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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

October Events 2012

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving long weekend!

Here's what happening in and out of town this month:

In Toront/Greater Toronto Area
- Grindhouse Ghoulies (October 12)
- Chinese Canadian for the Environment - Action Matters (October 13)
- Creativ Festival (October 12-14)
- Show & Sale of Fine Miniatures (October 13-14)
- Stouffville Studio Tour (October 13-14)
- Richmond Hill Studio Tour & Art Sale (October 13-14)
- Fall Into Nature (October 6, 7, 8, 13, 14)
- Downey's Farm Pumpkinfest (October 1-31)
- Powerhouse of Terror (October 11-30)
- Halloween Haunt (October 12-28)
- Screemers (October 12-31)
- Camp Spooky (October 13-28)
- Toronto After Dark Film Festival (October 18-26)
- Toronto Zombie Walk (October 20)
- Mississauga Artisan Studio Tour (October 20-21)
- Soupstock (October 21)
- Fall Cottage Life Show (October 26-28)
- Art Toronto Focus Asia 2012 (October 26-29)
- TEDx Toronto (October 26)
- Made By Hand Show (October 27)
- Street Closing Block Party (October 31)
- Corn Mazes in the GTA (October 1-31)
- Cirque du Soleil's Amaluna (October 9-November 4)
- Yonge Lawrence Village Artwalk (October 11-November 1)

- Toronto Chocolate Festival (October 13-November 4)
- Casa Loma Events: Boo-Tastic Trick or Treat; Ghost Tracking; Dracula - A Love Story (various dates in October and November)

Mid-distance to Toronto
- Guelph Studio Tour (October 12-14)
- Waterford Pumpkin Festival (October 12-14)
- Hamilton Fall Garden & Mom Show (October 19-28)
- Birtch Farms Pumpkin Festival (October 20-21)
- Haunted Harbour (October 25-27)
- Halloween Marsh Monster Mystery (October 27)
- Howells Pumpkin Farm (October 1-31)

Far from Toronto
- Saunders Farm: Days of Fall-tastic Fun or Nights of Terror (October 1-31)

Howells Farm Pumpkinfest

Fall Into Nature: Scavenger Hunt at Hilton Falls

Fall Into Nature: Cable Car Ride Up the Hill at Kelso Conservation Area

Pumpkin Patch at Birtch Farms

Corn Maze Fun

Halloween Street Block Party at Church Street

Sunday, September 30, 2012

1 month of school has passed!

So far so good. I like my new role as a librarian.
But I'm feeling so sick today.... hopefully I will feel better tmr when I return to school...

Thursday, September 20, 2012

I love noodles, especially ramen. So happy to see more ramen outlets opening in Toronto lately. The comments below are based on my taste preference, so you may have a different opinion. The best way is to go try it for yourself!

If you are bored with the usual ramen at Ajisen, Kenzo, or even the latest addition Kinton by Guu, you may want to try the following!

Momofuku Noodle Bar
http://momofuku.com/toronto/noodle-bar-to/

Comment:
Tried the momofuku ramen ($14), with pork belly & shoulder, fish cake, poached egg, seaweed and pickled cabbage. I really like the meat, both the texture and the flavour are really good. The noodles I find are quite firm, not chewy enough (I personally would like them to be less firm). I wish there's more choice of broth as well (I think this one is soya sauce based). I don't really like the pickled cabbage and poached egg either but the couple beside me seems to like it. I would like to try their signature hoisin pork buns ($10 for 2 buns) next time. Although the portion is ok, it's quite pricy to eat a meal here (afterall, this is a restaurant in the Shangari-la hotel!).

Sansotei Ramen
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/sansotei-ramen-toronto-2

http://www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Eat/September-2012/First-Look-Sansotei-Ramen-the-latest-player-in-Torontos-Japanese-noodle-scene/

Comment:
Tried the Tonkotsu, Miso and Tonkotsu Shoyu ramen (range from $8.5-$9.5). Personally preferred the Tonkotsu soup base. Again I like the cha siu which is melt in your mouth texture and flavour. I like their egg too because it's partly raw/cooked. The noodles I find are too thin for my liking, but again, that's personal preference. I wish the portions can be more as well. Want to try the Shio ramen next time.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

September Events 2012

Summer is over but the weather is still very nice for outdoor activities.

Check them out by clicking on each event!

In Toronto
- Toronto International Film Festival (September 6-16)
- Queen Street West Art Crawl (September 14-16)
- Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival (September 14-16)
- Thornhill Village Festival (September 15)
- Vietnamese Lantern Festival (September 15)
- Fortune Cooking Food Festival (September 16)
- Korean Harvest Festival (September 15-16)
- Fall Home Show (September 20-23)
- The Word on the Street Festival (September 23)
- Ontario Science Center Free Community Day (September 23)
- Canada's Baking and Sweets Show (September 28-30)
- Scotiabank Nuit Blanche (September 29-30)
- Pedestrian Sunday Festival in Kensington Market (September 30)
- Soupalicious (September 30)
- Toronto Underground Market 1st B-day (September 30)

Mid-distance to Toronto
- James Street Hamilton Arts Supercrawl (September 14-15)
- Doors Open King Town (September 15)
- St. George Applefest (September 15-16)
- Uxbridge Studio Tour (September 15-16)
- Ocala Winery Harvest Festival (September 15-16)
- Doors Open Waterloo Region (September 15)
- Doors Open Haldimand County (September 15)
- Hills of Erin Studio Tour (September 15-16, 22-23)
- Savour Stratford Culinary Festival (September 21-23)
- Durham Savour the Season Festival (September 12-23)
- Niagara Wine Festival (September 21-31)
- Uxbridge Celebration of the arts: ART Happening Street pARTy (September 22)

Far from Toronto
- Native Festival (September 15-16)
- Wild for the Arts (September 15-16)
- Door Open Quinte West (September 15)
- Hike Haliburton Festival (September 20-23)
- Muskoka Autumn Studio Tour (September 22-23, 29-30)

Nuit Blanche - Interactive Landscape Dune

Nuit Blanche - Japanese Tea Ceremony

Nuit Blanche - Fireflies

Nuit Blanche - Circulatory System

Nuit Blanche - Swan Lake

Nuit Blanche - Endgame

Monday, September 3, 2012

Back to school/work

Haven't written a personal post in awhile...
Can't believe the time has come... finally back to work tmr... after a really long break. Not sure what to expect for this school yr... hopefully it'd be a nice change and a fresh start.

Wish me luck! (At least I'll have my own enclosed room this yr.)

P.S. Although didn't went out of country over the long holiday or weekend, the outings that I have been to so far are great! Thanks for those who spend time with me ^_^