Phreshly Squeezed

Browsing through the clothing racks at Holt Renfrew for something that I might want to wear, I came across a pair of sweatpants. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t find it surprising to find a pair of sweatpants, it’s just that the pockets were heart shaped and the pants were just a lilac color. Can’t say that I can ever imagine anyone buying this.

The day after flying back from Paris to Toronto, one would expect that I would be resting. Instead, I get dropped off at the mall to do some window shopping. So while walking around Yorkdale Mall with my friend, I walked right past someone that looked familiar. I honestly thought the jetlag was messing my mind when I thought I had seen Sunny Fong, winner of Project Runway Canada (Season 2). Asking my friend who has never seen an episode of either, I ended up running a good fifty feet to catch up to him. Turned out, I was right. To emphasize my awe, I’ll have you know that I’m a die-hard fan of Project Runway Canada, Project Runway, and also, I indulge a bit in Project Catwalk.

The picture isn’t the most flattering of me, but hey, it’s got Sunny!

Meeting Sunny Fong at Yorkdale Mall

This past Wednesday (April 29), NYU in France celebrated its 40th anniversary, as well as its founder’s (Tom Bishop) 80th birthday. Going all out for the event, the school canceled afternoon classes to finish putting up the tents and preparing the caterers for the many guests invited! Rumor has it that President Sarkozy was invited to the event, but he graciously declined the invitation.

When 5PM rolled on by, the courtyard filled itself up with alumni, students, professors, and other influential figures, such as NYU president John Sexton and Liberal Studies dean Fred Schwarzbach. The invitation had originally read, “hors d’oeuvres to be served,” but I found not only such, but also an actual meal. To clarify, there were indeed fabulous hors d’oeuvres, ranging from cups of smoked salmon and cheese to skewered fruit to miniature sandwiches, as well as a chef freshly preparing Asian dishes (i.e. noodles) in his woks. The well anticipated rain did arrive, but thank goodness for the tents that covered most of the premises.

Even though the cocktail stopped at about 7PM, buses were lined up to take guests to the operatic premiere of Eugène Ionesco’s La Cantatrice Chauve at Théâtre-Athénée Louis-Jouvet. Given that I had no idea what the opera was about, I was quite amused and confused when the play began. Despite my confusion, there were several points in the opera, which left me thoroughly entertained.

Serving Champagne

Linfei, Angela, Beth Haymaker, Myself, and Jordan

Théâtre Athénée Louis-Jouvet: Premiere of La Cantatrice Chauve