This is the obligatory blog post that summarizes my year in 2013:
– First off, 2013 was definitely a year of travel. I visited:
Taking pictures with the past president Doug Friend and current secretary Stephen Zinone at the NCRA Installation of Officers and Directors 2013
Today’s events were all about steno seminars and really getting into the nitty-gritty of what the NCRA Convention and Expo is all about. Continue reading
Nashville!
Today was a full day of sightseeing and the first glimpse into the NCRA Convention 2013. In the morning after a quick breakfast at the Conservatory Cafe, Cynthia and I took the complimentary hotel shuttle to Opry Mills Mall which was located next to the Grand Ole Opry. We wanted to get some sightseeing in before the steno events and opening ceremonies began later in the day. Continue reading
Laksa Soup Noodles at Saigon Star
Saigon Star is one of the many restaurants that is located at Highway 7 and Chalmers Road. It’s a casual restaurant that serves Vietnamese food. I’ve been to this restaurant a couple of times before; once when I was a kid and my relatives wanted to try the popular curry crab and another time when my friend and I were coming from a movie at the Richmond Hill Continue reading
Sightseeing around Nashville
August 7, 2013. Nashville arrival.
Hello! After sleeping just an hour and a half, I woke up at 4:30 am to eat something and get to Pearson International Airport. Cynthia and I were lining up to get through the US customs when she noticed Karin Jenkner, a Canadian steno reporter, was also in line just ahead of us! Continue reading
Thank you, Mon Sheong!
Day 15: End of trip & flying home.
So it is the finale. The DiSCOVER program isn’t necessarily over per se as we still have a few more events and workshops planned in August, but the main event — the trip itself — has ended. Continue reading
At China Media Captal headquarters
Day 14: Last full day in china.
I feel like my body knows it’s time to return to eastern standard time already. It’s currently 5:32 am on july 30 and i’m not even that tired. I only slept 2 hrs last night.
None of this makes sense. Continue reading
Portuguese cuisine at Adega at 33 Elm St in downtown Toronto
Are we starting a tradition, girls? My friends, 1, 3, and I chose Adega as our X’mas dinner location this year for some lovely chitchat and some incredible food. Through some research online, I found out that this restaurant serves really good Portuguese food. Continue reading
Marché Restaurant at Brookfield Place at 181 Bay St
The first time I went to Marché Restaurant was back in university when I was invited to a thank you lunch for taking part as a frosh leader during SMC Frosh ’08. Continue reading
Captured in Markham, Ontario on December 22, 2013
One: One of the thousands of trees that are covered in complete ice from this weekend’s ice storm in Toronto. An amazing sight of what nature can do, but also amazing how it caused complete destruction and damage and power outages across the city to over 250,000 people, myself included. Continue reading
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