what i love about England

CHEESE!!!!!!!! (this is a link... and it's funny)

single cream, double cream, whipping cream, cream cheese, sour cream, coconut cream pie, clotted cream, creme fraiche, cream tea...

we've eaten loads of dairy... yummmm

Chingese

wow, my third post in a 24 hour period! Inconceivable!

This is my latest addition into my chinese vocabulary which includes my name (Sau Ling) and my all time favourite expression, "go go die, dy dy seo" meaning "big brother big, little brother small."

yut, yee, sam, sam, yee, yut, yut, yee, sam, say, mm, lok, chut, say, sam, yee, yee, sam, say, say, mm, lok, chut, bak, gaw, sup.

(in english) 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

comfort from a cuppa

Tonight was to be a night of salsa dancing and fun with Amanda on her birthday.... (happy birthday Amanda!)
Instead, I had the excitement of spending the evening at the Accident Collision Reporting Center. Thankfully, my dad came too (not his first time dealing with this stuff, on account of us kids...). Even more thankfully, I was not at fault.

On a semi-related topic, I think some of the bravest people I know are new immigrants. How hard it must be to leave everything you know and everyone you love .... to come to a place where you are alone, your education (if any) isn't recognized, you can't speak the language, and must struggle for so long to find firm footing. How brave.

strawberry-banana flambe french toast.

(just pretend this was posted on thursday. i wrote it in my head on thrusday).

today was a blessing of a day. I called my Linds, and (be still my heart!), she had just stepped off the plane in Toronto. She was able to take a later flight back to Tbay, and I wasn't working... so we met up for a nice long brunch date.

And so, today I have been fully blessed.