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Morals Village Mississauga Grand Opening Event

Posted on November 12, 2016 by stenoodie

Morals Village Mississauga located at 2-1177 Central Parkway W in Mississauga

On November 10, I had the pleasure to be invited to attend the Grand Opening Event of Morals Village opening their fourth location in Mississauga! This hot pot restaurant franchise originated in China with more than 600 stores and since has expanded to Toronto. They currently have three shops in the Greater Toronto Area with a planned fifth shop to open in Ottawa next year! It’s an exciting time for hot pot restaurants in Toronto and especially for those who like to hot pot! Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Tiny

Posted on November 11, 2016 by stenoodie

Okhotsk Ryu-hyo Museum, Hokkaido, Japan. October 2016

This is not the best photo or representation of these cute little food figurines, but these are pieces of art work that are always tiny and miniature sized! You may have seen them before in souvenir shops or art & craft stores but I always admire how creative and detailed these little pieces of works are. They are tiny versions of the food that we eat! Super cute. 🙂 These ones are miniature bowls of ramen, chirashi, and uni! Continue reading →

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CSRAO Convention 2016 Recap

Posted on November 10, 2016 by stenoodie

CSRAO Convention 2016

This year’s CSRAO Convention was held at the Oakham House at Ryerson University at 55 Gould Street in Toronto. CSRAO (Chartered Shorthand Reporters’ Association of Ontario) is the second oldest association of professional stenographic reporters in North America and governs the standards and development of working shorthand reporters in the province of Ontario. I had been to the CSRAO Convention in previous years but this was my first time attending again in a while.

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11/10/2016 Steno views

Posted on November 10, 2016 by stenoodie

This was the pretty view out the window that greeted me this morning as I went in for a job downtown:

Glimpse of the Toronto City Hall from this angle

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Day & Night Angus Beef Hot Pot Experience! [Defunct]

Posted on November 9, 2016 by stenoodie

Day & Night Angus Beef Hot Pot steamed lobster

Day & Night Angus Beef Hot Pot located at 9021 Leslie Street, Unit 9-13 in Richmond Hill

[Sponsored post] I had the pleasure to dine at Day & Night Angus Beef Hot Pot last night for an amazing dinner of “steam cooking” hot pot! Day & Night Angus Beef Hot Pot is located at 9021 Leslie Street, Unit 9-13 in the plaza known as “Fusion Place” (the closest major intersection is Leslie and Highway 7) in Richmond Hill. Continue reading →

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Hotel Review: Soo Hotel (Goodstay Soo Motel)

Posted on November 8, 2016 by stenoodie

Soo Hotel located at Gangmun-dong, Gangneung-si, KW in South Korea

For our third night staying in Gangneung, South Korea, we resided at Soo Hotel (which appears as Goodstay Soo Motel when searching it online). We stayed here for one night on September 16, 2016.

Soo Hotel is situated really close to Gyeongpo Beach and thus has an amazing view in the rooms. Continue reading →

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11/8/2016 Steno views

Posted on November 8, 2016 by stenoodie

Upside down buildings :).

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Funky Munky Cafe

Posted on November 7, 2016 by stenoodie

Funky Munky Cafe located at 9275 Markham Rd #7 in Markham

Funky Munky Cafe is a little quaint yet modern cafe situated on Markham Road north of 16th Avenue. It’s located in a strip mall where there is also a Garden Basket and Cora’s. The cafe may be hard to find but after you have turned into the parking lot, you’ll be able to spot its modern and trendy storefront for sure.

Funky Munky Cafe keeps to the basics. They only sell hot and cold drinks and a handful of baked goods. Continue reading →

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Hanok Stay Review: Seongyojang House (강릉 선교장)

Posted on November 6, 2016 by stenoodie

Seongyojang House (강릉 선교장) located at 63, Unjeong-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do 강원도 강릉시 운정길 63 (운정동), South Korea

From September 14 to 15, 2016, we stayed in Seongyojang House as part of a Hanok Stay instead of a hotel when we were travelling in Gangneung in South Korea. For those of you who don’t know what a Hanok Stay is, I’ve copied and pasted below what it is: Continue reading →

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South Korea 2016 Day 3: Jumunjin Dried Fish Market, Gyeongpo Beach

Posted on November 5, 2016 by stenoodie

Gyeongpo Beach

Day 3 Korea. Sept 16, 2016

Woke up early at 6:20 a.m. to get ready with ample time to spare. Packed our stuff since we were going to be checking out of this hanok and headed to the breakfast hall at 8:30 a.m. to eat. Continue reading →