Grand Ole Opry and passing through the Opry Mills mall when I noticed a “mall cop” on … Continue reading →

Posted in New Experiences | Tagged @segwayontario, discount, Distillery District, downtown, fun, Groupon, how to ride a Segway, new experience, outdoor activity, Segway, Segway tour, Segways of Ontario, shifting body weight, Toronto, unique | 4 Comments

Rawlicious!

Posted on April 20, 2014 by stenoodie

I made the mistake of venturing to Main Street Unionville instead of Main Street North when meeting up with Steph for dinner at Rawlicious. Don’t make the same mistake that I did! Rawlicious has a number of branches located all across … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @ifeelrawlicious, alfalfa sprouts, chocolate dipped macaroon, eggplant bacon, food blog, foodie, gluten free food Markham, gluten free restaurants, gluten-free, gluten-free onion bread, healthy, healthy gluten free food in Markham, kale chips, Main Street Markham restaurants, Main Street North, Markham, nori rolls, organic, raw food, Rawitch, Rawlicious, restaurant review, spring rolls, vegan, vegan roll, Vegetarian | 7 Comments

Data Recovery

Posted on April 19, 2014 by stenoodie

That’s it. I admit defeat. After 7-8 attempts at trying to restore the photos that I “lost” from the third and fourth day of my cruise, I’m done trying — I need to use my SD card again for more … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning | Tagged accidentally deleted, camera, computers, data recovery, deleted, digital camera, digital photos, free programs, lost, lost files, photo recovery, pictures, programs, recover, Recuva, SD card, technology, vacation, Zero Assumption Recovery | 2 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: On Top

Posted on April 18, 2014 by stenoodie

On Top of the world’s 6th tallest free-standing structure, the CN Tower! This was after my friend Rachel and I walked around the edge of the CN Tower for EdgeWalk (walking 356m or 1,168ft above ground)!

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Canada, CN Tower, fly high, high, on top, postaday, Toronto, weekly photo challenge | 18 Comments

Snow in April! Second year in a row!

Posted on April 15, 2014 by stenoodie

Some of you are going to hate this post, but it doesn’t matter because it’s all in your perspective and how you want to handle the “curveballs” that life throws you. This morning, many Torontonians woke up to a white … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged choose happiness, if life gives you lemons, love it, optimistic, snow in April, snow in spring, snow pictures, spring, Toronto, winter | 5 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument

Posted on April 13, 2014 by stenoodie

Upon disembarking from the cruise to an excursion in Mexico on my Caribbean cruise this past week (that’s why there’s been no new posts for the past couple of days — sorry, guys, I know that some of you had … Continue reading →