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quirky chinese things....

i went to this chinese restaurant and found this. hmmm a simple manual teaching you HOW TO USE YOUR CHOPSTICKS PROPERLY!! i have to admit that i never held my chopsticks in the "correct" way. i think it was because back home we didn't have THE chopstick manual written down for us. haha you can imagine how amused i was when i found that piece of paper (picture above) sitting on my table :)

okay. another really amusing thing they do at chinese restaurants here in USA is this: the practice of giving out FORTUNE COOKIES at the end of your meal. the movies did not conjure this practice up. it does exist. haha!! every fortune i had went like this: you will experience a windfall OR your strong determination will bring you far. i was SO disappointed...i was expecting this generic message to appear when i crack open my cookie: CONFUCIUS say.....*insert appropriate phrase here* haha oh well....

oh to anyone who wants to open a restaurant in california, make sure you can whip up EXCELLENT singapore cuisine. you will DEFINITELY become UBER RICH! let me prove to you why. i went to a restaurant that specialises in singapore/malaysian/indonesian cuisine today for lunch. the food was good, the price...uh huh....EXORBITANT!! ok let me break it down for you.

dish one: roti prata USD$3 >>>> SING$4.50
dish two: mee goreng USD$8 >>>SING$12
dish three: ice kachang USD$3 >>>>SING$4.50

yes my friends back home in singapore, be thankful that our favourite local cuisines are SO BLOODY CHEAP!!! despite its steep prices, this restaurant is really popular. you know why? because customers are oblivious to that fact that the restaurant is in fact, over-charging them. haha oh well...it doesn't matter. we're in california, can't expect singapore food to be cheap cheap here right?

oh yah! i found this market at Cupertino which is STOCKED WITH CHINESE PRODUCTS! haha i was so delighted when i found out that they sold mooncakes!! yay! maybe i can still experience the mooncake festival here! anyway the more important food item i found was.......*drumroll please*...my sorely-missed dumplings (JIAO ZI!!) i was jumping up and down when i saw those dumplings on display! i bought 4 pieces and gobbled them down. hmmmm ok so the meat aint that fragrant, the skin was way too thick but WHO CARES?? it's something i'll definitely NOT get to eat in another 3 months! when i come home in december, i'm going to buy 3098439028420938 jiao zi and xiaolongbao from crystal jade! so pls! don't bother going to eat at crystal jade in december, i would have eaten ALL their jiao zi :D hahahahahaha!!!

ok i'm done sharing my interesting observations!! haha i'm moving into my dorm tmr! i shall take pics and show u how tiny my room is! :)

posted by yooroo @ 10:18 PM