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Happy Lunar New Year!

It’s the Year of the Dragon! This Chinese New Year presentation at Markville Mall in Markham was a bit of a impromptu photo shoot, passing by and just happened to have two lenses and my camera with me. Just using what I have!

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From the Summer – Asian Heritage Month Celebration

One from the summer, since its a very grey week I decided to dig an event I haven’t posted yet. PSAC and CEIU organized an Asian Heritage Month event at Scarborough City Hall’s Albert Campbell Square. Featuring food, music and fun presentations, it was a summer’s day of sharing culture and enjoying the great weather [...]

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Richmond Hill Markham Chinese Business Association: Annual General Meeting 2011

RHMCBA members were invited to Diamond Banquet Hall and Restaurant to attend the Annual General Meeting, led by newly elected Association President Kenny Wan. As with all RHMCBA events, the highlight of the night will always be networking. Members catch up with friends and new members meeting the rest of the association. The event was [...]

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Oh So Beautiful! A night of amazing local Toronto Talent!

Oh So Beautiful is a night of amazing local Toronto Talent at the Gladstone Hotel!

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Sonya + Naing: It’s all about the food!

Sonya + Naing celebrated their marriage with their favourite things in life: Family, Friends and Food! They chose Canoe, a restaurant at the top of the TD Centre to host their big day as Canoe provides a comfortable space with breathtaking views of downtown Toronto.

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A Baby Shower

Fun and games for a baby shower, from word scrambles to raffle prizes and the classic musical chairs!

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SOHO.ca Presents SME Expo 2011

Small Medium Enterprises Expo 2011 brings together prospective and current entrepreneurs, vendors, and experts to the Sheridan Centre Hotel in Toronto. The expo took place all day October 25th, and was followed by a relaxing and fun networking event at ULTRA Lounge. Presented by SOHO.ca, SOHO is the place to go for businesses to do [...]

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Beto’s Burrito: A delicious book launch event!

Here’s an event of many stories! First of all, Beto’s Burrito is a children’s picture story book written in collaboration by Tom McDaniel and his daughter Cassie McDaniel, and beautifully illustrated by Cassie as well! The story behind how the book came together was most inspiring, as father and daughter have not spoken to each [...]

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Richmond Hill/Markham Chinese Business Association’s Mid Autumn Fundraising Gala

The Richmond Hill/Markham Chinese Business Association hosted their annual Mid Autumn Festival Fundraising Gala at Markham’s Hilton Suites, inviting all its members and community leaders to recognize and reward the efforts of local business leaders who have made contributions to the economic prosperity in the community and  raise funds for a new York Region Police [...]

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Revisiting Film: At the Races

From time to time I do look back at my old photos to see if there’s anything I missed, photos that I discounted as uninteresting at the time. Here’s a set from the Markham Fair during the summer of 2006 when brought along my film camera. I probably didn’t consider these shots worthy back then [...]