My plan for this week...

Basically, this is what I am doing this week...

Events of last week...

On Friday, after a lovely work event...

...I headed out for Malaysian food with a friend at Hawker's Delight. This is tofu in a peanut sauce...

...and here is my favourite dish: 9b (no idea what it is called but I will have it again)

Delightful dinner on Saturday

We went to a fabulous charity dinner in support of CoDevelopment Canada on Saturday night. This was the menu:

Here are the patacones...

 The tacos...

 The ceviche laid out nicely...

And poised to be eaten...

Mango gazpatcho...

 And deconstructed tamales with perfect plating...

Finally, the alfajores that were served with delightful decaf coffee...

Spectacular evening! We'll be back next year!

Saw a great movie: Wild

After lots of packing, we saw this: a welcome change from two days of trip preparation...

A very good movie...but OK to wait for the DVD...

Udon and sakura

A spot for dinner recently. We found a great udon place that makes THEIR OWN UDON from scratch. Not as good as some of my favourite udon in Japan, but I'm picky.

And this was the scene outside by my car...

Roll on springtime...

Life should be fun sometimes....

This is my mood today...the heck with the stairs...bring me the slide!!

Professional Development...

 This morning, I headed to a fabulous session on gathering wisdom from Elders. 

It was opened by the Provincial Coordinator for Success by 6, which is a children's program and obviously at the other end of the life spectrum from my usual work with seniors. 

 A co-worker introducing the keynote speaker...

The keynote speaker was Gerry Oleman--his speech was an excellent reminder of the power of positive energy, the power of supportive language, and how important it is to be healthy of mind, spirit, and body. Here's to healing...

Rain, rain, rain...

So, just as it did on our wedding day, there was rain, rain, rain, on our anniversary. This meant that the outdoor go-karting place closed early and we decided to celebrate in a different way.

First, I visited this place: how amazing would it be to spend your work day with this view?

Then in the evening, L found this gorgeous place for dinner.

There was exquisite food...

 With baked oysters, assorted tempura, and a dragon roll...

 Yep...a dragon roll!

 And a celebratory drink in the evening...cheers, K-san!

 Oh, yes, and not to forget about the flowers...

Nine years of marriage...

And THIS is how we plan on celebrating! :)

It's been a heck of a ride so far...

Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel すばらしい映画を見に行きました！

昨日、時間があったので映画館に行って面白いのを見れた。「マリーゴールド・ホテルで会いましょう」二番目。すごーく面白かった。笑ったり、泣いたりしました。一回見るのは絶対足りない。We checked this out yesterday--absolutely fabulous. We laughed and I cried...once is not enough...We saw the first one in 2012--and loved it. 最初の映画は2012年に見た。それも大好きだった。
This is the UK trailer...イギリスの予告編

This is the US trailer  米国の予告編

And then we went for Indian buffet...インド料理もいただきました！

デザートが一番！Desserts are always the best part!

Persian New Year ペルシアの新しい年です！

昨日は「ノールーズ」だった。ペルシアの新年で中東の食べ物を楽しくいただきました！Friday was Persian New Year. So Happy Norwuz--Mubarak! I went home and had foule...delightful Middle Eastern dish...

後、この間ドバイで飲んだ珍しい飲み物見つけた！And here is a drink from my Middle Eastern childhood...thought it went along with the theme...

News conference at work...

I helped with a news conference at work yesterday. Specifically, I was in charge of picking up one of the speakers and making sure she got home OK.

Mrs. Kamlesh Sethi (at left) is a 78-year-old resident at an assisted living facility. She was speaking in support of increased public transportation services--specifically accessible buses for seniors and people with disabilities.

 It was a lovely event, and hopefully more people will vote YES for more transit.

 Mrs. Sethi was even interviewed on video later in the day.

Link to UWLM Blog on the event

More Japanese food...また、日本料理！

この間、バンクーバーで美味しい和食をまたいただきました。

揚げだし豆腐。。。刺身サラダ。。。Went out to Vancouver for fabulous Japanese food! Tofu, sashimi salad...

ラーメン。。。ゴマ味がして、超満足！And my friend had ramen...

ご馳走様。。。Spectucular meal--I'll be back!

Food and diet for us in our 40s

Following up from yesterday's exercise post, I decided to check out some other health tips for my age group...here's some ideas for exercise and eating ;-D

http://www.livestrong.com/blog/eating-exercise-tips-40s/

Ab challenge?

I have decided that I dislike my tummy, so it is time to make a change. Who is with me? ANd does anyone know what all these things are?

All the videos and HOW TOs are here: http://www.livestrong.com/blog/30-day-ab-challenge/

Wish me luck!

カー・ウォッシュの楽しさ Fun at the car wash...

Highlight of my yesterday...taking the car through a car wash--really, I need to get out more!　今日の楽しいことはカー・ウォッシュだった！大人なのに。。。　；－）