Hello~ Just a quick post letting you know that I received this email from Sephora yesterday about a 75% off Fusion Beaufy sale!

Hope you're all keeping well :)

How many posts can I start with "sorry..."

Sorry...I know. I haven't been around, but I have valid reasons, believe me!

Without spilling too much about my personal life (not that you're interested) these past couple of months I have:

- broken up with my boyfriend of many years

- moved out

- moved in...and will move out again in the next couple of weeks. I'm really tired of moving -_

Despite all of this chaos these past couple of months, I have been able to enjoy the very hot summer days of Toronto. Here are some photos to prove it ^o^~

Pancakes with green tea for breakfast at camp?! Ohhhh yaaaa~

We call this "karei raisu" in japanese, it's basically Curry + rice lol A luxurious meal for camping IMO ^^

Turning red at the Ontario Science Center

All you can eat meat at Korean BBQ

Eating Okonomiyaki

Can you tell I have been doing nothing but eating this summer! I have gained 1"+ around my waist! Ahh...must get back to boot camp

Anyways, hopefully you girls (and any guys that are reading this) are enjoying whats left of summer ;) I hope to be back soon once I get 'settled in' within the next month or so! Please don't give up on my yet! haha

Thank you all for your love and support as always!

sorry.

I know I have been absent, but I do have a valid reason for this. After almost 4.5 years of being together with my boyfriend, I have decided to end the relationship. With this break-up comes a whole bunch of issues that we have to sort out: like selling this house :(

I'm sorry...I will be back soon

"If you are neglecting things you should be doing, forgetting your purpose in life because of the relationship you're in, then you're on the wrong path. A healthy relationship is one in which two people encourage each other to reach their respective goals while sharing each other's hopes and dreams. A relationship should be a source of inspiration, invigoration and hope."--Ikeda

Guu - Izakaya

If you live in the GTA, you have probably heard so many people talking about Guu and how great it is. I have never been to the Toronto location, but my first experience of Guu was when I was in Vancouver - it was delicious! So last friday, for the first time, I was able to visit the 2nd location at Bloor and Bathurst that just recently opened. For those of you who don't know, Guu Izakaya is Japanese style tapas. The great thing about this place is that you get to try a lot of yummy Japanese food -- and it's not the typical Japanese food like sushi and teriyaki lol Yes finally a place that serves stuff like okonomiyaki, korokke, takoyaki, karaage...the list goes on. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me so you'll have to do with my camera phone :P Takoyaki and some prawn

Saba, Carbonara soba and edamame

Okonomiyaki..mmm oishikatta desu^^

We were a group of 9 people and arrived at 630 on a Friday, we waited 1 hour before getting seated. I'd say this location was heck of a lot bigger than the Vancouver location - it was still very loud and noisy though ..I didn't mind that :) Do you like my new glasses? check out how small my eyes are! ahhaha jk! These are my friend's friend's pair of glasses... we were all very humoured by how big they were so I decided to rock them and take a picture for y'all :D

Socks for Japan and OOTN

As I was eating my breakfast, I heard on the news that Japan was hit yet again with another earthquake this morning :( When will it end... Thank you to those who sent me supportive words of encouragement for my family in Japan, it means a lot to me!!!! Thank you to those who have sent your prayers and have donated to various organizations to help the people that are in need. I wanted to show you what I stumbled upon as I was searching online on how I could help: Socks for Japan I won't go into too much detail and bombard you with Japan earthquake stuff - all info is on their website. On a lighter note, I was able to go to Niagara falls for a girls weekend away and just wanted to share with you my OOTN

Dress was purchased from H&M - love the pink, grey, black in the dress

Shoes - Franco Sarto open toe wedges- super comfortable!!!

fun fun times.... :) Weather has started getting warmer here in Toronto - yay!!!

OOTD & me likey Calgary

Just a super quick post I'm in Calgary for work and I'm plesantly surprised at how nice it is here. It reminds me of Vancouver^^ And...I must say, everyone is dressed really nicely here; it's like they're all made of money haha j/k!! This is what I was wearing today:

My legs look so short O_o

These shoes I got when I went to Buffalo for shopping (haul post coming up)..I love them! I love the grey colour with the pop of neon on the bottom :p I look like I work out when I wear these shoes....lol Hope you're all having a good week :)

Pray for Japan

I look at this and feel so helpless...my heart is yearning. Please Help.

[Image from google]

So, I woke up on Friday with texts from my friends asking if my family (in Japan) were ok. I was like "WTF is going on in Japan?". I turned on the tv and saw utter devastation. The first thing I thought about was my family. I called my mother and asked if she got a hold of them...answer: no. She told me she kept calling, but always got the busy signal. I decided to email them thinking maybe the internet is up and running? For the whole day I couldn't concentrate on work, my mind was in Japan. They emailed back Friday evening saying that they're ok, but still experiencing a lot of aftershocks. I heard on the news that they have been experiencing over 250+ aftershocks?! I have been reading comments from people stating that this earthquake and tsunami are just payback for things that happened years ago - really? I can't believe people actually feel this way..I can go ON and ON about this topic but I wont.

I don't know if you bloggers out there still read my blog, but if you do, please help...even if it's just a prayer for the people in Asia. Thank you

Links you can go to donate:
Lady Gaga's Pray for Japan bracelet
Doctors Without Borders
Global Giving