First time river fishing!

Sooo I decided to take the day off from work to go fishing with my friend and her friend!  She said we would be out from 6AM to 6PM cuz driving to the place takes a long time.  10:45PM the night before, she walked me through the process of getting the fishing license and salmon stamp.  It's quick and easy, she said.  I didn't sleep til midnight.  However, I managed to rip myself off the bed at 5:30AM to get ready.  She ended up getting here around 6:30AM, and so we got to the river at 7:45AM and by then, lots of people were already there, in the water, in their waders. They're the funny-looking waterproof overalls, not the birds.  I wish I had one, but I don't know if I will pursue this hobby seriously enough to fork over $150+ for one so that I can wade in the water.  But then... I could do all sorts of things in the water with one of those suckers on 8D  We'll see.

Being a Vancouverite

Howdy :) If you're from Vancouver, I'm pretty sure you've seen this already. However, just in case you haven't, just wanted to share this. If you're not from Vancouver, this video sums up most of it.
 

 Go check out Farrah's channel http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE9xqyH7LcnDrmWnS2B-Hw if you wanna see more of the cutie shown in the above video (:  I'm quite proud of her!

On a completely different note, loooook at what my sister made!!!

Major Sailor Moon fan. Who's excited for the remake? Stop postponing it, Takeuchi-san  :(

Skin care haul: Asian face masks, mostly

Hello, how are you~~

I feel like it has been a very exhausting week, but nothing productive (go figure).  Been lacking sleep x_x

My friend recently came back from Hong Kong, and she picked up a few things for me! I'm so blessed (:  I mainly asked for face masks, because it is a lot less expensive getting it in Asia.  Also asked for Laneige Water Sleeping Pack, and a Sunplay Super Block sunblock (not shown in picture).

• Bird's Nest: Ultra whitening, nourishing, revitalizing ads
• Black Pearl: whitening, nourishing
• Natto: moisturizing, tightening

I have gone through the Black Pearl one, and tried Bulgarian White Rose (hydrating, whitening), as well as Beautymate's Anti-Blemish Reparing masks.  Both My Beauty Dairy and Beautymate face masks each come with a plastic mask folded in with the masks themselves, for easier unfolding.

Bird's Nest; Bulgarian White Rose; Black Pearl; Laneige Water Sleeping Pack; Natto; Aloe

Kuma Japanese Restaurant

So my PI took us workmates to lunch, as two of our team members are leaving (or rather, graduated).  He picked out Kuma Japanese Restaurant, which is located at Dunbar & W18th Ave, across from the BC Liquor, if anyone knows the area.  We even got a ride in his fancy VW convertible there; my first time in one ever!  Let's just say that the ride was too short.  Anyway, I digress.

Our PI said that the place recently changed management.  As this was my first time there, I would not be able to compare.  Upon walking into the place, I noticed the woody theme that a lot of authentic Japanese restaurants seem to adopt; the tables, chairs, and even the plaque that menus were on were wood. Cultural artifacts were hanging around the place, such as wooden slippers (geta) and koi fish flags.  The servers wore an olive green wrap of some sort... some variation of a yukata? Ours pulled the order sheet from the folds. Very interesting.  There was a cute sign that says "Taste of Osaka" (rom. Oosaka no aji?) hanging by the teppan.

Review: Yes to Blueberries Line Reducing Lip Treatment (7 days)

    I've introduced this product in my previous post, but I will quickly describe it again.  I picked this up at Shoppers Drug Mart.  According to the box, this product is supposed to reduce the look of fine lines around lips in 7 days.  Also, I am supposed to apply it on and around the lips.  After one day of use, I have noticed that the area around my lips started to get itchy (allergic reaction?), prompting me to scratch, and then it becomes more red.... just a really bad cycle.  However, I chose to do something not so smart i.e. continued to use it ^_^

Aritzia Warehouse Sale

If you're in the Vancouver, Canada area, you've probably heard of the Aritzia Warehouse Sale (especially if a person who lives under a rock like me, did).  I believe it started on Tuesday, August 27th and lasted for a week.  I usually do not shop at Aritzia, as I find the price tags there to be way over my budget for clothes. On the Saturday, I decided to check out the place.  My sister wouldn't go with me because she hates line ups.  When I got there at 2 pm, I just waltzed right in.  I guess all the good stuff's gone now that it's the fifth day now.  I picked out two items, both white.

Dillema white Terry L Whisper hoodie in S: marked down from $65.00 to $29.99. I like that the front doesn't zip all the way up to my neck so that it becomes restricting.  I don't know what to think of the cinching at the bust area... it doesn't do much for me :p

Update! Summer ending...

Hello~

I am so horrible at keeping blogs.  Just wanted to update this thing.  It'll be a random 

This summer has been pretty eventful for me.  I also managed to stay within budget ^^V  Some highlights:

• Tried west African food for the first time
•  My boyfriend's coworker misses home so our church small group decided to hunt for a restaurant that served west African food and treat him. There were two to choose from (that came up on Google search) that were in the Vancouver area: African Delight, and Taste of Africa.  We checked out African Delight first, which looked like a restaurant and said it opens at 1:30 pm that day... but it was 2:00 pm and not a soul was in sight.  We then wandered to Taste of Africa.  It was a very small place, with a cafeteria-style dining area, and grocery items for sale.  Both places did not have cassava leaves, which was our friend's favourite food.  Finally, the other place opened, so we all scurried out towards the restaurant.  The lady serving us was really nice, and walked us through the menu patiently.  By then we were all so hungry that we just ordered one of everything that they had.  It was funny, because even though the menu was pretty big, they are not always available.