TIFF14 wrap up! It’s pretty amazing that another festival has come and gone. I’m always super stressed and busy every time the festival comes around, but I think it comes naturally as part of the whole TIFF experience. =P A first for me this year – I actually saw the same movie twice. It’s pretty ridiculous I had to pay to see the same movie a second time (for a mediocre film nonetheless), but long story short – my need…
Down to the last weekend this summer! It seems like we barely had any warm weather this year. Luckily I still managed to make the most of it and enjoyed a few events in the city. A couple weekends ago I attended my first Rogers Cup at York University. It might have been the only time my alumni card came in handy. Haha. (Although I admit the tickets were still quite expensive even for Bronze level seats.) I bought tickets…
Last weekend I spent my entire Sunday in Toronto going from one outdoor event to another. My favourite part about Toronto in the summer is being able to attend outdoor festivals and getting to eat my share of street food. It was super fun going to the second annual matsuri and having my first night market experience in Toronto! We started off the afternoon by visiting the ROM. I finally had a chance to see the Forbidden City exhibit. It…
Another delegation come and gone! The time seems to fly by so quickly during the week of the delegation. It’s hard to believe the amount of activities we packed into their schedule during their stay in Mississauga! The delegate who came to stay with us this year was named Mika. She was super cute and we had lots of fun taking her around places in Mississauga and Toronto. Since it was also her first time traveling abroad, the trip was…
This year marked my first time going to the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. Even though I was aware of the fest during previous years, none of the movies attracted me enough to make the 45 min drive (during rush hour nonetheless) to Toronto to watch any of the films. Luckily they had an amazing selection of movies this year, with most being relatively new, so we took advantage of the 5-movie pass and picked five films to watch. My first…