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: Best Friend Adventures (Noah)- Distillery District: Christmas Market

December 21, I went down to Distillery District for 2014 Christmas Market with Noah!

I had previously went before hand with some friends but due to the time constraint and the LONG line, I would be late for my other event and had no choice but to ditch.

Since Dec.21 is the LAST day of the market and I really wanted to experience it, Noah didn't mind coming down with me (even though he JUST finished work!). We met at 4pm and headed down to King station.

It about a 30 minute walk to the market and thanks to my awesome photographic memory, I was able to direct us all the way there. Yes, I could have just GPS it but it was really cold and I didnt want to carry my phone in my hand the whole time.

It was EXTREMELY BUSY! Beyond my expectation and the line was the same like the previous time but we waited about 5-8mins before we finally got in. It was pretty hard to take pictures due to the crowds and it was really dark (no DSLR) so I took some quick pics and we walked around.

Overall, the lights were really nice and decorations were beautiful. As for the shops, totally over priced esp the food, but that's how they make their money in such events. ALL I WANTED WAS CHURROS! I didn't care about anything else.

We started off with Canadian Poutine since we walked twice and couldnt find the Churros booth. After asking some workers, we finally found where it was located (it was named "Sweet or Dessert something...I honestly dont even remeber). We bought 3 churros for $9 and the gentlemen gave us one more since he saw it was for two of us (or he really liked Noah hair). Also came with Chocolate dip. We went inside the Art Hall and they were PERFECT TEMPERATURE!

Happiest Moment Ever.....T_T

We left the market after walking around 3 times. It was really crowded so you couldn't see much of the events (if there were any).  Rest of the evening, we walked around downtown, took some more pictures and walked to Nathan Phillip Square before heading home. On the way we got McDonalds and Some Starbucks (those Christmas drinks are amazing!!!)

Nathan Phillip's Square Christmas Tree

It was a fun day & was thankful that Noah took the time especially after his shift (8am-4pm) to come down with me <3

Till Next Time...

Yumoyori <3~

Week 50: Best Friend Adventures (Anissa)- Sushi One, Christmas Tree, DIY Phone Case, Michael's Art Store

On Friday, I chilled with my best friend Anissa. I originally was suppose to have a work meeting from 9-12pm but that got cancelled (YEAH). Since it was pay day, why not get some good food and do a little shopping while catching up.

Yes, me and my bestie hangout quite often and chat probably every day or within 3 days, but its nice to have face to face interaction, especially if your talking about certain topics that are much easier to discuss in person than thru text or Facebook. Also, I needed some craft stuff to make my phone case that I'm designing and some other items, so having her there is a bonus.

We went to Sushi One at Sheppard & Yonge since its pretty much the only close Sushi place in that area that is "All You Can Eat". There is one literally one block from my house but seeing as we were going to do some shopping anyways, it seemed like a better option (since all the stores I needed to go to are literally 1 main intersection from each other).

The restaurant was pretty nice overall, though you wouldn't know that they have All You Can Eat since its not advertised properly. We had to ask the waiter after giving us the normal menu, if they had A.Y.C.E before they provided us with a totally different menu. I think that's their way to save money in a sense cause if your new to the restaurant and didn't do your research (which I noticed with many of the customers that entered) they would just order from the main menu.

Together, the cost was $40 dollars (14.99 each plus tip) but we got A LOT of food, compared to many of the dishes they were offering individually (hand roll for 6.99-8.99 etc)

Always start with some Miso Soup and Green Salad

Beef Teriyaki

Chicken Teriyaki

Whole bunch of Sushi!! Was honestly SO good

Salmon Pizza (Anissa recommendation): Yummy 

Dessert: Green Tea, Red Bean & Mango Ice-cream

The Sushi was AMAZING! You can tell that compared to other A.Y.C.E, the food is made properly and with delicacy. Though this place is busy, the food is made well and appearance is really good. Though it was difficult to get a server when we wanted to reorder, when bringing the food the male cooks were very respectful. They organized the food nicely as well which makes it even more appealing. It was way worth going to this restaurant and I wont hesitate to come back.

Once our belly's were full, we walked up to Michael's Art/Crafts Store. 

I ordered a flip case online from AliExpress and decided I wanted to decorate it myself. Ive always been one who loves glittery cases but it is almost impossible to find a FLIP hard cover case that is designed properly. All my bling out cases are plastic covers (front-back clip on). Also, with the flip cases (which I personally prefer since they have credit card slots which I need when I go to work since I don't like bringing my wallet) the ones online that have probably a LITTLE bit of design and diamonds on it (fake obviously) are totally OVER PRICED! I remember when I had my Iphone and went to Pacific Mall and spent $45 dollars to decorate my case. So far, this case with all the materials is about $25 bucks! 

My Phone Case
This is merely a General idea. Still waiting for remaining materials to come in

So, I realized, why don't I just make my own -__-? I ordered most of my materials from ebay for REAL cheap. MAX amount I paid for the gems were 2.99 but that was for a more stand out piece or a popular statement piece such as Hello Kitty. I needed to go to Michael's for some super glue and if they had any mini christmas trees.

In the end, I got a Christmas Tree, Lights, Ornaments, and even more Phone Decor for $50 bucks

Yes, I used paperclips to hold the Ornaments #dontjudgeme 

I'm in LOVE with my Christmas Tree! This is my first Christmas on my own, so having a little christmas tree to lighten up my room and mood is always exciting! Did I mention Michaels was doing 60% OFF!!!! Uh WHY NOT? So for example my tree normal price was $32 bucks but with the discount, I got it for $13 dollars! For that kinda tree, totally worth it.

I set it up before my night shift and I love staring at it whenever I attempt to sleep or nap. Its another nice edition to my desk.

Multi-Colour Lights were $2.50 >:D! Talk about Savings 

After our little shopping adventure, I just went to the bank to get some cash and that was the end of our chillage since I had a night shift and I need my nap time :3

Till Next Time...

Yumoyori <3~

Week 50: Friend Adventures (Jen)- 31 Kitchen

December 8th, I had a quick dinner chillage with Jen Sempai :D!!!

Since we both live literally one block from one another, we decided to meet up again (its been like 3 months since out last chillage with Cyn), at 31 Kitchen.

Today, the restaurant wasn't busy (yet). We meet up around 1745 so it was quite empty. This restaurant (esp targeting the asian population) is busy at late night, usually around 2000-close. Since I was starving and was heading to the gym for Zumba anyways, I ordered a bigger meal than usual.

I ordered Taro Milk Tea with Tapioca. I normally order slush/smoothie, but due to the amount of sugar in these drinks already, milk tea is much better and doesn't take me a century to finish.

For the main dish, I ordered Pork Belly & Mui Choi with Rice. It was cheap ($7.99) and TOTALLY filling!!!!! I was impressed (Thanks Jen for showing me this option mwahaha). Though, Pork belly is SOOOO Fattening, I didn't mind as much since I knew I was gonna go burn it off by doing Zumba and doing another workout after. Plus, I hadn't eaten much the whole day so it was fine.

It was a nice chillage with Jen Sempai!! She always fun to hangout with, even in high school (with Fushi sempai, Cyn sempai and Julie sempai). I somehow always see her when I'm coming from my night shifts in the subway yet she never notices me T__T (Im wearing a neon orange jacket too haha). Its nice to keep in touch and they've always been inspirational so its a bonus to still be friends and catchup!

Thanks Jen for the quick hangout!!! Lets chill again real soon (lets get Fushi and Julie to come too hehe)

Till Next Time...

Yumoyori <3~

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~