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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Columbus Crew SC

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It was one of those Saturday when we decided to watch the Vancouver Whitecaps FC live at BC Place. It's their second to the last game at home for the season. The day started with Jomar's dentist appointment. After that, we decided to walk across Cambie Bridge. It's the last bridge crossing the False Creek that we haven't crossed yet on foot. It's the safest bridge to walk to compared to the Granville Bridge and not as noisy as Burrard Bridge. View from Cambie Bridge When we got to Downtown Vancouver, we went to the Vancouver Public Library's main branch to see what books they have on sale. I called my brother to check if he's already in Downtown. We had lunch at Big G, as suggested by Jomar, because he knows I love Taiwanese fried chicken, plus they're relatively empty compared to other places nearby. After eating lunch, we headed to BC Place and watched a rather dull game until Fredy Montero scored a goal in the added minutes of the game.

Labour Day Long Weekend: Taiwanfest 2019 in Vancouver

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It's a beautiful cloudy Sunday, and it's a long weekend, so we have no work tomorrow (Yay!). Morning Our Sunday morning routine includes a quick breakfast at Tim Hortons and walking to St. Augustine's Church for Mass. Maple Oatmeal and Single Single for Breakfast Today is unique because instead of going home right away, we walked across Burrard Bridge to Downtown Vancouver to join the Taiwanfest festivities and enjoy yummy food. Beautiful View from the Burrard Bridge facing English Bay Taiwanfest 2019 We walked along Granville Street from Robson to Dunsmuir to check each booth and learn more about Taiwan. We were also just in time for this performance: After that, we went in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery, where the food stalls and the main stage are located. We purchased noodles for Jomar (because he couldn't eat solid food yet), and I got Taiwanese fried chicken. Vancouver Public Library After a food coma lunch

Pinoy Fiesta 2019 in Vancouver

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Jomar has been great at finding activities and events we should go to during the weekend. Today, we went to Memorial South Park at 41st Avenue and Ross Street in search of Filipino food and a sense of home in Vancouver. We visited each booth representing either a company sponsor or a fiesta in the Philippines. There was a Pahiyas booth and Sto. Nino one. Initially, we couldn't find where all the food stalls are, but we saw people crowding a section of the park and knew right away it's there. Pahiyas Bahay Kubo The first order of business is to get Pinoy BBQ. Then, we had dinuguan, tocino, kwek-kwek, turon, and finished our meal with Potato Corner fries and Sago't Gulaman. Food coma! We watched the parade as well. It was great!