Philippines 2013

There are times like this when I wish I had more pictures of myself! ha ha sucks being that person with the camera

My grandmother wanted to go back home so I took the opportunity to fly with her. I had already used up my vaca days last April when I went to Mexico, so thank God for stat days and thank you Chef for being so accommodating!

It was such a short vacation but Im glad I got to go back home and meet up with some friends. 

I did a looooot of things for a short 2 weeks. To think of it - My HK trip got cancelled already due to a typhoon.

I could go on all day telling you stories about my short vacation but Im sur it would bore the hell out of you so yeah...

I miss home T_T

   

CXIV : Gluttony and Girl Talks

My definition of a friend is too... profound? or so what somebody told me. This pretty lady beside me is named Chiui (visit her blog -click- ) and I met her maybe over a year ago when she left a comment on my blog.

First meeting, 2nd meeting, 3rd meeting and then this... 

That week I surprisingly had 5 days straight without work so I texted Chiui if she wanted to hang out. 

Moving on.. Original plan was to do a cruise around Vancouver but unfortunately, it was raining that day so we had to change plans.. Chiui and I met up at Landsowne. 

It was my first time around the area, I was quite surprised by how many restaurants there were on Alexandra Road. So.. Chiui wanted Korean food.. according to her.. there's two Korean restaurants in the area. One looks expensive and the other place was "cute" as described by her friend. She haven't tried any of the two yet..

Anyhoo it turned out that the expensive restaurant she was talking about was Jang Mo Jib. Ive been to their Vancouver -Robson St branch a couple of times but I cant be sure about the prices. And since Ive tried it already and we were curious about what that "cute" meant.. we decided to go to the other restaurant which was called Haroo.

The restaurant was kind of hidden, I think. I really like the atmosphere inside the restaurant! The mismatched tables and chairs.. it just gives you that welcoming aura, the feeling of being at home. Service wasnt as formal too and the owner/waiter was even wearing a floral apron and you could see him making kimchi on the back whenever he's not serving or taking orders, which I think was cool.

We both got something from the lunch special. I dont really remember how much it was but it was pretty cheap compared to other restaurants. I got the jajangmyeon with ganjang tteokbokki which I enjoyed the most!!  Chiui had the Bulgogi fried rice thingy? The jajangmyeon tastes different than what I had before and I dont know which is more authentic. 

After the meal.. we were looking for a cafe for tea and possibly dessert but neither of us had cash (and most of the restaurants here only takes cash - so if you're planning to go don't forget cash!!) We ended up going to Well Tea and had bubble tea (that I dont have a picture of). 

Funny part is.. there was this store nearby w/c was called superbored. The windows were tinted and there were two businessmen-looking guys outside. Chiui and I came up with these weird and dirty thoughts.

Scenario : Guy 1 was "superbored" and was looking for "something" to do.. Guy 2 was asking Guy 1 his type of girl.. cause you know ;) special service.. 

We were so curious so we went inside the store and was surprised to see that this was actually a clothing store. Imagine our faces when we got inside :)) hahaha so dirty minded LOL. 

After a long chat over bubble tea.. We decided to go to Richmond Centre, I got some stuffs from Fruits and Passion, Chiui got an earphone. We went to F21 but we got frustrated and just walked out :P

We then went to White Spot for our late dessert... 

We both had this trio thingy of desserts. I liked the apple pie the most!!! we also had a strawberry mojito which tastes sooooo gross.. eek

And of course, whats a day with a girl friend without taking pictures?

XCIV: Bye Twenty-Eleven

Twenty eleven brought a lot of changes.. I thought about giving up this blog, but I ended up keeping it (glad I did).. though 2010 had been more exciting, 2011 brought a lot of unexpected and yummy things.. XD

So the usual year-end summary (?) :)

January~~

I look soo different haha

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LXXXV:

Ow blogging... Now seems like the only thing I know how to write are my daily journals for my kitchen classes. So anyway yeah I have school this summer (and work as well) basically I go to school for five days and work for four or five days.  
So dont hate me for not updating or not visiting your blogs ㅋㅋㅋ


So I was supposed to blog about some events but because of school (and a little bit of procrastination) I ended up not doing so...
Remember my previous post? 
Well there's a reason for the title..
or should I say reasons

One of my classmates from elementary school  (from PH) told me that he has a friend in Vancouver turns out that that "friend" is also my classmates friend. haha

so last month, during my 2 week vacation from school.. Pauline invited me to hang out with her friends at new West, I brought my friend Carrie with me and we got to meet that friend ㅋㅋㅋ
some pics from that day~~

second.. my mom's co-worker knows my PT professor from univ days at the PH

and third my co-worker knows one of my classmate from univ (still from PH) 

So weird haha. Is it beacuse I have a small circle of friends, Im stereotyping and only hangs out with the same people or do I know a lot of people... haha

Anyway also last month, Carrie made some Korean food for me and Amy

and sadly that was also Carrie's last week in Vancouver

I miss my Unni's~

Carrie gave a lot of stuffs before she left

Did I tell you that she also studied aesthetics

and that she gave me some products to try (for my blemished skin)

review? or not? 

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Now I gotta study for midterm exams~~

LXXXIII: Summer

 

 

 

Its always an adventure when Im with Carrie ~ If youve been reading my blog, remember how we got lost at SFU way back and now we found ourselves at Horseshoe Bay. 

Original plan was to go to Ambleside Beach , which was just after the Lions Gate Bridge but since the bus driver told us that we need to get off at the last stop, and we were soo obedient that even though we saw a sign saying Ambleside Park... we still chose to trust the bus driver. hahaha!

So there... Hello ferry terminal and hello to the awesome view. Not bad, we took a lot of pictures, walked around, stared at the sea, sat on a bench while talking about the future - dreams and plans! and even played on the childrens playground xD we got on the seesaw and the swing, whats funny was some of the children stared at us while we were on the seesaw haha

Before heading back to the Ambleside Beach, we stopped by a Gelato shop near the bus station ㅋㅋ ㅋ and finally we were at the Beach. Again walking while talking about the future XD 

On the way home a car stopped right in front of us, then a weird guy wearing a mask got off and went for Carrie and guess what he was trying to slap Carrie with a huuuggge fish. LOL Vancouver was pretty crazy that day at Downtown there were people throwing beer bottles. Good thing we escaped right before the riot got worse..   

Oh gosh my writing is becoming lamer

sorry

now who does'nt love sunny days~

LXXXII: Stella~

Herself in the Heavens,
Her beam on the waves.
I gazed awhile
On her cold smile
a line from Edgar Allan Poe's, Evening Star


Pictures taken the day before my friend Stella (지은) came back to Korea..and believe it or not, that was just the fourth time that we got to hang out together. Too short to developing a friendship? Not really~ 


After finishing a plate of sashimi and a sushi party tray ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
We went to Robson Street where Stella wanted to buy something~ but she couldnt stay long and since I still have 2 hours before my shift, Carrie stayed with me and so we went to this Gelato place. it was good but still nothing beats Gelatone's

Carrie ~ taken outside the Vancouver Convention Center where we stayed and talked for a while

and this so reminds me of Hong Kong~~

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Take Care Stella!!