July 29, 2010
Last night, my husband took this picture from our balcony. We live on the 19th floor of a 22-storey building. We enjoy beautiful views of the city and the Fraser River.
Friday, July 30, 2010
KATSUDON
Katsudon's main ingredient is pork cutlet cooked tonkatsu or chicken cutlet cooked chicken katsu. Basically it involves frying the meat pieces in corn oil after it is dredged in flour, egg and panko in that order. My son Ryan who has the recipe mixed the Katsudon sauce and proceeded to cook after I made the chicken katsu. After cooking, the dish is put on top of Japanese white rice but in our case, because we only eat brown rice, Ryan's Katsudon is on top of brown rice. This is the end product
View from Vancouver Condo
July 21, 2010
Our couple friends Lyn and Nonong who also live in Surrey, BC bought their second rental condo in Vancouver, BC. After they finished installing new laminate flooring, repainting the walls and furnishing this new condo, they invited us to spend the night with them there while there is no renter occupying the unit yet. The night turned out to be a fireworks nights which Vancouver traditionally celebrate every summer. From their balcony, the fireworkds could be seen only partially though.
Tomokazu - All you Can Eat Japanese Restaurant, Vancouver, BC
July 21, 2010
My family, three children, husband and I, love all-you-can eat Japanese food. Whenever we go out to eat as a family, we end up eating in this type of restaurant. The last time we ate at a Chinese a la carte restaurant, we were not satisfied - that is comparing the kind of food and the value for money we got for the same amount of money we always enjoy eating in an all-you-can eat japanese restaurant.
When my children are at work, my husband and I go on our own eating out and usually end up going to this type of restaurant.
Our last one was at Tomokazu located at 1128 West Broadway, Vancouver, Bc. Price of lunch for the two of us was Cad$22.29 including tax.
Stanley Park
Stanley Park is a precious piece of land just 1 mile from downtown Vancouver. Surrounding this park is Pacific Ocean and somewhere in downtown is where cruise lines dock to service cruisers mostly to and from an Alaska cruise. We go here probably once a year just to hang out with a huge coffee and an equally huge muffin. Our friends Tony and Letty from the Philippines is so very enamored with this park because of its beauty. Whenever they are in Vancouver visiting their children who live here, we go here to enjoy a picnic. We bring lots of food, coffee and tea and a camping stove to boil water to enjoy a hot cup of coffee or tea.
Wikipedia
Stanley Park is a 404.9 hectares (1,001 acres) urban park bordering downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was opened in 1888 by David Oppenheimer in the name of Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor-General of Canada.[1]
It is more than 10% larger than New York City's Central Park and almost half the size of London's Richmond Park.[2] The park attracts an estimated eight million visitors every year,[3] including locals and tourists, who come for its recreational facilities and its natural attributes.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Camping Birch Bay State Park, Blaine , WA
July 16-18, 2010
Our friends Cathy and Sol invited us to go camping anywhere in the US or Vancouver surrounding areas. We were assigned to find a camping site which would accommodate us just one week before our intended camping date. What we found was a camping spot in Birch Bay State Park in Blaine, Washington. Blaine is the last city of America in the northwest side. Coming from where we live, Surrey, BC, it is the first city of the USA, when we cross the border. If prices of the properties here would go down 50% just like the rest of America, we would probably buy a property. Unfortunately for us who are interested to buy, prices of real estate did not go down much starting from Seattle, Wa. going up to the farthest point of Washington, which is Blaine. Mar and I have been looking at properties in Blaine for 3 years now. Blaine is just beside the pacific ocean.
We booked a camping site for two nights for US21 per night plus $10 for a second car. Camping is enjoyed in summer but our two nights camping did not feel like summer at all due to the cold summer we are experiencing in this parts.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Sunset at Crescent Beach
July 10, 2010
Crescent Beach is 25 kms from our home in Surrey. We go here to enjoy the sea ambiance parked beside the beach reading newspapers, playing sudoku, eating, talking, napping and most especially taking in sea air which is good for my cough and asthma. Most of the time, we just sit in our car while doing all these things. Mar would walk on the beach but I won't because I am so lazy to walk. During hot summer days last year, we go here quite often to escape the city heat and enjoy a picnic under a huge tree laying on a plastic mat, relaxing and just enjoying life.
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