Thursday, November 29, 2012

"You are the WINNER!"

I won a Kindle Fire HD at a Trade Show! This was at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre where my company set up a booth to display our products and services with many other companies. The trade show was interesting, we had a lot of people come by our booth to check out what was happening and then during  our break my boss and I planned to visit other booths. We walked by few booths and learnt a lot about the products and services others had offered and also got a few freebies like pens, notepads, mugs, etc.

We were approached by one of the vendors to check out their booth and they mentioned that  they also give away a Kindle Fire HD each day for one lucky winner. So we went to try our luck and this was unbelievable! First they asked me to pick a coupon which was scanned with my ID, then scanned it on their computer and on their screen popped  up "You are the WINNER!" I was very surprised and almost jumped in joy, everyone clapped and it gathered the whole crowd from the hall. That was such an incredible moment. 


So we went back to our booth and one of my colleague wanted to try her luck so went to another booth where they pick winners to win a Palm Pilot and we were asked to drop our business cards for the draw. The winners for the Palm Pilot would only be announced the next day so I asked my colleague to inform me about the results since I would not be attending the trade show the next day. 

Next day, I was back at the office and my colleague sent me a text that ""You are the WINNER and thankfully because of your luck even I won a Palm Pilot!", I was really surprised and could not believe my luck. That day was fantastic winning a Kindle Fire HD  and a Palm Pilot, I use my Kindle everyday to read books, play games and browse but as for the Palm Pilot I don't use it because I have an iPhone to keep me updated. If anyone is interested in a Palm Pilot, feel free to contact me via comments below. 



A visit to the CN Tower

On 17 November 2012, I planned to visit the CN Tower and it was such a wonderful experience! I went along with my friends who volunteered with me at the Harbourfront and we had free passes to the CN Tower so that was already exciting!

CN Tower during the day
CN Tower at night


















As soon as we enter in photographs are taken and we can purchase them as a memento. Then we went up in an elevator and in 58 seconds we find ourselves at height of 346m! The look out level had an amazing view and we took a lot of photos. The CN Tower was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World and it is a symbol of Canada.

We went one level down to see the Glass Floor and the Outdoor Sky Terrace. From the Glass Floor, I could see all the way down and they were constructing a Shark aquarium which would be Toronto's biggest fish tank. I went to the Outdoor Sky Terrace, it was so beautiful especially at night when they change colours.
Glass Floor Experience
It was an amazing experience, I can't wait to go back again during summer to enjoy the view from the CN Tower, try the Edge Walk and to check out Toronto's biggest fish tank!


Friday, November 23, 2012

Beginning of a New Journey

Wow back to blogging after so long!!! Well now it's a new country, new surrounding, new life, new people - "New" everything. It feels overwhelming in the beginning but everything falls in place soon as long as you are willing to adapt to the new environment.


New Life has been a roller coaster - I missed home a lot in the beginning, but now after almost a year and half here I must say this place definitely feels like home! I've met a lots of new friends, mentors and relatives who have been very nice to me when I arrived. But the best part about being in this country is that I've learnt to be more independent and started appreciating every little thing in life.

I've visited a lot of  beautiful places and I'm definitely going to mention about my visits and experiences in my upcoming blogs. This has been a wonderful journey and I don't regret taking the risk of leaving home and exploring the new country, my home now!