Something that definitely strikes a cord: "Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself". Also "Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them". This is your life - Live it!!
Hope you're all having a great weekend!!
Sunday, 7 August 2011
Life... some inspiration..
So, I've seen this floating around my crackbook feed and thought I would like to share it for those who haven't seen it... I think it's in an album by a guy called Monty Winters who credits his friend Ed Taylor..
Something that definitely strikes a cord: "Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself". Also "Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them". This is your life - Live it!!
In the past week, I have realised that you can "have time, take time or make time" for the people and the things in your life... in the two and a half weeks since I've been back in Victoria, I feel like I've only seen very few of my friends... and I understand it's hard to "find time" with work and life and all the other little things that come with life but it has made me really appreciate the people who have taken time or made time to hang out with me... and I know I have been harping on about friends a lot in the past little while but it's something that has been at the forefront of my mind due to various events and chats with people of late... I only hope that one day I will get the chance to return the favour to all those who have given their love, friendship, hospitality and TIME! Once again, THANKS FRIENDS!!
Hope you're all having a great weekend!!
Something that definitely strikes a cord: "Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself". Also "Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them". This is your life - Live it!!
Hope you're all having a great weekend!!
Friday, 5 August 2011
Fill in the blank Friday after a market outing Thursday...
I am currently frustrated about holiday plans not working out...
So, it's a good time to fill in some blanks to try and get me out of this funk!
1. My go to outfit for a dress-up occasion like a wedding is currently FCUK dresses.. I've worn one to the last two weddings I've been to and will probably be wearing one to the next wedding I go to.. (not the same dress... I've acquired many FCUK dresses recently...) .
2. This week has been fairly lax.. sleeping in most days, then a mini outing in the afternoons.. met some new people and caught up with some old faces... it's been good... although super frustrating trying to come up with alternate vacay plans.. any suggestions are welcome!! .
3. When it's dinnertime and I'm feeling lazy I'll usually eat Shin instant noodles jazzed up with an egg and bok choy if I have some in the fridge.. otherwise any other type of 2 min noodle suffice... .
4. My favorite pair of shoes is my flip flops... I think I currently own about 5 pairs (2 x havianas, 2 x old navy, 1 x from accessorize) as well as my fit flops.. I love them all... regardless of the fact they are horrible for my super flat feet, I would wear them everyday if I could.. .
5. A random item that I own that is completely unnecessary, but that I could never part with is umm... so many things I own are random and unneccessary... but I could potentially part with all or any of them... I have lots of random knick knacks that I've bought in my travels or been sent as gifts.. I probably could never part with those things although they are technically "useless"... nostalgia = important to me! .
6. My favorite person is me!?! You gotta look out for numero uno baby!! Seriously tho.. I have too many to pick just one... go HERE to see my fave people! .
7. If I were going to write my own blank it would say My favourite tv show right now is: Bones... Or... My favourite thing to buy from a farmer's market is: berries or cheeries! Or.. I love going to farmer's markets because: I love talking to the people who make the products and supporting local farmers and artists! Maybe an entire series about markets because I love them and they epitomise summer for me!! .
happy weekend!!
as always, head over to Lauren's to join in the fun!
HELP! Suggestions for an adventure required!!
So now that my epic Summer road trip isn't happening anymore... I have about 10 days to fill...
Yes, I have other couches to stay on in Victoria (thanks friends!!) but I am feeling the itch to GO somewhere and DO something...
I have been trying to book flights to Halifax to see the wifey tho for some reason airCanada website seems to dislike both my credit cards... *sigh* and prices seem to go up daily... *more sigh*
Flights to Halifax are approx $900, when I get there, I have guaranteed accommodation with the wifey which = free... (aside from general house guest'y costs such as helping with groceries and drinks etc)
Flights to San Fran are approx $450, tho I am not guaranteed somewhere to stay... I have friends that I can hopefully stay with, and another friend who may have friends who will put me up, but I don't want to count on that in case none of it comes through.... hostels are approx $30-50/night, I've found some nice looking rooms on airbnb for about $65... so total for accommodation for a week would = approx $450...
So, herein lies my dilemma... do I just suck it up and fork out for the flights to Halifax because I have guaranteed accommodation and it would be loverly to see the wifey because I haven't seen her in like ten million years..., we would probably hire a car and go up to PEI for a couple of days because I haven't been there before and really want to go...
(Oh, I should also mention, that it is cheaper for me to fly to Halifax from the UK than from Victoria/Vancouver, so I could essentially wait till I'm back in the UK and book another trip to Canada from there... the flight would be shorter AND cheaper than for me to go from here....)
Or, do I book flights to San Fran in the hopes that something/someone might come through with somewhere to stay?? - I haven't been to San Fran in over 10 years, so it would be nice to revisit the city, and maybe hire a car and go into Napa or the wine region....
Or, I could get on the ferry and go to Seattle for approx $100, but I would be paying for accom once I get there as I don't think I know anyone in the city... with the thought of maybe greyhounding to Portland for a few days, I've been to Seattle a few times when I lived in Canada so feel like I've exhausted most of the tourist traps...
OR... is there anywhere else you think I should go?? Do you know of anyone willing to take a houseguest?? Would you let me come be your houseguest?? :)
I need an adventure!!
Yes, I have other couches to stay on in Victoria (thanks friends!!) but I am feeling the itch to GO somewhere and DO something...
I have been trying to book flights to Halifax to see the wifey tho for some reason airCanada website seems to dislike both my credit cards... *sigh* and prices seem to go up daily... *more sigh*
Flights to Halifax are approx $900, when I get there, I have guaranteed accommodation with the wifey which = free... (aside from general house guest'y costs such as helping with groceries and drinks etc)
Flights to San Fran are approx $450, tho I am not guaranteed somewhere to stay... I have friends that I can hopefully stay with, and another friend who may have friends who will put me up, but I don't want to count on that in case none of it comes through.... hostels are approx $30-50/night, I've found some nice looking rooms on airbnb for about $65... so total for accommodation for a week would = approx $450...
So, herein lies my dilemma... do I just suck it up and fork out for the flights to Halifax because I have guaranteed accommodation and it would be loverly to see the wifey because I haven't seen her in like ten million years..., we would probably hire a car and go up to PEI for a couple of days because I haven't been there before and really want to go...
(Oh, I should also mention, that it is cheaper for me to fly to Halifax from the UK than from Victoria/Vancouver, so I could essentially wait till I'm back in the UK and book another trip to Canada from there... the flight would be shorter AND cheaper than for me to go from here....)
Or, do I book flights to San Fran in the hopes that something/someone might come through with somewhere to stay?? - I haven't been to San Fran in over 10 years, so it would be nice to revisit the city, and maybe hire a car and go into Napa or the wine region....
Or, I could get on the ferry and go to Seattle for approx $100, but I would be paying for accom once I get there as I don't think I know anyone in the city... with the thought of maybe greyhounding to Portland for a few days, I've been to Seattle a few times when I lived in Canada so feel like I've exhausted most of the tourist traps...
OR... is there anywhere else you think I should go?? Do you know of anyone willing to take a houseguest?? Would you let me come be your houseguest?? :)
I need an adventure!!
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Ping Pong, SoHo, London
So, here is a very belated part 2 from my trip to London earlier this month... lunch at Ping Pong... we were going to lunch at Princhi, but there were no seats and I wasn't taken with any of the food... and even tho Ping Pong is a chain, it served up some delicious dim-sums!!
Damage was £55 including gratuities for 3 of us to eat all that food and a virgin drink each... we all left happily full.. so, not too bad for Londontown!
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| Beautiful Sok with her lemongrass iced tea... |
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| My watermelon iced tea which they both drank from before I even had a chance! It was SOOO SUPER delish!! |
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| C & C |
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| Crazy basil cashews... |
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| Pineapple BBQ pork buns... NOMMY!! |
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| Squid & Spring Rolls |
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| Coconut Sticky Rice |
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| Char Sui Bun (BBQ Pork Buns) |
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| Chicken & Cashew Nut Dumpling... YUMMMY! |
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| Seafood Dumpling in a Carrot skin... couldn't really taste the carrot tho... |
There was a bar around the bit steamer and high/bar tables upstairs at street level but we chose to sit downstairs, it was well lit with an open atrium at one end that let in lots of natural light... service was pretty good tho hard to get the server's attention at times as we were seated at the far wall...
Thanks PingPong!! If you're passing by one and wondering to go in or not.. go ahead, it's yummy and not overly hard on the wallet.. Atmosphere is casual and laid back and it's not a bad place to hang out and catch up over some tasty morsels!
Friday, 29 July 2011
Homeopathic cold remedy - Lemon, Honey & Ginger
So, Mr JGP is sick right now.... so I have resorted to my tried and true cold cure to try and help rid him of his sick bugs... and there's a few other people out there in blogLand who seem to be suffering from sick germs so I thought I would share my remedy...
It's super simple and I totally swear by it...
You need:
Lemon
Ginger - preferably fresh.. but the mushed stuff out of a jar would work too
Honey - preferably Manuka, it can be pricey, but I think it's worth it if you get the "active" stuff.. the higher the UMF rating, the better.. tho, also the more pricey it becomes! if manuka is outta the price range.. just whatever honey you have in the cupboard will do too... tho I've only ever used clear runny honey.. but I don't see why the solid stuff wouldn't work...
To make one mug of yumminess:
Peel the skin off a bit of ginger and cut three slices (prob like 3-4mm thick), I then cut these slices into strips, so you have like mini ginger chips if you will.... put these into the bottom of your mug...
Cut two slices of lemon about 1/2cm thick (each).. go ahead and just throw the slices on top of the ginger...
Then get a spoon and load it up with honey... probably a flat tablespoon or a heaped teaspoon.. stick it in the mug and use the spoon to moosh your lemon slices and smoosh up the ginger...
Add hot boiling water, give it a stir and voila!!
It tastes wayyyy better than lemsip (in my opinion).. the honey soothes the throat and the lemon and ginger fight the sick germs!!
Lately I have been thinking that you could probably make this and put it in the fridge and drink it cold too...
It's caffeine free and it's super cheap (unless you splurge on the Manuka honey) and I totally swear that it makes me better when I'm sick... I've also gotten the mister on the wagon and JGP seems to be doing well on it too... :)
Next time you feel a tickle in your throat or just want a little boost... give this a go!! Leme know how you get on!!
ps. if you are a super ginger fan.. you can also grate the ginger to really get the juices of out it.. (I usually grate the ginger over the mug to catch all the juice if I do it) but it can be a bit intense if you're not used to the heat...
It's super simple and I totally swear by it...
You need:
Lemon
Ginger - preferably fresh.. but the mushed stuff out of a jar would work too
Honey - preferably Manuka, it can be pricey, but I think it's worth it if you get the "active" stuff.. the higher the UMF rating, the better.. tho, also the more pricey it becomes! if manuka is outta the price range.. just whatever honey you have in the cupboard will do too... tho I've only ever used clear runny honey.. but I don't see why the solid stuff wouldn't work...
To make one mug of yumminess:
Peel the skin off a bit of ginger and cut three slices (prob like 3-4mm thick), I then cut these slices into strips, so you have like mini ginger chips if you will.... put these into the bottom of your mug...
Cut two slices of lemon about 1/2cm thick (each).. go ahead and just throw the slices on top of the ginger...
Then get a spoon and load it up with honey... probably a flat tablespoon or a heaped teaspoon.. stick it in the mug and use the spoon to moosh your lemon slices and smoosh up the ginger...
Add hot boiling water, give it a stir and voila!!
It tastes wayyyy better than lemsip (in my opinion).. the honey soothes the throat and the lemon and ginger fight the sick germs!!
Lately I have been thinking that you could probably make this and put it in the fridge and drink it cold too...
It's caffeine free and it's super cheap (unless you splurge on the Manuka honey) and I totally swear that it makes me better when I'm sick... I've also gotten the mister on the wagon and JGP seems to be doing well on it too... :)
Next time you feel a tickle in your throat or just want a little boost... give this a go!! Leme know how you get on!!
ps. if you are a super ginger fan.. you can also grate the ginger to really get the juices of out it.. (I usually grate the ginger over the mug to catch all the juice if I do it) but it can be a bit intense if you're not used to the heat...
Fill in the blank...
So, I keep meaning to post about all the fun little things I've been doing around Victoria... mainly eating.. catching up with firends and chilling out on the couch... but I'm really just enjoying some major downtime... so hopefully in the coming week, I will feel more inspired to post about the yummy things I've been eating... but we'll see... I'm totally in vacay mode.. I hope we can still be friends!!??
But for the meantime.. let's fill in some blanks!!
1. My favorite color is aqua, teal, turquoise... anything in that bluey green, greeny blue family.. tho I am also having a major love affair with yellow and orange at the mo.... and I crush on purple every now and again... .
2. My travel destination of choice is somewhere I have never been!! I love exploring new places... so many things to discover!! otherwise, somewhere close to water... I love being by a lake or ocean... I've lived on islands most of my life.. the ocean makes me happy.. :) .
3. My favorite food is noodle soup... warm and hearty.. it makes my soul sing... .
4. My happy place is home... I have called a lot of places home in my life... but being home always makes me happy... I'm a total homebody... .
5. My favorite saying is "I'm hard at work being idle" - Oscar Wilde... sums me up to a t! .
6. My dirty little secret is some days I don't bathe and I'm totally okay with that... .
7. Something friends might say about me is that I am crazy... .
happy weekend!!as always, head along to Lauren's if you want to play along.. :)
Sunday, 24 July 2011
More About Friendships
I was originally going to post this at the end of my last post, but decided I didn't want to tarnish such a happy and celebratory post with something negative...
So, I am feeling especially grateful for the wonderful friends I have because of a comment that was made on crackbook about something that happened earlier in the day yesterday... (removed from the wedding) I didn't even know about it until JGP brought it up after we got back from the wedding.. and I'm glad we didn't have to deal with it earlier and have it tarnish the day.. the comment made was really unnecessary.. and JGP found it really hurtful that someone he considered a close friend would make that kind of remark.. which is what really irks me about the whole situation.. I personally couldn't care less what this person thinks of me... we have a mutual dislike for each other, which is fine...
I do not feel the need to be friends with everyone.. I know I am not necessarily an easy person to be friends with.. I can be stubborn and far too outspoken for most people's comfort/liking.. and I am ok with that.. I am who I am and in the same sense that there are people I don't like, there are people who don't like me.. and as long as we just stay out of each other's way then I don't really see the problem with it..
It always gets my back up if people trash talk my friends and especially people that are really close to me.. and even more so when it is someone I consider to be kind, generous and loyal to a fault.. to take a dig at someone who will absolutely bend over backwards to help out his friends I think shows more about the accuser's true character than anything..
Anyways.. I have since removed the person from crackbook because quite frankly I have better things to do with my time than be concerned with that they have to say.. and the whole situation made me think of this picture which I saw over at Moske Monkey Business a while ago...
So, I am feeling especially grateful for the wonderful friends I have because of a comment that was made on crackbook about something that happened earlier in the day yesterday... (removed from the wedding) I didn't even know about it until JGP brought it up after we got back from the wedding.. and I'm glad we didn't have to deal with it earlier and have it tarnish the day.. the comment made was really unnecessary.. and JGP found it really hurtful that someone he considered a close friend would make that kind of remark.. which is what really irks me about the whole situation.. I personally couldn't care less what this person thinks of me... we have a mutual dislike for each other, which is fine...
I do not feel the need to be friends with everyone.. I know I am not necessarily an easy person to be friends with.. I can be stubborn and far too outspoken for most people's comfort/liking.. and I am ok with that.. I am who I am and in the same sense that there are people I don't like, there are people who don't like me.. and as long as we just stay out of each other's way then I don't really see the problem with it..
It always gets my back up if people trash talk my friends and especially people that are really close to me.. and even more so when it is someone I consider to be kind, generous and loyal to a fault.. to take a dig at someone who will absolutely bend over backwards to help out his friends I think shows more about the accuser's true character than anything..
Anyways.. I have since removed the person from crackbook because quite frankly I have better things to do with my time than be concerned with that they have to say.. and the whole situation made me think of this picture which I saw over at Moske Monkey Business a while ago...
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