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OH YES. oh yes…

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:31:05 -0500

OH YES. oh yes…

"Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to..."

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:30:05 -0500

““Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.””

- Mark Jenkins

Happy Valentine’s Day, lovers! <3

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:23:09 -0500

Happy Valentine’s Day, lovers! <3

Grind 'N' Shine =D

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:31:06 -0500

Felt slightly burnt out by Friday, so I spent the night chillin’ uptown. Went to Jung Soo Ne with Coolin. He’s been wanting to go for a while since I told him that it rocked Nak Won’s socks. NOT DISAPPOINTED, YAY!

After dinner, we watched Ides of March… another movie that I had high hopes for, but fell short for me. Urgh… I mean, the acting was solid, the dialogue was decent, the drama was somewhat well executed, but something about it just wasn’t well put together.

I’ve been on a mad search to actually watch a good movie, and I’ve seen more movies in the past month than I usually do in half a year, and I’ve been disappointed on many levels - until Saturday. Jacky, Vicks and I went to watch The Artist on Saturday. PHENOMENAL. I can’t praise this film enough. Witty. Romantic. Comedic. Sweeping. Delightful. Just exquisite film making. I haven’t been so charmed by a movie in quite some time. Highly, highly recommended!

After satisfying my urge for a good movie, we booted it to Zaza Espresso Lounge for snacksies. That lovely piece of pastry you see in the lower right corner is a susumelli… it just looked so darn lovely, Jacky and I had to partake. :D

Fatties will be fatties… right after pastries, we went for dinner at Holy Chuck with Jizz. This is the Wall of Fame/Shame at Holy Chuck… you get on the left side by finishing the “Go Chuck Yourself” burger, and a specialty milkshake in under 6 minutes. No small feat. We watched a guy attempt it, and he gave up 75% in, haha.

So we each got our own burger. I got the Grind N Shine (which is a double bacon cheeseburger, caramelized onions, fried egg and crispy fries), Jo got the Holy Chuck, Jacky got the Dirty Drunken Pig… and I forget what Chris got (no one cares)

The burgers are decent, but I guess for a specialty burger place like that, they’ve got to be more than “decent” to survive, especially with the onslaught of specialty burger places in Toronto now. Glad I tried it, probably wouldn’t make another trip just for their burgers again.

And after a hearty meal of juicy chuck and Wasabi, Green Onion and Ginger Milkshake (yes, that’s right… immediately followed with regret xD), we retired to Chez Chris for some Anchorman. Classic. =D

Sex Panther! Rawr!

hehe :)

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:31:06 -0500

hehe :)

lmao!

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:30:05 -0500

lmao!

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:30:05 -0500

still kickin’ and pushin’ ;D

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:30:05 -0500

still kickin’ and pushin’ ;D

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest..."

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:31:05 -0500

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:31:05 -0500

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Snakes & skates, as of lates :)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:29:06 -0500

Ahh, I can’t believe it’s 2nd week of February already! I didn’t realize how fast time passed until I started seeing Valentine’s Day specials on TV. It seems like Christmas was just yesterday. Oi.

So, what’s my life lookin’ like these days…

Playing catch-up with Helen

Friday of last week, Helen and I rendez-voused for our ~~monthly~~ quarterly hang out. We tried out Fabarnak at Church/Wellesley for dinner.

The restaurant was so inconspicuous, we actually couldn’t find it for a while. And the inside is equally unassuming, with limited decor and a super down to earth feel. But the blow-away was that the food was PHENOMENAL. Honestly, mouthwatering with every bite… and we didn’t even try the dish that they’re known for (the Square Peg). I have to go back again and try it! =D

(Oh, and their business model is such that they source local ingredients and give all of their profits back to the community centre. As Helen says, “That’s so Daisy!” haha)

After dinner, we went back to Helen’s place and watched Drive. And I just could NOT get into the movie. I actually thought it was good film making, but I just wasn’t in the right mindset and couldn’t get engrossed in it. The soundtrack though, is pretty boss. Everytime I cruise along the highway, I pop it in and feel 10X cooler than I am. =D

Jo’s 25th

Saturday was Jo’s quarter century, w00t! We barely found a nice spot for dinner that would take us without reservations (when did it get so hard to get seated downtown??) at Campagnolo.

Campagnolo has almost the exact same feel as Woodlot and Enoteca Sociale. I’d say it’s on par with the former and not as good as the latter, but still solid! (and leagues better than bullshit money suckers like Canoe)

Erm… we had big plans for Jo’s birthday… big plans, man!!! But we didn’t end up doing any of them, and stayed in to watch HP3 instead, haha.

Blargh, winter and food comas always make me lazy by the end of the night.

Gotta get down on Friday

This Friday, I went downtown for dinner and a movie again. Felt like paying Khao San Road a visit, and lucky enough, Jon and I bypassed the long line and got a table right away, w00t!

Didn’t order the right stuff at all… so much fried stuff, gah! First time not liking anything I’ve ordered at KSR. [shrimp chips and squash fritters, btw]

Pad gra prao for the save! Yummm, that’s the KSR I know! :D

After dinner, we went to see Underworld. Not… my… cup of tea… haha. As far as I can see, there’s only one reason anyone would ever go see Underworld, and I’m not sure if she’s worth 2 hours of my time. It was, also, another movie for which 3D did nothing to enhance the experience, so if you’re going to see it in theatres, skip the 3D. xD That’s my two cents.

Snakes & skates

Saturday morning started bright and early at Snakes & Lattes. I should get a membership card, with how often I go. xD

We stayed there for over 6 hours LOL and went through SO many games! Cards Against Humanity, Headbandz, Identik, King of Tokyo, and Quelf!

These are the fruits of one round of Identik. I had to describe the picture on the card that I selected and try my best to get everyone to replicate the picture. French painter painting the Eiffel Tower on a canvas? Not bad! xD

We tried a really geeky game called Kings of Tokyo, which the games master there suggested. And Chris really really wanted to play it, even though the girls had their doubts. We tried it. We kind of failed. Well, now we know. Not up our alley. We should’ve known from the game piece, lol.

My favourite game of the afternoon was Quelf, haha! As always, it was the cause of much debauchery and nonsense.

Here is the hairstyle we gave Jo. She went the rest of the afternoon looking like a crazy hippie.

Here’s Jo and I engaging in a paper airplane contest (I won for distance flown, she won for aesthetics).

Here’s Chris as a giant X for an entire round.

Here’s Vicky with the a toothbrush taped on her forehead. Hawt.

And here’s Linda doing mad rounds of speed skating around the table… during which time, a guy passed our table muttering “this is the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen in my life” LOL.

Good tiiimez!

After a long, long afternoon of gaming, we scoured Bloor St looking for dinner. We found a new restaurant (just opened for 3 days!) at Markham/Bloor called Sichuan Secret. Awkward waitress aside, the food there was decent, and I might go back again, for the lack of Chinese options on Bloor.

Super super salty though. You’ll be asking for 10 refills of your glass of water to get through one dish, so this is not for those who like their food bland, haha.

Learned about droit du seigneur over dinner, haha… =P

After dinner, we FINALLY made it to skating! We went to the Natrel Rink at Harbourfront, and it turned out that it was Soca Night, so there was mad jams pumpin’ the entire night, and the rink was crazy full! Still super fun though, definitely glad we got off our fat asses and finally did it! =D

good weekend. now, back to work! super pumped and head start on...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:31:00 -0500

good weekend. now, back to work! super pumped and head start on the upcoming work week, w00t w00t! gettin’ dirrrty ;)

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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:31:05 -0500

Boston, here I come! =D

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:32:05 -0500

Boston, here I come! =D

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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:30:05 -0500

mantras to live by :)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:31:06 -0500

mantras to live by :)

hohoho! ;D

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:30:06 -0500

hohoho! ;D

I’m addicted to starting things, and an utter failure in...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:32:05 -0500

I’m addicted to starting things, and an utter failure in finishing. I just get too excited at the beginning that I can’t pace myself, and then lose steam half way through…

I have so many personal projects that are ongoing that aren’t getting their long-await finale… time to start wrapping it up! (laaaadiesss ;)

Only when you’ve lost everything, can you find yourself. Over...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:31:05 -0500

Only when you’ve lost everything, can you find yourself.

Over the past couple of months, I’ve lost of things that are important to me, and most of all, I’ve lost myself a little bit through this whole ordeal. But the silver lining in this grey cloud is that I’ve learned a lot. A lot of harsh realities, but also a lot of enlightening things.

I’ve learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I’ve learned that patience will oftentimes bring me the answer.

I’ve learned that even good friends come and go. Only a few great friends will last a lifetime.

I’ve learned that every experience that touches and tears at my heart will either make me a smaller person or a stronger person. And I have to fight for it to be the latter.

I’ve learned that sometimes making mistakes is a necessary part of growth.

I’ve learned that nothing could give me a change in perspective quite like traveling can.

I’ve learned that freeing my mind from worries opens it up to be filled with much more productive thoughts.

I’ve learned that sometimes the people I expected to kick me down are the ones who will help me get back up. And sometimes the people I expect to be there for me, won’t, when it’s not convenient for them.

I’ve learned that setting aside time for personal development activities is one of the most rewarding things I can do for myself.

I’ve learned that simply being grateful can do wonders for my happiness. And so can giving generously.

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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:41:06 -0500