The inside of Hush Restaurant looking into King Street West and right across from the TIFF Bell Lightbox at 303 King Street West in Toronto
Tonight, after a mighty hard workout session, Holly, Steph, and I dropped into Hush Restaurant to have a bite to eat. Holly and I ended up splurging by ordering three courses of food, but it was such a lovely night to eat and chat together. 🙂 Foodie love!
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My favourite day of the trip.
Today was fantastic! I didn’t think that it would top yesterday‘s fantastic events, but it did 🙂
Today, we went to the Terra Cotta Museum in Xi’an. Wow, it was so amazing. Our tour guide, Rose, was able to tell us a lot about the historical treasures. The first time I encountered terra cotta warriors (Italian for ‘baked clay’) was back in elementary school — actually, I don’t remember if it was elementary school or early high school. Either way, there happened to be some terra cotta warriors on show at Agincourt Mall. My parents and I went to see it. They were just on display in the halls of the mall. I remember we took pictures of it (back then, we were still using the cameras with film that had to be developed). Continue reading
“Everybody likes a nice rack”
Located at 180 Bullock Drive in Markham
First thoughts about Big Bone: Mmm! This place has amazing Creamy Parmesan wings! I loved it. 😀
My friend and I visited the Markham location of Big Bone BBQ & Wicked Wings on a lucky Monday since this is the only day of the week where there is an awesome deal of a full rack of ribs, 1 pound of wings, large fries (or salad) for just $25 including tax!
The nice, clean environment of Ho Shin Tang located at 328 Highway 7 E in Richmond Hill
Wow! I loved this place! I walked in at noon with my mom on a rainy Saturday and we were the first ones inside. The place is modern, sleek, decorated with minimal pictures of food on the wall, clean, and the staff is extremely pleasant and attentive.
N’Awlins Jazz Bar and Restaurant located at 299 King Street West in Toronto
This cozy spot in the entertainment district of downtown Toronto called N’Awlins Jazz Bar and Restaurant hosts an interesting menu of Cajun-Creole dining. They have live performances every night except for Mondays. Unfortunately, my friends and I had to leave before the music could be heard since we had to be at another function that night. Continue reading
Eating a mooncake slice by slice
It’s that time of the year again — Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Or as some like to say, Happy Mooncake Day! It’s the time of year when Asians will celebrate the day the moon looks the biggest and brightest in the sky by eating big dinners with family around the table, when children light up their carefully chosen lanterns and play with them on the streets, and when mooncakes are eaten by the box full. Actually, maybe not by the box since they’re a really sweet and fatty pastry, but you get the idea. 😉
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The group picture we took at the end of the night. Can you spot where I’m sitting? 🙂
Last night, I had the opportunity to volunteer with the Mon Sheong Foundation at their annual telethon event. Every year, Fairchild TV broadcasts a program that “enables the public to learn more about Mon Sheong’s efforts in long-term care services, community service and promotion of Chinese culture, as well as Mon Sheong’s future developments”. It showcased ten resident stories as well as live interviews. Through the live TV program, all the volunteers sat in the back and answered the calls that came in through the donation hotline.
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LOL, I came across this tonight and couldn’t help but post this out there.
This is me.
Climbing the Great Wall of China!
Day 6. Thankful.
The entrance sign of the Great Wall
My first view of the Great Wall as our tour bus pulled into the parking lot.
Group picture! We were all pretty determined and ready to climb the steep and stony steps.
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