Friday, April 11

Mom's Birthday

La Palette
www.lapalette.ca
Chilensis Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Foie Gras
Creamy mushroom soup
Green salad
Escargots
Steak/Frites
Rainbow Trout
Leg of Duck
Creme Brulee
Cantaloupe Sorbet
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Thursday, March 6

Terroni on Adelaide

Completely different from the other three locations scattered around town. This one is housed in the Court House. Beautiful space, soaring ceiling height complete with skylights. The menu includes over ten pasta dishes and pizzas! Highly recommended. Read more!

Saturday, February 9

Up The Yangtze

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Sunday, January 27

Word of the Day

divot

/divvәt/

noun a piece of turf cut out of the ground, especially by a golf club in making a stroke.


source: http://www.askoxford.com

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Sunday, January 20

M & M Crispy Mint

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Saturday, December 29

x'mas in montreal

instead of putting together sentences describing my trip i will just put down the key words... in chronological order

toronto
via rail
montreal
500 ave des pins o

portuguese restaurant casa minhota
atwater market
premiere moisson bakery
cakes
rhubarb pie
baguette parisien
grocery shopping
fresh produce

prosciutto di parma
mushroom arancini
champagne
ice cider
christmas
dvd
boxing day
rue ste-catherine o
simons
les cours mont-royal
segafredo
caffe latte
panini
ave du mont-royal e
st viateur bagels
rue st-denis
more shopping
les 3 brasseurs microbrewery that is not so micro
saltimbanco cirque du soleil
rue ste-catherine o
via rail
toronto
matt's




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Saturday, December 22

xmas party

got completely wasted...
so drunk...
two people had to carry me home...
thanks guys...
and thanks to mxm for the party!
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Thursday, December 13

Lagos

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Thursday, November 15

The Bow Tie

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Monday, October 1

september

the month has come and gone in a blur.
can't remember what i've done ....
let me recap...at random.

niagara day trip
.ball's falls conservation area
all dried up
walked on the upper fall's cliff...that was cool!
.niagara-on-the-lake, queen street
very touristy, just like victoria bc
.wine tasting at peller estate
yummy white wine
delicious red iced wine!!! must-try!
.visit to jackson triggs winery
good to see it in person
.niagara falls
.fallsview casino
free drinks...

algonquin day trip
.3-hr bus ride - one way!!!
mcdonald's mcgriddle is sweet....didn't know that...
.visitor centre
great views!
.logging museum
interesting outdoor display
.canoe lake
gotta come back next time for some canoeing
.camping next year???

beer tasting
.we tried many white beer and followed by
really dark beer... messing up my taste bud...
gotta try more amber next time...
right,
beer-holic-gela?
awesome sushi thanks to chris+iris!

kent: i got your mail
.thanks so much for the stamps!!!

patrick: congrats on promotion!!!

nuit blanche
.took it easy this year cuz of the algonquin
trip the next day. we spent most of the time
walking. there were just too many people
on the streets (which was great) but that also
meant long lineups for some interesting sites,
eg the lower bay station which i really wanted
to see...


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Wednesday, August 15

Tuesday, August 14

Simpsonized

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Monday, July 30

Thursday, July 26

Gary Cao 背叛MV

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Saturday, June 23

Ricchi e Poveri

Simon and I came across this catchy song performed live by an amazing music group at Taste of Little Italy. Simon was too eager to find out the song name and he did. He asked a woman in the crowd and got referral to MVP, a record store on College St. After we found out that the CD wasn't authentic-looking we gave up on it and looked for it online - and here comes the Youtube video of the song. Enjoy! Read more!

Sunday, June 17

Toronto Island Race Day 2

70 Bankers Championship
Sing Tao Daily Championship Cup
Day 2 Sunday
Race Time10:10
1


2Genworth Financial Canada
Awakening Courage
2:24.634
3TD Bank Financial Group
TD Twin Dragons
2:14.711
4Scotiabank
ScotiaRouge
2:16.402
5BMO Financial Group
BMO First Dragon
2:16.913
6PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PwC Barracudas
2:44.015


100 Premier Mixed Final D
TELUS Mobility
Day 2 Sunday
Race Time15:10
1UofT Engineering
Iron Dragons
2:16.003
2Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
NY Wall Street Dragons
2:16.274
3UofT Victoria College
VICrew
2:18.276
4Paddlers Anonymous
Club Crew
2:15.612
5TD Bank Financial Group
TD Twin Dragons
2:15.071
6UofT Scarborough
UofT Scarlem Dragon Boat
2:17.785


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Saturday, June 16

Toronto Island Race Day 1

36 Premier Mixed Heat 24
Sing Tao Daily
Day 1 Saturday
Race Time14:00
1Ipsos Reid
Ipsos Dragons
2:33.746
2Citigroup Global Transaction Services
Citigroup Velocity
2:20.663
3TD Bank Financial Group
TD Twin Dragons
2:15.921
4Motorola Canada Limited
Motorola Flying Dragons
2:24.894
5Hakka Youth Project
HakkaWave
2:32.095
6BMO Financial Group
BMO First Dragon
2:19.452

49 Premier Mixed Heat 34
TCBA
Day 1 Saturday
Race Time16:10
1St Joseph's Health Centre
The Saints
2:06.251
2Hakka Youth Project
HakkaWave
2:23.325
3BMO Financial Group
BMO First Dragon
2:13.114
4Mon Sheong Foundation 2:34.846
5Montréal International Dragon Boat Festival
Phoenix Warriors
2:11.332
6TD Bank Financial Group
TD Twin Dragons
2:12.893

Race result:
http://www.jonathanyam.com/tidbrf/results.html
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Saturday, June 9

First Victory


TD CT Twin Dragons came in FIRST in
Division C at the Stouffville race
on June 9th, 2007!
That's the perfect birthday present
that I can ask for because I put
some hard work into it and the
outcome was just incredible!

Go TD CT Twin Dragons!

Stouffville Regatta 2007:
http://www.paddlesportracing.com/Stouffville/2007_Results.htm

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Sunday, June 3

Ride For Heart


Imagine two of the major highways in the city of Toronto are free of vehicular traffic, and that you can ride your bike freely on them all morning. That's the event that took place this morning at the Ride For Heart Toronto 2007 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation research.

The event kicked off at the Ex, where riders gathered and slowly made their ways on the Gardiner Expressway. In the morning, downtown Toronto was covered in a layer of fog that gave the city a very nice silhouette. Our team were divided into three groups going at different pace. The guys in red t-shirts - Jessie Neil and BJ went ahead of us, staying in the middle were Tracy and myself, and immediately followed by Juhee Rufina and Herman.

In the end most of us finished the 50K route with energy to spare. It was also great to see my friend Angela at the finish line! Grand finale was of course the brunch that sealed the deal. haha... We gathered at JJ's Kitchen on Spadina for dimsum. It was like a Cambridge reunion. This location is slowly becoming a regular hangout for us. haha...

The result:
Team Velotects: 7 members
Money-raised-to-date: $735
Tracy and I finished the 50K in 2Hrs30Mins approx.

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DB Race #1

Saturday started really early.
I got up at 5:30am, met up with Iris Chris and Simon at 6am and Simon drove us to the Pickering Go Station. We arrived in Pickering around 6:40am, lined up and hopped on the shuttle bus to the site. Four races were lined up for the day. The first race secured us a spot in the B division. Then the subsequent races brought us closer to our goals.

As a team we put up a good race especially in the third one. All the boats were going head to head until the 100m mark, and our team kept up with a good finish. We were placed second going into the final. At the end we're placed fourth but nevertheless it was a good start for us. Go!! TD CT Twin Dragons!!



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