February 15, 2012

Happy VaLINtine’s Day

Happy belated VaLINtine’s day everyone! By now, half of you reading this have already groaned and are facepalming yourselves. But hey, it was my first Raptors game of the season and with an opportunity to join the Asian Sensation crowd at the ACC, why not? Pretty sure half of my schoolmates at UW were there, sure did bump into enough of them and the rest that I didn’t get to see, I caught all their check-ins on Foursquare and FB.

Enjoyed a very fun night out with my lovely date, Victoria :) Thanks for organizing – it was so awesome to see you again and spend some quality time with you!

What a friggin nail-biter game! Down to the last minute, the Knicks finally caught up to Raptor’s 10+ lead throughout the whole game. And what a finish. Jeremy Lin deserves each and every single one of his nicknames!

All the fans going LINsane in the membrane!

And what better way to wrap up the evening than reminiscing our shopping adventures in China, corny jokes from @sallysuen and laughing our butts off at @evayung22 with her “candy-flavoured” Hershey kisses.

Even though there was no bouquet of flowers waiting for me at my desk or a proposal at the Raptors game (who does that?!), all I needed was quality time with some very special ladies! Thanks for the lovely night out!

xoxo tine

How did you spend your Valentine’s?

PS. If you have been living under a rock and still don’t know what Jeremy Lin is all about, here’s an awesome article on Gawker that’s made for non sport fans (like me!): http://gawker.com/5884978/the-non-sports-fans-guide-to-jeremy-lin

January 29, 2012

Treasure Hunting

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?

January 3, 2012

Free at last



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

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