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How to catch up with friends

I arrived on Friday night and I had dimsum reservations with my current and former co-workers at Sun Sui Wah for Saturday. We sat around for probably a few hours and ate and talked for such a long time.

I found out about a funeral, a divorce, an engagement, a baby on the way, new jobs and that I love Vancouver. This seems to be the perfect way to sit down and catch up with the people that matter. We probably ate a tonne of food (some of us shouldn't be allowed to order :) ) and with breaks, chicken feet and tripe, we finished up our lavish lunch with ease. By the end of it, we were all caught up and realised how precious life was; or at least I felt that way.


I moved to DC for a work, but I must say that a good chunk of
Ron, Marisol, Cherry, Liz, Nakisa, Gary, Vlad and CY me wants to come back to Vancouver. You don't realise how important the place you live is until you leave it. There are lots of places on earth to make a home and if you're lucky enough to call this rain-forest of a place home, for god sakes, tell yourself how lucky you are. Despite the rain and the potholes.

I will be back. Hopefully soon. Hopefully, on my terms. God willing.

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cherry earnshaw said…
thanks for posting the pic...welcome back home anand :)

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