[2015 Food] Dine Out 2015 - Recap. All the ones I've went to! Part 1

Vancouver's Foodie Tour (aka money-grabbing tourism promo)

I went to quite a lot of Dine Outs last year- because I started getting more sociable and I've got people going with me. I tried:
Part 1:
Bayside Lounge (Jan 16th)
Salmon n' Bannock (Jan 19th)
The Refinery (Jan 22nd)
Shady Island Seafood Bar and Grill (Jan 24th)
Event= Street Food (Jan 24th) - waste of time. Not a lot of food carts.
Tivoli's Restaurant - Executive Hotel Burnaby (Jan 25th)
Part 2:
L'Abbattoir (Jan 28th)
Chewie (Jan 29th)
Memphis Blue (Robson) (Jan 30th)
Cloud 9 (Jan 31st)
I will briefly describe what I can remember about the meals (I will try to be brief... the list IS quite long).

It's a long article, bare with me! : It's only a brief review, cuz well,,,, I can't remember much now anyways hahaha.

[2015 Food] Fresh Legend (Ice Restaurant)

My friends invited me to go to eat one of my favourite food item - Shaved ice.

Taro ball series #3 with red beans, taro balls, pearls, and peanuts

grass jelly series signature with grass jelly, vanilla ice cream, taro ball, and taro.

As a Taiwanese, I honestly cannot resist ANY icy foods. Ice cream, shaved ice, slushes, etc.

I'm not lying when I say Taiwan has some of the best icy food products in the world!
This dessert place was where I went last night for my delicious shaved ice.
If you can't eat ice or don't like icy foods, you can choose the hot version (red bean soup with all these good toppings).

Taste ★★★★☆ 

 Portion ★★★★☆ 

 Service ★★★★☆ 

 Cost $$ 

Recommended - Good on all aspects. Add to my favourites

I didn't expect much though, from a Canadian place. This place, surprised me. The toppings are made well and taste quite good. Taro is especially delicious. The only 2 reasons people would dislike the things is if

[2015 Food] Mega Sushi

As you know, I am now doing my rotation in Steveston, Richmond. My friend recommended this place, so I decided to try it out.

Taste ★★★★☆ 

 Portion ★★★☆☆ 

 Service ★★★☆☆ 

 Cost $$ 

Recommended - For its creative special rolls and Mega Tower. A bit on the pricy side with minimal service (busy).

Make reservation! This place is very busy at dinner hours.

I got there at around 6:15 and the restaurant is full throughout until around almost 8pm. That's on a Wednesday night.

I ordered a Caesar to drink

[2014 EU Trip] UK - London

I've wanted to do this for a long time - my travel diary, but laziness got the best of me. It just takes too much time to upload all the photos and go through all the details lol.
I guess, I'll just write as much as I can remember one year later today and maybe add to it whenever some things comes to mind.
I recorded some day trip details using my phone and facebook, all is not lost (yet).

I spent my first day and the last three days of my EU trip in London. I missed a lot of things and all my electronics were out of charge on the day I did the most of my London tour (major attractions like the Parliament building). London is one of the city I would definitely have to go back and visit again.

First day, when I landed in London, I honestly ...

[2015 DIY] Window Screen

Difficulty: 3/5
Time: 3 hours each if done alone (Even a kid can do this. My crafting skill and familiarity w/ hardware is literally elementary school level)
Budget: ~$50 for all three of my big windows (larger than 20"x 40" each) including all new materials (knives, etc.) -I'm probably over estimating it.

Since the beginning of last month, my apartment had been stable at around 30+ degrees Celsius - which is killing both my sister and me. Fans did not help much, because the air circulating indoor is too hot... Window screen then become our next step to cooling down our place.

The cost to install metal or plastic custom made window screen by a professional will take around $100+~400 depending on the size of the window. Our windows are relatively large- I've estimated it to cost more than $500 if I were to install the screen on all three windows in my house. So, I asked the handyman in my church, Eric for help.

Special thanks to:
Eric for the idea and brief outline of how to do this. 
My bf who helped me got all the materials needed to complete this project and helped me start the first parts.
My sister, for doing NOTHING. =_=

Detail steps:

Pharmacists: What do we do, why we are needed, how much do we make

Pharmacists: What do we do, why we are needed, how much do we make.

Dear All,

I am a UBC pharmacy student just finished my 3rd year of study and going into my final year. I accidentally discovered this thread and felt the need to create this post for pharmacists’ voices to be heard. I had worked in corporate pharmacies, franchised pharmacies, and independent pharmacies as pharmacy assistant throughout my studies. As I have some time on my hand right now, I thought I would do this instead of doing other things. Please feel free to correct me if any information written below has errors or needs clarifications. Experienced pharmacists’ opinions are also greatly appreciated.

I wrote this on RFD, I thought I'd share it on my blog. Hope this post reaches more people who would like to know more about the profession and students who wish to pursue this career.

Index:
I. What do we do? – responsibilities, services, and challenges
a. Daily tasks and job description (with time factors)
b. Expanded scope of practice
II. Why are we needed – our place and purpose as a health care professional
a. Importance of pharmacists in patient health care
b. Health care system problems in countries without pharmacists
c. Challenges of being a pharmacist
III. For future pharmacy students – wage, requirements, future prospects
a. How much do pharmacists make on average – BC focused
b. What does it take to become a pharmacist
c. Future changes in the profession
IV. FAQ – updated as needed

[2015 Movie] SPY and Mad Max

I watched Mad Max like last month and SPY last week
I know I always post articles that are wayyy too long. So I'm gonna start making them short :P

Mad Max:  ★★★☆☆
Action packed, full on car-chasing war. A bit too much car racing for me.

SPY: ★★★★★
Funny, Awesome, lots of plot twists (unpredictable).