Belated B-Day Dinner
Went for wings with a couple of my ex-colleagues for lunch, didn’t get the beer to go with it like ol’ times because I insisted on being a responsible driver. Had Japanese dinner with my sister, brother-in-law, and 2 nieces. Even though I’m staying in their basement, I only had dinner at “home” once for […]
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Dinner with Friends
Had been going out for dinner with friends almost every single night this week. Met up with a couple of primary school classmates tonight. I know it’s very rare that we still keep in touch after so many years, so I cherish every moment that we had a chance to meet up. Casual and happy […]
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Crazy Weather
The temperature was close to 40 degrees (with humidity accounted) in the afternoon. Had to stay indoor where air-conditioning is provided, so I went to the mall to shop for a wedding gift for my friend in HK. Luckily, I found something that’s not “Made in China”! The Ice Cap tasted particularly good in the […]
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Big Meals
Had a big all-day-breakfast for lunch at around 2pm, I was still not too hungry when I met my ex-colleagues for dinner at 7pm. The portion for the dinner was even bigger than lunch, I managed to finish it, but my stomach was feeling unhealthily full throughout the night. The conversations with the couple of […]
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North York Civic Centre
Bought an Italian sausage from a roadside hotdog stand and spent a solitary lunch hour outside the North York Civic Centre. Noticed the Canadian Flag and made a quick sketch. I really didn’t notice their ubiquitous presence until I became somewhat of a tourist to the country now. Took a stroll around the neighborhood of […]
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M & J’s Wedding
Attended my good friend’s wedding, that signals the completion of the last mission for this trip. It was great catching up with my EE2003 friends, especially now that we’re spread all over the places. With my mission accomplished, my remaining trip can be quite spontaneous. Will spend more time catching up with friends and maybe […]
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Richmond Green
The weather was too nice in the afternoon to stay home, so I took a stroll at the nearby Richmond Green. Saw countless Canada geese by the pond, almost forgot to include them in my list of Canadian things to sketch! Parks here seem to be lacking sufficient shading even though solar radiation seems to […]
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Shopping
Went shopping for appropriate shoes to attend my friend’s upcoming wedding. There were 2 things that I noticed – the malls in Canada are empty of people (compared to HK) and everything is made in China! Why can’t they just let me buy the stuff in HK, then it won’t need to travel so long […]
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Tax
Had lunch at the only Chinese restaurant that’s at a walkable distance from my place yesterday. Amazed that the owners still remembered me after my ~2 years absence! Family restaurants with a sense of warmth and locality like this is hard to go by in HK where franchises and big corporations dominate the business. Finally […]
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Driver’s License Renewal
Met up with a couple of friends for lunch yesterday, one of them is here for family matters and will be returning to HK, and the other will be relocating to Beijing soon. It’s interesting how all of us are or will be Asia-based but ended up meeting here in North America. Renewed my driver’s […]
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