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Noodles

There's nothing like a hot bowl of noodles on a cold winter day  . I've been frequently craving for noodles these past few weeks (must be the cold weather... ) and thus accumulated the following pictures


Seafood Udon at Ichiban (near Yonge/Finch)



Beef Noodle at Szechuan Legend (near Midland/Finch )



Tonkotsu Miso Ramen at Kenzo (Downtown)



Crispy Chicken Udon at Tea Shop 168 (near Midland/Finch)



Ajisen House Noodle at Ajisen Ramen



Shanghai Style Noodle Soup at Asian Legend



Tonkotsu Ramen at Niwatei (J-town)



Ramen with BBQ pork, also comes with soy milk (Pacific Mall upper level food court)

In conclusion, Chinese people always put bok choy in noodle soup lol.

Markham Fair, Disney On Ice
I have some back logged pictures from Markham Fair 2011. Markham Fair is like CNE except it is smaller in scale and focuses more on farm animals / farm products. There is also an amazing display of an annual photography competition featuring works of all levels and genres


I love cute bunnies  


miniature horses


horses in some kind of weight-pulling competition



I also went to Disney On Ice before the new year's. The characters were cute but the show was definitely more for little kids than someone like me



Peas in a Pod and Mike Wazowski
Diana's Seafood, Teashop 168

Yay I am posting more food pictures. Eating is all I do when I go out . I went to Diana's Seafood for the first time


Oysters
To be honest I'm not particularly fond of raw oysters by virtue of their seawater-like taste. It tastes like eating the ocean in my opinion...


Salad, did not like this. It needed a lot more dressing



Mixed Seafood Grill and Euro Bass
Was very fresh and well-done . The service was also very good. I would be interested in coming back.
Diana's Seafood website : http://www.dianasseafood.com

Afterwards we went to Teashop 168 for bubbletea and dessert

Got the Red 'N White funnel cake and was delightfully surprised by the presentation. Hmmm
Was yummy, although according to be menu it's supposed to be strawberry not apple...

Buono! 初恋サイダー

Buono!
初恋サイダー

実はハロプロ大好きです
Teppanyaki at Tako Sushi

I had the awesomest teppanyaki dinner at Tako Sushi  
Teppanyaki, in which food is cooked on an iron griddle, originated in Japan but has been popular worldwide. I think the owners at Tako Sushi are Chinese.


Salad



Soup



Sushi



Eel and seafood
the yellowish mango sauce tasted very interesting, never had anything like it



foie gras with kiwi and strawberry



our stoic chef, Henry
he made a volatile volcano with some onions and alcohol


beef and veggies
yummm


Fried rice
also very good

green tea icecream

The teppanyaki here was delicious, entertaining to watch, and the price was right (although we had to wait a long time for a seat). The atmosphere is great especially for slightly larger groups. Overall, highly recommended  

Tako Sushi website : http://www.takosushi.ca/
I went to the Don Mills location

if you can

私に何でも勝てるって思ってそうな君が
本当に勝ったら
ついていくよ。

T&T food court , NEW YEAR'S!!
Happy new year   
Hope everyone had a nice new year's! I had a rather relaxing one. I got plenty of time off from work and had some very hearty, delicious food (although on new year's day I had fallen ill possibly due to some kind of flu virus...but all better now). I have lots of pictures to be posted later on  

I wonder how many people actually end up keeping their new year's resolution, but I guess it's always good to have goals whether it's new year's or not. I'm extremely embarrassed by the fact that at this age I still don't know how to drive or swim (last time I tried to learn how to swim the chemical-ridden pool water caused my hair to fall out excessively so I never went again ). Serious effort is required in learning these skills this year so that I may catch up to the majority of the population, even if it means I will have to wear some kind of hair-protecting cap thingy. Also, as a pharmacist, I get asked a lot of random health / drug-related questions at work. I think it's super important to be up-to-date on medical and drug knowledge in order to provide the patients with accurate, reliable answers. Since I haven't been updating myself at all after I graduated in June, it would be nice if I can make time to read about these things regularly.

Never the less, whether these resolutions are kept or not, I think the most important thing is to be able to make goals and take action to achieve them, to strive towards something better (aka 向上心 in Japanese but geez why do I sound so corny and uncool lol). I have been very laid-back and worry-free recently, so I hope that in 2012 I can muster the motivation to work a bit harder



T&T food court yaaaay !!!
I love the congee and especially the dough stick!! It's very greasy so not to be eaten regularly but it's sooo crunchy and tasty   


Takoyaki / octopus balls at T&T food court. This is like Joyce's favourite thing ever but I don't really like the ginger in it.
Holiday Shopping at Eaton Centre & Fast Food
Merry Christmas !!  
I have not been very productive lately. I've been stuck in a phase of lassitude and excessive money- spending . Ever since I got my pharmacist license, it's as if I lost my goals and motitions in life and everyday when I'm off from work I allow myself to waste time and not engage in anything contributional. Next year I hope to find some goals and get moving more.

I've been hanging out at the mall a lot and so here are some graphical evidence to remind myself to better control my shopping impulse.


Disney Store at Eatons
They are going to close down for good on Dec 26. I was last there on the 24th and the store was almost cleaned out.



Salad King's green curry



Salad King's golden curry
I had no idea Salad King serves Thai food instead of salad . The curry was very good. Plus, they are within walking distance from Eatons. I now believe in the hype 
Salad King website : http://www.saladking.com/



The Xmas tree at Eatons being assembled



Ta-da! The finished product.
Wow I think I over-edited this picture. Too much pink undertone. Ah well not gonna re-do it.


The Grandma Burger at A&W. Doesn't look particularly appetising in this picture but it's delicious! My favourite burger


 
Xmas gifts I got for my co-workers. Crabtree & Evelyn hand creams for the ladies and a tie for the guy. Hope they like it.



Glasses for Johnathan which he did not like. Stop being so fussy



Gathering with girls from high school at Crazy Wings at Yonge/ Finch. Every year our gathering becomes smaller . Yunjie and Jasmine have left us for Japan.


Wings and Yukon chips!! I thought it was pretty good, but Maggie didn't like it at all. Maybe I'm just not picky.
Go For Tea
I had a little gathering at Go For Tea with the girls from Pharmacy    Everybody's found a stable pharmacist job not far from home. Life seems significantly better as we are no longer under enormous pressure to excel in school (or sometimes just hoping to pass) and search for jobs. What a difference in our lives in just a year


Guess which is mine hehe



Bubbletea  
I've been told that the grey drink here looks gross



condensed milk toast and the grotesque grey drink  


some kind of pork dish



My beef noodle
I love noodles these days
No more chances

I'll admit I've been waiting for this. You recently told me that you want me in your life, and you're upset that you ever let me go. It was my chance to go back to your arms without looking too undignified. I don't admit this to you but I missed you too. But I also know that anyone with any sense of self-responsibility would be out of her mind to give you another chance. 

It'll be extremely easy for me to fall back in love with you. I think what fuels my undying feelings for you is the desire to fulfill the dreams I had for us. I've always pictured that one day you would show me that you care about me and spend more time with me. Maybe we could have a nice dinner and talk. I can tell you about a cute dress I got at the mall and you can complain to me about a rough day at work. Or we can have a walk, if the whether is not too cold, holding each others hand. Or maybe you can be my date to the grad formal and I can finally introduce you to my friends. But of course you never did. I often wondered if I was good enough for you to give me some attention. You always kept things to yourself but I think that very reticence aroused my curiosity about you. I was dying to find out more about your life. But I can't allow myself a chance to go back. Falling for you again would only lead to more tears and my story is going to be pitiful.

So, no more. This should be such an easy decision.

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