It was a long weekend. Well, not literally. Saturday was spent getting blisters on my feet as I rollerbladed for about 3-4 hours from Union Station to Etobicoke, without any socks on. The aftermath was a finely bruised and battered right foot with loony sized blisters on both feet. Nice job!
At night, I went to a BBQ dinner at Akiko’s house, which was nice as I got to meet more people that I’ve always seen before but never formally met. After a nice, relaxing time drinking and eating, a few of us decided to go meet some others at the Horeshoe Tavern where a friend’s friend’s band was performing. After their set was over, it was already 1:15am.
What did we decide to do then? After mulling it over for a few minutes, some went home while myself and a couple of others walked our way to Korean Town where I finally had some good old Kam Ja Tang (Spicy Pork Bone Soup). I had been bugging my Korean friend to take me there for the longest time since it was something I’m sure I would like. Sure enough, it was a good meal… especially at 2:30am! The restaurant is open 24 hours and is quite popular amongst the younger drinking crowd. The soup, which comes with a side of kimchi and bowl of rice (all for $6 including tax!) is known to be a favourite amongst the youngings.
The soup was so big that I couldn’t even finish it all. By the time we left the restaurant, which was at 3:30am, the place was still packed with people eating away. I have to say, this was a nice experience for me. I can easily see myself having a craving for Kam Ja Tang sometime in the near future!
Sunday I attended the Pride Parade. While I was supposed to meet up with my photography group buddies, I only managed to see them across the street. The streets were so jam packed that I couldn’t make my way over to them. As I walked my way, trying to cross the street, I coincidentally met one of my brother’s friend’s girlfriend who was standing on the side of the road by herself. Seeing as I knew I couldn’t reach my friends, I stayed with her and managed to get some interesting photos along the way. Some of then can be seen on my flickr account.
I was so tired afterwards that I just walked around Yonge Dundas square for a bit and went back home to nurse my blistered feet again.
At least it didn’t rain either day!