Category: unique [奇趣特別篇]

Jul 27 2013

St. Jacobs Flea Market

Call me a noob, can you believe after all these years living in Toronto, I had never been to St. Jacobs?  The weather wasn’t the greatest, just a little rain which was perfect because the hot weather would probably kill me outdoor :-P.  There were actually a few surprises went I got there, the size of the Flea Market is so huge, soo many amish people, the place was totally packed at 10 in the morning and a tourist hot spot.  Compare to the flea market I had been to, the biggest difference I noticed was probably the indoor area, tons of unique shops and food counters, I was amazed by those specialty food counters lineups, outside area was more like a festival/farmers market/shops and not to mention there is also an antique area too on the other side of the street.  It was a very good experience overall, everyone was soo friendly, as a city boy that wanted to get away from concrete, this is definitely a place to go from time to time because of the calm atmosphere 🙂

more pictures on my facebook here https://www.facebook.com/karlng5354/media_set?set=a.10151754887665211.1073741828.689775210&type=3

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Jul 06 2013

Markham RibFest 2013

Yup, it is that time of the year again, RIBs!!!  I love to eat, tho I always watch out what I put in my mouth, but who can resist the juiciness of oily/greasy grilled meat!!!  Got there before 6 because usually parking is a bitch after 6 and we were right.  Overall, it wasn’t as good as before, everything used to be very strong tasted, instead everything tasted light, umm, it could be my taste buds wearing out or something, but I will definitely go try again in 2 weeks for the Richmond Hill one at Richmond Green 😛

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Jun 27 2013

CATS The Musical

Most people know about this amazing musical “CATS” by one of their greatest songs “Memory”, well, that’s how I know about this because I used to play the song on piano back in the days 😛  I believe they will still be around for a few weeks so if you are interested, get your tickets now!!!  About the musical, it was really amazing, quote the singing part, the story is alright, well, it’s all about a bunch of street cats hanging out the junk yard really hahaha 🙂 If you have never seen it, you really have a pay a lot of attention on everything that is going on really, they interact with you sometimes and a whole lot of story telling in their songs.  Overall, I love it, the costumes, singing and everything, if I have a chance to see it again, I totally would, only if I can see it in a bigger theatre because we saw it in Panasonic theatre which is a little small, I am sure it would be stunning in a bigger theatre hehe.

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May 05 2013

Cherry Blossoms 2013

Perfect timing for a perfect cherry blossoms at High Park Toronto and all Sakura trees are now in full bloom!!!  I remember the last time I was there was 3 years ago when it was almost at the end of the season which I thought it was amazing already but this time, I really know how amazing cherry blossoms can be in real.  It was a Sunday afternoon where the sun was in full blast and no clouds around, cars were stuck in traffics and people were totally packed the area.  It was a scene where I thought half of the people who lived in Toronto were there enjoying this cherry blossoms.

A cool tip for all of you if you are planning to go this coming week or even in the future, parking was a pain in the ass from what I saw, but did you know that there is a TTC subway station just around the corner with parking and its free during the weekends?!  Yup, its free, tons of parking spaces and that’s where we parked.

Anyways, it was another cool experience seeing it first hand, the day went by so fast that we ended up walking for almost 5 hrs in total.  Conclusion, hot, tiring and super annoyed at the playground near the end of the park where we stayed a little bit for the kids to play…

if you want to see the full album, please go to my facebook link here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151596683680211.1073741825.689775210&type=1

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Feb 28 2013

Pretty Winter Morning

This is actually a pretty good day to be remembered because this morning was soo pretty.  After 2 days of snowing at temperature around 0°C, the snow turned everything outdoor into a winter wonderland.  Trees and branches were totally covered with wet snow and turned everything to white, road condition was alright since the temperature wasn’t that cold, so it’s like a rainy day with white snow everywhere.  This was a scene that we don’t get to see every year, it was either too cold or too warm, so how could I resist NOT taking pictures?  hehe, enough with the talking and please take a look at how pretty it was this morning right outside of work 😀

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