I finished my finals on April 25th at 9pm.I went to Trisha's and then went back home.Seriously, I felt like punching someone after my Econ paper.Really.Anyways, I slept like a baby and when i woke up in the morning, I curled in bed watching TV shows that I missed for the past two weeks or so.I knew that Munie and Amal is going to come later that day but I just can't get my butt out of bed.Not until I got a text from Munie saying they'll be arriving in two hours.OH BOY I PANICKED!
I'm sure you know how messy your apartment can be during exam times.The laundry and dishes neglected.Kalau da bertunang boleh cancel if bakal mertua datang.It's THAT bad.SO I scrambled out of bed,put music on, and get cleaning going.Put on my lavender scented oil burning,I stashed,organized and vacuumed.I should have showered earlier and leave right away for the bust station but me being me,can't decide what to wear,I was late.Teehee.
Not only that,I got lost at Berri-UQAM metro station too.I've been there for at least a dozen times!Sofhan,Sofhan.I went out through the St-Denis exit instead of the bus station exit.=.=' My dearest Munie and Amal were kindly waiting for me as I huffed and puffed.Jogathon gitu in my skirt and all.
Amal,Munie
and I go wayy back to the Taylor's College days. Munie was my housemate,who
turns out to be the daughter of my mum's friend during her university times in
Iowa. A bit like Sisterhood of Travelling Pants. =p
From the
first day, she was the nicest, kindest, happiest, cuddliest human being I've
ever met.With her winning smile, edgy sense of style,I LOVE EVERY INCH OF
HER!EVERY INCH!
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| MeeeMaaaMoooo |
Amal was
our unofficial housemate. One day I saw her lepaking in our 0708 living room. The
next day I saw her again. And let’s just say our living room became her
bedroom. Complete with her cow pillow and blanket. She has her own shelve in
our kitchen cabinet and what not. She only goes back to her apartment to shower
and change. Other times, she's ours. Amal is my adorable innocent gangster. There's
a bit of tomboy-ish sense in her style of clothing and oh! She's the funny one
in our group! FUNN-EH! She makes up all of these weird combination of words to
describe things.
One joke
that I simply love is, "Mat Salleh ni zombie pun takut,if nampak hantu
Malaysia,lari tak cukup tanah!".This joke had me smiling on my own on my
way to the exam halls.Amal..amal..
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| This is my cutie pie Amal |
When I
tell my friend that I used to share an apartment with 6 other girls, she was
shocked. Well, that doesn't include our unofficial housemates and guests that
comes everyday. Someone told me that I'm lucky to have these girls as my
housemates because although we have to wait for the bathroom, and our apartment
can be messy from our Calculus Project and whatever projects that the
Engineering students had to do (sorry Ainaa!) but we managed. In fact, our
friendship was that strong that until today, all of us STILL try to get in
contact with each other despite being in different parts of the world. Most
students decide on a university where a lot of their friends are planning to go
there too. For us, we all chose what our hearts want. It may be hard at first,
we all suffered from the lack of love and friends and what not for the first
year, but to be honest, we all had our own goals and dreams, even if that takes
us away from our friends, it'll only be for four years, plus, there's skype and
facebook and whatever kind of methods to get in touch with each other.
Well,
they are my girls, my Casa Girls they say..sounds a bit wrong to me, but as long
as we’re happy!
Thursday
April 26th:
So Amal
and Munie came for the second time to Montreal last month.
We head
back, rested a bit and head out to Tres Amigos. Whenever my friends come over
to Montreal, I’d definitely bring them here. The food is DELISH, the ambiance
is cool and funky, the waiters are efficient and hot. Haha! The last part is a
plus I must say! What I realize is that,in the early evening,Tres Amigos music
are less loud and finding a seat is not a problem. For the gazillion time, I
ordered their Vanilla Prawn!
Oh the
creaminess of the sauce on the rice and the giant prawns grille to
perfection..Ohh la la! We were so hungry that we ate the nachos to the very
bottom of the small basket.That's how hungry we were.
They have
Virgin Pina Coladas too. It’s to die for. Really. To die for.
Then we
went to the grocery store to pick up some food and walked back home along St Catherine.
Yes, the shopping street. We stopped at a few stores and were surprised to
learn that one of the cute small boutique near Guy area is owned by a
Malaysian. Here I am saying to Amal.."Pakaian ini nampak murahan kan?” trying
not to sound obnoxious in the store and suddenly the owner was like, “are you
guys Malaysian? Me too.”So girls guys, speaking Malay in a foreign country
sometimes doesn't help.;p
HAMBIK!
It was
raining pretty hard then. I had a cute umbrella with me. Since it’s THAT cute,
it can’t fit all three of us. =.=’
We went
to the dollar store to get some supplies, the to American Apparel for Munie's
gazillionth denim top, Urban Outfitters (because I didn't get to bring Munie
there last time) and other few places where I simply can't find a dress that I
like. I told myself I could treat myself to a new purse I saw at Urban Planet
after my exams. That too was no longer there. I'm still using the purse I got
as a door gift from my second cousin's wedding.
We were
trying to find me a dress for an event the next Friday. But nope, the dress
that I wanted was sold out. SOLD FREAKING OUT. Even the purse that I told
myself that I could only get after my exams is over. Tak rezeki. I could save
that money kan?
We went
back and it was pretty cold. We all just lay there.We lighted my lanterns and
just cuddled on the bed laughing and sharing some stories while waiting for the
deliver guy to deliver my groceries. I’m such a princess! I always get my
groceries delivered.(Nanti sakit badan xde siapa nak urut).
But after awhile we laid there saying
nothing. Maybe we’re just too tired or maybe we run out of stories. Whatever it
is, it feels so amazing, that when you have good company, you don’t need to say
anything to make things perfect.=’)
Friday April 27th:
We woke
up late and had Nasi Goreng and Baked Chicken for brunch.
We then
decided to explore Little Italy. It was pretty cold that day. We did only a BIT
of exploring. Went to Little Italy and BOOM!!!!found to thrift stores that I
fell in love with! I love thrift stores!!
Then we
went to the poutine place La Banquise.Which all of us ordered our own poutine
AND onion rings.Only Munie could finish hers!Hah!!Thgat is he place where I
first leaned to ea onion rings with honey.DELISH!
We then
headed to Future Shop and got me a camera.:)
Later on
that night, we made Young Tau Foo for supper.Yeay!(then mengadu gemuk!lol)=)
Saturday April 28th:
I really
really really wanted to take them to Chez Cora and that morning I did! Apparently
they have Chez Cora too at Munie’s place. Oh well. Most of the times I’ve been
there, I’ve been ordering the same thing over and over again!!=P
The whole
morning were spent on my floor making these babies. But turns out none of us
are that into cupcakes. Don’t get me wrong. I love making cupcakes but I don’t
really like eating them and so does Amal.
We then
headed off to the Old Port. We had serious fun! At first we were just walking
and enjoying the view. Whenever I’m in Old Port I like to go to Restaurant des Gouverneurs
because their lunch set is always yummy and I love their service! They are
always so nice and so helpful. I was telling my friend that we should try
something else. Alhamdulillah. Rezeki bergolek2. We went to this French
restaurant called Le Senatuer, where they have Halal lamb on their menu. Their
service is flawless too. These are the kinds of places that you really don’t
mind tipping: =)
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| At Le Senateur |
Then we
took our cameras out and had some serious photo shooting done!!It was dusk by
then. With the old buildings and dim light, and oh, Amal being a professional
we sure had a lot of fun. Do you know that she is the photographer for MSA in
Windsor Uni? Yeppp. That’s my friend over there! SO so so proud of her!=)
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Sunday April 29th:
The day
that Munie had to go back to Malysia.=(
That
morning we had a picnic at the Old Port. I bought the baguette a few days back.
BAD IDEA. It’s like eating a rock. Really. If its warmed it fine. Since we’re
in the middle of the field with cold wind blowing on our faces, so no. Our bread
was far from being warm! We had some strawberry soda too! I saw this picture on
Tumblr and was totally inspired!:)
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| Strawberry Sodas!:) |
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| Picnic! |
After
eating we went for some beaver’s tail.
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| Oh these are NOT beaver tails!:p |
That
evening we had to send Munie off. Two days later, Amal had to leave too.
Everytime,
I’ll feel so blessed to have met these girls that could make me feel at home. Anytime.
Alhamdulillah. May Allah bless us all with long-lasting friendship Dunia
Akhirah!
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| This is how crazy we can get.=) |
P/s: Will do
a review on each of the restaurants mentioned InsyaAllah!
Take care and love your friends,sisters,brothers around you.They are there for a reason!
Wasalam
Till then,Bonsoir,
Love,
Sofhan Hasni
