What another amazing run this year at TIFF! I was really lucky I got all my first choices during the balloting process, because all my movies fell on the weekend. I didn’t have anything in particular I wanted to see this year aside from Smuggler, so I tried to find a mix of movies. I ended up seeing two from Japan, one Korean suspense movie, an Ukrainian movie, a Canadian feature and a documentary. Six is probably the max I…
I think I’ve gotten slower updating in the summer. I can’t believe it’s almost over now! August has been a little rainy, but otherwise it’s still pretty nice out. A few weeks ago I went to Sushi Kaji with my sister and my aunt who was visiting from Texas. It’s been almost two years since I’ve last gone to the restaurant. It was kind of nostalgic because we sat at the same table from our first visit. The food at…
After all the festivities from Canada Day, everyone deserved a good rest on Saturday, which was a free day for all the delegates and the host families. I on the other hand, had to returned to work at the library. T__T Sunday was the official ‘Farewell’ Party. While it technically wasn’t the last day for the delegates, it was a good time for everyone to have one last group dinner together. Dinner was held at the Port Credit Yacht Club,…
I need to backtrack a few weeks because I’ve been slow getting new entries up. Canada Day weekend was one of the most memorable weekends I’ve had in a while. The delegation from Kariya was here visiting, so I was able to attend a lot of events this year since it was a stat holiday. The weather has been gorgeous since the end of June, so we were lucky we had many hours of sunshine everyday. The delegates were scheduled…
As the title says, here’s a collection of snapshots from my most recent trip to Hong Kong. Spent four full days in Hong Kong this time around. I stayed in Kowloon for the first half, then Hong Kong Island for the other half. Even though the city is so small, traveling back and forth was a little exhausting. Good thing I packed light! The first row of shots are mixed. The first photo was taken in Tsim Sha Tsui right…