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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Monday, October 1
Wednesday, August 15
Tuesday, August 14
Monday, July 30
Thursday, July 26
Saturday, June 23
Sunday, June 17
Toronto Island Race Day 2
| 70 | Bankers Championship Sing Tao Daily Championship Cup | Day 2 | Sunday |
| Race Time | 10:10 | ||
| 1 | |||
| 2 | Genworth Financial Canada Awakening Courage | 2:24.63 | 4 |
| 3 | TD Bank Financial Group TD Twin Dragons | 2:14.71 | 1 |
| 4 | Scotiabank ScotiaRouge | 2:16.40 | 2 |
| 5 | BMO Financial Group BMO First Dragon | 2:16.91 | 3 |
| 6 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PwC Barracudas | 2:44.01 | 5 |
| 100 | Premier Mixed Final D TELUS Mobility | Day 2 | Sunday |
| Race Time | 15:10 | ||
| 1 | UofT Engineering Iron Dragons | 2:16.00 | 3 |
| 2 | Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival NY Wall Street Dragons | 2:16.27 | 4 |
| 3 | UofT Victoria College VICrew | 2:18.27 | 6 |
| 4 | Paddlers Anonymous Club Crew | 2:15.61 | 2 |
| 5 | TD Bank Financial Group TD Twin Dragons | 2:15.07 | 1 |
| 6 | UofT Scarborough UofT Scarlem Dragon Boat | 2:17.78 | 5 |
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Saturday, June 16
Toronto Island Race Day 1
| 36 | Premier Mixed Heat 24 Sing Tao Daily | Day 1 | Saturday |
| Race Time | 14:00 | ||
| 1 | Ipsos Reid Ipsos Dragons | 2:33.74 | 6 |
| 2 | Citigroup Global Transaction Services Citigroup Velocity | 2:20.66 | 3 |
| 3 | TD Bank Financial Group TD Twin Dragons | 2:15.92 | 1 |
| 4 | Motorola Canada Limited Motorola Flying Dragons | 2:24.89 | 4 |
| 5 | Hakka Youth Project HakkaWave | 2:32.09 | 5 |
| 6 | BMO Financial Group BMO First Dragon | 2:19.45 | 2 |
| 49 | Premier Mixed Heat 34 TCBA | Day 1 | Saturday |
| Race Time | 16:10 | ||
| 1 | St Joseph's Health Centre The Saints | 2:06.25 | 1 |
| 2 | Hakka Youth Project HakkaWave | 2:23.32 | 5 |
| 3 | BMO Financial Group BMO First Dragon | 2:13.11 | 4 |
| 4 | Mon Sheong Foundation | 2:34.84 | 6 |
| 5 | Montréal International Dragon Boat Festival Phoenix Warriors | 2:11.33 | 2 |
| 6 | TD Bank Financial Group TD Twin Dragons | 2:12.89 | 3 |
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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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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Wednesday, May 23
road trip
Road trip to Montreal for the Victoria Day long weekend.
For some, this trip was a bunny-hunt but for me it's about enjoying the outdoor space that Montreal offers. Streetside cafes, roof patios, terraces and courtyards...
We (matt, mos, cris, timo and I) arrived Saturday on a sunny day so right away we made our way to Santropol. It's a restaurant that has one of the nicest patio at the back filled with plants and a fountain - with a nice sandwich selection to match, like a ham and cucumber sandwich with mint jelly; or ones with nutella and banana; how about strawberries and chocolate!
Then it was about a little shopping and walking around St Laurent, St Denis and St Catherine until shops closed at 5pm!! 5pm!!! That's way too early imo.
Sunday morning was a bit chilly but sunny, so we visited the Atwater Market where there was a flower market outside perfect for spring planting. Since we don't need any planting done, we went straight to the patisserie at the south entrance of the market. The selection at this bakery/patisserie was just amazing. We were all mesmerized by the selection of cakes, pastries, bread, tarts, tarlettes... French pastries all the way! Their selection matches the ones at Paul but at a very affordable price!
The exhibition at CCA was nicely put together. There was some interesting work by two architects that shared the ideals of making the environment more sustainable, but their approaches were varied. One was about creating and maintaining the Third Landscape, residual spaces created by urban developments, while the other was about optimizing the living environment in terms of user comforts. Then we met up with my friend jason and had lunch in the village, at one of his favourite restaurants. Shopping until dinner at Janos, the purpose of the trip "bunny-hunt". It's a family-oriented restaurant that serves up delicious Portuguese grills. A mixed grill for two will settle you in for the rest of the evening. I had rib steak that was grilled to perfection, very tender and juicy. Hmm... that's when I realized that we're such carnivores!
Monday was super gorgeous weather so we hit old Montreal and rented some bikes. Of course we started our day at the patisserie at Atwater Market, it was like a sunday so a brunch was the perfect choice of meal. Pastry rolls with choice of ham and cheese/spinach/turkey, fruit tart and capuccino... mmm MMM!
The weather was so good so everywhere was packed with people sunbathing on lawns; drinking, eating at sidewalk patios; biking, rollerblading, jogging... so outdoorsy...
Montreal is still one of my favourite cities.
PS: Pictures to follow...
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For some, this trip was a bunny-hunt but for me it's about enjoying the outdoor space that Montreal offers. Streetside cafes, roof patios, terraces and courtyards...
We (matt, mos, cris, timo and I) arrived Saturday on a sunny day so right away we made our way to Santropol. It's a restaurant that has one of the nicest patio at the back filled with plants and a fountain - with a nice sandwich selection to match, like a ham and cucumber sandwich with mint jelly; or ones with nutella and banana; how about strawberries and chocolate!
Then it was about a little shopping and walking around St Laurent, St Denis and St Catherine until shops closed at 5pm!! 5pm!!! That's way too early imo.
Sunday morning was a bit chilly but sunny, so we visited the Atwater Market where there was a flower market outside perfect for spring planting. Since we don't need any planting done, we went straight to the patisserie at the south entrance of the market. The selection at this bakery/patisserie was just amazing. We were all mesmerized by the selection of cakes, pastries, bread, tarts, tarlettes... French pastries all the way! Their selection matches the ones at Paul but at a very affordable price!
The exhibition at CCA was nicely put together. There was some interesting work by two architects that shared the ideals of making the environment more sustainable, but their approaches were varied. One was about creating and maintaining the Third Landscape, residual spaces created by urban developments, while the other was about optimizing the living environment in terms of user comforts. Then we met up with my friend jason and had lunch in the village, at one of his favourite restaurants. Shopping until dinner at Janos, the purpose of the trip "bunny-hunt". It's a family-oriented restaurant that serves up delicious Portuguese grills. A mixed grill for two will settle you in for the rest of the evening. I had rib steak that was grilled to perfection, very tender and juicy. Hmm... that's when I realized that we're such carnivores!
Monday was super gorgeous weather so we hit old Montreal and rented some bikes. Of course we started our day at the patisserie at Atwater Market, it was like a sunday so a brunch was the perfect choice of meal. Pastry rolls with choice of ham and cheese/spinach/turkey, fruit tart and capuccino... mmm MMM!
The weather was so good so everywhere was packed with people sunbathing on lawns; drinking, eating at sidewalk patios; biking, rollerblading, jogging... so outdoorsy...
Montreal is still one of my favourite cities.
PS: Pictures to follow...
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Friday, May 18
someecards
props to roo for the link to
this awesome ecard site someecards!
go pick out some cuz they're too funny!
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Sunday, May 13
KKG
Monday May 13, 2007
Knock Knock Ginger
at The Silver Dollar Room
489 Spadina Ave just north of College.
10pm
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Knock Knock Ginger
at The Silver Dollar Room
489 Spadina Ave just north of College.
10pm
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Mother's Day
The entire weekend was spent with my mom and sis.
We were really enthusiastic to hit the malls this weekend for walking and window shopping. On saturday, I started with a jog in the morning after getting up at 8am. Then after breakfast we drove to Sherway Garden. The place is very comfortable and spacious, way better than Yorkdale. Next time you're there, check out Sportiing Life (for their 40% off rack) and stop by Faema Cafe for a caffe latte and a chocolate ruggie!!
My new polo shirt!
After a day of shopping, we celebrated Mother's Day downtown at Izakaya on Front street for some japanese food. The selection was quite limited for an izakaya, and the fried rice came out a little burnt. I would not recommend it knowing that there're some great izakayas in Vancouver, namely Kitanoya Guu, Kitanyoa Guu with Garlic, Gyoza King and Hapa.
Sunday morning we began our trip downtown at Eglinton. It felt a bit chilly but the sky was clear and sunny. We walked up and down Yonge street. Brunch was at Mars Just Out Of This World, the chain of the Mars On College at Spadina, though their menus are quite different. Our trip continued downtown to Eaton Centre and Queen St West, in search of shoes and other things...(eg at Get Outside for their Vans and Keds collection... but they're out of stock for the style and size I wanted...) We had dinner at Sushi Time. Noted items on the menu includes baked eggplant and salmon salad roll!!
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We were really enthusiastic to hit the malls this weekend for walking and window shopping. On saturday, I started with a jog in the morning after getting up at 8am. Then after breakfast we drove to Sherway Garden. The place is very comfortable and spacious, way better than Yorkdale. Next time you're there, check out Sportiing Life (for their 40% off rack) and stop by Faema Cafe for a caffe latte and a chocolate ruggie!!
My new polo shirt!
After a day of shopping, we celebrated Mother's Day downtown at Izakaya on Front street for some japanese food. The selection was quite limited for an izakaya, and the fried rice came out a little burnt. I would not recommend it knowing that there're some great izakayas in Vancouver, namely Kitanoya Guu, Kitanyoa Guu with Garlic, Gyoza King and Hapa.
Sunday morning we began our trip downtown at Eglinton. It felt a bit chilly but the sky was clear and sunny. We walked up and down Yonge street. Brunch was at Mars Just Out Of This World, the chain of the Mars On College at Spadina, though their menus are quite different. Our trip continued downtown to Eaton Centre and Queen St West, in search of shoes and other things...(eg at Get Outside for their Vans and Keds collection... but they're out of stock for the style and size I wanted...) We had dinner at Sushi Time. Noted items on the menu includes baked eggplant and salmon salad roll!!
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Saturday, May 12
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