Comfort Inn Toronto North, North York, Ontario

... Luckily for me, I didn't lie, I've been raised proper, and so the ending was a relatively happy one, although it did mean that I was a bit hungry by the time it was over. I also noted that, having to sit down for so long, made me a bit of a fidgety Philip. Anyway, a new visa and $6 later and I was on my way north to Toronto.

The last week or so has been spent in Aurora, at my brother's place. He didn't seem massively enthused to see me but I'm sure ...

... all of that!!

And yes… in conclusion I have decided that quality of life is the absolute key… So everything in moderation including wine, chocolate and every other indulgence I fancy!!

So after indulging… There is also the daily battle to live from one drug imposed state to the next!! One has to get a grip and take control and try to determine some of the outcomes… and not let this disease ravaged body take me down ...

... that'll never happen. So we're booked in here for the Easter weekend. My sister, Irene (Inie), is working on an Easter brunch on Sunday, then Jennie and I will stay on for dinner (more quality time with ma soeur!). Monday morning we'll be heading for Ottawa and that'll come quick enough. No real plans for the Toronto area other than Easter brunch with my sister, Inie and her gang and some R&R, especially for Jen.

... others in privacy they are non believers, birth pills being sold by doctors, condoms on every street corners and abortions are taking place, alcohol and is widely available under the counter along with prostitution in that city. I see these people here becoming what does not bring displeasure to God compared to Pakistanis that if you go there live there you notice that accept for the Shirk part they bring displeasure or what they do brings displeasure that is why they always ...

... off the taste wine, including ice wine - made from frozen grapes - at Lakeview Vineyard, which is part owned by Dan Akroyd of Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, etc, fame. The four generous samples, combined with a poor night's sleep, an early start for a five mile run around the harbour and nearly no food meant that I fell asleep for most of the way back, waking up as we reached Toronto Harbour to find dribble on my chin and my chances of securing a drink ...

... nor sad, just excited...im not leaving forever right?? I love plane magazines they amuse me....IŽll keep the cosmo for the MAD flight. Matt if you are reading this, I bust out laughing at you explanation to why the sky is blue "the atmosphere blocks most visible wavelength except for blue. sunlight is full spectrum light i.e white light" ba haha laughed so now ill be sent to guantanomo....ha middle eastern...noooo (inside joke)

I had a fairly restful last day in Calgary, Steve suggested taking me up the Calgary Tower again but I wasn't keen after disappointment of the first time, that lads obsessed. By then I was fairly well orientated and I had some chores to do so spent the day getting accommodation sorted and typing up entries for this 'ere travelpod. When Steve got back from work we shifted their recently acquired picanic table ...

... Fitch/Urban Outfitters variety and finish afternoon doing resume in SWAP office), and try to get it fixed. I stayed on the tour until the main shopping centre (peering into the windows of my two favourite shops on the way past and giving a small whimper that it would be the closest I would be getting to them until I get to Edmonton and it's supersize mall in 7 months time) and raced into Blacks (who do cameras here, tent geeks) where another attractive guy (at ...

by Carol Salmon of the Alto Section

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square went “international” on the first stop of their 2007 tour. Landing by air in Toronto, Canada Thursday afternoon, the Choir and Orchestra members stepped outside of the United States for the first time in nine years.
Before the opening tour performances in Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall, there was time on Thursday evening to visit ...

... the Canadian office of Plan International, or Foster Parents Plan. We took that film trip and made very high impact, and in some ways groundbreaking Direct Response television programs that raised a lot of money for the communities that we visited (and other communities around the world). It was an amazing and completely heart-wrenching and numbing and frustrating and beautiful and scary and fulfulling and hopeful experience. The children ...