little bitty girl

The weekend went far too quickly for my taste. Ming and I had a really good time hanging out with one another. Although I am sure when she returns home and when people ask what Toronto is like, I'm afraid she won't really be able to say much about since I only had time to give her a drive by tour. That, and we were yakking our heads off trying to cramp all that we've left unsaid for the past 16 years.

It's funny because everyone here, including me, was a little curious how we would react to one another after such a long time. It was just easy and fun. I guess the essence of oneself never really changes. We change with our experiences but who we are fundamentally doesn't. And Ming confirmed it. I am still the same loony bird as I was when I was little. She reminded me of all these ridiculous scrapes I used to get myself into. I've always wondered what it would have been like if I had stayed in Asia. Ming said it was the best thing for me to move here since I am and have always been such a free spirit and I would have probably felt a little repressed.

I am glad that she was so open to everything. I took her to all my favourite spots in the city and on Saturday night, she got to meet some of my friends. On Sunday, since she was missing some home cooking, we started off our day at Chez Mama Kang. Big up to Mama Kang who always feeds all my hungry friends!

We ended up walking around. That, in itself was astonishing because Mr. "Boys Don't Go On Random Walks. We Need A Purpose And A Place To Walk" Stefan joined us as well. It was really fun, for Ming and I anyway. Stefan was just our chauffeur.

This week Ming is working in the middle of nowhere and since I am carless, I can't really visit. That, and she's probably busy actually doing the work that they sent her here for. Still. I feel a little cheated out of time with her.

She suggested that Stefan and I move to Singapore for a couple of years before we think about popping out kids, since we talk about wanting to explore that part of the world more. I actually looked into it online but then Stefan mentioned the fact that Mindy would be bereft without her uber nice vet and her organic treats. Then when I researched the legalities of even bringing her there and the minimum requirement for quarantine is 30 days. And visiting hours during those 30 days are limited. That sealed the deal for us.

We'll just have to plan a nice long visit.