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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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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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Meeting Ex-colleagues
Had lunch with my ex-colleagues from GS1 Canada yesterday. It was nice seeing everyone good and well. I was told that some of the systems I implemented 3-4 years ago as prototypes were still being used, glad to know that I left behind some good quality and useful work. Thankful that I crossed path with […]
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Trip to Toronto
Arrived safely to Toronto. The plane ride was not as dreaded as I anticipated. After arriving, I still have the energy to pick up a car from my brother’s friend, grab a cup of Timmys, visit Canadian Tire, and drop by BTBC. Was really exhausted at night with blood-shot eyes. Slept from 9-2, then woke […]
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Sketch-a-thon
Realized that I missed my chance of getting a laptop for my trip to Toronto, I figured I might as well try to free myself from staring at a computer screen for a few weeks. Bought myself a new sketchbook and pens, thinking about indulging myself in a sketching feast in the coming weeks…
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