Shen Zhen, China. July 2008
Time is zigzagging for me right now and I don’t have too much time moving forward to choose an ideal photo, so this one will do! These plastic statue children are rushing up the stairs in a zigzag fashion! It reminds me of how life is like — zigzagging all over the place and not always in a straight line. Continue reading
Located at 156 Jozo Weider Boulevard in the Blue Mountains
Due to the brief interruption of rain, thunder, and lightning just as we were strapped into our treetop trekking gear at our Blue Mountain summer getaway, we weren’t able to go on the Timber Challenge High Ropes course for another 30 minutes. We decided to go for a quick lunch instead! Continue reading
Treetop trekking at Blue Mountain during our summer retreat!
Last weekend, I got the chance to partake in Mon Sheong’s summer retreat with a group of young and enthusiastic upcoming leaders and adventure-goers! While some of them were already my dear friends who I know from before, I got the chance to meet some new friends as well! It was a wonderful weekend where two chalets at Blue Mountain Village were rented out and we spent time away from our usual technology/wifi spots (at least for me) to learn how to have fun in team games, spend time outdoors, and learn a thing or two about each other and ourselves. It was so fun and such a relaxing yet adventurous retreat! 😀 Continue reading
Located at Trump International Hotel & Tower
325 Bay St, 31st Floor in Toronto
STOCK Restaurant Bar & Lounge is located at the 31st floor of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in the Financial District of Toronto (read: fancy schmacy). Danny was awesome enough to make a reservation for the four of us foodies well in advance. We got a table for the 8:30 p.m. table seating on a Friday night. Woohoo!
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Located at 879 York Mills Rd in Toronto
Oh, man. I wanted really badly to have a good review for this restaurant and say that I liked my experience here, but I really didn’t have a good time. You’ll see why below.
For my 4th Summerlicious restaurant — I know, crazy, right, and the event’s not even a week old yet! — my mom and I had lunch at Casa Manila, a Filipino restaurant in North York near York Mills and Don Mills. Continue reading
Located at the lower level of 230 Adelaide St W in Toronto
Just before we went out to Beyoncé and Jay Z’s phenomenal concert, On the Run Tour, 6 of us dined out at Shibui Robata Bar, a Japanese restaurant that has a fun twist with the way its food is cooked — they are apparently the only restaurant in Toronto that uses live fire cooking. They are located at the downstairs level of the Copacabana Restaurant (serving all-you-can-eat Brazilian meats). Continue reading
Located at 505 Highway 7 E, Bdg B, Unit 238 in Thornhill
My family and I had dinner at King Dragon Cuisine specifically because it had a lobster dinner special going on at the time. It’s a really fancy-looking and high-end Chinese restaurant that is on the second floor at Commerce Gate in Markham. I say it’s fancy-looking because the interior was decorated with crystals and the service was really good. Continue reading
Located at 11 Fairburn Dr, Unit 16-17 in Markham
My mom and I had a quick lunch here at Yummy Pho a couple of weeks ago. Yummy Pho is situated in the plaza behind First Markham Place and close to A LA Kitchen, among a couple of other restaurants. Continue reading
Carnton Plantation, Nashville. August 2013
This picture was taken almost a year ago when I was travelling with fellow court reporter friends in Nashville for the annual NCRA court reporting convention. Continue reading
Located at 2315 Bloor St W in Toronto
Joyce and I agreed to go to a Summerlicious restaurant to hang out and catch up. I would have never expected this Latin American restaurant, Bloom, to be as good as it was.
Firstly, the restaurant itself is decorated very artfully modern. It felt so comfortable and relaxed to sit there. The host, Pedro, cracked a joke with us as we entered and introduced himself. Continue reading
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