feature today » featured http://dho.ca/wp a blog about culture, community and journalism Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:54:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Night It Up! At Markham Civic Centre http://dho.ca/wp/2011/07/16/night-it-up-at-markham-civic-centre/ http://dho.ca/wp/2011/07/16/night-it-up-at-markham-civic-centre/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:20:59 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=4294 Rockstar! - Christy Luo and the PowerUnit Rockband perform their rendition of "Friday".Enjoying the Asian night market, aka Night It Up, at the Markham Civic Centre. ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2011/07/16/night-it-up-at-markham-civic-centre/feed/ 7 Oakville Relay for Life raises $400,000 in hope of curing cancer http://dho.ca/wp/2011/06/07/oakville-relay-for-life-raises-400000-in-hope-of-curing-cancer/ http://dho.ca/wp/2011/06/07/oakville-relay-for-life-raises-400000-in-hope-of-curing-cancer/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:09:52 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=4021 Participants walk around the luminary lit path during the 10th annual Oakville Relay for Life at Appleby College.Santas, fairies, gladiators were amongst the 1,000 people who walked through the night raising $400,000 to bring hope to the cancer community on the Oakville Relay for Life's 10th anniversary. ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2011/06/07/oakville-relay-for-life-raises-400000-in-hope-of-curing-cancer/feed/ 0 Our Singapore, Our Army, Our Maids http://dho.ca/wp/2011/03/28/our-singapore-our-army-our-maids/ http://dho.ca/wp/2011/03/28/our-singapore-our-army-our-maids/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:26:57 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=3616 Maid carries soldier's backpack.This has got to be one of the most embarrassing moments for the Singapore Army. ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2011/03/28/our-singapore-our-army-our-maids/feed/ 8 Sexapalooza Toronto 2011 http://dho.ca/wp/2011/02/26/sexapalooza-toronto-2011/ http://dho.ca/wp/2011/02/26/sexapalooza-toronto-2011/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:25:51 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=3350 Dom spanks her slave.If you like toys and fashionable things in the bedroom, head on over to Sexapalooza! ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2011/02/26/sexapalooza-toronto-2011/feed/ 2 Niagara Ice Wine Festival 2011 Trip http://dho.ca/wp/2011/01/28/niagara-ice-wine-festival-2011-trip/ http://dho.ca/wp/2011/01/28/niagara-ice-wine-festival-2011-trip/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:32:29 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=3172 Peller Estates Winery bar was made out of ice!We made it out to the Niagara wine region for another year of ice wine tasting. ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2011/01/28/niagara-ice-wine-festival-2011-trip/feed/ 0 Drobo and Western Digital Caviar WD20EARS drives great combo http://dho.ca/wp/2011/01/07/drobo-and-western-digital-caviar-wd20ears-drives-great-combo/ http://dho.ca/wp/2011/01/07/drobo-and-western-digital-caviar-wd20ears-drives-great-combo/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:34:02 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=3045 Drobo: automated RAID system for the masses.Drobo $428 + 2x2TB WD20EARS drives at $226 = one awesome RAIDed storage system. ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2011/01/07/drobo-and-western-digital-caviar-wd20ears-drives-great-combo/feed/ 0 2010 I Will Miss You http://dho.ca/wp/2010/12/31/2010-i-will-miss-you/ http://dho.ca/wp/2010/12/31/2010-i-will-miss-you/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:04:26 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=2947 Zack, Ladina and Jeff at Underworld, Taipei.The year 2010 in review. I'm ready to usher in 2011 and more of the same. :) ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2010/12/31/2010-i-will-miss-you/feed/ 0 Point and shoot (P&S) vs dSLR http://dho.ca/wp/2010/10/20/point-and-shoot-ps-vs-dslr/ http://dho.ca/wp/2010/10/20/point-and-shoot-ps-vs-dslr/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:54:08 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=2610 1D mk II vs S90I hope these factors I consider when choosing between using my dSLR and my S90 helped my friend Joanne in her choice between purchasing the two types of cameras. ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2010/10/20/point-and-shoot-ps-vs-dslr/feed/ 5 Ottawa, Gatineau Park, Haunted Walk http://dho.ca/wp/2010/10/12/ottawa-gatineau-park-haunted-walk/ http://dho.ca/wp/2010/10/12/ottawa-gatineau-park-haunted-walk/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:10:06 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=2570 The journey home.Henry, Tina and I went up to Ottawa on Thanksgiving weekend to visit Kevin and Sharon. It was a trip that included beer, shawarma, chicken, elk, bison, huge burgers and lots of hiking! ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2010/10/12/ottawa-gatineau-park-haunted-walk/feed/ 2 Sungai Tiang (Malaysia) http://dho.ca/wp/2010/06/29/sungai-tiang-malaysia/ http://dho.ca/wp/2010/06/29/sungai-tiang-malaysia/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:21:14 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=1957 Drying fish in the sun.We visited Sungai Tiang, a little fishing village, and the birthplace of my father. ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2010/06/29/sungai-tiang-malaysia/feed/ 2 UW Plaza destroyed in fire (University of Waterloo) http://dho.ca/wp/2010/04/22/uw-plaza-destroyed-in-fire-university-of-waterloo/ http://dho.ca/wp/2010/04/22/uw-plaza-destroyed-in-fire-university-of-waterloo/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:06:27 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=1803 Fire guts UW Plaza between the University of Waterloo and Wilfred Laurier University.I will always cherish the memories and great times at Mr. Sushi and the late nights at Mel's Diner after Bomber or FED nights. ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2010/04/22/uw-plaza-destroyed-in-fire-university-of-waterloo/feed/ 0 Prawning! (Singapore) http://dho.ca/wp/2010/04/14/prawning-singapore/ http://dho.ca/wp/2010/04/14/prawning-singapore/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:22:08 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=1742 Prawning at Bishan! Instead of having a rod and a reel trying to hook fish, you have a line on the end of a rod trying to catch prawns! ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2010/04/14/prawning-singapore/feed/ 1 Tiger year roars into Fo Guang Shan Temple http://dho.ca/wp/2010/02/17/tiger-year-roars-into-fo-guang-shan-temple/ http://dho.ca/wp/2010/02/17/tiger-year-roars-into-fo-guang-shan-temple/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:55:13 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=1587 Carmen Lee (second from right) and Miranda Chu (right) thank a lion for bringing good fortune during Chinese New Year celebrations at the Fo Guang Shan temple in Meadowvale. Thousands of people flow through the temple doors every Chinese New Year as they believe ushering in the new year at the temple offers them good fortune for the coming year.The Year of the Tiger roared into Mississauga on Saturday evening to the loud drums and cymbals of a lion dance at the Fo Guang Shan Temple in Meadowvale. ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2010/02/17/tiger-year-roars-into-fo-guang-shan-temple/feed/ 0 Mississauga Jr. Chiefs down Team China Olympic women’s hockey squad http://dho.ca/wp/2010/02/01/mississauga-jr-chiefs-down-china-olympic-squad/ http://dho.ca/wp/2010/02/01/mississauga-jr-chiefs-down-china-olympic-squad/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:03:54 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=1501 Team China's Qi Xueting collides with the Mississauga Junior Chief's Jordyn Denny enroute to China's 4-1 loss to the Chiefs Sunday at Iceland arena during the exhibition game between the two squads. This was China's fourth of six games against the Ontario Women's Hockey Association teams as a warmup to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Photo by Daniel HoTeam China's olympic women's hockey team could not penetrate the great wall of Mississauga as the Mississauga Junior Chiefs downed them 4-1 at Iceland arena on Sunday. ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2010/02/01/mississauga-jr-chiefs-down-china-olympic-squad/feed/ 1 Niagara Icewine Festival http://dho.ca/wp/2010/01/20/niagara-icewine-festival/ http://dho.ca/wp/2010/01/20/niagara-icewine-festival/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:09:42 +0000 Dan Ho http://dho.ca/wp/?p=1434 Icewine in chocolate shot "glasses" at Konzelmann Estate winery.It was the sweetest getaway of the month as 20 of Zeekid's friends converged upon the Niagara region for a celebration of some of the finest icewines Ontario had to offer. ]]> http://dho.ca/wp/2010/01/20/niagara-icewine-festival/feed/ 0