Tag Archives: summer

DiSCOVER. Trip to China. Day 5. July 20, 2013.

Posted on September 10, 2013 by stenoodie

Today was a really good day. 🙂 i was being stupid yesterday in my comments. We visited some core tourist destinations and historical places of China today. First thing off the list, we went to Tiananmen Square. It was very … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Beijing, China, Dragonfly, eating live scorpions, hot, massage parlour, Mon Sheong, siu yeh, skewers, summer, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, tourist, travel, Trip to China 2013, Wang Fu Jian | 18 Comments

DiSCOVER. Trip to China. Day 4. July 19, 2013.

Posted on September 9, 2013 by stenoodie

Today was so-so. To be honest, i’m looking forward to home already. Today wasn’t that fun. First of all, we were turned down by Tsinghua University. Our tour bus had driven up to their gates and they wouldn’t let us … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Beijing, China, hot, Mon Sheong, Silk Street, summer, Summer Palace, tourist, travel, Trip to China, Tsinghua University | 17 Comments

CNE 2013 — Crazy food edition

Posted on August 23, 2013 by stenoodie

Last night I attended the Canadian National Exhibition, CNE for short, with 4 other friends in search for the weirdest and wackiest food creations. CNE is an annual end-of-summer fair that is half carnival and half food fest. Actually, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 2013, annual event, bacon, bubble tea, Canadian National Exhibition, cheeseburger mac, CNE, deep fried cola, deep fried Twix, food, food blog, Food Building, foodie, Jalapops, Nutella, Spice cream cone, summer, Taco in a bag, Toronto, unique, YOLO | 11 Comments

DiSCOVER. Trip to China. Day 3. July 18, 2013.

Posted on August 13, 2013 by stenoodie

Second day of trip, or technically the third one as the first and second are considered one day due to the flight. We visited Peking University today! Chantel, Jesica, and I did our presentation to the students there. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Beijing, Bird's Nest, China, Chinese students, DiSCOVER 2013, history, hot, Mon Sheong, Olympic Park, Peking University, summer, tourist, travelling, Water Cube | 19 Comments

TO Food Fest 2013!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by stenoodie

I attended the second annual TO Food Fest yesterday in the blistering heat. The event features well known food trucks and eateries selling their most popular yummies in a food show. It’s sort of like the night markets except during … Continue reading →