Entries from January 2009

January 27, 2009

Designer Spotlight – Jason Wu

Who: Jason Wu – a 26 year old fashion designer who recently dressed Michelle Obama for the inauguration ball.
What: The Jason Wu Collection is inspired by the “modern lifestyle dressing with the spirit and detailing of haute couture in a way that is both innovative and romantically reflective.”
When: February 2006 was when Wu debuted [...]

January 26, 2009

Happy Chinese New Year!

It’s Chinese tradition to make sure your entire house is clean before you ring in the new year. I’ve cleaned my house but didn’t have enough time to “clean”/bathe my dog in the process…
Needless to say, my mom had a conniption. Because even after moving to and living in Canada for over 30 years she [...]

January 26, 2009

Cupcake Camp TO

The first of it’s kind in Toronto and Canada I think…
Close to 300 people attended Cupcake Camp TO on Sunday January 25th, 2009, getting together to swap cupcake recipes and enjoy those delicious little treats. 
It was a lovely event for a Sunday afternoon and a great way to wrap up the weekend. For $5 admission there [...]

January 22, 2009

Mowing the snow

That would be me last weekend.
Yeah I know… lovely isn’t it?
Whoever said we would not be getting much snow this winter was clearly very wrong. Half the tree in that picture is covered with snow.
I have this thing where I absolutely refuse to use a snow blower or lawn mower because i’m convinced it looks [...]

January 13, 2009

While I was galavanting around Toronto…

I partied with Freida Pinto from Slumdog Millionaire and didn’t even know it. 
That would be because it was back during the ‘08 Toronto International Film Festival and it was a random, happily buzzed guy, who told me she was an actress and I thought he was just joking. 
I only realized this as I was looking [...]

January 7, 2009

Out with the old in with the new – Welcome 2009!

I’ve been on a bit of an Internet hiatus over the holidays… in between jobs i’ve granted myself an extended break and have just been getting back into the swing of things now. I felt the need to get offline for a bit and make face time with friends and family.
I’m back now and it’s [...]