DiSCOVER. Trip to China. Day 14. July 29, 2013.

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

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1-3-5 X’mas Dinner at Adega

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

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Marché Restaurant

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

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Weekly Photo Challenge: One

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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6 Weeks of Beginner Pole Dancing Classes at Spinbuddies Pole Studio

Spinbuddies Pole Studio in Vaughan! ❤

Class #1:  November 11 — I’ve been looking forward to this class for a while now!  I bought the Groupon deal back in September and had been yearning to use it.  I finally took the first class today and I loved it!  The instructor, Tara, was so friendly and nice even within the first couple minutes of chatting with her.   Continue reading

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This Year’s Annual KAM Dinner at Ferrovia Ristorante

Ferrovia Ristorante at 7355 Bayview Ave in Thornhill

Two of my closest high school friends and I have a yearly tradition.  Every December, we get together no matter how busy our schedules are and choose a night to go out and dine and catch up over what has happened over the year.  Although technology can potentially bring people closer by giving us the options to text, talk on the phone, or through the various social media platforms that we have today, nothing is better than catching up with friends and hearing the stories directly and seeing the expressions and emotions that come with it.   Continue reading

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Vietnamese Food at Pho Hoang Kim [Defunct]

Located at 330 Hwy 7 East in Richmond Hill

I really wasn’t a fan of this restaurant, but I’ll blog about it anyway.  Pho Hoang Kim is one of the many restaurants that’s situated in the Highway 7 & Chalmers Road plaza that also houses the popular Sapporo Sushi, delicious Ho Shin Tang, and Saigon Star, among other restaurants.   Continue reading

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Dinner Buffet at Dragon Legend

 Interior of Dragon Legend

Dragon Legend at 25 Lanark Road in Markham

I only found out about this restaurant because Dragon Legend did a good PR move by mailing out flyers of their newly opened restaurant and offering a 15% discount for anyone who visited before December 15th for dinner.   Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Community

Christmas tree made up of the alien toys from Toy Story

Community:  The Squeeze Toy Aliens from the movie Toy Story assembled into a Christmas tree representing both community as individuals united together and also as individuals coming together for this seasonal holiday.   Continue reading

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