September 06, 2013

Foodie Friday: Bangkok City Cafe in Vancouver Review

I had been craving Thai food this week and finally got my fix on Wednesday when I went to Bangkok City Cafe with a friend. I found this place on yelp and it had really good reviews so I decided to check it out.

We went there for lunch and I guess we were pretty early because nobody was there. The door was open and it had the open sign but the people who worked there was in the back. That was the one thing I did not appreciate because we didn't really know what to do. I sort of called out to them by saying "hello" but I kind of almost wished they had a bell or maybe something that sounds when we enter because it was kind of awkward to stand inside the empty restaurant for a few minutes hoping they would notice us. Other than that, the service was good and prompt.

The waitress gave us the menu and I had already looked at it the night before, so I already knew what I wanted. The menu has a good selection of choices and a lunch menu as well. There isn't too many items on the menu that would make you feel overwhelmed with choices, which in my opinion is always a good thing because my friends and I can sometimes be quite indecisive. Everything always sounds soooo good, so when the menu isn't too big, it makes picking something a lot easier. Anyways, on to what we ordered.

A friend of mine told me to try Thai Iced Tea, so I decided to order it there and it was really good. Not entirely sure how to explain it, but it had a rich taste to it. Never had Thai Iced Tea before so I have nothing to compare it against.


I had been craving something spicy but also craving pad thai. I asked whether the pad thai was spicy but they informed that it was not, however they were able to make it spicy for me. The pad thai was really good. The noodles weren't too soft or too hard. The most important part was that they didn't stick together the way some other places do. I am not Thai so I cannot say how authentic the pad thai was but I definitely recommend it.


My friend had the red curry from the lunch menu. She said it was really good as well.


For those who didn't want to read my ramblings, here is a quickie review. Everything is out of 5.




September 04, 2013

Back to Blogging Plan: My Customized Agenda

I have missed blogging, and hate that I stopped. But since school has just started yesterday for most students in Canada (not sure about anywhere else in the world), I thought this would be the perfect time to get back to blogging. This time, I have come up with a plan.

I have made an agenda for myself to help keep me organized and more on top of blogging. I didn't like any of the preset agenda's made for school, so I made my own.



This is the first agenda I have ever made and I'm sure I will be tweaking it in the new year, but this is what I am starting out with and will see what works and what doesn't.

I didn't have time to create a pretty cover and quite frankly, I like the sleek look of just a black cover on the front and back. I have chosen a coil bind because it lasts longer and you can flip it all the way around.


The first two pages I have included in my agenda is a monthly view that is laminated. I didn't want to have a monthly view in between the weeks because I wanted to be able to flip back and forth between the months. I laminated it so that I can use non-permanent markers (like the Staedtler ones I have pictured above) or dry-erase markers. I chose the non-permanent markers because they come to a finer point and this agenda is half a letter size page (8.5" X 5.5"). The monthly view will give me a quick overview of all the major things that are happening in that month. For example, holidays, events, birthdays, etc. I have also left the other side of the month pages blank so that I can pop in to do lists when I need them.


After the two monthly view pages, I have created a weekly view page. This is what I will be using the most for blogging because I will be able to plan what posts I want to put up each week. At least that's the plan, I will probably do an update after I have put my agenda through some good use.

The pages after each weekly view are just blank pages. I currently have 7 blank pages in between which is making for an incredibly thick agenda but like I said earlier, there will be more tweaking later on. The blank pages will be used for whatever ideas I have for blog posts as well as just a scratch pad for whatever I need to jot down.

This is my work in progress. I can't wait to put it to use and to figure out what I like and dislike about it. Actually I am pretty sure I dislike the thickness of it but, I am waiting for something to go on sale for me to revamp my planner for next year.

What do you look for in an agenda and why?