Thursday, June 30, 2011

Restaurant: Zeller Family Restaurant

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The other day, we went to the Zellers in Coquitlam Centre to try their Zellers Family Restaurant to see if it is any good. When we arrived t...
Sunday, June 26, 2011

Target: Lego Cars Set Display

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We went to Target last week and they had a good Cars 2 Lego set display set up. Kids could actually push the button to play with elements of...
Friday, June 24, 2011

IKEA Moonlight Madness Sale: June 24, 2011 On Now!!

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IKEA's moonlight madness sale is on in Canada right now!!  Check your store today (June 24th, 2011) for its special sale!  We wanted a ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Kinder Surprise Cars 2 Eggs and Toys: Shu Todoroki

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We all know Disney is heavily promoting its new Cars 2 movie and trying to produce as many products and collaborate with as many companies a...
Saturday, June 18, 2011

Happy Father's Day: My Father's Day Card

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Happy Father's Day!! Everyone! This year, I received a Father's Day card from my 3 year-old.  I felt very warm and happy receiving ...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Stanley Cup Riot in Vancouver June 2011: Downtown Under Siege

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Vancouver held its Stanley Cup Final yesterday and lost the series' game 7 to Boston. Boston played extremely well with good team effor...

10000 Hits For My Little Blog

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This week, my blog received its 10000th hits!! That is amazing because my blog just hit 5000 not too long ago. It is great because I reall...
Saturday, June 4, 2011

Trader Joe's Checkerboard Mousse Cake

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This mousse cake from Trader Joe's was surprisingly delicious. First, I thought this is going to be very sweet as usual just like othe...
Thursday, June 2, 2011

Restaurant: Thai Garden Restaurant, Burnaby, Coquitlam Area

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Last Friday, I felt like trying something different around our neighborhood.  (and luckily my kids fell asleep in the car...)  I wanted to t...

Trader Joe's Uncooked Chicken Breakfast Sausage

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The other day, while I was at Trader Joe's, we bought this pack of "uncooked chicken breakfast sausage". First, I thought, ...

Product Review: Kenzen Medicated Cool Pads and Sprays

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Medicated cool pads has been a common, must-have products for decades for people in Japan, Taiwan and Korea.  People always use it to treat ...
Monday, May 30, 2011

Money Saving Tip: When is the Best Time to Buy Entertainment Book

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Entertainment book is a good way to save money.  It enables users to get deals such as buy one get one free or 50% off while shopping, going...

Hand Made Dog Sleeping Bag

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Here is something my wife made that is so practical for my chihuahua, which I think is brilliant. In Japan, they started selling fancy sle...

Boston Pizza to Rename to "Vancouver Pizza" During Stanley Cup

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Boston Pizza is a Canadian pizza chain restaurant popular among the locals. The headquarters is now located in BC even though it originated...
Sunday, May 29, 2011

Macaron from T&T Supermarket in Canada

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I love Macarons, and I love to eat the macarons around the world. Locally in Canada, T&T Supermarket has been making and selling macar...

Taiwanese Pastry: Pineapple Cake

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If you are familiar with Asian food and pastries, you know there are lots of famous Taiwanese food and snacks.  All kinds of Taiwanese noodl...
Saturday, May 28, 2011

Happy Mother's Day from My Chihuahua

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Okay, I know this is very late for Mother's Day for 2011. However, we took this picture of our chihuahua boy earlier this month, and he...
Friday, May 27, 2011

Nintendo DS: Momotaro Dentetsu (Japanese Railway Monopoly)

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In Vancouver, we also have "Book Off", a discount used bookstore, which sells books, magazine, games and dvds.  They are not as ch...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Dollar Store: 1 Dollar Wii Mario Kart Wheel

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Sometimes, I don't understand why brand name products have to be costly. Brand name = high profit margins.... I found these 1 dollar M...
Sunday, May 22, 2011

Starbucks Petites and Cupcake Part 2

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This is my second time trying the Starbucks Petites. This time, I tried the Strawberry colored Petite for the first time.  (doesn't act...