Damp

I’m back in the tropics for sure. Even paper here feels damp. I bet you don’t notice it unless you have something to compare it with… My mastercard bill from Canada arrived today. The envelope felt different. I could actually open the seal without tearing up the envelope badly. In Toronto that’s impossible w/o steaming […]

Acclimatizing

It’s not just the weather. The crowds. The hurried pace. The aggressive drivers. The quality of bread (yeah I’m not kidding!). But most of all… my personal space. For all my love of company, I am quite a fiercely private person when it comes to space. I like to have my own space where I […]

I Miss Toronto

It’s not a terrible kind of miss… partly cos I’ve been plunged into lots of activities since getting back. And it’s so great to see my family again, and to sayang my poor little injured brother and laugh at his corny jokes. But I find myself talking about Toronto all the time. The food… the […]

I'm… Home.

Yeah, I’m back in more ways than one. My blog’s up again! (Thank you Steve and the rest of the Negimaki team!) ************** The travel this time was a huge hassle. Due to some problems at the Continental Airlines side, we almost couldn’t catch our flight to Newark. And then our flight to Newark was […]

Me & Toronto

Tonight is my last night alone in Toronto. From tomorrow until the day I fly back to Singapore I will be surrounded by people. And for some reason, I wanted to have some time alone tonight. Just me… in Toronto. I came to this city a curious and eager 19 year old. I remember the […]

My First Opera

I’ve heard it said that you can’t know if you like opera or not until you’ve actually gone to the opera. As much as I love the sound of classical music, I never actually thought I’d like opera. That’s one reason why I never actually went to the opera in all my years in Toronto. […]