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Steno & Snow

Posted on December 11, 2014 by stenoodie

This picture actually doesn’t make it look that bad. But it was very bad.

It’s been a while since I blogged about anything steno-related, so here goes. (I bet those of you who followed my blog specifically for the steno posts are fed up with me inundating you with all the food reviews and weekly photo challenge pictures.. well, too bad :p).

On this snowy day where Mother Nature brought us upwards of 5-10 cm of snow (that wet white flying stuff that gets stuck in your wheels) during the night, I had a reporting job scheduled for the next day. Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Tagged commute, court, Court reporter, equipment, heavy, how much does your steno bag weigh, job, luggage, sidewalks, snow, steno, steno bag, stenographer, Toronto, winter, Work | 4 Comments

Breakfast at Oliver’s Super Sandwiches

Posted on December 10, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at Shop 126, 1/F, New Town Plaza Phase 1, 18 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin in Hong Kong

For a quick breakfast in the morning, we stopped by Oliver’s Super Sandwiches one day to grab some western-style breakfast. This restaurant has an open concept and where you choose your order from the big display, order and pay at the counter, find your own seating, and your order is then brought to you on a plastic tray by one of the busy runners. Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged breakfast, breakfast combo, coffee, food blog, foodie, Fusilli in Tomato & Beef Brisket Soup, Honey Ham, Honey Ham & Cheese Croissant, Hong Kong, New Town Plaza Phase 1, Oliver's Super Sandwiches, Poached Eggs, restaurant review, sandwich, Sha Tin, Smoked Salmon on Farmer Bread with Cheese Sauce | Leave a comment

Cowman Restaurant (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 9, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at Shop 9-10, G/F, The Concord Building, 60-104 Soy Street, Mong Kok in Hong Kong

On a Monday, we had afternoon tea at Cowman Restaurant. We chose this place over the soup noodles place next door since it looked more clean, spacious, and inviting. They had a loud sign that showed they had free wifi too so obviously for me that is a sure yes (haha).

Cowman Restaurant (interesting name) is a HK-style cafe that serves breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner sets. Yum!! My kind of restaurant. ❤ Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged afternoon tea set, Braised pig trotters with Nam Yu bean curd noodles, Chinese, Cowman Restaurant, 牛精佬牛丸大王, Fish Noodles, food blog, foodie, free wifi, HK-style cafe, Hong Kong, Mong Kok, Nam Yu, restaurant review, Satay Beef Bun, Seasonal Vegetables, Soy Street | Leave a comment

Crema Coffee (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 8, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at Shop LG17, LG/F, Hilton Towers, 96 Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong

I had a bit of time to myself while in Tsim Sha Tsui so I selected a small restaurant after looking around the area and landed at Crema Coffee which is located down a small flight of stairs in an underground walkway.

This restaurant captured my attention because it served Western lunch sets and provided free wifi (always such a draw for me while travelling.. or not =o) ). Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged cafe, Cake, Chocolate Truffle Cake, coffee, Crema Coffee, Dessert, food blog, foodie, free wifi, German Sausage with Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce, Hong Kong, lunch set, restaurant review, tomato soup, Tsim Sha Tsui, Western | 1 Comment

UCC Coffee Shop (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 7, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at Shop 408&410, 4/F, New Town Plaza Phase 1, 18 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin in Hong Kong

After our little dessert time at Honeymoon Desserts, we went to UCC Coffee Shop to indulge in their dinner time special. For only HKD $40 more, you could get unlimited food from their salad bar if you also order a dinner item set. “Unlimited” food means that you can get a bowl and pile on as much leafy greens or jello or salad bar items as you can. Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged All-you-can-fit-in-a-bowl-salad-bar, cafe, coffee specialty, Cuttlefish & Mushroom Risotto, fit on a bowl, food blog, foodie, Hong Kong, New Town Plaza Phase 1, restaurant review, salad bar, Sha Tin, Smoked Salmon Pizza, squid-ink sauce, tomato Borscht, UCC Coffee Shop, unlimited, Western | 3 Comments

Motives Custom Blend Foundation <3

Posted on December 6, 2014 by stenoodie

No one else as my exact skin colour and tone so this foundation is custom blended for me! ❤

Short post today because life is happily getting in the way. Look what I got custom made for me today! A Motives custom blend foundation! Whee!! This goes on so smoothly and blends so PERFECTLY! Continue reading →

Posted in New Experiences | Tagged beauty, beauty advisor, custom blend, foundation, fun, how to achieve exact foundation for skin, make-up, match, Motives Cosmetics, Motives party, perfect colour, skin, tone | 1 Comment

Weekly Photo Challenge: Gone, but not Forgotten

Posted on December 5, 2014 by stenoodie

Markham, Ontario. May 2008

This week’s theme “Gone, but not Forgotten” is difficult to apply to just a season or to a food item that I might have just finished and “miss”. This theme truly resonates with me about a person or living thing. Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged dogs, memories, postaday, weekly photo challenge | 15 Comments

Honeymoon Desserts (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 4, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at Shop 704A, 7/F, New Town Plaza Phase 1, 18 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin in Hong Kong

Honeymoon Desserts began its first shop in Sai Kung as a dessert shop that offered traditional desserts and modern “east-meets-west fusion” desserts. I remember going to the shop in Sai Kung many years ago after we had a delicious seafood feast at the restaurants in Sai Kung.

This time, the three of us were choosing a place to sit and eat a light snack before dinner and we settled here at Honeymoon Desserts. Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Dessert, durian pancake, food blog, foodie, Honeymoon Desserts, Hong Kong, New Town Plaza Phase 1, restaurant review, Sha Tin, Thai Black Glutinous Rice with Toddy Palm in Vanilla Sauce, 满记甜品 | 2 Comments

Hainan Shaoye (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 3, 2014 by stenoodie

Located in Shop 113, Level 1, New Town Plaza, 18 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin in Hong Kong

The name of this restaurant, “Hainan Shaoye“, is actually made up of four Chinese characters where “Hai na” means “Southern China” and “shao ye” means “master”. The type of food in this restaurant is exactly that — it features food from mostly Southern China with Singaporean and Malaysian flavours and their restaurant serves a popular Hainanese Chicken Rice. Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Asian, Bak Kut Teh, Chinese, Curry Fish Head Stew, food blog, foodie, franchise, Hainan Chicken Rice Set, Hainan Shaoye, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Hong Kong, lunch, MSG-free, New Town Plaza, restaurant review, Sha Tin | 3 Comments

Blogger Media Preview Event at Han Ba Tang

Posted on December 2, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 4862 Yonge Street in North York

When I first received the invitation e-mail from Acorn Communications regarding this Blogger Media Preview Event at Han Ba Tang, I absolutely didn’t expect it to be so smoothly organized and cater to the bloggers so well with such delicious food. It is very considerate of the owner to host this event for two nights for Toronto’s eminent bloggers to try out this new Korean fusion tapas restaurant. I felt very honoured and excited to be part of this event! Continue reading →