Pizzaiolo (Richmond Hill) located at 115 York Boulevard, Richmond Hill
October 26, 2020.
The pizza craving came up again. This time, the husband suggested a new pizza spot called Pizzaiolo. Apparently, it is a chain already popular in the downtown Toronto area, but I hadn’t heard of it before. Continue reading
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Selfie as we waited for labour to progress and for our baby to arrive
October 31, 2020: I’m currently more than a month out from giving birth and I know I better write this story now before I forget any more of it.
(Warning: Long read ahead. Grab a cup of cocoa and get comfy :).)
My labour symptoms started on the Monday evening after dinner when I was relaxing in the glider in the living room. I was 38 weeks and one day pregnant. I was sitting there and felt some cramps. They felt like light period cramps. My regular periods are usually painless without painful cramps so this slight cramping stood out to me. Continue reading
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As we’re rounding the week 6 mark, I can finally say I’m getting more used to this new life and new normal. The past several weeks have all been about the feeding, pumping milk, changing diapers, keeping her satisfied, and sleeping well. It’s been an adjustment to say the least. I can surrender to the fact that all I’m expected to do nowadays is just look after her. It’s not hard or stressful.. yet. Continue reading
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And just like that, the newborn stage is gone. She turned 1 month two days ago. 😭 Continue reading
I haven’t even been a mom for a full month yet but reading this passage hit me really hard and left me with Continue reading
Hai Tang Cafe & Takeout located at 38 Buttonfield Rd in Markham
July 1, 2020: For dinner for the long weekend holiday, we decided to get takeout from a local Chinese restaurant which has recently become a favourite for us over the past couple of months.
The first blog post I wrote about Hai Tang Cafe & Takeout was in 2015 (which you can read here). Since that visit, I have visited them a number of times both for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner. Those visits ranged from typical Hong Kong style cafe food to beloved favourite dishes to occasional Continue reading
The Farmhouse Restaurant located at 268 Bradford St in Barrie
July 1, 2020: For Canada Day, we decided to venture out of the Greater Toronto Area on a short road trip to Barrie for our first patio lunch of the year (which also signalled the first time we had dined out since March when the COVID-19 lockdown began). This was also when restaurants were able to operate in the Stage 2 capacity meaning that patrons could dine in at restaurant patios.
I did some research of the restaurants in Barrie the day before our road trip and found that The Farmhouse Restaurant had Continue reading
The Melon Bun from Sweetened by M
Sweetened by M is a home-based bakery from a husband and wife team whose travels inspired their baking. I personally know the sweet couple behind the new venture (having met them during the Mon Sheong summer retreat in 2014) and then saw how their love flourished over the years with milestones like Continue reading
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