Mini vacation

Last couple weeks were the worst time of my life. I had been trying really hard to find a way to get out of it. Finally I think being busy is the best way to cheer up. So I planned a thousand of things to do on weekend. But I didn't have any work done.

Wzg suggested we went to Canada for a mini vacation on Friday night. He wanted me to relax, take a break. I was happy and ready to go out and get some sunshine. Our trip was short, but we had loads of fun, sunshine, good eats, and more...

Last time we went to Canada was about 7 years ago. Then Wzg and I were just friends, and we were in school. I just feel it like yesterday.

This time we didn't go to downtown Toronto , instead we headed to the Pacific mall in suburb. The whole area is like a little Hong Kong . I had never been to Hong Kong , but I could tell that the people, the shop, the fashion style, the language, the food, everything looked just like what I've seen in Hong Kong TV shows. Seeing real things are much more fun than seeing those in TV. I got lots of inspirations from all the people walking by, love their handbags. Sophia enjoyed looking at people, too, but her favorite part was Hong Kong style snacks, not only tasty but also have cute packaging.

Our focus was food. We tried different types of restaurants for each meal. All were great, food were tasty, with great presentation, great service, great environment, and great price, too. I couldn't even tell which one was my favorite, coz, I love them all. We sure brought back lots of good eats with us.

The thing that made me really happy was a Hong Kong style haircut. The salon I went wasn't very big but the stylist was so nice, she did everything that I wanted, even better. With a new haircut, I feel my head is finally working well. I have to come back to Canada every couple months for a haircut.

When we passed Niagara falls , we stopped a couple hours for some water fun. It was amazing to see tons of snow and ice at the falls in a summer like day. When we got closer to the falls, the temperature fell very fast, I guess 5 degrees a block. The rainbow over the falls was the most beautiful one I've ever seen. Sophia was very exited with falls, and the horse ride on the street.

What Sophia learned during the trip? She learned things about the bathroom (it's called washroom in Canada ). Now she can recognize the bathroom sign, but still not able to distinguish lady's room and men's room. Another milestone is that Sophia pooped in a public toilet for the first time. Now when we step into a public bathroom, Sophia will start to say "Not touch, pee right here ...", because I always warn her not to touch things in the bathroom since they're dirty. Now she gets the whole thing about bathroom, even asks paper towel after washing her hands.

Now we're back and will have a week of good eats from Canada trip.