Two Birthdays And A Wedding
"I am very sure Canada as a Cancerian is a very caring country, she welcomes everybody with open arms, encourage their growth, watch over her people's well being...."
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| Vegan strawberry vanilla cake |
<--- This is a very beautiful strawberry vanilla cake from Edible Flours, unfortunately because of extreme warm weather during its transport it melted part of its icing...😓
I promised myself not to fear aging; I just turned 35 recently.
The same age as the lead character of one of my favourite TV series to watch back when I was in Manila. The show is about the complicated and exciting personal lives of four ladies in a big city in the States, the lead character is a writer, with a weekly column, and lots of designer shoes, but she doesn't seem happy, I still love this show and been watching reruns, but I don't like to be like her...
Though at 35, I am grateful to found love and We will get married this November. I am not a big fan of designer shoes and I don't have a weekly column, but WEGO is where I share my joyful experiences in my travels and life here in Vancouver.
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| My special birthday tea & birthday specials from The Body Shop |
It's quite unfortunate that there is a lack of appreciation for getting older. We all dread it. When we were kids, we all looked forward to our birthdays, then once we became adults, we eventually stopped mentioning our age and never mentioned our birthdays anymore.
Our reasons are understandable.
I am trying to improve the way I think about aging. I figured that it would be better to start earlier by welcoming each number as another friend; a friend who would assure me that good things are coming.
My birthday dinner in Joe Fortes
How did Emily celebrate her Birthday?
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| My birthday dinner in Joe Fortes |
When Emily Goes Out is all about celebrating my life experiences. Working on my blog is a celebration, of my happiness and my way to constantly remind myself that there is something to be rejoiced about.
Last Day Of Being 34
The day before my big day I booked a nice afternoon tea in Pâtisserie Für Elise with my sister, as we are both fans of afternoon or high tea.
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| Layers of goodness! |
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| Cute house in the city 💖 |
<---This house has been in Vancouver
since 1893!
I had Darjeeling tea to paired it with this --->
and also came with quiche
Entering Pâtisserie Für Elise is like being transported to a different time! The venue is a Queen Anne-style heritage house, with all things pink and girly interiors.
After our afternoon tea bonding time, my sister brought me one of their flavoured loose-leaf tea (Crème Brûlée) as a treat. Feeling guilty after the treats we spent the night walking around Downton Vancouver and took advantage of my birthday discount from The Body Shop.
since 1893!
I had Darjeeling tea to paired it with this --->
and also came with quiche
Entering Pâtisserie Für Elise is like being transported to a different time! The venue is a Queen Anne-style heritage house, with all things pink and girly interiors.
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| La vie en Rose! 💓 |
After our afternoon tea bonding time, my sister brought me one of their flavoured loose-leaf tea (Crème Brûlée) as a treat. Feeling guilty after the treats we spent the night walking around Downton Vancouver and took advantage of my birthday discount from The Body Shop.
It was a great day, why not celebrate now when technically it's already my birthday in Manila!
Enter 35
And on the big day, my dear 🐻 planned everything, he kept it as a surprise! I was spoiled by my dear 🐻 he bought me a nice purse for my everyday use!
We went out for a walking tour around Downtown Vancouver and got to know the early history of the city's red-light district. I have already been to other walking tours in Vancouver, and I enjoy every single one of them, I find it very educational and I appreciate the visual and sometimes interactive aspect of it while listening to the stories of the tour guides about certain places.
We went out for a walking tour around Downtown Vancouver and got to know the early history of the city's red-light district. I have already been to other walking tours in Vancouver, and I enjoy every single one of them, I find it very educational and I appreciate the visual and sometimes interactive aspect of it while listening to the stories of the tour guides about certain places.
My fiancé knows that I love seafood especially oysters so he brought me to Joe Fortes for dinner, and their Lobster Oil--it is something to die for and it's not safe for dieters!
I indulged myself with oysters, by ordering the fried and raw oysters!
I indulged myself with oysters, by ordering the fried and raw oysters!
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| Joe Forte's complementary bread and Lobster Oil |
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| Raw and Fried Oysters for me to enjoy! |
...and oh I got myself a free drink from Starbucks!
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| Free frappuccino from Starbucks |
The following day was spent with the rest of my family where we enjoyed great conversations about wedding plans over scrumptious dim sums.
Dinesty Metrotown is the meeting place. Thanks to my dear sister's pro-activeness, she was able to reserve a spot as this place tends to get uber busy.
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| Tea Pots! Tea Pots! Lots of Tea Pots! |
Dinesty is spacious inside, I love the display of teapots in their lobby.
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| Mirror ceilings, that's sexy😍 |
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| Pork Shaomai |
After the dimsum lunch, we went to my mom's place to enjoy my vegan birthday cake from Edible Flours. This is my first time having a vegan cake,
I have everything to thank for, being 35 is not bad after all! Looking for more than 35 years to come, then wow I will be 70, a fabulous 70-year-old Emily😊
Canada 150
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| We tried to put a flag to display on our balcony... |
Canada has turned 150. If Canada is a person, we share the same zodiac sign. Canada as a Cancerian, is a very caring country, she welcomes everybody with open arms, encourages their growth, and watches over her people's well-being. I am very thankful to be a Canadian.
Happy Birthday Canada! My beautiful country!
Note: Originally published July 3, 2017, this post was republished on January 14, 2024