What a week to start the final month of 2019.

On the first Sunday of December, I went to Mochisuki 2019 at St. Anthony’s Banquet Hall. Mochi is one of those unique snacking delicacy in Japan. It was quite a fun and popular event by the Ottawa Japanese Community Association.  

On Tuesday, I attended Ottawa Tourism’s Influencer Party at Craft Ottawa in Lansdowne Park. It was great seeing the photographers and Instagrammers for another year. After the party, I shot some photos around Ottawa Christmas Market at Lansdowne.

On Thursday, I went to National Gallery of Canada for a get together with The Chinese Canadian Collective as we checked out the temporary exhibits. There was the Christmas Tree Lighting. 

On Friday, I attended a private party hosted by Instagrammers, ottstyle and jewelsforlunch. It was called Glitz & Glam. At the party, I got to use the Polaroid Lab by Polaroid Originals as well as the OneStep+. It was great seeing Ottawa Instagrammers and some I haven’t seen in awhile. All in a holiday fun.

It was quite the first week of December to attend these exciting events. Big thanks to Ottawa Tourism, Steph (ottstyle) and Harshita (jewelsforlunch) for holding these events. You can check the photos from below. Continue reading →

On Wednesday night, I had an opportunity to check out the preview of Ottawa Art Gallery‘s Fall 2019 exhibitions.

Two new exhibitions to be open officially on Thursday are Inaabiwin and Facing Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore.

The first was a contemporary Indigenous exhibit and it had a stunning piece of art (photo shown below).

The other exhibit delved through genderqueer art from the early 1990s to the contemporary time.

The two exhibits run until January 2020.

Posted are photos from the iPhone 11 Pro and the DJI OSMO Pocket. Thanks goes out to Ottawa Tourism and IGersOttawa for hosting the instameet.

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It was a rainy Saturday morning as I got to attend an instameet at Saunders Farm.

It’s been a long time I have been to Saunders Farm. From late September to October, they hold their popular Haunting Season. It is popular for all families with lots of activities to check out.

There were mazes and scary decorations throughout the area. Visuals were amazing and eye catching.

For the food, I got to try their Pogo Poutine.

It was great joining photographers and Instagrammers for the event.

Big thanks goes out to Saunders Farm, Ottawa Tourism and IgersOttawa for holding the event.

You can check the photo below.

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The 2019 Polaris Music Prize winner went to Haviah Mighty for her album, 13th Floor. She beat out the likes of Shad, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Pup and a whole other vying for best in Canadian music album of the year on artistic merit.

The gala was always full of excitement and great to see people I know from the media and musicians.

Congratulations goes out to Haviah Mighty and getting the $50,000 prize.

Without further ado, you can check out the photos from the 9 performers from the 2019 Polaris Music Prize gala.

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It’s been over 6 years in the making and Ottawa finally has LRT up and running. I got to ride the new trains and it was suppose to be open at 2pm for the public but I got in 15 mins before the official opening.

The O-Train routes spans 12.5 km and 13 stations. It took about 25 minutes to ride from Tunney’s Pasture to Blair. West to east and vice versa. Initial impressions from the trip was pretty good. No delays and hiccups throughout the whole trip.

I was able to capture photos and videos from the trip. You can view it below.

With that done, I am off to Toronto for the Polaris Music Prize Gala. It’s an exciting time for Canadian music fans to find out who gets the award for best in artistic merit in Canada.

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Another patio instameet was held at Copper, Spirits and Sights, located on top of Andaz Ottawa. Hosted by Ottawa Tourism.

It’s my first time to enter inside the hotel and on top of their floor for their patio. The event was another activity to promote tourism in Ottawa.

Some foods were served from the likes of charcuterie, mini burger sliders and mini lobster rolls.

For the time since purchasing, I was able to take photos with the Tamron 28-75mm lens for the Sony a7 III. The photos are posted below.

A nice way to start September thanks to Ottawa Tourism and Copper, Spirits and Sights at Andaz.

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As Summer of 2019 slowly winds down, I had the opportunity to attend an Instagram meetup hosted by Ottawa Tourism. It was at Tavern on the Hill. Got to meet the usual Instagramers and photographers at the meetup. The event was also a photo and video shoot promotional for marketing activities showcasing Ottawa.

As it was my first time being at Tavern on the Hill. The canteen serves drinks and food. I tried out the Das Dawg hot dog. That consisted of smoked meat, sauerkraut, pickles and mustard. The hot dog was pretty filling and excellent.
There was live music at Tavern on the Hill while we mingled.

I had the chance to use the DJI Osmo Pocket and take some photos and videos. A few have been posted on Instagram.

Overall, I had a good time at the event and you can check the photos. Thanks to Ottawa Tourism for holding the event.

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By way of Japan, Uncle Tetsu finally opened a new shop in Ottawa. Located on 280 Elgin St., it is the fourth Canadian city to bring the fluffy and light Japanese cheesecake.

Established in 1990, it wasn’t until 2015 that it first opened in Toronto as the first overseas shop.
Uncle Tetsu’s Japanese cheesecake is unlike the usual cheesecake served at restaurants and made at home. It has a less creamy texture and more of a fluffy texture.

I waited in line at about 7:50am and the lines started trickling close to 8:30am. There were fans of Uncle Tetsu willing to wait in line and crave for the cheesecakes. After purchasing the cheesecake, there was a line of about 50 people. There’s a demand for the cheesecake. No need to travel to Montreal or Toronto for it.

You can check out Uncle Tetsu Ottawa over on Instagram. Their opening hours are 9am-10pm.
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