The Long March - In 1934, Mao Zedong led the Chinese Communist Party on a massive military retreat to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang army. The communists escaped in circling retreat to the north of the country, which ultimately covered some 8,000 km over 370 days. 71 years later, a particular Chairman Yao embarks on his 150-day tour of China and chonrincles his adventures in the Chink Chink Diaries.

Sunday, November 13, 2005

A Warm Home and a Good Meal

After one night of feeling like an idiot, there was finally something to cheer about today.

They’ve finally turned on the heating system at our place, lending new meaning to the term “a warm home”. I could once again walk around our adobe in my cotton tee and (hopefully) sleep in my boxers – the way it should be done.

And we tried the humidifier - which Julian thought was a kettle – Yong Mei gave us before he went back Korea. What it does, is, to humidify the air, lah! Woohoo! No more bleeding nose from the punishing dry climate.

Moving on, though it was a stay-home Saturday for us, there was nothing short of fun.

The girls cooked our lunch, and of course, I had the every envious job of just waiting to eat. Oei, if I don’t eat, waste the food no good, can! Here’s the list of what were served for lunch:

1. Kimchi soup.



















2. Shredded chicken salad (with too much vinegar)



















3. Rosti



















Maybe the girls are really good cooks. Maybe I’m just hungry. Maybe it’s just good to have home-cooked food.

No matter. They were GOOD!! *Clap clap*