Please support me in this Run for H2O!

Please support me in this Run for H2O! Event is on June 6th at Riverfront Park in Burnaby.

To sponsor me in this 10km run, please click on the link below!

http://my.hope-international.com/lovemungbean


I have decided to support the RunForH2O event on Saturday, June 6th 2015, a 5KM or 10KM run in South Vancouver to bring hope to poor families in Guatemala without access to clean water. The low availability of drinking water and sanitation is one of the biggest contributing factors to rural poverty in Guatemala. Farming families rely on rain to grow food, and there are long periods of drought each year without rain to water the soil. Women and children walk up to three or four hours each day to fetch scares water from streams for drinking, cooking, bathing, and cleaning. This water is dirty and causes frequent illness and death from waterborne disease. Children, especially girls, are unable to go to school because they need to fetch water each day. Life is a daily struggle for survival.

A different life and future is possible for the families. Each $100 helps provide one person with access to clean water for the rest of their life. I would like to help at least 2 people in Guatemala get access to clean water this year.

Your gift means a new life marked by hope for some of the most marginalized, vulnerable indigenous people in Guatemala. Would you consider helping to bring hope and life to a child, a mother, or a family in Guatemala by making a financial gift of $25, $50, $100, $250, or however much you may be able to give?

All donations go to HOPE International Development Agency, a locally-based charity with 95 cents of every dollar raised going directly to projects overseas. All contributions of $20 or more are tax deductible. Please make all cheques payable to HOPE International Development Agency.


To learn more, please visit www.runforh2o.ca. #gwatermala #runforh2o

Thank you for your generosity; it is greatly appreciated.


With much gratitude for your support,

lovemungbean


http://my.hope-international.com/lovemungbean

Fukuda Sushi

I like this place! Food is decent for sushi in Surrey. The portions are great and I have leftovers most of the time. The restaurant is Chinese owned so their kitchen food is very Chinese and less traditional Japanese. Today, I came with some coworkers for lunch. We usually pre-order and they have the food ready by the time we get there. The food is still piping hot! We also always ask for the spicy mayo sauce they have. The lunch hours here are usually very busy so try not to expect too much service during these times. Even though they are very busy, the service is still acceptable and the owner is nice.

Sashimi bento box

Dynamite and chopped scalloped rolls

Ambiance               3

Quality of food        3

Quantity of food      4

Price                      4

Service                   2.5

Overall                    3.3

The Twisted Fork - Dine Out Vancouver

Yay for Dine Out Vancouver! Super excited to try Twisted Fork Bistro! They are a well known Canadian and French cuisine restaurant. Honey, Veggie, and I decided to test it out. I tried to call in to make reservations, but the restaurant does not take reservations. Anyhow, we went to the restaurant and they took our number and called us when a table was ready. I think we waited about 30 minutes before the hosted called us for a table. 

They seated us at the table but the waitress still had to clean it before we could actually sit down. The dishes were served most elegantly and the presentation was beautiful. 

The Dine Out menu is $40 per person. The menu included one appetizer, entree and a dessert and there were 3 different options for each menu item.

 We all had the escargot as the appetizer and for myself, it was the best part of the Dine Out experience. The escargot was not fishy and definitely concealed a lot of flavours.

Escargot

 For the entree, Honey had the lamb and corn bread. Personally I don't eat lamb, so I have no comment on the tastes of this dish other than the corn bread which was dry.

Lamb with corn bread

I love chorizo! It definitely made the dish spicy but the ling cod was absolutely wonderful. I love sauce so I wish that the dish would have more sauce. Cous cous and chorizo made the dish different from normal west coast style foods.

Pan seared BC Ling Cod served with chorizo patty, french beans, cous cous, and rose sauce topped with corn relish

Honey and Veggie had the pecan pie and it was very chewy. The pie was not too sweet and the raspberry sauce added a tang to the dish.

Pecan pie

The carrot cake was moist and I like the caramel sauce. Even though I don't have a strong sweet tooth, this was an acceptable level of sweetness. I loved the powdered sugar icing design on the plate. It was so cute because it was in the shape of a twisted fork! It added a touch of art to the dish.

Carrot cake with caramel and cream

The restaurant also has a wall full of canned goodies for sale. So many different kinds of pickled vegetables and jams were on the display rack. I loved how it made the restaurant seem homey and comfortable.  

Twisted Fork jam for sale $8.00 a jar

Due to an open kitchen in this restaurant, the air was smoky which made my eyes water like crazy. In the end, I had to rush out of the restaurant and wolfed down my dessert. Service at this restaurant was a bit slow, but it could be due to the Dine Out Vancouver event which drew many people to try this bistro. I had asked for a paper napkin twice before I actually got one. Overall, it was a pleasant restaurant to dine in, but the fact that my eyes watered just put a sour taste to my experience. I am not sure if I would come back a second time.

Ambiance 4
Quality of food 4
Quantity of food 4
Price 3
Service 3
Overall 3.6