Tea (dinner) with a friend

On Monday May 4, I had a lovely time reading my book by the Swan River in the company of some ducks. Soon after I arrived, a group of brown ducks (which I've never seen before) landed and proceeded to munch on the grass around me. They stayed there the entire time and even napped when they got tired (birds sleep standing on one leg!).

Yesterday (May 5), I ran in the park and stretched in front of the peaceful pond. This pond has turtles, birds, ducks, Ibis (!!). I feel like I am in the middle of the country even though I am still in the city! It's so relaxing.....ahhhh. During the day, I wandered around the street mall area and made some funny observations. I love watching human psychology at work. There were 2 teenage girls wearing clothes way too tight for their bodies. Although both were tall and thin, they somehow managed to create major "muffin tops" from their too tight jeans. They also had on really tiny tight tank tops. I watched 2 male workers (in their 20's) turn their heads back to look at the girls. One of the guys sarcastically exclaimed under his breath, "surrrre....". Hahahaha.

In the evening, I met up with my friend Allison K. for supper! I was so happy to see her again before she flies back home. We went to an Irish Pub called Durty Nelly's and had Durty Burgers with chips (fries). We thought it would be fun to go there. Afterwards, we went to a cafe for dessert. Allison wanted to "share a dessert" so I agreed. Instead, she ordered 2 slices of the Tiramisu because what she meant was we were "sharing the cake" (not a slice). Sly one. I also had a flat white (espresso with cold milk).....boy, was that a mistake! I ended up not being able to go to sleep last night. I just laid in bed listening to my music. I must've fallen asleep early this morning because I woke up at 10am and I'm now quite tired.

Today is Wednesday, May 6 and I'm just taking it easy. I'm having a doggie connection day today. I passed an old man walkng his little dog this morning. The dog stopped to smell me and licked my leg before his owner pulled him away. Later on, a little white dog escaped his yard and followed me for a bit. I'm so tired from my coffee-induced insomnia last night. I think I'll go find a cheap secondhand bookstore since I'm almost finished reading my current book. I went into some bookstores yesterday and saw a Cantonese Phrasebook --- I could've used one of those when I was in HK!