As is the case every year, Ikumi and I went back to her hometown in Hanawa (near Morioka) to spend the New Year’s. We also don’t like the traditional food so much and therefore improvised. I prepared: scallop and crab with ginger sauce; bak kuh teh (Singaporean soup-like dish filled with pork ribs and garlic); […]
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My parents, Ikumi and I went down to the U.S. to do some ‘Day After Christmas’ shopping in Bellingham, the Premium Outlets and finally Seattle, prior to our flight back to Tokyo the following day. With the strong Canadian dollar, prices in the U.S. were even better than ever!Mr. Nutcracker seemed to enjoy his visit […]
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On December 24, 2007, Ikumi, Mr. Nutcracker and I decided to visit Candice and Derek’s Bikram Yoga studio in Langley. We set out early in the day and arrived a couple of hours later (after making a couple of detours and encountering construction delays along the way).For both Ikumi and I, it was our […]
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On December 23, 2007, we went with a couple of friends to the Festival of Lights exhibition held at the VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver. It was quite impressive and even Mr. Nutcracker joined in on the fun.
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Nutcracker’s first excursion to the real world was to Risty’s Restaurant located at 8542 Granville Street in Vancouver. The restaurant specializes in all-day breakfasts as well as typical Western food dishes including: omelettes, sandwiches, hamburgers, grilled steaks, cutlets, salads and much more at great prices.They also have morning breakfast specials from 8:00 a.m. to […]
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