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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

FINAL WEEK 2014: Friend Hangout (Kim/John/Scarlet): Moxies, Photoshoot

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE!!!!!!

Today, is the last day of 2014 (as you can noticed I had to blog ALOT today due to me slacking during the holidays). My final blog and hangout for 2014 which I spent with Kimberly, Scarlet and John Henry

We went to Yorkdale Shopping Centre to eat at Moxies Bar and Grill and watch Into the Woods.
(This blog will be pretty short in terms of word content since I would like to spend my new years working out and relaxing :D)

Summary of the night was eating amazing food and watching....well a weird movie. Im was kinda disappointed with into the woods but hey, it made me laugh hysterically (literally). This is my last Hangout for awhile since my goal for 2015 is to achieve some goals which needs me to lower the hangout fun and focus on myself for once. Its going to be difficult to adjust too but I'm willing t make the sacrifice!

Anyways, Moxies lead to a 30 minute wait due to the holidays. However, the Food was enjoyable and filling M3~ 







Me and John Henry :D

Me and Kimberly <3

Before the movie we had some free time so We decided to have a mini photo shoot! I got a Cannon DSLR Rebel T5 Camera for Christmas and decided to make use of it (as you can tell the pictures in this blog are in high quality and much clearer)









Its been a good year. Both good and bad. I made my blogger to be able to capture many moments and not forget how I felt during these times! Glad to have these guys amoungst others in my life.

Happy New Year's Eve & more hangouts in 2015 once I achieve my goals <3~

Till Next Time....
Yumoyori<3~

Week 52: Friend Adventures (Kiranjit)- Yorkdale, Joey's, Shopping

December 27, I chilled with my girl Kiranjit! We went to Joey's Yorkdale for Lunch

Joey's is pretty good meet up place since its so Classy! My first time coming here was with Kiran so it was nice to be back with her. Since the upstairs was completely full we had to sit in the lounge which was fine cause we got ti sit wherever we wanted and had plenty of space! The server was really upbeat and took a picture for us too :D

For starters I had a Sangria (I said I wasn't going to drink but...YOLO)
It was HUGE my I add compared to other restaurants

We than ordered Chicken Wings as an Appetizer

I ordered Lobster Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Fries. Since the waiter Accidently dropped a slice they made us a BRAND new one (I didnt even notice there was a slice missing), Talk about GOOD service.
Original Order with the missing slice
New Order!
It was a nice quick hangout. It has been a while since I chilled with Kiran and she my workout inspirational buddy from Nursing. We always say THIS YEAR WERE GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT hahaha! However, I believe this year we will achieve what we've been wanting to for the last 3 years! I love catchup with her and though we hangout literally every 2-3 months, its always worth it !

I have to say I LOVE these glasses <3
Joseph Marc Black Frost 4111

Till Next Time...
Yumoyori <3~

Week 51- Friend Adventures (Kendra)- Birthday Celebration

On December 20th was my girl Kendra, BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Originally, I had made a nursing reunion on the same day but due to everyone saying they cant make it (either becuase they didnt want to travel all the way to Yorkdale) or they made other plans.
*rant time*
I HATE PLANNING EVENTS! You know why? Literally because of people who cancel last minute. I gave people 1 full month to say Yes or No. Yet, the day before is when people give stupid excuses, for example "I dont want to travel down here". OKAY, so WHY did you even agree to come? Like I hate when people are so selfish and think about only their struggle. Also the best part was NOT telling me. I dont think people realize that when you BOOK a room at a expensive restaurant, you have to pay... yet to think I was gonna pay for a room of 15 when only 4 people show up...FUNNY. Anyways, I dont got time to be nice or sugar coat anything anymore, so I don't care. Never hosting an event unless its my OWN birthday party with best/close friend that WONT give me stupid reasons to ditch. *SIGGGHH*

ANYWAYS, moving on :D

So Kendra, is such an AMAZING person!!! I love how straight forward she is!!! Ive only been very straight forward recently, since I was tired of not truthfully being myself. She really motivates me to speak my mind and not take bullshit XD!!! Since my event was cancelled, I was able to come to her birthday get together! The celebration was at Moxie's Bar & Grill.

LET ME TELL YOU, THIS CELEBRATION WAS LIVE!!!! It was beyond fun, a lot of laughs! It was nice talking about work, school struggles and how its hard for Plus size people to get the outfits or clothes they want!!!! I felt bad for the waiter since it seem she was struggling with the bills and stuff but it was overall fun and amazing event to attend. I REGRET NOTHING!
The Ladies <3
For food, I had my normal wings (honey garlic and buffalo mix) and a bite of brownie

Ice Cream was melting FAST
As for drinks, I tried out their Sangria <3~ Delicious

Thanks Kendra, for the amazing chillage with beautiful people! I'm glad you enjoyed your birthday (Japan Next <3)


                    This was my Look for the night (I CHANGED MY HAIR FOR YOUU) <3

Till Next Time...
Yumoyori <3~

Week 51: Best Friend Adventures (Noah)- Sushi, VIP Theatre, Hobbit

December 18th, I chilled with my bestie Noah!

Since we been delaying our movie hangout for the LONGEST time, decided to go to the VIP theater at Shops at Don mills which recently opened. One benefit of that location is free parking and its surrounded by many high end shops such as Michael Kors with many restaurants surrounding the area including Jack Astor (my favorite).

We went to Matsuda Japanese Sushi for lunch. My favorite part of this location or sushi place in general is their dessert!!!! They are absolutely AMAZING! I LOVE THEM! Me and Noah went there once before when we first began our friendship and I swear we ordered like 10-16! So today I wanted to make sure I saved enough room for that portion.

The service is never an issue with this location at 1300 Donmills Road. The Servers were super friendly and we got seated pretty quickly (in the EXACT same spot as last time).

Miso Soup with some Dynamite Sushi
Menu has VARIETY to choose from esp for AYCE!
Accidentally gave us this but it was Good =D
AMAZING Desserts!!!! We even asked for more since they gave so little

After Sushi we headed to the Theatre. My old coworkers and General Manager had transferred there so it was nice chatting and seeing the progress in the last year. Left Cineplex last year. 3 years of interesting experiences (both good and bad) and changed my calm personality to a very straight forward, no tolerance person, but it did help me or at least shape me for who I am today >3>.

We ordered some drinks and relaxed a bit in the lounge before heading into the theater to watch the Hobbit.
Noah and his Drink (I totally forgot what it was called)
Frozen Blueberry Lemonade- VERY good
Hobbit was indeed good. It really was touching esp if you've been waiting every November for all the movies to come out. Had a valuable lesson on friendship and to never forget who you are, no matter what temptations you must face.

Till Next Time...
Yumoyori <3~

Monday, December 15, 2014

Week 49: Friend Adventures (Fenan)- Moxies

On December 5th, I got to chill with my friend Fenan! We decided we would go to Yorkdale Moxies Grill & Bar for lunch. This was my day off so I could take my sweet time walking around the mall and also catchup with my girl!

I've known Fenan since 2nd year of nursing. We got close during our Samba (or whatever its called lol) and African Dancing class that we took in summer to gain extra credits (so we would have a less course load during our final year in Nursing. Since than we try to keep in touch and still message one another every couple of months as a "pulse check" haha.

I usually only go to Moxies cause of their famous White Chocolate Brownie, which I LOVE. The service overall was okay (I think our sever was training another girl but they both kept checking on us to see if our meal was good etc). Food took a bit long as well but it was busy (there was a birthday party celebration right next to us with some 14 year olds so -3-).

I ordered a Strawberry Daiquiri (never tried Moxies drinks before) for starters as I viewed the main courses.

I normally order chicken wings (doesn't matter the restaurant), but decided to try something different and would be more filling to me. I ended up ordering the Lunch special which is a choice between the Broccoli and Cheese Soup or the Soup of the day, with Half Beef Dip Sandwich (consist of beef, swiss cheese, and mushrooms).

Of course for dessert, I got my White Chocolate Brownie! I should have mentioned that I wanted the mini version than the full size (now that Im working on my fitness and weight loss,), I had a bit of difficulty finishing it compared to few months back.
Overall, it was nice catching up with a good friend!

I'm a person who knows many people but Im pretty picky now a days with who I chill with and who I make time for. I guess it comes with age and experience, but I don't waste time on individuals who either give the "Im busy" excuse or who don't contact me for more than 2-3 months. I just don't see why I should make time for them with my busy schedule (I work on average 72-90 hours in 2 weeks and thats just "work". Doesn't include my workouts, etc). Also for those who always give the excuse that Im busy with work or school etc, as I stated above, I'm just as busy or more (I have a career not a part time job) but I balance my hangouts and try to fit anyone in my schedule

Anyways, thats my little rant about people LOL. Fenan is another awesome individual that I like to keep in my circle of friends. I love her character overall. She has a similar outlook as me in terms of people and it was just nice to catchup and update one another about our work/personal life and just talk about general girly stuff XD

Thanks Fenan for the chillage <3 ~

Till Next Time...
Yumoyori <3~

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Week 49: Best Friend Adventures (Anissa): CNO, MAC & Gym Workout

FREE Makeover Time!!!
December 1st is such an awesome start to the month. Christmas songs start playing, everyone preparing for the new year approaching and cyber monday sales (which could have been better in terms of discount). I decided to chill with my bestie, Anissa to get a whole bunch of stuff done. Our hangout started a bit late since I overslept (came from a night shift). We ended up meeting around 3pm. We decided to go to CNO (college of nurses) first, head downtown to eaton centre and than go to the gym

College of Nurses (CNO) is where you have to go to register for your nursing licence which allows you to work as a registered nurse in Canada. Now that Anissa passed her exam, she has to show them the form and pay to get such registration. Initial fee around $300. We literally waited an hour to get serviced since the lady was honestly SO slow (4 people in line shouldn't take an hour). Since its still december, if my friend registered now, she would have to pay another $200 to renew her licence in January which makes no sense since she hasn't gotten a nursing job yet. So, we were able to indicate that we want the money to be processed in January so her membership would be valid for all of 2015.

Next was Eaton Centre! We first ate cause I was SOOO hungry! We had subway 6 inch sandwich and later had a nice crepe!!! Ive always seen the place at eaton centre but this was my first time actually buying something.


Once, our bellies were full we headed down to MAC Cosmetics cause we had an horrible experience on Black Friday, where this artist treated us pretty bad. To sum it up, I asked to know about foundation since Im pretty new in that department. She applied the foundation to only HALF of my face, instead of offering me a wipe to clean my face she got one for herself to clean her hands, asked me if I was going to purchase it. I refused since my intention was lipstick. She than said okay and I asked her to write down the product on a paper so when I want to purchase it, I'll know which one I want. Instead, she tells me to write it in my phone myself or take a picture. Uh...okay >3>. I than stated that I wanted to purchase the Heroine lipstick with the Be Spoken lip pencil. She stated "sure" and instead goes and serves another customer as we wait 3-5 minutes. Eventually, the manager came by to ask us if we were serviced and I stated that she said she was going to get us lipstick but didn't.

Anissa was more pissed off than me and I decided to call and tell a manager. When I called the same day, the same women who had ended up getting us the lipstick had answered the phone. Though she remembered me and apologized for such service, It didn't seem like she was taking it very seriously. So I decided to call the assistant store manager and she was shocked that I received such service. Due to such experience and I being a first time customer at MAC, she decided to offer me a complementary or FREE lipstick, lipgloss OR blush (AWESOME)

Once we reached there, I asked for the manager and a Artist Samora came by to ask us what we were interested in looking at. I pointed out that foundation is something I don't know anything about so would want to see a how it would look on ALL of my face compared to half. In the end, they gave me a FREE makeover literally from primer, eyeshadow, foundation, mascara, lipstick and lipgloss! I looked SOOO goood!


I ended getting the Lipgloss, since it complemented the Heroine lipstick/Bespoken lip pencil which she applied during the makeover!

I wrote probably half a page of the amazing service I received from Samora and talked to the manager personally about how wonderful she was. Throughout the whole makeover she explained all the products used, how to give myself a more natural look compared to the crazed "I look like a different human being" look. We discussed about our career and the CRNE exams that we had to take. She even wrote ALL the product she used during the makeover down for me so I could take my time to purchase everything!

Samora is Awesome
It was funny since the girl that was SO rude was present and throughout our whole time there, she kept on glaring at us, coming to the areas where we got out makeover to peak and hear our conversation. It was beyond funny. Anyways, Samora was awesome and defiantly going back JUST for her <3

After all that lovely interaction and talk about makeup, we headed to the gym (I know, do ur makeup and now you gotta sweat it all out T_T). So, we worked out and had a blast. It was a nice afternoon-night hangout on my day off. Always a pleasure hanging with the bestie <3


Till Next Time...
Yumoyori <3~