last night, i caught up with kevin, remember the exchange student who visited SMU last year? we met at the school cafe, which converts to a bar/ club on thursday nights.. and you should know by now that in copenhagen, a bar/ club in school does include nicotine, alcohol and oud thumping music and the doo- dahs. He introduced me to his friends, usual formalities were exchanged and we sat in the smoke- ridden room, chatting around before leaving for supper at zugar baby's.
zugar baby was a modest dimly- lit restaurant that exuded family- run- business cosiness. kevin's friends had every intention of savouring the Mexican burger, which i may add looked so scrumptious, almost made me wish i could summon a broomstick and speedfly back to my dorm to grab my camera. crap, too bad dinner was a done- deal back in dorm otherwise, i would have loved to try the mexi-calories-can burger.. sigh, consequences would have been near- fatal though
i decided to settle for a hot drink.. they recommended the irish coffee and i was really really hesitant since it was listed under the alcohol section. however the drink would have looked rather yummy.. it resembles an affrogato (coffee with icecream), only that it is actually coffee with whisky and sugar, topped with loads of whipped cream. i say order it if whisky is your thang.
both his friends have the word 'comical' written all over their forehards.. one even pulled out an extremely outdated map to show me where we were and where i stayed.. oh both had just returned from exchange programs as well- from canada and bangkok and we were just trading stories about our travels.. it's not everyday you met well- travelled danes, if i may add.. kevin even semi- promised to celebrate chinese new year.. speaking of which, i am feeling incredibly homesick RIGHT NOW.
also, this is the night I realized how expensive cabs in copenhagen were. nothing's cheap here.. except maybe corn kernels.. but the meter starts at 19kr (6 sing dollars) and within 5-7 minutes, it jumped to 60kr (20 sing dollars).. i felt awful especially since kevin was kind enough to ferry me to and fro the restaurant back to my place.
if you are interested: http://www.zugarbaby.dk/
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