30.1.07
random thoughts.
- My friend Christina mentioned that while you always hear "How's your summer", you never ever hear someone ask "How's your winter".
- I hope you all had a chance to check out a restaurant this month, participating Tourism Vancouver's Dine Out Vancouver. I'm always late in selecting a restaurant so all the ones I usually want to try out are sold out. I was in the mood for French, and surprisingly, Fleuri at the Sutton did not disappoint.
- If you're ever in Naperville, check out Meson Sabika for some wonderful tapas.
- If you're going to invest in one fashion trend this spring, I believe it should be the trench. While most designers were showing more deconstructed ones like at Burberry Prorsum, I still prefer a more structured (and cheaper) one, like the one you can find at Club Monaco.
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14.1.07
E.R.
On Saturday, I had a chance to explore downtown Chicago. I'm staying quite a bit ways out from the city, so we had to pack alot of stuff in. Here is the day in point form.- Drove to the station at end of the line of the Metra, in Aurora.
- Tried to pay for parking, but the meter didn't accept a credit card, and no change given.
- Missed the express train, so an hour and twenty minutes later, arrived at Union Station
- Bought an weekend pass for the CTA, and grabbed a bus to Art Institute of Chicago.
- Got lost in the various galleries, for almost six hours.
- Wandered around Millenium Park in the cold.
- Went into the ubiquitous Wallgreens and spent the best eight dollars on gloves.
- Hopped onto the EL Train, for the experience.
- Warmed up with a warm beverage at Argo Tea
- Bargain hunting at my two faves (Nordstrom / H & M), located side by side if you can believe it!
- Back on the EL train, to Chicago station, where we walked to find the world famous hot dogs from Potillos.
- Hailed a taxi back to Union Station.
- A sleepy train ride on the Metra home.
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9.1.07
happy new year.
One of my new year's resolutions is to take a minute to "be in the moment". 2006 went by so quickly, and I don't think I spent enough time being present to just take in the view. As I write this, I can't believe that it's already the second week of 2007.I'm in Chicago for work (well actually in a suburb). I haven't been to the "windy city" before, so I look forward to spending some time this weekend to explore the city. For me, the novelty has not worn off and I always look forward to the opportunity of growing professionally and personally on these trips.
Here's to a great 2007!
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