Just as almost everyone would be rushing to prepare for Thanksgiving in the next few days, I had mine last weekend. I decided to spend this long weekend on a road trip to Baltimore and since I didn’t want missing out on Thanksgiving, I have moved it one week early. I always believed that we […]
October 8, 2013
All through my school life, I went through countless charity drives as I attended a school ran by Catholic nuns. It was second nature to me then to collect and raise donations for a cause. When we celebrate traditional big occasions, we are often reminded of the people who are not as fortunate. I often […]
October 2, 2013
Food events and entertainment always go hand in hand. To have that distraction as one indulges in good eats was always a good idea. Now when the food event is carnival-themed like FoodivalTO , I still am very much a captured audience. Decades of watching buskers, I am still much in awe of the courage […]
September 24, 2013
It seems that lately we are having a reprieve from the onset of fall. When we think it would finally start dropping in temperatures, we get a wave of days that dance about the border of 20-something degrees. Looking at the 14-day forecast, up until about Wednesday next week still seems holding on to the […]
September 13, 2013
There is something so right about waking up lazily on a Sunday morning and having a really indulgent breakfast. That was what happened last weekend. After a very long week, I planned to see my friend Helen and have brunch. Wanting to have no issues with parking nor distance, I chose a restaurant that was […]
September 12, 2013
This past Tuesday was one of those days where it seemed never-ending. The adrenalin pumped through my veins from the early morn towards my last important appointment for the day. By the time it was dusk, I was completely depleted in energy. That doesn’t mean I stayed home though. I still have planned to have […]
September 4, 2013
Last week, my EyeCandyTO partner, Abe Wornovitzky and I were invited to enjoy Peruvian Cuisine. Celebrating a recent recognition to be South America’s Leading Culinary Destination 2013 , OCEX Toronto, Trade Office of Peru in Canada, hosted the affair at Pisco by North York. I have never have tried Peruvian cuisine before but I anticipated […]
August 24, 2013
Since I have travelled to Singapore this early July, I missed the birthday of one of my favorite little people. Andi, my godchild turned one last July. To make up for being away, I agreed to doing a special photoshoot for her. Lately, smash cakes has taken over first birthday celebrations in Canada. Google the […]
August 22, 2013
I have been quiet for a while. Quiet in a sense that I lost my voice for a few days. As I am a teacher, it was a major concern when my doctor told me that there was nothing to prescribe but to get myself to refrain from talking for 3 – 5 days. Luckily, […]
August 12, 2013
For most of you the follow me, you might have noticed that I link my posts to Urbanspoon. I find that it as a useful tool to pacify my bottomless appetite and it is also my thinking that it gives you, my readers, more reviews to help you pick where next to indulge. Last Thursday, […]
October 10, 2013
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