649. Yayoi Kusama | Infinity Mirrors

Last Friday, on its second last day, we made it to the Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirros exhibit! I didn't think we would be able to go since tickets were ridiculously hard to get. I did regret not purchasing advance tickets since I am a member of the AGO this year..but I kept thinking there was more time lol. On the final days of the exhibit the only way to buy tickets was to wait in line in the morning. So I went there that morning, not expecting to see what looked like a 3-5 hour long line up!! I left right away. Then a few hours later we were very kindly gifted with a pair of tickets by surprise (thanks to my bf's co-worker)...and that's how we ended up going in the end.

This is one of the most popular art exhibits in the world and in total in Toronto, it drew over 165,000 people in a bit less than 3 months. Apparently its Toronto stop was the most popular so far. In the exhibit there are 6 rooms that you can enter, and due to the crazy amount of people you are only allowed in each one for 20 seconds. A maximum of 3 people per room. The line-up to get into each room took about 20-30 minutes. So it was a LOT of waiting.

My photos didn't come out so well since I didn't have enough time in each and I had to Insta-story and take actual photos within a matter of seconds..so stressful hahahh. The experience was fun though and I'm so glad we were able to go at the last minute!

In the photo above is The Obliteration Room, which is full of stickers put on by visitors of the exhibit. Apparently the room started off as completely white in the beginning.

















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626. Guillermo del Toro | At Home with Monsters

Last weekend (on the final day of the exhibition), my boyfriend & I went to the Guillermo del Toro exhibit at the AGO. If you don't know him, he's a director of many dark fantasy and gothic horror movies such as Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, Crimson Peak, etc..I actually never watched any of them before. Now I'm interested in seeing Pan's Labyrinth though. The exhibition showcased some of the props from his films and pieces from his personal art collection. Everything was pretty weird and creepy but cool. I love these kinds of things! I'd love to take a tour of his house hahah.




















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560. Recent Life

Hi everyone! Life has been really busy for me these days so I haven't had much time to update. I've been really busy organizing and packing up because I'm finally getting my renovations done soon! If you've followed me for the past few months..you'll know it has been a long process. I actually considered moving to a new place about one year ago exactly...then for a few months into the summer I had slowly looked at possible places. Eventually I wasn't able to find any I loved as much as my current place, so I decided it was better to do a full renovation instead. At first I had wanted to have the renovations take place during my few weeks in Asia last Fall but there were some complications..and now finally, they are set to start next week. I'm so excited but it's also extremely stressful. I'm renovating my entire place top to bottom and getting all new furnishings which I am excited for since I love interior design..but I'm also worried I won't be able to find everything I love in time. I'm quite picky lol. I spent hours already searching for the perfect kitchen sink..& that's only one of the many things I have to get! I'm also afraid the colours and materials I chose don't end up looking as nice as I envision in my mind. Well I guess anything will be an upgrade from the current state. Also it's hard to believe I already lived here for 8 years!! & its taken me this long to renovate..

So the past several days I've been really sick..I assume because of this extra stress lately. Rushing to get everything in order and packed up in time. I went to the clinic today and luckily I don't have a flu. It was just yesterday I felt really bad..my nose was runny, and I kept sneezing and coughing. Today I feel a lot better though but still recovering.

I've been doing a lot of packing the last couple nights. If you follow me on Snapchat or Instagram (Instastory)..you can see the progress. I will blog about it as well in my next post. & I do plan on blogging about my renovations process extensively so be sure to check back! Also I still have a LOT of vacation photos from Asia left to post..which I'm actually also stressed about lol. I am worried I won't be able to get them all posted before my next vacation. I guess that is a good thing to stress about.

Here are some photos from my recent life. In the photo above is a view from my window. The sky was very pink that evening.

Choosing my wall colour was a difficult decision since there were endless options..and many looked very similar to each other. It's also hard to figure out how it'd look just by a small swatch. I think I'll keep my final decision a secret for now though..I also chose my new floors which I'm super excited about!!


One of our Chinese New Year dinners! This was with my mom and sister. The food here was really good.


My friend brought me to an Israeli restaurant called AISH Tanoor..quite a far distance from my usual area lol. It was so good!! I don't think I've had this type of food before..if I did it was definitely not as much variety as we had that night. The owner gave us all those small dishes on the house. I ordered a chicken schnitzel (& Israeli salad). It was amazing!

Meeting a friend for lunch at the new(est) Scaddabush. This is one of my favourite Italian restaurants. I always get their Caprese Salad here. Last year when I got back from my trip to Capri, I developed an addition to Caprese salads so that's how I first discovered it at Scaddabush. Then I would get the small Caprese salad with a small pasta every time I went. This time, I decided to go for the large Caprese Salad instead without a pasta. This was what it was..I was quite surprised to see it was so small and probably just slightly larger than the small size. I was still hungry after that lol.

When I met my dad and sister for our next "Chinese New Year dinner", we decided to go for Persian food lol. Well it was my sister's idea. We went to North Restaurant in Thornhill. The food here was really good and I really loved their interior decor. It is designed to look like an outdoor village.





Excuse the mess on the table..I was trying to get a shot of the interiors


One night my friend & I decided to go to the art gallery. I haven't been here in yearssss. Strangely enough I rarely visit the galleries and museums in Toronto (I have been to them though) but I don't usually visit again/regularly. For the ROM I will go more this year though as I have a membership now. But when I travel I usually love going to art galleries and museums.






Crepes and apple cider after the museum..yum!



Library Bar at the Royal York Hotel..our usual place for a nightcap.

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