BEST❤DAY-OFF

The title of this post says it all! 
Today was one of the best weekdays off that I have had in a while! 
I must say that the day was quite productive! 

Despite having a rough night last night - I gathered myself this morning and dragged myself to the gym.  Oh gosh - the gym was so foreign to me lol I think it has been more than 5 months since the last time I actually went. 

The rest of the day rolled by pretty smoothly - dim sum with daddy and uncle, and then I went ahead and did some grocery shopping.  Errrr... actually it was more of a liquid shopping spree lol I picked up a case of water, tomato juice, and natural cranberry juice.  As I had vowed in my previous post - I'm going to make my body happy by giving it the water it needs to function.  

If you think, that that's where my day end - you are wrong! I also paid a visit to this great pet store called "King Ed Pet Supplies." It's a family-owned business, and they have a variety of goods for fish/cats/dogs/reptiles.  I couldn't stand the bushy plant in my aquarium that was slowly withering away... so I went to check out the plants there.  

Look at my new plant!! 

20 minutes later, with goods in hand, I drove home to a delicious meal (thanks mum & dad!) 
After dinner, I decided that I would start working on a little sewing project of mine... 3 hours later... I'm actually finished one part of the project! I have never actually finished something on my own - so I am pretty proud of what I was able to accomplish tonight lol Thanks to le bf who stayed patiently on FaceTime, until I finished what I was working on.

Being the Sagittarius that I am (ok...maybe it has nothing to do with star signs...), I've always been impatient, and all over the place.  I haven't sewn anything since high school... it felt weird! As odd as this sounds... the familiar act of sewing really made me come to realize that I have grown up - and I'm not the same person that I was before.  It was... a good feeling.

It's already 12:45 now! I have a feeling that I'll be exhausted... but I am feeling so excited right now, that I couldn't not blog about my day!!!! 

GOODNIGHT ❤ SWEET DREAMS ❤ TOODLES! 

GO ❤ ALS

Another eventful long weekend has come and gone.  Highlight of the weekend - my little mini date with the boyfriend and what that led up to lol

We headed out quite late, but wanted lunch at this yummy Korean restaurant in DT. We ended up missing our turn ... and headed straight towards the bridge to West Van... we were starving by this point, so we decided to shake it off and grab lunch at Park Royal.  Hadn't been at Park Royal since...the last time we got lost and accidentally ended up there.

We were desperate for food in our stomachs and headed to the food court for a bite.  I had Orange Julius - $9.00 for a hot dog and a smoothie... Oh dearie me... I wish I had ordered something else! The flavour sounded tasty...but it just wasn't to my liking :( The bf went for a safer choice - KFC, both our meals were cold... >.<

After our quick and unsatisfying meal - we walked around Park Royal for a bit. The mall is expanding like crazy!!! They actually have a Lush, Anthropologie, and soon to be Sephora and Loft there! Crazy! Plus... Aritzia is getting better (it's about time!) It's going to be a great mall once it's all ready! 

This was us camwhoring in the car lol (while parked, of course) 

Fast forward to the evening - the boyfriend had told me prior to the day, that we would be dining at Seasons - he wanted to celebrate my birthday early this year. (Candlelight dinner - which I didn't believe at first... because we have never done anything of the sort haha) Come 8pm, we walked into the restaurant and he goes, "We already have a table" 

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Our glammed up friends were eagerly waiting for us! What a surprise and shocker! hehe ~ what a great night it was :) 

The next day, we headed to Aquariums West after lunch with F. :) 
The bf really wanted to get a light for his new ADA tank, and so we went to check it out! 
We were in luck - because they had one left in stock! It's a shame that I haven't gotten to see the tank in person yet, but I'm loving the pictures and videos that the bf sends me on a daily basis!  We love Aquariums West, they are well-organized, stocked, and their employees are honest and knowledgeable.  Plus - they are the only ones in Vancouver that sell ADA products! 

ADA stands for - 'Aqua Design Amano'
The specialize in producing amazing aquariums that cater to those looking to unleash their inner-designer.  You decide how to layout your aquarium - where to place your deco, plants, etc. Here are some examples of layouts that others have created: 

http://lifeissavage.com/2013/01/08/daddy-digs-it-the-incredible-ada-nature-aquarium-pics/

http://www.adana.co.jp/en/distributor/view.php?c=6

This video shows the final product of a tank that was created by Amano and his team - interesting to see how it all comes in place :) 

I'm sure my boyfriend won't mind me sharing his picture... I can't get over how pretty his aquarium is!! Oh.. and currently, there is a cute little white betta living in his aquarium.  He is quite the character - very curious and full of energy.  

Randoms

Okay, so a few weeks ago, I had made a promise to myself to be a better person - rather make some changes to my 'blah' self.  Hence - here are some of the things that I would like to achieve! 

1) Make time for the gym (TOP priority) 
2) Moisturize over and over again - body cream/hand cream
3) Sleep early
4) Drink (more) water
5) Drink less of sweet drinks (Like my beloved Vita Lemon Tea T_T this is going to be a hard one) 
6) Make time for DIY projects
7) Maintain a soothing living space (props to my bf for making it this way!) 
8) Take more photos to capture moments that cannot be re-lived
9) Blog regularly 

Well-being in life is so important - sometimes we tend to be super sucked into what's in front of us... that we forget to step back and enjoy the little simple things that keep us sane. 

Well, that's it for tonight! ❤

FALL☆UPDATE

As usual, it's been a while since the last time I blogged! I need to make this a habit really - but the last few months have been a little crazy.

I have learnt so many big lessons in such a short period of time.  

What's new:

PIDA! 
Le boyfriend decided to surprise me one weekend, by bringing this beautiful tank to my place - since the aquarium was set up - we have added not only our little Pida (betta fish), but also 4 cory catfish and a bottom sucker. 

Thanksgiving weekend (in Victoria): 

Had such a great weekend - went to visit the boyfriend.  We roasted marshmallows in the fireplace!  

Halloween: 

I took out my maid costume from a couple years back - haven't worn it for a while. I managed to pick up a pair of white knee high socks to complete the costume.  Let me say this - WHITE knee-high socks are really HARD to find.  I went through countless amounts of shops to find them! Finally, found ONE pair left at Ardene's.  Such a great day at work! 

Of course, QQ has her own Halloween costume - she dressed up as a sassy pumpkin.