축하 해요, 감사합니다

From the moment we met, Korean culture has had a large impact on my life.  None of this would have happened had we not crossed paths that beautiful sunny day at the piknic.  As you know, I’m always cooking various Korean dishes at home.  As a hobby, I’ve been trying to learn how to speak and read basic Korean.  I’ve been watching alot of Korean dramas to try and lean basic words and sentences.

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It had been a long time since we had last spoken and It was with this in mind that I visited your blog.  My Korean isn’t yet good enough for me to read everything you wrote but the pictures provided enough information: You’re married!

I’ll be honest and say that my first reaction was one of sadness.  However, that sadness was replaced seconds later by happiness for both you and your husband!  Since I’ve discovered you’re married I can’t help but replay the times we spent together.

Today is mothers day and it was the first real warm “summer” day we’ve had since the end of our very cold winter.  I went to a friends place on the plateau and ended up walking by many of the places we had spent time together.  I won’t list them all, the important thing is that each time I saw or remembered a particular memory it brought a smile to my face.  They were almost all good memories and I honestly believe such a thing truly is rare and special.

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The patience and love you showed me will forever warm my heart and bring a smile to my face.  From the bottom of my heart may you and your husband have a happy and long life together.

You’ll always have a friend in me.

축하 해요, 감사합니다!

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Montreal, Montreal, Montréal!

I had to go into the “office” and do some work early this morning.  I saw this guy sound alseep at/in the bus shelter.  Must of been a good night.

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Work went better than I expected and before I knew it I was on my way home at 11 am.  The start of another strange and interesting Montréal day.  Continue reading

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Life “As I am”

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Just another one of those nights.

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It’s been a busy week.  Tuesday night we caught a band playing in one of the local clubs.  Thursday we sat by the Lachine canal and listened to another band for free while we sipped on beers.  Friday I went out to the restaurant by myself.  The waitress approached me and said “you seem in a hurry, you can relax and take your time there’s no hurry.”  In all honesty I was just relaxing and enjoying the atmosphere.  I found it slightly amusing that she thought I was stressed. Continue reading

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Maïs, 5439 Blvd St-Laurent, Montreal.

I consider myself lucky; I’m not the most socially active individual.  However, some of my friends are friends with one of the owners of Maïs.  I mention this as there was a very good chance I would have never heard of, or tried this restaurant otherwise.

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I’ve been to Maïs on several occasions now.  I don’t get treated differently because I’m an acquaintance of the owner.  I’ve gone with friends and I’ve gone alone.  Each time we just sit down, talk to our mutual friend if he’s working and do our thing.  Our thing happens to be devouring these taco’s like they’re approaching extinction. Continue reading

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