Treasure Hunting

Christine — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:57:00 +0000

After a long week, there’s nothing better than winding down with a visit to the thrift shops to satisfy the shopaholic within. After an hour of scouring the racks and thinking how I could make each item work, I came away a happy shopper with two bags full of new items to add to the closet. See the images below for some of my favourite pieces that came up to $30! Makes you never want to shop retail again …

Hope you enjoyed the pics! Where’s some of your favourite places to go vintage shopping in Toronto?

Free at last

Christine — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:24:57 +0000

Today, the world lost a brave little soldier. A soldier who marched to the beat of his own drum, who defied all odds when they were stacked against him. They gave him only days, yet he surpassed all expectations and saw Christmas, opened his gifts on Boxing Day, and the beginning of 2012. Just a little boy who has one of the largest and loving families and support systems I’ve ever seen, who have been by his side the whole time.

If I could say any last words to him now, this would be it:

Wherever you are now Eric, I imagine you to be in a much happier place, with all the games you could ever dream of. Be the adventurous boy you were meant to be, and run, skip, laugh and play because you are free at last. Life is a battlefield, and it’s unfair that you’ve been taken away at such a young age. I will always remember the way you asked for your favourite snacks, like gummy bears, root beer and chips, and how happy it made you when you knew they were your favourite kind, barbecue chips. I’ll never be able to look at barbecue chips again in the same way, without thinking about you and your smile first.

R.I.P., my little soldier. You were and will always be a trooper in my eyes.

xoxo

Christine 姐姐

Birthday Bliss

Christine — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:56:31 +0000

For anyone who knows me, I love to make fancy affairs out of my birthdays. Though, every year, it’s the same cycle. I start off by saying, “I’m not going to do anything this year, let’s just do something low-key”. And lo and behold, by the time December rolls around, there’s a million ideas flying around in my head and it becomes anything but low-key. But with that, comes high expectations, and this year, I was completely blown away.

Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday wishes, or made the effort to be a part of the annual affair, with major thanks to some special somebodies for making it all happen and bringing it together (you know who you are). All in all, I couldn’t have asked for or imagined a better birthday

Here are some of the highlights from the celebration …

Balloons a poppin’

Cheers to some bubbly

Let the photos begin!

Cutting the cake at Bravi Ristorante. Highly recommend the Butternut Squash Ravioli!

VIP booth at Pravda Vodka Bar which was a complete surprise!

Some of my girls @zhang_sophia, Ani, @sonyajain - welcome back Ani from NorCal!

Some of my boys @draganmilosav, Spiros & @dejanmilosav

More cake at Pravda

Friends from the ‘Loo – @ianchow, @zhang_sophia, @taimurmohammad & Rohit!

Everybody has a good time

<3 my girls

With my ride or die dancing partner – I appreciate you, always!

So great to see my Trip to China girls! @evayung22, @_aqq, miss bonbons, @andreakycheung, and @veeivee (not pictured here)

As for the actual birthday day coming up soon, looking forward to a quiet day with a family dinner as per usual, dining at my one of my fave restaurants in town. Feeling like having some peking duck this year, mm mm good!

Special thanks to my coworkers for helping me kick it off last week on my last day at work in the office at another one of my fave Italian restaurants – you guys are the sweetest!

PS. Feels nice to be back on my blog again Sorry for the long delay between posts! Been a wild few months. I’ve got a few posts lined up in my mind which I’ll be catching up on, including my recent trips to San Francisco and Los Angeles, Christmas festivities and a recap of 2011 and plans for 2012. Come back soon!

xo tine

#TinesSpooktacularNightIn

Christine — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:01:24 +0000

For Halloween this year, I decided to turn a night of dog-sitting into a small get together with a few of my closest and dearest. I always love any excuse to get us together, and what’s better than one where we can dress up and stuff our faces with junk food all night long? Muimui and Dai Gow got into the action as well, with Muimui and her chicken costume and Dai Gow as a giant pumpkin. After pumpkin carvings, the few remaining brave souls stuck around to watch Paranormal Activity, and I can probably say that’s the scariest movie I’ve ever seen in my life. Clearly traumatized and have gotten my quota of scary movies for a long, long time. If you haven’t seen it yet, definitely gotta watch it.

Enjoy some of the pics from our #spooktacularnightin! What did you do or dress up as this Halloween?

Make me your radio and turn me up when you feel low

Christine — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:55:49 +0000

I truly believe that everything happens for a reason. A lot of good, and some bad has happened to me this year, and I can’t seem to help but feel that it’s all pushing me towards something. As if I’m gravitating towards something… but I can’t put my finger on what.

I feel like if there’s something that you want in life, you really truly have to go out there and fight for it. Put yourself out on a limb and though there may be some awkwardness while you hang there for dear life and not know what to do, sooner or later, you’re going to find your footing.

…I just had to. This dog was way too cute not to include in my post

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.”

- Napoleon Hill

I see this quote every single day in my email signature. I thought I would’ve gotten tired of it by now, but every time I look at it, I’m reminded that there never is a right time to do anything. It’s just up to you to make things happen.

Photo credits to: www.weheartit.com