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I never realize that a whole week almost passes after each post. I just keep thinking I'll accumulate some more thoughts before posting, and then boom - a week. Life after graduation feels weird, especially because so many things are still uncertain =[ Yet I offer my exhausted hand to my peers and loved ones, helping even when I haven't finished helping myself. Today I was awkwardly supporting three very important people in my life, each of them on a different matter. I was going to develop a text about how ironic that is, but I realized that I was being supported at the same time without even noticing. I should think twice before expanding on gratefulness then ;-]
Last Saturday I had to go to Ontario Place for a corporate training. They gave me a lecture on the mission of the organization, and how every employee counts and blablabla. I liked many aspects of the presentation, but it was depressing to imagine myself having those uninteresting college students as co-workers. I'm pretty sure I'll find some nice girl to chat with, though. I continued my green tea therapy throughout the day, and I already started feeling the difference! I don't think I did anything important after coming home, so that should be it.
Sunday I probably slept in, and then got ready to meet with my mentor. We were going to walk around St Lawrence Market area, but it was raining =[ I tried to go to some of the restaurants from my TVA guide, but they were either closed or awkwardly empty. We ended up eating an expensive sushi on Yonge, and then going for the wrong cheesecake at Second Cup. We talked a lot, and if I wasn't so tired we would be together for longer, but I wanted to come home and rest.
On Monday I woke up with a silly dilemma: should I go buy groceries and come back for breakfast, or should I have breakfast and then go buy groceries? I chose the second option, but I wasn't very fortunate since I couldn't find a cool breakfast place from my place all the way to Bloor and Dovercourt. I didn't find anything there either, but I told myself that if I didn't find anything before Pizza Pizza I would eat junk. At least there was this bakery right in front of it, so I had two croissants with some green tea. I then finished my long promenade to Dufferin Mall and did my groceries. On my way back I decided to take the Dupont bus again (I always make that mistake). In the afternoon I had to go to Pharma Medica for a screening appointment, and that took way longer than I expected. I left there after 5pm, and thought it would be nice to take a look at stores around Fairview Mall. I'm glad I went into Urban Planet because I found these interesting shoes for $20 =] I had sushi again and for dessert I bought this horrible 3-layered cake with cheap green tea. It was already dark when I got home, so I just went to bed.
I had to wake up early again on Tuesday because I was hired to work for Russel Pangborn at the conference he organized for the Toronto Users of the iSeries. I assisted some of the presenters throughout the day handing out feedback forms and solving minor problems they could have. I wasn't very lucky with the room I was assigned to, because all of the presentations I watched were veeeery basic. I enjoyed the day, though, and if the food was a little better I would've gotten out of there with a positive balance from the experience. After I was done, I rushed downtown to find the Express crowd at Rainbow Cinema for our movie night. Everyone else watched Kick-Ass, but I watched Chloe by myself. It's not an incredible movie, but it was nice to watch it. I found the people at the end of the session again, and we decided to go out to eat. I suggested the Thai place I tried to go on Sunday, but again we couldn't go there - this time it was almost closing. We went to a different Thai place just beside it, and it looked really fancy =P I'm glad it wasn't expensive, otherwise we would've had a very awkward moment. I didn't enjoy the food very much, but everyone else seemed to have liked it. David also enjoyed the Mexican server who we thought was a Thai child worker. Zulema got his telephone number so that our group could "hang out" with him later. David, the dykes, and I chatted a little bit after dinner before going home. I feel out of place giving relationship tips to people while I'm having such a good time with mine. I got home quite late, but luckily I could sleep in the next day =]
Wednesday I had my first appointment with my new family doctor. I'm glad that the Sherbourne Health Centre is so newcomer-friendly =] I talked with the coolest nurse I've ever met, and my family doctor is a sweetheart. I even feel like pretending I'm sick to go spend some time with Mary and Edward =P After my appointment I went up north to the YMCA in North York to try to get someone involved with their Job Connect program. It's very dumb of them to limit the assistance they give to people unemployed, forcing newcomers to either rely on welfare or lie about their jobs. I got their card, and maybe I will contact them again next week. After that I took in a deep breath to try easing the situation at Rogers again, and this time things were easier - nothing perfect, but at least reasonable. I then came downtown to make a payment at the Wind store, and after buying more underwear and walking around a little bit, I went to the BMV on Spadina and Bloor. I bought Master and Maragarita, as well as Lolita =] Now I can't wait to read them. I finished the day at home having a really great time taking a bath ^^ Life is so full of colours I can't even describe it with black and orange words.
Then back to today, I woke up early to go to 74 Victoria Street support another refugee hearing. I was not allowed into the room again, so I spent part of my 4-hour waiting time talking to Suhail, and the other part reading the first chapters of Master and Margarita. When Rauf finally came out of the room, he told me they couldn't finish the hearing today, so they scheduled a second part for August =/ We left the place with a FML feeling, but we slowly got better as we talked about the things we've been doing while we don't see each other. We went to Lalibela for some Ethiopian food, and I still don't understand how I went from starving to very full within a few seconds. My stomach didn't understand either, so I had to rush home after saying goodbye to Rauf. Now I'm here chilling out and gathering strength to do things I need to do. I wish I could just take a special person with me to a time-and-space void where I could appreciate all the affection and intimacy I've been craving lately. Let's hope for better days ahead since that's not possible =]
SeeYa,
Feliploko, who's precisely yours.
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