Cocaine Princess here..........So I did something I had never ever done before. Holding my goldfish in one hand I hailed a cab. Yes, the Princess hailed a cab!
I've seen enough shows on TV to see how's it done. How hard could it be? I stood on the sidewalk holding my goldfish in one hand and waving my hand with the other. In the city there's a cab driving by every couple of seconds and that's exactly how long it took for me to hail one. I told the cabbie where I wanted to go.
There wasn't anything for me to buy at the main mall or at the mall I had arrived at. Every store was selling the same thing: blankets and comforters, electronics, knock off clothing and accessories, flip flops, Hello Kitty merchandise and Toronto souvenir T-shirts: 3 for $12, several tourists were eating those up. I remembered what the officer had suggested to me, 'the best advice I can give you, wait it out for the next couple of hours.' I looked at my watch and not even an hour had gone by. I was on the lower level of the mall and still had to check out the upper level. I decided to go into every store and browse at the merchandise very slowly, thinking time would pass quickly this way. I completed the upper level in twenty minutes. I lost count how people pointed at my pet and said 'Nemo.' Back down on the lower level was the food court. I wasn't really in the mood to eat there so I went back outside to find a restaurant to eat in. I checked out the restaurants and made sure the one I chose had a big green sticker in the window. (Not that long ago Ontario's health department went on an unannounced inspection and close to every restaurant and grocery store in China Town was shut down, they broke every health code violation and were not permitted to open until the violations were corrected. The press began referring to China Town as a Ghost Town. All this occurred during the summer months resulting in the city losing a lot of money. The health inspections still occur. If there's a big green sticker it means the restaurant passed with flying colors and if a few violations are broken there will be an orange sticker- yet people will still continue to eat in those places, and if they failed the restaurant will be closed) I was told there was a 30 minute wait, perfect I thought.
30 or so minutes later the hostess took me to my table while asking what name I picked for my goldfish. 'Everybody's been calling it Nemo,' I replied. She sat me down and stated I had the choice of either ordering from the menu or going for the buffet. I chose the buffet. This particular restaurant claimed having 'the world's largest buffet.' I don't know how much truth there is in that statement because there are about three other restaurants who claim the same thing. I went up to the buffet and everything aside from the seafood looked tasty and phenomenal. (I'm allergic to shellfish and for the rest of the animals that live in the water, I never did develop a taste for them) I had the fried rice, the sweet and sour chicken balls, some crispy wings and an egg roll. I went back to my table and was horrified! Nemo was gone!!
To Be Continued.......
XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess
