You would think that you go to another city (or even another country in this case) and would want to meet a fellow guppie who seems very nice on gupshup and expect that you would be welcomed warm heartedly… well, think again.
I recently went to Toronto and called upon BoSS. I can’t believe how I was treated. He totally denied to recognized famous words like ‘gupshup’ or ‘Roman’. He didn’t return my 5 phone calls (or was that 8 calls??) … and when finally I was able to get hold of him from the airport, while I was about to get on board on my way back (BTW, it was an international cell phone call with roam call), he simply blew me off by saying dude, I don’t know any Roman or gupshup, don’t call here again and don’t expect that I would offer you to stay with me… or even if I would, you would have to pay $100 (USD) per night and would have to sleep on the floor next to the door and you would have arrange your + my meals. Good that I had not depended on him and already had reservation at Holiday Inn, just in case.
I was so crushed and heartbroken.
See how some guppies treat other guppies?
:that ronay wala icon which Azkar is so much unable to add to smiley list:
oye coolest admee, promise you won’t ditch me like BoSS next time I’m in the town? May be you can buy me lunch at that Lahori Tikka place that looked quite delicious (I’ll make sure I’ll forget my wallet back at the hotel just in case you would want me to pay
Well, Roman like Naiko says u r the only descent guppie around here so I decided to ditch you... I just thought my company might spoil you ahem so I was nice;-) but oh well if you insist, next time I'll only charge $99.99 (USD, no loonies or toonies) for the room...and khana will be on the house but guess hwo is gonna do the dishes ;-)....can't be too flexible on the rules bud. :)
Oh thanks BoSS, apparently Naik's good words did it... I can really save two cents here now and probably can throw in Naik's mind vs brain thread :P
BTW, this also implies that I won't have to put in that $800 security deposit you were gonna charge out of fear that I might steal your stereo, right?
But jokes aside, thanks bro for the warm hearted greetings and offers to crash at your place, needless to say, you are more than welcome at my place anytime you in my neck of woods.
PS. Stereo is in good condition, right?
PS2. Shehzadi Sahiba, what happened? Had a bad exam day? Told ya not to rely too much on exam invigilators :P
My tour was great. I had the most amusing Guide who would get lost on the streets of downtown Toronto even with the written directions on a paper, and would find the way solely based on human instincts... and I thought I was the only one in the world!
I also had my fair, tourist share of getting soaked under the mist of Niagra falls on one of those ferries, even with that blue and stupid plastic overall on. Next time, I'll bring my own rain coat. The botanic garden was quite botanic.
With my luck, that glass floor on CN tower never broke even though I banged on it real hard. I intend to take an awl with me next time around.
The food on Gerald street was really good. I should move down there.
Toronto airport is the worst I have seen in my life... and I've not seen many. I almost needed my car to drive down from check in area to the departure terminal. The walk-cum-powerwalking-cum-jogging-with-a-duffle-bag left me in no need for any sort of cardiac activity (pumping blood included) for at least coming two weeks.
For my cultural shock on Canadian monetary system, please refer to BoSS - I'm still shocked enough to put it out here. All I did was stretch my hand full of coins every time I needed to pay for something and tell the cashier 'you pick and count, I'm not doin' it'. After third time, I did get used to that 'Ah, these Americans!' look.
I would suggest that your account is comical Roman, but I'm afraid I've heard exactly the same stuff about Toronto from several people.
The one thing that you mentioned that is new to me is the complaint about the cardiac workout walk from the gate to the immigration posts in the airport....you must have arrived at Terminal 3. I've done the walk and complained about it but most people that come from European airports like Heathrow etc. find it quite normal.....
I'm glad that you enjoyed your visit and I'm sorry that I wasn't here to meet you.
I completely forgot to complain about my arrival cardiac workout... yeah, that was bad too, but not as bad though. No, I was talking about my departure terminal. It happened to be T113, which seemed to be on the other end of the planet at that specific moment.
Coming from Minneapolis, I'm sorta used to those walking belts (is that what they call them?) to go to a remote terminal. On my way back, my flight was late for an hour so I though I might eat something meanwhile but then I found out that to get anything to eat, I had to walk long back towards the direction where I came from. Like I said, I haven't seen many airports, but most of the ones I have seen have these coffee shops or mini bar & grill or hot dog shops closer to the departure terminals where one can get something to eat.
My departure terminal seemed dark and secluded... kinda creepy looking. And compared to Minneapolis terminals, that seemed disappointing. I was expecting Toronto Airport to be a lot better looking since it's a bigger city with a lot of tourist attractions etc, but I must say it was not.
Yaar Fraudia, I am thinking about the same for a while now... but since the time I've been on the bench, the rate has only increased. I used to blame it on my customery 20oz cup of coffee in the morning but not anymore... I blame only myself for that now :) I gotta get rid of this stupid habit, I know.
ghalib yar, a pack of cig is a lot more expensive than that these days. I have paid as high as $3.75 for a pack of cigs. But look at the bright side, at least I get to use the change in my car at least somewhere... otherwise everytime I open that little change compartment in my car, I drop more coin on the floor than I put in! :)