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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 →

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 →

The Owl of Minvera at Steeles and Silver Star

The Owl of Minvera located at 4733 Steeles Ave E #2 in Scarborough

October 14, 2017: Last night, Daphne and I had a dinner after her church service. We went to The Owl of Minerva at Steeles and Silver Star in Scarborough. This was the third Owl Korean restaurant I’ve been to!

It was very bright, clean, and spacious inside this branch. If I’m not mistaken, this unit used to be a Japanese restaurant very early in the 2000s (don’t I sound old hahaha Continue reading →

One of my Favourite Food Places — One Hour Cafeteria

One Hour Cafeteria located at 435 Spadina Ave, Toronto

October 13, 2017: I’m so glad that I got to return back to this Taiwanese cafe after so many years! The first time I stepped into One Hour Cafeteria was back in university with some friends. I loved this spot because it was so cozy; there were giant bean bag chairs and low tables. It was literally like a place for you to lounge, use wifi, and eat and drink. I remembered they also had amazing fried chicken Continue reading →