I showed these shoes to my hubby when I first saw them online. His respond was, ‘order now for birthday or whatever occasion, order now!’ I was hesitate a bit, didn’t want to spend money.. but at the end, we take it as a baby delivery present from him to me.

they have JUST arrived

At 36 weeks pregnant, my feet are swelling so they don’t fit right yet… will have to wait a bit

these will have to wait until after the arrival of my baby

ok.. it’s for my 39th b-day present, graduation, and driver license (finally) and i still hate driving…
it’s quite a bit of money but considering that i quit smoking, being on hold for my pricey taste of red wine, and haven’t been shopping much coz nothing fits me since i am pregnant… i think i can justify it.

i like the fact that the bag is so mute, simple, and well made. I’d treat it as my buddy that goes with me everywhere. I don’t care if people like it or not, I don’t want to hear any compliments, i’m just happy that i’m hanging out with it. Ok! I guess i also have to try to fit my baby, diaper bag and a stroller in to the picture as well.. will do!

So we thought we would go to Montreal, since it’s such a romantic city but then I was watching Anthony Bourdain: No reservation TV show. It’s the episode about Vancouver and Victoria. He was at Sooke Harbour House for a 20 miles diet meal… and most things were picked right at their garden. So I declared that we are going to Victoria instead of Montreal so we can have that meal for our celebrations

and here is the 7 course meal in order, plus a little bit of other elements that came along

water from their very own spring. very refreshing

Bread basket.. I tried not to eat them too much, knowing that the Gastronomical Adventure meal is on the way..

Salmon dumpling and pine mushroom in shellfish broth and thyme oil.. oh my buddha!

Pork tenderloin salad with blue cheese dressing and raspberry dressing.. this is definitely our favorite!

Another favorite of ours is this crunchy squid with herring fish roe, apricot ketchup, hemp seed oil and I couldn’t remember the green sauce.. might be something like cilantro or parsley…

This is totally yummy as well.. it’s sole fish and samosa butter squash dumpling (if i remember it correctly). Please don’t ask me about the sources. All i can remember is that they were very good!

the cheese plate… all local produced cheeses. at this point, i was very full.. if I’d had wines to pair with my meals, that would certainly help but with my condition, i can’t drink…

the flan. i think it’s either mascapone or ricotta.. with angel cake and local wild cherry sauce. it’s surprisingly light!

then the fawn showed up

and these lillte bites came with the bill

We would love to have a cup of tea but we had to drive back to Victoria and it’s quite a way…

i grew them last summer and they were over productive and uber hot!
that’s ok… i’m Thai

little lens in the prairie

beauty is to be found anywhere…

I have a thing for this industrial looking stuff. i found some beauty in them. same goes to urban decay, same goes to victorian style…

mine is that yellow little one…

before my dad passed away, he had one favortie shirt that he wore regularly.
i took the pocket out of that shirt and keep it in my wallet all the time even since…

my lips are always dry and they seem to hate almost every chapstick or lipbalm available except this one.
and for the love of the corporate world, they discontinued this or at least every store in town doesn’t seem to carry them anymore. and don’t you dare telling me that the same brand that comes in a jar is the same because to me.. they don’t work the same! yeah! i allergic to the jar one as well!

my hubby calls me George (from Seinfeld) everytime he sees my wallet…

i like him as a photographer a little more than i like him as a director.

I’m not sure if I should consider myself a fan of mentos or i’m just a casual customer.
I could live without mentos for a long long time without thinking about them, but when i had them at hand, i would eat the whole pack in a roll coz they are so yummy.

it’s an awesome funky dress that can be worn both side (backward and forward).
the problem is.. i’m too big for it now

i don’t normally check the time on my watch anymore. it’s either my computer or my phone. but i still wear a watch everyday. most of the time, i only look at my watch when someone asks for time.

every girl needs a simple black dress…
i my case, i have a few too many and for your information.. that’s not enough.

raw premium 100% cotton kind…

seems like i have many skirts and i don’t wear them often enough…

people say that i have a green thumb. actually, all i ever do is making sure that the soil is nutricious and giving my plants some water regularly.