Fruits are darn expensive here.. so whenever any goes on sale.. even these cups ones .. which are originally at $1.69 a cup .. i still grabbed them…  but like all Asians.. we loved our fruits fresh… and these are way too sweet. .and hard to finish.  But fruits are definitely better than chips or chocolates right..?

I bought one peach and another pineapples.  As you all know pineapples are darn ex.. so i’ll eat just about any.  The peach one is ok.. but the pineapple ones.. well .. lets just say .. i won’t buy them again.  Ahhh..!! i so missed BangKok..!!  for a buck.. you can get several types of fruits.. all cut up. .and in a stick for you to munch for snacks.

My best friend just wrote to me about celebrating the birthday of the great grandmother in a hotel and since she was 102 yrs old, the local newspaper covered the story of their 4 generations living under the same roof.  Yes.. ! it’s true!  the hotel was excellent .. because they had invited a lot of their older relatives and those from the community center for the celebration.. and guess what they gave these older folks as a door gift..??  You wouldn’t guess it .. i bet..! muahahha!!  Disposable Diaper !!!  now i wonder if that was being ingenious..?? or just simply rude..??  What do you think..??

Thanksgiving is just round the corner and i’m wondering if we should have Thanksgiving at my place this year.  Looking up for Thanksgiving recipes to see if i can come up with a fairly good meal with friends and family  without making them go home hungry because I’m only good at cooking chinese food.  But since they are gonna be “ang mohs” .. i’ll have to cook “ang moh” food right..??

Panzarotti is a favorite with students especially for lunch but I for one cannot imagine eating it.  With so much cheese in it and dough and fried.. !!  this is definitely a high cholesterol meal and i can’t afford to eat something like that .. and truth be told.. i can’t stomach it.  But kids can.. and since their metabolism is so different from mine, they are entitled to eat it.

Katelynn is too sweet .. and cut opened the panzarotti for me to take a picture of all the cheese in it.  Even she can’t finished the whole thing.. now that must say something right.  Yah..loads of cheese as you can see.. but i think you can have other stuff in it as well.  This is an italian dish i heard.   Have you had a Panzarotti before ..?

For someone who never liked sweet stuff .. and also since I’ve been diabetic.. i had been stuffing myself silly with chocolates after my surgeries.  I think it’s because of the ice crunching, since i don’t crunch ice no more, i am getting bored or something…???  I know it doesn’t make sense..  but it’s happening.  If I don’t control myself really soon, I’m going to need some weight loss pills for sure.  But I can’t seems to resist those almond chocolates from Herseys..!!!  Hellpppp..!!

Coming up real soon, an insight to running an Apple/Pear/Plums Orchard & Nursery in Canada. A special heart to heart talk with owners, Andy & Phyllis Wallace and a walk around the Orchard.  30 years ago,  Andy Wallace & his brother Bruce, planted their first apple tree and never looked back.  I bring you the scoop and the lives of being an owner of such a huge farm.

More to come .. check back soon!

These muffins are mini size and we had bought it for my daughter.. to bring to school for her break time at about 10am.  Knowing she won’t be able to finish a whole regular muffin, we found that this alternative was a really good one.  They are said to be the healthier version of muffins. Made by our local grocery store brand - Compliments Junior.  These muffins are source of Omega 3 Polyunsaturates and has no trans fat.  Approved by the Heart and Stroke foundation.  At about 12 mini muffins for $2.55 .. it’s not too bad but even if they were more expensive .. i would have bought it too.. because they were the “good” stuff.. if you know what i mean.

For those who are not aware of this.. the Asians love to eat .. not because of eating.. but because of the bonding and the close knitted family notion .. that everything needs to be seated down and talked about.  A huge grand discussion is what the grammies and grampies love to see.  The celebrated just about everything and anything from someone coming out of a  drug rehab to another cousin who went to an alcohol rehab .  I told yer, they celebrate just about everything and anything.

Good ole Wendy’s.  When we first had Wendy’s in Singapore, everyone was rushing into this fast food chain.  I was 16 then.. but i still liked Macdonalds alot but i didn’t mind Wendy’s chilli.  Now some 30 years later, in the other side of the world now - Canada, i still feel the same as i did.  Wendy’s didn’t change a wee bit.. even when they are in another continent.

Wendy’s was relatively cheaper than Macdonald’s and less aggravating..!! we were able to get our food within minutes.. unlike the local Macdonald’s that made us wait for 25 mins for our fish burger (but that’s for another story and another day).  If it wasn’t because of our lil’ brat.. we won’t eat in any fast food chain, but you see she only started to eat chicken nuggets.. and we wanted to tell her it’s ok.. to eat some chicken… she doesn’t like meat.

This is the kid’s meal at Wendy’s, they had fries, nuggets and milk in the meal.

Truth be told, i still prefer Macdonald’s, Wendy’s burger is so-so.

Nuggets

Fries & nuggets, we couldn’t eat the fries at all. It was bad..!

We’ve been invited to a birthday party today.. and it’s held in a bowling alley. But knowing kids.. they probably play alot . . and run around without even looking back at us.  I wonder if i can bring my laptop computer , so that i can get some work done,   but i don’t want to appear rude.. so what is the party etiquette.. for children’s party..?