Friday, June 08, 2007
it's this fast. 20 days already. and counting down to day 26 when i get on my dunno-how-many-hours flight at san francisco to singapore. homebound.the last 3 days in toronto have been amzing. i officially declare toronto my favorite city in north america. relative to where i've visited that is. and of course, it helps that i've got one of my favorite friends here in this nice relaxed city, who's definitely made my stay here really enjoyable.
merci beaucoup monsieur joel!
zk and i met joel everyday during the 3 days that we were here. on top of that and all the yummy eateries he brought us to, we tried a coupla other places that he recommended. there was:
Tim Horton's ice cappucino
good Vegetarian place at Kensington market
absolutely delectable brownie waffles at Just Desserts
Korean spicy pork soup at Ka-chi in Korean Town
Japanese pancakes with scallops/shrimp on Charles St.
superb ice blended Reveria chocolate at Far Coast cafe in Yorkville
Jap cuisine along Yonge
light fluffy green tea cake at Cake House in Korean Town
it's crazy how i knew him through gwen in october 2004 while he was still in ns, and now it's been 3 years, he's been here in U of T for 2 years already....but i really do feel like i've known him for WAAAAAYYY longer than a mere 3 years.
thanks so much big guy for just being yourself, for ur thoughtfulness and humour and support and encouragement, for the numerous times u've put a smile on my crestfallen face, for showing me that in spite all the unhappiness around and how resigned thoughts and attitudes surface from time to time, i know u're always there to stick up for me and put the nasty ones to sleep with the fishes. u're the Godfather!
really felt sad reading the small square card this evening. the small square card which holds so much.
truly appreciate what he wrote.
i dont know when i'll see him again. when are u coming back to singapore joel?! if i do grad sch here i'll meet u again. but till then...:(
before arriving in toronto, i was already looking forward to meeting up with this long-time-no-see dude. i never doubted that i'd enjoy having his company during my days here. but now that it's time to say BYE again, i dont quite want to.
:(