Ed Sheeran and Snow Patrol - Massey Hall, Toronto

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Massey Hall last night was packed once again, as Snow Patrol added a second show to their Toronto venue. Ed Sheeran was the opening act and did a brilliant job as a one man act where he sang, beatbox and got the crowd going. Of course there were screaming girls waiting to see him afterward but 4 blocks away and willing to line up outside. They were definitely there for Eddie and not for Snow Patrol as most of them left half way through the main act. Snow Patrol played all of the classics: Called Out In The Dark, Chasing Cars, Shut your Eyes, If There's A Rocket Tie Me To It,  Take Back The City and of course Just Say Yes. They definitely had fun with the audience, calling out on people including myself which was pretty cool during their opening number - I was of course the only one in my dull section standing and singing and dancing my heart out with them. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and the show proved to be the best kick off to my summer! [gallery]

1000 Paper Cranes

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For an assignment in my experimental photography class, I decided to incorporate Sadako's story about how 1000 cranes could grant anyone a wish - hers was to survive. Read her story here. I asked many of my family and friends to fold cranes and I reached 1300 cranes. I decided to create a large crane using all 1000 cranes that I received and projected images of people who were near and dear to their hearts - some are fighting or have fought through cancer, or through hard times and US soldiers were also included. Unfortunately I was not able to take a picture of the entire project in the dark, but it was a "magical piece" as quoted from my professor when shown with the lights off. [slideshow]

A big thank you to - the Wong Family, Adora Wong, Lisa and Jenny Ng, Bonnie and Augstine Wong's family, Kate Jones, Negeen, Stephen B, Ron Gerrard, Chris Lam and Korena,  for your participation in the project.

Cocktail Bar, Toronto

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This joint was first a tasty breakfast restaurant that specialized in cooking pork and have now changed into a cocktail bar (hence the name). The cocktail menu ranged from modern to classics, and some of them were originals from the bar. I had the privilege of trying some of the bar snacks which included Duck Rillette and Foie Parfait. Both delicious and paired well with the Lavender Hound I was sipping on. I also tried their Wintergreen beverage, served in what looked like a watering can. Very earthy but on the nose smelt like vanilla and cinnamon because of the tonka beans. [gallery]