Monday, June 27, 2022
So with the warming weather, obviously people are going out more. Oh, I forgot to mention that last month in May, Chloe asked Onion and I if we wanted to go for Cirque de Soleil's Kurios. We were like, sure! We initially planned on a date but due to circumstances couldn't make it, so we rescheduled, and then Zoltan mentioned he was flying off somewhere else for a trip, so he had to waste a ticket, lol. I was like, okay, cool, we're on. Then after watching Nightwish, I noticed that the date for Lamb of God and Megadeth was on the exact same date as Kurios, and right next to it no less! From the Cirque de Soleil tent in Ontario Place, right beside Budweiser Stage for Lamb of God and Megadeth. Aye! But since I had already agreed to Cirque de Soleil and it was my fault I lost track of the constantly rescheduled Lamb of God gig, I refunded it and stuck with Kurios. Anyway, Kurios was a nice treat to watch, and very charming in some areas, and the steampunk aesthetic was nice too. I could overhear some of Megadeth while the performance was going on, lol.
Also went out with some of the Filipino colleagues, Angel, Charmagne and our ex-colleague Rhea for dinner. They wanted to go to a Filipino restaurant and invited the waifu and I among others, but most of them weren't free. So anyway we went there and it was like travelling to the Philippines. Lmao. Stocked with Filipino snacks, decor and elements to really make it look like their home, and I could see strong similarities with Malaysia and Singapore. They played Filipino music too, and randomly, and living up to the stereotypes, the Filipina girls would break out into songs and sing along. Lmao. The food was fantastic though. A whole entire spread of meat, seafood, rice and veggies across the table, and we were to eat it with only our hands. It was also there, while looking through the menu that we learned the Filipino term for spring rolls is shanghai. Like, what? It's like calling a hotdog a new york. Or sushi a japan. Lots of laughs were had and we had a great time. Oh, and on another dinner with the colleagues, Charmagne's daughter Celestine was there and she was categorizing everyone. Serg was papa, some were uncles, some were grandpas and only I was brother, because I was cool. LOL. Bragging rights!
Also, again due to the warmer weather, the wineries near Niagara were finally open, and Chloe invited us to check out places, and also to look for potential wedding venues. There were to be 2 occasions, and the first was with Stanley, Chloe's current boyfriend, and Dan and Vika, a married couple who we met on a New Years Eve party at Afendi's place back in 2018/2019 when Chloe invited us to hang with some of her friends and some other strangers. We spent the whole day tasting wines and enjoying the vibe, chilling and catching up, as we hadn't communicated in 3 years. Enjoying wine, snacking, chilling and the day just went by! Holy crap, had no idea 6-7 hours could pass by so fast. We were the most impressed by Vineland, our third and final stop, in terms of look and scenery. But of course, the booking fees were the most expensive. Zzz.
As it was also my mom's birthday, I gave her a call and we caught up one stuff too. Happy birthday mom!
The weekends also had plenty of board game sessions at The Guild House. We played Ankh, with Naser, Mahir, Onion and I. We were randomly drafted our players, and I ended up with Amun. And because I mostly built up my own forces and didn't attack others much, I had a huge army and won when I reached the highest spot of the... I don't know what you call it, the climb to the heavens or something. A track that you need to progress on to win the game. Naser and Onion ended up merging gods, so they had Anubis-Osiris. Anusis? Osibis? The pieces were absolutely gorgeous though. Top notch quality.
Oh, and Roe v. Wade was overturned in the States. Holy hell.
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