August 19, 2008

Wang Peng, ni ming tian mang bu mang?



Still trying to brush up on my Mandarin =) Had a fun weekend with family and friends from California and NY. We ate lots of Chinese food, visited Niagara Falls, and went to the Chinese Lantern Festival at Ontario Place.

August 13, 2008



 I found something to cheer me up a little-- cream puffs! Forty-seven percent of the daily value for saturated fat-- this means I can have 8 cream puffs a day and still be healthy! It's strange how I can react so differently to the same situation depending on how I am feeling. Some days, when I drive by an accident, I am so filled with empathy that I could almost cry. Other days, like today, all I think is, "You idiot." Stupid hormones. Argh. And I feel bad for thinking that because I know it could very well be me in that position, especially realizing today that our car is making strange grinding noises, which become louder when braking and when starting to accelerate... it's very disconcerting. Ah, well. Tomorrow's worries. Must lay my weary head down now. =P
Too bad I can't order this M. Carter shirt anymore.


If you don't have children yet, you can remind yourself of why it's best not to propagate by watching Before the Devil Knows Your Dead, which we saw last night. Sorry, Charles. I know how you were looking forward to planning Easter egg parties for my future little ones. Plan no more. Sorry for the dreary mood, folks.

August 10, 2008



So the UN has called Toronto the most diverse city in the world. While I have always been fascinated by Toronto's multiculturalism, I know this claim may be hard to believe. After all, Toronto should be no different than any other large metropolitan city. But every time I'm here, I notice minute details that not only convince me that the claim is probably true, but also that Toronto embraces it's diversity unlike any other city (that I've ever experienced at least). While buying candy from the convenience store across the street from where I live, I noticed that they also sell an interesting mix of fast foods-- beef patties, spring rolls, and samosas. Maybe insignificant to people that live here, but interesting to me :)