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Nov 11, 2007 00:35

It's amazing how sometimes, out of the blue, you can make a connection with someone and become almost like long-lost friends.

Today was probably the nicest but sadder among my days in Sydney. A couple, Cody and Sayaka, whom I got to know from salsa class, will be heading back to Japan on Monday to start their life together there.

Went out today to meet with Sayaka and a few other friends to have lunch at a Chinese restaurant. Had a really good time eating and chatting, talking about random stuff from anime to languages and dialects to my experiences in the army and with a grenade. It was more than extremely fun and enjoyable.

After that, we walked to Hyde Park intending to get coffee and chat, but the cafe there was closed so we walked further down Oxford Street where we found a nice quaint little cafe to settle down at where we just shared really nice stories and recollecting events that have happened. Had a little mishap with coffee here and there and shared a chocolate cake between me, Sayaka and another friend Kaoru too.

Following that, we strolled back to the city proper and waited for Cody to arrive along with the other guests they had invited for a nice dinner. I wasn't part of the entourage for dinner originally but they had space so Sayaka invited me and another salsa friend, Clive, to come along since we were still hanging about.

Dinner was at a Spanish restaurant and the food was pretty well done, although I don't think my rack of lamb was really authentically Spanish enough. More conversations and funny banter continued through the dinner and we finished it off with a little bit of salsa dancing to the live band they had in the restaurant. After dinner, there was just a lot of talking and hugging going on as everyone started saying their goodbyes to Cody and Sayaka.

I think the main thing about it for me was that, I've only know both of them for almost six months and yet there's just a really deep feeling of friendship that I feel, especially with Sayaka. Probably akin to almost a sibling closeness with her actually. It felt nice talking to her and communicating with her, talking about random things and some minor stuff about life and people. It was all at ease and just like she's been my friend forever. Cody has been a great guy all round plus being an avid salsa coach although I haven't been that great abou learning steps off him.

I'm already missing them, especially Sayaka, for all the help and confidence and company they've given. Guess I really better start making plans to go visit them in Nagoya whenever I can.
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