Cherry Blossoms Richmond

With my disappointment of not seeing the cherry blossom up at SFU Mama Gen took me to Richmond where the flowers were in bloom…so pretty but we are still planning to go up to SFU when they bloom since the place we went to the blossoms are high up so you can’t get a good picture together with the cherry blossoms. But I was still sooo HAPPY…Thank you mama Gen (^_^)

Cherry Blossoms SFU...not yet

Went up to SFU hoping to see the cherry blossoms but BIG disappointment none yet (>_<) the weather has been too cold up there. Will need to wait a few more weeks before they start blooming but had an interesting time up at SFU.

Only saw cherry blossoms up there in 2009, sooo beautiful...can't wait to see it this year ^_^

Plants

Finally bought everything I need to replant my plants. They look really pretty in there new pots (^_^)

Random Places: City Hall, Downtown & Race Track

Just some random pictures that I took around the city last year. Since moving to BC I have never been to Vancouver City Hall. So I stopped by since I was close by.  They have a nice little community garden.



Community Garden

Vancouver City Hall

Downtown Vancouver random places


From left to right up & down: random street, Art Gallery

view at waterfront of North Vancouver, ChinaTown



From left to right up & down: Gastown, Waterfront

I went to the Hasting Race track to watch the wiener dog races. This was my first time at a race track, entrance to the track is free & I got to see some of the races. Didn’t get any good shots of the wiener dog races though, too many people & I don’t have zoom lens (>_<) maybe I will go back again this year if they have it.

Spring

Spring is here…sort of…the weather has been chilly & a lot of rain (>_<) I don’t mind the rain that much but I don’t like the cold but the sun peeks out once in awhile and the flowers are out. I hope the weather gets better with more sunlight and warmer weather (^_^)

Ramie’s Restaurant & The Golden Boot

Over the weekend I got to try 2 different restaurants one I didn’t like that much and one I LOVED. On Friday I meet up with a friend who I haven’t seen in a few years for dinner. I choose a Greek place called Ramie’s Restaurant in Burnaby that I read some good reviews on and it is close by to where my friend lives and is on my way back from work. Was really disappointed with the food, I order calamari and it came too quickly, was cold and was only ok. I also had Roasted Lamb which was good and my friend had Lamb Slovakia which I felt was a little burnt. I thought the portions were small, since I was able to finish both the calamari & lamb. So I don’t think it was worth it for the price. The service wasn’t that great, when my friend & I finished eating and we sat & talked nobody came by to refill are water & I kind of got the feeling that they wanting us to pay & leave. The interior was nothing too special but I liked that we got a seat beside the window. Overall I don’t think I would go back there again.

      Food: 3/5             Service: 4/5            Ambiance: 4/5             Price: 3/5

 On Sunday I meet up with another friend to celebrate her belated birthday. This time I chose an Italian restaurant called The Golden Boot in Coquitlam. Which was close by to us & another friend said was really good. My friend ordered Veal and Spinach Cannelloni & I got the Pizza Victoria which had Mozzarella,Roasted Pepper,Tomato,Onion & Spinach both sooo good. The pizza was made with fresh ingredients, the crust was just perfect not greasy at all. The price wasn’t bad for what we ordered, I ordered a large pizza & I had left over’s for my BFF (she LOVED it too) & for lunch the next day. We also ordered Tiramisu for dessert…It was sooooo good. The service was good, very friendly. The interior & atmosphere was nice. I definitely will be coming back again.

      Food: 5/5             Service: 5/5            Ambiance: 4/5             Price: 5/5

Diaso & Mini Almond Cookies

Went to Diaso yesterday and got a few stuff:
-more cotton pad boxes
-2 cards
-eyebrow pen which is a repurchase, it's not bad works well for my brows
-jasmine & lavender fragrance oil
-mini garden shovel which was the main reason for me going to Diaso
-sakura wrapping paper...so pretty
-a bigger cosmetic bag since the one I purchase last time is too small

Was craving almond cookies, finally purchased them at T&T. The ones they have are only OK but it satisfy my craving.

One of my co-workers gave me a package of Boy Bawang (garlic boy) corn bits from the Philippines. It was ok, does taste like garlic.