ten things I miss

I have been here a little while now and I am past the shock of being here again. I have a few things in perspective and can say this much

Ten things I miss (besides the obvious; Shahen, my Mom, Oscar, family, friends)

1. Brunch at the local Pickell Barrell with Shahen getting served by the drama queen waitress who swung around her boobs at every chance

2. Driving with Oscar in the car

3. watching my husband do housework like he was the Tazmanian devil ;)

4. My paintings (the ones I purchased, not the ones I did)

5. Call display

6. GOOD TV! Dexter, Law and Order etc

7. The variety at the grocery stores- in fact grocery shopping and getting almost a car full rather than 2 bags full (western stuff is super expensive here)

8. knowing where I am and how to get to where I want to be

9. China town (Odd when you think I am next door to China now)

10. The water (God knows what is in the water here and what is being deposited in my body)



Ten things I do not miss!

1. Rush Hour on the TTC

2. What awaited me at the other end of tht rush hour (the morning one I mean)

3. working 45 hours a week and commuting 10

4. credit (there is something to be said for paying cash for everything)

5. Asshole drivers making my husband angry (oddly most were Korean drivers in our hood!)

6. The cold

7. Annoying students! (I do miss some of the good ones though)

8. Market research phone calls at dinner time- any time actually but especially dinner time

9. Commercials- I mean they have then here just not as many and I dont understand them anyway

10. Oscar pooping at the door! (MISS YOU OSCARCHO)


Ten things that I already don't like here

1. Everybody's kimchee breath (if you can't beat them, join them- ummm no thanks)

2. Having to talk like Tarzan in each class- but they are sweet students

3. Annoying announcements on the bus

4. The VOLUME OF EVERYTHING- IT GOES TO 11

6. Everyone checking you out head to tow

7. 13 dollars for a watermelon

8. funky smells

9. no toilet paper in the washrooms

10. Having to repeat everything 5 times