First Impression: Baker and Table Cafe

After work, I made the hubs drive us to check out this Japanese cafe that I have been hearing about.  The layout of the cafe was pretty simple, but what caught my eyes instantly was the showcase of 'melon pan' (melon bread).  You can find as much melon in these buns as you would find pineapple in 'pineapple buns' you find at Chinese bakeries (i.e. none ☺).

Review - Ninja Bubble Tea Robson

       I have wandered the streets of downtown Vancouver for many years, looking for a nice place to chill after 10 pm.  As a person who doesn't enjoy nightclub and pub scenes that much, I find that there is not much to do after dinnertime if I'm stuck in downtown. The bubble tea places that I come across close at 10 pm, which is a bummer.  After dinner tonight, my friends and I strolled Robson to walk off our food baby and enjoy the light-strung trees that line the sidewalk. Then this guy caught my eye:

Angel Contacts: JitterBug Lens Cleaner

Hello all,

I'm currently freezing my butt off in front of the computer, as my place has been having heating problems.  That is why I haven't been posting as frequently; it's too cold to stay my room.

Anyway, I just wanted to share something I purchased recently: JitterBug Lens Cleaner.  I've been eyeing it for a while (i.e. 7 months) on the Angel Contacts website, but have been resisting because I kept telling myself that $21 is too much.  Then I saw that the website had a promo code going on for 5% off everything on the website and soooo.. I caved and ordered it.  I had a choice of the lens case, and chose the purple elephant -- so darn cute!

The ordering process was simple and quick; online ordering on October 29th, and it was shipped the next day.  I received it within three working days, on Monday November 4th.  I liked that the website provides a tracking number too.  Useful to appease the OCD like me ;)

Happy October 31st

Ah, it's that time of year again, where fireworks can be heard being set off every night since a week before. As my friend puts it, it's also the time to guess whether the noises are fireworks, or gunfire. I am not a fan of Halloween and all that is associated with it (except the candy, I guess -- but not from strangers!).  I usually hide out at home and watch cartoons.  So, I'll just fill this post of random stuff.

                                     

Poutine burger from Triple O's! I'm not a fan of burgers, but one bite of this was... amazing

Yu Xiang Yuan Restaurant 豫湘園

I love eating out with mom, because she knows good food places that I would have never found on my own.  The most recent one was a trip to Yu Xiang Yuan Restaurant.  Many people would probably just see the red "Handcrafted Noodle" sprawled across their banner.

Westham Island Herb Farm pumpkin patch

Ohohoho... I got the flu shot not so long ago, and now caught the cold.  So I'm staying home from work today.  Since my bed was getting pretty darn boring, I decided to type a new entry :)

Last Saturday the boyfriend and I drove down to Delta to visit the pumpkin farm.  We originally wanted to hit up Richmond farmer's market, since it's a lot closer, but apparently by the time we got there (~11am) the traffic was so bad that we went down a bit further to Westham Island Herb Farm.  We had to drive over this creepy old (but cool) bridge.

Review: Essie All In One 3-Way Glaze pt.2

So I said I would revisit this post after at least three days.  It has been four + a few hours.  To recap, I bought a new "three-in-one" Essie glaze that is used as a base coat, top coat, and on its own.
Its promise (as stated on package):

• stronger looking and feeling nails
• smoother nails instantly
• shiny glossy top coat that lasts for days

As I said before, my nails generally have no problem with breakage, as they're pretty strong, so I cannot comment on the first promise.  Having nail varnish on for the most part makes the nails feel stronger, anyway.  Yes, my nails instantly felt smoother after putting it on, however, it feels that way with any nail varnish I put on, so nothing special there.  The third point is probably the one of interest.   On the third day, I noticed the varnish starting to lift at the tips of my fingers.  I think one of them even lifted during my shower.  That creates this bulge at the tip, where the varnish seems to have lifted and bunched up together.  Also, the bottom part of the nails are starting to show due to varnish shrinkage. Not a pretty look.  I tolerated that, since my nail beds weren't significantly showing.  On the fourth day, bits of the varnish chipped off during shower time.