Back to Canada

it is hard to believe that my feet will once again touch canadian soil in less than a week. in fact, this friday! while i am too busy trying to fit everything that i want to get done before leaving (the to-do list appears to be growing exponentially in the lab), i'm sure that once i'm on the plane, i'll be able to relax and get excited about being back.

i'll arrive in vancouver and hang with my sister, wei - visit old friends and family, then i'll be in toronto on march 20. the first thing will be dimsum! on monday with my parents and just maybe some bike shopping. yes, i am convinced that i need to get a new bike. riding has lost its joy for me due to my inability to feel comfortable on the bike. i have on several occasions, felt like tossing my bike in the garbage bin here and walking away from cycling. so with this in mind, i've rethought my decision to wait until i do my next ironman to upgrade. while i know that i've mentioned getting a new bike before, i wasn't truly serious about it.

for those of you in toronto, hopefully i'll be able to see you! i'm staying with my parents at the sheraton downtown. monday is reserved for family but am hoping that i might be able to go for coffee at the local haunt of tim hortons at university and dundas. here's hoping that the half and half still does the job after being spoiled with superb coffee in melbourne (chris, starbucks is NOT coffee).