7.5 hours, 4 cities, 5 people, 2 cars, 1 boat, 279.5 kilometres. Yes, we were at Toronto again, this time, catching up with Peter, Andrew and Mary. It was quite pleasant, actually, more so than I thought. Before that, though, we made another round of T&T, and then Toronto's version of Fairview Mall. Then off to Peter's place where we then went to Highway 7 for a Japanese dinner. Dinner went well, I got my usual eel rice thingie, and then we visited Andrew's fabulous place...it is very big, and empty... And then we were home. I should now congratulate my car for hitting 44,000km while on its way to Toronto, about one kilometre past James Snow Parkway. Oddly, this parkway seems to show up quite often during these milestones...

More reflections on friendships... Part of what made the trip so enjoyable is the fact that I like Peter and Andrew a lot. There's something about them that is quite different from the friends I have here in Waterloo. There's this sense of honesty, genuineness, and maturity in Peter and Andrew. So there's a surprising pleasantness when being in their company. And I think back to the friends I have in Waterloo...most seems to appear to be "cool" (whatever that means), smarting off with jokes (or insults), and overpowering with their intellect. There's this sense of fakeness to it, and there's always that wall that they put up which hides themselves from the public. Perhaps I've become like that as well, being in this environment for so long...and I'm starting to regret it. Of course this doesn't mean that I shouldn't be friends with them, but I need to be aware of the superfluousness that exists so that I don't get swayed that way myself.

It is better to give than to receive...however, it seems that as much as I want to give, nobody seems to want to receive...