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Revisiting the Fish Ladder in Port Hope, Ontario
Watching the salmon run in Port Hope, Ontario
October 8, 2017: Three years ago, I visited Port Hope in Ontario to watch the annual fall salmon run. It was my first time watching these majestic creatures defy gravity and jump through rushing water and channels in order to give their future spawn the opportunity to grow up in calm, safer waters. That fateful day was immortalized in a blog post which you can view here.
It just so happened that after my visit to the Ganaraska Fish Ladder that I was contacted Continue reading
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Authentic Spanish Tapas Dinner at Patria
Patria located at 478 King St W in Toronto
October 6, 2017: For my birthday this year, Ken surprised me with an authentic Spanish tapas dinner at Patria. I’ve heard of Patria before and was excited to try it out! They serve Spanish tapas in a stylish interior hidden past an iron gate on King Street West in downtown Toronto.
Ken had made reservations for us for Continue reading
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Japanese Lunch Buffet at Yang’s Sushi Bar Japanese Restaurant in Markham
Yang’s Sushi Bar Japanese Restaurant located at 4261 Hwy 7 in Unionville
October 2, 2017: I have been to Yang’s Sushi Bar Japanese Restaurant (大禾曰本料理) (also known as Yang’s Kitchen or Yang’s Kitchen & Sushi Bar) many times for dinner and lunch. This was my second time having their lunch buffet. Yang’s Sushi Bar Japanese Restaurant is a Japanese restaurant that serves all-you-can-eat items during lunch or dinner. I believe they also have an a la carte menu too.
After our trip to Hong Kong Continue reading
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Pre-Set Group Dinner at Hong Shing Chinese Restaurant in Toronto
Hong Shing Chinese Restaurant located at 195 Dundas St W in Toronto
September 30, 2017:
After the conclusion of the CSRAO Annual Convention 2017, we set off and walked to Hong Shing Chinese Restaurant located in Chinatown, Toronto at Dundas and Centre Street (close to St. Patrick subway station) for dinner.
I’ve heard about Hong Shing Chinese Restaurant before and how they have good lobster dinners. For this reservation, Lisa had reserved about 20-30 people’s worth of seats and arranged a set group dinner for $35 a head. Hong Shing served standard Chinese food in a Continue reading
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CSRAO Annual Conference 2017 ~ Captioning Bootcamp
CSRAO Convention 2017
I came back from my vacation just in time for the CSRAO Annual Conference this year — yes, it is that important and exciting to me! This year, I was especially excited because there was a captioning bootcamp session. Captioning has been a long-term goal for me ever since I started learning stenography way back in 2009. It’s an attractive career because you don’t have to bring anything home with you after hours Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Glow
Fenghuang County, China. September 2017
On the second day of our trip to Zhangjaijie in Hunan, China in the late summer of 2017, we visited the Fenghuang County at night to see the beautiful ancient city and town. The entire street and river were donned with beautiful classic lights. Although everything was so beautiful and lit (and I won’t share those photos until I blog about it), this picture stands out in terms of the glow that was emitted from all the lights and light fixtures.
I took this photo of the lampposts as we walked back to the hotel alongside the Continue reading
Chefs Plate: Crispy Fish & Sauce Gribiche with Parmesan Green Beans and Baby Potatoes
Crispy Fish & Sauce Gribiche with Parmesan Green Beans and Baby Potatoes
October 16, 2017. Yay, Chefs Plate! I really adore this cooking service and am happy to be cooking with them once more!
This is my 17th plate from the meal subscription service (you can pause your plan at any time if you want) where you pick from a pre-made menu of a variety of dishes and they deliver the fresh ingredients to your door. Every week is a different menu. It’s very easy (for the most part) to cook these meals. Everything is pre-measured and packaged together for Continue reading
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Yelp Elite Event: Super Shisha Sunday at 7 Lounge
7 Lounge located at 4411 Hwy 7 in Woodbridge
October 15, 2017: This past Sunday, I attended a Yelp Elite Event at 7 Lounge in Vaughan/Woodbridge. 7 Lounge is a hookah bar. I’ve never been to a hookah bar (or smoked anything in my life for that matter) so even though it was outside of the usual places I’d go to, considering it was a Yelp Elite Event, I thought it was the best safe/controlled opportunity to experience something new like this.
The event ran from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on the Continue reading
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Tasting Korean Bingsu at Dear & Fro
Dear & Fro located at 3300 Midland Ave, Unit 39 in Scarborough
October 15, 2017: Yesterday, I went to the newly opened Dear & Fro, a dessert spot at Midland and Finch in Scarborough that serves up the Korean inspired bingsu, a shaved ice dessert with freshly cut fruits, flavoured syrup, and ice cream. They just opened on October 10, 2017. Sweven Media provided me with two dessert vouchers for me to go on my Continue reading
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