Went shopping with H and his mother at Tsawassen Mills this weekend, and by the time we were done, it was already 8:30. Hou Lok is open for late night, so we took our hungry tummies here:

The honey garlic pork is one of my favourite Chinese dishes. They have a good one here, a good balance of meat and bone and lots of sauce.

We needed some greens for a balanced diet, so we ordered the spinach with the fu yu, and this was pretty flavorful as well. Another good choice. There’s also a corner of the marinated tofu here, because H’s mum is a vegetarian and she needed some protein. This was also a good choice.

The bitter melon fried egg is also one of my favourites, but it was a bit bland here tonight. We did ask for less salt, less oil, so maybe that was why it wasn’t as flavorful as usual.

Then, we had the beans, and I saved this for last because I didn’t like this at all. It wasn’t crisp and didn’t taste fresh. One off, I hope, because it’s usually pretty good.

Practiced with Sparkle the drone, but the battery doesn’t last long enough and I haven’t had a good chance to shoot anything worth posting. The quality is absolutely perfect though for what I want to do. Busy practicing - photos and videos to come!

Lucy’s Diner on a rainy day for some wholesome hearty food. Pulled pork on mac & cheese with poutine, chicken burger with onion rings, strawberry milkshake…

This was delicious, just because we were hungry and not because it was good. Onion rings and poutine were cold, definitely refried and refried again. So hard to chew. I vaguely remember it being a lot better 2 years ago, at 2AM, after a night of clubbing… Well, I had a beer at a company staff appreciation event, but was nowhere close to being drunk.

Trying to find a new pair of sunglasses for the summer… Since we were in the area, we went to 8th + Main:

No luck.Where can I find nice, cheap ones that will fit my flat Asian face?

Got bored, went out for a drive and ended up at Choco Coo for some late night dessert. Getting fat will plump out my wrinkles.

From Left: Chocolate Cake, Hazelnut Cake, Tiramisu (in the cup), Matcha Mousse, (the tassel on my bucket bag made a cameo)

  

From left to right, top to bottom: Mint Dark Hot Chocolate; Tiramisu, Hazelnut Cake, Matcha Mousse

The matcha mousse had a waffle layer and was by far the best choice. Don’t bother with the Hazelnut or Chocolate Cakes, they’re not bad but also not that special. I’d come back to get the matcha mousse again if I'm in the hood, and try their other desserts, if I felt like going for a long drive again some day.

Sun Run today and I finished the 10km in 1hr8min. I blame my runners that gave me a HUGE blister for not being able to finish it in under 1 hour. Also, not enough cardio in the past few months. I think I’ll start training or at least doing more cardio.

Bonus picture: cat wants to go out.