If you’re looking to fill your stomach with some good old home cooked brownies/cookies/pastries or soups in Downtown Vancouver, then you will have to visit Yaya’s Cafe. It’s located on 1020 Howe Street and always has the yummiest smelling baked goods everyday when I walk by!! Everyone I work with is obsessed with her treats [...]
Soooo, since we were in Japan for almost 2 weeks, we managed to travel quite a bit within the country with my unlimited JR train pass. We purchased the pass in Canada before we left for a fantastic deal at $340. I advise anyone going to Japan to buy this rail pass!! (I bought mine from the Flight Centre on [...]
Here is a short video of our smooth ride on the Peak to Peak Gondola in Whistler. The following video is of the bear we spotted on Whistler Mountain.
Mika Does Makeup is currently doing a promotion with Fitness World (locations Kitsilano, Cambie, and Richmond), where 12 Fitness World members will work their butts off and lose up to 75lbs in weight. One of the prizes at the end of the 8 weeks will be makeovers for the ladies and massages for the men by yours [...]
Yesterday, which was Sunday June 14th, was a very busy day. I attended the “Car Free Day” in the West End of Vancouver for a long, sunny stroll through the various festivities, music stages and vendors… Denman Street was filled with tables under the sun with happy participants and lemonade stands, hippies and nature lovers. I donated [...]
Are you trying to avoid Peanut Butter? Here are the peanut-free alternatives: Almond Butter Cashew Butter Walnut Butter Pumpkin Seed Butter Hempspread Sunflower Seed Butter Soy Nut Butter Macadamia Butter Golden Pea Butter Serving Size = 2 tbsp Calories Total Fat (g) Saturated Fat (g) Sodium (mg) Carbs (g) Fiber (g) Protein (g) Sunflower Seed [...]
Sunday June 14th, 2009 is Car-Free Day in Vancouver. It is a solely volunteer-organized and produced party in 4 participating areas of Vancouver (Main Street, Kitsilano, West End, and Commercial Drive.) This is Vancouver’s party, so please contribute, join a crew or volunteer on Car-Free Day! I will be participating in the West End [...]
On Saturday May 3o 2009, my older brother James got married to a very lovely lady named Vielda. I am so happy to finally have a sister, but even more happy that my sister turned out to be Vielda! I arrived early for the wedding so I can do Vielda’s bridal makeup as well as my mother’s makeup and my [...]
Another beautiful long weekend spent up at http://www.islandcottage-bc.com. This time more of us went up, and more time was spent outdoors. The weather was just right and we all got some colour on our pasty skin! There was a lot of beer and wine to go around, and some relaxing nights out in the hot [...]
Coconuts (Cocos Nucifera) – “The Tree of Life” After doing some reading up on this fantastic Wonder Health Food, I’ve learned that the COCONUT is much more healing and nutritious than most people may think! Coconuts are rich in fiber, minerals, vitamins and are considered a “functional food” since it provides many health benefits beyond [...]
I have recently discovered that freezing green seedless grapes can turn into the absolute BEST low-cal dessert!! It’s so amazingly refreshing and delicious! I’m sure the red seedless grapes can be just as good, but green are my favourite. Try washing a bunch of either green or red seedless grapes, then put them in a [...]