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Out & About #311 | Collective January Visuals

1/31/2017

 
"Back to School" is a phrase that no one wants to hear, no one except major retailers anyway. Parents gain stress, children skirmish in reluctance, and post-secondary student express endless exhaustion.

Ah, academia, how I utterly despise you. (Graduation simply can't come any sooner.)

Four weeks flew by with the whirl of the first snowfall: it comprised of a short period of bliss (the first few days back to hell) intertwined with awkwardly-spaced lessons with zero guidance but all of the workload. At least there was Chinese New Year to wrap up the month on a more cheery note.
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1) Chinese New Year celebrations
Festive markets, heaps of red decor, new attire, family dinners, and, in my case, five-hour-long Skype calls with long-distance relatives make up my regular celebratory routine. It's also not uncommon to find exotic meal bowls spanning from leftovers of said family dinners.
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2) Mii Sandwich
Quick mall errands can sometimes work up a substantial appetite. For tasty pre-dinner snacks that are best shared, Mii Sandwich comes to the rescue with Fresh Rolls, a sweet-savoury Lemongrass Chicken Banh Mi, and Longan Iced Tea (with real longan fruit!). The meal totalled just over fifteen dollars, which was quite hefty in my opinion; the add-ons and substitutions rang in at atrocious rates. 

Flavour-wise though, there's really nothing to complain about.
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3) DAVIDsTEA hauls: Tea-infused chocolate bars are my new addiction - at three dollars a box, who can blame me?
4) Campus visuals, including Starbucks' new chocolatey Confetti Hearts Cake Pop and a Custom Tea Latte with English Breakfast and Smoked Butterscotch Syrup
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5) Current Square One inventory check on plush Sulleys: 4 units
6) The start to a great afternoon
7) The tiniest, fastest-dissolving ice cream cones from Galleria (at least the waffle cones were superbly crisp)
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8) Homemade Garlic x Maple Butter Mini Croissants stuffed with Aged Cheddar
9) CoCo's Tea of the Month: Matcha Milk Tea w/ Red Bean
10) Taiyaki from Galleria and starch-laden Chicken (unauthentic) Nuggets from Burger King
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11) These mink fur sheeps will be the bane of my existence. (Do they not look like monkeys??)
12) Cultures
Cultures shall no longer only known for salad bowls. In strides their compact selection of frozen yogurt options that gives Pinkberry a run for its money (Square One location only). Mango and Coconut is a winner with an extra-tart froyo base that doesn't disintegrate at the speed of gradually approaching midterms, sweet shreds of coconut, and ripe chunks of juicy mango.
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13) Homemade Matcha Latte (feat. wonderfully silky milk courtesy of the Toroid Pitcher)
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14) An attempt at a Classic Tiramisu that later evolved into a Layered Matcha Cake due to lack of Kahlua and mascarpone
15) Maple & Bacon Popcorn as a mid-morning snack
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As January comes to a close, it's important to remind ourselves that the end is much nearer than our initial perception. With only two months remaining before exam season,  the days to come should be anticipated with courage, positivity, and endurance.

After all, it's a leap year, and something feels oddly special about that. (Not to mention that 2017 is GOT7's year.)

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