Festival of Fire (for free!!!)

So..yesterday while I was about to leave work, I decided to check my e-mail. And this is what I read on one of the subject headings: Festival of Fire - Fireworks on Saturday Night. Certainly curious about what this was, I clicked on it, and found out that I had just won 4 Play all Day passes to Ontario Place, as well as tickets to see the Festival of Fire for this saturday from CHFI. :)

Interesting day

So..let me tell you what happened on thursday. I took a half day off from work, since no one was going to be in the office except for me. Instead I went and worked out and then shopped at Eaton's Centre. Nearing the end of the hour I was at Eaton's...i happened to walk into a Red Earth makeup store. The two assistants there that day, were both men. Which is fine, but they knew soo much about makeup! I was a bit interested in one of the lipsticks, so one of the guys helped me choose a colour..and then put it on me. haha, it was definitely an interesting experience. He put on lip liner, and the lipstick and even picked out a gloss to make it shine. Definitely a memorable experience :)

a little about paris

Well, it's already been a week since I got back from paris and all I can..is that it was amazing!
Telling every single detail about paris would be rather long here (so ask me when you see me later)..but for now here's just a tidbit of memorable moments in paris.

• upon arriving in Paris I was rather suprised how hot it was (29 degrees) and the days are much longer (it doesn't get dark until 10ish)
• almost went the wrong direction on the metro the first night (the paris metro system is awesome & confusing at the same time..there are over 13 metro lines..and about 2-3 main train lines!)
• Paris has so many beautiful gardens ie. Jardin de Luxemburg.
  
• Walked along Champs Elysees (the most expensive street in Paris where most of Paris' flagship stores are located, also $ restaurants)..AND ate at a world renowned and internatinally known restaurant. aka. Micky D's.
• Lunch Cruise on the Seine River
• the Basilica de Sacre-Coeur (so pretty, especially at night)
• Eiffel Tower (breathtaking if you go right before the sun sets and stay there until it gets dark)
• meeting up with friends in Paris
  
• and on the way home..a man who was born and raised in Paris started talking to us in perfect Mandarin! (apparantly he learnt Mandarin in Beijing)
  
• Lastly, almost got left in Paris with my cousin since my parents thought we had already boarded the plane, and as such went and took the shuttle to the plane. Only discovering that we weren't on the plane! Meanwhile we were back at the terminal waiting for them to show up so we could board the plane. funny huh?

okies..I will upload my pics soon. 'till then.