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~

Week 48: Friend Adventures (Kimberly & Friends) - Movie/Chatime/허가네

On Thursday, I decided to chill with my girls Kimberly, Scarlet and Olivia! I also got to meet their friend SooAh who was super nice!!!

We started our hangout with a movie, Horrible Bosses 2. I had to admit though the sequel was funny, it wasn't as great as the first one. However, it was still amusing and lots of funny jokes in between. Once the movie was done, we went to meet the others (Scarlet and SooAh) at Chatime Bubble Tea.

We talked about lots of stuff, school life (well for my friends), careers, and other personal stuff! I ordered for the first time Original Black Milk Tea, which was surprisingly really good! I normally a Taro or Chocolate fan, so it was nice to get something different for a change.

Me and Kimberly use to work together at Cineplex (coming up to being a year of friendship WOOT). I worked with her brother when I changed jobs to Hero Burger. Pretty much know the whole family (her older brother use to drive me home from those 3am shift- the struggle). She totally awesome person and one of the few people I still try and keep in touch with from that workplace. She also introduced me to Scarlet, Olivia and now SooAh as well, who are all amazing individuals who want to achieve and become someone in life which is always good to surround and interact with.

Im a Bubble tea fanatic as you can tell from all the stamp cards I have in my wallet. I really should invest in the VIP discount card.

Next, we went to Huh Ga Ne (허가네)  Korean Restaurant. This was my first time going to this restaurant. I usually go to Pyun Won House when I need my Korean Fix, but Kimberly said this place was SOO much better, so I decided to try it. She was correct it was really good and popular (esp at 12am)

It was a nice late night chillage with kind/hardworking people :D! Its good to surround yourself with positive individuals especially if you want to bring good karma towards yourself and lighten up the mood (especially when this life is always involving work, school and lots of stressful events)

Thanks Ladies for the Chillage <3~

Till Next Time...

Yumoyori <3~

Week 48: Best Friend Adventures (Anissa)- Chipotle, Shopping, HungerGames

On Monday, I chilled with my bestie Anissa. I was so exhausted in the morning (I guess due to my night shift) but I went to bed around 0940am and woke up literally at 2 exact (which was the time we were considering to meet one another). I stayed in bed literally till 430 when I forced myself up to shower, change, and leave my house =_=.  Once I met up with my girl, we made our way downtown to Toronto Eaton Centre!

Since I just woke up, we decided to buy our tickets for the movie, HungerGames-Mocking Jay Part I, and find something to eat. Since Anissa is also my lovely gym motivator, I originally wanted Jacks or Kenzo Ramen Noodles but my bestie was like "Nope, you gotta eat healthy!" So we made our way to Chipotle Mexican Grill.

Steak Bowl filled with everything I ordered (except for Guacamole) 

I've been to Chipotle Mexican Grill before with Noah, so I understood the ordering system. They're really popular and fast! When we got there, the line was pretty long (about 7 people ahead of us) but in 2 minutes, BAM were up to order. The place was pretty crowded too but we were able to get a place to sit after ordering. I got Steak Burrito, with like everything (tomatoes, black beans, brown rice, guacamole, chilli, sour cream and cheese). It was SOO DELICIOUS! I was actually surprised how amazing it taste. I didn't  bring water with me -3- so I got some lemonade bottle drink instead of getting pop. It was just so good! Defiantly going there again!!!

Next, we went shopping around Eaton's. I love high class expensive stuff but man, CLOTHING IS EXPENSIVE! I'm more of a Handbag, Accessory, Shoe type of girl, so I don't focus on clothing for a number of factors but we decided to get a pair of pants that would be like motivation tool now that I've hopped back on the workout train. We stopped by Sport Chek since I need a GOOD sport bra for my gym workouts cause Walmart bras don't do shit (like literally). I have 3 different types and all of them don't do the primary job of HOLDING YOUR BOOBS IN PLACE! So frustrating! I tried on the underarmor bras since they're utterly amazing and if I buy one, I'll never need one for 1-2 years which is what many individuals state when they buy it (I use to work at Sport Chek). Now that I know my size, I'll probably pick it up on Friday before I start the gym on monday (SO EXCITED)

The Best recommend Sport Bra by UnderArmor 

We than made our way to jean shopping. So why would I possible go shopping for jeans that wont fit me? Well, there are many ways for someone to motivate themselves and I believe getting a pair of pants that "I hope" to fit in, within a certain period of time is a good motivator. So we went to Blue Notes, which have really nice jeans. However, $50 price tag was not very motivating, especially for the fact I wont be wearing these babies until I reach my goal which can be between 4-6 months. So, moved onto Old Navy. Their jeans were also expensive ($44.50) dollars for a pair BUT they were doing a 30% OFF sale, so I decided to take advantage of that and got them from $31.50 (so with tax $35). This was a good price for some nice regular jeans. I could have honestly waited till Friday, but since it Black Friday and I don't want to be murdered in crazy lines for 50% off, I decided to pick it up today.

My Motivation Jeans in Size 12

LOVING THIS WATCH

I had to choose between size 10-12 which was really difficult. My goal size is between size 6-10 (if I reach an 8, I'll probably be satisfied. A perfect size if I lose weight or gain) but decided to get a size 12 to start with. Anissa didn't want me to get 14 (which is the lowest I was able to get the last time I lost weight) since its a size I've achieved once before AND its a size that you can easily gain back to size 16-18 that I am now. So size 12 it is!!!! I have from December 2014- April 2015 to try and get down to this size! So hopefully with dedication, perseverance, and some sacrifices (SHE FORCING ME TO HAVE BUBBLE TEA ONLY TWICE A MONTH!!!!!!!!- ...World Ends....) hopefully it will be worth it! All my close friends (Lina and Noah) our encouraging me to eat better so Im excited to try and achieve this.

Weight loss has always been my goal but now I think I can achieve it. I've achieved all my other goals in the past, so this is the one main goal I have left. I also want my mom to come back from vacation and be like "What happened to my Daughter" hehehehe. Anyways, we watched our movie (was REALLY good, so excited for the final movie) and moment I got home, I worked out (at 2AM....). Felt really good about it.

It was a nice motivating day. I always feel motivated or inspired when I hangout with Anissa. She such a unique, hardworking individual which is hard to find now a days =D! Im excited and glad she helping me on this journey both physically and emotionally. Good to have friends that want you to succeed and don't judge you like the rest of society.

Till Next Time...

Yumoyori <3~ 

Week 47: Best Friend Adventures (Noah)- Distillery District, Food, Big Hero 6

On Monday, I and Noah decided to chill. I hadn't seen him since previous Saturday (we try to chill once a week or within two weeks when I get way to busy with work).

When I entered the car, Noah was like "Alright, pull out that GPS were going to lakeshore!" Im like WTF. SOOO Random but Hey, its my day off, I don't care where we go!! So we ventured off downtown on the DonValley highway, all the way down to Lakeshore. It was snowing so if we went by the lake it would be totally nice for pictures, but MOMENT we got there it started raining instead -_-.  Talk about bummer.

So we ended up at the Distillery District. There was a lot of construction going on since they're getting ready for Christmas. They did put up the christmas tree which is almost complete but still had lots of caution tape around and huge logs. I wonder what there making? We took a few pictures since we both never been in this area and walked around. Many of the shops were either closed or very empty. Also noticed the shops were pretty expensive. One clothing store we entered had mostly Canadian goose branded items, Nobis and other Fall/Winter gear, not the normal clothing you usually see at the malls, and WOW the prices were crazy. One jacket was $2,000, another plain sweater-> $300. We left pretty quickly (U-turned to the exit).

SOMA Chocolate Factory:

Noah encouraged me to enter this place since it really did look interesting, but I was hesitant to go in there since I didn't know what to really expect. When you walk in, your greeted with the smell of hot coco.  There's a lounge area with tables and high stool chairs for you to sit and enjoy coffee or treats you ordered. As you take a look around, you can see them making the chocolate and other baked goods which I thought was so cool but probably intimidating for the workers as well. You really have to be precautions with everything you do especially with cleanliness since eyes are watching you all the time.

Noah bought us some Chocolates to nibble on (Coconut/Almond Clusters), and we both ordered their Classic Hot Chocolate with Milk. It was HONESTLY SO GOOD. The temperature was perfect, not to hot that burns your tongue but not to cold. It was literally, perfect drinking temperature. Noah asked for it to go but I wanted to stay and drink it cause it was SO cold outside and we had all day, so why not sit and chat for a bit (was on my phone editing pictures half the time :p). This was my first time in real life seeing someone actually do a design with coffee and milk so I was really impressed (honestly, I sounded like a tourist -_-) but it was a nice design!!!! Probably some people would say its easy but I could never be able to do that so I give the guy high five (and he was cute -///-). We tried out the coconut clusters and it was delicious! From its appearance, you would assume its pretty hard but it was the complete opposite. Soft, chewy and the coconut flavour was a perfect match. Very addicting indeed. Total cost was $18.

Mill St Brewery:
After Soma, we went to grab something small to eat, since we would probably eat later on. We ended up at Mill St. Brewery Pub. The environment was nice and gave off the old cottage look. The bar was pretty popular, and had many different beer choices, as well as the option of you making your own beer. We ordered Calamari with original organic lager aioli with chipotle marinara ($12.00) and Pull-Pork Carnitas which included smoked pull pork, avocado, creme fraiche ($13.00). 

Pulled Pork Carnitas- SO GOOD

The service was pretty good. Calamari was a pretty good size too ,which is hard to come across so I was impressed. I've never tried Carnitas before so it was something new to me, but I enjoyed it and was pretty filling (I had two).  The only thing that was annoying was the roof was leaking from the booth we were sitting at. It was irritating when cold drops of water would hit our backs (wasn't wearing my jacket). Overall, I wouldn't mind going there again. Total cost with tip was $30.25

We continued to walk around and I bought a book and pack of pens so I can start writing stories again (another little hobby I do to pass time, especially during my night shifts). We decided that we would come back probably when its nicer out or when more events were going on. We than headed to Fairview.

When we reached Fairview, we picked up our tickets first for BigHero 6, which I kept on hearing was really good. I used my scene points since it wasn't a tuesday and the movie was in 3D (Now that I don't work at the movie theatre, I only spend scene points on certain people, since its pretty hard to stack those up but I dont want to spend $15 bucks/ticket cause its 3D). We walked around a bit, Noah bought some sexy dress pants from ZARA (so expensive, like $60 dollars but I guess thats common for a nice set of pants). Than Noah bought us Sushi ($10 thanks to the 'End of the Day Special'), and I got bubble tea from TenRen, Taro flavour (FREE- Thanks to my points card). We went to the food court to  have our little dinner and off to the theatre.

BigHero 6 was AMAZING! 10/10!

It was truthfully better than Frozen! Sure, Frozen was nice cause its a musical and had a good message (cant marry people you just met, and family is always important and will be there for you), but BH6 had MORE than just that! It really gives you a life lesson on so many topics. Family, Lost, Grief, Acceptance, Hatred. It was funny and almost made be shed tears. I now understand why its been so popular! I wouldn't mind watching it a second time around. It ended our hangout really nicely! Baymax is my FAVOURITE character! So cute!

Today hangout was just awesome! Had so much fun and a nice adventure. I don't go around toronto often but I want to explore my city more in the upcoming months.

Thanks again Noah for spoiling me <3 

Till Next Time...

Yumoyori <3~