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View this post on Instagram A post shared by S.Y. Lo (@syloarts) via Instagram http://ift.tt/1A42UYw Today was crazy hotpot day at Steven's house. So many people crammed into one little kitchen. I wonder if it's that crazy feeling when it's at my place. After dinner we all diverted out into the living room to relax when Kari handed out Panda Popsicle. Sadly they don't look very much like what it says on the wrapper. It looks much much sadder. 

View this post on Instagram A post shared by S.Y. Lo (@syloarts) via Instagram http://ift.tt/1wslvZ3  #boulangeriepremieremoisson As the BF was working. I explored the city. Visiting places that were noted to be good. While looking for a place to eat, I found myself walking along a side of a large building. It didn't particularly looked to be an office building but more industrial feel. I see buses and bus drivers, and some people entering and exiting. Making me wonder. But I am curious why my map would say there is a restaurant location where I stood. I make my way into the building to find there is a giant food court inside!  And I was in fact at the CN rail station. I didn't know it was because I had walked right under and past the signage. Silly Me.

So in the morning we headed out to a salon opened up by my sisters friend called: Open to Beauty. Dropping off a painting series for it to be hung there. I'm thinking of doing more pieces to showcase there. It's a nice space. Here's a photo of the painting all nice and hung. As I was dropping off the painting, Koji got a pet blessing from a priest that was sitting next door outside at the coffee shop, giving out pet blessings for St. Francis of Assisi's day. :) We headed to B-'s mom's and aunties to pick them up as we were all going to Eat Fraser Valley! It was pretty interesting spending the afternoon with them, as this is their first 'Eat' event. Yi-ma ( Chinese for second mom / auntie ) reminded me very much of my own mom. As we had to watch her carefully or she would go off on her own without notice. I would say she's more bold to go off on her own to new tables and try everything! I personally thought it was pretty awesome. We got ...

On this day boyfriend decided to take the whole day off to spend with me. ( I didn't know ) And wondered in the morning why he didn't wake up for work. We spent the morning Winners hopping- in other words, shopping at various Winners locations. I simply enjoyed spending the day with him :) We head on over to Steveston today for dinner, ice cream ( the best hazelnut ice cream EVER! from Timothy's Cafe ) Where the waffle is nice and warm and fresh!  We also go and get a pizza! A seafood pizza from Steveston Pizza Co. - It was a different kind of pizza for sure. Later that night I got a wonderful gift from him ♥, What it is, I'll share with you another day.

I'm in awe that I have to back blog this entry. We started out our morning hitting up a place that felt a little in a middle of no where.  First place we hit up is Southern Kitchen Restaurant. The Chicken was delicious, first time trying fried okra. Look at these pictures just makes me hungry.  Mango Lemonade is the way to go! as Jen ordered the strawberry lemonade :D  Our next stop was Kingfish Cafe, however there is a line up and we end up going to fuel coffee next door. I sit down to enjoy a small hot chocolate. Made with real chocolate.  Biggest slice of cake I've ever seen. It must be from a really big cake. Thanks to god bro CC for organizing.

It's the day after Valentines Day, and my bf has decided to have dinner catered to celebrate Valentines. To start the evening off he reveals the Valentines present he's gotten me. What girl doesn't enjoy receiving Tiffany's?! The Chef came over and it was FANTASTIC! He served us right in our own home. He even set up the table settings and brought a rose in a small water vase for decor. I loved the whole experience. Fresh Oysters, Raw! mmMmMm So GOOD! :D Everything was good! Every Bite and Sip. Loved the desserts, I always love dessert! My Yelp Review on Local Philosophy Catering

We get a private room, a waiter that looks like a little younger version of Bradley Cooper. What's not to like. The question should be, what's not to LOVE? - that's the food. Seared Gulf Shrimp, Butternut Squash, Ginger and Basil ( top left )  - I somewhat enjoyed this dish, it's flavors were light and complimented well. Soy and Sweet Wine Lacquered Pork Cheek with Celery and Apple Salad ( top right )  - I thought this dish was over flavored, in another sense too salty, mine was cooked well but a little dry here and there. There is a key to eating these desserts and I'll let you know what it is. You cannot really enjoy these dishes unless you eat a little bit of each piece all together at once. Yes, some people out there don't know that. You can't eat a 3 piece dessert one section at a time ( well you can, but you won't enjoy it as much). One piece may be overly sweet and another overly bland and another overly textured or whatnot. Take a l...

I thought about it for a while what would be a good gift to give him for 2 years. I got him a pretty awesome Spider-man sleeveless top which is cool, nice and airy for our upcoming trip. A handmade card that had letters I have from some arts and crafts thing - now looking at it, it totally looks like a stalker card. Hahaha. I got him a very fashionable knitted tie ( which he does not have in his collection of ties ). and the Big sock monkey to go with the little sock monkey. We then went to eat at Oyama on Kingsway. I like the sushi there, it's well presented but the service sometimes is not so great, the food takes a long time to come out, and flagging down someone takes a while.   After dinner I remember going to a party, one of B-'s best friends. The party ended with a group of people playing cards against humanity and the cops coming to the door. 

I was introduced to an anime called " Yakitate Ja-pan". It's about a boy who discovers the love of baking and has what some called "solar hands" - warm hands which are great to have for bakers. In one of the episodes (episode 27) it gives you a recipe and instructions to make bread in a rice cooker. I tried it and to my surprise. It worked!   If you're interested in trying this recipe, you can do so at the following link:  http://www.akiba-station.com/blog/?p=6164

  We go for a hike to the chief, peak 2. Photo by: TW The day started not so well, it felt as though BJ had ripped my soul apart. You know when someone wakes you from a deep deep sleep. Your brain just doesn`t seem to adjust as quickly as if you were to be woken up naturally. That`s exactly what happened. Most of the hike was difficult because - one - I`m out of shape. Second - because I`m still half asleep. Note to self: At The Chief, there is a big public washroom. Do not go to the portable potties that is right by the parking lot. Do not listen to the boys when they tell you that there are no more washrooms beyond that point.   That`s what happened to me. I held my breath and went to the out house and a few steps later there was the giant public washroom and the boys went to pee there -_- *sigh*  I can only say that I woke up on the way up to peak 2, it was because if I didn`t pay attention, I would die. I later tell this story to my sister, wh...

This may seem like we're upset and worried about the food we're about to eat, but it's not. Just some pic profile samples for our - togetherness twitter account @szebra_tweets He's been wanting to bring me here for months! - A little restaurant inside a place that's known as a seniors citizens assisted living home. I was amazed at how many people were there, of different age groups. Our servers were friendly and one lady was just so adorable! I would go back again. :)

It's Date Night! and B- takes me to a place I've never been to before. I think I should have ordered the pizza... but it was de-lish none the less. It's very homey feeling there as we sat in our booth and took a pic together. :) I love date nights!

Dinner @ Santouka : Ramen Best I've ever had in Vancouver! and should - considered it's known to be. DELICIOUS! 5/5 *****  On the way home to BJ's place he realizes he's lost his house keys. He had his car keys but not the ones to his home. We call the Restaurant to see if that was where he had dropped the keys. Soon after we end up going back downtown to in search of it and our first location was his parking garage and as we drove in we saw nothing. We then stepped out of the car after parking and looked around. Started our walk back to the restaurant where we just were and a few steps away from the stall we spotted the keys. -Thank Goodness- I had prayed for them to be not far from the parking stall. So our search wouldn't take so long :) didn't expect it to be so short! It was a good night.

B- has taken me to a bunch of places to eat and this time I took him somewhere he's never been before to eat dinner. A little place in Richmond.

One of B-'s best friends Steven is back in town and he decided to call out most of the closest friends for a get together. It maybe one of the biggest friends get together at a restaurant I've ever participated in. Eating wings at a local pub.. and it was musical bingo night. I've heard about musical bingo, but it's a lot of work to play. With most of everyone using some kind of device to help them win. It's my first time playing and some of us at the table actually got very into it. With one of them winning. here's B- posing for the camera... ready to stamp out his cards. Good eats, good company, what more can I ask for.