Life in my Locale

Categories: Restaurants, Tech Reviews, Technology, Toronto

Despite my earlier reluctance about MSN’s Web2.0 offerings, I decided to try out their new Live Local after reading so many good things about it (particularly on Farhan Thawar’s blog).

My goal was to place all of my Restaurants into a list that can be displayed on a map. I was actually pleasantly surprised

Porter me away!

Categories: Exploring the World, Toronto

I just took a flight on Porter Airways from Toronto City Airport to Ottawa – it was amazing! The service was great – it was easy – none of the crowds that you get at Pearson. The cost was great. The terminal at City Airport has been re done so that it compares to being … Read More

Book Review: Siddhartha

Categories: Books, India

Siddhartha: *** (three stars) Some time ago, I finished reading the book Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, but much like I did with reading the book, I’ve been procrastinating finishing a review! I’d heard great things about this book, but i found it a struggle to get through it. It took me nearly 3 months to … Read More

burgernomics

Categories: Restaurants, Toronto, World News

previously i wrote about the cost of living and metrics in other cities recently, i’ve been seeing other articles about it and it got me thinking about other indexes and ways of measuring cost of living – one of the most common indexes is the burgernomics metric that the Economist puts out. The argument is … Read More

SushiTrain

Categories: Restaurants, Toronto

man – i was excited to go to this place – a conveyor belt sushi bar (kaiten-sushi)!  Toronto finally has an establishment which took over other parts of the world in the 90s… Well unfortunately in this case, late is definitely last…i gotta say – this place is pretty bad.  first to start off with, the atmosphere was … Read More

Fish ‘n Chips and Vinegar, Vinegar, Vinegar…

Categories: Restaurants, Toronto

Shocking to some i’m sure, but I confess that I actually miss london loads. i miss the buzz, the crowds on the streets, the indulgence of excess in nearly everything, and sadly even the general indifference towards poor service…

open your stomach and your heart will follow

Categories: Miscellaneous, Restaurants, Toronto

as most of my friends know, i’m a glutton for food… I love trying new foods, going to new restaurants, and sampling new cuisines .. and i don’t mean to sample by foraying into the ‘hip and trendy, IT spot for this month’ type restaurants, but restaurants that…

wireless toronto

Categories: Tech Reviews, Technology, Toronto

Toronto’s free downtown wi-fi – www.onezone.ca – has been live for about a month – but i’m only using it for the first time now. I wonder how useful this service really is – I’m sitting in Dundas Square trying to use the hotspot here, and while the weather isn’t that bad today, it’ll only … Read More