After a long day of travels, we finally had a good rest once we made it back to our hotel. The next morning we ate breakfast at the hotel lobby, then grabbed our bags and made our way out. Our first stop that day was to Orchard. Once we arrived at Orchard and got our MRT passes sorted, we walked over to Kinokuniya where we spent a small fortune on books. Afterwards we browsed through Takashimaya and some of the…
It’s been too long since I’ve last posted an entry. I feel like there should be at least ten entries in between this one and my last one, but I think I have to fast forward a little or else I’ll never get caught up. I’m going to go straight to my latest trip to Asia. First stop – Singapore There’s not too much to say about my departure to Singapore, except that the trip was extremely loooong. Early Wednesday…
A few weeks ago I was invited to attend the 30th Anniversary Gift Unveiling at Kariya Park along with the members of the MFA. Mayor Takenaka from Kariya and a few members of his council would be there in attendance. This would be his first visit to Mississauga after winning the re-election back in July. By the time I got to Kariya Park that day there were already a lot of people waiting. The Mayor had been attending a luncheon…
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…