http://www.go2gta.com My new life in Toronto! Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:11:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you work or live close to the Toronto Harbor, then you should take advantage of the long daylight during the summer and enjoy the sunset cruise at the Toronto Harbor. This three-hour cruise departs from Queen's Quay, goes into the water way of Center Island, before going around the ... http://www.go2gta.com/?p=89 [caption id="attachment_77" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The playground"][/caption] One of the annual winter rituals for my wife and I is skiing. The GTA is relatively flat and downward ski slopes are not easy to find. Fortunately, reasonably interesting slopes are not difficult to find within driving distance. For our first Canadian ski trip, ... http://www.go2gta.com/?p=74 [caption id="attachment_70" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="This is already on the table when our table was ready!"][/caption] Moving from Boston to Toronto, all-you-can-eat sushi is quite an oasis in a dessert. There are sushi buffet, but all-you-can-eat style saves you the hassle of constantly going out to the buffet carts, avoiding interruption of ... http://www.go2gta.com/?p=68 Ontario is famous for its Icewine. I have visited 3 wineries this half year and they all produce Vinters Quality Alliance (VQA) quality Icewine. The tours themselves are all unique, but who cares about the tour, we all just want the tasting! When you get off the QEW onto Niagara ... http://www.go2gta.com/?p=59 In tonight's English debate, Jack Layton said something that really showed his lack of economic understanding. And it goes something like this, "I can't think of anything you make with wood you couldn't make here." on the issue of job loss. Ask any economist, he or she will tell you that ... http://www.go2gta.com/?p=57 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080920.wsarkozy20/BNStory/National/home Quebec will soon sign an agreement with France that provides labor mobility to their citizens. This will set a tone for the upcoming Canada-EU free trade negotiation, and if succeed, will provide citizens of the two jurisdictions free labor mobility. This is both exciting and visionary. As I study the ... http://www.go2gta.com/?p=49 http://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/498030 Today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledged to open up for more foreign investment if Conservatives wins the upcoming election. Certainly, both trade proponents and opponents immediately jump on to comment. Stephen Harper believes that more FDI will benefit Canada and create more jobs. Opponents, on the other hand, condemn such ... http://www.go2gta.com/?p=35 Article: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/12/gas-prices.html Over the past few weeks, the crude oil price has dropped significantly. However, the gasoline price of shot up 13 cents per litre last Friday when hurricane Ike was hitting Texas. That is even more expensive than the summer when oil price was at record high close to $150 ... http://www.go2gta.com/?p=34 Article from Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/496573 When it comes to economy, the Conservative gets it, the NDP doesn't! Buddhist has a saying that the only constant in this univese is change. We are living in the 21st century and our economy is constantly changing. It used to be cheaper to produce cars ... http://www.go2gta.com/?p=31 On my way home from work this afternoon, I heard a listener calling the radio station in regard to the upcoming Canadian Federal Election saying that they will cast "punishment vote". And if the frequency of this kind of opinion is any indication of the true election outcome, that means ... http://www.go2gta.com/?p=29