Update Contd.

Ok... i lay down to rest for a few minutes and then got up to start dinner! Had rice and veggies for dinner! Still felt ill but i was grateful for the energy the food brought me! Watched the devil wears prada for the uptenth time and just relaxed and psyched myself out of my gloom mood!

Friday morning, we ended up not leaving as early as we planned to because we just did not want to get up from bed. Finally, we showered and got ready and hit the road for Montreal, Canada. The drive was so much fun, i just was amazed at the greenery on the east coast. I was loving the east no doubt. We got to Canada and boy was i in a good mood to be there! First off all, i love Canada and i admire that country but does every flipping thing in a border town have to be so darn confusing? Oui, oui, i love french and that's about all i know but we got lost cause the road signs were in french and we did not understand the language too well!

I called our hotel... a very lovely and modern hotel i might add, to ask for directions! The nerve of this guy, he was so rude, my friend was like, it is because he is french... i mean i was a lost tourist here! Here is an excerpt of our conversation....

Me: Hi, we are trying to get your hotel and i think we are lost.

Front desk desk: silence

Me: Is is possible you can tell us how to get to your hotel?

Front desk guy: Well you could start by telling me where you are...

Haba... I do customer service and PR and you do not answer the phone like something is stuck up your ass and you nose is turned down at me!

Anyhow sha... we did not let any of that bother us... we eventually got to the hotel finally and got settled in... by this time we were starving seriously and wanted to eat! So we head to their restaurant and the people in there were much more friendly!

Que fancy! huh... salmon and something with pork that tasted fabulous and a salad that looked like something that was gotten from my backyard! For desert some creme brulee! Oh la la!

We hit the town to check it out before the carifiesta on Saturday! I took the train! hehehe... See us Californians are not used to public transport and so anytime i ride the train i am excited! Anyway we go downtown Montreal and we land smack dab in to the 07 International Jazz Festival! I was like wow, who knew... different shows and acts were all over the place! The one that resonated with me was an up and coming singer Ryan Shaw! He has a new album out: This is Ryan Shaw! I just love his voice and i swear listening to him live gave me shivers! My new favorite song is " I am your Man" Uhmm hmmmn i love that song... I can listen to it over and over and over... yeah.. we bought his cd!
We hung out downtown and eventually went back to our hotel , not before we got some ice cream and some fruits from the store! Ok very funny thing happened in the store... See we got our stuff and went through the self checkout lane! Well the lane instructions were in french! lol We scanned everything but then we could not figure out how to pay with cash and we fiddled and after messing around with it for a while, the guy behind us came over with an irritated look and pressed the correct button! I looked at him and in my frenchiest accent.. i was like 'merci' lol!
Next Morning which was saturday and happened to be my dad's 60th birthday party in naija! I really wanted to be there but i was just there in Jan and i could not make it! So the plan was for me to be there virtuoso! I had my brother hook up my dad's laptop and had him turn on the webcam and so i was sitting on the bed and watching the goings on in the house! When people came by, i said hello and then i had planned for my them to kind of have a fashion show for me once they all got dressed but i was only able to see mom and dad because as usual my sisters took forever to get ready and they ended up have to run downstairs for the party! I will get pictures soon!
After getting ready for the carifiesta, we head out and boy was i amazed at the show! The music was great and the atmoshpere was just one of great fun! Some people have some clips on youtube! I have never walked for so long or had so much fun! By the time we left downtown, it was almost 9 pm! It was a long day and as we got to the hotel, i had planned to go to the jacuzzi but upon getting up to our room, i was too tired and i fashied! Goodthing because i had thot i had my flat iron with me and when i got home it was there... so i am glad i did not go for the dip because my hair would have been hard to manage!
Drove back to Philly on Sunday, the weather was bad and we made it just in time for my flight! I had a lot of fun! I mean... all the reasons i had to be nervous for were non existent! Yours truly got a little freaky sunday morning but fortunately it did not get too far! Heheehe Wut now? I can see you smiling! Lol... Holla !

Update!

It has been two long and eventful months! It has been a while since i have even looked at the blogs and made my rounds. I just did not feel the urge to write. Back in May i was preparing for my finals and after they were over, i just dumped my laptop somewhere and forgot about it!
But now sitting here doing nothing i feel the need to just write away! Alot has happened since i was on blogger... lemme see ... hmmn.. here we go!
I got a new job... a new chill job... i used to always say that work schedule did not matter to me but now working a M-F 6am -3pm schedule, i can honestly say that i am living the life. I mean after work on Friday i am just free to do whatever and i am loving it!
My older sister is getting married... phew! I am just hoping that all goes well!
Oh yeah, more exciting i went on a trip to the East Coast. This trip was different i tell you. And it was different for a lot of reasons!
I was going to be there for a while and i was going to be staying with a Man. Yes, a grown ass man! Lol! My friend in NJ kept sayin that to me.. over and over... lol
When we started planning this trip, i was a little bit apprehensive and a little bit nervous. Yes, i admit. I mean who knows what to expect and all!
Ok lemme reverse and start from the beginning! My friend and I (We met in 05 briefly and had not seen each other since then) had been planning on going on a trip, just the two of us for a while. I was excited... i was gonna see him again. But then i thought to myself, we have great conversations on the phone and online? What if i get there and we have nothing to talk about? I wondered if we could actually spend 5 days together and be cool the whole time!
Anyway, the trip almost did not happen because we could not get a place to go that was reasonablely priced... you know it being summer and all.
Finally, we decided to go to Montreal, Canada. And so we planned towards that!
I left here and got to Philly in the Morning on the 4th of July... we just chilled and watched TV till around 3. Decided to go to a movie and we got up and got ready... made it for the early evening showing of Oceans 13... Loved that movie! Wanted to go the fireworks downtown but the weather did not permit and so we ended staying home and watching tv... till we fell asleep.
Thursday... He had a meeting, so I got the rental and drove to Jersey City, NJ to see my friend and his wife... It was a lovely drive, i was so excited and happy all around.... nice scenery...
Upon getting to my friend's house, we had yam and eggs for breakfast. I love watching tennis and so as Wimbledon was on i made sure i was watching and supporting my favs... go Venus!
As we sat watching tv that thursday morning .... i felt a cramp coming on and i swear within 20 minutes.... i had gone from an energy level of 10 to a 1. It was like i was another person... I lost all energy and loooked sick as hell! We ransacked my friends' house for some pain killers but ended up going to the store to get some midol. He had wanted to show me around the city and took me to where i could see the statue of liberty but that was all i could take. I just wanted to curl on the floor and pass out for real!
We went back to his house and i lay on their couch and in an instant i was gone. The next thing i know is that it was 3 pm and i decided to head back home to Philly. Drove home and once i got there.. lay down again for a few minutes to rest....
I will be back to finish my gist.... this is not a tactic oo! lol...