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Comment on Toronto Apartment Wanted for February 1, 2010 by DM

DM — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:57:37 +0000

Just thought I'd make it known that we did find a place already - we moved in February 1st.

Thanks to everyone who replied to this blog post via email.

If you're interested in seeing some pictures of our new place, you can view them (for a short time) at DMpix.com

Thanks again to all those who helped us find a place, and to all the landlords who contacted us.

Comment on Toronto Apartment Wanted for February 1, 2010 by DM

DM — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:29:02 +0000

Of course! That's not a problem at all. In fact, we always offer future landlords the opportunity to meet our dogs beforehand.

Our dogs always come along for the ride with us when we're viewing apartments, so it's as easy as coming out to the car to meet them.

Not a problem at all. Thanks!

Comment on Toronto Apartment Wanted for February 1, 2010 by Chaitanya Kalevar

Chaitanya Kalevar — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:47:14 +0000

Need to meet dogs, just like you need to see apt!

Comment on Toronto Apartment Wanted for February 1, 2010 by DM

DM — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:50:33 +0000

There's an interesting article on BCLocalNews.com about how pets are good for rental units. Here's an excerpt:

Pets are good for rental units
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Research shows people with pets stay an average of 46 months in their rental accommodation, compared to 18 months for people without pets. This means landlords save both time and money by not having to advertise their units as often and not having to frequently interview and screen new tenants.
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Pets bring other benefits as well. Dogs specifically bring increased security to a unit because their guardians need to take them out several times a day, resulting in an informal neighbourhood watch program as tenants become familiar with each another and any strange activity around the building.
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You can click on the link above to read the whole article...

Comment on Classic Wok n’ Roll Chinese Bistro by Jenny Lam

Jenny Lam — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:53:31 +0000

Wok n Roll, It was a great place to go because I'm a student at SAIT and coming from China, I want real Chinese food and not the fake shit. But the owner there, "Kitty", was willing to make me what she had. So my first night there, I had take-out because my parents had been in town from China. We had:

Chinese broccoli and beef
Chicken in black bean Sauce
Steamed fish
Lobster in cream sauce

So we were really happy because of what they would do to make their customers happy. Thank you.

Comment on La Doña Mexican Restaurant by Luisito

Luisito — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:22:00 +0000

No estoy de acuerdo, lo siento. Lo que mas me gusto es el MEGABURRO. Sobre todo el precio. Super.

Comment on La Doña Mexican Restaurant by Luisito

Luisito — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:19:56 +0000

Si, que se vaya a comer a Taco Bell mera comida con preservativos. No sabe que es comida Mexicana. Pos de donde saldria?

Comment on La Doña Mexican Restaurant by Lainey

Lainey — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:04:28 +0000

Wow, I’m surprised to read such a negative review of this place. My husband and I went to La Dona for dinner last night, and it was absolutely the best Mexican food I have ever had in my life. I honestly didn’t know Mexican could taste so good.

I find it funny that you think Taco Bell is the same or better than La Dona. The reason I say this is because of all the Mexican restaurants I have tried around here before, I was starting to think I should just go with Taco Time (which I like better than Taco Bell), because nothing else impressed me. Then I went to La Dona.

Oh.My.God. I’m serious–I was in heaven! My husband’s quite fussy, and even he was impressed with it. I had a chicken burrito, and I don’t know if you’ll know what I mean, but you know how dark meat sometimes gets an “off” taste? I don’t know what it is, but I really hate it. I’ve gotten that “off” taste at all of the other Mexican restaurants, but not here. The chicken in my burrito was delicious, and more flavourful than I thought it was possible for chicken to be. It didn’t have that “off” taste at all.

My husband had a fajita, and there was rice on the side. I don’t know what they did to it, but I agree with whoever said it was the best rice they ever had. The closest I’ve had before was coconut rice from the Phoenix Grill in the far south of the city.

We also shared an appetizer that was chorizo with melted cheese on top, which was delicious, and a cactus, tomato, cilantro, and onion salad that was also delicious. I asked what “Jamaica Flower Juice” was, and Jose (he was our server) gave me a nice big sample to try–it was good, too!

I plan to take all my friends and family there, and I plan to go back many times. I’m sorry to hear your experience was so bad, but I would honestly have to suggest that you try it one more time. I do understand that you might not want to, considering your experience, but I mean, mine last night was SO good! I hope my experience last night means that they’ve got the kinks worked out now, and that they will be more consistent from now on. I’d hate to take people there, raving about how wonderful it is, and then it be terrible. But I had NO reason last night to be unhappy about the food (service wasn’t bad, either–just had to ask for a drink once or twice).

Comment on Javier at the Bus Stop… by Michelle Bazán

Michelle Bazán — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:53:20 +0000

My munchkin is cute!

Comment on Playing with Alabadlo… by DM

DM — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:29:14 +0000

I'm always in full manual mode, and only sometimes in Aperture priority, but yes, setting it to Shutter priority would probably do the trick. I'll have to figure out how to set the ISO speed to AUTO in this mode - I'm sure it's possible (and easy) but I've never done it, so I'll have to give it a look... I'll give it a try and then see how Michelle's pictures come out this way...

Thanks.

Any other suggestions, anyone?