Australia- part 1: Flying from Montreal to Sydney

Good morning,

I am so sorry for the late post, I have been traveling to experience life in a different momentum. I just got back from the Philippines and it was life changing - I had the opportunity of helping the disaster hit by the Typhoon Yolanda and being part of the first stage of the Action Plan of Tacloban.

Before talking about my experiences in Tacloban (where the typhoon hit), I also traveled to Oceania - It was amazing. Depending on my mood, I will write as much as I can...

Au Pied de Cochon - saison des pommes (apple season)

I finally experienced the Au Pied du Cochon food coma. I reserved months ago for the sugar shack - apple season. One word - expensive... worth it? I don't think so.

I don't know if it was because I heard so much about it that I was expecting more...

A visit to Toronto-Waterloo

Last week, I went to visit my friends in Toronto and Waterloo.

I don't enjoy Toronto much. I just don't enjoy it! I really hope that I don't work there. The younger me would have love to work in Toronto but the older me hates it... maybe the middle age me will love it again... However, I got to spend time with friends which I love.

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) - 1963 Speech

Please visit this site and watch the videos before reading.

After watching these short series, there is a feeling of disappointment from me to me. Where are the young leaders in this world? Where are we at? Are we solemnly trapped in our own self?

Speaking with friends and acquaintances made me realized that our education is teaching us to be successful and this success can only be measured with our salary, job title and materialistic things that we owned. Maybe I am over analyzing...

Modern Challah

What is Challah?

- It's a Jewish egg bread that we eat on Friday nights and special holidays

Every Friday early afternoon, my step f-i-l makes challah in the bread machine, just dump everything in the bread machine. It's delish depending on what ingredient we have. It varies every week.

Au pied du Cochon - Renowned Montreal Restaurant in Plateau

I finally got the chance to eat au Pied du Cochon where all my friends highly recommended it. I apologize in advance for the lack of pictures because I am not used to taking pictures while eating. I have been traveling for a while (3 years not in my hometown) so everything is very overwhelming, especially the busy life of a big city.

A visit to Quebec City

Quebec City is where my best friend reside with her fiancé. They got engaged a few months back and bought a home together. She is a phD candidate at Université Laval and her future husband-to-be is an engineer. They are both very cute (be the judge with the below picture)

Afraid

Always do what you are afraid to do

                           - Ralph Waldo Emerson

This quote is scaring me... because there are many things that I am afraid of and I know that they are stopping me to be greater than what I am now. I don't know how the fear came along, it slowly creep on me and now I am stuck in this dark place. I am lost, confused and scared...

I am a banana

So right now I am starting to settle down in a fast-paced city where friends and family are evolving and changing constantly - career wise and personal advancement. As for me, I am still trying to find myself within all the craziness. It is quite overwhelming being around successful and motivated family members. I am scared to disappoint and fall into the "useless person" category. There is a person that reminds me constantly of this fear. If I didn't have a supportive family that encourages me to follow my dreams, I wouldn't be here writing my thoughts. I feel so grateful that I have an amazing surroundings. I don't think I say it enough but thank you for being there when I need guidance - it must be hard to grow up without peers... I now don't envy people that don't have parents. Also, friends are important but they can disappoint easily because of my expectations. I will have to learn to keep my distance and not get hurt from them. I am definitively going through some hard times so I want to apology to people that I haven't contacted and talked because I don't want to transfer my horrible mood onto you.

Taipei

Taipei was fun when I wasn't with family except my cool cousin, it's been a while that I haven't visited Taiwan and the last time was 4 years ago for my honeymoon. 

The easiest way to die...

I am sitting in the Vancouver airport reflecting on my sudden trip to Taiwan. Life is so unexpected and can be taken away very easily by other people or things.

My husband is right, the easiest way for a person to die is to get into a car accident. Grandma got hit by a car at 5am and died on the spot with her skull in pieces and neck broken. I hope that she didn't die too painfully. The hitter didn't seem very shocked by it. In fact, when we went to court to settle this case, the judge automatically asked the defendant if he dealt with his two other cases. It was not surprising to me that he has done something like this previously... Oh life in Asia is so different than life in America. I wouldn't want to live in Asia permanently.

Wedding and shapewear

Hi Readers,

I have some great news, my best friend is getting married and she asked me to be her maid of honor which I am so honored. We have been friends since 6th grade and we always talked about our "one guy". I can't believe we have both found them. I am so happy for her and it is a very exciting time for all of us.

So for the past few weeks, I have being looking into wedding dresses and wedding ideas. I found an amazing website that have great dresses for a steal: Weddingdressbee

From Weddingdressbee

From Weddingdressbee

If I had to redo my wedding photoshoot, I would have worn shapewear underneath my dresses. You can find them anywhere but for a good price, you can get them at this website called Knowme.

Also, for wedding ideas, Pinterest is a good sharing sites. You can find many theme ideas and DIY to safe some wedding ideas.