Wandering around in Chinatown, filled with tourists, mostly students as they are still on winter break, and it's overwhelming because you see nothing but Chinese restaurants with bright decorations. Taiwanese big fried chicken, tapioca (still selling!?), candied strawberries (Korea original?) were sold here and there. And I found a little shop that my friend told me to check out, Choko Shokuhin. Bought some fried sweets, egg & coconut tart, and steamed cake. Happy!
中華街はそこそこ人がいて、その殆どが若い学生さんのよう。まだ冬休みですね。久しぶりに来たからか、右を見ても左を見ても中華料理屋さんばかりの光景が圧巻。流行り物の大ジーパイ、タピオカ(まだ行ける!?)、イチゴの飴がけ(韓国発じゃなかったっけ?)などもここ彼処に。お茶ができるところがあると嬉しいんだけれど、と思いながら、お目当てのお店を発見。頂好食品。胡麻団子、エッグ&ココナツタルト、咸水角、マーラーガオ、大根の入ったパイを購入。後でお家で食べましょう。
Overheard a conversation between two senior ladies on the bus way back to home from work. One lady said she was worried about her daughter not getting married. "I was worried about her going out when she was young, and was careful not to let her go on date with some boys, but now I regret what I did. If she had more chances of meeting, she would've been married by now." The other lady was telling her that she was embarrassed by her daughter married to a man not from the good family. "Children of my brothers and cousins all married to the people from the good family. My daughter is the only one not married to such a good family. Even my husband's end relatives also married to decent family. I'm so embarrassed." The grass is greener on the other side of the fence. One is not happy about her daughter being single. One is not happy that her daughter doesn't belong to decent family that she can claim to her relatives. Probably both of them were trying to ...
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