Dunn’s River Falls, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Wed. Feb. 10, 2016
Today was Day 4 of the West Caribbean Cruise. Halfway there already! 😦
Woke up early to have breakfast at 7 a.m. with the others. We decided to have an early breakfast so that we could get to the port early. We had arrived in Jamaica today. Yay!! ^_^ Continue reading
Sweetery Toronto Food Festival 2016 located at David Pecaut Square at 55 John Street in Toronto
Sweetery Toronto Food Festival came back for its second year in 2016! I was once again graciously invited by the media relations staff, Vivien, to attend their media event where I would get to taste and photograph the food items from the vendors at the festival ahead of the regular admittance. Continue reading
I’ve been inspired again to pick up litter around my neighbourhood after attending another annual Canadian Shoreline Cleanup with the Trillium Lions recently– you can view the blog post here. I have always loved picking up trash… it might sound weird to you but it is a challenge to me to try to find all of the litter when walking around, a goal to be able to pick up as much garbage as I can find, and it’s fun (for me). Continue reading
Cho Sun Ok located at 7353 Yonge Street in Thornhill
The first time I dined at Cho Sun Ok was many, many years ago. This was before they had renovated and still had an open space restaurant (and also before this blog existed!). During that first visit, I had tried their cold noodles (which were very well known at Cho Sun Ok and recommended to me by a friend) and I had found the dish to be quite ordinary and it didn’t really appeal to me. Fast forward to today though, I really wanted to return back to Cho Sun Ok to try these cold noodles again to refresh my impression of the restaurant. Continue reading
Trius Winery at Hillebrand located at 1249 Niagara Stone Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake
I had the pleasure to be invited to dine at Trius Winery at Hillebrand this past Friday night! I believe I’ve been to Trius Winery before for a wine tasting tour but I’m not positive. Either way, we arrived at Trius Winery just after 7 p.m. and the sun was beaming in the south ready to set. This gave a beautiful glow to the winery and restaurant where the dining experience would be held. It was so beautiful out and we could see the grapevines beyond the field too. Continue reading
Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
Monday, February 8, 2016.
Happy Chinese New Year!!! Today was Day 2 of the cruise and we went to Great Stirrup Cay in Bahamas as our first island destination.
We woke up early to have breakfast together with everyone at 7:15 a.m. and so that we could be early enough to eat together. Continue reading
Glacier Explorers, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand. April 2015
This is actually a truly rare sight. I was travelling in New Zealand last year and visiting the famous Mount Cook Aoraki area. Part of the itinerary was the Glacier Explorers tour in the Tasman Glacier terminal lake where we wore lifejackets and sat in a boat to view the amazing glaciers and mountains around us. Low and behold, we chanced upon a look at a freshly fallen iceberg. Continue reading
Jynx reminds you with a slap to always check your work locations ahead of time! 😛
This is a PSA to my fellow stenographers. You probably don’t need it. But I definitely needed it this morning as I headed to my job for the day. 😀
It was a beautiful summer day in Toronto, not too hot but still a little muggy and humid. I was so confident and excited and a little cautious about my job today for an interview being held at a building that I regularly work out of. Or so I thought :-O. Continue reading
India’s Taste located at 680 Denison Street in Markham (they have an updated logo)
Updating this post with a recent visit on February 3, 2024:
I visited India’s Taste in Markham with my own family for their lunch buffet this past weekend. It’s surreal that the bottom post was last published in 2016. India’s Taste still has the same appeal for all-you-can-eat Indian food for an affordable price. I am really grateful that they survived the pandemic and are still able to offer lunch and dinner buffets. Continue reading
Boil King located at 333 King St W in Toronto
There is another new seafood boil restaurant in town! Boil King is now open and located in the Entertainment District on 333 King Street West close to Blue Jays Way.
Boil King is a family-owned restaurant that serves the Louisiana tradition of Cajun-style seafood in the heart of downtown Toronto. With a kitchen led by a chef with over thirty years of international culinary experience, the restaurant invited me to a casual family-style tasting event with other Instagram food enthusiasts of Toronto last night! Continue reading
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