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Yellow Crossing

a70 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:40:41 +0000

Hong Kong 的士

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Tech Scooter

a70 — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:33:31 +0000

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Temple Candids

a70 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:56:31 +0000

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Longshan Temple

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Candid

a70 — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:22:57 +0000

Happy New Year! I’m back from my month-long Taiwan/HK experience. Well not so much “experience” for Taiwan, but I haven’t been to Hong Kong before, so I always enjoy exploring new places.

Today, a candid photo from streets of HK that I really like!

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City Cruiser

a70 — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:35:57 +0000

Streets of Barcelona.

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Swan Feeder

a70 — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:43:57 +0000

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“Fall” In Love: The Jayesslee Sisters in Vancouver

a70 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:31:37 +0000

The YouTube sensation twin sisters from Australia, Janice and Sonia Lee, aka jayesslee, were in Vancouver last month on the 14th! After hearing their covers on YouTube, I couldn’t miss this chance to hear them live!

The concert started out with the string trio, Infinitus, moving on to Ezra Kwizera from Rwanda, and then the third special guest was Jay Calder on acoustic guitar (you can hear a bit of his music in the videos embedded in this post).

Then of course, everyone was thrilled when the the twins took the stage after about an hour and half into the show! Janice and Sonia kept the audience “in love” with their harmonious voices for the reminder of the time, even with a few songs that haven’t been released on their YouTube channel before! Their bubbly personalities, smiles, and interactions with the audience certainly make it a night to remember. Loved the set decoration. I’ve also included three of their videos at the end :-)

Hope they are back in Vancouver for another concert soon!

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Hello Sonia!

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Twin smiles

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Hello Janice!

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Twins t-shirts

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Love!

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Price Tag (cover):

I’m Coming Home (cover):

Failure in Disguise (original):

Standstill Underground

a70 — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:43:13 +0000

Oh man, I miss New York.

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Cafe Medina

a70 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:42:50 +0000

Another brunch place I’ve been meaning to try. Cafe Medina is located beside the wonderful Belgian restaurant, Chambar, and is operated by the same owners.
It’s quite a busy place and took about an hour before we were able to get a seat. Slightly pricey and I miss my eggs benedict!

“Live is too short for bad coffee”

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Belgian waffles cooling

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Latte

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Paella

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Les Boulettes

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Saumon Fume

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La Sante

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Duck Confit Sandwich

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Belgian waffle with berry compote

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Big box of matchsticks!

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La Quercia

a70 — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:42:49 +0000

Picked by VanMag as 2011 Restaurant of the Year, Best Restaurant for Informal Dining, and Best Casual Italian, I don’t think you can go wrong by trying La Quercia. It was recommended by a co-worker and we decided to go for the $60 11 course menu. Their courses were served family style, so it was more or less sharing plates for enough people. Since the dishes are decided by the chef, each time the experience may be different. I’ll attempt to go through the names of each course from memory. Definitely worth a try if you’re looking for some creative Italian cooking.

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Good company for the night

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A glass of Alois Lageder 2009 Pinot Bianco

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Red Wine

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Stuffed Zucchini and flowers

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Parmesan Sformato with Chantrelles – really really delicious

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Smoked Veal Tongue with Eggplant

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Heirloom Tomatoes and Burrata

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Grilled Salmon

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Risotto

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Spaghetti All’Amatriciana

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Stinging Nettle Agnolotti

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Dry-Aged Ribeye – two types of cuts. So good.

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Meat cannot go to waste

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Parmesan cheese platter

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Chocolate Tart with Cherries

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Lemon Cream with Peaches

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