Weekly Photo Challenge: Now

Home. December 2015

Merry Christmas, everyone!  This is a picture taken just *now*.  These little guys are always here for me but sometimes I’m so busy that I forget to say hi to them.  Christmas morning and the sun is shining, so the littlest one pops up with her head stretched long and wide above the other one to say hi.   Continue reading

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Las Vegas Bootcamp 2015!

My second CBC in Las Vegas 🙂

Back in June of this year (June 20), I went to Las Vegas for the second time for business and pleasure.  Yay!  It’s so amazing to be able to travel to so many places to do productive work, learn with others around the world, and see things that you normally wouldn’t when you’re at home.  Love travelling!   Continue reading

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Marlowe Restaurant & Wine Bar

Marlowe Restaurant & Wine Bar located at 155 York Boulevard, Unit 1 in Richmond Hill

Recently, I bought this amazing restaurant voucher booklet/app from entertainment.com where it features hundreds of deals and redeemable coupons for restaurants all over Toronto.  I was so excited to use it!  I bought it for $24 (usual price is $40) on the website and also got 15% cashback for it.  To use it, all you have to do is open the app before you order with the server or to clip the coupon and show them.   Continue reading

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Creamy Cucumber Salad!

Homemade Creamy Cucumber Salad

It’s been a while since I tried out a new recipe and made it for a pot luck party.  I remember a couple of years ago when me and my friends used to challenge each other and make a new dish to share at a pot luck every month.  It was like a friendly “Iron Chef” to see what each person would make and taste it.   Continue reading

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Hot Pot on Yonge Chinese Cuisine

Hot Pot on Yonge Chinese Cuisine located at 5441 Yonge Street in North York

Hot pot is always fun!  It’s when you gather with some friends or family and place lots of raw and uncooked food into a boiling pot to eat together!  I think the origin of this Chinese cuisine started when people wanted to keep their food hot while eating.  For that reason, hot pot is especially common during the winter months.   Continue reading

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Tapagria Spanish Tapas Restaurant

Tapagria Spanish Tapas Restaurant located at 230 Commerce Valley Dr E #2 in Markham

Tapagria Spanish Tapas Restaurant opened a little more than a month ago in Markham near Commerce Valley Drive near Highway 7.  It is an upscale Spanish tapas restaurant that has a downtown flair.  It is really nicely decorated inside with a long bar, open concept kitchen, and lots of space for big and small groups to dine at.

Anh, Eric, and I came here on a Friday evening to try out this restaurant since we are all major foodies (and food bloggers; well, two of us that is :P).   Continue reading

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Potato Noodle Soup of Bai

Potato Noodle Soup of Bai located at 4300 Steeles Avenue East in Markham

Sometimes, simple is best… or maybe not 100% of the time (as you’ll see in the following blog post why XD).  In the second floor of Pacific Mall, in the food court, there is a vendor called Potato Noodle Soup of Bai that specializes in “potato noodles” and also hot soup noodles in general.   Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Gathering

Richmond Hill, Ontario. October 2014

It’s so appropriate that this week’s theme is “gathering” since this is definitely the time that many of us gather together with friends and family to celebrate the holidays and the end of this year (over lots of food and positive spirits).  In fact, my friends and I just had a gathering last night where we had a lot of food, games, and fun.   Continue reading

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Weekend Road Trip to Montreal and to see Dennis Franks!

I can’t wait for more adventures with more friends next time!

About two weekends ago, our team set out in a small fleet of cars on a journey to the east (lol) to Montreal because one of our mentors in the business was hosting a training.  After meeting at McDonalds so that some people could fill up on a morning breakfast (I ate at home), we were off.   Continue reading

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BeaverTails in Ottawa!

BeaverTails located at ByWard Market at 69 George Street in Ottawa

As we were on our way heading home from Mont Tremblant on our weekend away to learn and bond with the team, we swung by the country’s capital Ottawa for some well-known BeaverTails.  The last time I was in Ottawa was actually five years ago (we were in this exact location too)!  Continue reading

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