one of the things you see around here in canada is milk being sold in bags, which is something that i had not seen since china.
it’s way cheaper than its tetra pak’d alternatives, so i can understand why it’s popular. just put a package on a plastic jug, cut open a little hole in a corner (not too big or you’ll be spilling the thing everywhere!)… et voilà!
the same milk, but with much less packaging per liter. sounds good to me! :)
i don’t remember the last time we did a trip far away enough to justify having jetlag, but i definitely has it. luckily, tim hortons is here to help…
…because we’re in canada! :D it’s been over 10 years since the last time we were in north america, but things still have the same familiar feel. like walking down a movie set, we recognize their cemented driveways and big houses, the restaurant chains and the easy greetings of the people that we meet. i can’t wait to get out and explore… but first, coffee.
a beautiful egg-themed postcard that landed on our mailbox some weeks ago, all the way from finland. friends definitely know how to cheer us up! :)
i don’t think i ever told this story, which happened to the boy when we were in shanghai. he was on our building’s elevator with a friend who was also a foreigner. a chinese couple entered the elevator mid-trip, pink cheeks and ruffled clothes.
– “what will you tell your husband?”, asked the guy in chinese, while straightening his tie.
– “i’ll make something up”, answered the woman.
the boy didn’t get the conversation, but his friend did and told us about it later, with much laughter.
foreign languages — they’re like an encryption protocol for your secrets… unless someone else has the key too. :)
