I never look forward to Winter in Canada because HOLY it’s coooold. My boyfriend and I decided to take a stroll in this cold weather. It’s like -2C and I had to turn back just to put on an extra pair of long johns….
20 minutes later, we reached our favourite spot on Front Street, Tim Hortons. Two construction workers were working diligently on the Tim Hortons light box. I looked over to the notice and it said, “This store is permanently closed.” I’ve been here for the past 4 years and can’t believe it’s closed. It left us no choice but to choose between Starbucks and Second Cup. It’s a tough decision because neither one is as cheap as Timmies.
We instinctively took a left and walked into Starbucks. It’s packed. So we left and walked to Second Cup.
I ordered a small green tea latte. The moment my boyfriend placed the drinks on the table, I can feel that there’s something wrong with mine.
It’s just…foam and tea. Damn it! There goes my $3…
I gotta admit that once I sat my butt on that chair, I didn’t want to leave AT ALL. I wish I could stay there forever. But we both decided to head out because there’s another place that we planned to go….Christmas Nightmarket at Distillery District.
It’s -3C and we spent 40 minutes walking to Distillery District. I kept telling myself to hang in there because the scenery was worth it. Who knows, the moment I stepped into the district and took a snapshot of these stupid lights, my camera was dead. NOOOOOoooooooo I call this Asian humiliation. Sigh…T.T
I stumbled my way through the flood of people and stared at those who had fancy DSLRs around their necks. I was totally defeated….
For those who had not been to the Night market, the entire district was decorated with X’mas lights and various wine gardens, sweets and treats and even a 5 storey high Christmas trees and a FREAKIN FERRIS WHEEL AND I DIDN’T GET TO TAKE A SINGLE PHOTO!
I took a sniff and pulled out my small camera and attempted to take a picture of the Christmas Tree. My boyfriend patted me on the shoulder and whispered, “it wouldn’t look good anyway. Don’t even try.”
HOLY MOLY I gave him a stare while pressing the shutter button on my phone…
10 minutes, we decided to leave. I was still a bit reluctant about his plan of WALKING to TNT to get grocery. It’s like -10C and I can’t even feel my toes.
He seemed to be pretty excited about walking to the other side of the highway just to buy Chinese food. “We can totally go to Chinatown. At least, we can turn back if it’s too cold.” I said, shivering. “No. I walked there before. I know the way. It shouldn’t take that long!” He chimed.
45 minutes later, we were still walking in the middle of no where. We managed to cross over a abandoned bridge with “no trespassing” signs hanging on the side. There was this point where I felt like my lung was crashing because of the strong winter breeze.
15 minutes, we stopped at an intersection. He asked, “Mm…by the way…Do you see TNT?”
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We did end up going to TNT. “These food better be DAMN GOOD!” I told myself.
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30 minutes later, we were sitting at a random TTC bus stop. I looked over to the other side of the street and saw a Chinese lady bundled up with layers of winter clothes with a Chinese newspaper in her hands. I pulled out my gloved hands and took a peek at my watch. “It’s 7.15,” I said softly. He confidently said that the bus should arrived in 15 minutes. Well, he was right. I almost fell while stepping into the bus because I can no longer feel my thighs.
He apologized and urged me to be harsh on him whenever he has such crazy ideas of walking in the cold. “Why would you even have such an idea in the first place?” I almost broke down in tears.
“Gotta be honest with you…the reason why i was confident about walking to TNT because I did that with my Ex before…”
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